Nintendo Points, The Conduit, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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[Rumour] Microsoft planning an Xbox 360 Slim for real? on VR-Zone Articles
The Wii may be the smallest and sleekest game console in the market, but that did not stop Sony from coming out with a ’slim’ version of its Playstation 3. Will Microsoft follow suit with an Xbox 360 Slim? Read on to find out.

Mega Man 10 – full DLC rundown (details, dates) on GoNintendo
* Bass Mode – $2 / 160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points Play the game as Bass. Bass can shoot in 7 directions. Some of his abilities differ from Mega Man’s. o Wii – 4/5/10 o Xbox 360 – 4/7/10 o…

NBA Jam – developer video interview (classic controller might get supported) on GoNintendo
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Nintendo’s ‘And-Kensaku’ turns Google searching into a game on Joystiq
Back in October 2008 , Nintendo of Japan showed off a ton of Wii games all at once. They’re still not all out yet. Some, like Cosmic Walker , remain largely mysterious, while we’re only recently hearing renewed discussion about games like Span…

THQ Core Games VP teases fighting game and motion game for E3 on Joystiq
Danny Bilson – executive vice president of “Core Games” at rebounding publisher THQ – recently told CVG that his “fighting group is actually taking on the management of another game that we’re going to announce at E3 that has a certain amount of…

Sega releases first screens and details of The Conduit 2 on Joystiq
Following its unveiling in Nintendo Power magazine, The Conduit 2 , High Voltage’s second pass at a Wii FPS, has been officially announced by publisher Sega. Due this fall, The Conduit 2 expands the venue for the serie’s action from…

Hands-on: NBA Jam on Joystiq
You need to get the preconception that NBA Jam is part of the rigid “sports game” genre out of your mind right this second. I can understand why you might possess this notion: for gamers whose youths were spent mastering the original game’s…

Trauma Team to be less traumatic on wallets on Joystiq
Atlus announced the price point for Trauma Team today, and we believe it improves the game’s retail prognosis: It’s $39.99. That’s less than the retail price of most Wii games for a game with six different, interesting modes of play. Trauma Team…


Wii Speak, New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., and more.

Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Wii Speak, New Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit, and more.

Posted: February 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Newegg – Nintendo WII Speak Microphone $9.99 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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Third Party Puzzle on GoNintendo
I’ll never forget where I was when I first heard about the Wii. I was in my old house when RMC sent an urgent picture message to my phone and it was the Wii Remote with the name of the new system as the subject. I almost cried because I…

Top 10 Sellers in UK for January on GoNintendo
01 (__) [WII] Just Dance - 184,000 02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 111,000 03 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 90,000 04 (__) [360] Mass Effect 2 - 90,000 05 (04) [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 61,000 06 (03) [WII] New Super Mario…


Wii Speak and more.

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

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ChargePoint iPhone app locates EV charging stations… and more on Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Electric vehicle use is set to expand rapidly, but and one of the short term problems is shaping up to be the availability of charging station infrastructure. Mobile technology seems to have arrived at just the right time to support the most…

Gadget Thumbnails for 26-Feb-2010 on Coolest Gadgets
SMASH guitar meant to be destroyed Chat Pillows MiLi iPhone Projector Weigh to go double checks weight limit Cleankeys keyboard is easy to clean Guppie is one tool to rule them all …

Nintendo Wii could help stroke victims recover on Coolest Gadgets
We have reported how WiiSports and other Wii activities are simply not as good real exercise. However, a recent research project by the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2010 would suggest that playing these virtual…

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Wii Speak and more.

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

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Ten Questions: About Cake on Woot! – One Day, One Deal
In the upcoming year, our resolution is to get to know our community a little better. What you like, what you dislike, who you are . We’ve learned from talking to you, there’s a lot to enjoy by meeting our community! A 21st birthday is magical….


