Posted: April 1st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Points, Super Mario Kart, Virtual Console | No Comments »
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| “Plus: Chronos Twins! Puzzles! Golf! Classic racer Super Mario Kart is now available to download from the Virtual Console. For 800 Wii Points…” |
Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Super Mario Kart, Wii Shop Channel | No Comments »
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| “Finally, the game that started the Kart frenzy will make its way onto the Wii Shop Channel on April 2nd. The game was originally released a mere seventeen years ago bringing all the breathtaking Mode 7 graphics.” |
| “# healthwatch Scared of getting Alzheimer’s? Just guzzle some “relaxation drink,” eat a “horseshoe sandwich,” and wobble on the Wii. You’ll forget all about it. It’s time for your daily health watch ,…” |
Posted: March 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo Points, Super Mario Kart, Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Relive the glory days for less than six quid. The legendary Super Mario Kart will be available to buy from Wii’s Virtual Console shop this Friday, 2nd April – which is appropriately named Good…” |
| “At one of three UK ticketed events. Capcom’s offering you the chance to play Wii game Monster Hunter Tri before launch at one of three UK events. …” |
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Super Mario Kart | No Comments »
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“This man, Jack Rossi, created a simulation proton pack + thrower so he can play the Wii version of Ghostbusters with as much realism as possible. This is the result. I gotta admire him for his preference of playability over having this-gen graphics….” |
| “Get the Logitech Wii Cordless Keyboard for only $50 – $27 instant savings = $23 shipped at Amazon. This Logitech model features a wireless range of about 30 feet, port for storing USB transceiver, compact keyboard design, and power from a pair of…” |
| “With Super Mario Kart, Nintendo proved that game mascots can still be in great games outside their “regular jobs.” Since then, Mario’s now-friendly rival, Sonic, has tried to keep up (pun not intended). The bog-standard Sonic Drift series on Game…” |
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“Holy media blitz, Batman, we have two stories on the caped crusader in one day. Right on the heels of Warner Bros acquisition of Rocksteady, we find that the publisher is looking to bring out a kinder, friendlier Batman game as well. Batman: The…” |
| “Batman: The Brave and the Bold is coming to a Nintendo console near you this fall.” |
Posted: February 15th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Super Mario Kart | No Comments »
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| “Why? I’m not entirely sure. I guess so you can bring it on an airplane and play Super Mario Kart while traveling? Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, No More Heroes, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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“Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime made a pretty bold prediction back in November. Prior to their respective releases, he said that New Super Mario Bros Wii would outsell the 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by the end of…” |
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“Second verse, same as the first. Tonight’s January NPD numbers aren’t terribly surprising; most systems kept their relative positions. The obvious exception is the constant battle between the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 squeaked…” |
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“Update: New concept art of Mega Man’s weapons and screens for his upcoming adventure have been added to our gallery.Original: Capcom has confirmed a staggered March release for Mega Man’s second, current-gen, 8-bit quest. Nintendo Wii fans will get…” |
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“Sure, last month’s NPD numbers post had all sorts of green arrows plastered all about its form — this month, we knew things would go down. Little known fact: Christmas never occurs in January, and this year is no exception. Without Consumermas…” |
| “Videos The Aussie Source – February 12th News Mega Man 10 Gets its Day in the US New Super Mario Bros. Wii Tops January NPD Sales Layoffs At Radical, Neversoft – Luxoflux Closes New Tony Hawk Will Ride Again “All You Need Is Love” DLC…” |
| “Video Games | Fieldrunners | Launch Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “PSP 43,163 Wii 36,149 DSi LL 28,080 PS3 25,450 DSi 19,116 DS Lite 5,410 Xbox 360 3,651 PS2 2,047 PSP go 1,738 Link” |
| “DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – AiRace: Tunnel 5 – Arcade Hoops Basketball 6 – Army Defender 7 – Arcade Bowling 8 – Escapee GO! 9 – Extreme Hangman 10 – Dark…” |
