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Barack Obama Backs The Wii [The First Console]
Mr. Obama said he’d have his hands full attempting to rescue the American economy. But he has gotten in a little practice in bowling lately on the Nintendo Wii his daughters received for Christmas. Mr. Obama, who famously struggled in bowling during last year’s Democratic primaries, said he...
Monday, Jan 5
White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Similarly impressive are new milestones for two Wii titles, with Wii Fit crossing the 3 million mark in Japan, Mario Kart Wii besting 2 million. For the full breakdown from Dec. 22 to 28, read on. Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
Tuesday, Dec 30
Japan's Best Selling Games Of 2008 Are... [Only In Japan]
01. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 02. Pokemon Platinum (DS) 03. Wii Fit (Wii) 04. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 05. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 06. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) 07. Dragon Quest V (DS) 08. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS) 09. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii) 10. Wii Sports (Wii)
Friday, Dec 26
Dissidia Sales Shows Final Fantasy Has Still Got It [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
11. Taiko no Tetsujin Wii (Wii) 12. Karaoke Joysound (Wii) 13. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) 14. Power Pro Kun Pocket 11 (DS) 15. Penguin no Mondai (DS) 17. Wii Fit (Wii) 19. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Ragnarok Online DS (DS) 23. Fable II (Xbox 360) 27. Wii Music (Wii) 28. Wii Sports (Wii)
Wii Lens Cleaners Now Available [Excitement Alert]
It'll clean your Wii, it'll get you back to playing your Wii instead of wondering why all your dual-layered Wii games won't work...in fact, it'll probably be the most useful disc-based Wii product you've bought in months. Shop Nintendo]
Thursday, Dec 18
Wii, DS Software Dominates Japanese Charts [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
14. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii) 15. Chrono Trigger DS (DS) 16. Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (Wii) 20. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 21. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PSP) 24. Wii Music (Wii) 26. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Wii) 27. Wii Play (Wii) 28. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Tuesday, Dec 16
Watch a Wii Remote Destroy An LCD TV [Clips]
Let's party like it's 2006, as this Eastern European gent plays Wii Sports, then breaks his LCD TV, then...breaks down and sobs for his mother. via Gizmodo]
Friday, Dec 12
Nintendo Faces New Remote Strap Lawsuit [Return Of The Strap Lawsuit]
Two years after the initial Wii remote wrist strap lawsuit came and went, a new lawsuit claims that not only are straps still inadequate, but that Nintendo failed to report continued failures. Nintendo Slapped With Strap Lawsuit Once Again [GameCyte]
Thursday, Dec 11
Professor Layton Gets Japanese Sales Chart Tenure [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Bethesda Softworks' post-apocalytpic role-playing game did land in the top ten, though, along with the highly rated-by-Famitsu 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de for the Wii. That's about as exciting as the week got, sadly. But, hey, Pokémon Platinum crossed the two million sold mark and Wii M...
Thursday, Dec 4
Professor Layton Schools The Competition In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Level 5's third puzzle-filled Professor Layton adventure for the Nintendo DS tops the Media Create charts this week, fending off a strong PlayStation 3 newcomer with almost 350,000 copies sold to Japanese gamers. Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
Monday, Dec 1
Wii Music Pack Full Of Needless Sax And Violins
“All the top Wii Games use accessories to improve the gameplay experience. Playing Wii Music is a ton of fun and the experience is even better when you have actual instruments to play!” said Charlie Bernstein, President of ezGear. Saxophone - Attach your Wii Remote to the Saxophone and wail...
Wednesday, Nov 26
GameStop's Holiday Game Picks [Give, Receive, And Trade]
The Music Enthusiast – Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2), Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) and Wii Music (Wii) should be big hits with the music lovers in your circle. Guitar Hero and Rock Band are rated T for Teen and are suitable for the 13 and older crowd. Wii Music is rated for E for Eve...
