Saturday, August 25, 2007

Revised Wii/PS2/PSP Manhunt 2 Receives M Rating
Video Game Generation - Greensboro,NC,USA
As a result, the game will now be released this October 31st for Nintendo Wii, PS2 and PSP. This of course follows the original AO rating for the title, ...

GC 2007: Wii Fit Update
IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA
The current center of its focus, Wii Fit, was the key software on display at Nintendo's booth, and we spent a little more time getting acquainted with the ...

Nintendo Wii Kingdom Hearts 3 Rumor Resurfaces
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
by Don Kaufman Everything old is new again in the world of Wii -- there's a rumor floating around that not only is Kingdom Hearts 3 coming to the Wii, ...

The Nintendo Wii is on the march
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Nintendo's Wii has achieved the status of a full-blown phenomenon: by some distance the fastest selling of the new generation of games consoles both in the ...

Review: 'Boogie' a fun but flawed music game

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Wii Hard Drive at E3

Rumor: Wii Hard Drive at E3
Gameworld Network - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
According to a podcast, due to the large size of Neo Geo virtual console games, the Wii could do with some extra space. IGN's latest podcast hints strongly ...

Wii Hard Drive Rumor Resurfaces
Nintendojo - USA
Recent internet rumors have once again pegged a Wii hard drive on tap for release, hot on the heels of a Jeux-France report that big Nintendo news is set to ...

Wii hard drive rumors continue
Slippery Brick - Portland,OR,USA
Rumors continue about the possibility of the Nintendo Wii getting a hard drive, despite Nintendo denying any such claims. The latest crop of speculation was ...

Wii Outselling PS3 5-To-1 In Japan
Game Informer - TX,USA
he gap widens in Japan as Bloomberg today reports that the Wii out sold PS3 sales in May 5-to-1. Last month Nintendo sold 251794 Wii consoles according to ...

Weekly Wii Virtual Console update - Zelda II, Toe Jam & Earl 2, 2 more
GamesAreFun.com - USA
Milon's Secret Castle(r) (NES(r), 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points): It is a world where music is the language of the people. ...

Bust-a-Move Bash! (Wii) Review
411mania.com - Sugar Land,TX,USA
Majesco hops on the Wii bandwagon and attempts to create a puzzler that could break new ground with its eight-person multiplayer. ...

Wii Hard Drive Rumor for E3
Gaming Today - Spring,TX,USA
The folks over at Wii UK have tapped into unconfirmed rumors about the Wii hard drive being unveiled at e3 this year. I think it would be a great move for ...

Zelda II leads new classic titles for Wii
Punch Jump - CA,USA
Nintendo Co. on Mon. announced four new classic game titles for the Wii Virtual Console. The releases mark a total of 100 game titles available for download ...
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Cerebral Gamer: Wii's Great Hardcore Hope
Nintendojo - USA
Two weeks ago, I opined about the good, bad, and ugly with respect to Wii at the sixth month mark. One of Wii's shortfalls I noted at the time was the ...

Nintendo To Release New Wii Downloadable Game Service?
Game Informer - TX,USA
Nintendo in the past has said that they'd be open to having new content and independent games released for download on the Wii, but are they cooking up ...

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Monday, August 07, 2006

Ubisoft's titles for Wii

Rumor: Wii Super Mario Strikers Sequel Coming
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
By Jerry Mitchell. According to Matt Casamassina, Nintendo of Europe is already working on a Wii sequel to the GameCube sleeper hit Super Mario Strikers. ...

Rumor: New Strikers Wii Bound
IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA
The sequel to Super Mario Strikers may be shown for Wii at the Leipzig Games Convention. August 4, 2006 - Sources close to Nintendo ...

Immersion On PS3, Wii and More
Game Feed - San Jose,CA,USA
... Victor: Until we see and take a look at their product, it's too hard to tell. TGF: Did you get a chance to play [Wii] at E3 at all? ...

Ubisoft's launch titles for the Wii
Moneycontrol Tech Blog - Mumbai,MH,India
Like I said in this article yesterday; Ubisoft has proclaimed its love for the Wii as they plan on releasing seven titles for the Wii's launch. ...

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Prince on Wii?

Pro Series for Wii
Virgin.net - London,Westminister,UK
'GT Pro Series' is an exclusive car-racing game for Nintendo's new-generation gaming console Wii and will hit the shelves in time for the launch of the new ...

Microsoft Puts Gears Of War Against Wii, PS3 Launch
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
Microsoft has always been under pressure to pull something spectacular out of the bag to combat the launch of the Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. ...

Nintendo Wii Rumours | Luigi's Mansion II & Bundled VC Games
Cubed3 - UK
... issue of EGM over in the US has the following two Nintendo-related rumours in it: Luigi's Mansion is in development for the Nintendo Wii; Virtual Console game ...

