As you may have heard, Mega Man 9 is hitting the Wii as an exclusive title (at least for the moment). Little of the actual game has been seen up to this point, but after a recent interview with Games Radar, Capcom has released some more information of 8-bit proportions.

… Mega Man 9 will be much closer to Mega Man 2. As mentioned earlier, in the process of going back to our roots, we came to conclude that those fancy moves were unnecessary…

… Sure, fan service for those who have waited for the new title for a decade is one of our primary goals. At the same time, we also simply wanted to make it…

There is much more to this interview Games Radar had with Keiji Inafune. Click the link below to see the rest!

Source: GamesRadar.com

After several months in hiatus, Nibris has finally reopened their website to the public. You may know the company from their infamous unreleased game Sadness. There isn’t much on the site at this point; three screens and the actual plot is really all that’s to be found.

The site does confirm a few screens that were leaked to inquirers from around the globe, however. It also shows a character model and one of the ways Sadness will use the Wii remote as seen in the screens below.

Anyways, I’m glad this is finally not looking so much like vaporware as it did a while back. They’ll be attending Leipzig Games Convention this year so hopefully we’ll see more.

Source: Nibris.net

E3 is almost upon us and gaming news is winding down for the main event. That hasn’t stopped Red Fly Studio to release some new screens for their upcoming Wii title, however. Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars is due out in October of this year and is looking pretty snazzy to say the least. Take a gander at these shots from IGN.com and see for yourself how the game is shaping up.

To view the rest of these screens, just click the link below!

Source: IGN.com

Recently announced is Capcom’s latest attempt to recapture the “Golden Age of Gaming”, Mega Man 9. Drawing almost entirely from old school Mega Man games, 9 is a retro gamer’s wet dream come true. During the… “Mega” madness, however, a few crossed wires ensued. Since Capcom usually takes a multiple platform stance when it comes to their popular games, many fans assumed Dr. Wily would be making mischief on all three major consoles.

That doesn’t seem to be the case here, however. Capcom has pointed out to several media sources that the next game is going to be a WiiWare exclusive, at least for the moment. They made a clerical error in their E3 roster and listed Mega Man 9 as a cross platform title.

Sorry Microsoft and Sony fans, you might be missing the Blue Bomber’s next escapade.

Source: GoNintendo.com

Gamers have been arguing over the Wii’s lacking hardware since the “Revolution” was first announced. From graphics to internal memory, the internet slap fest humbly known as the console wars has yet to stop. To fuel the fire, Nintendo has announced they not only have plans for a DVD playing Wii in the works, but they’re already postponing it’s release as well. Pointing to the Wii’s constant state of unavailability, Satoru Iwata said, “With supply constraints continuing worldwide, the priority is on the current model.”

What gets my goat is that Nintendo could have easily instituted the DVD capabilities in the launch system. They chose not to, however, because they felt as if gamers didn’t want nor need another such device. I just don’t see why they’re going to make the “upgrade” now. They trail the PS3 andXbox 360 in every department hardware wise (except the controls, of course), why increase their lead by “upgrading” to an almost 15 year old standard?

Plus, I agree that gamers nor consumers don’t need another DVD player. I personally have at least six in my house and most just gather dust. If someone was going to give me a DVD player, I’d probably say “no thanks” a be on my way.

Nintendo is probably going to charge a boat load of money for the new model. Though it will probably come stocked with more internal memory and the DVD player, the fact still remains they could have, and should have, done this at launch. But of course, Nintendo doesn’t roll like that; they’ll sell the base product for a bundle of money and then sell upgrades for it that should have been included in the first place. That’s the Nintendo way.

