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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.Sports Party seems to borrow a lot fro...

20 June 2008
16:06 GMT

UK Government Considers Wii in Schools

Five British schools in Worcestershire have trialled some so-called "active" Wii video games to augment traditional Physical Education lessons with their final goal being the reduction of obesity of the population and encourage students to take and enjoy more exercise, everything in a fun way. Strange, because I alwa...

31 January 2008
04:40 GMT

2012 Olympics Get Wii Sports as New Trial

The 2008 Beijing Olympics haven't yet started and already we're talking about the 2012 edition. As strange as it may seem, we'll see Wii Sports as part of the competitions included in the Olympic challenges, according to the International Olympics committee president, Jacques Rogge. Wii Sports has ju...

22 January 2008
11:06 GMT

Wii Sports Hints and Glitches (Wii)

Wii Sports offers five distinct sports experiences, each using the Wii Remote to provide a natural, intuitive and realistic feel. Players can use their own Mii caricatures in the game and play them against their friends' Miis for a more personalized experience. As players improve, their Miis' skill levels w...

13 November 2007
10:35 GMT

Wii Sports Gets New Controllers

Wii Sports has cashed in, earned many BAFTA gaming awards, appealed to elder folks and now it's ready to provide a revamped experience thanks to a new set of controllers which have just been released by dreamGEAR. The pack is called "Soft Sports Kit" and it includes a bat, racket and a club which will be avail...

2 November 2007
05:08 GMT

In2Games Brings Wii Sports Clone to PlayStation 2

What do you know? Not only is the PlayStation 2 far from dead, heading gloriously towards its eighth holiday season, but it's now getting an alternative to Wii Sports too. If there's a company that's "stealing" Nintendo's ideas in the most obvious manner possible, that company is without a doubt I...

26 October 2007
05:31 GMT

Gaming BAFTA Winners Announced. Wii Sports Scores Big Time!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has just announced the winners of the 2007 edition of the Video Games Awards and it turns out that one of the hits of the year is in fact Wii Sports. Nintendo's blockbusters brought home six of the 13 major awards in categories like Casual and Social, Gameplay or I...

24 October 2007
11:07 GMT

Wii Games Crucial in the Recovery of Stroke Victims

The general opinion was that gaming makes you obese, destroys your social life and causes depression... A certain percentage of this statement was true, but things have changed drastically since the Nintendo Wii was launched. The gaming device is now considered the ideal indoor sports gear and even used with curativ...

9 October 2007
04:47 GMT

Video Games Bafta Awards Coming Up

2007 is not over yet, but it's been a busy year for game publishers and developers as many great titles have hit the market and many more will come till 2008. Such a rich list of top games deserves a proper event and an award, the gaming version of BAFTA, the BAVGA (British Academy Video Games Awards), which w...

26 September 2007
04:14 GMT

Wii Fit Sarcastic Commercial - A Little White Thing You Stand On!

Thanks to a well known gaming site, I stumbled upon something I never thought I would see: a sarcastic commercial addressed to the Wii. It speaks of the new Wii Fit, which is said to help you stay fit without even leaving the comfort of your home and on top of that all, that it's fun and simple. I don't kno...

19 July 2007
09:34 GMT

Wii Party Hosted by Overtime Comedy Group at Westside Eclectic Theater

It has been revealed today that Overtime (not the noun), the comedy team behind the hit video series "Mario In MySpace," and Siliconera are teaming up to throw a Nintendo Wii party and comedy show at the Westside Eclectic Theater. The event will be hosted in Santa Monica this Friday (June 22nd).The official report sa...

20 June 2007
06:59 GMT

Actors to Show How 'Simple' Wii Tennis Is - Live in UK Theatres

Here's the deal: inside one of the Picturehouse cinemas in the UK, two actors will be playing Wii Tennis LIVE, for audiences who will see their in-game actions projected onto cinema screens. But hear this: NextGeneration reports that this campaign's goal is to show just how fun and "easy" it is to play game...

25 May 2007
10:08 GMT

Nintendo Wii Retailing for $549.92. What?!

Without further ado, here's what you're getting in terms of Nintendo household gaming system, as the ad on EB Games says:Nintendo Wii system (system, remote controller, nunchuck, stand, sensor and Wii Sports)Wii 1 Gigabyte Memory Card- 1 additional Wii Remote Controller- 1 additional Wii Nunchuck Controller...

12 April 2007
07:08 GMT




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