Monday, Nov 24
Hhgregg: Hhgregg Enters Video Game Business On Black Friday
Kicking things off on Friday is a Wii Bundle, consisting of the console, two Wii remotes, Wii Sports, Big Beach Sports, Sonic Riders, Code Lyoko, an AV cable and a 2GB memory card. “Our knowledgeable sales force will provide our ...
Hhgregg Enters Video Game Business On Black Friday [Black Friday]
hhgregg’s initial assortment of gaming inventory will include Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade, Xbox 360 Pro, Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii. In addition, hhgregg will offer top gaming accessories for these platforms, including “Guitar Hero” and Wii accessories. The company will also be carrying...
Thursday, Nov 20
Kirby Continues To Suck Yen In Japan Ultra Super Deluxe Style [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Wii Fit (Wii) 13. Ryuusei no RockMan 3: Red Joker (DS) 16. Family Ski & Snowboard (Wii) 18. FIFA 09 (PS3) 19. Wii Music (Wii) 21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) 23. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Wii) 24. Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (PSP) 25. Wii Sports (Wii)
Thursday, Nov 13
Kirby Chews Up, Spits Out Niko Bellic In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
11. Wii Music (Wii) 12. Wii Fit (Wii) 14. Avalon Code (DS) 17. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 19. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Wii) 21. Nostalgia no Kaze (DS) 22. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) 23. Wii Sports (Wii) 24. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 28. Dragonball DS (DS) 29. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Thursday, Nov 6
Grand Theft Auto IV #1 With A Bullet In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Wii Music (Wii) 13. Avalon Code (DS) 14. Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Wii) 16. Wii Fit (Wii) 17. Bokujou Monogatari: Waku Waku Animal March (Wii) 20. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Vitamin Y (DS) 23. Thunder Force VI (PS2) 24. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 25. Bleach: Soul Carnival (PSP) 26. Wii Sports (Wii)
Thursday, Oct 30
Japanese Gamers Choose Girly Fashion Over Wii Music [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Tenchu 4 (Wii) 13. Galileo (DS) 16. Culdcept DS (DS) 19. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 20. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 21. Dragonball DS (DS) 22. Super Robot Taisen Z (PS2) 23. Garnet Chronicle (PSP) 24. Wii Sports (Wii) 26. Happy Dance Collection (Wii) 27. NBA Live 09 (PS2) 29. NBA Live 09 (PS3) 30. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Thursday, Oct 16
Japan Still Loves Giant Mechs, PSPs [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
With little in the way of new releases from October 5th to the 12th in Japan, Macross Ace Frontier made securing the first place spot on the Media Create sales charts look easy. It might have something to do with the game being rather good and the continued popularity of the PSP.
Monday, Oct 6
'Disaster: Day Of Crisis' Debuts Appropriately In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
The good news for Nintendo is that Wii titles don't always have their best showing in the first week. Disaster may reverse its fortunes on next week's Media Create sales chart. Or maybe the week after that. We'll see. Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
Thursday, Oct 2
Iwata's Speech and Slides During the Nintendo Press Conference [Nintendo]
Well, I have so far explained about the new family member of Nintendo DS called Nintendo DSi. If your friend does not own Wii Speak, you can send a message with voices to their Wii consoles through the Wii Message Board. Nintendo Conference 2008 [Nintendo via Multiplayer]
Tuesday, Sep 30
Marriott And Nintendo Team For In-Room Wii Service [Wii]
BETHESDA, Md. & REDMOND, Wash.—The Wii™ experience is just beginning for Marriott and Renaissance guests, who can now choose from 20 games, including the popular Mario Kart™ Wii, Super Mario Galaxy™, and Wii Sports™ as well as the revolutionary fitness game, Wii Fit™. In a lodging ind...
Thursday, Sep 25
'Pokémon Platinum' Transforms Into 1.2 Million Copies
Pokémon Platinum has gone well past platinum now, with another 300K being snapped up by Nintendo DS owners in Japan according to this week's Media Create sales chart. The top spots are dominated by DS software, with new debut Dragon Ball DS settling for second place.
