Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Points, Super Mario Galaxy, Virtual Console, Wii Menu, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Click here to view the embedded video. The Official World Cup game debuted on Wii and whatnot today, and I totally have World Cup fever. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I’m here to applaud EA Sports for simplifying…” |
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“U.S. gamers could have their hands on a black Wii console to match their black Wii controllers as early as May , according to several retail folks who know such things. As for an exact date, retail moles at Target, GameStop and Future Shop all…” |
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“In the world of downloadable video games, this week’s forecast calls for nonstop showers of awesomeness. A flood watch is in effect as heavy levels of high-quality digital entertainment threaten to disrupt boredom and bad moods across the country….” |
| “Amazon has Spore Hero for Nintendo Wii for $18 with free shipping on orders over $25. Create your own creature hero with over 250 collectable parts and special abilities. [ Compare ]” |
Posted: April 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Menu, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Nexon is working on bringing MapleStory for Nintendo DS to the West, plus considering Wii support.” |
| “Nintendo of Korea has released adverts of Super Smash Brothers X on Wii for the South Korean launch.” |
| “Cubed3’s Adam Riley takes another look at the magical Nintendo Wii experience that is Fragile Dreams from triand#45;Crescendo.” |
| “A new listing on US ratings website ESRB has revealed Sid Meier’s Pirates is heading to Wii.” |
| “Nintendo has updated the official blog for The Last Story on Wii once more.” |
| “Shin’en have released a new trailer for their upcoming WiiWare game, Jett Rocket. Be sure to check it out!” |
| “An action packed trailer for upcoming Mistwalke RPG Xenoblade Wii popped onto the Nintendo channel earlier this week.” |
| “Due to a leaked ESRB rating, the arcade games, Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns have been confirmed and will be hitting the Wii.” |
| “Does Shin’en’s latest title, Art of Balance, stand up tall or topple in its execution? Shane Jury finds out.” |
| “Have multiple TV sets in your home and often needing to switch your Wii between them? The solution for you lazy bums: spare cables.” |
| “Nintendo has released the latest games for the Virtual Console, WiiWare and DSiWare services.” |
| “New details from Square Enix’s latest Dragon Quest instalment for Wii have trickled in, including a customisable tournament feature.” |
| “Walmart has Guitar Hero 5 game only for Wii for $21.54 free site… This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.” |
| “Walmart offers the Nintendo Wii Game Console bundled with a free game (you can choose from 14 titles) for $199 plus $6.97 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for these items if purchased separately elsewhere. Sales tax is…” |
Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Bit.Trip, Virtual Console, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“The brand “Eneloop” has been lately one of the most popular Sanyo brands in Japan. The first product under the Eneloop brand was a battery recharger with no special features; maybe the key to its success was its design simplicity which…” |
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“If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me why they could not edit a block of text in Microsoft Word I would be rich. A lot of times people will include images of text within their document. Maybe they took a screenshot of a block of text or…” |
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“The main highlight of the latest transmission from Fort Nintendo is that Bit.Trip Runner , the quirky rhythm-platformer from Aksys Games, is scheduled for release on WiiWare on May 17. Seriously, guys — get on the hype train before it pulls out…” |
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“Sunsoft has started to revitalize its brand with the help of Gaijinworks’ Victor Ireland. The strategy includes re-releases of classic games on Nintendo’s Virtual Console, including Blaster Master , and the creation of original content — also …” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Super Mario Bros., Virtual Console, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Following a brief surge by the PlayStation 3 thanks to last month’s release of Yakuza 4 , the Nintendo DS is back on top in Japan. Nintendo’s handheld managed to move a total of 36,459 units across its three SKUs compared to the PS3’s 28,973 (via …” |
| “Tri force. Monster Hunter is, fittingly, quite the behemoth – a massive game in terms of both content and, elsewhere, popularity. To extend that analogy, it’s also a game which has always tended to…” |
| “Handheld sales highest in quiet week. The Nintendo DS and PSP continue to shift more hardware than the big boy consoles in Japan, despite a lack of new releases in the week ending 11th…” |
| “Due out this autumn. Interplay has announced plans to release classic PC shooter Descent on WiiWare this autumn. “Descent remains the most popular…” |
| “Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns. SEGA is bringing two more arcade classics to the Wii, by the looks of things. The Entertainment and Software…” |
| “Plus WiiWare and DSiWare updates. Nintendo has announced this week’s line-up of Wii and DSi digital downloads, due out on WiiWare, Virtual Console and DSiWare tomorrow. …” |
| “Plus: “Nintendo Wii Made Me Nympho.” US tech firm IA Labs has filed a lawsuit against Nintendo, claiming one of its patents has been infringed by Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus and the Wii Balance Board. Not…” |
Posted: April 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Points, Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“About, oh — four years ago — a little Texas company called Anascape sued Nintendo and Microsoft for ostensibly violating its controller patents. Microsoft settled. Nintendo didn’t. Anascape won . One $21 million judgment, two years and countless…” |
