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| STORIES ABOUT: Nintendo Wii |
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| Prepare for Big Kahuna Party on Wii |  | Everybody knows that Nintendo Wiis are perfect consoles for parties, and that's one of the reasons why Reflexive Entertainment has decided to create a special multiplayer-focused game based on one of their most popular series, Big Kahuna. The exclusive Wii title is already rated E (for Eve ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Another Wii Shortage Is Expected This Winter |  | Christmas might still look far away for some people, but game developers, publishers and console manufacturers are already making plans for the holiday season, since it is by far the most profitable time of the year. Such high sales are recorded that supply usually doesn't manage to meet demand - that's a known fact and companies never seem to be prepared for that.
Ever since the launch of the phenomenon called ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2008, 13:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| You Can Now Order Personal Mii Business Cards |  | If you thought you had seen and heard all about the Wii consoles, think again - out of the blue, Nintendo Japan decided to offer its fans the chance to take their Wii addiction to the next level by developing a service which allows you to create real paper cards with your Miis and Wii ... [read more >>] | | 23 July 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Half of the Console Market Will Be Owned by Wiis |  | Ever since he is no longer vice president at Microsoft, Peter Moore appears to have something against the Xbox 360 ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Chop Zombies on Your Nintendo Wii |  | Capcom is now officially talking about Dead Rising for the Nintendo Wii, following the announcement that the title is in production. The official tag line for the game now reads Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop, and it aims to perfectly translate the zombie killing action that has already b ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 09:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sonic and the Black Knight Comes to Wii Consoles |  | Sega of Europe has announced a new addition to the Storybook Series of Sonic Games, entitled Sonic and the Black Knight and developed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii consoles. This second adventure game will be released in spring 2009 and Sega promises it will off ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cooking Mama 2 Goes Wii |  | 505 Games managed to hit the jackpot with the release of Cooking Mama, since the casual masterpiece soon climbed the rankings and became one of the best selling games of its kind. As it usually happens in such circumstances, lots of spin-offs and sequels a ... [read more >>] | | 22 July 2008, 02:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Future Wiimotes Will Probably Feature MotionPlus |  | It was a weird year for Nintendo at E3. Their game line-up was very much oriented towards the casual gamer, with titles like Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music taking center stage and leaving the more hardcore gamer somewhat disappointed. For this category ... [read more >>] | | 21 July 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Still Reigning in Japan |  | After the NPD numbers regarding North America arrived on Friday, showing that Nintendo is still dominating the hardware charts while Metal Gear Solid 5 managed to almost double the sales of the PlayStation 3 consoles, Media Create is releasing numbers regarding the Japanese hardware and software markets, revealing how the major gaming platforms perform in the country.
The ... [read more >>] | | 21 July 2008, 02:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Analyze That: PlayStation 3 Sales Double in North America |  | In the general madness that is E3, the NPD numbers, which track the sales of gaming hardware and videogames on the North American market, might be easily overlooked. But since June holds interesting data and might show interesting trends, we've decided to take a closer look.
Overall, the game industry is on an upwards trend, even if the American economy is still struggling. Hardware and software sales combined amounted to ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 19:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Beat All the Guinness World Records in the Videogame |  | I don't know about you, but one of my biggest dreams when I was a kid was to be enlisted in the Guiness Book of World Records, to have my name next to those of the craziest and zaniest people in the world. Of course, time passed and I did nothing worthy of being ... [read more >>] | | 18 July 2008, 05:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lawn Games Come to Wiis |  | If you somehow consider that the Nintendo Wii console doesn't have enough sport-related games, there is no need to worry anymore, since during the E3 media summit, cdv announced plans to release a brand new casual title exclusively for the motion sensing console. The title wil ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Music Challenges Rock Band and Guitar Hero |  | Just prior to the release of the Nintendo Wii the "console wars" were fought between Sony and Microsoft. Nobody credited the Japanese company with a chance to take the console top spot. Now the hardware sales charts are dominated by the Nintendo Wii, which can at times sell as much as its two rivals combined.
