Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “For all the nerds who are marveling, like me, at Red Dead Redemption: here’s a different kind of office chart….. Braid (various) Marathon (Mac) Goldeneye (N64) Elite (BBC Micro) Cave Story (various) Ico (PS2) Red Dead Redemption (PS3) Zelda…” |
Posted: April 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, MySims, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Sports, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“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 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” |
| “Video Games | Ivy the Kiwi? | Japanese DS Platforming TV Spot XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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….” |
| “Grab yours here (thanks KirbyGCN!)” |
| “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” |
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 »
Wii news from around the web:
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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 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Red Steel, Red Steel 2, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Here’s a bit of interesting news. Nintendo has registered multiple trademarks concerning the Wii no Ma video service available in Japan. Nintendo said that there might be plans for the service outside of Japan, and this list of trademarks…” |
| “Direct link and videos for Trauma Team, Ghostslayer, Mouse House, Family Go-Kart Racing, Flight Control and Flipper here (thanks NintenDaan!)” |
| “Family Go-Kart Racing – High-Flying Gameplay Family Go-Kart Racing – Tracks Gameplay Montage Rooms: The Main Building – Wii Demo Gameplay Part II Rooms: The Main Building – Wii Demo Gameplay Part I Mouse House – Tutorial Gameplay” |
| “There are Wii owners out there that want core games, they want a better online setup, they want Nintendo to lift limits on WiiWare so that devs can truly express themselves. If this stuff is going to happen, we need to get a community voice to…” |
| “Direct link here (thanks JJC!)” |
| “A portion of a VideoGamer interview witih Jason Vandenberghe… JV: Right now, I can’t do sword and shield – I can only half-ass it. If we had two… My original pitch for Red Steel 2 was to use two Wii Remotes. But you can’t…” |
| “DJ Hero with Turntable for $80 with free shipping, available for either Nintendo Wii, Xbox 30, and Playstation 3. Most stores sell them for around $100.” |
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“Up against the likes of the … um … Popcorn Hour C200 and the … erm … Asus O!Play (we’d better leave the gadget stuff to the folks who know what they’re talking about), Sony’s PlayStation 3 Slim has triumphed as the 2009 Engadget Awards winner…” |
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“In this week’s meat-related game news, Super Meat Boy devs “Team Meat” (a.k.a. Edmund McMillen and a few others) has confirmed the game’s release for XBLA with the above screen via its Twitter account. The studio further confirmed the news to IGN,…” |
| “Ever wanted to plot a prison break without having to endure the embarrassment of receiving a felony, disappointing your loved ones or showering with total strangers? Now you can! A new video game version of Fox’s ‘Prison Break’, developed by Deep…” |
| “Ubisoft On The Campaign Trail Over New PC DRM Measures Comment by: miquonranger03 Nominated by: Tarr First they raised the console game prices, but I did not speak, because I was a PC gamer. Then they started using StarForce, TAGES, and SecuROM, but…” |
| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: SUPER BIZZY! I had my physical today. Here’s what I learned: *I put on 20 pounds in the past year. *I have high cholesterol. *I have borderline high blood sugar. I suppose I could blame all of this on my increasingly…” |
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“Fresh off the release of Dante’s Inferno and with plenty of time between now Dead Space 2’s release, developer Visceral Games has other unannounced titles in the works for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network to keep them busy. Visceral general…” |
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“Microsoft’s controller-free add-on Project Natal may be perfect for virtual painting and hyperactive ball-swatting, but is it responsive enough for something more intense? What does MTV’s stopwatch tell us? The MTV Multiplayer folks performed a…” |
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“Edmund McMillen, creator of indie games such as Gish and the recently profiled Super Meat Boy!, passes along an image that subtly hints at a release of his meat-based platformer on Xbox Live Arcade sometime this year. It took a bit of detective work…” |
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 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Strikers Charged, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, MySims, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Rock Band 2, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “A portion of a Hanafuda Times review… With its retro style, it’s practical use of the classic controller, and it’s more-than-amazing boss battles, Desperate Struggle is yet another masterpiece from the Quentin Tarantino of video games: Suda…” |
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“Man, this game is going to be horrible. You don’t even need to see any screens or hear details to know that. I love Chuck E. Cheese, but I think I’ll stick to the brick and mortar locations instead of the game. Thanks to Hero of Legend…” |
