gamingeek said:

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, wow. So I guess this is THQs innovative wii project?

As I said yesterday, I have no faith in any newly announced Wii 3rd party game at this point.

....Wow. I didn't see that one coming so, er, that's something... should just put it on PS3, doesn't need tablet. The drawing surface seems too small to do anything much, just get the DS game art academy, it teaches you stuff and.

edgecrusher said:

I doubt Dragon Quest 10 will even stay a Wii game. By the time that game comes out we'll be halfway through NEXT generation. 3DS or next-gen consoles, my prediction.

That's not how DQ works. VIII for PS2 came 4 years after PS2's launch, and in the West after the next gen had started. DQIX for DS came 5 years after DS' launch. DQX was reconfirmed as a Wii title a couple months back.

gamingeek said:

NEWS

THQ announces Wii drawing tablet

THQ has announced a new Nintendo-backed art/drawing tablet for Wii.

THQ has announced a new Nintendo-backed art/drawing tablet for Wii.

The uDraw device is a small white handheld tablet with a 4" x 6" drawing space and detachable, pressure-sensitive stylus designed to offer more subtle control and precision than available on the traditional Wii Remote.

The Wii Remote docks within the uDraw tablet and powers the device, hiding the Wii Remote wrist strap and stylus when not in use.

The uDraw tablet also features tilt-and-roll movement options, allowing players to interact and control in-game characters by moving and directing them through game levels. Additionally, SD-card support enables players to save and print their artwork and other uDraw creations.

uDraw comes bundled with an drawing, colouring and art-based video game, uDraw Studio.

It will be out before Christmas in the US and early next year in Europe. It will cost $69.99 in the US, but UK/European pricing is yet to be confirmed.

In addition to uDraw Studio, two other video games designed for use with the uDraw GameTablet - Pictionary and Dood's Big Adventure - are scheduled to hit stores in 2011.

The latter is a platformer in which players navigate their customisable 'Dood' through 60 levels across four gameplay modes in a world where 'colouring books come to life and user-created doodles, characters and background art populates the in-game world'.

"The uDrawGameTablet is designed to target consumers of all ages this holiday season with a compelling price point and familiar drawing-inspired gameplay mechanic that has been enhanced for today's tech-savvy families," said THQ Chief Executive Officer Brian Farrell.

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, wow. So I guess this is THQs innovative wii project?

As I said yesterday, I have no faith in any newly announced Wii 3rd party game at this point.

Got to be honest I think this will be huge so long as it gets some attention. This is the kind of thing that would appeal to a family that has a Wii and doesn't always use it for much more than Wii Fit and Wii Sports.  It'll depend what game gets bundled with it. I think Pictionary would have been the perfect one since it's a great party game.  If it works, this will be very big.  I would get one for my family. . . maybe it would finally get my demon child to stop coloring on the walls.

Looks very metroid like.

Looks like Splinter Cell + Doom in the same game.

Looks like a Shenmue X Halo crossover game.

He HAS been getting tips from Sam Fisher.

Motorstorm Halo game.

You owe me Archie.

gamingeek said:

It comes with UDraw Studio which I guess is like Mario Paint or something.

Truth be told I'm shocked Nintendo didn't come up with something like this earlier. When the Wii was first announced plenty of people were talking about what a lay up Mario Paint would be.

robio said:

gamingeek said:

It comes with UDraw Studio which I guess is like Mario Paint or something.

Truth be told I'm shocked Nintendo didn't come up with something like this earlier. When the Wii was first announced plenty of people were talking about what a lay up Mario Paint would be.

LOL, someone just mentioned Bob Ross game. I remember that mockup.

robio said:

Nice to see Monster Hunter Tri didn't do so bad in the West. Over half a million sales.  That beats anything the series has done before outside of Japan handily.

It's pretty cool. But of course, no one will take any notice of its culmilative sales and still cop out on the core games.

Anyhow I just saw some HD Excitebots screens. Shame I'll never get to play this one.

SteelAttack said:

That's one ugly-ass controller.

Damn ugly. And couldn't they just do a controller skin you could stick on?

gamingeek said:

Damn ugly. And couldn't they just do a controller skin you could stick on?

Ew no. Imagine when you peeled the sticker off, glue residue all over the thing.

I'm reading Spiderman the comics, about 10 issues in of a 400+ issue complete collection.

Starting from the original Amazing Tales and 60s comics.

Got to say, it's rough. 60s comics sucked.

EDIT:

There was this baddie called the Big Man who had a trio of gang members, one was a midget who happened to be a black belt. The other was a big guy called Ox who was slow but strong and finally a guy in a mobsters outfit who threw lassos at people.