The battle of the music simulators has, at the moment, two big players. In one corner there's the Activi ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 10:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Is Still Alive at E3 |  | E3 is a busy, busy event and news regarding the "big three" - that is, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft - is likely to dominate the coverage. Activision will most likely also get a few minutes in the spotlight, as it’s organizing a press conference at the same time, eve ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2008, 05:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Details FaceBreaker K.O. Party for Wii |  | One of the most promising and anticipated titles from Electronic Arts, FaceBreaker, can be enjoyed at this year's E3 event and the first thing that crosses your mind when you see it is, as I’ve said before: "promising!". You can imagine that in such a case, th ... [read more >>] | | 15 July 2008, 04:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Officially Announced for Europe |  | All the nostalgic gamers in Europe will be very happy to hear that one of their favorite characters of all times, Wario, will come back for a new session of gaming experience, thanks to Nintendo which officially announced the release date: September 26, 2008. The game, named Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, will be a Wii-only classic adventure title which will use the motion sensing capabilities of the ... [read more >>] | | 14 July 2008, 04:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Weekend Reading: We Love Wii |  | I am not exactly a fan of Nintendo's console. Actually I tend, just like many other hardcore gamers I know, to consider the Wii a console for kids - unworthy of getting my attention, time or passion for games. However, Nintendo's system couldn't care less and sells bet ... [read more >>] | | 12 July 2008, 03:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Rumors Spread of a New 60 GB Xbox 360 |  | There's proof that the 20 GB version of the Xbox 360 console might be ready to depart from stores, being replaced by a 60 GB version of the gaming device. Apparently, an e-mail addressed by Microsoft to GameStop and BlockBuster was leaked; it details the wa ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2008, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Your Game Party from Midway |  | Midway has announced that it plans to release two games in the near future, a Nintendo Wii title called Game Party 2 and a Nintendo DS ... [read more >>] | | 10 July 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Spogs Racing and King of the Monsters Go Wii |  | It's all about excess these days and, thanks to Nintendo, we are now able to do all the crazy stuff we can think of by entering the virtual worlds of the Wii. This week, we are given the choice between a super exciting racing game that will keep our adrenaline levels ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 02:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Pokemon Ranch Comes to Europe |  | Nintendo is bringing one of its most important WiiWare releases, Pokemon Ranch, to the European market, after it was launched in Japan and in North America. The game, developed by Ambrella, is designed to offer you a chance to play around with your favorite Pokemon characters.
[A ... [read more >>] | | 07 July 2008, 16:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Says Wii Users Will Graduate to the Xbox 360 |  | In the battle for casual gamers, Microsoft is stepping up its rhetoric, specifically targeting the Nintendo Wii. Aaron Greenberg, the director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live at Microsoft, has told Gamasutra that those using the Wii to play casual games will end up "want[ing] to graduate to an Xbox 360 experience" as time goes by.
Microsoft believes that casual gamers, meaning people interested in gaming exper ... [read more >>] | | 07 July 2008, 03:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Beats Nintendo Wii and DS in Japan |  | Curious about what's going on in Japan? Look for the answer to that no further! We have fresh data coming from market research firm Media Create, regarding both hardware and software sales on the Far Eastern market. The numbers have not changed much since last time we talked, but there are signs that certain big upheavals might be happening soon.
The ... [read more >>] | | 07 July 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mega Man 9 Coming to WiiWare |  | Capcom is announcing that it is bringing the Mega Man series back to life, with a new game planned for release as soon as fall. The title is set to mark a return to the roots of what made Mega Man a game loved by millions of fans.
Mega Man 9 wi ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Castlevania: Judgment Is a Fighting Game for the Wii |  | The big announcement from Konami this week is that the Castlevania project is a Nintendo Wii exclusive called Judgment which is no longer a platform game, but a fighting title. The game will be directed by the series veteran Koji Igarashi, also known as I ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 06:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| No Impact if Microsoft Cuts Xbox 360 Prices |  | There have been steady rumors in the last couple of days that Microsoft is planning a price cut for the Xbox 360. An alleged scan of a K-Mart add was shown in a few places, showing that the 20 GB Xbox 360 model is in line to get a 50 dollar price reduction, going under t ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 02:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nancy Drew Moving to the Nintendo Wii |  | Her Interactive is announcing the imminent release of the Nintendo Wii version of Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek. The game was initially released for the PC last year and SEGA of America, the publishers, are saying that the game will be released for the Nintend ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Again Top of Japanese Sales |  | It's Monday, so you must be eager to hear the news coming from Japan, the only country that lets us take a weekly look at the state of videogame related sales. Courtesy of market research firm Media Crate, we can now bring you the trends for the week that ended on June 22.