Thursday, Sep 18
Opinion: Wii Music Blares Across America On Oct. 20 [Nintendo]
Nintendo is hoping that "blue ocean" lightning strikes thrice with the October 20th release of Wii Music in North America, the rhythm game that, according to the company, "builds on that inclusive legacy" of Wii Sports and Wii Fit and translates into runaway sales. With more than 60 instr...
Pokémon Platinum, Infinite Undiscovery Storm Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
19. Wii Sports (Wii) 21. Tales of Vesperia (X360) 22. Mario Kart DS (DS) 23. Hoshizora no Comic Garden (DS) 24. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 25. DS Bimoji Training (DS) 26. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 15 (PS2) 28. Wii Play (Wii) 29. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (PSP)
Thursday, Sep 11
Blue Dragon DS Lands In Japan, Japan Doesn't Care [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
It's Nintendo whose likely celebrating this week, as Rhythm Tengoku Gold continues its sales chart dominance, with Wii Fit creeping further up the Media Create sales charts. Only two titles appear in the top ten that aren't on Nintendo hardware: Afrika and J-League Winning Eleven 2008 C...
Saturday, Sep 6
Nintendo Gets Down with AARP [Wii]
Nintendo, always on the hunt for new gamers, hit up the American Association of Retired People's Life@50+ Expo in Washington, D.C. this week. Maybe if I drove down there and set it up for them they'd be high-fivein' over Brain Age 2 and Wii Sports too.
Friday, Aug 29
Japanese Gamers Love Soccer, Hate New Square Enix IP [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
The Japanese love Winning Eleven brand soccer. Specifically, they love J-League Winning Eleven 2008 this week, as the PlayStation 2 game nabs the top spot on the Media Create software sales charts. Media Create Weekly Software Sales [Gpara]
Friday, Aug 22
Rhythm Tengoku Has Its Revenge On Phantasy Star [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
13. Wii Sports (Wii) 14. Soulcalibur IV (PS3) 15. Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (PSP) 16. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Bimoji Training DS (DS) 20. Fatal Frame IV (Wii) 22. Wii Play (Wii) 23. Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) 24. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 25. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Wii)
Tuesday, Aug 19
Cammie Dunaway Talks E3 2008, Own Gaming Habits [Wii]
When I came to work for Nintendo, we [her family] had a Wii, we had 3 or 4 DSs, a PSP, an Xbox, a PS2. We were an active gaming household, but it was only six months prior to joining Nintendo that I had ever played games at all. I started by playing Wii Sports and then by playing Big Brain Academy and Br...
Thursday, Aug 14
Tales of Vesperia Is Xbox 360's Fastest Selling Game In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
04. Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360) - 108,000 / NEW 05. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (DS) - 73,000 / 1,019,000 06. Sangokushi Taisen Ten (DS) - 33,000 / NEW 07. Summon Night 2 (DS) - 30,000 / NEW 08. Wii Fit (Wii) - 27,000 / 2,470,000 09. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 23,000 / 1,656,000
Thursday, Aug 7
Sega Hits It Big In Japan With Phantasy Star Portable
04. Soulcalibur IV (PS3) - 75,000 / NEW 05. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (PS2) - 37,000 / 121,000 06. Soulcalibur IV (360) - 35,000 / NEW 07. Fatal Frame IV (Wii) - 33,000 / NEW 08. Wii Fit (Wii) - 32,000 / 2,442,000 09. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 23,000 / 1,633,000
Thursday, Jul 31
Dragon Quest V Sales Still Hotcakesesque In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Square Enix's Dragon Quest V remake for the Nintendo DS enjoys another week atop the Media Create software sales charts, further proving my theory that Japanese people like Dragon Quest. A few new name make top ten appearances, including the excellently titled Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! D...
