Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Nintendo Points, and more.

Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Snowman SnowMario: Geekologie Reader Makes Snowman Of Mario In Penguin Suit on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
“With all the snow that’s been falling recently, it’s always fun to get out there and do something with it. Me? I write my name in it. WITH THE BLOOD OF MY FALLEN ENEMIES! Kidding, with bottled urine. But Geekologie Reader Magefire took the…”

New Super Mario Bros. Wii World Record Changes Hands on GoNintendo
“A new official World Record score has landed in the hands of a gamer in Walhalla, SC. 32-year-old Brandon LeCroy has just racked up the new official World Record score on hit game New Super Mario Bros. Wii, according to famed video game…”

Diner Dash hits WiiWare on March 29th on GoNintendo
“Direct link here San Mateo, Calif. – March 5, 2010 – The tables are being set for the launch of Diner Dash® on WiiWare™, coming to the Wii™ on March 29, 2010. Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON…”

Last Flight developer reaches to the players in marketing research on GoNintendo
“Krakow, Poland – 4 March 2010 – Games developer and publisher Bloober Team, most famous for its WiiWare super production Last Flight and post-apocalyptic tactic game for iPad – Gender Wars: The Battle – wants to seize the opportunity of…”

Iron Man 2 – more Wii, DS screens on GoNintendo
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Rock Band Announces The White Stripes, The Futureheads and More DLC on GoNintendo
“Cambridge, Mass. – March 5, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from fan favorites The White Stripes, as well as singles from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and the one and only Hockey Theme Song,…”

Japan – next week’s WiiWare/DSiWare/VC updates on GoNintendo
“VC: Moon Cresta (Hamster, ARC, 800) Wiiware: Mega Man 10 (Capcom, 1000 + DLC) DSiWare: GG Series: Throwout (Genterprise, 200) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 4-nensei (IE Institute, 500) Renjuku Kanji Shou-gaku 5-nensei (IE Institute, 500)…”

ESRB update – Ironclad for Virtual Console on GoNintendo
“IRONCLAD Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone 10+ Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language Rating summary: This is a side-scrolling shooter in which players control a small aircraft that battles enemies in an alternate 1920s setting….”

Amazon – top 5 software sales worldwide, per platform on GoNintendo
“Nintendo Wii North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii…”

Ex ‘Final Fantasy’ Owen Pallett Picks Top Five Video Games on Spinner
“Filed under: Exclusive , Count Five , Canada With ‘ Final Fantasy 13 ‘ finally becoming a reality for gamers outside of Japan, baroque-pop star Owen Pallett , the artist formerly known as Final Fantasy , has revealed to Spinner his top five…”

Karl Lattimer: Usability Hackfest 2010 on Planet GNOME
“Last week GNOME decided to get a bunch of interface and interaction designers together into one place so we could revolutionise the desktop, or at least carve a path toward a ubiquitous GNOME desktop. Held at Canonical’s offices in Millbank tower…”

Rock Band DLC Nabs White Stripes, Neil Peart on 1UP RSS feed
“As if yesterday’s deluge of Rock Band Network tracks wasn’t enough, Harmonix has announced next week’s slate of regular DLC for Rock Band . Coming up next Tuesday, March 9 on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 11 on PlayStation 3), fans will be able to…”

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