Posted: April 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Overlord: Dark Legend, Punch-Out!!, Resident Evil, The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: MISURICK Views: 490 Replies: 2 RED.com Features 13 Levels Including 3 Bosses! Alternate Between Playing Ham and Luna exchanging humorous banter between the two acrobatic chimps. Battle 2-Player Co-op Style or Fight as…” |
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: ezwrighter Views: 401 Replies: 3 All of the following have free shipping: GameFly Store – Xbox 360 Prototype $9.99 Left 4 Dead 2 $19.99 NCAA Football 10 $19.99 Brutal Legend $9.99 Rock Band Country Track Pack $9.99…” |
| “After making a grand return on WiiWare, Frogger continues his street crossing adventure on DSiWare.” |
| “Wii players with a Netflix account can finally see their movies on the system today.” |
| “From Windows Solitaire to Bejeweled to Wii Tennis, casual games have radically changed the landscape of games. By simplifying gameplay and providing quick but intense blasts of engaging play, casual games have drawn in huge new audiences of players….” |
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“Nintendo’s video game controllers do not infringe on a patent by Anascape Ltd., according to a court ruling today. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Nintendo’s controllers — including the Wii Remote, Nunchuck, Classic…” |
Posted: July 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero World Tour, Nintendo Points, Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii Balance Board, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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Capcom have revealed the latest trailer and Japanese ads for the upcoming Wii and #45;exclusive, Monster Hunter 3.”
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Break out those tattered jeans and torn up flannel, because Guitar Hero: World Tour is getting a new DLC pack for the punk in all of us. Dubbed the Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack, the download features three tunes from three separate well-known…”
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Konami has revealed plans for Nintendo’s WiiWare service with 3 confirmed games: Gradius, Contra and DRiiFT.”
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The Wii’s September 29 prequel to last year’s Dead Space has a control scheme EA’s Visceral Games couldn’t put on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. A new EA trailer shows how it works. Dead Space Extraction will be out September 29. As you watch,…”
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We go back and forth, and back and forth with this Modern Warfare 2 Wii talk. I really hope Activision surprises us with a confirmation sometime soon. The latest information we have is that Aussie retailer JB Hi-Fi has preorder boxes up for the…”
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Super Meat Boy Wii Control Questions There’s another video, but BAMtendo tells me that it’s pretty NSFW. You’ll have to click over to check it out!”
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A portion of an NWR review… Overlord: Dark Legend is damn fine game when all is said and done. It’s a focused, linear experience that never really slows down. There’s not a lot outside of the entertaining main quest, but the time…”
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A portion of a Keep Casual review… Is the game easy for anyone to pick up and play? And can the game be enjoyed by just about anyone? The answer to both is “yes.” Vertigo gives you your single modes, multiplayer modes such as bowling,…”
Posted: June 29th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero World Tour, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, MySims, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, No More Heroes, Overlord: Dark Legend, Resident Evil, The Conduit, Virtual Console, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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The Nintendo Channel receives another helping of E3 interviews this week, highlighting big Wii titles such as Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Rabbids Go Home, and, the feel-good story of the year, Tatsunoko vs Capcom. We’re pumped for the…”
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Update: It appears that this would be the 11.1″ Samsung N510. The specifications are under intense speculation, but the word on the street is that this will be a 1366×768 11.1″ display, an Atom N280 1.66Ghz and only 1GB of memory. On the storage…”
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In Sega’s The Conduit, you play as a pawn in a vast conspiracy involving aliens, shadowy government agencies, and the president of the United States. But the Wii-exclusive first-person shooter hopes to win gamers over not with its plot and known…”
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Do you have a case of the Mondays? Well, Giz is here to brighten your day with some awesome deals on laptops, TVs, and games. For all you hobos, MP3s for your eager ears. Have a great day! Computers and Peripherals: • 17″ HP G70t Core 2 Duo…”
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The latest issue of Nintendo Power had a few new nuggets of information on Wii games, No More Heroes 2 and Fragile.”
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Direct link here (thanks Josh!)”
