Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Big Brain Academy, Mii, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“Video game sales fell 15 percent in February compared to a year ago as the industry struggles to climb out of the recession. That’s a surprise, given the launch of some very strong titles. But it’s nothing new for the game industry in…” |
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“It’s a little funny that the producer of the serious game Metroid Other M is also behind the comic expression of Nintendo’s WarioWare series of handheld games. In a talk before hundreds of game developers today at the Game Developers…” |
| “Well, wouldn’t you know it? 3D seems to be the topic of conversation here at GDC , and Paris-based Darkworks is making a splash by announcing the availability of its TriOviz for Games SDK. In short, this magical software concoction is a…” |
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“Sony dropped a lot of knowledge on us yesterday, at long last replacing rampant speculation with some cold hard facts — and even a name! — for its new PlayStation motion controller. The PlayStation Move is being described as a “platform” and a…” |
| “Here at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco yesterday, Sony officially teed up some details on their long-rumored motion-sensing controller for the PS3. They’re calling it the PlayStation Move and hoping it’ll make you forget all…” |
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Big Brain Academy | No Comments »
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| “Amazon has the Wii in stock, regular price $199.99. Not a hot price, for those hunting, like I was. This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.” |
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“In honor of 2/22 get two of everything in today’s dealz. Great laptops, Blizzard Battle Chests of Warcraft III and Diablo II are available at 20 bucks, and for the iPhone snag two Magnetic Joe’s for the price of none. Top Deals: • 14.1″ HP…” |
Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Big Brain Academy, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “In addition to making awesome house music – the best since Daft Punk – Joel Zimmerman (aka Deadmau5) owns a Wii. And likes to tease cats, apparently.” |
| “Flight Control and poker for DSiWare. WiiWare is updated with new episodes in the sagas of Phoenix Wright and Monkey Island today, while DSi receives a port of Firemint’s touchscreen classic for the…” |
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| “Should Vancouver the costs. SEGA has announced that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games has sold over six million units since release in…” |
| “Namco Bandai’s deity-gobbling action adventure sells an additional 110,235, again besting Dragon Quest VI and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.” |
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“This is more interesting than I had originally thought. Sony filed a patent last year (it was only unearthed today or yesterday) describing a universal video game controller. You know how there’s universal remote controls (like this one I…” |
Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Big Beach Sports, Big Brain Academy, Guitar Hero World Tour, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendogs, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Wii 01. Wii Sports Resort 02. Wii Fit 03. Wii Fit Plus 04. Mario Kart Wii 05. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 06. Wii Play 07. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 08. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 09. My Fitness Coach: Get In…” |
| “As always, we never know if any of these features will hit the Wii version of this game. It would be nice if developers would actually talking about the Wii and DS versions of their titles, instead of just spreading info on 360/PS3 builds, and…” |
| “Hardware Sales for December ‘09 1. Nintendo Wii – 2.9 million 2. Nintendo DS – 2.6 million 3. Xbox 360 – 1.5 million 4. Playstation 3 – 1.45 million 5. Playstation Portable – 600,000 6. Playstation 2 -…” |
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“If you need any further proof that Netflix is just going to keep pushing the streaming ‘Watch Instantly’ service as a primary offering, look no further than the fact that all three major video game consoles will soon be able to deliver…” |
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“One of the most popular and long-standing children’s shows in the country is set to get its own line of video games, courtesy of Warner Bros. The Associated Press reports that WB has inked a deal to make Sesame Street games. The games will star the…” |
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Big Brain Academy, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Endless Ocean, Excite Truck, Excitebots: Trick Racing, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Mario Strikers Charged, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, No More Heroes, Pikmin, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “(AP) — It’s a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet.” |
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“Remember Stonekeep? If so, you’re going to be delighted and vaguely confused by this news! If you don’t remember the game, you’ll just be vaguely confused. Interplay (remember Interplay) just announced that it’s reviving the 15-year-old PC RPG…” |
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“Hey humans! So Hastings was telling us the truth after all — the Nintendo Wii will be joining the other two game consoles to stream Netflix starting some time in early Spring. Like the PS3, a special Netflix “instant-streaming” disc will be required…” |
