WiiWare, Tetris, Art Style, and more.

Posted: February 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

ScrewAttack: Video Game Vault – Buck Bumble on GoNintendo
Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Buck Bumble XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Castlevania: The Adventure – ReBirth more footage on GoNintendo
VideoTest CastleVania The Adventure Rebirth (WiiWare) by bibi300 Direct link here

ESRB updates on GoNintendo
Puffins Let’s Fish (DSi) – E Puffins Let’s roll (DSi) – E Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) – T Shrek Forever After (DS) – E Nursery Mania (DS) – E 5 Arcade Games (Wii) – E A Topsy Turvy Life: The Turvys Strike Back…

Nintendo’s Art Style lineup with ‘bit generations’ style boxart on GoNintendo
There are plenty of bit generation games that serve as the inspiration for the Art Style creations, so why not pay tribute to the WiiWare outings with GBA boxart? Link


Art Style, WiiWare, The Legend of Zelda, and more.

Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

NEWS: Art Style: Rotozoa Hands-On Footage on Nintendo World Report Headlines
NWR takes a look at Skip's upcoming WiiWare game.

NEWS: Max & the Magic Marker Direct-Feed Footage on Nintendo World Report Headlines
If you don't know about this WiiWare game, now you do. And it's awesome. And you should buy it on March 8.

NoA’s Dunaway Suggests Wii Zelda Releasing in 2010 on 1UP RSS feed
It’s coming out in 2010! Not necessarily ! Yes it totally is ! No, it so totally may not ! Nintendo has certainly played with the hopes of fans over the last few months about whether their new Wii Zelda would actually release this year, and…


Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros., and more.

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

Wii news from around the web:

Will Nintendo’s first-half game lineup satisfy gamers? Our hands-on impressions on VentureBeat
The announcement of Nintendo’s DSi XL handheld got a lot of attention today. But the games that the Japanese company talked about are equally as important to its plan to continue its domination of the video game market in the first half of…


Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, WiiWare, and more.

Posted: November 26th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Japanese hardware sales – Nov. 16th to 22nd (DSi LL domination) on GoNintendo
DSi LL 100,553 PS3 34,752 Wii 32,844 PSP 32,752 DSi 32,070 DS Lite 5,051 PSP go 4,574 Xbox 360 4,085 PS2 2,024 Is it just me, or did the launch of the DSi LL help to boost all Nintendo hardware sales?! Link

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – more commercials on GoNintendo
Spanish – commercial 1 – commercial 2 French: – commercial 1 – commercial 2 – commercial 3 Dutch: – commercial 1 English: – commercial 1 – commercial 2

Today’s Europ/Aussie WiiWare/DSiWare/VC updates on GoNintendo
Rabbids Lab – 500 Points Copter Crisis – 500 Points Dragon Master Spell Caster – 500 Points Solitaire – 500 Points Virtual Console Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye (SMD) – 800 Points DSiWare Mighty Flip Champs – 800 Points Reflect Missle – 500…

Aonuma on Zelda Wii: possible flight mechanic, MotionPlus use will lead to great Zelda innovations on GoNintendo
“I have an eight-year-old son myself at home, and quite recently he started playing The Phantom Hourglass for DS, because when the software first hit the market he was too young. When he started playing with the boat, I told him: ‘In the…

Nintendo and Q-Games bringing ‘Reflect Missile’ to DSiWare or WiiWare on GoNintendo
Just the other day we heard that Q-Games was going to be working with WiiWare or DSiWare again, but we didn’t get any specific details. Now we know that the Big N and Q-Games are tackling ‘Reflect Missile’…whatever that may…

9 Times the Fun on And She Knits Too!
My baby is NINE today   (From Top Left: 5, 6, 7, 8th birthdays, Xander at 4, Xander’s 9th (big photo), 3rd birthday, Baby Xander (6months) and Xander at 2. )And he couldn’t be happier.  He got some good swag and had a great party a few weekends…

Overstock.com BF now LIVE HURRY!!! on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
Just bought Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board $79.99, add the $4.99 HDMI 6ft cord for free shipping


Super Mario Bros., Art Style, New Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: November 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a Nintendo Okie review… Howdy: * Level design is brilliant. * Multiplayer adds complete, but at times funny chaos. * The Koopa Kids are back. * Soundtrack is excellent. * Super Guide is quite handy. See Ya: …


New Super Mario Bros., Bomberman Blast, Art Style, and more.

