Mario Kart Wii, Sonic Unleashed, Wii Sports Resort, and more.

Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Canada – top 3 software sales for February on GoNintendo
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) 2. Bioshock 2 (Xbox 360) 3. Heavy Rain (PS3) Link

Mario Kart Wii – new tournament on GoNintendo
Course: Boss Stage Objective: Beat Topman Tournament date: 3/15 – 3/25 Link

Best Buy, Target – this coming week’s deals on GoNintendo
Best Buy Nintendo Wii: None Listed Nintendo DS: Pokémon HeartGold Includes Pokéwalker $39.99 * Pokémon SoulSilver Includes Pokéwalker $39.99 * Nintendo DSi $169.99 Pokémon Stylus $9.99 * Save 15% On any strategy guide when…

ELSPA sales awards – February on GoNintendo
SILVER – 100,000 copies [NDS] SHERLOCK HOLMES: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY ( UBISOFT ) [WII] FERRARI CHALLENGE: TROFEO PIRELLI ( PLAY IT ) [360] MASS EFFECT 2 ( EA ) [360] JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME ( UBISOFT ) [360] BIOSHOCK 2 ( TAKE 2 )…

What Do You Want To See In The Future Of Consoles? on GoNintendo
Whether you want it to happen or not, all the major players in the hardware industry are going to put out new consoles. Nintendo has already said that they’ll have a follow-up to Wii, but they aren’t going to talk about what it entails. …

Nintendo Wii Counter Force on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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ONLINE Wii Console w/T Wii Sports Resort & Wii MotionPlus Bundle $199.99 LIVE AGAIN on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Wii / Active Life: Extreme Challenge Bundle with Mat $31.99 shipped @ Amazon on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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The Legend of Zelda, Lego Batman: The Video Game, Wii Fit, and more.

Posted: December 5th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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SOLD OUT – Nintendo Wii Gaming Console + $50 Amazon Gift Card $199 Free Shipping at Amazon on Techbargains.com
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Canada – Best Buy: Wii Fit Plus for $10, buy 2 get 1 free on GoNintendo
Grab yours here Thanks to KnucklesSonic for the heads up!

Weekend Coupons: Console Yourself, Shopper [Dealtaku] on Kotaku
Retailers are trying to move more than games, they’re discounting hardware, too. If you’re so gauche that you’re gonna buy a console when you should be thinking of others – I say right on, you’ve come to the right place. Hardware • Wii. $15 off….

Kotaku Originals; I Like This Aussie’s Tabasco [Original] on Kotaku
Crecente went on vacation; Totilo talked with Electronic Arts’ top man, but let’s not forget Luke’s eloquent and comprehensive breakdown of Australia’s games classification, and the political climate influencing it, in the roster of this week’s…


Lego Batman: The Video Game and more.

Posted: November 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

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BBC iPlayer on Xbox 360 Delayed Indefinitely on 1UP RSS feed
While the Wii and PlayStation 3 both already offer U.K. gamers access to the BBC’s iPlayer video streaming service, it looks like 360 gamers won’t be awarded the same option anytime soon. Telegraph reports that discussions between Microsoft and the…

Fred Meyer game system deals with 1day coupon Sat 11/28 ($) 10/50,20/100,30/150 on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: Wheezy Views: 95 Replies: 0 Coupon was in the Friday edition of the Tacoma News Tribune and possibly other PNW newspapers.Wii is $159.99 + tax after instant $10 off and $30 couponXbox 360 120GB Elite Bundle (LEGO Batman and…

Toys R Us 11/29-12/5 Hasbro Games $3AR, Nintendo DS Games 2 for $40 (games priced $29.99-34.99) Lego Sets B1g1 50% off on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 3 Posted By: MISTERCHEAP Views: 694 Replies: 8 LEGO Sets $3.49-$300 B1 G1 50% off50% off any Wii Game wyb Super Mario Wii @ $49.99Spend $100 or more on Barbie Doll or Playset-get a free remote control Barbie Corvette and Doll (sku…

Nintendo Wii – $148 @ Dell after 20% Bing CB on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Lego Rock Band (Wii) – $40 – Amazon and Walmart on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Select Wii Games, 2 for $25 or 2 for $30 at Walmart on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Super Mario Kart, Pilotwings, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and more.

Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Wii pay-per-view programming introduced in Japan on Engadget
Not only are we still waiting for the TV Guide Channel that Japanese Wii users have been indulging in for the better part of two years, but now Variety is reporting that Nintendo has teamed up with a dozen corporate partners to tease us with a…

Dell.com – hot deals today on gaming on Hot Deals Club – main index of deals
Console Gaming Systems and Games Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle for $270. Includes an Xbox 360 Gaming Console with 120GB hard drive, black wireless controller, headset, Lego Batman, and Pure Off-Read Racing. Nintendo Wii Gaming Console for $179. Most…

The Daily GameDev.net on GameDev.Net
Many people have come up to me in the street and asked me: “Mike, what is best in life?” I generally strike them down with my diamond-encrusted Scepter of the Moderator (+2/+3 against trolls) and shriek something about them having the audacity to…


Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, and more.

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

Wii news from around the web:

PlayStation Hardware Continues Pie Dominance In Japan [Console Taisen] on Kotaku
Avid readers of The Japanese Hardware Chart weekly updates won’t be surprised—especially after reading about the PlayStation family’s software dominance—that Sony hardware is selling better than the competition in Japan. No change this…

Here’s What Monster Hunter Tri Looks Like [Screens] on Kotaku
Supposedly, the graphics of Wii exclusive Monster Hunter Tri are sexy. Sadly, I can’t make that call having played the game on a Wii that was hooked up to a computer monitor that mangled whatever the game had to offer. So instead, I give you these…

GameStop’s Black Friday Deals Look Solid, Slightly Used [Deals] on Kotaku
Video game retailer GameStop is planning some solid, if not spectacular deals for this year’s Black Friday shopping extravaganza, deals which appear to have made their way online. While the cuts may not be as deep as the ones that, say, Walmart for…


Nights: Journey of Dreams, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, NCAA Football 09, and more.

Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Today’s ESRB updates bring good news for Sam and Max fans on GoNintendo
Rage of the Gladiator (T) by Ghostfire for Wii(Ware) Sam & Max Season 2 (T) by Atari for Wii Wow…looks like Sam and Max: Season 2 is getting a disc-based Wii release. I guess the first one sold enough to warrant the second set! Thanks to…

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Reflex Edition – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a Nintendo Life review… With a strong campaign and a rock-solid multiplayer that will keep you playing well into the new year, Reflex shames its competition and delivers a great FPS package. Developers, take note: this is how you…

Walmart.com – 2 Wii or PS3 Games for $30 – Several LEGO Titles on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: Epinephrine Views: 419 Replies: 0 Walmart.comShipping looks like $3.97 for 2 gamesSave Even More With Value Bundles! You get more for your money when you buy these great products together – at one low price. Select any two of…


The Beatles: Rock Band, Guitar Hero World Tour, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and more.

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

Wii news from around the web:

Weekend Coupons: Prelude to a Black Friday [Dealtaku] on Kotaku
Walmart kicked off the morning lineup craze three weeks early with its Saturday-only electronics sale. Crecente was there at 7:30 a.m. down there to file a live report, if by “live report” one means, “buy a Blu-Ray player.” Hardware • Today is the…


Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Guitar Hero World Tour, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and more.

Posted: November 6th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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GameTrailers updates on GoNintendo
Calling – Developer Walkthrough Calling – Dreams to Nightmares Trailer Bonk: Brink of Extinction – Stage 1-2 Walkthrough Video Games | Bonk: Brink of Extinction | Stage 1-2 Walkthrough XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Bonk: Brink of…

Japan – next week’s WiiWare/VC/DSiWare releases on GoNintendo
VC: -Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (TG16, Capcom) -Tank Force (ARC, Namco-Bandai) -Grobda (ARC, Namco-Bandai) WiiWare: [None] DSiWare: DSiWare 500: -ACT Series: Tangochou Nicchuuhen (Digital Media Lab) ACT Series: Vocabulary Notebook:…

