Resident Evil, Samurai Warriors 3, WiiWare, and more.

Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Japan – Wii games eligible for budget lineup on GoNintendo
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…

Will more of history’s best-selling books be turned into games? on GoNintendo
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…

Dev says download services are becoming too shuttered on GoNintendo
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…

Nintendo Channel – this week’s demos/videos on GoNintendo
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…

NEWS: Classic Controller Pro Announced for North America on Nintendo World Report Headlines
The modified controller will be bundled with Monster Hunter Tri.


Wii Remote, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: January 20th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Nintendo Launches Budget Wii Label In Japan [Japan] on Kotaku
Wii games, cheaper! Nintendo is introducing the “Minna no Osusume Collection” (literally, The Everyone’s Recommendation Collection), a line of cheaper Wii titles. But does low price mean low quality? Nintendo is including titles with high user scores…

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Gets Its Own Wii Wheel [Wii] on Kotaku
Sega of Europe, perhaps seeing the sales boost a plastic shell that looks like a steering wheel and holds a Wii Remote can offer a game, is giving Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing the Wii wheel bundle treatment. Oh, but only in the UK, for now, where…

Nintendo Trademarks Luigi’s Mansion (Again) [Trademarks] on Kotaku
Nintendo of America has taken the somewhat unexpected step of reviving its Luigi’s Mansion trademark, either a sign of its very protective trademarking desires or a renewed interest in giving Luigi more face time with gamers. It may be nothing more…

The Best Games of 2009 to Play With Your Kids [Special Awards] on Kotaku
Our finalists for Game of the Year have all been announced and continue to be hotly debated within Kotaku Tower as we try to come to a conclusion, but those three titles weren’t the only ones of note in 2009. We also have a slate of Editor’s Choice…

No Wii For The Kids: Hidden Costs Compel Console Return [Shopping] on Kotaku
It could have happened to any man with any console. But for Chris O’Brien, newspaper columnist, it happened with the Wii. The father of two bought his kids a Wii for Christmas, but returned it. Too many hidden costs. The San Jose Mercury News…


Wii Shop Channel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Virtual Console, and more.

Posted: August 10th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Revenge of Shinobi’s Spider-Man cleverly disguised on Joystiq [Nintendo]
We were delighted to hear that The Revenge of Shinobi would be coming out on the Virtual Console in Europe, though we were very curious about how Sega would get around the inclusion of Spider-Man, for whom the company once had Marvel’s permission. As…
 

Panasonic Viera 42″ Plasma HDTV Giveaway – Cellularfactory.com on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Cellularfactory.com is sponsoring our current giveaway, this time with a Panasonic Viera X1 Series 42″ Plasma 720p HDTV. This is a one week duration giveaway! They specialize in selling accessories for cell phones, cameras, laptops, camcorders, mp3…
 

Star Wars invades your Wii on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Starting today with Super Star Wars on the Virtual Console, Nintendo and Lucas Arts have teamed up to bring a lot of Star Wars to your Wii.  All month, classic SNES Star Wars titles will be showing up in the Wii Shop Channel, plus fun Star Wars…
 

Namco Bandai Brings Games, “Major” Announcements To Gamescom [Gamescom 09] on Kotaku
Publisher Namco Bandai has big things planned for next week’s Gamescom convention in Cologne, Germany. It’s bringing eight games, from Tekken to Katamari to Dragon Ball, plus “major exclusive new announcements” to be unveiled at the show. Namco…