Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “The BAFTA awards represent a rare opportunity to get the thrill of watching your favorite high-profile games rack up more plaudits long after the end of the year. They also represent the opinions of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts,…” |
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“Has it been a while since you last took Wiimote in hand and waggled the hours away with a hot new game? Perhaps you’ve just been waiting for the right occasion before investing in a new title — if that’s the case, you’ll want to turn your gaze upon…” |
| “Top 10 Bestsellers in Video Games amazon.com U.S. Current Rank / [Previous] / Title / (System) / Company 1. [na] Walk It Out (Wii) – Konami 2. [2] Just Dance (Wii) – Ubisoft 3. [9] Heavy Rain (PS3) – Sony 4. [na] The Beatles: Rock Band software…” |
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| “6:00 AM PST: Go behind closed doors and into the recording studio with rock legends. (Confirmed: Beatles: Rock Band) 9:00 AM PST: Join your favorite Toy Story characters in the shooting gallery. 12:00 PM PST: Lose weight, win challenges and stay…” |
| “Hey look, it’s some Nintendo Power tips that you can actually use today! A little helpful set of hints for Blaster Master were stuck on this Nintendo Power promo back in the day. Man, remember when Nintendo was all about the NES, and wacky…” |
| “EDISON, N.J., February 16, 2010 – Leave the quarters in the piggybank and relive the arcade era’s best titles from the comfort of your couch! Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass…” |
| “- 1st quarter 2010: All Star Karate (Wii) – 1st quarter 2010: Beat City (NDS) – 1st quarter 2010: SpongeBob’s Boating Bash (Wii, NDS) Link” |
| “A portion of a CVG interview with Headstrong studio head Bradley Crooks… CVG: What was the key to making an adult Wii game like Overkill a success? What do you think separated it in the eyes of consumers from less successful adult Wii…” |
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“As you see in the BBFC listing above, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is going to be a rather cut-scene heavy affair. Hopefully those 90 minutes are entertaining! If not, you might be able to switch over to Prince of Persia: Classic, which…” |
| “BURBANK, Calif., Feb 16, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Disney Interactive Studios today officially announced development of Toy Story 3: The Video Game, supporting all major platforms and featuring a fun, new way to enjoy the Toy Story universe….” |
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 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 »
Wii news from around the web:
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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: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Bit.Trip, Nintendo Points, The Beatles: Rock Band, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Xbox 360 owners have had plenty of alone time with the Microsoft-exclusive, charity-benefitting “All You Need is Love” DLC for The Beatles: Rock Band, but it’s about time PlayStation 3 and Wii users had a crack at it. Harmonix announced this morning…” |
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“Gravity Crash developer Just Add Water has announced a brand new game for PSP, PS3 and iPhone. Vektar Beat is a “rhythm/puzzle game” that will presumably feature vector-styled graphics. Taking a page from WiiWare’s Bit.Trip franchise, Vektar Beat is…” |
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Points, The Beatles: Rock Band, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“All you really need to know about Rock of the Dead is that it’s — as the developers at Epicenter (Real Heroes: Firefighters) describe — Typing of the Dead meets Guitar Hero. Judging by the build demonstrated to IGN, the game allows you to use a…” |
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“The Beatles: Rock Band single “All You Need is Love” will bounce on trampolines over to Wii and PS3 on February 16 and March 4, respectively. The song was initially released exclusively on Xbox 360, with proceeds from purchases going to Doctors…” |
Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Beatles: Rock Band | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “*Wii & Gamecube – 2.4GHZ ShockWave Wireless Controller (White)* This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.” |
| “Amazon.com offers Harmonix’s The Beatles: Rock Band for Nintendo Wii (game only) for $30.89 with free shipping. That’s $9 under our mention from last month and the lowest total price we could find by $6. Note that this is the game only and does not…” |
Posted: January 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: NBA Live 09, Resident Evil, Super Mario Galaxy, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda | No Comments »
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“The following guest post was written by Edo Segal (@edosegal). Earlier last week, as the day was coming to an end and I was speaking with my 5 year old at bedtime we shared the highlights of our day. I started by telling him the company that created…” |
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“There have been a lot of mixed signals from Nintendo about whether fans should expect The Legend of Zelda Wii this year: First Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said the game was “not committed” to 2010, then Nintendo president Satoru…” |
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“In what may be the best symbolic example yet of Nintendo’s current phase of prosperity, president Satoru Iwata announced that lifetime sales of the Wii have surpassed those of the NES, and the DS has outsold the Game Boy — making them, respectively,…” |
| “No real theme to this week’s deals, but that means there’s a wide array of cheap stuff being offered out there – some of it meh, most of it good.Hardware • 360 console update: Best Buy has the Elite with free Madden NFL and an extra controller ($76…” |
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“Apple’s unveiling of a tablet PC threatened to crowd out the rest of the games and devices news this week, but we didn’t let that stop us from delivering our usual slate of reports, reviews and rumors.iPad Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Everything But…” |
Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Points, The Beatles: Rock Band, Virtual Console, Wii Balance Board, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “I love these kinds of stories. Last week Gizmodo posted In Early Tests, $99 Wii Balance Board Outperforms $17,885 Medical Rig which was initially reported in New Scientist’s Wii board helps physios strike a balance after strokes. Basically, the…” |
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“It’s that time of week again, and Nintendo has once again released a bevy of casual titles on the Wii and DS. We start off with Gameloft’s Uno for WiiWare, similar to the company’s iPhone version, for 1,000 Wii Points ($10). The update also brings…” |
| “Rating: 2 Posted By: dg12345 Views: 704 Replies: 3 Almost everywhere else sells it for $200 or higher.. Next lowest price I see is $193.21. The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Xbox 360 or PS3. Includes: * The Beatles:…” |
| “Rating: 19 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 5674 Replies: 28 NES Retro Classic Controller USB $7.99 + Shipping at Amazon$7.99 plus $4.98 shipping for non-prime members, due to release on Feb 1. Features Eight-way directional pad, four digital buttons…” |
Posted: December 27th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero World Tour, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros., Rock Band 2, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “North America’s Top 50 1. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii) 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) 3. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii) 4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) 5. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) 6. Wii Sports Resort with Wii…” |
Posted: December 16th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., The Beatles: Rock Band | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Top 10 Zombie Games XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “Best platformer – New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Runner up: Scribblenauts Best music game – DJ Hero – Runners up: Band Hero, The Beatles: Rock Band Best sports game – FIFA 10 – Runners up: NHL 10, NBA 2K10 Check out the full list here” |