Midway classic bound for Wii
Ferrago - UK
... new version of Midway arcade classic Rampage: Total Destruction is being developed even as we speak, and could be released on the Nintendo Wii console this ...

Rampage Tears Wii Apart
Nintendojo - USA
Midway has announced that its popular Rampage series will be continued on Wii with Rampage: Total Destruction. Already available ...

Prince of Persia Wii Bound?
Club Skill - UK
Ubisoft has already shown that it cares about the Wii. We reported earlier this week that they will have seven games for the Wii ...

Ubisoft aims to be top third-party for Wii
GamesIndustry.biz - UK
Ubisoft has demonstrated its confidence in Nintendo Wii with the promise of seven titles at launch. Ubisoft had previously announced ...

Ubisoft Working on Seven Launch Games for Wii
DailyGame - USA
Ubisoft has announced it's working on more than just a Rayman game and the sword-and-gunplay Red Steel for the launch of the Nintendo Wii. ...

Rumor: Mortal Kombat Wii Controls
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
A tipster sends us word of how he's been told the Wii controls will work for Mortal Kombat when it hits the Nintendo console. The ...

Total Destruction Rampage to Wii
Game Feed - San Jose,CA,USA
By Author: Kevin Robins. Midway has announced that Rampage: Total Destruction will be released on the Nintendo Wii this coming winter. ...

Friday, August 04, 2006

Wii Rampage

Rampage: Total Destruction for Nintendo Wii
Game News - Minsk,Belarus
Midway Games has announced the development of Rampage: Total Destruction for the Nintendo Wii. Rampage: Total Destruction is scheduled ...

Monsters Rampage on Wii
MTV.com - USA
Midway confirms update to arcade classic is heading to Nintendo's next-gen console; Wii version will include 10 additional monsters. ...

Ubisoft promises seven for Wii launch
MTV.com - USA
In mid-July, one unnamed hedge fund manager told TheStreet.com that there was one publisher well prepared to reap success from the launch of the Nintendo Wii. ...

The seven Wii launch titles from Ubisoft
HEXUS.gaming - Aylesbury,Bucks,UK
Ubisoft have today revealed the seven titles that will be available for the launch of Wii later this year. The seven Wii games will ...

Prince of Persia Wii Coming?
1UP.com - New York,NY,USA
This morning, Ubisoft showed they're not messing around when it comes to Wii development, as the company has promised Nintendo they will be delivering seven ...

Ubisoft Drops a Wii Bomb
Game Feed - San Jose,CA,USA
By Author: Kevin Robins. Ubisoft announced today that it will be launching seven Wii titles along with the release of Nintendo's new console. ...

Immersion On PS3, Wii and More
Game Feed - San Jose,CA,USA
... Victor: Until we see and take a look at their product. It's too hard to tell. TGF: Did you get a chance to play [Wii] at E3 at all? ...

Rampage Coming to Wii
Gamespy.com - Irvine,CA,USA
By | Aug. 3, 2006. Tokyo isn't the only city with a giant monster problem, at least, not in the world of Midway's new Wii game, Rampage: Total Destruction. ...

Rampage Coming to Wii
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
Rampage: Total Destruction is coming to the Wii, according to IGN. ... No word on how or if the game will make use of the Wii's unique controller system. ...

Activision talks 360, PS3, and Wii development
Joystiq - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... We are starting to port elements from the 360 to the PlayStation 3, and also from current-gen platforms into Nintendo Wii." We're guessing that by using the ...

A Rampage to hit Wii
Club Skill - UK
Midway has confirmed that a Rampage will be hitting the Wii this winter. That's Rampage: Total Destruction may we add. The confirmation ...

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Trauma Center?

Brothers in Arms Dev Supports Wii
Next Generation - Brisbane,CA,USA
Gearbox Software has revealed to a major consumer gaming site that his company is "enthusiastically supporting" the Wii. Brothers ...

No Decision Yet on Region-Free Wii
Kikizo - USA
For a portable, this makes sense. But that doesn't necessarily mean the idea will carry over to the Wii. ... Those priorities also will apply to the Wii system.". ...

Wii Red Steel: Most Expensive 3rd Party Launch Title
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
By Sickr. If there is one game that perfectly captures the potential of the Wii controller, it would have to be Red Steel. Ubisoft ...

Cross-Country Tour to Bring Wii to the People
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
Sources tell me that Nintendo is planning on showing the Wii around in the time leading up to the launch of the next-gen console. ...

Nintendo News | Region Free Wii?
Cubed3 - UK
Speculation has begun to circle on the net on the Wii's region specifications. Will the Wii be region-free and be able to play games from any country... ...

