Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “The idea that third parties can’t do well on the Wii is firmly rooted and completely wrong. GamesIndustry.biz, the trade arm of the Eurogamer Network, recently completed the next step in its evolution…” |
Posted: February 21st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“The Japanese gaming hardware market didn’t do too much movin’ and shakin’ this past week, though the software sales throne was usurped by a new PSP release from Namco Bandai: God Eater. Given the game’s Monster Hunter-esque nature, we’re not…” |
| “No matter what I do, I just can’t kick this cold! I know you might have to wait a good 10 days to get suckers like this out of your system, so I have a ways to go. I’ll just keep chugging the orange juice until then! Well, I’ll…” |
| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Perfect Dark XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “A portion of a C3 review… The game does have some potential to host a well rounded sandbox experience but fails through what seems like an experimental, first-stab-at-it approach with little in the way of refining and testing. Poor control…” |
| “Way to go, EA…nice way to ruin any chance NBA Jam had on the Wii. From the very first day that the NBA Jam Wii news broke, there were multiple sources stating that the game would also see release on the 360 and PS3. While EA is yet to confirm…” |
| “Enterbrain is going to go forward with something we’ve all been wanting to see. Later this Spring, Enterbrain will be offering up information on sales of digital titles. This includes data from both the Wii Shopping Channel and DSi Shop. The…” |
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “What to do when you have to call your home your office, while also calling your office your home? That’s exactly what creative couple Jocelyn and Jason had to tackle with their live-work loft, a space which plays double duty for their design business…” |
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“Thomas Goetz is the Executive Editor of Wired and the author of The Decision Tree, a new book about how tracking and research can better inform our own health decisions. Here, as an example, he explains sleep gadgets.Can gadgets make us healthier?…” |
| “This just in: The March issue of Nintendo Power reportedly names the top 10 Nintendo games of the decade. They are as follows: Super Mario Galaxy Resident Evil 4 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Super Smash…” |
| “Those familiar with the Sega’s last pre-needlemouse “traditional” Sonic the Hedgehog title remember it’s big selling point – the Knuckles “Lock-On” feature, that allowed gamers to play as the feisty red…” |
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 »
Wii news from around the web:
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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: February 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Endless Ocean, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, MadWorld, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Menu, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “As much as some may piss and moan about the lack of HD on the Wii, it’s just not that big of a deal, and won’t be for some time. Netflix agrees. Now, when HD is ubiquitous, and “hardcore” developers like Epic Games can say…” |
| “Although Xbox, PlayStation, and PC carry a lot more first-person shooters, said games exist on Wii – even good ones. But they’re few and far between. So what would recommend for trigger-happy Wii owners looking for a moving target: Metroid…” |
| “I have no idea what I’m talking about, as far as the sports discussion goes. It’s the Wii part of the discussion that makes sense to me. We’ve learned that check swings weren’t going to be a part of MLB 2K10, but there was…” |
| “Direct link and videos for Endless Ocean: Blue World, Tomena Sanner, Sudoku 4Pockets, Might and Magic Clash of Heroes, Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games, Bloons, Oscar in Movieland, Fieldrunners, Zhu Zhu Pets. (thanks NintenDaan!)” |
| “Nintendo Power Awards Wii Game of the Year: New Super Mario Bros Wii DS Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks WiiWare Game of the Year: Castlevania Rebirth Best Music Game: Rhythm Heaven Best Retro Revival: A Boy and his Blob Best…” |
| “Nintendo confirms the settlement of a Federal Court action against an individual in Australia for illegally copying and uploading to the Internet the first game file of Nintendo’s highly-anticipated video game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the…” |
| “We actually posted this up as part of a larger article, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails about it. I’ll post this blurb on third parties sales as its own article. In recent video game software market, there is a huge gap between…” |
| “Cubed3 catches up with Shin’en Multimedia to talk about Art of Balance on Nintendo’s WiiWare service.” |
| “Last Friday saw the release of two very big and #45;name Wii titles in the UK, Endless Ocean 2 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.” |
Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “01. / 02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 110.918 / 3.117.087 (-20%) 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) – 94.444 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) – 76.088 /…” |
| “A portion of an Aussie-Nintendo review… Space Harrier is an important slice of SEGA’s history, and it’s aged extremely well. Simple high-energy gameplay with a killer soundtrack and surreal visuals. It’s nice to have this…” |
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“We spend a lot of time talking about all the games and other goodies coming out for the Wii. Of course, we cover every bit of DS news that we can find, but it seems like people spend more time talking about the console side of gaming than the…” |
| “From this… To this! While Wii Fit isn’t the only reason why Lara lost so much weight, she definitely credits it for helping in a very big way. Check out the video interview here (thanks Cook!)” |
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“I wouldn’t mind seeing the Helmasaur King make a triumphant return for Zelda Wii. I think this guy could look pretty damn amazing in 3d, and I’m sure he could put up a pretty good fight after learning some tricks during his last…” |
| “Do third parties need to fix their approach to the Wii? In some cases they definitely do. I think almost all major third parties have seen one of their titles hit Wii only to be completely ignored by consumers. Now, I’m not saying that every…” |
Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tetris, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “So every so often I like to take a look at what our siblings over at GNOME are up to by reading Planet GNOME. I do it manually because I removed that feed from Akregator quite awhile ago, and a couple of the stories there seem to confirm my choice…” |
| “A portion of a WiiLoveIt interview with Fugazo’s Andrew Lum… WLI: Does the DSiWare service appeal to you in any way, from a marketing perspecive? Do you think Frobot would be a good fit for that platform? AL: If we were to make Frobot for…” |
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“When was the last time that you played Mario Kart Wii? Are you still giong at the game with friends and family? As we just saw a couple days ago, plenty of people are still trying to get their hands on a copy! Who knew that Mario Kart Wii would be…” |
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“We usually don’t hear about WiiWare release dates this far in advance, unless it’s a major title from a first party. I guess JV Games feels confident enough in Dart Rage to have the release date set up far in advance. You can look…” |
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“Do you prefer an analog stick to play your games with, instead of the boring D-pad? If the $60 Wii Classic Controller Pro is too expensive for you, you might want to try the $7 Wii Magic Stick for your Wiimote. The Wii Magic Stick is a cover that…” |
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“We’re sure just about every company on the map has an opinion on Apple’s new device, but a few big wigs have taken time out of their busy schedules to weigh in on the device. These are their stories. Nokia’s Mark Squires, Head of Social Media,…” |
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 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Arc Rise Fantasia, Battalion Wars 2, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Super Sluggers, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Now remember, we don’t know if Nintendo is going to release another round of budget gmaes in Japan. If they do, these are the games that are eligible, according to the budget lineup guidelines. Gold Tales of Graces New Super Mario Bros Wii Wii…” |
| “Dante’s Inferno isn’t coming to the Wii, but it does happen to be in the top 100 best-selling books list. It makes you wonder if more people would enjoy seeing literary classics get shifted into the video game realm. There are plenty of…” |
| “A portion of a Eurogamer interview with PomPom Games’ Michael Michael… Eurogamer: So in terms of all these different platforms – PC, the iPhone, the console downloadable services including things like WiiWare – which is the most promising…” |
| “DS Demos * Disney the Princess and the Frog (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * James Cameron’s AVATAR: The Game (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Bakugan Battle Brawlers (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop…” |
| “The modified controller will be bundled with Monster Hunter Tri.” |
Posted: January 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Spyborgs, Super Smash Bros. Brawl | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: MISURICK Views: 323 Replies: 0 link to buy.redFeaturesManufacturer Capcom Entertainment, IncSoftware Sub Type Action/Adventure GameManufacturer Part Number 35008Software Name SpyborgsManufacturer Website Address …” |
