Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Tetris, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Cort has been waiting oh-so patiently to get this article up on the site. We’ve had a busy week for EoD thoughts! Thankfully Cort is an easy-going guy, and now his day has come! Please enjoy his hands-on impressions of Tetris Party Deluxe,…” |
| ““Given the importance of attachment to parents and peers for adolescent health and development, concern about high levels of screen time among adolescents is warranted. With the rapid advance of screen-based options for entertainment,…” |
Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Tetris | No Comments »
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| “The enormous popularity of the Nintendo Wii, Guitar Hero, and smaller games like Bejeweled or Zuma has turned the stereotype of the obsessed young male gamer on its head. Players of these casual games are not required to possess an intimate knowledge…” |
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Dr. Mario Online Rx, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
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“The equipment used for table tennis is so basic, you would think there was no way of streamlining it further… There’s a table, a net, a ball and two bare-bones paddles – what could you possibly get rid of? As it turns out, those paddles…” |
| “A portion of a GamesRadar review… You’ll love * Great characters brilliantly voiced * Good use of Wii-mote activated powers * It’s a beautifully designed world You’ll hate * You can’t die …” |
| “01. [PSP] Kenka Banchou 4: Ichinen Sensou – 71,000 / NEW 02. [DS] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Mugen no Frontier EXCEED – 65,000 / NEW 03. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition – 48,000 / 191,000 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 45,000 /…” |
| “NHL 2K11 Is Now Exclusive For Nintendo Wii Capcom-Unity Blog: Around the Web Warner Bros. Extends Deal On LEGO Games This Week in Imports Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Refresher” |
| “WiiWare 1 – Mega Man 10 2 – Pokemon Rumble 3 – Frogger Returns 4 – “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game 5 – Tetris Party 6 – Dr. Mario Online Rx 7 – Reel Fishing Challenge 8 – UNO 9 – Family Go-Kart Racing 10 – Pub…” |
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“EA Sports Active for the Wii, the third-party publisher’s sweatier response to Nintendo’s best-seller Wii Fit , has earned the company $125 million. Gamasutra reports that at the conclusion of Electronic Arts’ fiscal year (which is at the end…” |
Posted: February 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Art Style, Tetris, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Buck Bumble XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “VideoTest CastleVania The Adventure Rebirth (WiiWare) by bibi300 Direct link here” |
| “Puffins Let’s Fish (DSi) – E Puffins Let’s roll (DSi) – E Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) – T Shrek Forever After (DS) – E Nursery Mania (DS) – E 5 Arcade Games (Wii) – E A Topsy Turvy Life: The Turvys Strike Back…” |
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“There are plenty of bit generation games that serve as the inspiration for the Art Style creations, so why not pay tribute to the WiiWare outings with GBA boxart? Link” |
Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“As if Satoru Iwata’s pronouncement of a 2010 release date for — let’s call it — “New Legend of Zelda” wasn’t exciting enough, Nintendo of America’s Cammie Dunaway referenced a similar timeline for the upcoming Wii game at the Nintendo Media…” |
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“It doesn’t take a research grant to figure out that exercise — heck, just walking around the block once a day — can have a dramatic effect on a person’s well-being. The problem is that so-called “older adults,” who are particularly prone to a mild…” |
| “When I think of a video game featuring motion controls, sword movements always come to mind. And in my experience, Wii Sports Resort is the last game to utilize it well. Sadly, the sword-play only exists in mini-game form, and didn’t provide me…” |
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“It may not be your own, it may not be your friend’s or neighbor’s, but somewhere in the world at this very moment a Wii Zapper is shedding a single tear. For it has observed the Ghostbusters-themed Wii proton pack mod-case above, and knows it is so…” |
| “A game system without Tetris is a sad one indeed, and even though the Wii got a respectable version via the WiiWare title Tetris Party , the general assumption that most Wii owners don’t even know the console can go online can cause some headaches…” |
Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Tetris, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “Nintendo reinvents its revered sci-fi videogame franchise for the Wii. In this thought-provoking sequel, you’ll be switching between first- and third-person action as Samus battles badass extraterrestrials.” |
| “Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s X10 event, Nintendo held its own Media Summit in San Francisco. Yesterday’s event was bursting with just as many big reveals as Microsoft’s, and there are plenty of reasons for fans to get excited. With a new DS…” |
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“In a stunning show that game industry analysts indeed are fallible human beings, Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has changed his mind on Natal’s supposed price. The prolific analyst prognosticated last year that price would be the primary factor in…” |
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“Namco Bandai has taken a very tentative first step toward providing a solution to the puzzle of what Pac-Man Battle Royale is. In a teaser video, the company revealed an arcade game with multiple Pac-Mans (Pac-Men?). A faint image behind the “Sneak…” |
| “Tetris Party is coming out again, this time in the more expensive “on disc” format. Originally a WiiWare release, Majesco and Tetris Online, Inc. are teaming up to release Tetris Party Deluxe for both Wii and DS this June. The retail release has a…” |
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“HDTVs, laptops, hard drives, crazy dual-screen cameras, and discounted e-book readers await in today’s Dealhacker roundup. As always we’ve got free loot to share. Like to score deep discounts on random stuff? You’ll want to check out the in-progress…” |
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“Daily news of note about our Most Innovative Companies, including Whole Foods, Walmart, Facebook, Zappos, and Nintendo Zappos: The online shoe giant is trying to enter the video e-commerce game, hoping interactive videos of its products will spur…” |
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Internet Channel, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“February 22, 2010 – Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE) has released its annual report for 2009 for Nintendo’s WiiWare and Virtual Console services. FADE estimates that the two platforms combined for $125 million in…” |
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mii, New Play Control!, Tetris, Wii Remote, Wii Speak, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Monolith Soft, and its founder Tetsuya Takahashi, have spent much of the past decade creating epic-scale console RPGs — Xenosaga, Baten Kaitos, that sort of thing. Even Takahashi has to admit, though, that JRPGs need to adapt to the times a little…” |
| “Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is coming to both the Wii and DS, albeit from different development teams than the ones working on 360 and PS3. Regardless, we should be getting an experience that is somewhat similar to what pops up on the HD consoles. …” |
| ““Final Fantasy as a series will probably never [adopt] a first person shooter style. The concepts the teams are always working with have the character always on screen and visually trying to make battles look exciting. Maybe a third person shooter…” |
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“Feb 17, 2010 – The man who rose to a household name after the semi-documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters has regained a World Record score. Washington’s Steve Wiebe is now back on top of the Donkey Kong Junior scoreboard,…” |
| “HONOLULU, HI, Feb 17, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of “Tetris(R) Party Deluxe” for both Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), set to hit retail shelves in…” |
| “MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Feb 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –SouthPeak to Host Conference Call Today at 8:00 AM Eastern Time SouthPeak Interactive Corporation /quotes/comstock/11k!sopk (SOPK 0.37, 0.00, 0.00%) , one of the world’s leading video…” |
| ““Not even remotely close” to announcement. Capcom UK has poured cold water on reports that the Wii’s Monster Hunter Tri will get a PSP version, saying, “This is a…” |
| “Housekeeping or something more? Nintendo of America has renewed its claim to the Eternal Darkness trademark. The new filing (thanks Kotaku) was made…” |
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“This spring, Arc System Works, best known for its Guilty Gear and BlazBlue arcade fighting games, will be releasing…a bass fishing game…for the Nintendo Wii. Yeah. Arc System Works has released a handful of games for the Wii like Family…” |
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: January 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tetris, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
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| “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,…” |