Black Friday – deal roundup on GoNintendo
Nintendo Wii * $199.99 – Wii System with Nerf Racing Wheel (Sears) Nintendo DS * Price Varies – $25 Nintendo Game Coupon with any DS Purchase (K-Mart) Software (arranged alphabetically) * A Boy and His Blob ($29.99) – Sears * Ben 10…

Activision – more extensions of the ‘Hero’ brand coming, Wii casual range is ‘fairly successful’ on GoNintendo
A portion of an MCVUK interview with Activision UK Managing Director Andrew Brown, UK Marketing Director David Tyler and UK Sales Director Roy Stackhouse… MCV: You mention creating franchises, and Activision has new IP coming, including the…

Expansion of the Dragon Quest Wars series depends on demand from gamers on GoNintendo
A portion of a C3 interview with Taichi Inuzuka, Producer for Dragon Quest Wars… C3: How well has the game done in Japan so far? Has it done well enough to justify making a Dragon Quest Wars 2? Inuzuka-san: We’ve received many positive…

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – more footage on GoNintendo
Direct link here

Animation the key to realism, says dev on GoNintendo
“First and foremost, it’s getting animation right. The human eye picks up on everything. It doesn’t need very many pixels of movement to realize that something looks fake, so the movement is first and foremost.” – Joel Emslie,…

Come on, everyone, of course Nintendo is working on the Wii HD on CrunchGear
Nintendo’s generally vocal president, Reggie Fils-Aime, made headlines today when again he denied that Nintendo was working on the Wii HD. He said, “I don’t know how forcefully we can say there is no Wii HD.” That’s…

How big is the Nintendo DSi XL? So big it won’t fit on its own box! on CrunchGear
It’s huge! Hide your babies and cats. The Nintendo DSi XL is gonna eat ‘em! [via Go Nintendo and Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

Nintendo denies WiiHD, dings analyst on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Nintendo’s own Reggie Fils-Aime openly declared to GameTrailers TV that the Wii HD simply does not exist: Reggie: Michael [Pachter] continues to be the only one who believes that this is gonna happen. I don’t know how forcefully we can…

Dead Space tops on Riccitiello’s list of faves on Joystiq
When John Riccitiello needs to unwind from a long day as CEO of EA, he does it with dismemberment. That’s the word from an interview with Fox Business in which Riccy (No? Well, worth a shot) names Dead Space as his favorite game of the past 12…


Lego Batman: The Video Game, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Game Party, and more.

Posted: September 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Now That’s New Professionalism on Dispatches from the Culture Wars
Justice Scalia to the white courtesy phone, please. Here’s an example of our law enforcement officers being extremely professional. While serving a warrant, they decided to play a game of bowling on the suspect’s Wii: With guns drawn and flashlights…
 

Nintendo Download: Alter Your Beast, and Get Your Drift On on Wii Blog: Nintendo Wii News and Views
If you’re a fan of Sega then you might want to have a look at the Nintendo Download for this week. Altered Beast, the classic from way back when makes it’s way to the Virtual Console this week. NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: ART LESSONS, AUTO RACING…
 

Nokia Concept Smartphone UI Puts the ‘Friend’ in User-Friendly on Fast Company
So your smartphone is a very neat bit of tech, serving up your cellphone, portable gaming and MP3 needs…but have you ever wondered if it could be designed to be more friendly?CIID students Kevin Cannon and Tobias Toft definitely think so, and…
 

Buy.com Savings + 2.66 % CB Available (9/28) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: -1 Posted By: FatWallette Views: 485 Replies: 0 $64.96 off Fantom 1TB G-Force External Hard Drive, Dual Interface (eSATA/USB 2.0) – $74.99 After $20 Rebate & Free Budget Shipping. $25.49 off McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010, 1-User – $14.50 &…
 

Toys R Us: Free shipping on all Wii games, from $10 on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Toys “R” Us offers free shipping on all Nintendo Wii games. Starting at $9.99, many titles are at lowest-we’ve-seen prices. Deal ends October 3. Notables: Army Men: Soldiers of Misfortune (pictured) for $9.99 LEGO Batman for $19.99 Star Wars Clone…
 

NEWS: This Week in Nintendo Downloads on Nintendo World Report Headlines
Dragon Quest Wars and more art lessons arrive on DSiWare, a classic Taito franchise and a top-down racing game arrives on WiiWare, and another classic Sega arcade game arrives on Virtual Console.
 

