Posts with tag chibirobo
Posted Oct 5th 2007 1:50PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: What are you playing?
Let's think of a
release that most of you are probably knee-deep in? Tough one, right? Well, we're fairly confident that it's none other than ...
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. Yup, out of the long list of games that released, we're
absolutely certain that's the game you're playing. If we had to bet body parts on it, we would be rich in organs.
So, tell us of your adventures with
Spyro and how much fun you're having with it. Because, you are. That's what you're playing. We
know it is.
Posted Oct 5th 2007 10:40AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Metareview
The
Wal-Mart exclusive,
environmentally conscious sequel to
Chibi-Robo came out this week, and the reviews seem to be hovering around the low-to-mid 80's (with Eurogamer as an outlier). We find that sometimes we like the kind of games that inhabit that space, since it usually means they're solid and fun, but not too
epic. It seems that the game has weathered the transition from adventurous chore simulator to park-building fairly well. If any of you out there have made the dangerous journey to Wal-Mart to pick this up, please let us know what you think!
GameSpot -- 80%: "This delightful, bizarre adventure simplifies and builds on the gameplay of the GameCube original while making innovative use of the touch screen and presenting an often-hilarious story rife with colorful, insane characters."
GameSpy -- 80%: "
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol retains the fun and charm of its console predecessor even if the gameplay is noticeably different. It's a shame that it's being released on the same day as
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass as it will undoubtedly get overshadowed. That's too bad -- this tiny robot deserves better."
Eurogamer -- 60%: "If you don't have the name of that significant series that
Park Patrol resembles in your head right now then you've not been paying attention, but
Harvest Moon springs easily to mind as a comparison. Its sow-reap-repeat dynamic, set against the pressures of a quickly diminishing day are easily mirrored here. And while
Park Patrol lacks the extra-curricular entertainment of the best of those titles, it gets the core right."
Posted Oct 4th 2007 12:20PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
Nintendo has announced another out-of-the-box promotional effort for
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol, this time focusing on the environmental theme. The game is about improving parks, and what improves outdoor areas more than a nice tree?
To that end, Nintendo will send out 500 trees to a random selection of
Chibi-Robo registrants who sign up between now and November 9th. The saplings will be mailed out
just in time for America Recycles Day, which is apparently a real thing. We wonder if they're the same kind of trees that were pulped for the
Chibi-Robo bookmarks.
Cynics may wonder why, if Nintendo is so concerned about the environment, they're
associating this game with ginormous Earth-killer Wal-Mart. Those of you with advanced degrees in cynicism may be thinking that these shows of environmentalism may be an effort to
offset the association with Wal-Mart. Whatever the reason, seeing a big company like Nintendo do anything environmentally conscious at all is nice. Check the press release after the break for a little more information about Nintendo's green practices.
Continue reading Chibi-Robo: PR Stunt Patrol
Posted Oct 3rd 2007 6:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
A GoNintendo reader received this
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol bookmark at school. It has a feature that the DS game can't possibly have:
scents. We assume that scratching the adorable-faced flower things releases a delightful floral scent. This is the best scratch-and-sniff game item since the CyberSniff 2000 (which
did actually add a smell component to the gameplay of
Leisure Suit Larry 7).
It's a little incongruous that Nintendo is putting such energy into promoting this game when they're putting considerably
less into
making it available. We're in the same predicament with the bookmark as we are with the game: since we're not in
school, we can't get our hands on this, much like the lack of nearby Wal-Marts makes it more difficult to purchase the game.
Posted Aug 20th 2007 4:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
Nintendo's list of playable Wii games at this year's Penny Arcade Expo may be somewhat lacking--
Fire Emblem and stuff that's already out-- but there's enough of interest on the DS to keep us occupied. We're
very excited that the new
Zelda game will be on display, as it's been getting some extremely positive reactions. We also look forward to some exposure to the
exiled Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol, as well as the
sequel to
DK King of Swing. But for us, the real draw is
Flash Focus. Because we're weird and we tend to go for the
weird experiences! The first-party DS games playable at PAX include:
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Brain Age 2
- Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol
- DK Jungle Climber
- Flash Focus
We're hoping the third-party DS games include the following:
- Contra 4
- Contra 4
- Contra 4
- Contra 4
- Barnyard Blast
We'll be at PAX this weekend, doing our best to keep our social anxiety under control, having panic attacks, and maybe playing some games or something.
[Via GoNintendo]
Posted Aug 8th 2007 5:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News
The rumor that
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol was
cancelled is totally false. Well,
mostly totally false. Gamespot contacted a Nintendo rep in order to verify the rumor, and got a surprising response.
"
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol will launch October 2. The game, which features an adorable miniature robot who wants to clean up the environment, will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart stores nationwide."
We have to wonder why Nintendo has such little faith in one of their own first-party franchises that they're limiting its distribution so sharply. Sure, Wal-Mart is the second-largest game retailer in the US, but do you know who's bigger?
