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 »
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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 »
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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…” |
| “Direct link here (thanks Josh!)” |
| “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 -…” |
Posted: January 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Menu | No Comments »
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“We won’t have the official NPD numbers until next week, but Nintendo of America has started the corporate gloating early with some impressive internal figures. According to a statement from the company, the Wii sold an estimated 3 million units…” |
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“Modern Warfare usually is discussed as a major franchise for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and is subject for debate on the PC. By at least one measure, it’s significant on the Wii too. Those who follow our monthly tally of Wii playing time (the so-called…” |
Posted: December 9th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero, The Legend of Zelda | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “GameStop offers Animal Crossing: City Folk for Wii (without the microphone) for $19.99. Apply coupon code “BEMERRY” to drop it to $17.99 and bag free shipping. That’s $7 under our last mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this title….” |
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“Flogging a dead house? Just like the recently released Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, this reissue of Resident Evil Zero is a direct port of the GameCube version. Apart from offering support for…” |
| “Mid-week Amazon deals: GPS, Wii games, Venture Brothers, Raveonettes, slow cooker, more! (Reminder: Yesterday’s post has a bunch of PS3 and Xbox deals, as well as The Wire, Homicide, and other good stuff.) …” |
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“If my Twitter stream and Xbox Live friends list is any indication of wider gaming trends, most everyone seems to be riding out the temporary lull in big name holiday releases before next week’s launch of Spirit Tracks (the DS return of The Legend of…” |
Posted: December 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 0 Posted By: sreeku Views: 218 Replies: 1 Their price is 214.99. http://www.drugstore.com/templates/browse/default.asp?catid=2324…After 20%bcb, you get it for about 171.99 eventually. free shipping.Online Coupons” |
| “Rating: 5 Posted By: gkrykewy Views: 894 Replies: 4 Link: http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/productDetails.aspx?sku=230338Use code BEMERRY for 10% off plus free ground shipping.EDIT: Amazon has now matched this, so it’s 19.99 there:LINKOnline Coupons” |
Posted: December 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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Posted: December 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Remote | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 3 Posted By: gkrykewy Views: 580 Replies: 2 Link: http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/productDetails.aspx?sku=230338Use code BEMERRY for 10% off plus free ground shipping.Online Coupons” |
| “Rating: -1 Posted By: broker100k Views: 471 Replies: 4 Tony Hawk Ride from Buy.com via eBay after 8% BCB $109 Free Shippinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Tony-Hawk-Ride-Skateboard-Bundle-83787_W…Online Coupons” |
| “Rating: 8 Posted By: HomieG Views: 2165 Replies: 6 Amazon lowered its price today on Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel – $42.49 w/Free shipping. Not sure how long this will last.Amazon linky.EDIT: Amazon has lowered the price (as of about 10pm on…” |
