Posted: April 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “My inbox is flooded with this rumor right now, and since it’s the weekend, I thought I’d give it a run. Apparently, a Spanish website is claiming that a new Resident Evil title has been announced for the Wii at Capcom’s Captivate…” |
| “Target * Buy Nintendo Wii, get free copy of Wii Sports Resort – $199.99 Toys ‘R Us * DJ Hero – $49.99 (from $99.99) * Tony Hawk: Ride – $49.99 (from $99.99) * Free shipping on all pre-orders Link” |
| “# review The Spawn HD -720’s promise is borderline unbelievable: It streams your Xbox 360 , PS3 or Wii from any Windows PC, anywhere , in HD. And it actually works! (Sort of.) But the list of…” |
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“Things were looking up for the video game industry in March. Software sales grew 10 percent to $875.3 million from the same time a year ago, and industry revenues as a whole grew 6 percent to $1.52 billion, according to the market researcher NPD…” |
Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Deca Sports, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Party 8, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Taiko no Tatsujin, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “01. Wii Sports (Nintendo) – 3634806 02. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 3587755 03. Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 3560889 04. Wii Play (Nintendo) – 2776759 05. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 2607839 06. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) – 1924424…” |
| “A portion of a WiiLoveIt review… You’ll need to evaluate for yourself if you prefer the extras, or the portability that comes with this release. Although it lacks some of the additional selling points of the WiiWare version, this is…” |
| “Two Wii previews from Dtoid… Lost in Shadow Oops! Prank Party” |
| “Alice in Wonderland Wii review GTI Club Supermini Festa Demo 2010 Konami Gamers Day The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice Demo Lost in Shadow – multiple videos The Cages: Pro Style…” |
| “Videos Lost in Shadow Gameplay Videos 2010 World Cup Wii Video Monster Hunter Tri Multiplayer Video News Etrian Odyssey 3 Tops Japanese Charts First Look: The Last Story’s Hero and Heroine Green Day:…” |
| “EDGE scored Monster Hunter 3 a bit lower than Nintendo Power, giving it a 7 out of 10. EDGE traditionally scores much lower, but they had this nice bit to say. Duality is at the heart of Tri – it is both tourism and dungeon crawl, reconnaissance…” |
Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Cave Story, MadWorld, Red Steel, Red Steel 2, Virtual Console, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Videos LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Video Trauma Team Walkthrough Video The Aussie Source – March 19th Red Steel 2 Webisode 4 Video Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Premiere Trailer Dementium II Trailer …” |
| “A portion of an IG interview with David Cage… DC : I don’t think that all video games should be what Heavy Rain is. We need to continue to make games based on violence and action and explosions, because there’s a market for that….” |
| “PSP 39,125 Wii 31,460 PS3 26,481 DSi LL 21,604 DSi 13,581 DS Lite 3,920 Xbox 360 2,668 PS2 1,825 PSP go 1,191 link” |
| ““We do believe the Wii will come into stock quicker than the PS3, so we do anticipate that those shortages should abate sometime before the next couple months. But I don’t have clarity as to why there is a shortage other than because of…” |
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“It looks like the Where’s Waldo title that saw release in the states is going to hit DSiWare and WiiWare in Europe/Australia. I’m guessing this is the retail title split into parts, since there are listing for multiple ‘travel…” |
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“This note was slipped in with the artwork I posted earlier today. It’s so heartfelt and honest that I wanted to share it with you guys. It’s very rare that we hear from Pixel, and whenever he has something to say, it was very much worth…” |
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“WiiWare Muscle March (Namco Bandai) – 800 points (may actually be 500 points, contrary to the initial announcement – thanks BRK !) Virtual Console Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (TGCD, Konami) – 900 points Milon’s Secret Castle…” |
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“B-17: Fortress in the Sky – $13 Wii Remote Control Strap (White) – $5” |
Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Wii Play, Wii Remote | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “Walmart offers the pre-owned Nintendo Wii Play with Remote, model no. 045496890179, for $19.96 with $2.47 for shipping. (Free Site-to-Store is also available.) That’s $32 under the lowest total price we could find for a new, factory-sealed unit…” |
Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Wii Play | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “I’m new here. But found the pre owned wii play with wii mote at walmart.com for $19. I don’t know how to add click through links, but here is the link. I think there were previous deals at this… This is a content summary only. Please visit…” |
Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, WiiWare | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| ““When Mr. Miyamoto goes to Mr. Iwata and says. ‘I have this great idea and I can’t do it on the Wii,’ that’s when there will be a next generation console. What that includes we’ll see. I think Mr. Miyamoto himself…” |
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“I know a lot of you are going to be picking this game up. I can’t believe it’s almost about to hit retail! Add in the WiiWare version, and I’m chomping at the bit for this one. Thanks to Chris for the heads up!” |
| ““Nintendo’s overall performance was well below our expectations, with software down over 30% and Wii hardware units down almost 50%. Nintendo had warned us that February would be a difficult month due to supply constraints, but we believe…” |
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“[ VGMuseum ] If there’s a Kid Icarus reboot in the works somewhere at Nintendo, Metroid: Other M producer Yoshio Sakamoto , who worked on the original NES game, doesn’t know anything about it. “I don’t know personally about any project…” |
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“Battle vs. Chess appears to bring Battle Chess to a new generation, with a similar hook and a name that just skirts a potential copyright lawsuit. With “upbeat combat visuals & mechanics,” the game sounds like a modern update of the classic…” |
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“You hear that, developers? You should be shakin’ in yer boots — motion-based gaming is going to force you to throw away everything you’ve ever learned about game design and start anew. At least that’s what Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux (not so…” |