Posted: November 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

This Week’s Top Downloads [Download Roundup] on Lifehacker
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 Officially Available for Download (Windows/Mac/Linux)Mozilla just released the first official beta of Firefox 3.6, featuring built-in support for themes (Personas), improved performance, and more. Early adopters, your download is…

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – soundtrack samples on GoNintendo
Direct link and more here (thanks Jonny_Boi)

Bomberman Blitz – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a Nintendo Life review… For 500 DSi Points, there’s no denying that those wanting a cheap, portable version of Bomberman’s battle mode will love this. If you have no desire for portability and already own one of the…

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – disc channel intro, more footage on GoNintendo
Direct link and more footage here (thanks Jonny_Boi!)

Cave Story WiiWare re-submitted to Nintendo for approval on GoNintendo
Looks like we’ll have some more info on Cave Story soon. This blurb comes from the official Nicalis blog… We’ll have an update on Cave Story and its status next week. The game was resubmitted on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed. If…

Best Buy/Target/Frys – this coming week’s game deals on GoNintendo
Best Buy: Nintendo Wii: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex $49.99 (Available Tuesday) Charm Girls Club: Pajama Party $29.99 Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 $69.99 Littlest Pet Shop: Friends $29.399 Logo Rock Band $49.99 NERF “N-Strike”…

Art Style: DigiDrive – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a C3 review… Q-Games only did the one title for the bit Generations line-up on GBA and it still proves to be as addictive nearly four years down the line on DSiWare. Whilst the company may be focused on its PixelJunk series…

New Zelda for Wii probably not coming until 2011 on CrunchGear
It’s not that we want to rush Nintendo in the creation of their next opus, but it might have been nice to have it in 2010. Perhaps the biggest of the “big three” Nintendo franchise games in the works (along with Super Mario Galaxy 2…

devel/bennugd-modules – r20091106 on FreshPorts news
Bennu is a high level open source game development suite which focuses on modularity and portability, making it a perfect choice for cross-platform game development. Although officialy it is only supported on Windows, Linux and GP2X Wiz (on the…

devel/bennugd-core – r20091106 on FreshPorts news
Bennu is a high level open source game development suite which focuses on modularity and portability, making it a perfect choice for cross-platform game development. Although officialy it is only supported on Windows, Linux and GP2X Wiz (on the…


Bit.Trip, WiiWare, Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: September 15th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Nintendo reveals three new Bit.Trip games headed to WiiWare on Joystiq [Nintendo]
Proving that the Bit.Trip is far from reaching its destination, Nintendo has listed two additional games in the pixel-celebrating series for WiiWare. (We already got a hint at another this morning, bringing the total number of Trips we’ll be going on…
 

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is real, whips onto WiiWare soon on Joystiq [Nintendo]
The Wiimake of Castlevania: The Adventure for Game Boy that was recently rated by the ESRB is totally happening, but it wasn’t Konami that took the lid off the coffin. Nintendo confirmed the game today as Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, and gave…
 

Nintendo Updates Holiday Lineup, Reveals New Games [Wii] on Kotaku
Nintendo of America has laid out its plans for the upcoming holiday shopping season—and a little bit beyond—dating a ton of Wii, Nintendo DS, WiiWare and DSiWare games, while also subtly announcing a few new ones. The list is long and…
 

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Confirmed By Nintendo [Wiiware] on Kotaku
Konami’s Wii-imagining of Game Boy Castlevania: The Adventure, as leaked by the ESRB this weekend, has just been confirmed by a newly updated release list from Nintendo. The better news is that it’s coming, like, this month. Castlevania: The…
 


Art Style, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Sports, and more.

Posted: September 2nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Microsoft makes a move for Japanese gamers on VentureBeat
A week after it cut the price for the Xbox 360 in North America and Europe, Microsoft followed up with a price cut in the Japanese market where it has a small but growing toehold. The move is by and large a reaction to Sony’s introduction of…
 

Nintendo Wii – Most Reliable Video Game Console on X-bit labs
Warranty Provider Finds Wii Most Reliable Among Existing Game Consoles
 

Active Life: Extreme Challenge – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a Kombo review… Active Life is yet another mini-game compilation on the Wii but a good one. The mat separates it from the rest of the pack and has you do some interesting maneuvers with the floor buttons. If you are looking for a…
 

