Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: NBA Live 09, Resident Evil, Super Mario Galaxy, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda | No Comments »
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“The following guest post was written by Edo Segal (@edosegal). Earlier last week, as the day was coming to an end and I was speaking with my 5 year old at bedtime we shared the highlights of our day. I started by telling him the company that created…” |
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“There have been a lot of mixed signals from Nintendo about whether fans should expect The Legend of Zelda Wii this year: First Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said the game was “not committed” to 2010, then Nintendo president Satoru…” |
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“In what may be the best symbolic example yet of Nintendo’s current phase of prosperity, president Satoru Iwata announced that lifetime sales of the Wii have surpassed those of the NES, and the DS has outsold the Game Boy — making them, respectively,…” |
| “No real theme to this week’s deals, but that means there’s a wide array of cheap stuff being offered out there – some of it meh, most of it good.Hardware • 360 console update: Best Buy has the Elite with free Madden NFL and an extra controller ($76…” |
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“Apple’s unveiling of a tablet PC threatened to crowd out the rest of the games and devices news this week, but we didn’t let that stop us from delivering our usual slate of reports, reviews and rumors.iPad Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Everything But…” |
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 »
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| “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 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Call of Duty: World at War, Crash: Mind over Mutant, De Blob, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Major League Baseball 2K9, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, Resident Evil, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, The Conduit, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, Tomb Raider: Underworld, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | No Comments »
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| “Rating: 25 Posted By: Yuyak Views: 6276 Replies: 18 Credit goes to CheapyD on CAG. I’m just copy+pasting (and edited for FW format) for the benefit of gamers on FW. All these games are used, but in my experience they’re generally in fairly good…” |
Posted: November 19th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: FaceBreaker, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, Sonic Unleashed, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Yamaha Supercross | No Comments »
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| “Rating: 4 Posted By: Butcherboy Views: 301 Replies: 5 LinkUnder $10GameFly Under $10 Used Game (Xbox 360, Wii) Blowout Sale + Free ShippingGameFly is having an under $10 Xbox 360 & Wii used game sale with free shipping. GameFly’s games come…” |
Posted: November 13th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Deca Sports, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, New Super Mario Bros., Pikmin, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Wii Sports | No Comments »
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“ It’s here. Best Buy’s Black Friday ad is here. Stores open at 5AM and Best Buy will “pass out tickets for our Doorbuster Specials up to two hours before 5 a.m. store opening,” according to the circular. That means no running, probably….” |
| “Friday 13th November 2009 Members of the public will be given a unique opportunity to sing with The X Factor band Miss Frank as part of the official launch event for Nordic Games’ We Sing karaoke game. We Sing – a Nintendo Wii exclusive – is…” |
| “$20 Gift Card w/Any DSi Game System Purchase – $0.00 Bash Party (Wii) – $14.99 Cooking Mama (DS Game) – $9.99 Cooking Mama (Wii) – $14.99 Crash (DS Game) – $9.99 Deca Sports 10 Games In 1 (Wii) – $9.99 eBay Excite Bots Trick Racing (Wii) -…” |
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| “Earlier today, we talked about the BBC iPlayer Channel that is hitting the Wii in the UK. The BBC has commented on that player, and it looks like Nintendo played a big part in making it happen. We have just announced the release of a new version of…” |
| “A portion of a Eurogamer review… Although still passably entertaining much of the time, stood next to other shooters on the Wii it doesn’t even come close to matching the look and feel of games designed specifically for the system. The…” |
| ““Its [DSi XL] purpose isn’t just to make things bigger for the player, but to attract observers, as well. With an improved view angle, it begins to mimic the extended appeal of Wii. As more people watch the action, more want to get…” |
| “OUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, November 13, 2009 – Gamercize wants families to keep fit during the winter months and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, with the help of video games. Game4Life is a campaign to help be active, have fun, save time and…” |
| ““New Super Mario Brothers is such a special title. It is something that [Mario creator Shigeru] Miyamoto and his team have been so passionate about – that when it came time for the final packaging, we had many internal discussions as to how…” |
| “I just read an article that discusses having a family get-together where New Super Mario Bros. Wii is going to be a big focus. I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself, because that’s exactly what I’m going to be doing as well! I…” |
| “Welcome once again to the Friday’s Food for Thought Post. We hope everyone had a productive work week and is ready for some weekend relaxation. We have all seen the thriller/espionage movies where GEOINT plays a major role in capturing the…” |
| “Sony welcomes a rising sum. Sony’s PS3 finally appears to be selling to Japanese consumers in quantities that wouldn’t embarrass the PS2. This week (ending…” |
| “Faster! Full-screen! High quality! Radio. Nintendo and the BBC are launching an entire Wii iPlayer Channel next Wednesday, 18th November. The improved…” |
| “Sony’s introduction of the $300 PlayStation 3 Slim landed it a top spot in September’s console sales, ousting the Wii. Things have turned around for Nintendo, though, as the Wii reclaimed the number one sales position last month, according to…” |
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 »
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| “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: 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 »
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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 »
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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…”