Source: IGN.com

In case you haven’t bought the incredible game Blast Works, Destructoid.com and Budcat Creations is giving the owners a whole new incentive! Create a Destructiod themed level and submit it into the competiton! Prizes include:

1st Place

* A retail Wii game of your choice (excluding games that come packed with peripherals like Guitar Hero III and Wii Fit)

* A Blast Works T-shirt signed by the crew at Budcat

* A Destructoid T-shirt of your choice

* A special in-game Blast Works “trophy” that will “include an unlock for a nice surprise” (to be sent directly from Budcat to the recipient via Wii-mail)

2nd Place

* A WiiWare or Virtual Console game of your choice

* A Blast Works T-shirt signed by the crew at Budcat

* A Destructoid T-shirt of your choice

* A not-so-special in-game Blast Works/Destructoid trophy designed by yours truly that will include a “crude, amateurish ability to manipulate polygons and a clearly un-evolved sense of humor” (to be sent directly from Jonathan Holmes to the recipient via Wii-mail)

3rd Place

* A Blast Works T-shirt signed by the crew at Budcat

* A Destructoid T-shirt of your choice

* A hand-drawn third place trophy made by Jonathan Holmes and Spacecat

So get to it folks! Create that stage and win yourself some prizes!

Sources: Destructoid.com, BlastWorksGame.com, BlastWorksDepot.com

Amazon.com is having a Super Smash Brothers Brawl sale today. Though I’m not sure how long this deal will last, its only $25.99! If you haven’t picked this game up, definitely check this deal out!

Source: Amazon.com

Some news on the Goo front arose this afternoon when Darren Calvert of WiiWare-World.com noticed World of Goo was listed for retail rather than digital distribution for Europe. After contacting Ron Carmel of 2D Boy, the reasoning behind the switch platforms became a little more clear.

WiiWare vs. Retail: RTL is experienced in bringing retail games to market. They’ve also dealt fairly and honestly with us and that means a lot to us after experiences we’ve had with other publishers. In general, Kyle and I favor digital distribution because when you go retail there are a lot of people making money off the game and there’s a much smaller piece left for the developer. Retail does have one significant advantage over digital though: publishers are use to paying an advance for a game. After having worked on this game for over a year, burning through savings and getting into debt we were simply nearing the end of our runway and it started being pretty important for us to get some money coming in. RTL was there to help us. We’re trying to compensate for the price difference by making some exclusive content for the European version, but we know that some people will still be annoyed that the game will cost more in Europe. We’re sad about that, because we just want people to play the game and have fun. We’d be giving it away for free if we didn’t need to eat and pay rent.

So apparently the European publisher, RTL Playtainment, determined the game should hit store shelves instead of WiiWare. Though the true reason why they decided to take it down that route is unclear, consumers wont be paying extra for the same product. 2D Boy is making some exclusive content for the European market, which is unknown as well. If you’d like to see the rest of what Ron Carmel had to say, just follow the link below!

Source: WiiWare-World.com

A frenzy of anticipation was kicked up a few weeks back when Mega Man 9 was found to be rated on the Australian Classification Board. Now that the dust has settled, Mega Man rests securely on Nintendo’s WiiWare lineup. Though I haven’t found news of an actual date, I’m sure we’ll be hearing, and seeing, more of this game at E3 in the following month.

The Blue Bomber is going back to his roots in the upcoming title; Mega  Man 9 will be using sprites from the NES in all 8 glorious bits. There will be new items as well including the pendulums seen in the above scan. Also new to the series is a robot boss named Splash Woman - the first female boss in the Mega Man series. The other bosses include Magma Man, Galaxy Man, Jewel Man, Concrete Man, Hornet Man, Plug Man, and Tornado Man.

Capcom might just pull in a huge win with this one and the timing couldn’t be better either. With gamers constantly referencing retro games on T-shirts and the like, it definitely calls for some old school call backs. Given the fact that they’ll be reusing some 20 year old images, producig this game shouldn’t be very costly and could turn out a lot of profit.

Source: Kotaku.com

Build. Trade. Destroy. That’s the Blast Works creed and boy does it stand by it. This game is all about building your own objects, trading them with people from across the globe, and blowing the crap out of them. Want to make a giant monkey with rocket hands? Oh yeah, you can do that. Maybe a flying sports car with guided missiles? Yep, that’s in there too. How about Mario’s head that spits fireballs and shoots lasers out of its eyes? Whoa! Now you’ve gone too far!

… Just kidding, you ca do that too! With a growing community chock full of ideas along side one’s own imagination, the possibilities are truly endless. And with an editor that can crank out your awesome ideas in a jiffy, the game is sure to keep any gamer up to the “Wii” hours of the morning.