An email erupted from the SNK Playmore USA offices earlier today in which one of the company's most
popular franchises, Metal Slug, was announced to be on track for a release on the console. As sad as it
is that this title will not be a brand-new one, the realization that it is a complete arcade compilation should turn
that frown upside down. SNK Playmore did not comment in the press release to what effect we could see extra features
integrated, but Ben Herman, President of SNK Playmore USA, did say "The Wii controller will be used in a new and
unique way that enhances the gameplay. Our fans have demanded that we support Nintendo platforms. Let the celebration
begin."Metal Slug Anthology to release for the Wii
An email erupted from the SNK Playmore USA offices earlier today in which one of the company's most
popular franchises, Metal Slug, was announced to be on track for a release on the console. As sad as it
is that this title will not be a brand-new one, the realization that it is a complete arcade compilation should turn
that frown upside down. SNK Playmore did not comment in the press release to what effect we could see extra features
integrated, but Ben Herman, President of SNK Playmore USA, did say "The Wii controller will be used in a new and
unique way that enhances the gameplay. Our fans have demanded that we support Nintendo platforms. Let the celebration
begin."Related Headlines
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5-02-2006 @ 3:14PM
Kairi Taylor said...
Do you know that Beethoven musical piece that plays whenever something AWESOME happens?
It's playing in my head now.
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5-02-2006 @ 3:23PM
moofree said...
Sweer. All the metal slug games are just plain classics.
I just hope that the use of the wiimote won't be gimmicky (I doubt it will be)
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5-02-2006 @ 3:42PM
unreal mccoy said...
Metal Slug's great but give me Samurai Showdown.
VICTOLY!
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5-02-2006 @ 7:01PM
Nushio said...
As long as its part of the virtual console (meaning that it will be priced cheap, not the kind of stuff i'd buy for 50 dlls) I'm willing to relive one of the greatest arcade games.
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5-02-2006 @ 8:17PM
Special_K said...
Wow, and so the transition begins... When will we migrate to Wii Fanboy? The more I listen to it, the less blasphemous it sounds, though. Maybe one day I'll learn to love it... one day.
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5-03-2006 @ 1:48AM
Jeff said...
Nushio,
I'm not really thinking that this is going to be a virtual console game... this seems to be a full fledged buy-off-the-shelf game.
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