Super Mario Galaxy, Cave Story, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Impressions: Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) on Joystiq
“click to enlarge For no apparent reason, the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands wasn’t playable at today’s big Nintendo event in San Francisco. I take that back — it was playable, just not by anyone whose paycheck doesn’t have an…”

Developers finally selected for Grease on Wii and DS on Joystiq
“Hey remember back in July of 2009 when 505 Games announced it would release a video game version of beloved terrible musical Grease? Remember how it described the things that would be in that game? Well today, around eight months later, 505 has…”

EA: ‘Sharp and distinct’ console transition unlikely on Joystiq
“It’s not exactly surprising to hear EA Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown say that we won’t see the “sharp and distinct console transition like we’ve seen in the past.” It’s a notion we’ve heard before and something that THQ boss Brian Farrell…”

Battlefield Bad Company 2 PC walkthrough gets into the nitty gritty on Joystiq
“For those of you wondering just how superior the PC version of Battlefield Bad Company 2 is to the console iterations, the answer lies at least partially in the above PC version walkthrough. Sure, stuff like kit selection and squad layout is a bit…”

What exactly is ‘FlingSmash’? on Joystiq
“Smash the image to fling yourself into the gallery. Nintendo released news about a bunch of big Wii hits today: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, Monster Hunter Tri, FlingSmash, Cave Story … wait, what? Okay, so FlingSmash doesn’t have the…”

Metroid: Other M screens (the other M is for ‘mmmmm’) on Joystiq
“The other, other M is for media, which you can click here to see. Nintendo released a flood of information about Metroid: Other M today, not the least of which is when it’s coming out. The Media Summit press release describes a game that takes place…”

Roundup: Wii and DS game release dates for 2010 on Joystiq
“Today’s Nintendo Media Summit played host to a whirlwind dating game with quite a few players. If all the excitement got your heart thumping but left your head spinning, then you’ll be relieved to find our list of matches — each game paired with its…”

Prince of Persia SNES included with The Forgotten Sands on Wii on Joystiq
“Which Prince of Persia game features “superb graphic detail and incredibly fluid animation” and “more thrills than a saber duel with a thousand sultans”? If you answered, “Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands,” you’d … well, you’d…”

Monster Hunter Tri releases April 20, will be free to play on Joystiq
“At today’s Nintendo Media Summit, Nintendo dropped some pertinent details about Capcom’s very successful and Wii Speak-compatible hunt-em-up, Monster Hunter Tri. The game will release on April 20 in North America as two versions: bundled with a…”

Metroid: Other M rolls into North America June 27 on Joystiq
“The galaxy is at peace, now that we know we’ll be able to demand our copy of Metroid: Other M from the patient retailer of our choice on June 27. The date for the Nintendo and Team Ninja collaboration was just announced at the Nintendo Media Summit…”

Disney Guilty Party: A Wii detective game from Wideload on Joystiq
“click to investigate What’s Disney doing with Wideload Games, the development studio it acquired last year? It’s going to take some detective work to find out. No, really, if you want to play through Disney Guilty Party, the new game from Wideload,…”

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