Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: MadWorld, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, The Conduit, The House of the Dead: Overkill, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“This time last year, the crazy kids at SEGA Australia pulled out a whiteboard, wrote some words on it, head-butted some brick walls, wrote some more words… and came up with The Bang Bang Box!!! To mark the anniversary of this epic day, those same…” |
| “Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Review/Video review/videos Today On the Spot – Red Steel 2, Rooms: The Main Building This Week on Wii: 2/23/2010” |
| “Videos Sonic & SEGA All-Star Racing Video Review News Metroid: Other M and Mario Galaxy 2 Coming Soon Nintendo Australia Product Update EA: Console Price Cuts Have A Long Way To Go WiiWare Capsule Reviews: Week of February 22, 2010 New NES…” |
| “The 3D platformer already runs on a number of platforms including the Nintendo Wii and features an impressive amount of features including: # 8 playable characters with unique abilities for combat and puzzle solving # Co-operative gameplay with drop…” |
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Red Steel, Red Steel 2, The Conduit | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “A portion of a CVG interview with creative director Jason Vandenberghe… CVG: Red Steel 2 is a very visually stylised game indeed. Would you say that this is the way forward for Wii developers rather than trying to make realistic games? JV:…” |
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“Dear 2010, It’s a chilly December day here in New York City. Ubisoft has stopped by with a copy of Red Steel 2, forcing me to adhere to a strict embargo, one that ends in a brand new decade: February 22, 2010. I hope with the new decade comes flying…” |
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“This year’s Game Developers Choice Awards will honor id Software’s John Carmack with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Although certainly well deserved for his (continuing) contributions to the technical side of the industry, it’s got to be weird to…” |
Posted: February 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Chibi-Robo!, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Resident Evil, The Conduit, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“[smilingsquid] Vicious Cycle today announced that the second iteration of its Vicious Engine is getting set to … viciously tear apart the innards of the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP. Wait, that doesn’t sound very nice at all! What we mean to say is…” |
| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Dynowarz XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
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“Whoa, what happened to House of the Dead: Overkill? It was up a lot higher last time we saw. I can’t remember seeing such a big drop for the game. Is this going to be the end of the longtail that this one has demonstrated? Link” |
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“The OFLC confirms another Nintendo-exclusive title, this time coming from Skip. Is it going to be WiiWare or DSiWare…Wii or DS retail? I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough, but my money is on DSiWare for this one. Link” |
| “Video Games | Red Steel 2 | Kills and Combos Gameplay XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Red Steel 2 | Kills and Combos Walkthrough XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here (thanks Greenyz!)” |
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Posted: February 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: No More Heroes, The Conduit, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“Impertinent remarks – calling Sony’s motion controller “Arc” and the ESRB’s bluntly accurate description of the activities in Dead or Alive: Paradise – highlighted our front page this week. Dante’s Inferno sneaked in underneath it. Our original news…” |
| “No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii) – 8.5 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS) – 7.5 No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii) – 8.5 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – 8.75 Link” |
| “A portion of a GamePro interview with High Voltage CEO Kerry Ganofsky and CCO Eric Nofsinger… GamePro: What lessons did you learn from The Conduit to bring to Tournament of Legends — both on the gameplay side and on the technical side of…” |
Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Conduit, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Not all Monster Hunter games make it outside of Japan. The Wii port of Monster Hunter G, for example, was passed over, as was Monster Hunter Frontier, the PC MMO upon which the upcoming Xbox 360 game is based. That’s why it’s noteworthy that Capcom’s…” |
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“Speaking exclusively with IGN, The Conduit developer High Voltage Studios has revealed its upcoming game The Grinder to be heading to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, as well as the Nintendo Wii. Previously announced as another of HVS’ exclusive…” |
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“Sega will be milking the announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for all its worth, doling out additional announcements and countdown clocks to drum up hedgehog hype. Perhaps the most interesting tease is the game’s fourth platform. Sonic 4 (nee…” |
Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Conduit, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Where is art found in video games? Ian Bogost and a panel of experts tackled this question and more yesterday at The Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Art History of Games isn’t simply another venue to show off particularly…” |
