Posted: April 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Nexon is working on bringing MapleStory for Nintendo DS to the West, plus considering Wii support.” |
| “Nintendo of Korea has released adverts of Super Smash Brothers X on Wii for the South Korean launch.” |
| “Cubed3’s Adam Riley takes another look at the magical Nintendo Wii experience that is Fragile Dreams from triand#45;Crescendo.” |
| “A new listing on US ratings website ESRB has revealed Sid Meier’s Pirates is heading to Wii.” |
| “Nintendo has updated the official blog for The Last Story on Wii once more.” |
| “Shin’en have released a new trailer for their upcoming WiiWare game, Jett Rocket. Be sure to check it out!” |
| “An action packed trailer for upcoming Mistwalke RPG Xenoblade Wii popped onto the Nintendo channel earlier this week.” |
| “Due to a leaked ESRB rating, the arcade games, Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns have been confirmed and will be hitting the Wii.” |
| “Does Shin’en’s latest title, Art of Balance, stand up tall or topple in its execution? Shane Jury finds out.” |
| “Have multiple TV sets in your home and often needing to switch your Wii between them? The solution for you lazy bums: spare cables.” |
| “Nintendo has released the latest games for the Virtual Console, WiiWare and DSiWare services.” |
| “New details from Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest instalment for Wii have trickled in, including a customisable tournament feature.” |
| “Walmart has Guitar Hero 5 game only for Wii for $21.54 free site… This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.” |
| “Walmart offers the Nintendo Wii Game Console bundled with a free game (you can choose from 14 titles) for $199 plus $6.97 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. Sales tax is…” |
Posted: April 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mario Party 8, Mario Super Sluggers, New Super Mario Bros., Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “delivers a 1-2 punch in the latest edition of the NPD sales report.” |
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“Ubisoft announced last month that its Wii public humiliation simulator Just Dance had sold two million copies worldwide. Now, based on data from the March NPD report , analyst Ben Schachter estimates that one million copies have been sold in…” |
| “Rating: 11 Posted By: Crazy8 Views: 1936 Replies: 6 Product Link or search for Wii Console Bonus Bonus Top Selling Game (Pick 1 from this list of 9): New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) Mario Kart w/ Wheel (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Super Smash…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Party 8, Mario Super Sluggers, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 10 Posted By: Crazy8 Views: 1690 Replies: 5 Product Link or search for Wii Console Bonus Bonus Top Selling Game (Pick 1 from this list of 9): New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) Mario Kart w/ Wheel (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Super Smash…” |
| “Tron Legacy doesn’t arrive until the end of the year. And yeah, the wait sucks. But soon you can while away that time playing Space Paranoids online. Don’t you feel better already? Like the joystick version shown off at Comic-Con…” |
| “A woman from Manchester claims that due to an accident using Wii Fit, she has become a sex addict.” |
| “nand#45;Space is working on a new Wii title that is set to hit in Q4 2010.” |
| “Ubisoft has sent out the latest trailer for the upcoming Wiiand#45;specific editon of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.” |
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“Do you people remember how disorientating Descent was back when it first game out? I mean, we had Doom and Flight Simulator and all that, but spinning around in those little passages trying to laser a fool was a whole new thing. And a lot of…” |
| “A GeekDad exclusive first look! Check out the all new characters introduced in the upcoming Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers videogame for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii, Nintendo DS and a downloadable…” |
Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Deca Sports, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “01. Wii Sports (Nintendo) – 3634806 02. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 3587755 03. Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 3560889 04. Wii Play (Nintendo) – 2776759 05. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 2607839 06. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 1924424…” |
| “A portion of a WiiLoveIt review… You’ll need to evaluate for yourself if you prefer the extras, or the portability that comes with this release. Although it lacks some of the additional selling points of the WiiWare version, this is…” |
| “Two Wii previews from Dtoid… Lost in Shadow Oops! Prank Party” |
| “Alice in Wonderland Wii review GTI Club Supermini Festa Demo 2010 Konami Gamers Day The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice Demo Lost in Shadow – multiple videos The Cages: Pro Style…” |
| “Videos Lost in Shadow Gameplay Videos 2010 World Cup Wii Video Monster Hunter Tri Multiplayer Video News Etrian Odyssey 3 Tops Japanese Charts First Look: The Last Story’s Hero and Heroine Green Day:…” |
| “EDGE scored Monster Hunter 3 a bit lower than Nintendo Power, giving it a 7 out of 10. EDGE traditionally scores much lower, but they had this nice bit to say. Duality is at the heart of Tri – it is both tourism and dungeon crawl, reconnaissance…” |
Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Bit.Trip, Nintendo Points, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: -14 Posted By: pep1player Views: 1148 Replies: 2 Code: FG10 Use this Description: 10% off and Free Shipping on $39.99+ on any in-stock game. Expires: 03/31/10 Code: Free3Day Description: Free Ground Shipping…” |
| “Plus: Football! Bit.Trip! Dark Void! On WiiWare today you’ll find Mega Man 10, Capcom’s new and retro-styled instalment in the platform series. A new adventure awaits for 1000 Wii Points…” |
| “At least not as far as Japan’s concerned. Monster Hunter creators Ryozo Tsujimoto and Kaname Fujioka have said the game isn’t seen as a hardcore title in Japan – more of a typical action…” |
Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Arc Rise Fantasia, Battalion Wars 2, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Super Sluggers, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Now remember, we don’t know if Nintendo is going to release another round of budget gmaes in Japan. If they do, these are the games that are eligible, according to the budget lineup guidelines. Gold Tales of Graces New Super Mario Bros Wii Wii…” |
| “Dante’s Inferno isn’t coming to the Wii, but it does happen to be in the top 100 best-selling books list. It makes you wonder if more people would enjoy seeing literary classics get shifted into the video game realm. There are plenty of…” |