Wednesday, Jul 30
Game Critics' Best of E3 Finalists Announced
Best Sports Game Madden NFL 09 NBA Live 09 Shaun White Snowboarding Skate It Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game Guitar Hero World Tour Lego Batman: The Videogame LittleBigPlanet Rock Band 2 Wii Sports Resort Best Online Multiplayer Game Gears of War 2 Left 4 Dead
Thursday, Jul 24
Dragon Quest Remakes Are Big In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Wii) 14. Wii Sports (Wii) 16. Resident Evil 0 (Wii) 19. Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk (Wii) 20. Wii Play (Wii) 23. Pokémon Pearl (DS) 24. Family Trainer: Athletic World (Wii) 26. Mario Kart DS (DS) 29. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Friday, Jul 18
Nintendo "Thinking" About New Wii Remote With Wii MotionPlus Built-In [E308]
Now that the fungineers at Nintendo have increased the smile efficiency of the Wii Remote via a brand new accessory, the Wii MotionPlus, what's in store for the vanilla Wii Remote? What if I don't want to purchase a reasonably priced copy of Wii Sports Resort, but want that 1:1 motion contr...
Thursday, Jul 17
Persona 4 Takes Japanese Software Competitors To School [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
13. Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) 14. Initial D Extream Stage (PS3) 16. Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk (Wii) 17. Nanashi no Game (DS) 18. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3 (PSP) 20. Wii Sports (Wii) 23. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3) 25. Wii Play (Wii) 28. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Miyamoto: Wii Music Is "More Interesting Than A Video Game"
At the E3 Nintendo Developer Roundtable that followed day two of the gaming expo, Shigeru Miyamoto and Katsuya Eguchi — the latter is the producer on Wii Sports Resort, Animal Crossing City Folk and Wii Music — spent additional time with the press showing off upcoming Wii wares. The two als...
Wednesday, Jul 16
Wii Sports Resort Will Sell Like Hotcakes, Hands-on Impressions
Wii Sport Resort, which will include single player and two player mini-games, will not work without the Wii Motion Plus, so those people who want to play the two-player games will have to buy an extra Wii Motion Plus add-on separately.
Wii Sports 2 Demonstration (With Bonus Pricing Info)
Wii Sports is, pack-in or not, the single biggest game in the Wii's library. Heck, for many Wii owners, it's probably the only game in their collection. So the sequel had better be good. We've heard via Gizmodo it's going to cost $50 when released next Spring, which when you consider it's comin...
Tuesday, Jul 15
How, Exactly, Does The Wii's MotionPlus Work? [Wii MotionPlus]
InvenSense™ IDG-600 Motion Sensing Solution Showcased in Nintendo’S New Wii MotionPlus Accessory For more information on InvenSense motion sensing solutions, visit http://www.invensense.com Wii and Wii Remote are trademarks of Nintendo
Friday, Jul 11
Band Bros. Replaces Derby Training As Current Japanese Obsession [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
03. Derby Stallion DS (DS) - 38,000 / 186,000 04. Wii Fit (Wii) - 31,000 / 2,323,000 05. Nanashi no Game (DS) - 30,000 / NEW 06. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 28,000 / 1,535,000 07. Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatosk (Wii) - 27,000 / 164,000 08. Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) - 20,000 / 108,000
Thursday, Jul 3
Portable Horse Training Fever Sweeps Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Out with the old, in with the NEW. The weekly Media Create sales chart is packed with new Japanese releases, with Derby Stallion DS snatching first place from Tales of Symphonia. It's a big week for the Wii and Nintendo DS overseas, as a ton of new titles for Nintendo's hardware platforms sell...
Thursday, Jun 26
Japanese Gamers Drop Old Snake For Robot Wars
03. Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) - 58,000 / NEW 04. Harukanaru Jikuu no Kade 4 (PS2) - 55,000 / NEW 05. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 33,000 / 1,477,000 06. Wii Fit (Wii) - 32,000 / 2,258,000 07. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 21,000 / 2,224,000 08. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 3 (PSP) - 19,000 / 206,000
Wednesday, Jun 25
Mario, Wario Games Headline Nintendo's Summer Line-Up - Rhythm Tengoku MIA
Mario™ Super Sluggers, launching Aug. 25 for the Wii console, stars the ever-lovable Mario and his crew of friends. It builds on the social-gaming fun and movements people learned in Wii Sports™ and turns them into a full-fledged baseball game that can be played by every member of the house...