Super Mario Galaxy, Cave Story, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Impressions: Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) on Joystiq
click to enlarge For no apparent reason, the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands wasn’t playable at today’s big Nintendo event in San Francisco. I take that back — it was playable, just not by anyone whose paycheck doesn’t have an…

Developers finally selected for Grease on Wii and DS on Joystiq
Hey remember back in July of 2009 when 505 Games announced it would release a video game version of beloved terrible musical Grease? Remember how it described the things that would be in that game? Well today, around eight months later, 505 has…

EA: ‘Sharp and distinct’ console transition unlikely on Joystiq
It’s not exactly surprising to hear EA Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown say that we won’t see the “sharp and distinct console transition like we’ve seen in the past.” It’s a notion we’ve heard before and something that THQ boss Brian Farrell…

Battlefield Bad Company 2 PC walkthrough gets into the nitty gritty on Joystiq
For those of you wondering just how superior the PC version of Battlefield Bad Company 2 is to the console iterations, the answer lies at least partially in the above PC version walkthrough. Sure, stuff like kit selection and squad layout is a bit…

What exactly is ‘FlingSmash’? on Joystiq
Smash the image to fling yourself into the gallery. Nintendo released news about a bunch of big Wii hits today: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, Monster Hunter Tri, FlingSmash, Cave Story … wait, what? Okay, so FlingSmash doesn’t have the…

Metroid: Other M screens (the other M is for ‘mmmmm’) on Joystiq
The other, other M is for media, which you can click here to see. Nintendo released a flood of information about Metroid: Other M today, not the least of which is when it’s coming out. The Media Summit press release describes a game that takes place…

Roundup: Wii and DS game release dates for 2010 on Joystiq
Today’s Nintendo Media Summit played host to a whirlwind dating game with quite a few players. If all the excitement got your heart thumping but left your head spinning, then you’ll be relieved to find our list of matches — each game paired with its…

Prince of Persia SNES included with The Forgotten Sands on Wii on Joystiq
Which Prince of Persia game features “superb graphic detail and incredibly fluid animation” and “more thrills than a saber duel with a thousand sultans”? If you answered, “Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands,” you’d … well, you’d…

Monster Hunter Tri releases April 20, will be free to play on Joystiq
At today’s Nintendo Media Summit, Nintendo dropped some pertinent details about Capcom’s very successful and Wii Speak-compatible hunt-em-up, Monster Hunter Tri. The game will release on April 20 in North America as two versions: bundled with a…

Metroid: Other M rolls into North America June 27 on Joystiq
The galaxy is at peace, now that we know we’ll be able to demand our copy of Metroid: Other M from the patient retailer of our choice on June 27. The date for the Nintendo and Team Ninja collaboration was just announced at the Nintendo Media Summit…

Disney Guilty Party: A Wii detective game from Wideload on Joystiq
click to investigate What’s Disney doing with Wideload Games, the development studio it acquired last year? It’s going to take some detective work to find out. No, really, if you want to play through Disney Guilty Party, the new game from Wideload,…


Cave Story, Wii Speak, Red Steel, and more.

Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

Nintendo Summit News Round-Up [Nintendo Summit] on Kotaku
The Nintendo Summit in San Francisco is positively bursting with news, with release dates for the Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and plenty of information on the games coming in the first half of 2010. Nintendo of America’s…

Disney’s Guilty Party A Whodunnit Of Mini-games [Wii] on Kotaku
Don’t be alarmed by that “party” in the title. Disney Guilty Party from Wideload Games, announced today at Nintendo’s media summit in San Francisco, looks like more than your average Wii mini-game collection. From the developer of Stubbs the Zombie…

Planet Mario And Map Suggest Super Mario Galaxy 2 Secrets [Wii] on Kotaku
May 23rd’s Wii exclusive Super Mario Galaxy 2 has not just a release date and a trailer, but Planet Mario, some screenshots and some bullet points worth sharing. Or is that Planet Luigi? Hard to tell. Nintendo’s fact-sheet for the game indicates…