| “WiiWare 1 (1) – Pokémon Rumble Demo version 2 (3) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Demo version 3 (2) – World of Goo Demo version 4 (4) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Demo version 5 (5) – BIT.TRIP BEAT Demo version 6 (6) -…” |
| “Nintendo Wii North America: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) 3. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 5. Just Dance (Ubisoft) Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. Wii…” |
| “When you think of Nintendo, your mind is automatically filled with years and years of fantastic memories. The Mario outings, the Zelda adventures, the Kirby journeys, the Metroid missions…and so much more. There’s no shortage of…” |
| “Mario Factory president says Apple’s latest device offered “no surprises”; marginalizes HD gaming; rules out HD Wii, motion-sensing DS.” |
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“The Dell Adamo is back at a nice price, Panasonic’s VIERA is a superb choice for an HDTV, and if you’re hankerin’ for some sublime bear and unicorn action then today’s Hobomodo is a must for any iPhone owner. Top Deals: • 13.4″ Dell Adamo Laptop…” |
Posted: January 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Dr. Mario Online Rx, Mario Kart 64, MySims, Nintendo Points, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Tetris, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“The Tales of Graces ‘Koakuma costume’ will be available in Japan on January 20th at 13:00. The costume will cost gamers 400 Nintendo Points. More screens here” |
| “A mashup between Korean Girl-Group “After School” and the theme from The Last Ninja, available on the Virtual Console. Direct link here (thanks Wait1minuteplz!)” |
| “DSiWare 1 – Flipnote Studio 2 – Nintendo DSi Browser 3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 4 – Arcade Hoops Basketball 5 – Army Defender 6 – Arcade Bowling 7 – Touch Solitaire 8 – The Oregon Trail 9 – MySims Camera 10 – …” |
Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Remote | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Warning: not suitable for work. One doesn’t need to speak this language to understand how wildly offensive and stale the humor is here. Apparently it’s from a Belgian comedy show called “M!LF: Man! Liberation Front.” Thanks to Jay for the heads…” |
| “Changes, they are coming. I know, change scares you. It scares me too…but we always try to change for the better. I’ve been telling you guys that secrets were in the works, and we’ve revealed some already. There are more…” |
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“I’m not going to push too far on thise one, simply because there are too many unknowns. We know that Criterion is going to work on Need for Speed, but we don’t know if they’ll work on a Wii version…or if there will even be a…” |
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“Both games selling for just over $20. Poor FFCC: The Crystal Bearers. I just don’t get the hate for you…I really don’t. Link” |
| “Two reviews from Kombo… JU-ON: The Grudge Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games” |
| “Remember when we told you guys that all new Wiis would be coming with a pre-installed channel to help guide new users? Well now we can check that video out, thanks to Tri-Gamer! Direct link here” |
| “Yeah I know…2009 is over and done with. That year was like a million years ago! I hear you on that one, but let’s take one more chance to indulge ourselves in what 2009 brought to the Wii. Some might say that it wasn’t a very…” |
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“Just how long has Zelda Wii been in development? Surprisingly, the first mention of this upcoming Zelda game is back in the July 2007 issue of Game Informer. That would mean that Zelda Wii has had the privilege of the most development time since…” |
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“Grab your Wii Remote and prepare for the ultimate game of darts on the Nintendo Wii! Dart Rage features the most realistic throwing system available today. You’ll never get closer to throwing an actual dart in any video game. With pixel…” |
| “Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at CES said that the chances of Netflix being available on the Wii are "excellent," according to Gizmodo. The comment was made during an interview with AllThingsD's Peter Kafka. This confirms the rumors…” |
Posted: December 18th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
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“Considering the high-profile Q4 2009 retail release schedule is going to go well into 2010, which then hurts the downloadable games market, let’s talk downloadable games in this week’s WRUP. Let us know the titles from WiiWare, PlayStation Network,…” |
| “My kids are game addicts… and I’m ok with that. Perhaps I never should have been a parent because I’m the kind of parent most parents HATE. When my kids were 2 months old I started putting a little cereal in their bottle at night so they would…” |
Posted: December 17th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: LostWinds, Mario Kart 64, MySims, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Virtual Console, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “WiiWare 1 (1) – Pokémon Rumble Demo version 2 (2) – World of Goo Demo version 3 (3) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Demo version 4 (4) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Demo version 5 (5) – BIT.TRIP BEAT Demo version 6 (6) -…” |
| “The Nintendo Wii, on appeal: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued this decision today.” |