| “Videos First Look: Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Shooters No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle Videos Transformers: War for Cybertron Rewind Theater Transformers: War for Cybertron Trailer Deca Sports DS Trailer News Reggie: New Zelda Wii Title…” |
| “It looks like Nintendo of America has finally broken down and given a full list of games that they aren’t shipping anymore. * Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree * Donkey Kong Barrel Blast * Endless Ocean * Excitebots: Trick Racing …” |
Posted: November 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Big Brain Academy, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiConnect24 | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Have you ever bought something off of QVC? I haven’t, but I’ve seen some of their ‘programming’, which can be pretty entertaining from time to time! It seems that a lot of people were watching on Black Friday, because the…” |
| “1. Wii Fit (Nintendo): 3 536 288 2. Wii Sports (Nintendo): 3 528 473 3. Wii Play (Nintendo): 2 697 416 4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo): 2 355 816 5. Super Samsh Bros. Brawl (Nintendo): 1 812 706 6. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo): 1 354 885 7. Wii Sports…” |
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| “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Platform: Wii Rating: Mature Content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language Rating summary: Players assume the role of Travis, an anime-watching assassin…” |
| “US 1. New Super Mario Bros (Wii) 2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii) 3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) 4. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 5. Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360) 6. Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360) 7. Call of Duty:…” |
| “Wow, the beat’em-up genre seems to be making a comeback! Over the past year or so, there have been multiple entries in the genre. Now, according to a Red Fly developer’s LinkedIn profile, it looks like a new beat’em-up is heading…” |
| “Finally beat New Super Mario Bros. Wii 100% of the way. All coins found, and tons of fun had along the way. Damnit, now I’m sad that it’s over! Hurry up with Galaxy 2, alright Miyamoto?! I’m off to bed to dream of more Mario…” |
| “Virtua Tennis 2009 was a pretty big deal for the Wii here in the states, as well as Europe. SEGA decided to go all-out and add in MotionPlus support for the title, making it one of the very first games to support the peripheral. You would think…” |
| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Math Blaster XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “WiiWare Ponjan (1000pts – Tomy) Virtual Console King of Fighters ‘95 (900pts NEO GEO – SNK Playmore) Ordyne (800pts Arcade – Namco) Rompers (800pts Arcade – Namco) DSiWare Ato Nannichi? Kazoeru Nintendo DSi Calendar (200pts – Nintendo) Kameni n…” |
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“Today’s T-shirt on Teefury is a seasonal Star Wars-parody design by Aegis called “Hothmas”‘, which features an AT-AT Rudolph getting wrapped up in christmas lights by a T-47 airspeeder. Another neat extra is the snowflakes,…” |
| “Newegg has the refurbished Nintendo Wii for $160 – $20 rebate [Exp 12/31] = $140 with free shipping. Grab it now before its out of stock. Features backwards compatibility with all GameCube games, 4 GameCube controller ports, WiiConnect24 and more….” |
Posted: November 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Big Brain Academy, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Mario Super Sluggers, New Play Control!, Pikmin, Rock Band 2, The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii Fit | No Comments »
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“Mario Super Sluggers for $39.77, regular $49.99 Rock Band: Country Track Pack for $19.99, regular $29.99 Rock Band 2 for $19.96, regular $39.99 Guitar Hero Metallica for $29.95, regular $49.99 New Play Control! Pikmin for $19.82, regular $29.99 Jump…” |
Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Battalion Wars 2, Big Brain Academy, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Endless Ocean, Excite Truck, Gradius ReBirth, MadWorld, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, Pikmin, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
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We just told you that Konami’s faux-retro Gradius Rebirth was added to the PAL WiiWare shop. If you’ve been playing for the past hour or so and have already moved on to dreaming about Konami’s other WiiWare retro reinterpretation, you’ll be happy to…”
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I told you that Totilo loves his Wii information. He’s such a Nintendo fanboy at heart! Super Smash Bros. Brawl (March 2008) – 68 hours, 51 minutes Animal Crossing: City Folk (November 2008) – 54 hours, 16 minutes Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn…”
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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first downloadable WiiWare titles, as it outlines the role of its new Network Business Development Department. Konami has created the all-new Network Business Development Department, which is…”
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Friday 3rd July/… Gamers will be able to use their Wii Remote™ to bat and bowl their country to success when Ashes Cricket 2009™ is released for Wii™ this August; the integration of the Wii controls is set to take players closer to the…”
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This has to be a viral campaign of some sort, but seeing as though we’re on the cusp of a three-day weekend I’ll bite. GameStop is selling three unusual Nintendo Wii bundles that, I don’t know, belie all logic. There’s the…”
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The soundtrack to the bloody Wii brawler is available in stores now for your violent listening pleasure.”