New Metroid: Other M Screens, Story Details, Excitement [Nintendo] on Kotaku
Nintendo has released all new media of Metroid: Other M, the Team Ninja and Nintendo developed Wii game that tells a more “revealing, personal story” than previous Metroid games, including Other M’s chronological predecessor, Super Metroid. What…

Nintendo Details Upcoming WiiWare And DSIWare Titles [Nintendo] on Kotaku
As if Cave Story wasn’t enough, Nintendo has plenty more downloadable games coming out in the first half of 2010, from Art Style and WarioWare for WiiWare to a DSiWare fighter that puts you inside the game. If you’ve been keeping up with the flood of…

New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Looks Like Worlds Of Fun [Clips] on Kotaku
Why does a man play Mario? This brand new Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer of the May 23-dated Wii game is may be the ideal answer to that question. It’s not just the drilling through planets in Galaxy 2 or the bigger than a moon dragon that Mario must…

Monster Hunter Tri Dated For April, Online Multiplayer Goes Free [Release Date] on Kotaku
It’s a Monster Hunter Tri information explosion, as Nintendo and Capcom reveal new information on the North American release of this eagerly anticipated title, including the release date, exclusive demos, preorder incentives, and the freedom of…

Metroid: Other M Is Coming To Wii In June [Wii] on Kotaku
Nintendo of America announced today that the Metroid: Other M, the second proper Metroid game for the Wii, will release in North America on June 27. The Nintendo, Team Ninja and D-Rockets co-developed Wii game was announced at E3 2009 and promises to…

Wii Forgotten Sands Includes Co-op Play, SNES Prince Of Persia [Nintendo] on Kotaku
Revealed during today’s Nintendo Summit in San Francisco, the Wii version of Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands comes complete with cooperative multiplayer and a playable version of 1992’s Prince of Persia for the Super Nintendo. We knew…

Cave Story (Finally) Comes To WiiWare In March [Wii] on Kotaku
Nicalis’ enhanced WiiWare port of PC adventure game Cave Story is finally coming to Nintendo’s downloadable game service and we’ve got the release date to prove it. Cave Story for WiiWare is officially on for March 22nd, according to the developer….

Sin & Punishment 2, Picross 3D Finally Dated For North America [Wii] on Kotaku
Nintendo has made today’s Nintendo Summit in San Francisco the most exciting event of the day, dating two titles that have been TBA for far too long: Sin & Punishment 2 for the Wii and Picross 3D for Nintendo DS. Sin & Punishment 2 will come…

DSi XL Hits North America Next Month For $190 [Live] on Kotaku
The DSi XL hits North America on March 28 for $189.99, Nintendo of America’s Cammie Dunaway told a group of writers gathered in San Francisco for the Nintendo Summit this morning. The DSi XL includes a larger screen and super-sized stylus. Dunaway…

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
Alright, you savages, here’s today’s trough of deals. We’ve got the lovely and light Lenovo S10 up for grabs, a nice double shot of BBC Earth porn, and another excellent sample of free lube to compliment your regular porn. Top Deals: • 10.1″…

IGN Updates – Wednesday – 2/24/10 on GoNintendo
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands First Look New Club Nintendo Titles Announced New Game & Watch Collection Announced Red Steel 2 Blog: The Preliminary Post Disney Interactive Studios Announces Original Mystery Party Game – Disney Guilty…

Are you faithful to your Wii? on GoNintendo
Nathan Drake is a great character. Have you ever found yourself wishing that you were able to play some games that are exclusive to other platforms? I admit that I wanted to play Uncharted 2 so bad that I actually went over to RMC’s house and…


Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Wii news from around the web:

IGN Updates – Wednesday – 2/17/10 on GoNintendo
New DS Hits the Rumor Mill Capcom-Unity Blog: Keep It Casual Big John Games Announces Mouse House for Nintendo WiiWare Special Sakura Wars Bonus Available Jimi Hendrix To Appear In ‘New Edition’ Of Rock Band Xenoblade Detailed 2K Sports…

