Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Tetris, and more.

Posted: April 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Get a Shaymin by Tricking your DS!! on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Hey everyone, it’s time to jump onto the Distribution bandwagon. This is the event Shaymin that was distributed with the 11th Pokémon movie. Get him while you can. SHAYMIN starts at Lv. 50 and comes with a Micle Berry. It’s Original…

35 unusually creative pillows: Which one would you pick?Hometone on “cool” via Recommendations in Google Reader
Gone are the days when pillows were only considered as a tool for resting the head while catching a wink. Today, fashion vistas are concerned about the comfort plus pomp. Now a days, there are innumerable creative and unique pillow designs…


Wii Sports, Deca Sports, WiiWare, and more.

Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

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News: POP Forgotten Sands slips a week on Eurogamer
Out seven days before Hollywood film. Ubisoft’s revealed a one-week slip for new Prince of Persia game The Forgotten Sands. The not-quite a movie…

Pixels by Patrick Jean on Latest Adobe News
This video takes us back to the nostalgia lane, where we used to play old nintendo and atari games, from the pre xbox-ps3-wii era. Imagine our favorite games like, pacman, tetris, donkey kong etc , and they invade the real world , New York City to be…

Nintendo Wii Console Bundle w/ Wii Sports Resort + Wii MotionPlus $199.99 Free Shipping at Gamestop on Techbargains.com
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Castlevania: Dracula X – Rondo of Blood – review on GoNintendo
A portion of a WingDamage review… Rondo is a surprising gem, and definitely one of the best games to ever hit the virtual console. Full review here

Hudson Introduces a New Way to Party – Oops! Prank Party – trailer, screens and more on GoNintendo
Direct link here Check out more screens in our Flickr set San Mateo, Calif. – April 9, 2010 – A new spin on party games will arrive in 2010 with Oops! Prank Party on Wii. Oops! Prank Party features 100 party games that test…

Hudson officially announces Deca Sports 3 – teaser, screens MotionPlus support and more on GoNintendo
Direct link here San Mateo, Calif. – April 9, 2010 – The hit DECA SPORTS franchise is back with DECA SPORTS 3 to stir up new fun on Wii™ in Fall 2010. Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of…

Gormiti: The Lords of Nature – Wii/DS screens, fact sheet on GoNintendo
More Wii and DS screens in our Flickr set Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH Release Date: 2010 Platform(s): Wii, DS ESRB: RP (expected E for Everyone or E10+) Genre: Action…

Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex – fact sheet, screens on GoNintendo
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Developer: Black Lantern Studios Release Date: May 2010 Platform(s): XBLA, WiiWare Genre: Action/Adventure, Family Multiplayer: 1 Player Brief Game Description: Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex…


Punch-Out!!, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and more.

Posted: April 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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A tale of two iPad game developers: Telltale and SGN attack market from different directions on VentureBeat
The Apple iPad is one of the most interesting platforms for game companies to emerge in years. One reason it is that the device is squarely in the middle of the hardware markets. PC and console game makers can readily adapt their games to run on the…

Amazon, Walmart.com – game deals on GoNintendo
Amazon Easter savings Nintendo Wii 2-for-$25 Video Game Value Bundle Nintendo Wii 2-for-$30 Video Game – Value Bundle Nintendo DS 2-for-$20 Video Game – Value Bundle link

Ivy the Wiki – commercial on GoNintendo
Video Games | Ivy the Kiwi? | Japanese DS Platforming TV Spot XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Top 20 WiiWare/DSiWare/VC of the week on GoNintendo
DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Faceez 4 – Extreme Hangman 5 – Aura-Aura Climber 6 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again 7 – Arcade Hoops Basketball 8 – Army Defender 9 – Arcade Bowling 10…

Best Wii Games to Play with Parents & Grandparents on GoNintendo
Do I even have to say it? Wii Sports is the absolute best Wii game for you and your parents/grandparents to get into. If your parents know absolutely nothing about video games, Wii Sports is going to be a dream come true for them. They won’t…

19 incredible games you’ll never play on GoNintendo
TimeSplitters 4 What’s going on with TimeSplitters 4? A whole lot of nothing, from what we hear. Now that Free Radical is over at Crytek as Crytek UK, it doesn’t seem like there will be much talk of TimeSplitters in the near future….