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“You’ve seen the ancient gods fight in video games before. You may have seen them use giant hammers. But have you seen a fighting game on Wii that allows for two-handed combat, shot from an unusual camera angle? Tournament of Legends is the next Wii…” |
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“The average amount of time a person plays New Super Mario Bros. is climbing quickly and could catch Super Mario Galaxy. Call of Duty is surging. But Wii Sports Resort is flattening. Here are three key Wii comparisons of satisfaction. (Click the…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Get Lost With Your Lost Got a English tea set today. Any know why they call it china? To the internet! What you missed last night Death of A Wii Commander Shepard’s Toughest Choice Yet Microsoft: No More Original Xbox…” |
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“There have been plenty of instances in which we’ve had to report that a game has been delayed, but not enough where we get to report that one has been moved up. For Phoenix Wright fans though, we bring happy tidings. Capcom has announced that the…” |
Posted: February 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Endless Ocean, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., The Conduit, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Project Needlemouse revealed as side-scrolling sequel to speedster’s original Genesis trilogy; Episode 1 confirmed for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3.” |
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“Sony’s PlayStation Portable sits atop this week’s Japanese Hardware Chart once again, thanks to… well, actually that’s a good question. Kingdom Hearts, maybe? Valkyria Chronicles? You’d think the Nintendo DS would be the system performing…” |
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“The developers behind The Conduit and the recently re-announced Tournament of Legends will break their Wii exclusivity streak with The Grinder, High Voltage Software’s zombie, vampire and werewolf shooter. The Grinder is also coming to PlayStation 3,…” |
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“At the ripe old age of 3, my Nintendo Wii has officially gone to join the celestial Wii Music choir. Let’s hope it doesn’t take drums. I first received my Wii nine days before Nintendo rolled out its new motion-controlled console to masses of gamers…” |
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“Fifteen more images for MLB 2K0 showcase the game’s new two-player animations, adjusted batting eye, and progression screens for the My Player career mode, all of which we previewed a couple weeks ago. The batting view (above) gives a clearer example…” |
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“Endless Ocean: Blue World may seem like a natural fit for the forthcoming Wii Vitality Sensor, given the relaxing (or terrifying) nature of scuba diving, but the game is due far sooner than Nintendo’s biometrics monitoring add-on. We recently got a…” |
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“All the tracks from Megadeth’s iconic 1990 album “Rust In Peace” will be added to the Rock Band Music Store on Tuesday, Harmonix has announced. The tracks will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Rock Band.The album is available for…” |
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“It was a big, big week for the role-playing game in Japan, with the release—and immediate success—of Dragon Quest VI for the Nintendo DS and, to a lesser degree, Sega’s latest effort End of Eternity. Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi…” |
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“Classic rockers The Who have put together a very special performance for the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIV, and Harmonix has put together a very special download of that performance, available for download as soon as the game ends. MTV Games and…” |
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“Buy a game. Play it. Decide whether to keep it or sell it back. That’s the current cycle of a gamer’s gaming life. In the near future, that third choice may evaporate. You may soon never sell a game again. Two events this week, one of them involving…” |
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“Zangeki no REGINLEIV, the upcoming Wii action game from Japanese studio Sandlot, will be out on February 11. The game has been development for years. In an recent round table discussion with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Sandlot’s Takehiro Honma…” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: De Blob, The Conduit, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“Despite being an early adopter of many technologies, I still don’t have an iPhone, I refuse to tweet, and thought the Wii would flop. Well, at least I was proved right about that last one in the long run. Though I remain skeptical of…” |
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“Looking forward to Metroid: Other M? Then take note. This year’s Game Developers Conference adds one more must-attend session with the addition of Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto’s rare lecture about his work on WarioWare and the adventures of Samus…” |
| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Three Days. No Coffee. I do that sometimes, just for fun. I watched almost zero television for a month while I was in Australia. Also fun. The only downside of kicking coffee for me are the vicious headaches I get. By the…” |
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“THQ is rolling out the sequels in fiscal year 2012, with releases planned for Saints Row 3, a Darksiders sequel, and a follow-up to the Wii-exclusive hit de Blob. During the THQ investor call today, CEO Brian Farrell continued listing off upcoming…” |