Wii Trauma Center a remake, not a sequel
Joystiq - Santa Monica,CA,USA
In a somewhat disappointing revelation, Famitsu reports that Atlus' announced medical drama sim Trauma Center: Second Opinion (for Wii) will be a remake of ...

Business Week: Nintendo's Wii May Trump PlayStation 3
Gamasutra - San Francisco,CA,USA
... the PlayStation 2 still maintains control over the current console market, Nintendo could build upon the runaway success of its DS handheld with the Wii in its ...

Wii Trauma Center a Remake?
1UP.com - New York,NY,USA
Via Joystiq reports from Famitsu surfaced that pegged Atlus' Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Nintendo Wii as a remake of Trauma Center: Under the Knife ...

Nintendo News | Gearbox Software Does Wii
Cubed3 - UK
According to IGN, another large third party developer has promised support for Nintendo's increasingly popular Wii. Gearbox Software ...

Wii Trauma Center A Remake, Not Sequel
Nintendojo - USA
The latest Famitsu reports that Wii's Trauma Center: Second Opinion will be a remake of DS's Trauma Center: Under The Knife and not a true sequel, as had been ...

Armchair Theorists Pinpoint Wii Date
Kikizo - USA
... The months since Sony announced the launch date of the PlayStation 3 have been saturated with speculation about when Nintendo would release the Wii. ...

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Insane Wii Game

Wii Secret Release Date Deciphered?
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
... line: Perhaps the secret to the launch information for Wii is somehow encoded in the text of this news item. Perhaps, it's not. ...

MTV2 viewers pick Zelda for Wii as 'Insane New Game'
Punch Jump - CA,USA
MTV2 viewers have picked The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii as Insane New Game for the first ever 'All That Rocks', a viewer's choice celebration ...

Nintendo hints at location-free Wii
T3 - UK
Cutting out region codes could open up the Wii to imported loveliness from the Far East... [more images]. The DS's region-free ...

Nintendo Hints at Wii Release Date
Game Daily - San Francisco,CA,USA
by David Radd. Nintendo today offered up a teasing press release relating to the release of the Wii console. It started off by saying ...

Nintendo Hints At Wii Release Date
Portal IT - Bucharest,Romania
However, the release also talks about Nintendo Wii and states that "perhaps the secret to the launch information for Wii is somehow encoded in the text of this ...

Nintendo Hints at Wii Release Date
Gamers.com - USA
Nintendo today offered up a teasing press release relating to the release of the Wii console. It started off by saying that the ...

Nintendo's Wii Launch Puzzle Hints At October 2?
Playfuls.com - Targu Mures,Romania
by Stokky. "Perhaps the secret to the launch information for Wii is somehow ... An enhanced version also will be a launch title for Wii. That will all happen on... ...

Will The Wii Be Region-Free? Even Nintendo Doesn't Know.
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
... satisfied. For the Wii system, we are finalizing all the relevant details and will be making announcements in the coming months. ...

Wii Worries: 'Dominant Nintendo' Bad For Industry
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
With all of the negative press PS3 is getting, it's not so bad when once in a while Nintendo gets a Wii bit of criticism, even if we don't particularly agree. ...

Sunday, July 23, 2006

More support for Wii

Nintendo News | LucasArts Needs A Wii
Cubed3 - UK
... the Comic-Con event in San Diego, representatives from LucasArts confirmed that all three next-gen systems are part of their upcoming line-up, Wii included. ...

Miyamoto's latest revelations: Wii speaker, new game
Aussie-Nintendo.com - Australia
22 - Jul 2006 - The father of Mario talks about the inclusion of the speaker in the Wii-mote. ... But why is a speaker required in the Wii-mote? ...

LucasArts to Support Wii
Revolution Report - Glens Falls,NY,USA
... Con in San Diego, LucasArts representative Steve Sansweet confirmed that the company plans to develop games for all next-generation platforms, including Wii. ...

Comic-Con 2006: LucasArts Comments on Wii
IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA
... representative Steve Sansweet confirmed that the company that would be working with all three next generation systems, most importantly for us, the Wii. ...

Ad critic: Wii-nimilast print ad
Joystiq - Santa Monica,CA,USA
For this installation of ad critic, we're looking at what may be the first print ad for Nintendo's Wii console ripped from the pages of German gaming-mag GAMES ...

Wii May Launch With 20-30 Virtual Console Games
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
Ever the people to add further fire to the current speculation surrounding Nintendo's ever-mysterious Wii, the online gaming publication IGN has made an ...

Wii success; PS3 popularity; Xbox 360 sales
Punch Jump - CA,USA
by Punch Jump Crew. In Podcast #36, hosts Marcus Kirk Lai and Phil Park discuss Wii success, PS3 popularity, Xbox 360 sales, and hot deals! ...

