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Shigeru Miyamoto offered an interview with Popular Mechanics and the future of the Wii was put under the microscope. The main thing that was discussed was whether or not the motion controls would be making a comeback. It seems like their popularity hasn't slipped Nintendo's watchful eye, and they're a ... |
22 October 2009
06:04 GMT |
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Nintendo is clearly very fond of white. When the Wii home gaming console was initially launched in 2006, the Japanese manufacturer was talking about offering it in a variety of colors, including eye-popping red and mellow green, but it took it about 3 years just to move away from white and towards the other non color... |
2 September 2009
06:02 GMT |
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It all began with the Wiimote and the Nunchuk, the two controllers that allow the Wii to work its motion-tracking magic and attract towards videogames people who might otherwise be totally put off by the complexity of a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 standard controller. But Nintendo did not stop there.Wii Fit is partly s... |
27 August 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that it is producing and releasing a new horror videogame named Calling, which is being developed by Hudson Soft. The game is only being created for the Nintendo Wii and the publisher hopes to have it out in early 2010.The big selling point of Calling, which Konami is emphas... |
14 July 2009
03:15 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that a judge from a United States District Court has dismissed a lawsuit that was brought against the Japanese company regarding a potential patent infringement related to the Nintendo Wii home gaming console.It's just one of the many law suits that have been filed against Nintendo after t... |
15 June 2009
04:02 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is announcing that it plans to sell Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Nintendo Wii bundled with a Motion Plus accessory in North America. The publisher is saying that this special offer will only apply for the initial stages of the videogames' release. The price of the bundle has not been announced... |
24 April 2009
03:25 GMT |
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When Dead Space was initially released last fall, it was not exactly what publisher Electronic Arts had wanted it to be. The combination of shooter action and horror flick felt stitched together at times, but the combat was solid, the scares interesting in the first few hours and the zero gravity sections were a... |
14 April 2009
14:21 GMT |
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In what has been a rather low key announcement, Nintendo has said that it plans to release the hardware Wii Motion Plus add-on and the new Wii Sports Resort game suite in June, on the Japanese market, and in July, on markets in North America and in Europe, according to a Reuters report. This is quite significant bec... |
13 April 2009
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Konami is officially acknowledging that it plans to create a re-imagined version of the original Silent Hill videogame and that the Nintendo Wii console will be the main platform for the new title, which is built from the ground up to take advantage of the motion tracking that is central to the Nintendo device. Shatt... |
8 April 2009
13:21 GMT |
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With the NPD data for February now out, all the big gaming companies, focusing on creating gaming consoles and publishing titles for them, are scrambling to put a positive spin on the new results.Taking a cold, hard look at the numbers reveals that Nintendo has the easiest job doing this, considering that fact that W... |
23 March 2009
17:11 GMT |
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It appears that even if Nintendo seems uninterested in getting any in house developed shooters on the Nintendo Wii gaming consoles, there are developers interested in drawing fans of the genre from the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC.Reef Entertainment, which is also responsible for launching Free Running, say... |
11 February 2009
04:25 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii has already received a music game from Nintendo itself, in the form of Wii Music, which was received rather poorly by reviewers and by the public, even though Miyamoto tried to promote it as a perfect way of discovering music without going as hardcore about it as those who play Rock Band 2 from Harmo... |
16 January 2009
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Well, the stereotype demands that gamers do not read manly magazines like Men's Fitness, but the last issue to hit stands had a cover featuring Strauss Zelnick, the outspoken chairman of the board at Take Two Interactive, so we had to take a peek at it and see if there was any piece of advice on how y... |
29 October 2008
06:09 GMT |
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One of the few announcements which Nintendo made this year to have a clear impact on gamers was the unveiling, just before E3, of the Wii Motion Plus, a new piece of hardware that a player can attach to a Wiimote in order to get a better gameplay experience, mediated by new components which allow for the Motion... |
7 October 2008
15:11 GMT |
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The United States International Trade Commission in Washington is asked to block the import of the Nintendo Wii game console and of the various Wii controllers by a company called Hillcrest Labs, which also seeks cash compensation for patent infringement from Nintendo. It seems like a ploy to get Nintendo to pay up t... |
22 August 2008
03:46 GMT |
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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 the most interesting announcement made by Nintendo migh... |
21 July 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Nintendo has not yet held its annual E3 press conference, where a big announcement regarding the Nintendo Wii or a Nintendo-made game is expected, but it has released some information on a new hardware accessory for its gaming console.The add-on is called MotionPlus and is designed to fit perfectly on the lower end o... |
16 July 2008
03:06 GMT |
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There are rumors spreading around the Internet that Sony Computer Entertainment is working on a new controller for the PlayStation 3 gaming console. The pad is not publicly announced and there's no official position on whether it is real or not.The new controller is going to be "breakable" in the sense that it w... |
17 June 2008
16:06 GMT |
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All sales numbers released for last year and the first months of this year show that the Nintendo Wii gaming console is massively outselling both the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 coming from Sony. The success of the console from Nintendo might be attributed to a host of different reasons. It has a ve... |
5 June 2008
19:21 GMT |
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A few months ago, police officers used Xbox 360 consoles to lure criminals and their innovative technique was really successful. This time, things have changed a bit: the US Army recruits and lures possible candidates using the Nintendo Wii as a hook.Seven billboards have been placed in Rio Grande Valley, Texas and e... |