Monday, Jun 23
Nintendo Channel Reveals Hard Truths About Wii Play, Boom Blox, More
Anyone who obsesses over NPD numbers, Media Create data and other signifying-nothing sales info needs to get over themselves. There's a new numbers obsession to be had: the Nintendo Channel. Ugly And Pretty Usage Numbers For Wii Games, Crunched From Wii Nintendo Channel
Thursday, Jun 19
MGS 4: The Big Boss Of Japanese Sales [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
11. Wii Sports (Wii) 16. Wii Play (Wii) 17. Mario Kart (DS) 22. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii) 23. Motto TOEIC Test DS Training (DS) 24. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 27. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 28. More Brain Training (DS) 29. Battalion Wars 2 (Wii) 30. Pokémon Diamond (DS)
Thursday, Jun 12
Dragon Ball Z Japanese Sales Are Over 90,000!! [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Xbox 360) 16. Wii Sports (Wii) 17. Boura wa Kaseki Holder (DS) 18. Wii Play (Wii) 20. Link's Crossbow Training (Wii) 21. Mario Kart DS (DS) 23. 99 Tears (DS) 25. Battalion Wars 2 (Wii) 27. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 30. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Friday, May 30
Wii Fit Review: An Identity Crisis [Review]
Wii Fit was developed by Nintendo Entertainment, Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo. Retails for $90. Available on Wii. Played single player for a week, daily for 30 minutes to an hour. Watched son, wife, mother and step-father all play it over a week.
Thursday, May 29
Monster Hunter Hits The Showers In Japan [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
12. Wii Sports (Wii) 13. Boura wa Kaseki Holder (DS) 14. Luminous Arc 2: Will (DS) 15. The Orange Box (Xbox 360) 17. Ochaken no Heya DS 3 (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Wii Play (Wii) 21. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 22. Deca Sports (Wii) 26. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
Tuesday, May 27
Wii Fit: Innovation in Gaming or Marketing? [Editorial]
When deciding whether they were going to buy a Wii, my mom and step-dad asked me if it came with Wii Sports. Then they asked if they would ever need to buy another game again. I'm thinking this is more about buying an ideal, a concept: That Wii Fit will make them fit, or healthier, than it is about g...
Thursday, May 22
Monster Hunter Blue Shells Mario Kart In Japan
02. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 42,000 / 1,269,000 03. Luminous Arc 2: Will (DS) - 41,000 / NEW 05. Wii Fit (Wii) - 35,000 / 2,074,000 06. Battalion Wars 2 (Wii) - 24,000 / NEW 07. DS Bimoji Training (DS) - 15,000 / 218,000 10. Wii Sports (Wii) - 10,000 / 2,989,000
Wednesday, Apr 23
Opinion: Microsoft, Rare, Gyration Talk 360 Wii Remote Rumors
Motus calls its Darwin controller "the evolution of the Wii" (Darwin, evolution, SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE?), but Motus chairman Satayan Mahajan says he's not trying to trash-talk: "We really admire the Wii; we think it's a great device. It's done a lot for us... in bringing motion sensing out t...
Thursday, Mar 13
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Only In Japan]
12. Wii Play (Wii) 15. Family Ski (Wii) 17. Mario Party DS (DS) 18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) 19. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Wii) 22. Mario Kart DS (DS) 23. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 24. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 25. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Monday, Dec 10
Mini-Skirt Or Not, No More Customers [Suda51]
Japanese game press like IT Media, GA Graphic and Famitsu were at the bust of an event and didn't have any customers to photograph at the launch. According to Akiba Blog, a staffer from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain apparently went and bought a copy of No More Heroes for Wada and Suda to sign. R...