Star Wars and Indiana Jones for Wii?
Video Game Generation - Greensboro,NC,USA
During E3, arguably one of the most frequently asked questions LucasArts received was whether or not there's a Star Wars game in the Wii's future. ...

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Gossip, gossip

Sega Says Wii Third Parties Should Shape Up
Next Generation - Brisbane,CA,USA
Sega's vice president of marketing Scott Steinberg says third parties should work harder to get on board with Nintendo's Wii, adding that there's no excuse for ...

Wii gets some negative press
Joystiq - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Hey look, some negative Wii press! UK-based Arena Magazine ... be cathartic... with the Wii, vegging out is no longer an option.". "Motion-sensing ...

Scott Steinberg: Third-parties should shape up to Wii
CVG Online - USA
Sega's VP Scott Steinberg has stepped in to remind everyone that his company's been behind Wii since day one - following recent analyst reports that many third ...

Rayman Raving Rabbids - Exclusive to Wii?
Aussie-Nintendo.com - Australia
Codenamerevolution.com have posted new details on Rayman's upcoming exclusive Wii title Rayman Raving Rabbids from the september issue of Nintendo Power. ...

No Crash Bandicoot for Wii?
Video Game Generation - Greensboro,NC,USA
In another quick turnaround, it seems the recently reported plans Vivendi had to bring Crash Bandicoot to the Nintendo Wii may prove false. ...

A Wii Bit Sexual: Maturing of Games
Revolution Report - Glens Falls,NY,USA
... affects many of their decisions. Because of this simple fact, I think it time we sat down with Wii and had "the talk". It may not be ...

Sony patents 'Wii-like' Controler
Inquirer - Harrow,Middlesex,UK
SONY MIGHT have mocked the Nintendo Wii motion sensing controller but it seems to have patented a camera that works in a similar way. ...

Nintendo Wii Denial: Crash Bandicoot Rumor "Rubbish"
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
By John Finnegan. Just yesterday we reported that TVG had learned that the early unofficial PlayStation mascot Crash Bandicoot would be coming to Nintendo Wii. ...

Friends Codes for Wii
Ferrago - UK
Official Nintendo website pages added earlier in the week and subsequently pulled appear to reveal that the forthcoming Wii console will use Friends Codes a la ...

Nintendo Wii Rumours | Virtual Console, Excite Truck, New Games & ...
Cubed3 - UK
People must be fed up with all the rumours floating around about Nintendo and its Wii console by now. But they keep on coming and ...

Thursday, July 20, 2006

News, news, news

Play With Marsupials with Nintendo's Wii in 2007
GamersMark - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... DS party game, Crash Bang Boom, and at at this demonstration Vivendi revealed that it has plans to bring the Crash Bandicoot franchise to the Wii in 2007. ...

Carbon-dated Wii Launch Rumor
Video Game Generation - Greensboro,NC,USA
... someone else reported) that EA Games announced a November 10 th release date for Need for Speed: Carbon on every system...with the exception of the Nintendo Wii ...

Sony faces Wii backsplash
Inquirer - Harrow,Middlesex,UK
INDUSTRY PUNDIT David Cole says that Sony has dropped the ball and could be splattered by Nintendo Wii. Cole, who runs DFC Intelligence ...

Analyst: Wii Could Top PS3
Kikizo - USA
... Thanks to the low price of the Wii (around £150) and the company's stated aim of bringing of attracting as large an audience as possible, Nintendo "has the ...

Nintendo Dates | THQ Confirms Euro Line-Up; Wii for October?
Cubed3 - UK
Casting your eye over the following list from THQ Germany, you will see that according to it, the Nintendo Wii is due to launch sometime in October here in ...

Nintendo Wii News | Game Informer Developer Survey
Cubed3 - UK
If you port to the Wii, how hard is it to adapt your title to that system? How would you rate the PS3 development kits at this point? ...

Surprised by Wii
Aussie-Nintendo.com - Australia
... an unusual effect on software publishers who, because of lack of information from Nintendo, have decided to pledge only minor support to the Wii, according to ...

Wii Appearance For Crash Bandicoot
Total Video Games - Bristol,UK
... of Vivendi Games forthcoming DS party title, Crash Boom Bang, TVG learnt of the publisher's plans to take the orange-furred marsupial to the Nintendo Wii. ...

Will Mario Help Wii?
Motley Fool - USA
... Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will be pitting their console units against the Nintendo Wii -- and all three will be vying for the undivided ...

Game Makers Still Expect Little From Potential Wii Success
Neoseeker - USA
Questions were previously raised over whether or not publishers will stand to benefit from development for Nintendo's Wii, even if the console proves to be a ...