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…” |
Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Pikmin, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Originally thought to be a Japanese exclusive the reworked Classic Controller, named the Classic Controller Pro, is set to see a release in the U.S. come April. The new controller is meant to be a big improvement over the original Classic Controller…” |
| “All consoles get hacked, it’s a fact manufacturers have to deal with and all they can do is delay and update their machines often to block such hacks. But this generation of consoles has had one stalwart in the form of the PS3. Although the…” |
| “With modern video game consoles like the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii, you would have to do something really impressive to get gamers these days to notice an old school portable like a Nintendo Game Boy. As unlikely as it seems, however, a chip…” |
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“This past holiday season, my wife and I remodeled our basement putting in a relatively nice media room with fancy in-the-wall speakers, A/V receiver, big LCD TV, Blu-ray player, AppleTV, and Nintendo Wii. All of those components having their own…” |
| “A while back on a recording of Infendo Radio I mentioned that Capcom and Nintendo teamed up to develop the Classic Controller Pro. Which was done for the game Monster Hunter due to the fact that Monster Hunter was original developed for the…” |
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“Can we agree that Modern Warfare 2 was an average shooter, just one that happened to be backed by a gigantic marketing budget? It wasn’t bad, certainly, but the story was bat-shit crazy—Red Dawn was more plausible—and No Russian was…” |
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“Duke Nukem Forever is dead and gone (I think.) Its possible successor on the great video game milk cart of missing games, Alan Wake, is on the verge of release. So what, then, is the New Duke Nukem Forever? Here are some candidates: Black…” |
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“Too late! I shouted it first, so you folks all have to draw two cards while I tell you all about this week’s releases for WiiWare, DSiWare, and the Wii Virtual Console. Can you guess what this week’s biggest WiiWare release is? That’s right! It’s…” |
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“The very public, very messy late-night fight between Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and NBC didn’t just offer interesting insight into the inner workings of network television, it reminded everyone that the TV isn’t used only for watching shows…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Just letting you know… Monday. MONDAY!! What you missed last night Get Mass Effect 2’s DLC For Free (Free!) New Super Mario Bros. Wii Over 10 Million Served Mass Effect 2 Has Some Fancy Disc-Swapping Action Who Can…” |
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“Those who looked longingly at the black Classic Controller Pro Capcom released in Japan for Monster Hunter Tri will be happily to know that the hardware is coming Stateside. The bundle was originally released in Japan for ¥8,490 (US$94) when the…” |
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“Not much has changed in a week in the UK. Wii games keep on selling, Modern Warfare keeps on shooting and Just Dance just keeps on dancing. And at the bottom of the charts? Welcome back, Grand Theft Auto IV. It’s been a while. Hopefully Mass Effect 2…” |
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“New Super Mario Bros. Wii has already propelled itself past Super Mario Galaxy. That’s not all, though. In the eight weeks since the title has been released, Super Mario Bros. Wii has reached the ten million units sold mark. The game has sold over 3…” |
| “Modern-day redux of classic platformer sells over 3 million units in Japan, nearly 3 million in EU, and more than 4.5 million in North America.” |
| “Capcom’s online action game given April launch window, $60 bundle with North American debut of Nintendo’s updated pad.” |
Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: MadWorld, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “It’s official! The New York Times revealed today that Netflix will be bringing their online media streaming service to the Nintendo Wii this spring. The Wii has had only minimal video material, but it will take a big step forward in this…” |
| “According to Craig Harris of IGN on a recent Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast, Nintendo may be getting rid of having friend codes for each individual game on your system. “I’ve heard rumors that friend codes are going away. It’s going…” |
| “If developers today really cared about the consumer—nay, the gamer—there’d be a 2D NEW Sonic the Hedgehog title on the Wii, complete with mass marketing and viral advertising, akin to what Nintendo did with NEW Super Mario Bros…” |
| “Netflix's instant video streaming service will soon be available on the Wii.” |
| “The director doesn't mind making another mature game on Wii.” |
