Posted: March 20th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendogs, Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “This video was too good not to pass up. With motion control all the rage now, I wish we had Siskel and Ebert to test all this stuff out! Direct link here (thanks Josh!)” |
| “01 [GB] Pokemon Gold/Silver – 6,089,503 (33) 02 [DS] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl – 5,763,120 (35) 03 [DS] New Super Mario Bros. – 5,734,634 (36) 04 [GBA] Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire – 5,337,045 (34) 05 [DS] Animal Crossing: Wild World – 5,129,679 (37) 06…” |
| “- Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix): 1,260,135 units sold * Release: 02/28/10 – Zelda no Densetsu: Daichi no Kiteki (NDS, Nintendo): 606,358 units sold * Release: 12/23/09 – Dragon Quest V Ultimate Hits (NDS, Square Enix): 10,615 units…” |
| “Racers’ Islands: Crazy Races – racing game – drive with one hand and shoot Racers’ Islands: Crazy Arena – party game Gods vs. Humans – strategy game – “unlikely but effective mix of Lemmings, Populous, and Final Fantasy…” |
| “A portion of a Gaming-Age review… Overall, Calling is a game that has a decent idea, and a really neat use for one aspect of the Wii (the remote speaker of all things), but everything else about it is horrid. You’re likely to encounter…” |
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 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, MadWorld, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Super Mario Bros., Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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“Japanese gamers rang in the New Year by buying more Wiis than any other console, giving Nintendo the biggest slice of the pie this past week. But the PlayStation family wasn’t too far behind. The PSP and PlayStation 3 were behind the Wii, but sales…” |
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“Having just played a custom build of Left 4 Dead 2 with a pair of Sixense TrueMotion wireless motion controllers, I’m glad to have access to a standard game pad. But after decapitating two dozen zombies by katana, reloading, jumping, crouching and…” |
| “Capcom continues their love affair with Udon, as the Asian-influenced comic book company announces the creation of new endings for all 26 playable characters in Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Udon has been collaborating with Capcom for…” |
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“It’s a week of no new releases charting in Japan, another week for New Super Mario Bros. Wii to dominate the competition with another quarter million plus sold. What other Nintendo games are selling like gangbusters in Japan this week? The rest of…” |
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“Satisfying the unknown need for a thinking-person’s Breakout, Trajectile is (psst) a new DSiWare game from the veterans behind the acclaimed PixelJunk series and a brick-breaking breakthrough. It also might be the best non-golf golf game made in some…” |
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“Despite sharp graphics, fun gameplay, creative Wii controls and unprecedented use of a weird shirtless cartoon boy to demonstrate said controls, Capcom’s 2007 Wii game Zack &Wiki never sold big. Hey, it’s only the 13th best-reviewed Wii game ever….” |
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“We’ve been told by helpful sources that Target will later this month begin offering you the chance to allow somebody else to install your brand new console for you. All for the low, low price of $99! No joke now; they’ll come to your house, plug it…” |
Posted: July 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo Points, Taiko no Tatsujin, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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This title is due to hit Japan on July 14th for 1,000 Nintendo Points. The game contains a few different modes, with the main draw being the online play. More screens here”
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Video Games | HAWP | Once Upon a Pixel XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii”
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01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 153,000 / 507,000 02. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega) – 101,000 / NEW 03. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (SCE) – 57,000 / NEW 04. [NDS] Tomodachi…”
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Thought all your dreams of an all-in-one NERF gun / Wii controller were fulfilled with the original NERF Blaster Controller? Think again. ‘Cause EA has now announced its follow-up NERF 2: N-Strike Elite game, which will of course also come bundled…”
Posted: June 26th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros., Red Steel 2, Super Mario Bros., The Conduit, Virtual Console, WiiWare | No Comments »
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Here’s a nice, juicy End of Day thought for you to bite into. Being able to present you guys with this is an absolute pleasure. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed conducting it! I’m off to bed for now gang, see you in a…”
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With Sega/High Voltage’s Wii first person shooter, The Conduit, now out, we’ve popped up a chat room/friend codes area for the game.”
Posted: May 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, Mario Super Sluggers, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendogs, Spyborgs, Super Mario 64, Super Mario 64 DS, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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click to enlarge Nintendo fans may not be able to get their hands on Bionic Commando, but Capcom may have something even better for Wii owners. Spyborgs has its own bionic cybernetic arm-enhanced warrior, and it’s but one of three characters you can…”
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The price for Wii Fit dropped by $4 today at amazon. Now selling at $85.99 ”
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Totals are for worldwide sales… Nintendo DS Brain Training – 17.4 million New Super Mario Bros. – 18.4 million Mario Kart DS – 14.6 million Pokemon Platinum – 3.7 million Nintendogs – 22.2 million Pokemon Mystery Dungeon – 4.5 million Brain…”
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Nintendo have today released more information from their 2009 fiscal year reports, this time showcasing the lifetime sales figures for many of the company’s top-selling titles. While we had some of these numbers last night, this is a far more…”
