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LOS ANGELES — Nov. 19, 2009 — Lottay, the online gift-giving company, today announced the results of its wish list survey, forecasting holiday shopping trends for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. * 38 percent of people want something other than products * Top product wishes: Nintendo Wii, W...
Videos LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Tony Hawk: Ride News My Ballet Studio for Wii and DS Now Available from 505 Games Nintendo Launches Nationwide Holiday Mall Experience Have A Real Safar’Wii Adventure New Details on Next Zelda Features Capcom blog update - The Darksi...
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A portion of a WeLoveIt interview with Joju Games’ Juan Gril… WLI: What are your plans for future titles on this platform? Would you like to do another racing title? JG: Tough to answer, too. I think many Wii owners are not aware of WiiWare, so the number of people downloading WiiWare games is...
A portion of a GamePro review… PROS: There are moments when it perfectly recaptures the spirit of old Mario games, but… CONS: …it tries too hard to cater to both the hardcore Mario fan and new Wii gamers, making for an uneven experience. Full review here
Top 10 Bestsellers in Video Games amazon.com U.S. 1.[4] New Super Mario Bros. (Wii) – Nintendo 2.[6] Wii Console – Nintendo 3.[10] Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board (Wii) – Nintendo 4.[1] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) – Activision 5.[na] Assassin’s Creed II (Xbox 360) – Ubisoft...
Check out more pictures here Englewood, Colo.– Two industry leaders are joining together to create a new way to experience fitness gaming. The Sports Authority, Inc.(”Sports Authority”) and Nintendo of America Inc. (”Nintendo”) are teaming up to help consumers trade static workouts for...
Video Games | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 99 Lives Walkthrough XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here
Nintendo funded this study and I guess they proved what they set out to prove: That the energy we use playing Wii is on par with moderate real-world exercise. Who cares? If we were talking WiiFit, then yes, it’s important, but when I’m playing regular games I’m not expecting to get a workout....
1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 2 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO 2 3 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS 1 4 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO 6 5 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT 7 6 MARIO &am...
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– From fans who grew up playing the NES™ console to gamers with a passion for the Wii™ console, generations of Americans have enjoyed the imaginative fun of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.™ video game series. Now the launch of New Super Mario Bros. Wii heralds...
“The reality is that we started Wii development in 2008, but before that we were a PC, PS3, and 360 title. It’s burned in my brain - Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said ‘What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product? And I said, wel...
As most of you know, EDGE gave New Super Mario Bros. Wii a 7 out of 10. When we posted the news, a few of you were just a tad upset! Now here are some more snippets from that review… “Mario and his chums feel superimposed, like cut-outs from another game, hastily inserted.” Link
A portion of a Gamasutra job post… The THQ Fighting Group is looking for a Senior Character Artist to help guide artistic direction and ensure high character art quality in our next generation of fighting games. Responsibilities: •Work with the Character Art Director to manage the creat...
“The game does start off as easy as its handheld sibling did (by the end of World 3 we had earned 68 lives), but it soon gets fiendishly difficult and will have even the most die-hard Mario players cursing at times. Instead of feeling like it was designed primarily for four players with the sin...
PM: The Wii uses a motion-sensing controller. Going forward, as Nintendo releases future consoles, do you view the motion-sensing controller as an integral part of the experience that’s going to stay with Nintendo indefinitely?
CB: Oh god, loads. One of my favourite games, that we had to lose from the show, is Fallout 3. It was brilliant. Brilliantly brilliantly done. We had a whole little bit in Gameswipe that we had to cut out where I talked about it. My favoured platform at the moment is the Xbox 360 just because most thin...
Full review here A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Whether you’re a fan of the original NES release or not, you absolutely owe it to yourself to give A Boy and His Blob a try as you’d be hard-pressed to find a more rewarding gameplay experience available on the Wii console. Full review here
Moving on, the guys over at Official Nintendo Magazine have a final build of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in their office right now. Working for Nintendo magazine sure has its perks! Specifically, ONM staffer Chris Scullion has had a chance to not only play, but complete New Super Mario Bros. Wii....
Holy cow, what a fantastic day for news! We had so many great posts today. Well, there was lots of stuff that I found interesting, anyway! Tons of New Super Mario Bros. Wii footage, Miyamoto talked about everything under the sun, the first motherload of Epic Mickey details, and so much more! [......
