Lord Glenn Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) According to both Joystiq and Kotaku, Nintendo has inadvertently announced a new entry into the Kirby series on the Wii, being developed by its original development studio, HAL Laboratory. Both sites have the same gameplay footage, one that sparks memories of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards in terms of its visual appearance. Personally, I'd rate Kirby 64 as one of my higher titles in the series, so that's certainly a plus. Also, there appear to be "Super Attacks" of some kind, such as Fire Kirby "summoning" a fiery dragon that flies across the screen (almost reminds me of one of Joe Musashi's Ninjutsu attacks from the old Shinobi games, albeit horizontally instead of vertically) and some kind of alternate Sword Kirby that uses a scimitar enlarging said scimitar and performing a giant slash. Also of note, the more enemies that Kirby swallows at one time, the more points he racks up (granting 1UPs after a certain number, a la SMB) and the larger the star that's exhaled becomes. Needless to say, this falls under "DO WANT" for me. EDIT - Kirby doesn't gain 1UPs for inhaling large quantities of items. A 1UP was in between two enemies and was sucked in. (Shame that they don't acknowledge it right away though...) EDIT2 - YouTube link to the trailer, provided by Venusaur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWwo5G7mvQ Edited February 2, 2011 by Lord Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I just bought Epic Yarn and I get bombarded by this!?!?!? We Kirby fans have been waiting for this one ever since that E3 conference. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm still wishing for info on the GC kirby... :( Personally, I was more tickled when I saw the Rhythm Tengoku Wii footage over this :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ein Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 KIRBY! This news has made my day! Can't wait for its releasecancellation. I am also hoping for info on the NGC Kirby game but it doesn't seem likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatsuyaSuou Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Awesome new kirby game! Buying this if it comes out .Now back to kirby airide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Sounds like there STILL aren't power combinations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I'm just hoping that you can die in it, and it has actual difficulty. That's why I didn't like Epic Yarn so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 ^If anything has "epic" used as an adjective in it's title, it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Epic Yarn was pretty awesome. But if you were expecting something other than it was, it fell completely flat. It's like playing Small Worlds for its platforming--it's completely wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iced Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I just bought Epic Yarn and I get bombarded by this!?!?!? We Kirby fans have been waiting for this one ever since that E3 conference. :( Epic Yarn isn't even out yet, how did you buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon of Sin Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Epic Yarn isn't even out yet, how did you buy it? Release date(s) : JP October 14, 2010 NA October 17, 2010 EU February 25, 2011 A friend of mine bought it and I live in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iced Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Release date(s) : JP October 14, 2010 NA October 17, 2010 EU February 25, 2011 A friend of mine bought it and I live in North America. Why do PAL reigions get it so bloody late? ;_; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's usually best explained as having to do with marketing... so no real explanation whatsoever. A few games slip up early elsewhere besides the U.S. at first, sometimes at the same time, sometimes never to the U.S.; but almost always, U.S. first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike-Mike Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) I'm still wishing for info on the GC kirby... :( I am also hoping for info on the NGC Kirby game but it doesn't seem likely. This is the NGC Kirby game! Also of note, the more enemies that Kirby swallows at one time, the more points he racks up (granting 1UPs after a certain number, a la SMB) and the larger the star that's exhaled becomes. Nope, if you look closely he only swallowed up a 1UP. Edited January 29, 2011 by Ike-Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/110128/07.html =/= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike-Mike Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Listen closely to the music. You'll notice that most of the songs are arragements of the theme in the NGC Kirby trailer. And note how with that tiny life bar there is place for 4 characters at once. So yes, this is the same game. They had 5 years to develop the game, of course the game would look much different within all this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 The clip of the new kirby doesn't have any one track play long enough to hear much of a melody, from any world. Any similarities are likely drippings of music theory than complete remixes. Because there's no knowledge about either, it's all in likeliness. Your evidence, and logical progression, would make Van Buren and Bethesda's Fallout 3 the same game, due to small similarities and pieces carried over--Project Dream and Banjo-Kazooie too, for reusing plot devices and tunes. Obviously, they're not the same games, in either case. Pieces can be used later on and carried over, but it's quite likely the GC Kirby turned to a dead project, and this new Wii one came about separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike-Mike Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 On the other hand this wouldn't be the first time a vaporware game got a complete overhaul during development. See Team Fortress 2 and Duke Nukem Forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Nope, if you look closely he only swallowed up a 1UP. There is no 1UP visible on the screen anywhere in front of Kirby prior to him receiving it. It *has* to come from swallowing the enemies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 First Duke Nukem Forever is finally scheduled to be released and now this! I wonder if we'll be seeing any other cancelled/badly delayed games coming back from the dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike-Mike Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 There is no 1UP visible on the screen anywhere in front of Kirby prior to him receiving it. It *has* to come from swallowing the enemies. First Duke Nukem Forever is finally scheduled to be released and now this! I wonder if we'll be seeing any other cancelled/badly delayed games coming back from the dead... The only other huge vaporware game left is Episode Three. ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 ...Well, I'll be damned. They changed the design (and made it rotate, too), which is why I didn't see it. Plus there's the fact that they don't acknowledge it until *after* Kirby finishes sucking air in (should have done it immediately, if you ask me). *goes to strike that part out in the opening post* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suichimo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I want Super Star-like abilities again. ^If anything has "epic" used as an adjective in it's title, it sucks. Hey, Epic Mickey was a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 I want Super Star-like abilities again. Are you meaning just the vast number of possible abilities to copy (24) or do you mean the Super Copy feature from Milky Way Wishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icon of Sin Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) Are you meaning just the vast number of possible abilities to copy (24) or do you mean the Super Copy feature from Milky Way Wishes? Or perhaps he means having different abilities within one. Pick Fighter for example : you had various moves based on how strong you hit the button, but also you had a different attack when jumping, one with dashing, one with pressing up, a throw, etc. Edited February 2, 2011 by Flying Spaghetti Monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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