Posted: April 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Mario Party 8, Mario Super Sluggers, New Super Mario Bros., Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “delivers a 1-2 punch in the latest edition of the NPD sales report.” |
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“Ubisoft announced last month that its Wii public humiliation simulator Just Dance had sold two million copies worldwide. Now, based on data from the March NPD report , analyst Ben Schachter estimates that one million copies have been sold in…” |
| “Rating: 11 Posted By: Crazy8 Views: 1936 Replies: 6 Product Link or search for Wii Console Bonus Bonus Top Selling Game (Pick 1 from this list of 9): New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) Mario Kart w/ Wheel (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Super Smash…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Mario Party 8, Mario Super Sluggers, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 10 Posted By: Crazy8 Views: 1690 Replies: 5 Product Link or search for Wii Console Bonus Bonus Top Selling Game (Pick 1 from this list of 9): New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) Mario Kart w/ Wheel (Wii) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Super Smash…” |
| “Tron Legacy doesn’t arrive until the end of the year. And yeah, the wait sucks. But soon you can while away that time playing Space Paranoids online. Don’t you feel better already? Like the joystick version shown off at Comic-Con…” |
| “A woman from Manchester claims that due to an accident using Wii Fit, she has become a sex addict.” |
| “nand#45;Space is working on a new Wii title that is set to hit in Q4 2010.” |
| “Ubisoft has sent out the latest trailer for the upcoming Wiiand#45;specific editon of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.” |
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“Do you people remember how disorientating Descent was back when it first game out? I mean, we had Doom and Flight Simulator and all that, but spinning around in those little passages trying to laser a fool was a whole new thing. And a lot of…” |
| “A GeekDad exclusive first look! Check out the all new characters introduced in the upcoming Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers videogame for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii, Nintendo DS and a downloadable…” |
Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “What to do when you have to call your home your office, while also calling your office your home? That’s exactly what creative couple Jocelyn and Jason had to tackle with their live-work loft, a space which plays double duty for their design business…” |
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“Thomas Goetz is the Executive Editor of Wired and the author of The Decision Tree, a new book about how tracking and research can better inform our own health decisions. Here, as an example, he explains sleep gadgets.Can gadgets make us healthier?…” |
| “This just in: The March issue of Nintendo Power reportedly names the top 10 Nintendo games of the decade. They are as follows: Super Mario Galaxy Resident Evil 4 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Super Smash…” |
| “Those familiar with the Sega’s last pre-needlemouse “traditional” Sonic the Hedgehog title remember it’s big selling point – the Knuckles “Lock-On” feature, that allowed gamers to play as the feisty red…” |
Posted: February 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Endless Ocean, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, MadWorld, Mario Kart Wii, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Menu, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “As much as some may piss and moan about the lack of HD on the Wii, it’s just not that big of a deal, and won’t be for some time. Netflix agrees. Now, when HD is ubiquitous, and “hardcore” developers like Epic Games can say…” |
| “Although Xbox, PlayStation, and PC carry a lot more first-person shooters, said games exist on Wii – even good ones. But they’re few and far between. So what would recommend for trigger-happy Wii owners looking for a moving target: Metroid…” |
| “I have no idea what I’m talking about, as far as the sports discussion goes. It’s the Wii part of the discussion that makes sense to me. We’ve learned that check swings weren’t going to be a part of MLB 2K10, but there was…” |
| “Direct link and videos for Endless Ocean: Blue World, Tomena Sanner, Sudoku 4Pockets, Might and Magic Clash of Heroes, Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games, Bloons, Oscar in Movieland, Fieldrunners, Zhu Zhu Pets. (thanks NintenDaan!)” |
| “Nintendo Power Awards Wii Game of the Year: New Super Mario Bros Wii DS Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks WiiWare Game of the Year: Castlevania Rebirth Best Music Game: Rhythm Heaven Best Retro Revival: A Boy and his Blob Best…” |
| “Nintendo confirms the settlement of a Federal Court action against an individual in Australia for illegally copying and uploading to the Internet the first game file of Nintendo’s highly-anticipated video game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii for the…” |
| “We actually posted this up as part of a larger article, but I’ve been getting a lot of emails about it. I’ll post this blurb on third parties sales as its own article. In recent video game software market, there is a huge gap between…” |