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- Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (NDS, Nintendo): 637,686 units sold Release: 02/11/09 – Asobu Made in Ore (NDS, Nintendo): 168,996 units sold Release: 04/29/09 – Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo): 3,517,121 units sold Release: 12/02/06 – Monster Hunter…”
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Check out more screens in our Flickr set AUSTIN, TX – June 29, 2009 – Today Aspyr Media announced the release of Club Treasure World (www.clubtreasureworld.com), a companion web-based community supporting this week’s launch of the whimsical new…”
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“I think that generally a lot of the game design in Left 4 Dead was focused on keeping the players together and really punishing a player that leaves the group. So the difference conceptually with The Grinder is that our characters are hunters, not…”
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Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – Score: 94% Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Wii) – Score: 70% Indiana Jones and The Staff of Kings (Wii) – Score: 60% Overlord: Dark Legend (Wii) – Score: 65% Klonoa (Wii) – Score: 80% The Munchables (Wii) – Score:…”
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Check out more Wii and DS screens in our Flickr set EDISON, N.J., June 29, 2009 – For a daring girl, rafting down the Amazon, climbing Mt. McKinley, or embarking on an exotic African Safari is all in a day’s event! Majesco Entertainment Company…”
Posted: June 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Excitebots: Trick Racing, Metroid Prime, Overlord: Dark Legend, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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Videos Wii Sports Resort Overlord: Dark Legend Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward Grinder, The Bigs 2, The Galaga ‘88 Bit Boy Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Decepticons Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen —…”
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We Cheer 2 – High School Cheerleaders Trailer Excitebots: Trick Racing – Poker Mini-Game Tournament Video Games | Excitebots: Trick Racing | Poker Mini-Game Tournament XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii TMNT: Smash-Up – Character…”
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“Being Wii Motionplus exclusive, we really needed the information in the Wii MotionPlus, it’s an amazing device. With the gyroscope we always know which way the Wii remote is pointing. We’re trying to make a game that is the best reason to have…”
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The Wii release of Metroid Prime Trilogy just keeps getting better. Yesterday, we learned that it would include a lovely tin and an artbook, and now GameStop has just revealed that copies pre-ordered from the retailer will also come with a free…”
Posted: June 24th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii Fit | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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$734.00, Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.10 Megapixel Digital SLR $9.99, Kingston DT1204GB Flash Drive – 4GB $69.99, Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 HD – 750GB $109.99, Magnavox – Full HD 1080p Blu-ray Disc DVD Player $49.99, TomTom – ONE 130 3.5in Portable…”
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We have great deals on TVs today (perhaps for your very own Man Wall). For those not television inclined, the free subscription of O magazine is just for you. Computing and Peripherals: • 16″ HP Pavilion G60t Core2Duo Laptop (250GB HDD, Blu-ray…”
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TOMY Corporation introduces NARUTO™ Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution® 3, an exciting new installment to the hit Clash of Ninja fighting game series. Exclusively for Wii™, the classic 3D fighting game features new and improved gameplay…”
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A portion of a WhatTheyPlay interview with actress Megan Fox… WTP: What are your thoughts on the Wii getting kids active? Megan Fox: I’m totally a fan of the Wii, I’m just not good at it. I actually have a Wii Fit and it’s…”
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“That (Overlord: Dark Legend) was our publisher’s decision to do that. And I think that it’s a good decision because I don’t think direct ports to the Wii work… The key selling point for the Wii is the Wii controls. You…”
Posted: June 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Overlord: Dark Legend, Resident Evil | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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A portion of a GameInformer… The game’s design is overly simplistic, perhaps as an attempted nod to younger players. It hurts the experience, since it feels like you’ve won every fight before you even begin, even against bosses. It’s rare…”
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April 2009 Usage Min % PS2 21.6% X360 21.1% Wii 17.6% PS3 10.5% Xbox 6.7% GC 2.6% Versus December 2008 PS2 28.3% X360 17.4% Wii 16.4% Xbox 8.4% PS3 8.1% GC 3.3% Link”
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A portion of a GamesRadar review… You’ll love * Refined version of awesome original * Wii controls! * Still scary You’ll hate * Nothing new over GameCube version * Wii controls actually suck * Won’t…”
Posted: June 22nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Overlord: Dark Legend, Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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We were playing with the TG01 and the Kinoma Player Recently The Toshiba TG01 has finally launched in Japan. Docomo is the first carrier to offer the Windows Mobile smartphone. The TG01 is known for its large size and slim profile, but also for its…”
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Thanks to Zephyrflare for the heads up!”