Monday, Nov 19
Link's Crossbow Training Final Impressions [Zapper]
The game's multiplayer may not be as imminently accessible (or fun) as party staples Wii Sports, ,em>Mario Party 8 or Wario Ware Smooth Moves, but it's serviceable. Only one Zapper is required as players will take turns with the shell in succession.
Monday, Oct 29
Opinion: Digs Wii, Xbox 360 "Collecting Dust," No PS3
The Wii's real innovation has less to do with the Wiimote than the ideas and concepts behind it. It has made everyone stop and think about what you 'need' in order to have a succesful platform. Nintendo's focus is very different than MS and Sony, they look at a game console as a way to sell softwa...
Thursday, Apr 19
Nintendo Cleans Up At MCV Awards
Game Campaign Winner: Gears of War (Microsoft) Finalists: Wii Sports (Nintendo), Brain Training (Nintendo), FIFA 07 (Electronic Arts), Pro Evo 6 (Konami) Grand Prix Award Nintendo Luke Plunkett Nintendo Tops MCV Excellence Awards [Next Gen]
Friday, Apr 13
Harvest Moon Creator Has Advice For Nintendo
Wii Sports is the only game that can be ONLY played on Wii, not on any other console. So future games plans such as Brain Training on Wii or that type of thing — I don't think this is such a great idea — as these games are already being played and are very popular on DS... they are not specific to the Wii.
Wednesday, Feb 14
Virtua Fighter 5 Tops Japanese Sales Charts
Looks like Ashcraft (by way of Japanese bloggers) was wrong. Japan is kookoo for Virtua Fighter 5. The Sega fighter made its debut on the PLAYSTATION 3 recently, nabbing decent enough sales to land the number one spot for the week on the Japanese sales charts. Blockbuster? Nah, but not a bad de...
Tuesday, Feb 13
Look Horribly Fashionable Playing Wii Sports
Want to look your absolute best when playing Wii Sports? City Mag, who thinks we have much more disposable cash than reality tells us, has some tips on how to spice up your wardrobe for your sexy game sessions. Hermes gloves for bowling? C'mon! And that Chanel gym bag doesn't even have a price...
Wednesday, Jan 24
Frankenreview - Warioware: Smooth Moves
Smooth Moves is the latest installment in the Warioware franchise of micro-gaming, and the first for the Nintendo Wii. Only one question comes to mind after an absolutely thrilling intro like that: "Is this game the best thing evar?" Hint: you get to pick your nose.
Wednesday, Dec 6
Wii Launch Australia: Wii Play Impressions
Wii Play isn't really even that much of a game; it's more a seies of tutorials on how to use the Wii Remote, and it does its job well enough. It's a small collection of minigames, with the mechanics of each designed to teach you the various way the Wii Remote can be used to play games.
Thursday, Nov 9
Games Take Over MTV [Mtv]
Xbox 360: Settle The Score - Premieres Monday, 11/13 at 8 PM on MTV T-Minus Rock - Weekdays, 11AM -12 PM MTV2 checks out the Nintendo Fusion Tour's New York City stop and gets Hawthorne Heights & Plain White Tees to test drive the new Wii.
Friday, Nov 3
Opinion: Hands-On, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess [Feature]
Gameplay/Control For gamers, Zelda will probably be number one...for people who are new to this industry, or who used to play and have left...I think Wii Sports is going to be the big draw," Perris says. I know what she means, and it comes down to the complexity of controls.
Monday, Sep 18
Amazon Sells Out Of Wii Preorder Units [Preorders]
But it's starting to look like supply's going to be bad. How bad? Well, Amazon.com sold out of all of its Wii pre-orders on September 15th, the same day they went live. Of course, it sure looked like a swell deal for those with their fingers on the left mouse button. Amazon offered preorders with W...
