Samba de Amigo, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, New Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: October 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

The Wii: Almost three-years-old and getting more attractive on GoNintendo
Here’s an article viewpoint that you don’t usually see. While most gamers spend their time complaining about the Wii and its software offerings, the article below comes from someone that is quite happy with the Wii’s state of play….

Canada – Wii game deals on GoNintendo
Wii deals EBGames Rune Factory Frontier – $24.99 Little King’s Story – $39.99 WalMart Tenchu: Shadow Assassins – $14.83 HMV The Munchables – $14.99 Samba de Amigo – $14.99 Klonoa – $24.99 Sonic Unleashed – $24.99 Mushroom Men – $29.99 Thanks to…

Michael Pachter predicts big sales for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, says Nintendo has fallen victim to their own success on GoNintendo
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Netflix Streaming Coming to a New Device, I’m Betting It’s the Wii on SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
Dan Rayburn submits: On Thursday’s earnings call, Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings said that sometime this quarter, Netflix’s streaming service will be coming to a new consumer electronics device. As a result of this forthcoming offering, Netflix…


Samurai Warriors 3, Virtual Console, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, and more.

Posted: September 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Report: Wii Most Reliable, Least Played on Cubed3.com News
An independent report from warranty provider SquareTrade has found only 2.7% of Wii owners report a system failure.
 

Data East Arcade Classics coming to Wii on GoNintendo
Platform: Wii Rating: Teen Content descriptors: Animated Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence Rating summary: This is a collection of classic arcade games covering several genres. Games include Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja, Burger Time, Caveman…
 

Wii Fit Plus – Japanese site opens…brings news of ‘infant’ measurements with it on GoNintendo
The official Japanese site for Wii Fit Plus has opened up, and it brings a bunch of new features with it. Too bad you can’t enjoy them unless you know Japanese! Either way, there are a few tidbits that can be pulled from the info. For…
 

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Wii has exclusive characters, B.R.A.G. system for online taunting of friends on GoNintendo
A portion of a Hero HQ interview with Timothy Schwalk, lead producer… HQ: What are the character exclusives? TS: What we can tell you is that we absolutely will have platform exclusive characters for Wii, PS2 and NDS. We can’t talk about…
 

Japan – Samurai Warriors 3 special-edition Classic Controller Pro on GoNintendo
Another special version of the Classic Controller Pro, this one coming with the ‘treasure box’ version of Samurai Warriors 3. I think it’s just a matter of time before North America gets a chance to try out this controller, as I…
 

Narcoleptic Bowler Passes Out Mid-Throw on BREAK.com -
I think you might want to stick to Wii Bowling for a little while.
 

Dead Space Team Talk Extraction Combat on Cubed3.com News
The brains behind EA’s Wii prequel to Dead Space, Extraction, have discussed boss battles and the game’s mood.
 

Scene it? Comes to Nintendo’s Wii on Cubed3.com News
The once Xbox 360 exclusive version of interactive board game Scene It will also be coming to PS3 and Wii.
 

Nintendo Wii games from $10 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
newegg.com continues to offer a selection of Nintendo Wii game deals from $9.99. With free shipping, all are at the lowest total price we could find. The deals: Game Party (pictured) for $9.99 Avatar: The Burning Earth for $9.99 Petz Sports for…
 


WiiWare, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, and more.

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Red Steel 2 hitting store shelves in Wii MotionPlus bundle on Joystiq [Nintendo]
As one would assume, a samurai western video game with a heavy focus on the implementation of a peripheral that allows for alleged 1:1 digital sword maneuvering will be hitting store shelves bundled with said attachment. Or, to put it in monosyllabic…
 

Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Wii Game – $15 + FS @ Newegg on SlickDeals.net Forums – Hot Deals
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Wii Game – $15 + FS @ Newegg Link:
 

EA Sports Active Sells Oodles, Getting Expansion Pack [E3 2009] on Kotaku
With less than two weeks of sales under its belt, EA Sports Active has already sold more than 600,000 copies, Electronic Arts said today. The personal training game for the Wii went on sale May 19. “We’re delighted by the overwhelming response to EA…
 

Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Day [E3] on Gizmodo
Day -1 of E3 just ended, and along with the massive amount of Microsoft Xbox hardware announcements, there’s been lots of software as well. Here are our favorites. • Crytek announces next-generation benchmarking software • Kojima! of Metal…
 


Rock Band 2, Mii, Sonic and the Secret Rings, and more.