Nintendo Power VC/WiiWare/DSiWare ratings on GoNintendo
5 Spots Party (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Ant Nation (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Battle Poker (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bit.Trip Core (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bit Boy!! (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Bust-A-Move Plus! (WiiWare) – Hmmm… Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My…
 

Pinpoint bringing two Nyko products to Europe on GoNintendo
European Wii owners should be happy with their upcoming choice of peripherals, as Pinpoint Consumer Electronics is set to bring over two Nyko items in the not too distant future. Both the Metal Pedal and Wii Wand are going to be coming out before…
 

BioWare – Natal may approach Wii users, as well as those that haven’t tried Wii at all on GoNintendo
A portion of a CVG interview with Ray Muzyka, BioWare CEO… CVG: Most devs we’ve spoken to see Natal as an entry-level attraction for the mainstream gamer, much like Wii. Do you agree? Muzyka: Maybe entry-level in terms of it’s a…
 

Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom – more footage, details on GoNintendo
- the arcade board used for Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom could be used again in the future, but nothing is planned right now – Capcom went with Wii to try and bring new gamers into the world of Capcom’s fighters – no territory restrictions with online…
 

Controller Steering Wheel for Nintendo Wii for $5 + free shipping, more on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
eForCity.com offers this Controller Steering Wheel for Nintendo Wii in Pink for $8.99 with free shipping. Coupon code “EFWS083123″ cuts it to $4.99. Although that’s $1 over our July mention, it’s still $20 off list and the lowest total price we…
 

Canadian pop-star Justin Bieber causes riot at Nintendo World Store on GoNintendo
Canadian pop-star Justin Bieber was at the Nintendo World Store for a bit of Wii Sports Resort promotion, and he caused just a little bit of congestion on the streets. Only 200 of the people in line got to meet up with Mr. Bieber, as the rest stood…
 


The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 64, Punch-Out!!, and more.

Posted: August 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

See Tower of Shadow in action on Joystiq
This is going to have to be one of those cases of style over substance, because even though we know the trailer for Tower of Shadow looks quite pretty, we can’t make out a word of the strange moon man language attached to it. Seriously, what is that,…
 

Nintendo Wii Game Console for $225 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Dell Home has the Nintendo Wii Game Console for $224.99 with free shipping. That’s tied with our mention from a week ago for the lowest total price we could find by $20. Sales tax is added where applicable. It includes the Wii console, Wii Remote…
 

Tower of Shadow due out Spring 2010 on GoNintendo
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release Hudson Soft’s innovative Wii title, The Tower of Shadow (working title), in Spring 2010. At the heart of The Tower of Shadow (working title) lies a mystery. The player controls the…
 

Konami unleashes the ultimate party challenge with Let’s Party on GoNintendo
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced the ultimate party game in the form of Let’s Party for Wii. Developed by Groove Box Japan and due for release in November, Let’s Party is a stunning compilation of 40 mini-games, each of which is…
 

GTI Club wheel spins on to Wii on GoNintendo
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH is bringing its classic GTI Club racing franchise to Wii early next year, in the form of GTI Club Supermini Festa! (provisional title). Currently scheduled for a Spring 2010 release, GTI Club Supermini Festa! is…
 

Top 20 WiiWare/DSiWare/VC on GoNintendo
DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – Paper Airplane Chase 5 – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing 6 – Bird & Beans 7 – WarioWare: Snapped! 8 – Dr. Mario Express 9 – Art…
 

Nintendo at Gamescom – Glory of Heracles, Spirit Tracks, Golden Sun DS, Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Kirby Super Star Ultra – screens and art on GoNintendo
Check out screens and art from each game here
 

Japan – this week’s Nintendo Channel updates on GoNintendo
Check out videos for Ju-On: The Grudge, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist – Akatsuki no Ouji, Little King’s Story, LovePlus, Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS, Monster Hunter 3, Pop ‘n Music, Sea Farm, Super Robo Gakuken, Toeic Test…
 

Nyko Charger Grips Wiimotes with Magnets, Refills Through Jackets [Wii] on Gizmodo
Nyko’s latest Charge Station IC is a pretty unique idea in the otherwise ubiquitous design world of Wiimote charging stations. Holding two Wiimotes through the power of magnetism, the Charge Station can top off controllers via induction, whether they…
 


Virtual Console, Wii Sports, Cooking Guide: Can’t Decide What to Eat?, and more.

