Posted: April 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Tetris | No Comments »
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“Hey everyone, it’s time to jump onto the Distribution bandwagon. This is the event Shaymin that was distributed with the 11th Pokémon movie. Get him while you can. SHAYMIN starts at Lv. 50 and comes with a Micle Berry. It’s Original…” |
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“Gone are the days when pillows were only considered as a tool for resting the head while catching a wink. Today, fashion vistas are concerned about the comfort plus pomp. Now a days, there are innumerable creative and unique pillow designs…” |
Posted: April 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “Alex Kidd in Shinobi World – Virtual Console Gameplay Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop – Launch Trailer” |
| “A portion of a G4 review… The Pros * Anything Nintendo designers can do, you can do * Extremely helpful tutorial * Sharing and pre-existing games for the creatively challenged * The Cons * Friend Codes hold back…” |
| ““I’m just gonna go ahead and say it, but we even discussed where the best place for the analogue sticks would be.” – Satoru Iwata “To be honest, when we were first asked that, I thought, ‘Is it all right for us to…” |
| “Click here to view the embedded video. Nintendo unceremoniously reminded everyone today that DSiWare is one year old. “In just one year’s time, the Nintendo DSiWare service has offered more than 150 downloadable games and applications…” |
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“No really, there’s nothing even remotely interesting coming to either Wii or DS this week. So, uh, what are you going back to?” |
| “Get $25 Off On Orders of $100 or more on games and other non-hardware purchases at GameStop.com. Use Promo Code 25OFF to receive 25% off any order of $100 or more. Or get 15% on any in-stock Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii title using Promo Code …” |
Posted: April 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Wii Fit | No Comments »
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| “Speaking with Multiplayer, NBA Jam creative director Trey Smith shared the inspiration behind the digitized faces of the upcoming Wii remake.” |
| “The Nintendo Wi-Fi connection is way behind the times. Here is a five step plan for fixing Nintendo’s online gaming service.” |
| “Netflix released an app for Apple’s new iPad , allowing subscribers who bought the device on launch day to access the service’s vast library of streaming films and television. The iPad won’t be stealing all of the thunder from…” |
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“Note: I edited the post title on April 3 to make it clear this was an April Fool’s Joke. Comments posted by readers on 4/1 and 4/2 may have been “fooled” – thanks for taking the joke in good spirits. — Mark I have a…” |
| “Video Games | Pach-Attack! | Episode 109 XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “A portion of a Kombo review… The Ubisoft camera that can be used instead of the Wii-mote is nothing more than a gimmick that doesn’t always work properly in less than optimal lighting. Racquet Sports is a slightly above average game…” |
| “I think that the people reading this site know that there’s no reason for the Wii to gather dust. There have been plenty of fantastic first and third party games out there. Unfortunately, there are many Wii owners that believe that the system…” |
| ““Look at Wii – while it’s done really well, third parties have struggled, so we’ve left a lot of room for people to believe in the ecosystem, and Natal is a part of that.” – Xbox product director Aaron Greenberg Perhaps…” |
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“Impressions here” |
| “Above is the intro for K-On!, an anime series in Japan about 4 young girls that are in the same high school music club. The anime appears to be a hit, and now a game adaptation is already in the works. We don’t know the platform just yet, but…” |
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“The following is a screencap from the LinkedIn profile for Darren Abbott, a Senior/Group Lead at Midway Games … You have to wonder what’s going on here. First off, it’s not a confirmation of a Wii successor. This could…” |
Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection | No Comments »
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“Check out more of each version in our Flickr set GamesPress” |
| “A portion of a Kotaku review… WarioWare: D.I.Y. is improves when combined with the WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase – which adds another 72 pre-made microgames to the mix – and the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which will provide fresh weekly…” |
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“Direct link here Check out more screens in our Flickr set Turbo Trainz Turbo Trainz is a fast paced train race which gets your heart thumping and your arms pumping! “Become the train” with the Wii’s unique control…” |
| “Japanese newspaper Nikkei Sangyou Shimbun has an article that discusses the burdens and issues that came to Nintendo with their hugely successful Wii and DS platforms. Just because you’re making money doesn’t mean that things are going…” |
Posted: March 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “# list It was a week in which new Wii games were reviewed and old Nintendo 64 games were reviewed, as well as one that could’ve have passed for a Super NES game. It was a week’s worth of Kotaku…” |
| “# netflix The Netflix discs enabling streaming video over the Wii are already in the mail and one reader’s uploaded this video, showing us what we can expect – in this case, 30 second loading…” |
| “# review So how does the WiiWare version of Cave Story stand up to the original? I couldn’t tell you, as I’ve never played the PC version. More »” |
| “If you want to try your hand at designing a game, you live in a very good time. You can always download the Unreal Engine 3 to play with for free if you want to take a crack at PC gaming. but if your goals are slightly less ambitions, Nintendo…” |
Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Shop Channel, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Nintendo’s media summit was held today, and the company dropped dates for several anticipated releases. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is set for May 23, which interestingly means Nintendo isn’t aiming for a holiday release. The company also announced Monster…” |
| “Nintendo Announces Launch Dates for Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America issued a surge of new information today about what consumers can expect from the company in…” |