A few excerpts from a Miyamoto roundtable that recently took place… Miyamoto on a possible return to Wii Music… “The development team members, the directors of Wii Music were I think, maybe a little bit shocked by the reaction and had hoped it wold get a better response than it did. So I think...
Wii: Metroid Prime Trilogy - 9.5 The Beatles: Rock Band - 8.5 Dead Space Exctraction - 8.0 Guitar Hero 5 - 8.0 Mario & Sonic bei den Olympischen Winterspielen - 7.5 Spyborgs - 7.0 MySims Agents - 7.0 FIFA 10 - 6.5 Contra ReBirth (WiiWare) - 7.5 Super Star Wars (Virtual Console) - 8.0 DS:
Full review here A portion of a GamePro review… PROS: The new games are even more fun than the original Wii Fit’s, the new exercises are strenuous (in a good way), you can create Miis for your pets, and make babies out of your Miis CONS: The custom routines are too short, it’s still very diffic...
Full review here A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Had Capcom mixed things up a bit this could have been better and whilst for some the two-player option will make this more appealing than the Final Fight that’s already available to Wii owners, it may be worth waiting to see what Capcom ha...
A portion of an IGN UK review… Full review here A portion of an IGN UK review… Winter of the Melodias represents an essential purchase. It’s not simply the best WiiWare title on the market, but one of the best Wii games full stop. Full review here
EA has made quite a bold move by mixing up the FIFA formula so much for this 2010 Wii edition, but the risk has definitely paid off, with just the right combination of classic style and new arcade-esque gameplay. It may seem to lack a few features found in other formats’ versions, but FIFA 10 on...
Full review here A portion of a Kotaku review… …there’s a lot to be said for a game that makes the very idea of fitness fun. It takes your mind off the anxieties about health we have in this country and reshapes your expectations of your body to something more positive than “Will I fit in my skinn...
IGN: Now you talked a bit about Wii in an earlier interview, and mentioned that this would be the last No More Heroes on the system. Is this a franchise you want to take onto another console, or does it mean that if you’re finished with NMH on Wii that the series is over as well?
Dead Space has quickly made a name for itself as a great new franchise. Dead Space Extraction is a great addition to the series, and anyone with a Wii should certainly give it a try. From the deep story to the excellent side-story, Dead Space Extraction is one of the best rail-shooting games I’...
I wonder if Trent Reznor has ever visited GoNintendo… I knew that Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails was a huge Nintendo fan, but this interview with Joystiq puts him up yet another level. Trent: Me and Rob are both big Nintendo fans for a number of reasons. Nintendo approaches gaming from a prosp...
Check out more details from the review here (7-Reiner) The horror of being hunted in the vacuum of space never quite takes grip in Dead Space: Extraction, a Wii-exclusive prequel to the exceptional Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 space drama. Whether that’s due to the perspective switch from t...
Full review here A portion of a Nintendo Now review… Phantom Brave: We Meet Again may be another port/Wii-make for the Wii, but it’s a good one. It may not have any specific Wii mechanics implemented or any major changes, but the game was a gem on the PS2, and hopefully it receives more attenti...
Logitech Wireless Drum Controller for Wii The Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii and the Logitech Wireless Drum Controller for Wii are expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in October for a retail price of $199.99 (U.S.) and $229.99 (U.S.) respectively.
Muramasa is one of the best third-party games for the Wii, a fine balance of style and substance. The presentation will blow you away, while the old-fashioned combat will keep you slicing and dicing for hours. This one cuts deep, but in a good way.
Wii Motion+ is an accessory that has gotten a pretty decent amount of controversy spinning. Some are excited about its potential to give Wii players, both casual and core, more diverse, fine-tuned experiences, pining to see how the next Zelda will make use of the added sensitivity. Others...
Super Mario Bros. Wii Classic Grip Consumer Benefit: The Wii Classic Grip provides a better ergonomic shape when the Wii remote is being used as a classic controller, and retains that “classic feel” that ties into the nostalgia of Super Mario Bros.
PM: Absolutely. Our core franchises are really starting to be part and parcel of the Wii as they are on the PS3 and Xbox 360. And also with EA Sports Active, where I think we made the most progress, we’ve learnt to put new experiences and new intellectual property on there. It’s not necessarily a...
I feel a little badly for having skipped it the first time around on WiiWare, but playing the Wii version—going for an MSRP of $20 and available now—is enjoyable enough that I can forget that past discretion. Definitely recommended.