Nintendo Wii Review: Cook Wars on GoNintendo
A portion of the Blog Critics’ Review: Cook Wars has decent value and high cooking task variety, but a low recipe cache and diminished realism for authentic minded gamers. Movement physics focus on mechanics and timing rather than more natural…

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Review on GoNintendo
A portion of the GDN Review: Ultimately, The Sky Crawlers is a competent mission-driven flight game and does the core of the experience well. It retails for around $30, significantly less than most Wii retail titles, but this is partially because The…

Minna no NC Updates – February 17 on GoNintendo
Murumasa: The Demon Blade – ERS Trailer Shiren 4 – Commercial, Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light – Multiplayer Trailer, One Piece Unlimited Cruise Episode 1 – ERS Trailer, Arc Rise Fantasia – ERS Trailer, Muramasa: The Demon Blade – ERS Trailer,…

Zangeki no Reginleiv (Wii) – More Gameplay Footage on GoNintendo
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The Wiire: 160th Podcast on GoNintendo
Here’s a rundown of the topics hit in the Wiire’s latest podcast: * (0:01:42) Currently Playing * (0:10:05) Nintendo President On Wii HD: “It Needs Something New” * (0:12:11) Nintendo: Metroid Prime Trilogy Still…


Tetris, Mii, Wii Speak, and more.

Posted: February 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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All About Xenoblade on 1UP RSS feed
Monolith Soft, and its founder Tetsuya Takahashi, have spent much of the past decade creating epic-scale console RPGs — Xenosaga, Baten Kaitos, that sort of thing. Even Takahashi has to admit, though, that JRPGs need to adapt to the times a little…

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to be revealed next month on GoNintendo
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is coming to both the Wii and DS, albeit from different development teams than the ones working on 360 and PS3. Regardless, we should be getting an experience that is somewhat similar to what pops up on the HD consoles. …

Final Fantasy won’t go first-person shooter, but third person shooter makes more sense on GoNintendo
“Final Fantasy as a series will probably never [adopt] a first person shooter style. The concepts the teams are always working with have the character always on screen and visually trying to make battles look exciting. Maybe a third person shooter…

Steve Wiebe Regains Donkey Kong Junior World Record on GoNintendo
Feb 17, 2010 – The man who rose to a household name after the semi-documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters has regained a World Record score. Washington’s Steve Wiebe is now back on top of the Donkey Kong Junior scoreboard,…

Tetris Party Deluxe Officially Announced for Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) on GoNintendo
HONOLULU, HI, Feb 17, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of “Tetris(R) Party Deluxe” for both Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM), set to hit retail shelves in…

SouthPeak Reports Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results, Details Future Strategy on GoNintendo
MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Feb 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –SouthPeak to Host Conference Call Today at 8:00 AM Eastern Time SouthPeak Interactive Corporation /quotes/comstock/11k!sopk (SOPK 0.37, 0.00, 0.00%) , one of the world’s leading video…

News: MH Tri Portable is “a rumour” – Capcom on Eurogamer
“Not even remotely close” to announcement. Capcom UK has poured cold water on reports that the Wii’s Monster Hunter Tri will get a PSP version, saying, “This is a…

News: Nintendo renews Eternal Darkness mark on Eurogamer
Housekeeping or something more? Nintendo of America has renewed its claim to the Eternal Darkness trademark. The new filing (thanks Kotaku) was made…

What Can Wii Owners Expect From BlazBlue Developer? [Clips] on Kotaku
This spring, Arc System Works, best known for its Guilty Gear and BlazBlue arcade fighting games, will be releasing…a bass fishing game…for the Nintendo Wii. Yeah. Arc System Works has released a handful of games for the Wii like Family…


Wii Speak and more.

Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Wii | Tags: | No Comments »

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Meritline Deals (3pk 6ft HDMI Cables $7.50, 6 Feet Component Cable for Nintendo Wii $4.99) at Meritline on Techbargains.com
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Madden NFL 11 Game (Xbox 360, PS3) + $20 Walmart Gift Card $59.96 (Wii $49.96) at Walmart on Techbargains.com
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