| “A portion of a Eurogamer interview with PomPom Games’ Michael Michael… Eurogamer: So in terms of all these different platforms – PC, the iPhone, the console downloadable services including things like WiiWare – which is the most promising…” |
| “DS Demos * Disney the Princess and the Frog (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * James Cameron’s AVATAR: The Game (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Bakugan Battle Brawlers (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop…” |
| “The modified controller will be bundled with Monster Hunter Tri.” |
Posted: January 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, New Super Mario Bros., Pikmin, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Sonic Unleashed, Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Speak, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Amazon has the Retro USB Nintendo NES Classic Controller for $8 with free shipping on $25. Plugs into your computer’s USB port and allows you to play emulated games with a much more authentic feel. Minus the tube TV. [Compare]” |
| “Buy.com has the Nintendo Wii Speak hands-free microphone for $20 with free shipping. Mount this on your sensor bar and communicate with your friends in Animal Crossing: City Folk and the Wii Speak Channel. [Compare]” |
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“I was ready to like Avatar: The Game, the official video game of the movie like I’ve liked no other movie-game before. I said so when I reviewed the movie last month. And then, well… I feel I owe readers of that review an update. How was virtual…” |
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“Nintendo’s decision to withhold Fatal Frame 4 from Western release didn’t sit well with fans, so a group of them has produced an English patch that translates the game for players in North America and Europe. Fatal Frame 4, known in Japan as Zero:…” |
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“We’re not just debating the best video game of 2009 this week. We’ve got other awards to dole out. Today, I declare which ‘09 game had the best cut scenes and which was the runner-up. Winner: Little King’s Story The obscure Wii-only Japanese…” |
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“Going on sale in Japan on December 3, 2009, Wii title New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 3 million games. In Japan, that’s not just fast for a Wii title, it’s the fastest. In its first seven weeks on sale, the game moved 3,002,753 units, making…” |
| “Rating: 3 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 479 Replies: 3 NES Retro Classic Controller $7.99 + Shipping at Amazon$7.99 plus $4.98 shipping for non-prime members, due to release on Feb 1. Features compatibility with Nintendo and NES replica systems…” |
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| “Fans do what Tecmo didn’t. Japanese Wii horror game Fatal Frame IV (Project Zero 4) has been translated into English by a determined group of…” |
| “Dates for Wii, DS, WiiWare and DSiWare. Nintendo’s revealed the Q1 2010 release schedule for all games arriving on Wii, DS, WiiWare and DSiWare. We spy a…” |
| “Namco Bandai’s quirky WiiWare arcade/action game full of sweaty, strong men has stomped over to the US and #45; debut trailer inside.” |
| “Thanks to both the Wii and DS, multiple magazines are covering video games. We’re talking about magazines that never talked about video games otherwise. Womens’ magazines seem to be really taking a liking to some of the games out there,…” |
| “The gang over at 2ch have put together their own game voting to pick the absolute worst games of 2009. Wouldn’t you know, it a bunch of Wii games made the list. Takara Tomy’s Game of Life (WiiWare), Nippon Ichi’s Full Blast…” |
| “Looks like there’s some more Pac-Man karting on the way, but we don’t know what platform it’s going to land on. The Wii seems to make logical sense for that type of game. We’ll have to see if we get an official announcement…” |
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“As a reminder that Sushi Go Round is on its way to both Wii and DS, I received this in the mail… This is the first time I’ve been sent a piece of sushi in the mail. Doesn’t seem very safe, does it?! Well it’s perfectly…” |
Posted: January 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Momotetsu, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“While the Wii Balance Board’s usefulness as a fitness device are questionable, there’s no doubts over its ability to perform as a…rehabilitative “force platform”. That’s a device used by doctors to measure the balance of a person recovering from a…” |
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“Going on sale in Japan on December 3, 2009, Wii title New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold over 3 million games. In Japan, that’s not just fast for a Wii title, it’s the fastest. In its first seven weeks on sale, the game moved 3,002,753 units, making…” |
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“Last year in Japan, people bought tons of ‘em, that’s what. Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese game magazine Famitsu, has released sales data for fifty biggest selling games of last year. The data was collected for the dates between December…” |
Posted: January 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiConnect24, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“I may still be on the Fire Temple in Zelda: Spirit Tracks, but has that stopped me for popping a preemptive booty boner about a new Zelda for the Wii coming out in late 2010? These hips gym shorts don’t lie! Satoru Iwata has confirmed to Japanese…” |
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“Sony said it sold more than 3.8 million PlayStation 3 game consoles worldwide during the holiday sales season after Thanksgiving. That’s a 76 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year. That, along with the launch of top…” |
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“The fact that LG presented 39 new LCD HDTVs today and only eight plasmas is telling of the times, but videophiles are just happy to still have the option to choose picture quality over features. For you Mr videophile, LG has eight new plasma models…” |
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| “01./01. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 268,000 / 2,708,000 (-47%) 02./03. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – 186,000 / 2,502,000 (-18%) 03./02. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) – 126,000 /…” |
| “Sumo Digital has stepped in to answer a few questions about Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing, and they’ve also had to do away with some false information. Below is a compilation of facts that come straight from Sumo. – no WiiConnect24 support -…” |