| “New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be the highlight of Nintendo's booth.” |
| “Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America, says Zelda Wii “has to be perfect when it launches.”” |
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“Oh dear, I’m not the smartest of all the men, and I’m often easily confused, but… ooh, a bee. Also, I’m really struggling to get my brain around Bittos. It’s a new puzzle game that’s due for the Wii, but out…” |
| “Model #: 014633190564 Item #: N82E16878127121 Price: $9.99 Add To Cart” |
Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection | No Comments »
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“Two of the ten bazillion HDTVs on display at this year’s CES were the LE9500 and PK950, previously noted for manufacturer LG Electronics’ claims of a “Wii-like experience,” courtesy of its Magic Motion remote. Just how Wii-like was it? In terms of…” |
| “In the latest Nintendo Voice Chat Podcast from IGN, there’s a bit of discussion about friend codes. We hear a bit of a rumor that friend codes on the Wii might actually disappear sometime in the future, with Nintendo opting for just the system…” |
| “Pachter Wii- 3,200,000 PS3 – 1,400,000 Xbox 360 – 1,350,000 PS2 – 350,000 PSP – 650,000 DS – 2,450,000 EEDAR Wii – 3,000,000 PS3 – 1,450,000 Xbox 360 – 1,490,000 PS2 – 350,000 PSP – 350,000 DS – 2,800,000 Link” |
Posted: January 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Super Mario Bros., Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“The Nyko Wand+ isn’t the only new product Nyko is introducing at CES 2010, with a quad induction charger for your Wii remotes and a couple of items aimed at making your PS3 Slim cooler, literally and figuratively. The Charge Base Quad IC is a new…” |
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“Nyko does what Ninten-didn’t with the introduction of the Nyko Wand+, a Wii remote alternative with Motion Plus support built right in. Debuting today at CES in Las Vegas, the Nyko Wand+ features Full Motion Technology, offering the same 1:1 movement…” |
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“After years of record-breaking holiday sales, GameStop reports its second-highest holiday sales ever, citing economic weakness, item shortages, and winter storms as reasons for the lack of upward momentum. The 2007 holiday season saw GameStop sales…” |
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“Yesterday, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made the first public mention of the company’s plans for a successor to the wildly-popular DS handheld. So we know, vaguely, what Nintendo want from the console. That’s fine. Here’s what we want. But first,…” |
| “Only a few days after Capcom France’s boss Antoine Seux made some decidedly anti-Wii comments to French website Gamekult, Capcom Europe’s had to scramble their public relations fighters in an attempt to make nice with the world’s top hardware…” |
| “Nyko’s Wand debuted last year at CES, and this year they have something to answer the question of why people need a Wiimote AND a Wii Motion Plus separately. It’s called the Wand+. The Wand+ doesn’t have, explicitly, the exact technology found in the…” |
| “Players will be able to race as their Mii against iconic Sega characters like Ryo Hazuki and Miles "Tails" Prower.” |
Posted: December 11th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “Annoyed guy walking with his girlfriend: Whatever… We can do it anally tonight if you want.http://eavesdropdc.blogspot.com/2008/07/classy.htmlOverheard by: Ian Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote…” |
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| ““If the only difference really in the Wii 2 is only SD to HD would, that would be really quite boring.” – Square Enix developer Akitoshi Kawazu If that was the only thing Wii HD did, I could see how many people would be disappointed. I…” |
| “River City Ransom…Super Dodge Ball…these are known as Kunio games. While we’ve enjoyed these titles on the VC, we haven’t seen a full-fledge Kunio game on the Wii. Looking at the official Kunio page that Million and Arc…” |
| ““2009 appears to be an all-out miserable year for both hardware and software sales. After two consecutive phenomenal years of growth, with software sales up 34% and 27% in 2007 and 2008, respectively, it should have been evident that a slowdown…” |
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“Adventure Island recently hit WiiWare, and while it was a nice romp down memory lane, I think Master Higgins deserves better. Doesn’t this long-running game mascot deserve a little more credit, and some more care put into his games? Article…” |
| “TV Show King 2 (800 Points): TV Show King, the WiiWare best seller, is back for a second round. There are 8,000 questions sorted into 12 categories on the program, including general knowledge and sports, movies, music and more… And that’s…” |
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| “Nintendo’s mushroom-munching plumber sells nearly 1 million in one week as Wii sells 106K to lead hardware.” |