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“Following last night’s NPD report for February, Nintendo has issued a press release lauding the amazing selling power of its own products. In typical fashion, the gaming giant that got your grandma into gaming has managed to sell a ridiculous…” |
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“Hello John Biggs – I would like to be the CrunchGear intern. At 28 years of age I’d probably be the oldest, creepiest intern that CrunchGear has ever hired. That being said, I don’t look a day past 26. I should also tell you that…” |
| “# gdc In the wake of this week’s unveiling of Sony’s take on motion-controlled video gaming, and Microsoft’s push for their motion-controlled gaming well under way, Kotaku sat down with Nintendo of…” |
| “Build-A-Bear Workshop is taking its fun-loving store of stuffed animal creations from the mall to the Nintendo DS and Wii, Activision announced in a press release on Friday.” |
| “A portion of an IGN interview with Reggie Fils-Aime… IGN : My first impression of Sony’s Move controller is that it has a lot of promise, but it’s not quite there yet. But for the sake of this interview, let’s assume it…” |
| “Sam and Max: Season 1 hit the Wii, and Season 2 is on the way. It might actually be in stores right now. Is there any chance that Sam and Max: Season 3 is going to come our way as well? Right now, the deal is for Season 3 to hit PC and PSN. …” |
| “Suda absolutely loves talking about No More Heroes and the Wii 2. Every chance he gets, Suda says that if more No More Heroes is coming, it’s going to be on the successor to the Wii. Once again, we hear that blurb, but we also hear about…” |
| “Video Games | Puzzle Quest 2 | GDC 10: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here Screens here” |
Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Virtual Console, Wii Play | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“There’s no denying that the Call of Duty franchise is a strong one, even on the Wii. It might not pack as much punch as it does on the 360/PS3, but it’s definitely a long-tail seller. Makes you wonder just how long it can hold onto the…” |
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“See, this is why we need to have Game Boy games on the Virtual Console. I haven’t played this game in so long. It would be like a brand-new game to me! I know I’m not the only one that feels this way. Link” |
| “Combat first popped up on the Atari 2600, and developers are still paying homage to it to this very day. We wouldn’t have Tanks on Wii Play without Combat, and I’m quite thankful that we do! That game single-handedly saved Wii Play from…” |
Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Guitar Hero World Tour, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, New Super Mario Bros., No More Heroes, Super Mario Bros., Wii Play, Wii Remote | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
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“Loads of loot in our dealz. One of our favorite HDTVs from last year just had its price slashed, as did one of our favorite laptops. Dead Rising 2 has been delayed so satisfy your unquenchable zombie bloodlust in hobomodo. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Dell…” |
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“Game developers are focusing less on the Wii and more on the iPhone, according to a new survey of more than 800 video game professionals, with development on Apple’s platform nearly doubling over the year prior. That survey of developers from North…” |
| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Why Is It Called China? I don’t know about you, but it’s been an exhausting week for me. Between the features, breaking news and reviews and handling a lot of manageminty and behind the scenes stuff, this week has zipped…” |
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Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Samurai Warriors 3, Super Mario Bros., Super Smash Bros. Brawl, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Menu, Wii Play, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “01. / 02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 110.918 / 3.117.087 (-20%) 02. / 00. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) – 94.444 / NEW 03. / 00. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) – 76.088 /…” |
| “A portion of an Aussie-Nintendo review… Space Harrier is an important slice of SEGA’s history, and it’s aged extremely well. Simple high-energy gameplay with a killer soundtrack and surreal visuals. It’s nice to have this…” |
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“We spend a lot of time talking about all the games and other goodies coming out for the Wii. Of course, we cover every bit of DS news that we can find, but it seems like people spend more time talking about the console side of gaming than the…” |
| “From this… To this! While Wii Fit isn’t the only reason why Lara lost so much weight, she definitely credits it for helping in a very big way. Check out the video interview here (thanks Cook!)” |
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“I wouldn’t mind seeing the Helmasaur King make a triumphant return for Zelda Wii. I think this guy could look pretty damn amazing in 3d, and I’m sure he could put up a pretty good fight after learning some tricks during his last…” |
| “Do third parties need to fix their approach to the Wii? In some cases they definitely do. I think almost all major third parties have seen one of their titles hit Wii only to be completely ignored by consumers. Now, I’m not saying that every…” |
Posted: January 29th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Remote, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | No Comments »
Wii news from around the web:
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Gadgets Guess there are loads of gadgets in Japan, but haven’t really had the time to think about them. Exhausted and drained. Emotional week, looking forward to the weekend. What you missed last night Introducing…” |
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“Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series, told us last year that his company was working on two projects: an iPhone game and a proper game. Could that second title be a Wii game? Sure is. Nintendo sent out a press…” |
| “Nintendo games are popular. People buy them up as if they were hotcakes. Nintendo games are not hotcakes. You cannot eat them. You play them. Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news, the Kyoto-based game company has released global…” |
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“Nintendo of Japan updated its 2010 release list today, adding Xenoblade and The Last Story to its upcoming Wii slate and dating Metroid: Other M for “Summer 2010.” The Nintendo and Team Ninja game was previously “TBA” in Japan. So what the hell are…” |