GameStop – Wii With Free Wii Sports Resort/MotionPlus on GoNintendo
Grab yours here (thanks KirbyGCN!)

GameTrailers updates on GoNintendo
Monster Hunter Tri – Exclusive Tundra Gameplay Video Games | Monster Hunter Tri | Exclusive Tundra Gameplay XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Sniper: Ghost Warrior – Exclusive Debut Gameplay Trailer


Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario World, WiiWare, and more.

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

Wii news from around the web:

The Final Word: Why the N64 wasn’t a huge success (and how the next Wii can be) on Infendo – Nintendo blog
Looking back on Nintendo systems, it’s easy to see why the NES, GameBoy, DS, and Wii were such successes. The NES had Super Mario Bros. GameBoy had Tetris. DS had Nintendodogs. Wii had Wii Sports. In other words, they all had must-have launch…

The Next Club Nintendo Exclusive Is Ultra Handy [Wiiware] on Kotaku
# wiiware North American Club Nintendo members are in for a treat, as long as they have the 80 coins needed to purchase themselves a copy of Grill-Off with Ultra Hand!—emphasis…

Netflix finally ships out Watch Instantly discs for Nintendo’s Wii on Engadget
Wii owners have been waiting for this day to come since early January (or before , arguably), and at long last it looks as if the rental superstar has come through. Customers around the US are receiving email notifications today stating that their…

Netflix Wii discs start shipping on Geek.com
If you have been eagerly awaiting Netflix streaming directly to you Wii then you’ll be glad to hear the discs have started shipping in limited numbers. Netflix’s Jessica Becker posted on the Netflix Blog saying: We are in the final phase…

What We’re Reading: Wii Movies, Spam and Dog Collars on Bits
The reading list includes AT&T 3G dog collars and femtocells needed to bolster AT&T coverage.


Tetris and more.

Posted: March 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

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A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players on Today Books – PDFCHM Online
9780262013376 (0262013371), MIT Press, 2009 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…


Tetris, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Gadget Thumbnails for 13-Mar-2010 on Coolest Gadgets
Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar Tetris Chair Coolest Gadgets UK – For all your UK centric tech and gadget news. [ Gadget Thumbnails for 13-Mar-2010 copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar on Coolest Gadgets
Who would have thought that playing video games might actually get you in the fitness groove? We do admit, however, that the Wii has gotten many couch potatoes off the couch in some ways, and while that won’t make you the biggest loser (after…

Wireless Nunchuk Controller for Wii for $9 + $5 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Today only, IHaveToHaveThat.com offers the Mad Catz Wireless Z-Chuk Nunchuk Controller for Nintendo Wii in random colors for $8.99 plus $4.50 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $5, although it was $2 less four days ago….


WiiWare, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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GoNintendo ‘End of Day’ thoughts – Tetris Party Deluxe (Wii, DS) – Cort’s hands-on impressions on GoNintendo
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,…

Video games cut into family time, say researchers on GoNintendo
“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,…

Toyota commercial features New Super Mario Bros. Wii action on GoNintendo
Direct link here


Tetris and more.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

A Casual Revolution Nov 2009 eBook-ELOHiM on ebookshare
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…


New Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, World of Goo, and more.

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Brodmann Blades – the table tennis paddle you wear on Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
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…

Alice in Wonderland – review on GoNintendo
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 …

Japanese software sales – Feb. 22nd to 28th on GoNintendo
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 /…

IGN Updates 3-3-10 on GoNintendo
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

Top DSiWare, WiiWare, VC titles of the week on GoNintendo
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…

EA Sports Active earned publisher $125 million on Joystiq
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…


WiiWare, Tetris, Art Style, and more.

Posted: February 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

ScrewAttack: Video Game Vault – Buck Bumble on GoNintendo
Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Buck Bumble XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Castlevania: The Adventure – ReBirth more footage on GoNintendo
VideoTest CastleVania The Adventure Rebirth (WiiWare) by bibi300 Direct link here

ESRB updates on GoNintendo
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…

Nintendo’s Art Style lineup with ‘bit generations’ style boxart on GoNintendo
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