The sudden appearance of a fro-stachioed samurai on the stage during Namco-Bandai’s presentation this morning of Afro Samurai was met with such surprise and bewilderment that everyone seemed to be frozen for a moment. And then he was joined by a trio of ninja, kicking off a six minute long performance by the four that involved much sword waggling, mismatched sound effects and blurry visuals. It was sort of like a live action Wii game.
We know only a few details about the Namco Bandai’s Fragile for the Wii. Development is being handled by tri-Crescendo—they of Baiten Kaitos and Eternal Sonata fame—and it’s packed with fabulous anime hairstyles. Plus, that flashlight from Fragile‘s teaser clip? It just screams Wii remote controls. One less mini-game collection for serious Wii gamers. More »
Namco Bandai Games has revealed to the masses hungry for a Soul Calibur adventure that its Wii game Soul Calibur Legends is finally being stamped on discs. Those discs will be put in plastic packages which will be stuffed with box art and instruction manuals, eventually arriving on store shelves November 20. Wii owners can then wildly wave their Wii remotes and Nunchuks, making famous fighters such as Siegfried, Ivy and newcomer Lloyd dispatch dozens of generic enemies.
Let’s all cross our fingers that Soulcalibur Legends will continue the proud tradition of Namco Bandai fighters spinning off to third person adventures as established by the flawless Death By Degrees. There’s a press release that treats this more seriously down there. More »