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“CAVE STORY ON WIIWARE MARCH 22ND The Indie Superhit Drops With Exclusive Content On Wii February 24, 2010 – Nicalis, Inc. is excited to announce the upcoming release of the indie superhit, Cave Story for WiiWare. Rated E10+, Cave Story will be…” |
| “Season 6 Winner Along With Show’s Key Celebrities And Contestants To Be Featured In The Game NEW YORK, NY (December 8, 2009) – Atari Inc., one of the world’s most recognized brands, and The Weinstein Company, executive producers of the…” |
| “1. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition 2. [PSP] God Eater 3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii 4. [DS] Dragon Quest VI 5. [DS] Tomodachi Collection 6. [PS3] Heavy Rain 7. [DS] Yu-Gi-Oh WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 Reverse of Arcadia 8. [WII] Wii Fit Plus 9….” |
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“I never had a problem with Mario Party and I am surprised that the series gets so much crap. Maybe it’s not the game itself, but the friends that I play with. We always seem to have a blast and end up laughing our butts off… kind of…” |
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“Kraków, February 24th 2010 Teyon, a successful video games developer and publisher, unveiled today a part of Nintendo DSiWare™ and WiiWare™ line-up for this year. “The line-up is a result of our strategy focusing on digital distribution…” |
| “DUBLIN, IRELAND – February 24th, 2010 – Icon Games Entertainment, a leading iPhone, PSP, Nintendo Wii, and WiiWare game publisher and developer, today announced that to celebrate the three month anniversary of our first Nintendo WiiWare game; Stunt…” |
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: De Blob, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “A portion of a G4 review… The Pros * Playing with monkeys in balls is still fun * Intriguing use of the Wii balance board * Tons of mazes * The Cons * Balance board is overly sensitive and annoying to use * Most of the…” |
| ““What publishers have said is they’re not going to spend the resources on Wii… In my job, we compete against Microsoft and Nintendo, and we’re competing for resources. So when I walk into a publisher, I ask, ‘Where are…” |
| “01. [PSP] God Eater – 110,000 / 506,000 02. [DS] Dragon Quest VI – 79,000 / 1,176,000 03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 59,000 / 3,322,000 04. [DS] The Prince of Tennis: Motto Gakuensai no Oujisama -More Sweet Edition- – 44,000 / NEW 05….” |
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“In an interview with IGN, THQ CEO (that’s a lot of three-letter abbreviations right next to each other) Brian Farrell provided more details about the company’s upcoming lineup. For one, we can expect to see the new Saints Row and Red Faction games as…” |
| “EA has posted an online status update on its website informing gamers that another twelve titles are losing online functionality. The full list of games includes: March 16, 2010 Online Service Shutdown Def Jam for PlayStation 3 and Xbox…” |
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: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
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“Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii had a big January, following its 2.8 million copies sold in December ‘09 with another 650,000-plus copies to Mario-hungry Wii owners in the United States. The one game that came closest to Nintendo’s super popular…” |
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“In Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Ultimate All -Stars, players select from among 26 characters plucked from the universes of Tatsunoko Productions and Capcom to create a tag team to brawl their way through waves of paired-off fighters. Much has been made of…” |
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“The Beatles’ classic “All You Need is Love,” once exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of The Beatles: Rock Band, is finally making its way to the PlayStation 3 and Wii, with its charitable intentions intact. Released for the Xbox 360 in September of…” |
| “It might not be GoldenEye, but Rare is almost set to release Perfect Dark on the Xbox Live Arcade. Earlier today, at Microsoft’s X10 event, it was announced that Perfect Dark would be among the four Arcade games released in March as a part of the…” |
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“Overall U.S. video game sales fell 13 percent in January to $1.17 billion, according to market researcher NPD. Game hardware sales fell 21 percent to $353.7 million, driven by both so-so sales in January and higher hardware prices a year ago….” |
| “Infographic: Rob Vargas One happy consequence of last year’s rough economic season was that more people had more time on their hands–and instead of playing Wii all day (though there was, undoubtedly, plenty of that, too), they decided to chip in,…” |
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| “KTRK-13′S DEBORAH WRIGLEY reports that the Lakewood/Osteen self-help congregation has started a drive-through faith-healing service. Can the Lakewood Remote Faith-Healing editions for the Wii and iPhone be far behind?” |
| “Here’s something that’s definitely worth taking note of. In the most recent IGN Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, we learn that IGN got themselves a copy of Endless Ocean: Blue World a few days back for review. IGN got a review copy of a…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, No More Heroes, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Virtual Console, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“One of the biggest potential stumbling points for the 360’s (and PC’s!) Game Room – having to secure an endless stream of ESRB ratings – has been solved in a fairly unique way by Microsoft. Whereas similar platforms – like Nintendo’s Virtual Console…” |
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“The Japanese release of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of the Wii original, won’t make its previously announced February 25 release date. Travis and company won’t touch down until sometime in April. So what does…” |
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“Game programming may come to the masses in the most micro of forms with Nintendo’s upcoming do-it-yourself mini-game collection WarioWare D.I.Y., one of a handful of new titles we got to go hands-on with this week. I’ve been a longtime fan of the…” |
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“Sony’s PlayStation Portable continues its reign at the top of Japan’s hardware chart this week, in part thanks to Valkyria Chronicles 2 and continued sales of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. But the Wii is catching up on the PSP. With New Super Mario…” |