| “Cubed3 catches up with Shin’en Multimedia to talk about Art of Balance on Nintendo’s WiiWare service.” |
| “Last Friday saw the release of two very big and #45;name Wii titles in the UK, Endless Ocean 2 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “de Blob Sequel Announced New NBA Jam Screens Game Save: Iron Man 2 EA on Wii Dante’s Inferno Wii Software Dominated Worldwide Sales For 2009 EA Predicts Super Bowl XLIV Winner With Madden SEGA Snags Gladiator A.D. Take Two Layoff…” |
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“Alright! Nintendo finally made it! The big time! Link (Thanks Chris!)” |
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“The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited, and Enterbrain, Inc. track the three biggest gaming markets in the world: the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. How did those three markets do in 2009? A report from the three groups claims overall…” |
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“In traditional Nintendo fashion, the company has been very secretive about the upcoming Legend of Zelda game on the Wii. We knew it existed, but not much else. Now series producer Eiji Aonuma has revealed a few details about the upcoming…” |
| “Tournament of Legends here in May. SEGA’s stamped a May release date on High Voltage’s new gladiator game for Wii. And it’s no longer known as…” |
| “But Wii is second, third, fourth, fifth. Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 has predictably been crowned the best selling game of 2009, in the…” |
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“Bad moon rising. Rarely has a such a great series been dogged by such careless disregard. Passed around no fewer than four publishers for its first three incarnations, the fact the Fatal Frame series -…” |
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…” |
Posted: January 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Deca Sports, Game Party, Guitar Hero World Tour, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Rock Band 2, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario World, Taiko no Tatsujin, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare, World of Goo | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Nintendo, maker of the hit Wii game console, said profit for April through December fell 9 percent after price cuts and the rising yen tarnished strong holiday sales. Nintendo reported Thursday a $2.1 billion profit for the nine months through Dec….” |
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| “Atlus’ Shiren the Wanderer for the Wii might not be a roguelike RPG, but if it were, it would sure be an attractive one, as this walkthrough video demonstrates. The video tells you everything you need to know about Shiren the Wanderer, from the fact…” |
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“You know, pop-culture referencing television show Lost isn’t the only form of entertainment that includes island fun. With the final season of the show kicking off next week, Nintendo wants to remind you about that OTHER island. With more than 4.2…” |
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“After giving up the first place spot to Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep for a couple weeks, Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii returns to the top of the weekly Media Create sales charts. It was still a pretty good week for PSP software, however,…” |
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“I’m 33 and, with mixed emotions, I play games that star Super Mario. The people who sell Mario games would say it’s great to play Mario games. Mario is for everyone. My gut tells me that playing Mario, the adventures of a fat plumber in a Mushroom…” |
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“2K Sports is offering a $1 million prize to the first player to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10, laying down the bounty as a statement of confidence in the authenticity of their game’s revamped pitching controls.The million-dollar prize is believed…” |
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“Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows…” |
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“It wasn’t just hardware and money Nintendo was dealing with today; software sales were also announced as part of the company’s latest financial report. All figures listed are lifetime sales. If you’re wondering why a particular game isn’t listed,…” |
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“Nintendo today released its financial results for the period between April 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. And after the money stuff was all done with, the company announced some lifetime hardware shipment numbers. Those numbers are as follows: Wii -…” |
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“Sure, that headline reads like “sky is blue”, but retail data firm The NPD Group today released figures showing just how reliant Nintendo software sales are on, well, Nintendo games. For the 2009 calendar year, total revenue for games sold on…” |