Posted: August 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Guitar Hero 5 also supports Miis on Joystiq [Nintendo]
Wii owners: don’t feel left out by the Xbox Guitar Hero 5’s support of Avatars! You’ll also be able to make your big-eyed simulacra windmill their (nonexistent) arms like lil’ Pete Townshends (even as lil’ Pete Townshends, now that we think about…
 

In Newspaper concept on Ubergizmo
How many of you still look forward to the morning paper as your source of news, or do you stake out the Internet and cable TV instead? How things have changed within the generation, and most people have already ditched the newspaper (apart from using…
 

Netbook mounted on a bike on Ubergizmo
This isn’t such a brilliant idea after all – mounting your netbook onto the handlebars of a bicycle. Well, you definitely won’t want to park your bike and leave it unattended even for a minute unless you don’t mind losing a perfectly good and working…
 

Ceramic pig speakers on Ubergizmo
Now this pair of speakers are definitely kosher by all means, since they’re made out of ceramic, courtesy of I.D.E.A. from Japan. The pig speakers will come in black, white, shiny gold and pearlescent pink, featuring a little tail that functions as a…
 

Microsoft confirms Windows Mobile 7 gets multitouch on Ubergizmo
Apple’s multitouch technology has certainly turned a fair number of heads since its release, and Microsoft decided they won’t reinvent the wheel by trying to surpass that effort, but will instead introduce multitouch technology into its Windows…
 

Samsung R450 with Ink theme, limited edition on Ubergizmo
Samsung is going to produce a limited edition of the R450 cellphone with illustrations from tattoo artist Mark Machado (Mister Cartoon). That includes an illustration on the back, but also wallpapers and things like that. Anyhow, only MetroPCS will…
 

OCZ Colossus 1TB SSD gets price and release date on Ubergizmo
OCZ is planning to launch the Colossus 1TB SSD at a price of $2500 in mid August. If you remember, this SSD was shown at Computex. Unlike many SSDs it uses the 3.5″ format and weighs 400g or so. If 1TB seems overkill for you, there’s…
 

NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads on Nintendo World Report Headlines
The Virtual Console makes a comeback with a classic arcade title, Art Style sees a new addition on DSiWare, and WiiWare gets risque with a Mature-rated title.
 

Sea Farm: Show Time for Me and Dolphin – trailer, more details on GoNintendo
- “the first action and healing with dolphin game” – train a dolphin to do tricks, and then display those tricks in a show – use balls and floating rings in tricks – worldwide ranking mode for shows you put on – championship mode with 4…
 

Hudson Entertainment Scores with Wii Players by Dropping the DECA SPORTS Price on GoNintendo
San Mateo, Calif. – Aug 3, 2009 – To commemorate the ongoing popularity of DECA SPORTS™ and the upcoming release of DECA SPORTS™ 2, Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, has lowered the game’s retail price…
 

HTC Touch Pro2 priced by Telus on Ubergizmo
Living in Canada at the moment? You can get your hands on the HTC Touch Pro2 from Telus at the following prices :- 3-year contract: $249.99 2-year contract: $549.99 1-year contract: $599.99 Just in case you are comfortable with your current plan…
 

Philips to release two new handsets on Ubergizmo
Philips has a couple of new phones lined up for the near future – the K700 and the X501. The former will come with a full touchscreen display, while remaining part of the Xenium family without having an X in its name. Other features include a…
 

Metroid-esque 2D Game for WiiWare on Cubed3.com News
Nigoro has announced an all and #45;new remade LA and #45;MULANA co and #45;developed and published by Nicalis, to appear on WiiWare in late 2009.
 

Today’s Nintendo Channel updates – videos and demos on GoNintendo
Videos Wii: – Wii Sports Resort Launch Event – Spore Hero – Make yourself a Hero Video – What’s New at Animal Crossing: City Folk #August – The Conduit – Multiplayer Mode Design – Red Steel 2 – Character Design – Daisy Fuentes Pilates…
 

Rage of the Gladiator heading to WiiWare (trailer, screens) on GoNintendo
Direct link and more screens here AUSTIN, Texas: Ghostfire Games (http://www.ghostfiregames.com) has just announced Rage of the Gladiator™, a bold and innovative video game for the WiiWare™ service for the Nintendo™ Wii™. Rage of the…