Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: ProStreet, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, The Simpsons Game, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Final Fantasy XIII is just a few weeks away for gamers in North America, Europe and Australia, the debut game in Square Enix’s grand Fabula Nova Crystallis project. What does the future hold for the trio of Final Fantasy XIII games? Let’s first talk…” |
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“Silicon Knights’ psychological horror game Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem was one of the bright spots in the GameCube library, so Nintendo’s new refiling of the Eternal Darkness trademark warrants at least a modicum of excitement. Or does…” |
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“Achievement hunters, beware! Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on nine more games with online components, titles like The Godfather, Def Jam: Icon and The Simpsons Game, which will go offline forever starting in March. Some of those titles are…” |
| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I’m making white chili tonight, also known as Chicken Chili Verde. I haven’t made chili in a good year or so, which is weird because I love making and eating it. Typically I make a straight-forward Texas red chili. No…” |
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“The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have…” |
Posted: January 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09 | No Comments »
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“This week saw the debut of Kotaku’s overnight off-topic discussion, aka Our Excuse to Talk About S—t Like the A-Team. Crecente and McWhertor in Vegas still helped keep the rest of the site on-topic for original coverage this past week. Kotaku…” |
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: December 26th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09, NBA Live series, Wii Play, Wii Remote | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Back at Amazon.com is Nintendo’s Wii Play with Remote, model no. 045496890179, for $39.99 with free shipping. It ties a deal from a week ago, which went in and out of stock unpredictably, and is the lowest total price we could find by $7. This bundle…” |
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“In naming the best video games of the year, the sports genre is often left to fight over a single award. And as I’ve discussed before, one probably isn’t winning an overall game-of-the-year anytime soon. Realizing that sports games don’t usually…” |
Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Lego Batman: The Video Game, Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Madden NFL 09, NCAA Football 09, Nights: Journey of Dreams, Sega Superstars Tennis, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
Posted: November 12th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Madden NFL 09, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Walmart knocks 15% to 30% off select used video games as listed below. In all, thousands of titles are available for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, and more. Shipping starts at $2.47, or opt for free Site-to-Store delivery. Some notable…” |
| “Dell Home has the Nintendo Wii Game Console for $199.99. Add it to your cart and it drops to $179.99. With free shipping, that’s $5 under our mention from two days ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen since September, when it was $10 less. Sales…” |
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: September 20th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09, Resident Evil, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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If you thought that it was bad when the Wii first came out, just think how TVs will do with this Wii accessory around. It’s like they’re just begging you to chuck something through your TV. I’ll bet this was secretly created by…”
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A portion of a Vooks review… Cursed Mountain is a great survival horror title that takes advantage of all facets of the Wii’s hardware. While it’s a bit weak graphically and has it’s faults, the other components of the game contribute to…”
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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Platform: Wii Rating: Mature Content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language Rating summary: This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of one of four protagonists who must…”
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Airport Mania: First Flight (Wii) – E Christmas Clix (Wii) – E Jurassic: The Hunted (Wii) – T Montessori Music (DS) – E Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey (Wii) – E Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii) – M Sushi Go Round…”
Posted: September 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09 | No Comments »
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Rating: 17 Posted By: Sanjoelo Views: 5904 Replies: 44 See ricketstar’s post below for a pdf with all applicable rebate deals. (Thanks to ricketstar and Jay) XBox 360Madden ‘09 for XBox 360, $29.99 (+ tax) with a $30 MIR. Offer 09-93708. Rebate…”
Posted: September 18th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Madden NFL 09, Mario Kart DS, NCAA Football 09, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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Anyone see Kanye in the house? Phew. Moving on: This week’s — uninterrupted — Rock Band Weekly announcement is headlined by Pearl Jam’s Backspacer album. The new tracks will appear on Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 on September 20, 22 and 24, respectively….”
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Scribblenauts, Wii Sports Resort leading the pack at the time of writing. Here’s the full list: DS Scribblenauts Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days New Super Mario…”
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We mention a plastic football accessory for the Wii in our radio show this week, and a plastic Wii football accessory appears! Coincidence? Probably! Could a plastic football accessory make Madden sell better on the Wii? CTA Digital, the company…”
