Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 08, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Nintendo offers up plenty of Wii and DS games for this week’s downloadable update, but in an unusual move, no new Virtual Console titles have been made available. WiiWare brings us GhostSlayer for 600 points ($6), an action game that uses your Wii…” |
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“The elite executives and creative professionals of the video game industry gathered at the Dice Summit in Las Vegas this week to talk about the art and business of video games. We posted videos and stories during the week about the various talks….” |
| “Even if you confine all your snowboarding to your Wii and all your cross-country treks to your treadmill, you can get hurt.” |
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“GameStop’s TV ad proudly proclaims that it’s the “biggest trade event ever.” We can’t really disagree. Starting today, GameStop stores will be offering an extra 50% bonus on used game trade-ins, boosting their usually-paltry offerings into the “sort…” |
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“Today’s WiiWare and DSiWare update is brought to you by the letter “F.” Four of the seven games released on Nintendo’s download services today have titles starting with the letter, including: a new game in the Aksys “Family” series; Flight Control;…” |
Posted: January 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: FaceBreaker, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, NBA Live 08, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, Nintendo Points, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “EA’s financial problems from last year, it seems, are continuing to have repercussions. Even after cutting 1,500 employees in November, the publisher is still looking to reduce operating costs. As a result, the company is killing off a number of game…” |
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“click to plund-arrr the gall-arrr-yMajesco followed up its announcement of Attack of the Movies 3D with another multiplayer Wii experience, this time with a much sillier title: Pirates Plund-arrr. Three r’s. If it were two r’s, it would be the planet…” |
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“If you’ve been jonesing to play along to a song performed by a fictional, cartoon heavy metal band, then look no further: Activision has announced a downloadable Dethklok song coming this month to the Guitar Hero line, as part of a metal track pack….” |
| “Following Capcom France head Antoine Seux’s uncertainty about the Wii as a profitable platform for the company going into 2010, it would appear that the Capcom mothership would like to carefully rephrase the sentiment. As such, HQ has issued a…” |
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“Last year at CES, Nyko unveiled the Wand, its take on Nintendo’s Wiimote. This year, the peripheral maker’s big item is … abracadabra … the Wand — with one exciting addition! The $40 Wand+ is a single, self-contained unit that includes…” |
Posted: November 4th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Boom Blox, Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, MySims, MySims Kingdom, MySims Party, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, NCAA Football 09, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: ProStreet, Rock Band 2, SimAnimals, SimCity, Skate It, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Super Mario 64, Tetris, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Godfather: The Game, The Sims 2: Pets, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Micro-Bash Stood Up By Himself Today This is bad, real bad. We’re in the middle of the busy reviewing season, gift guides, review guides, year end guides, game of the year awards are all circling in and I can’t stop playing…” |
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“Swedish game developer Zoink Games presents Wiiwaa, a Wii adventure game “designed around the concept of puppeteering” that’s based around the concept of playing with a stuffed puppet with a Wii Remote jammed inside. Is this for real? Zoink’s trailer…” |
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“EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all. The following data was pulled from the Wii’s…” |
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“PETA doesn’t want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse. I know you all had your heart set on purchasing Take-Two’s Ringling Bros. circus…” |
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“If there’s a good Nintendo and a bad Nintendo, then the release of five linked, downloadable games on the DSi represents that latter corporate personality at its worst. 1) Take five mini-games from what must have been an underwhelming 2002 Game Boy…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Never Gonna Give You Up… Next up, WALKING. What you missed last night Five New PSP Bundles For Japan Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review GameStop: PS3, Borderlands &…” |
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“There are a whole lot of WiiWare games out there, and quite a large number of them are downright awful. If you’re worried the game you’re looking at is a piece of junk rather than a gem though, Nintendo will soon be here to help you out. Nintendo…” |
| “Mario and Sonic have teamed up once again, this time for a trip to the Winter Olympics. Can the DS version compare to its bigger Wii brother? Find out in our review…” |
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“25 years ago today, Dell Computers was founded as PCs Limited. Celebrate by buying yourself their 14z laptop for $699. Or show them how you really feel by getting a deal on one of their competitor’s laptops. We have several. Top Deals: • 14″ Asus…” |
Posted: October 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Madden NFL 08, Spyborgs, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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1 / Wii Play with Remote (2006) / Wii / 11.1 million 2 / Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) / PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 / 10.3 million 3 / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) / PS2, Xbox/ 9.8 million 4 / Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) /…”
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Last time we saw these NPD number leaks, they were spot on. We’ll run with them once again, but prepare to be shocked. Muramasa > 35K Scribblenauts > 193K Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days > 201K Dead Space Extraction >9K Spyborgs 5XX Where are the…”
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Amazon.com offers Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort with 2 Wii MotionPlus for $49.49 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $10.”
Posted: August 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Deca Sports, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, Major League Baseball 2K9, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers, MLB Power Pros, MLB Power Pros 2008, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, NCAA Football 09, NHL 2K9, Nintendo Points, Skate It, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Top Spin 3, Virtual Console, We Ski, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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Today, we’re jealous of European gamers, for one reason: The Revenge of Shinobi. The totally awesome Shinobi sequel isn’t on the Virtual Console in North America, and it isn’t on the Sega Genesis Collection or Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection….”
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Taito’s had a glut of classic-title remakes hit current-gen consoles as of late — and if a recent rumor proves to be true, its streak shows no signs of stopping. NeoGAF user Shard recently posted some supposedly leaked images from the developer’s…”
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Wii Sports (November 2006) – 36 hours, 19 minutes FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play (October 2008) – 29 hours, 44 minutes Madden NFL 08 (August 2007) – 28 hours, 12 minutes Madden NFL 09 All-Play (August 2008) – 22 hours, 58 minutes MLB Power Pros 2008 (July…”
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Thanks to Zach for the heads up!”
Posted: August 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Deca Sports, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, Major League Baseball 2K9, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Strikers Charged, Mario Super Sluggers, MLB Power Pros, MLB Power Pros 2008, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, NCAA Football 09, NHL 2K9, Rock Band 2, Skate It, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, We Ski, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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People buy sports on the Wii, the only console currently bundled with a sports-based video game. But how much do they play these things? And how do the Maddens, the fishing games and the mighty Wii Fit rate? Yes, I’m defining “sports game” loosely….”
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Most people overlook the power of video game soundtracks. Although movie scores are often well celebrated, a lot of the video game soundtracks are underrated. However, once you take a good look around, it’s hard to go back. There are…”
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Amazon.com again offers Harmonix’s Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Nintendo Wii (pictured), Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3 for $99.99 each. With free shipping, that ties our mention from earlier this week, since expired, for the best total price we’ve…”
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“Academy of Champions Football is a party football game for kids and sits perfectly with the Wii audience. With a focused marketing campaign and a clear launch window coinciding with the beginning of the football season, I am confident we will…”
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Dealzmodo finishes off the week with a huge selection of monitor deals. If you’re planning to pick up Madden 10 next week and live near a Micro Center, check out the incredible pre-order deal they’re running. Enjoy your weekend! Computing and…”
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A goodly number of our past Patron Saints have been hard-drinkin’, poon-houndin’ actors who have played bank robbers or secret agents or what have you. This week’s Saint, Ian Fleming, has the added cred of having been a secret…”