Nintendo Wii Gaming Console w/ Wii Game Party or Mario & Sonic Olympic Games $199.99 at eToys on Techbargains.com
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Lego Batman: The Video Game, WiiWare, Virtual Console, and more.

Posted: June 16th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Umid mBook Unboxing And Hands-On on Ubergizmo
I just got a Umid mBook, a mobile internet device (MID) powered by an Atom processor. Out of the box, it runs Windows XP Home, but I might try to install Windows 7 which is more finger-friendly (kind of). At the moment, I have turned the unit on and…
 

Majesco revenues up 60% for second quarter (Thanks, Jillian Michaels, Cooking Mama … again) on Joystiq
Majesco announced gloated yesterday about its earnings for the second quarter of 2009 (ending April 30, 2009). The company reported net revenues increased 60.8% to $20.5 million over the $12.8 million earned in the same period last year. Majesco…
 

Let’s catch some new footage and screens from Let’s Catch on Joystiq [Nintendo]
Before we even start this post, let’s try to explain the elaborate premise of Yuji Naka’s WiiWare title, Let’s Catch. Okay, so, in Let’s Catch, the object of the game is to both throw and catch things. In essence, it is a virtual game of catch. Wait,…
 

How Our Game Platforms Will Change In 2009 [Change] on Kotaku
PSP, DSi, and Xbox 360 owners can expect their consoles to gain some new abilities over the next month — many for no added cost. We’ve broken down the big changes coming. [NOTE: The following reflects the plans for the U.S. market] Spring In…
 

Gamelion talks about moving from App Store to WiiWare on GoNintendo
A portion of a Vooks interview with Lukasz Szczepanski of Gamelion… V: Gamelion has previously worked on mobile platforms and the iPod/iPhone. How was the jump to the Wii and the WiiWare platform? LS – Honestly, pretty rough. It’s a totally…
 

Guitar Hero Smash Hits, On Tour: Modern Hits drop into retail on GoNintendo
Activision brings rock’s hottest hits to all major retailers with the launches of their latest pair of Guitar Hero titles, Guitar Hero® Smash Hits and Guitar Hero® On Tour: Modern Hits. Hitting store shelves today, Guitar Hero Smash Hits expands…
 

NETGEAR FS105 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch – $11.36 AR on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 1 Posted By: Masty Views: 663 Replies: 1 @ Newegg. Rebates available for most Netgear switches.The FS105 is a 5 port, great for a small LAN or an entertainment center network (PS3, XBOX, WII)LinkRebate PDF~M
 

Yoshio Sakamoto, Yousuke Hayashi talk Metroid: Other M – stories from Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion to be tied together, could there be future Prime entries…or handheld games? on GoNintendo
A portion of a Wired interview with Yoshio Sakamoto and Yousuke Hayashi… Sakamoto: Within the greater Metroid series, the Other M story will tie together the stories that took place in Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. One of my goals is to…
 

GameTrailers updates on GoNintendo
Dragon Quest IX – Japanese Overview Trailer LEGO Battles – Gatekeeper Cinematic Cate West: The Vanishing Files – Crime-Busting Trailer Wonder Momo – Japanese Virtual Console Gameplay Super Wagyan Land – Japanese Virtual Console Gameplay Rainbow…
 

Ubisoft CEO Expects $60 Million Game Budgets Next Gen [Ubisoft] on Kotaku
If Yves Guillemot, chairman and CEO of publisher Ubisoft, is correct, the next generation of video game consoles won’t just look visually on par with current CGI movies, they’ll be outrageously expensive to make—more than double current…