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Rock Band Wiikly: Alice Cooper tracks are out for summer on Joystiq [Nintendo]
This week, the Rock Band 2 Wii DLC collection receives a much-needed infusion of back-catalog content, including a set of six vaguely shocking classic rock songs from Alice Cooper. In addition, nineteen more blasts from the past will be available…
 

Ubisoft lives and breathes the convergence of games and movies on VentureBeat
Ubisoft showed off its work with one of Hollywood’s most technology-minded directors, James Cameron, at a press conference at the E3 game conference today in Los Angeles.  Ubisoft’s flagship title this year is Avatar, a game based…
 

Watch Ayane Kick Some Ass [E3 2009] on Kotaku
The best part about Ninja Gaiden games with the word “Sigma” after them is the chick gameplay. Never can a girl feel so objectified or empowered as when watching a ninja in a bright pink obi bow or a torture corset take down hordes of blood-spurting…
 

Old Republic Gets New Trailer [E3 2009] on Kotaku
Star Wars: The Old Republic might be all talk; but talking never looked as badass as it does in this new trailer of the BioWare MMO. Besides a massive lightsaber throw down, the vid also features girl-Boba Fett and Darth Vader prototype suit….
 

God Bless Xbox: Microsoft’s E3 News Roundup [Roundup] on Gizmodo
E3 hasn’t even officially started yet, and we’re guessing Microsoft’s already blown it out: Project Natal’s motion controls seem downright incredible, full games like Mass Effect are going on demand, and Twitter and Facebook have infected Xbox Live….
 

EA Sports Active Has Great Sales… Told Ya! on GoNintendo
Just so you didn’t think RMC was just blowing smoke… Not that he ever would. EA SPORTS ACTIVE BREAKS A SWEAT WITH RECORD-SETTING START EA Announces Second Installment in the New Line of Virtual Fitness Products REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – …
 

Tecmo and Family Fun Football on GoNintendo
FAMILY FUN FOOTBALL™ (Wii / Fall 2009) Play against friends and family in vibrant themed football stadiums, and perhaps in space! Choose to be one of the game’s quirky characters, featuring animals, aliens and robots, or unlock the ability to…
 

Another Text From RMC – Ubisoft and No More Heroes 2 on GoNintendo
RMC: Ubisoft is publishing No More Heroes 2! Via Text From RMC UBISOFT® TO PUBLISH NO MORE HEROES 2: DESPERATE STRUGGLE Trailer, screenshots, and logo can be downloaded here: http://press.ubi.com **THIS TRAILER MUST BE PLACED BEHIND AN AGE GATE….
 

Wii Hands-On Preview: Tatsunoko vs Capcom on GoNintendo
A portion of N-Europe’s Preview: With the game confirmed for a Western release as Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars, perhaps importing the Japanese version isn’t worth it now, but if you can’t wait, rest assured that the game can…
 

Nintendo Wii games from $10 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Below, we’ve rounded up a number of Nintendo Wii game deals at newegg.com from $9.99. With free shipping, all are at the lowest total price we could find. The deals: Avatar: The Burning Earth for $9.99 Petz Sports for Nintendo Wii for…
 


Red Steel 2, Red Steel, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, and more.

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

NunChucky I2C breakout board on MAKE Magazine
One of the nifty little techno-trinkets Solarbotics was handing out to lucky folks at the Faire was their new NunChucky. This tiny PCB allows you to utilize the Wii Nunchunk as a project controller on a microcontroller module without having to cut…
 

Newegg – Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (Wii Game) – $14.99 Free Shipping on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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Red Steel 2 to be Bundled with MotionPlus on 1UP RSS feed
When it was announced that Red Steel 2 would only work with Wii MotionPlus, we wondered if that would cause a potential pitfall for the game’s adoption. Not so, however, because at tonight’s Ubisoft press conference, it was announced that the title…
 


Elebits, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins, Sonic and the Secret Rings, and more.

Posted: May 5th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Dead Space Extraction ‘glow worms’ offer unlimited light, arm cramps on Joystiq [Nintendo]
Ammunition is not the only scarcity in Dead Space Extraction. In fact, flashlights seem even more difficult to come by, as miners on Aegis 7 are left to keep their wits about them basked in the comforting greenish hue of a “glow worm.” The game’s…
 

Nintendo Wii games from $10 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Below, we’ve rounded up a number of Nintendo Wii game deals at newegg.com from $9.99. With free shipping, all are at the lowest total price we could find. The deals: Avatar: The Burning Earth for $9.99 Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam for $11.99 Elebits…
 


Tenchu: Shadow Assassins and more.

Posted: April 30th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

The Munchables Preview: Eat It! [Namco Bandai Editors Day] on Kotaku
It’s tough trying to trick kids into eating vegetables. Namco Bandai helps out—and cashes in on the Wii’s target audience—with The Munchables, a game where you eat what’s bad to do good. At the start of the game, Don Onion and his brigade…
 

The Sims 3 for PC $47 at NewEgg.com on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
NewEgg.com has The Sims 3 for PC on pre-order for a June 2 release priced at $47 with free shipping. Once again its time to sacrifice your life, job, family, and relationships for a game that simulates a life, job, family, and relationship. They also…