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“Before Steve Jobs had even brought yesterday’s iPad-announcing keynote to a close, I called together a quorum of indie gaming’s Justice League — a handful of the best and brightest developers pushing the medium forward across every new device — to…” |
| “Sometimes it makes me wonder how many computers & consoles developers have. In our home, we have three computers. I don’t have a console nor a smart phone. I have been pondering getting a bigger screen (and who knows what kind of PC…” |
Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, New Super Mario Bros., Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “* IMAGINE JOURNALIST (DS) – 19/02/2010 * MIGHT AND MAGIC: CLASH OF HEROES (DS) – 26/02/2010 * COMBAT OF GIANTS: MUTANT INSECTS (DS) – 19/03/2010 * RACKET SPORTS PARTY (WII) – 26/03/2010 * RACKET SPORTS PARTY WITH CAMERA (WII) -…” |
| “Direct link here IRVINE, CALIFORNIA — JANUARY 27, 2010 — Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today released a video walkthrough of Shiren the Wanderer™, the upcoming Wii™ entry in the long heralded Shiren series. The video, which runs nearly 5…” |
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“Here’s a weird occurrence with one Wii gamer’s copy of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom. He got his instruction booklet, but someone forgot to actually staple it together! I don’t think I’ve ever seen this happen before! Anyone else…” |
| “Nintendo Channel DS demo updates Dragon Ball DS 2: Assault! Red Ribbon Army – demo available until Feb. 16th Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light – no specified date for removal Link” |
| “Two features from Nintendo Life… Rage of the Gladiator – impressions “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game” |
| “1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 2. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) 3. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable (Namco Bandai) 4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) 5. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square…” |
| “GUILDFORD, UK,. – 27th January 27, 2010 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) will celebrate the single largest sporting event on the planet with the only official and exclusively licensed videogame for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Now…” |
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“That’s a pretty impressive screenshot, don’t you think? Too bad it’s not the real deal. It’s the work of a Garry’s Mod fan, who is using the character models from Twilight Princess, and dumping them into new…” |
| “Ubisoft confirms stylized pseudo-sequel to 2006’s Wii-exclusive sword-and-gunplay actioner will arrive in two months.” |
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“Filed under: Motivation, America Takes It OffEach week, we introduce you to bloggers who share their weight-loss journeys and hefty doses of inspiration with their readers. This week’s featured blogger is Shelley of A Forty-Something’s Weight Loss…” |
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: DontBreakMyTwenty Views: 218 Replies: 0 Target ClearanceWii $9.98 price is right 2010 $14 Rayman 2 $14 Rayman +more Ds $14 family feud 2010 $14 left brain/right brain$20 Price is right 2010Online Coupons” |
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Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Arc Rise Fantasia, Battalion Wars 2, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Power Tennis, Mario Super Sluggers, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control!, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Music, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Now remember, we don’t know if Nintendo is going to release another round of budget gmaes in Japan. If they do, these are the games that are eligible, according to the budget lineup guidelines. Gold Tales of Graces New Super Mario Bros Wii Wii…” |
| “Dante’s Inferno isn’t coming to the Wii, but it does happen to be in the top 100 best-selling books list. It makes you wonder if more people would enjoy seeing literary classics get shifted into the video game realm. There are plenty of…” |
| “A portion of a Eurogamer interview with PomPom Games’ Michael Michael… Eurogamer: So in terms of all these different platforms – PC, the iPhone, the console downloadable services including things like WiiWare – which is the most promising…” |
| “DS Demos * Disney the Princess and the Frog (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * James Cameron’s AVATAR: The Game (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Bakugan Battle Brawlers (distribution ends 1/10/2010) * Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop…” |
| “The modified controller will be bundled with Monster Hunter Tri.” |
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Wii Remote | No Comments »
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“The Top Games We’re Just Dying to See Hey developers, just show us these games already! By 1UP Staff Ah, sometimes this industry can be such a tease. Whether it’s a certain developers toying with our emotions by hinting at…” |
| “Let me get one thing out of the way: Muscle March is just as flamboyant and wacky as the trailers and screenshots suggest — maybe even more so. While games like LocoRoco and Noby Noby Boy draw an exaggerated caricature of Japanese creativity, Namco…” |