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“Yeah? Then High Voltage Software’s Tournament of Legends, coming exclusively to the Wii this May, will give you all the ancient Roman one-on-one fighting you so desperately crave. If Sega’s announcement of Tournament of Legends comes as a surprise,…” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Drawn to Life, Geometry Wars, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., The Conduit, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“A portion of the NintendoLife Review: Geometry Wars Galaxies is a great adaptation of an excellent console game made even better by including Bizarre Creations original hit as an extra. The DS controls nicely mirror the Wii’s Nunchuk+ Remote…” |
| “Over the years we’ve broken bones and hurt ourselves in all sorts of embarrassing ways. But so far, knock on wood, we haven’t done any damage while playing a video game. The opportunity for trouble is surely there, as an English doctor…” |
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“I can’t believe just how little people are interested in Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles. I guess Wii owners are absolutely finished with the on-rails genre. I wonder what would happen if Nintendo put out one of their major franchises as…” |
| “Coming from SEGA’s blog… What is Project Needlemouse? Well, you’ll soon know. We will be unveiling Project Needlemouse at midnight (US Pacific time) TONIGHT on GameSpot! That’s all we can say for now, but you’ll know more in just a…” |
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“Scribblenauts has now officially sold more than one million units worldwide, according to word from Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. The game launched in September, and though it wasn’t a break-out hit, the marketing kept a steady beat of sales…” |
| “Namco Bandai Games’ Japanese headquarters announced today that Ivy the Kiwi?, a touch pen-based action puzzle game from Yuji Naka’s Prope studio, is coming to the Wii and Nintendo DS. Both versions will go on sale April 22 in Japan for 3990 yen;…” |
| “Warner Bros. and 5TH Cell’s award-winning puzzle-platformer for Nintendo’s handheld achieves platinum sales; Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter hits same milestone on Wii, DS.” |
| “High Voltage Software’s M-for-Mature Wii-exclusive fighter Gladiator A.D. resurfaces with T-for-Teen targeted fantasy makeover.” |
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“There are loads of hard drives and videogames in today’s dealz. Have fun with a solid and trusty Core i5 Toshiba Satellite, get ridiculously ludicrous with a 52″ Sharp Aquos, and peruse hobomodo to rediscover some awesome Rockstar classics. Top…” |
| “To the Editor: In 1990, Brasington described “Nintendinitis”1 in a patient with pain over the extensor tendon of her thumb …” |
Posted: January 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Party 8, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Resident Evil, The Conduit, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “The name ‘iPad’ has certain connotations for women, as Kira Cochrane explainsIt’s interesting to imagine what the conversation was like at Apple HQ when they were naming their new product. Did they play any word-association games? Did eager employees…” |
| “Nintendo sold a ton of systems and games to retailers for the three months ending December 2009. Wii and DS shipments were 11.31m and 11.65m respectively. Total Wii software crossed 500m and DS software nears 700m units” |
| “Many wondered why Capcom chose Nintendo’s Wii as the exclusive platform to launch Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, the latest fighter in the over-the-top Versus series. Surely, a multiplatform release would reach a broader audience, critics…” |
| “Nintendo has released an early, Japan-only demo of their upcoming project with Earth Defense Force developer Sandlot, titled Zangeki no Reginleiv. Due November 11 in Japan, the game has already received a “D” rating, which is the equivalent of…” |
| “Videos Red Steel 2 Trailer The Aussie Source – January 29th News Worldwide Wii Sales At Nearly 70 Million Ragnarok DS Goes Gold; XSeed Confirms Ship Date Worldwide DS Sales top 125 Million Mega Man Zero Collection US Bound Features Nintendo…” |
| “A portion of a GameZone interview with Capcom’s Seth Killian… GZ: How does the online compare, to say Street Fighter IV? Do you see any possibility of seeing a version of SFIV on the Wii using the Tatsunoko Engine? SK: It’s simpler…” |
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“This information was compiled by the people of Rentrak Corporation… Link” |
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“Every week, I am constantly impressed with the numbers that House of the Dead: Overkill does. This game must be raking in the cash for SEGA at this point. It may not have burst out of the gate, but it’s definitely showing a very long…” |
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“Game Informer has gotten into the habit of rounding up what they consider to be the best reader/staffer blogs from each week. They compile the blog posts into a roundup, and I poked my nose through the entries. If you have some spare time, you…” |
| “Mark Bozon over at IGN has put together an article looking at the best and brightest of Wii in 2010. Of course, Zelda Wii gets a mention…the title we all hope will be out this year. Quite a few of you have read the article, you think that Mr….” |
| “A portion of a GameDaily review… Aside from online registration issues and the way-too-simplified Wii remote control set-up, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is easily one of the best beat-em-ups we’ve played. Bring on a sequel. Full review here” |
| “PSP 52,909 Wii 45,167 PS3 26,966 DSi LL 24,059 DSi 20,373 DS Lite 4,966 Xbox 360 3,343 PS2 2,088 PSP go 1,773 Link” |
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“Monado disappears from the Japanese list, XENOBLADE pops up for Wii. The Last Story is in there as well. Metroid: Other M is due out this Summer in Japan, but it’s still a TBA for Europe and NA. This is an unusually intriguing first-party…” |