Deep Silver and all the development houses that put this gem together should be commended for their originality with your gaming dollar. With a wave of other unique horror games on the way for the Wii, they’ve now got a lot to live up to, as Cursed Mountain is one of the best and creepiest games...
Wii FACT SHEET Developer: Neversoft Entertainment (Xbox 360 and PS3) Vicarious Visions (Wii) Budcat (PS2) Release Date: November 2009 ——————————– DS FACT SHEET Platform: Nintendo DS Lite Release Date: November 2009 ESRB Rating: “RP” (Rating Pending)
Full review here (thanks Blacksaber!) A portion of an IGN review… Madden 10 is a fun Wii game - It just isn’t one I see many current Madden players getting into over a true-to-NFL offering. EA will grab new fans with this year’s Wii game, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it also pushes away old fan...
Nintendo Power never reviewed Wii Music because they said that it’s not really a game WWE Superstar Kofi Kingston has never played Super Mario Sunshine, loves Solid Snake, wrestles as The Undertaker in WWE games, and ran to Best Buy to buy a Wii just for Punch-Out!!
“Wii Sports, the casual-friendly minigame collection Nintendo packages in with every Wii, has some definite shortcomings, but, as a launch title, it showed developers how to take Nintendo’s minimalistic remote and create fun, engaging games.” - 1up
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2009. EA SPORTS Active sold over 1.8 million copies in the quarter – making it EA’s best-selling Wii title ever.
Full interview here A portion of a Gamasutra interview with director of digital contents Yasuhiro Wada… GS: What is your impression of the state of third parties on the Nintendo platforms right now, market-wise? Because Marvelous is putting out some good games, but as you said, they don...
YW: I don’t think it is about the platform. Of course it can’t offer the same level of performance and HD visuals of the other high spec platforms. Having the possibility to display 100 characters on screen where you would be limited to 30 on the Wii won’t make the game any more fun. This is not whe...
Overall, the new games in Resort are fun and are a good exhibition of what the Motion Plus can do. While the swordplay shows that 1:1 or something close to it can do great things in a game, the basketball shows the limitations of motion controllers, even if they are 1:1. Still, Wii Sports Resort...
GI Joe DS - 5 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Wii - 5.5 Wii Sports Resort - 8.5 Ant Nation - 2 GI Joe DS - 5 Madden NFL 2010 - 7.5 Space Bust a Move - 7 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen DS - 7 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Wii - 5.5 Wii Sports Resort - 8.5 Link
Full review here (thanks Thom!) A portion of an ArsTechnica review… The Good * Many of the games show off what the MotionPlus can do * Strong sense of play and exploration of the island shows the new controls * Fun when played with others, many events allow one controller to be [...]
Little King’s Story was recently recognized as the “Best Wii Strategy Game of E3 2009” by IGN Nintendo. Other critics agree that Little King’s Story is an experience that shouldn’t be missed: Nintendo Power, August 2009 Issue – 9 out of 10 Review Score “GAME OF THE MONTH” PR email
Full review here A portion of a Nintendo Life review… You might find sports packages that offer up a more in-depth gameplay experience for an individual sport , but you’d be hard pressed to find a package with more variety and fun than the one found in Wii Sports Resort. If you’ve been looking...
Full review here A portion of a Zentendo review… Ronimo Games can now say they have had two hits on the Wii, but it says a lot about Swords and Soldiers when their download is the superior product. This is one of the best downloadable games available on any of the three home consoles, and is a per...
Videos: The Bigs 2 Wii Videos New Spyborgs Gameplay Footage Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Videos Images: The Bigs 2 Images Spore Hero Screens Monster Hunter 3 Screens Bleach: The 3rd Phantom Images Spore Hero Arena Pics Final Fantasy Gaiden Screens
While the latest title involved in a review scandal isn’t hitting Wii or DS, Nintendo fans are definitely aware of the issues EIDOS has been involved with. The first time around rocked GameSpot so hard that there was a mass exodus, and the second time involved a Tomb Raider title on Wii. Why is...
Full review here A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Rebellion deserves credit for making a quality translation of this game for the Wii and it’s nice to see a new independent face in Reef Publishing bringing it out. Having tackled one 2000 A.D. property here’s hoping Rebellion gets a chance...
