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 ...

Monday, July 17, 2006

More coming to Wii

007 Casino Royale Going Next-Gen
Club Skill - UK
... on developing and hiring for next-gen titles." So it will undoubtedly hit the Xbox 360, the real question is whether or not it will come to the PS3 and Wii. ...

Even More Nintendo Trademarks. Wii? Oui!
Video Game Generation - Greensboro,NC,USA
Though we can only guess (for now), it seems likely that many of these directly relate the Wii console and its controller. However ...

Secrets Of The Wii Controller
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
... Nintendo has recently seen a documentation leak which helps go a long way towards revealing just what we can expect from the Wii's innovative controller. ...

Week recap: New Wii games; PS3 has a spare; Xbox 360 brisk sales
Punch Jump - CA,USA
by Punch Jump Crew. EA announced this week that it is in development on six titles for Wii. ... EB Games this week released a product listing for Resident Evil Wii. ...

EA's lineup for the Wii
Moneycontrol Tech Blog - Mumbai,MH,India
Electronic Arts is all set to proclaim its love for Nintendo's Wii with six titles that'll take full advantage of the Wii's unique controller. ...

Sunday, July 16, 2006

New controller specs

New Wii controller details released!
Club Skill - UK
... an official developer documentation that was obtained by the International Gaming Network, more details are divulged about the Nintendo's Wii's uniquely made ...

IGN Yanks Wii Details From Documentation
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USA
The fun-loving pranksters at IGN's Wii channel have manged to wrangle some cool new functionality and features from developer documentation, answering some ...

EA develops Six New Titles for Wii
Techtree.com - Mumbai,India
Electronic Arts has revealed that they are developing six new games for the upcoming Wii from Nintendo. EA's six new custom-designed ...

Wii Controllers: Unlocking the Secrets
IGN - Brisbane,CA,USA
July 14, 2006 - The Big N has been relatively hush-hush about the details of its innovative new Wii console and controller, choosing to release information ...

Random Column #9: Wii-ly Overdue
Random Nintendo - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... E3 rocked my socks off. Nintendo delivered "that show" that I stated they would have to, to get off to a successful start with Wii. ...

Ty On Wii: "You Can Bet Your Booties"
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
... looks like Ty the Tasmanian Tiger will not only be twisting tongues on PS2, GameCube, Xbox, and GBA; Ty will be chucking his boomerang on Nintendo Wii in the ...

New Wii details emerge
Aussie-Nintendo.com - Australia
IGN has posted a story today outlining some previously unknown intricacies of Nintendos Wii. The website claims to have sourced ...

Wii Controller Specs Leaked
Nintendojo - USA
Controller documentation uncovered by IGN indicates that Wii's remote will operate for at least 30 hours on standard AA batteries, and up to 60 if the remote ...

So they all like Wii, big deal... ;D

Xbox Team Member Praises Wii
1UP.com - New York,NY,USA
... industry, even praising their competition. Then again, is Wii really competition to Xbox 360? Either way, Xbox Platform Strategy ...

Friday, July 14, 2006

More games coming

[Wii] Namco Bandai's Unozawa comments on Wii
N-Sider.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Namco Bandai VP Shin Unozawa had some commentary on where he sees Wii fitting into Namco Bandai's plans for the next console generation, speaking to press at ...

EA announces six new Wii titles
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Electronic Arts signalled its commitment to Nintendo's upcoming seventh generation console, the Nintendo Wii, by announcing the development of six new titles ...

World's Largest Game Maker To Provide New Wii Titles
Top Tech News - Woodland Hills,CA,USA
The world's largest video game publisher, Electronic Arts (EA), announced Thursday that it has six titles in development for Nintendo's Wii game console. ...

Pure fun, I tell ya

AMN @ EA Summer Showcase '06
Xbox Advanced - USA
... Madden on the Wii was played on-stage by Jason Armenise of EA Canada which finally showed off some really cool implementations with the Wii controller. ...

Game: Nintendo Wii Is Sheer, Unadulterated Fun
NintendoRevolution.ca - Brantford,ON,Canada
By Marcy Franklin. Chalk up another glowing review for Wii. Mark Scott of Game went to the Nintendo London shindig and spent an hour ...

MMORPG!

Nintendo Rumours | Mana MMORPG & Dragon Quest IX on Wii!
Cubed3 - UK
If sales of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (Nintendo DS) and Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Wii) get good sales, then the ...

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Who will be the winner?

Namco Bandai Comments on Wii
Game Feed - San Jose,CA,USA
... Unozawa's views were focused on the specific next-generation consoles themselves, namely the unreleased PS3 and Wii. Regarding the ...


Shift: Why Wii will win
Sci Fi Tech - New York,NY,USA
The Nintendo Wii has surprised a lot of people, generating loads of buzz from its strange name, unique controller, and low price point. ...

Sector Wrap: Video Game Stocks Up
Houston Chronicle - United States
... time recently as customers transition to next-generation consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 or await the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii ...

New titles for Wii

Japan: PS3, Wii poll comparisons
Joystiq - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... Muhahah. 4. I dream that Wii all play together. ... 6. The interesting part to me is that about 43% of housewives surveyed were interested in the Wii. ...

EA Confirms New Titles for Wii
Nintendojo - USA
Elecronic Arts sent a press release today stating its Wii-specific development team is making six titles for the console. Three ...

EA unveils six games for the Wii
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Up until today, EA's strategy for the Nintendo's new gaming platform called Wii, was a little murky. Earlier in the year, EA and ...

UPDATE 1-EA previews new Wii games, shares rise
Reuters - USA
... Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) upcoming Wii video game console, whose selling point is a motion-detecting controller that lets players simulate ...