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Monday, Nov 24
EA’s Peter Moore on Wii sales: ‘We’re going to keep pounding away’
Like the old saying goes, ‘If at first you don’t succeed. Try, try again.’ While no one can read the future, it’s nice to see one of the big companies out there actually putting their money where their mouth is, versus crying and blaming Nintendo. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: 3rd part...
Monday, Nov 17
VC and WiiWare releases for the week of Nov. 17
Starting to wonder if Nintendo is going to really ramp up the VC and WiiWare game quality as we get closer and closer to the holiday season? If they are, they’re doing it mightily slowly. This week’s releases aren’t the worst things ever but there is only one game to get genuinely excited for,...
Saturday, Nov 15
Wii Music a bust or a slow moving evergreen?
The ol’ NPD number came out for the month of October, and while many games did really, really well (Fable 2) others did not. The most noticeable other is Nintendo’s new Wii Music, which we’ve had some time with and came away, ummm, not upset. I think that ‘not upset’ pretty much describes Ninte...
Monday, Nov 10
VC and WiiWare release for the week of Nov. 10
Ahhhhhhh! For the first time in the history of this post I missed a week, but it was because I was away learning about Skate 2 and Skate It. So I hope everyone will forgive me that they had no way of finding out what was coming out for the Virtual Console and WiiWare. We’re back to the natural order o...
Saturday, Nov 8
Feet-on Preview / Skate It
This, Jay admitted, was probably true and he cited the fact that most gamers will probably prefer the Nunchuk/Wii Remote control style (you can use the Wii Remote alone too) and subsequently handed it off to me. In this mode the Wii Remote replaces the Balance Board which had replaced the ri...
Friday, Nov 7
SEGA’s Darren Williams still skeptical about the Wii
First, Williams talked about Nintendo’s dominating hardware sales in relation to their console’s software sales saying, “For all the success of the Wii, you’re starting to see the trend emerging in Wii markets of software prices going lower and lower.” He continued, “Nintendo is obvio...
Monday, Nov 3
DSi instruction manual asks, “What would idiots do?”
Nintendo has a history of producing rather elaborate and enigmatic instruction manuals for their gaming systems - their illustrated guide for the Wii warned of the practical (the Wii remote can interfere with pacemakers) and the preposterous (don’t poke four leaf clovers into the air...
Sunday, Oct 26
VC and WiiWare releases for the week of Oct. 27
It’s a week full of the funny. Well, at least 2/3 full of the funny. I’m being optimistic and not saying it’s 1/3 full of unfunny, right? This weeks releases deliver to us two of the funniest characters in gaming with Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands (Telltale Games, 1 player, Rated E1...
Wednesday, Oct 22
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline on DS, Wii and PS2
The gameplay is sure to focus on exploration and item finding, but nothing has been shown so far as to how combat will work. D3 is going to release the game Q1 2009 to match the movie’s release, slated for Feb. 6. Coraline is being developed by Papaya Studios for the Wii and PS2 versions and by ART f...
Tuesday, Oct 21
Marvelous Interactive’s Wii games: Part 2
2009 looks set to be a vintage year for Nintendo fans, with a level of 3rd party support not witnessed since the days of the SNES. Of all the companies releasing games for the console, one publisher in particular stands out; Marvelous Interactive. Having started out with No More Heroes, the c...
Move over Wii, get fit with your PC
This week the UK will be getting Focus Multimedia’s PC response to Nintendo’s WiiFit. PC Fitness: Your Personal Trainer is designed to combine everything known about physical fitness with the wonders of computer technology to create Maya, the virtual personal trainer.
Nintendo is composing a different tune
At E3 we were given a brief glimpse of Wii Music, which just released yesterday, and told that the game was a strange music game with no requirements, no challenges and a bunch of random Wii Remote movements. In short, it didn’t look that interesting. My brief hands-on time with the game gave m...
Thursday, Oct 16
New info on Wii and DS Roogoo, connectivity confirmed
The Wii and DS are also going to hook up using the magic of wi-fi. While no mention is made of the previously reported ability to play the Wii game with the DS the two will still connect. If you have both games and connect your DS copy to your Wii version you’ll unlock secret levels in both. Not the mo...
Wednesday, Oct 15
Marvelous Interactive’s Wii games: Part 1
In part 2 the rest of Marvelous Interactive’s lineup will be covered, from the epic Arc Rise Fantasia to the lush Rune Factory Frontier. The Tokyo Game Show has seen the Wii begin to redeem itself in the eyes of the hardcore after a disappointing E3. Having recognized that they ignored the tra...
Friday, Oct 10
Opinion: Mega Man 9: The Xbox 360 verdict
All in all, Mega Man 9 on the Xbox 360 is still a must-buy for fans who have been going bananas over reliving the crushing difficulty the original Mega Man games offered. All versions of the game are largely identical. It just comes down to whether Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo will get our $10 i...
Saturday, Oct 4
Podcast Special / Nintendo Conference Wrap-Up
We here on the That VideoGame Blog podcast crew aren’t just dedicated to bringing you a great new show every week, we’re also committed to covering large press events and bringing you an easy-to-digest look at all the latest announcements. In keeping with that mindset, I present you with o...