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Check out the 8 minutes of footage here”
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A portion of a CVG review… Rock solidly made and full of evil-flavoured charm, but you can’t help but wish this had been so much more. The Little King still rules Wii. Full review here”
Posted: June 21st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: MySims, Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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A portion of a Vooks review… One of the deeper and more technical tennis games on the Nintendo Wii, complemented by a slightly more complicated control scheme. Brilliant graphics, a very comprehensive system for online play and one of the first…”
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Nintendo DS Fushigi Yuugi DS Maruhan: The Pachinko Hall My Sims Racing Really? Really! DS Table Game Spirits V Yukkuri Tanoshimi Taijin no Jigsaw Puzzle DS Wii MySims Racing Wii Sports Resort Welcome to hell, MySims Racing. You’ve been sent…”
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A portion of a Eurogamer review… …while it provides superior controls and less frustration than Overlord II, it regrettably falls down by failing to offer enough of a concerted challenge. There’s a wealth of promise here, but maybe…”
Posted: May 22nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Boom Blox, Overlord: Dark Legend, Punch-Out!!, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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Overlord: Dark Legend – Exploration Walkthrough Overlord: Dark Legend – Exploration Walkthrough 2 Boom Blox Bash Party – Review Speed Zone – Fast Lane Gameplay Speed Zone – Space Track Gameplay Rhythm Heaven – My Slice of Heaven Trailer Wii Virtual…”
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Punch-Out!! Wii ‘Spoiler Fight”
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Nintendo's Australian branch details the price and launch dates of the upcoming game and peripheral.”
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Use code 65G7RQ11J?M2LH Don’t have to phone or anything, just regular checkout online. Came out to $230 for me. This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.”
Posted: May 22nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Art Style, Mario Kart Wii, Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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At least, that’s according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, speaking to a sharp-tongued investor during the company’s quarterly financial results briefing question and answer session. When asked about the longevity of the current Nintendo hardware…”
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We’ve got about 60 deals for you today, including discounted laptops and games, a bunch of mid-sized HDTVs (for those of you who complained), cheap movies, a free boobie rub, and a list of where you can catch some awesome deals for the Memorial Day…”
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Technology moves so quickly that many gadgets get tossed out and forgotten. However, gamers aren’t always so quick to toss aside old gear. After spending so much time bonding with and getting used to an old controller, using a new one is…”
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Coming from the official website for Just Add Water… Just Add Water (Developments) Ltd. is a collective of likeminded game developers specialising in digital delivery projects. JAW nurtures their projects within their open plan offices,…”
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A portion of an N-Sider review… I’m growing increasingly impressed with the Art Style series, and PiCTOBiTS is definitely one of the best – right up there with WiiWare’s Cubello. Skip seems to have an endless supply of neat little…”
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Check out more games here Link”
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A pair of hands-on impressions articles from Eurogamer… EA Sports Wii lineup hands-on Overlord: Dark Legend”
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NDS Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Lets Make a Pro Baseball Team 2) (SEGA) – 24,000 (30%) NDS Sloan to Michael: Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) – 19,000 (30%) WII Tact of Magic (Nintendo) – 3,000 (15%) NDS Yuuzai x Muzai (Bandai Namco) – 1,500 (20%) NDS…”
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As a Software Developer at Coyote Logistics you will be part of a team building Coyote’s proprietary, global transportation application using all of the latest tools and technologies available. Our development team works in an open, casual…”
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“My aim is that there will be a completely free game on all the consoles out there where we preserve the current free-to-play model. I think this is where the industry should go, but I don’t think that’s where they want it to go, given that…”
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This week’s Japanese hardware contest wasn’t a proud one, with total hardware unit sales just barely cracking the 100,000 mark. Not good. But it was a winning week for the Nintendo DSi and Wii. Those two consoles won out against their PlayStation…”
