Tetris, Mii, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

All About Xenoblade on 1UP RSS feed
“Monolith Soft, and its founder Tetsuya Takahashi, have spent much of the past decade creating epic-scale console RPGs — Xenosaga, Baten Kaitos, that sort of thing. Even Takahashi has to admit, though, that JRPGs need to adapt to the times a little…”

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to be revealed next month on GoNintendo
“Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is coming to both the Wii and DS, albeit from different development teams than the ones working on 360 and PS3. Regardless, we should be getting an experience that is somewhat similar to what pops up on the HD consoles. …”

Final Fantasy won’t go first-person shooter, but third person shooter makes more sense on GoNintendo
““Final Fantasy as a series will probably never [adopt] a first person shooter style. The concepts the teams are always working with have the character always on screen and visually trying to make battles look exciting. Maybe a third person shooter…”

Steve Wiebe Regains Donkey Kong Junior World Record on GoNintendo
“Feb 17, 2010 – The man who rose to a household name after the semi-documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters has regained a World Record score. Washington’s Steve Wiebe is now back on top of the Donkey Kong Junior scoreboard,…”

Tetris Party Deluxe Officially Announced for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) on GoNintendo
“HONOLULU, HI, Feb 17, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of “Tetris(R) Party Deluxe” for both Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), set to hit retail shelves in…”

SouthPeak Reports Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results, Details Future Strategy on GoNintendo
“MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Feb 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –SouthPeak to Host Conference Call Today at 8:00 AM Eastern Time SouthPeak Interactive Corporation /quotes/comstock/11k!sopk (SOPK 0.37, 0.00, 0.00%) , one of the world’s leading video…”

News: MH Tri Portable is “a rumour” – Capcom on Eurogamer
““Not even remotely close” to announcement. Capcom UK has poured cold water on reports that the Wii’s Monster Hunter Tri will get a PSP version, saying, “This is a…”

News: Nintendo renews Eternal Darkness mark on Eurogamer
“Housekeeping or something more? Nintendo of America has renewed its claim to the Eternal Darkness trademark. The new filing (thanks Kotaku) was made…”

What Can Wii Owners Expect From BlazBlue Developer? [Clips] on Kotaku
“This spring, Arc System Works, best known for its Guilty Gear and BlazBlue arcade fighting games, will be releasing…a bass fishing game…for the Nintendo Wii. Yeah. Arc System Works has released a handful of games for the Wii like Family…”

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