The addition of the Wii MotionPlus controller provides an incredibly realistic swing mechanic. That alone makes the purchase of Tiger Woods ‘10 for the Wii mandatory for anyone that has enjoyed previous versions but been frustrated by the lack of feel in the controller. You will not be dis...
Word is, if you’re trying to go online and play a game such as Mario Kart or The Conduit, there’s a new Wii background check to see if you have the Homebrew Channel installed. This check goes on without gamers even knowing. If you’re found to have the Homebrew Channel on your Wii, say goodbye to p...
An outstanding effort for an independent third party. It raises the bar for graphics, controls, and online gameplay for FPS on the Wii. While the single player could use more variety and co-op, the online is the best on the system. High Voltage along with SEGA have just proven there place as th...
How do we go about combating situations like these? I think it comes down to the gaming press, and its coverage of Nintendo platforms. The Wii and DS may be the biggest sellers in this generation, but the coverage of their games pales in comparison to 360/PS3/PSP. Many outlets just don’t devo...
SAN FRANCISCO – June 25, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that Dawn of Discovery(TM), a real-time strategy and simulation game specifically designed for the Wii(TM) system, the Nintendo DS(TM) hand-held system and PC, is now available in stores. Dawn of Discovery gives gamers the opport...
“Let’s get the inevitable comparisons to Goldeneye out of the way right now: The Conduit is the closest you will get to recapturing the magic of Goldeneye on a Nintendo console. The single-player campaign is definitely reminiscent of Rare’s classic.” - GamePro
This morning we received a tip-off from our colleagues at Eurogamer.de that they had encountered substantial differences in Wii MotionPlus performance on their Wii debug review kit and their retail Wii console. Obviously this set off alarm bells - Kristan Reed had reviewed Grand Slam Te...
Full review here A portion of an IGN review… Grand Slam Tennis is an impressive package on Wii, and one of the best tennis games I’ve ever played. This opening year of Wii MotionPlus support – and the fact that it’s the first time out the gate for this series – leaves a few odd experiences to be ha...
Moo! Moo! Why wasn’t he in the Wii Version!?!? Instead of forcing gamers to play the game like the boxing mode in Wii Sports, Next Level Games gives gamers playing Punch Out!! three options. Like Wii Sports you can play using waggle control with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck and generally it wo...
A portion of an ArsTechnica review… Playing with friends remains one of the best uses of the Nintendo Wii, so social gamers have much to look forward to. For ten dollars less than the original game and so much more content, this is an easy verdict. Full review here
“One of the best, most talked-about videogames of the classic Nintendo era, [Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!] knocked out gamers with its perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness.” - Wired “The remake adds unavoidable (and optional) motion controls, bu...
Wii MotionPlus Hardware Videos News EA Throws a Party With Boom Blox Bash Party for Wii WiiWare Drawing 2D Platformer EA Sports active Review A Glamorous Makeover Hits the Nintendo DS with I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover Features Screens MySims Racing Majora’s Mask Previews Reviews
We’ve already told you that Nintendo Power game Punch-Out!! Wii an 8.5, but here are some details from that review. + A “by the books” Punch Out installment that any PO fan can immediately enjoy. - A “by the books” Punch Out retread that serves more as a reboot than a true sequel or evolution of th...
Second, did you purchase any new Virtual Console or WiiWare content? I know plenty of people that were completely avoiding the Wii Shop Channel because they simply didn’t have any space. Why go in and browse when you have no room to play? No one wanted to spend time organizing blocks just to d...
Most of this show is spent discussing all the good news that came out of GDC. I also share some impressions on Punch-Out!! Wii as well as Excitebots: Trick Racing. Long story short, it was a good week for Nintendo fans! Download the show here (it’s better than getting chain-chomped) GIF link
News is, the latest Wii system update has opened up the console to a host of new methods for pirates to exploit. The one that has everyone talking is a way to run Wii game ISOs through USB devices. If this is true, Nintendo could find themselves up against a rock and a hard place. Thanks to Kiwisoup...
Carmack: Interestingly, I actually spend far more time playing Wii with my four year-old boy than I do with any other game console. So I’m definitely sympathetic to the platform. But “Rage” is not a viable option on the Wii because of the technology. We’ve been pitched and talked about a proje...
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A new Wii firmware update is ready to grab. I am not too sure of the details for the upgrade, other than it is version 3.1. If anyone has a running list of the upgrades, please leave a comment or shoot an email my way. Thanks to everyone that sent in this [...]