| “Japanese Wii owners got a special treat last week with the release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Solid Snake on the virtual console. Originally created for the MSX2 in 1990, Metal Gear 2 laid down the foundations for the gameplay that would only become…” |
| “La Playstation 3, la Nintendo Wii et la Xbox 360, consoles stars qui font les beaux jours de l’industrie du divertissement, sont-elles déjà de la décennie précédente? H ideo Kojima, le créateur du jeu culte Metal Gear Solid, a fait sensation …” |
Posted: April 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Virtual Console | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Rating: 5 Posted By: waynejs Views: 739 Replies: 6 Saw this in this week’s ad. DJ Hero Tony Hawk Ride Online Coupons” |
| “Games, tangents, interviews, and Virtual Console — it's all in here!” |
Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Deca Sports, Tetris, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
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| “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” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo Points, Super Mario Bros., The Sims 2: Pets, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“Netflix will stop at nothing, we say — nothing — until you have the ability to watch films like Failure to Launch and Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom on every conceivable device in your possession. It’s hit the Wii , it’s coming to the …” |
| “*Lady Fitness 2 Fit Workout Kit for Nintendo Wii ” |
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“Developer Harmonix took the wraps off next week’s DLC for Rock Band this morning. Tracks from System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian are on the way, alongside DLC by Rock Band first-timers Smash Mouth and The Used. They also announced the 10 latest…” |
| “# wii 1) Don’t call this device you use to go hunting on the Wii a “gun,” even if you hold it like one. 2) Don’t make it look like one either. More »” |
| “# capcom Capcom’s wildly popular historical action epic Sengoku Basara 3 has a release date for Japan. Would you like to hear it? Lean closer. More »” |
| ““The call to action for developers is look at your core experience and ask yourself: Is it worthwhile, the need [for] technology? Or is it just a matter of writing a Flash 3D engine and moving into other markets? In my world of gamemaking, I…” |
| “Tomb Raider We really don’t know all that much about the next, true entry in the Tomb Raider series. There’s a spin-off hitting XBLA/PSN, but there’s also going to be a proper franchise installment as well. That’s the…” |
| “A portion of an OXM interview with producer Yoshinori Ono… OXM : If Super Street Fighter IV is successful, will you continue with the series or will you look to move onto other fighting games? YO : I have no intention of carrying on…” |
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“Direct link here More screens in our Flickr set Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has shed more light on its innovative Wii platform game, A Shadow’s Tale, which has been created by Hudson Soft for release in Autumn, 2010. A…” |
| “Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 Gun Bundle (Activision) 2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 3. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 5. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) Japan: 1….” |
| “WiiWare Rakugaki ☆ Hero (800pts – Marvelous Entertainment) Virtual Console Darius Twin (800pts Super Famicom – Taito) DSiWare Dōbutsuen o Tsukurū (800pts – Gameloft) Link” |
| “Cambridge, Mass. – April 9, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that six singles from artists Serj Tankian, Smash Mouth and The Used will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video…” |
| “SAN MATEO, Calif – April 9, 2010 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced support for Monster Hunter™ Tri with unique event and arena quests on Wii™. Accessible for limited time periods, the…” |
Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: The Legend of Zelda, Virtual Console, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Filed under: Fun , Games , Google In what must be one of the oddest collaborations ever, Google and Nintendo have joined forces to create a search engine game . No, you don’t earn Nintendo stars by searching on Google.com — rather, this is…” |
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“With exception to Zelda II, I’ve played and adored every major Zelda game. Last summer, I had the brilliant idea of trying something new that plays like Zelda. You know, sorta like Amazon’s “You might also like this”…” |
Posted: April 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Virtual Console, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Alex Kidd in Shinobi World – Virtual Console Gameplay Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop – Launch Trailer” |
| “A portion of a G4 review… The Pros * Anything Nintendo designers can do, you can do * Extremely helpful tutorial * Sharing and pre-existing games for the creatively challenged * The Cons * Friend Codes hold back…” |
| ““I’m just gonna go ahead and say it, but we even discussed where the best place for the analogue sticks would be.” – Satoru Iwata “To be honest, when we were first asked that, I thought, ‘Is it all right for us to…” |
| “Click here to view the embedded video. Nintendo unceremoniously reminded everyone today that DSiWare is one year old. “In just one year’s time, the Nintendo DSiWare service has offered more than 150 downloadable games and applications…” |
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“No really, there’s nothing even remotely interesting coming to either Wii or DS this week. So, uh, what are you going back to?” |
| “Get $25 Off On Orders of $100 or more on games and other non-hardware purchases at GameStop.com. Use Promo Code 25OFF to receive 25% off any order of $100 or more. Or get 15% on any in-stock Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii title using Promo Code …” |