On the hardware front is seems that following strong initial sales spurred by the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots the ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 03:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Chocobo's Dungeon Comes to PAL Territories |  | Chocobo and his friends will come to PAL territories this fall, just in time for the holiday buying spree - all thanks to Square Enix Europe. Fully named Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, the game will be available exclusively for the Nintendo Wii con ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 02:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Carnival Games: Mini-Golf Has Havok Physics |  | 2K Games, the property of Take Two Entertainment, are announcing that they are licensing the Havok physics engine, which will be used in the freshly announced Diablo III from Blizzard, in a series of releases for the Nintendo Wii. 2K is best known for developing ... [read more >>] | | 30 June 2008, 02:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Is Creating Wii Peripherals |  | We've been reporting yesterday on how EA Sports is thinking of focusing on the Nintendo Wii in an effort to extend its appeal to a more diverse gaming demographic. It seems that part of the Wii emphasis strategy might consist of creating new peripherals for the console, which ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 06:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Electronic Arts Is Targeting the Wii |  | A Game Developers Conference is a great opportunity for a game publisher to offer details on upcoming projects and get some quick feedback by assessing the reaction of the audience, which is mostly made up of industry professionals and insiders. That's exactly what Electronic Arts& ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 03:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sony Head Wants Profitable Games Division |  | The Chairman of Sony Corp., Howard Stringer, says that one of the top priorities for the electronics giant is "to restore profitability in our television and game businesses" because these two sub divisions of the company are the ones that lost money last year.
The comments regarding the games division of Sony were made during a meeting with shareholders in Tokyo. This was the introduction for the announcement of a n ... [read more >>] | | 25 June 2008, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Games Market Will Hit 68 Billion Dollars Mark |  | PricewaterhouseCoopers is advancing the figure as part of a study which looks at the way entertainment and media will evolve in the next five years. The actual figure might be even bigger than estimated, especially as the study seems to only take into consideration the actual sales of videogames and does not account for the sales of gaming related hardware. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that the market will grow by more than 10 ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 19:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Older People Like the PlayStation 3 |  | A consumer research firm named Experian has recently conducted a study revealing that the PlayStation 3 attracts mostly an older audience than the other consoles available at the moment. Apparently, the research suggests that the Sony ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Gyrostarr from Wiiware |  | High Voltage Software, Inc. has announced that its sci-fi shooter, called Gyrostarr, should be available for download via the Nintendo Wiiware service starting today, June 23, 2008. The game can be played on the Nintendo Wii and stored on the internal storage space o ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 03:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ubisoft Launches Sports Party, Goes Wii Exclusive |  | Ubisoft sends word that it is launching a new division in charge of creating Nintendo Wii titles, with a casual audience in mind and with rather simple gameplay mechanics. The division will be called Play Zone and it already has a videogame under development, called Sports Party. ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LostWinds Is a Best Seller on Wiiware |  | With the launch of the ratings and statistics elements of the Nintendo Channel, which enable any user to have a glance at how a game is classified and rated by fellow gamers playing it on the Nintendo Wii, the company has also released some tidbits of data regarding the overall success of ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Escape the Museum with a Wii |  | Find the hidden object (or hunt and find adventure, as some call it) is one of the most successful genres in casual gaming on personal computers. However, Majesco Entertainment plans to bring such games to the consoles and the developers consider ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Fit Causes Damage in People's Homes |  | There's a good reason why gyms exist, namely that exercising in the living room can lead to serious personal injury and even damage to one’s property. The upside of the launch of the Wii Fit is that it managed to get more people exercising and worrying about their weight. ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 19:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Promises Solution to Limited Storage Space |  | Nintendo is really working on a solution to the storage issues that Nintendo Wii users are reporting, but apparently it is not preparing to deliver an external hard drive for the Wii. The same Laurent Fischer of Nintendo Europe that ignited a small controversy by calling all ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 17:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Facebreaker Release Date Unveiled |  | Facebreaker, the new boxing game from Electronic Arts, is going to be released in North America and in Europe simultaneously, on September 5. The supported platforms include PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. It is the first game to come out from the new ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl Unlockables Part II (Wii) |  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl comes from a prestigious lineage of fighting games that sold really well. The previous Smash Bros. Melee, sold for the Gamecube only, broke records with over 7 million. The Nintendo Wii version, SSBB, also sold millions of copies and basically ev ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 21:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl Unlockables (Wii) |  | Super Smash Bros. Brawl comes from a prestigious lineage of fighting games that sold really well. The previous Smash Bros. Melee, sold for the Gamecube only, broke records with over 7 million. The Nintendo Wii version, SSBB, also sold millions of copies and b ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Menu Gets Version 3.3, Kills Twilight Hack |  | A new Wii Menu update (bringing it to version 3.3) has just been put live by Nintendo and it brings a few tweaks, as it was expected. Basically, even though officially Nintendo states the most important thing is that you can "move a Mii from the Mii Plaza to The Mii Parade in the Mii Channel," another change is actually what matters: the Twilight Hack has been killed. Forever. Goodbye homebrew projects!
If you don� ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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