| “Release dates straight from Capcom… WiiWare – March 1st – 1,000 Nintendo Points PSN – March 11 th XBLA – March 31 st Check out more weapon/screenshot details here Commando Bomb After launching the Commando Bomb, press up or down on the…” |
| “Despite inventory shortages of the Wii hardware, Nintendo systems came out on top at the beginning of 2010. Nintendo’s Wii™ home console and the family of hand-held Nintendo DS™ systems finished No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for the month of…” |
| “United States sales Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – 6,156,700 million units sold – PS3 – 3,249,000 million units sold New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 4,866,700 million copies sold Here’s where the problem comes in. Some people believe that Reggie…” |
| “- retail video game industry sales in the U.S. (software, hardware, accessories) were $1.17 billion, a 13 percent decrease from January 2009 – hardware made $353.7 million for the month, down 21 percent. – software made $597.9 million for the month,…” |
| “Music and Fitness Fail Whilst core gamers drove their respected categories to record highs, the Music and Fitness genres failed to deliver to last year’s standards. In fact, 90% of the decline in January software sales can directly be attributed to…” |
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“Danger. You are at risk of discussing January’s U.S. video game sales data without the proper analysis at the ready. Grab a marker and consider scribbling the following cheat-sheet notes on your hand. For the raw data, check out the NPD’s U.S January…” |
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“Wii fever swept the United States in January, another 465,000 units of Nintendo’s white wonder snatched up by consumers. Hey, when you’re selling that many copies of New Super Mario Bros. you’re gonna need a Wii to play it on. Nintendo once again…” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Kart, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“There is a virtual cornucopia, so to speak, of games out there right now, readers. From Mass Effect 2 and Borderlands to Bayonetta and Dark Void, to the constant stream of demos, freeware, and indie games — it’s a good time to be a gamer….” |
Posted: January 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, MySims, Nintendo Points, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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“The Tales of Graces ‘Koakuma costume’ will be available in Japan on January 20th at 13:00. The costume will cost gamers 400 Nintendo Points. More screens here” |
| “A mashup between Korean Girl-Group “After School” and the theme from The Last Ninja, available on the Virtual Console. Direct link here (thanks Wait1minuteplz!)” |
| “DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – Arcade Hoops Basketball 5 – Army Defender 6 – Arcade Bowling 7 – Touch Solitaire 8 – The Oregon Trail 9 – MySims Camera 10 – …” |
Posted: November 30th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Kart, Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “New on the Wii Virtual Console: Super Mario Kart. Many consider this the finest Kart made. Tags: video games Wii” |
| “EDMONTON – Wireless processor company Eleven Engineering is taking on the three giants of the gaming industry in a patent infringement case. The Edmonton company is suing Nintendo Co., Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. over claims their video-game…” |
| “The only reason there are audio issues and slowdown is due to the video recording program being used at the same time as play. Direct link here” |
| “REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo’s internal tracking numbers show that the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ video game systems combined in the United States during Thanksgiving Week….” |
Posted: November 27th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Bit.Trip, Dr. Mario Online Rx, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Music, WiiWare, World of Goo, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “A video interview with Eiji Aonuma that you can’t miss. Aonuma touches on requests for a Wii remake of Ocarina of Time, discusses his personal attachment to Ocarina of Time, briefly talks about Zelda Wii, and deeply details his thoughts on the…” |
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| “As we saw from Nintendo’s press release earlier today, there are plenty of new Wii owners thanks to Black Friday. There will be millions more to follow over the holiday season. With so many new Wii owners out there, we should start spreading…” |
| “DSiWare 1 (1) – Flipnote Studio 2 (2) – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 (6) – Arcade Bowling 4 (N) – myNotebook: Blue 5 (3) – Bomberman Blitz 6 (8) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 7 (N) – Castle of Magic 8 (5) – Crash-Course Domo 9…” |
| “Direct link here We need to see some more of New Super Mario Bros. Wii music on YouTube! I’m sure there’ll be a bunch of tributes a few months from now, and I’ll be ready to post them! Thanks to WowitsMike for the heads up!” |