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Wii Sports Resort landed overseas in Japan last week, and we give you our impressions.”
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Walmart cut prices on several video games, as listed below. Shipping adds $2.47, or choose free Site-to-Store. Even with shipping, each is at or near lowest-we’ve-seen prices. Sales tax is added where applicable. The deals: Golden Compass for…”
Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Battalion Wars 2, Big Brain Academy, Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Endless Ocean, Excite Truck, Gradius ReBirth, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, Pikmin, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Virtual Console, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Music, Wii Play, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
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Nintendo of Europe’s Hanabi Festival returns, bringing with it, of course, import games! Fantastic stuff is available this week on Virtual Console: Pulseman, a Mega Man-style platformer from a pre-Pokemon Game Freak, and Ogre Battle, the legendary…”
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Never mind what’s at the bottom of this barrel, here’s a list of 29 Wii games from Nintendo and the amount of hours people play them, per gamer. (The following stats are pulled from the usage data shared by more than two million Wii users through the…”
Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Big Brain Academy, Nintendo Points, No More Heroes, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Speak, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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Local Walmart had the WII Speak on clearance for $20 and was running 50% off clearance promotion. Definitely a YMMV, but I thought it worth the effort to post. Best Price on Price Grabber was… This is a content summary only. Please visit…”
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If you’ve been patiently waiting for the sequel to Red Steel since its release during the Wii’s hardware launch — then you still have awhile to wait. While waiting though, Ubisoft was kind enough to take questions from fans on their…”
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Back before GB’s of RAM were commonplace in computers, and CRT monitors ruled the landscape there was a series of games called Monkey Island. Actually, they were some of the first games I ever played on the PC so my nostalgia bone was tickled…”
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Still no word on what games Marvelous is going to port over to 360/PS3, but I bet if the first choice sells well, then there will be more to follow. Link”
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With Wii Sports Resort there are a ton of activities I’m excited about. Sword fighting, archery, skydiving to name a few. While others I’m left scratching my head about. Those being basketball, dog frisbee toss, and cycling. This video…”
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During a closed door round table event at E3, Miyamoto dropped the news of development on the next Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii. Later on, a piece of concept art was released that led to many speculations across the interwebs. Now, there is a…”
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One of the most beloved games on the Nintendo Wii is the famed No More Heroes. I’m sure there are many reading this who are anticipating some dual wielding beam katana action. While the sequel to No More Heroes is safely coming to the Wii, the…”
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Total hardware sales in the UK have now reached 24 million for this current generation of portables and consoles. Want to see what that breaks down to for each console and handheld? DS – 9.4 million (including 300,000 DSi sales) Wii – 5.4…”
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01./00. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 360,000 / NEW 02./01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – 72,000 / 174,000 (-29%) 03./00. [PS3] Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland (Gust) – 43,000 / NEW 04./00. [PSP] Ken to Mahou…”
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Nintendo has teamed up with TV shows before, but this time around they are getting in with one from the start. A new TV show in Britain called ‘Britain’s Best Brain’ will be launching in October, and it has opponents facing off in…”
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Yes, it’s true…GameStop really is doing these bundles. I don’t know what mastermind came up with this deal, but I can’t see it being a huge hit. Why in the world do we need something like this?! Ducks here Tattoos here Water…”
