@dae_giovanni: its no typo. with dr. mario rx having online and tetris having online when its released, hudson would have to be stupid to not add online play, considering the ds bomberman games had online play.

bigman88zz

Funny that Nintendo is more liberal with their avatars than Microsoft.

Fryfat2

Effing excellent! Good job, Nintendo--way to get over yourselves, a bit! Bomberman is a perfect candidate both for Mii integration and WiiWare! I will definitly be buying this game. The fact that it includes online play.... well.... well, i still have to wonder if it's a typo...

I could care less about Mii integration, but it is indeed a good fit. I think Nintendo should reverse course and treat Miis like Mr. Bill dolls-- any chance they get, they should have them blowing up and dying in a multitude of other horrible ways...

Now all we need is a release date.

dae_giovanni

Fuck YEAH! Why no Bomberman for the PSN yet, though?

Alex_Mexico

@saigumi: I think you're thinking about Microsoft's Avatars. I don't think we know Nintendo's developer restictions for Miis.

jonaswan2

Why can't they do 8 player local play with GCN controllers? =( Guess I'll stick to Bomberman '93 on Virtual Console.

tr0tsky

My Wiipoints are waiting for this and Megaman 9.. hope it doesn't take too long..

CockroachMan

Definitely a buy for me, its great to see more being done with WiiWare.

Sight

Wait a minute. Wasn't there a press release or something a few months back that said Nintendo wouldn't allow Mii's to be killed or injured?

I guess it is a little lax because you could hit their Kart with a koopa shell, but flaming them with a bomb seems kind of exactly what they said they weren't going to allow.

Or did they mean more of a thing like no allowing a Mii in Soul Calibur?

saigumi

@Pombar: Yea right...>.> What till Nov. update....

Miis FTW!!!

If not there still nice.

AND ARE BY NO MEANS MANDATORY!!!!

Have a nice day! :)

TheTimeisback

If there ever was a game to take advantage of the supertoony Mii avatar system, it's the artistic style that is bomberman.

huginn

This looks cool. I have been interested in newer Bomberman games but I wouldn't want to pay more than $10 for one. If this thing is $10 - $12 it is a buy.

FriedConsole

I love Bomberman, but why Mii integration? Does it improve gameplay? The only time I actually thought Mii integration was cool was Wii Fit, and that's because I would always pass my girlfriend while jogging.

Lazlo

Kickarse, a Bomberman to top Live.

Pombar

This looks sweet !

AuthenticM

WANT!

I'm kind of excited for this. I'll definitely be picking it up. I always love some new Bomberman.

kingnothing997

@Dajmin:
Low-poly Miis will look out of place next to the low-poly Bomberman models? I think not, sir.

I beieve they're actually a pretty good addition to the game. Optional, not really out of place. It'll still be Bomberman at its heart, and that's what matters. I am so excited. I haven't bought a Virtual Console/WiiWare game in some time, but this looks like a must-buy.

sugardeath

@Dajmin:
Then don't use them. See the Pic? You can use a Bomberman.

I feel they haven't been tacked on enough. Where's my Miitroid Prime Arena? Where's my Medal of Miinor? How about Killer Instinct Miillenium?

corronchilejano

Sounds like another decent WiiWare title then. Just a shame they had to go down the "let's add the Miis into anything we can" router, making it less Bomberman and more BomberMii, which I could've lived without because yet again the low-poly Miis will look totally out of place just like they do in every other game that tacks them on for no reason.

Dajmin

Coming 2009 for Xbox Bomberman : Explozion.

Play with your Avatars!!!

flukielukie

This.. this is going to RULE.

Old school bonberman multiplayer is probably the DS game my mates and I play most after MarioKart. The first DS release was crap, but the second was most excellent. It's pure, unadulterated mayhem, and thus incredible fun.

Lazz

@Fryfat2: I was just gonna say that, way to one up the mii60's Nintendo... now hopefully we'll see some avatar integration with Gears of War 2.

seriously i don't see the issue with Mii or avator integration with teen+ games, just make them fall apart like lego's and it would be hilarious and only semi violent, cause you can say "Hey they are made out of plastic, get 'em" Though i suppose if you placed your ex-wife's avatar in GTA IV as a random civilian and then proceeded to assassinate her in different, gruesome ways and post the Video on youtube it could lead to some negative publicity. OK now i see the issue.

luigilogik

When Wii came out, I had this idea that these guys would get used in ALL sorts of games... When it ended up being, like, 3 games, I was really disappointed.