All game retailers.
Posted Aug 7th 2007 3:40PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Screens, Imports
GAME Watch seems to have loved
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol. They enjoyed cleaning up the park and arranging it to their liking, saying that, in the end, they wished for a multiplayer mode because they wanted to be able to show off their work.
We had a little trouble getting through the review for
some reason, which is why we summarized their conclusion about the multiplayer, and didn't give you detailed information about their judgment. There's
no problem looking at the screenshots, however, which are beautiful and copious. We really hope this game
actually comes out here.
Posted Aug 1st 2007 10:40AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Rumors
A NeoGAFfer called TurtleSnatcher got a call from his local
GameStop asking him to transfer his
Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol preorder payment to another game, because, according to "corporate," the US release had been cancelled. Terrible news if true, but a GAF post about a call from GameStop is about as far from a reliable source as one can get without just making up the news, and not
too far away, in terms of concreteness, from making up the language
used to report that made-up news.
Siliconera contacted Golin Harris (who does Nintendo's PR) for confirmation of this rumor. They hadn't received any word of a cancellation. However, as Siliconera reports, "the game is missing from Nintendo.com, Gamestop and Best Buy's database. Also Gamefly changed the release date for
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol to TBD instead of September 24."
We doubt the game is being cancelled, since Nintendo released
promotional materials during E3 just a few weeks ago. And why would Nintendo cancel a first-party DS game? That's just throwing money away.
Posted Jul 24th 2007 3:05PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff, Imports
The NeoGAF forums have been flooded with a variety of boxarts for upcoming Japanese DS titles. Such titles include
Chibi Robo Park Patrol,
It's a Wonderful World and the above, EA's
Bartender DS. Personally, we could use
Bartender DS, as our mixed drinks are anything but, well ...
drinkable. So, if boxart is your thing, be sure to hit up the NeoGAF thread.
[Via Go Nintendo]
Posted Jul 11th 2007 6:50PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Video
Like most of the other E3 trailers you've set your eyes upon today, this one for
Chibi Robo Park Patrol ischock full of the kinds of things you like. Gameplay segments including exploration and combat, along with some flower watering segments and bicycle riding. All in all, the game is shaping up to be the usual type of Nintendo game on the DS:
an excellent experience.
Check out the trailer past the break.
Continue reading E307: Chibi Robo Park Patrol trailer
Posted Jun 25th 2007 4:45PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Video
This commercial for
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol is really, really short. Fifteen seconds. It also shows no real game footage at all. But it's about
Chibi Robo, which we really don't see or hear enough about. Also it's got some creepy flower things in it!
It's mostly just great to see Nintendo putting some advertising yen into
Chibi Robo. What are the odds that even fifteen scant seconds will be devoted to it on American television?
Continue reading A chibi trailer for Chibi Robo
Posted Jun 20th 2007 11:40AM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News
The Japanese site for
Chibi Robo Park Patrol has launched, chock full of goodies for the aspiring park patroller. There are character breakdowns, screens and
indecipherable text.
Well, not entirely indecipherable, but the machine translation at Google isn't the best, so relaying any of the translated information would just be an exercise in futility. So, if navigating Japanese websites is your thing, Nintendo has you covered.
See also: Chibi Robo: Park Patrol screens
Posted Jun 5th 2007 3:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Screens
Famitsu has posted a variety of different screens for the upcoming DS installment in the
Chibi Robo franchise,
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol. These screens show a lot of what you'd expect; a small robot rides a bike and meets some oddball characters. So, while there isn't much here in the way of
new content, there is plenty of stuff those looking forward to the game can gawk at.'
Chibi Robo: Park Patrol is currently slated for a September release in the United States.
Posted Feb 22nd 2007 3:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens
If breakdancing refreshed dying flowers out in the real world, gardening would be a hell of a lot more fun. We can't wait to try it out in the upcoming
Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol, the DS sequel that pits our favorite tiny household robot against killer plants in the great outdoors. Since we have absolutely no idea when this game will hit shelves, we'll have to console ourselves with screenshots for now. Check 'em out after the jump!
Continue reading Check out Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol
Posted Jan 25th 2007 3:15PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News
We can only guess that it wasn't enough for the DS to steamroll everything and everyone in 2006. Nintendo wants to own 2007, as well. Not that we're complaining; after all, we are total slaves to our beloved handheld. But it just seems altogether crazy that there could be so many lists predicting great games in the coming year, and that the lists could vary so much. No matter your pleasure, 2007 is bound to be packed with more DS games than you can possibly afford. And in celebration of our future indecision, IGN has offered a list celebrating ten of the best coming games for the year.
We've included the full IGN list after the jump, and we'd love to hear how it compares to some of the other lists you've seen since the end of last year, because there's been a ton. We've even dipped a toe into the
list-making process ourselves.
Continue reading Yet another 'games to watch' list
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