This looks really cool. I hope something similar happens with the Home avatars on PS3 (and maybe Sackboy, too)

bobtheduck

I haven't played Bomberman in a long time, so it's time for me to get reacquainted with the franchise.

NYKnicker

@dae_giovanni: i second that.

Cucco

So . . . Since Nintendo thought of the term "mii" first, should Microsoft mii's be called "Micro Mii's?" Hmm?

DugDawg

Okay, perhaps my anger was misdirected in this case (I have so much of it and sometimes it just overflows). The Mii polycount looks to be pretty similar to the actual Bomberman characters, so it's not quite as out of place here.
It was Mario Kart that really made me boggle. Not that I can say I'm shocked Ninty wanted to use 'em.

But either way I won't be getting this since I already have Bomberman Live and much prefer the unlockable outfits there to a pseudo-me :)

Dajmin

@bobtheduck:

It's more then 3 games.

Wii Sports.
Wii Play.
Wii Fit.
Wii Music.
Dr Mario RX.
Wii Sports Resort.
Mario Kart Wii.
Bomberman Blast.

They have a pretty damned good use rate for a avatar system that's not always easy to work into games. And more games using them coming.

@Dreamwriter:Sez you. I enjoy my Strikers, Brawl, Kart, Chocobo's Dungeon and Dr Mario just fine without it.

@Dajmin:As already noted, Bombermen are not high poly models. What is your issue?

And good, this is a no-brainer for Mii includsion.

Foxstar Sixtail

Online play = useless without chat. Hopefully this supports the upcoming Wii chat thingamajig

Dreamwriter

The day is near for me to use all the Miis that I created of people I hate. It's over, Dubya.

This is an instant buy, btw.

Kylara

Nice. I'm not the biggest Mii fan, but for something that has 10 specialty slots built into each Wiimote, these guys are badly underused.

fuchikoma

Yay! I want! I actually think the Miis fit in pretty well in Bomberman. Who doesn't love to blow up cutesy little avatars?

Hudson seems to be doing well with Nintendo's online services. Hope they keep it up!

Naturestee

@Foxstar Sixtail:

Not to mention games like Galaxy and Big brain academy that use them to show who used what game save. That's a usueful little feature, just look at the giant floating Mii head to see the game you want.
I like mii's anybody who has played with people who don't play very often and are constantly asking so which one am I should appreciate them. "No dad you are the teeny tiny little Mii Hitler driving the pram!",really whats not to like about that sentence?
Having had a house full of people swapping round playing 5 player Bomberman 93 on the VC this might be an instant buy for me and my friends especially as we all live across the globe now.

Weirdwolf

Hey I've heard that this Hudson company you speak have this special room called a press office where you can ask them questions about things not on press releases!!!

I spoke to one of these *does Dr Evil* "public relations managers" once and they told me they actually get paid to relay information over the phone!!!

Seriously!

Zootroy

I just hope they have a lot of power-ups in this version. I was super excited for online Bomberman on the DS and then I found out they used the "Battle Pack" system. The goal was good (to allow for compatibility with future games), but it sucked that they limited the items. You really only got the basic items - for example, there was no detonator... that's sacrilegious.

AppleJax

Sadly I know nothing about Bomberman, but the pic makes it look fun. It seems that a lot of you guys think it's fun.

synapticflow

Maybe Hudson learned from the Live version and they'll create a decent party system.

Spartan1308™

You lost me when you put the words "Wii" and "online" together.

laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag

yflow

@yflow: obviously you haven't been playing any online wii games lately.

i haven't encounter not one laggy match on my DS or mario kart wii, and only one on brawl.

seems fine to me.

must be your connection.

Onizuka-GTO

@saigumi: I believe you confusing Microsoft's Avatar Policy with Nintendo's Mii's. Besides, who really cares if your Mii gets a little crispy?

It sounds promising, but I'd like to see the price tag on this before I whip out my WiiWallet. I'll likely buy the game just for the multiplayer support, but if it's over 1000 pts... I might bump it down my game list.

TStodden

@yflow: Not really.

This was actually supposed to be released in June, but Hudson delayed it to make sure Online was top-notch.

Mister_CrazyGuy

I haven't bought a WiiWare game since LostWinds. This will be #2 (or #3).

M

Wh...WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!

I'll be stalking wiiware now, thanks.

majatt