10 April 2008
04:37 GMT |
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Ever since the console war has gone next-gen, different rumors started to be heard. Some of them were aimed at the Xbox 360 controller, the only one in the war that had no idea what "motion sensitive" meant. It seems that things are going to change and Microsoft has finally decided to take a new step forward.Accordin... |
8 April 2008
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Science and video games often go hand in hand and it seems natural to be this way since it's all about technology, after all. The PlayStation 3 consoles are already used at research centers and things are not going to stop. It seems that even the most casual game-related components can be used for various other ... |
27 March 2008
04:52 GMT |
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Some things, like this news you're about to read, are simply amazing! A mod team officially accepted by Crytek, RenEvo Software & Designs, has created, after six months of work, a Crysis mod that allows players to control the wonderful shooter only by using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Just to be sure everybody g... |
12 March 2008
04:26 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii is surely one of the best selling consoles ever created, even threatening to surpass the huge sales figures of Sony's PS2 and various developers are still searching for a way to take full advantage of its motion sensing capacity. One of them is the guy you can see in the video below, who is con... |
13 November 2007
08:56 GMT |
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Resident Evil 4 is one of the highest rated games on Game Rankings.com and Metacritic.com, garnering dozens of awards and nominations for its amazing game play and incredible re-invention of the "survival-horror" genre. This celebrated game now comes to the Wii with added Wii Remote and Nunchuck support, allowing pla... |
6 November 2007
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It's time for the Bratz girls to hit the red carpet! Join Chloe, Jade, Sasha and Yasmin as they rock out in explosive music shows, strut the fashion runway with stylin' outfits designed by you, and publish the hottest magazine ever! Their hard work lands them a once in a lifetime opportunity to star in thei... |
25 October 2007
09:45 GMT |
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In case you've been browsing the Internet this weekend and searching for Wii-related news, you might have come across an urban tale that seems unbelievable. It seems that a family dog from Loveland, Colorado has swallowed an entire Wiimote and started coughing blood afterwards. The owners of the pet took the po... |
24 September 2007
04:37 GMT |
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Nintendo's latest invention is called "Hori's Fighting Stick" and it's a funny looking joystick, that has nothing in common with the Wiimote or the Nunchuck. This arcade controller is designed for Nintendo's top-selling console, the Wii and it will hit the stores on August 30, in Japan. The bad n... |
23 August 2007
03:32 GMT |
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It's been quite some time since Capcom has revealed some solid facts on their upcoming Resident Evil Wii installment, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Although the company hasn't set a release date for the survival/horror title, they have confirmed that selectable players will include Jill and Chris from... |
5 July 2007
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You're going to change your perspective on how many gamers are out there, after you read this. Apparently, a study conducted by The Diffusion Group shows that 80 percent of the 2000 console owners surveyed, are aware of their systems' capabilities - mainly, DVD playback. It seems that only 30 percent know t... |
2 July 2007
03:13 GMT |
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If you're tired of Wii Sports and Wario Ware Smooth Moves, here's a title launching August 10, 2007, that'll surely give you reasons to keep cool under pressure and develop a steady hand. Develop a steady hand... that didn't sound right. Anyway, Trauma Center: Second Opinion is the title launching... |
27 June 2007
04:11 GMT |
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Just as I've finished writing the article on Wii equals Xbox 1, as FIFA producer Tim Tschirner reckons, I found this piece of news saying that the Wii version of FIFA 08, will feature a game mode designed and created exclusively for Wii called Footii Party with Ronaldinho. It kind of answers the question as to w... |
14 June 2007
17:56 GMT |
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While most game developers and publishers feel that the Wii lacks horsepower and that sometimes it makes games way too simple to even be attractive, some actually consider its simplicity a plus and even praise it for being almost equally good with Microsoft's original Xbox console. One of those people is FIFA pr... |
14 June 2007
09:19 GMT |
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A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo started revealing some appealing details regarding the upcoming fighting title Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. Players will have some nifty weapons to blast their opponents into nonexistence, while visual improvements have also been made with this latest installment in the series... |
13 June 2007
02:56 GMT |
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Oh how I've been waiting for this piece of news to arrive. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Nintendo and their record selling Wii, but I've always wanted to prove how equally bad it is regarding certain aspects. Such as, what happens if you play Wii Sports for too long, or without proper warm... |
7 June 2007
09:21 GMT |
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With so many good news surrounding Nintendo's Wii, you can only imagine how much the company and staff are making off the little white machine. But we're here today not to speak of how much each individual working for Nintendo is making, but how much the company gains from their efforts. Each and every one ... |
4 June 2007
05:33 GMT |
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Just the other day, the man in charge at LucasArts mentioned that there might be a new Star Wars game coming, bringing some neat content for those Wii fans. It seems that they'll be able to use the Wiimote like a virtual lightsaber turning the likes of Darth Vader into ash with a single swing of the white thing... |
1 June 2007
18:56 GMT |
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The question is difficult to answer from just one point of view. For one thing, the Wii is so much fun for the majority of people that even those who hated games before trying Wii Sports out, are now hooked. However, the console lacks horsepower, thus displaying simple stuff, with simple gameplay and a simple control... |
1 June 2007
06:13 GMT |
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Wii owners will scream with joy at the sound of this: Midway Games has rolled out "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" for the Wii across the US. The game features an "easy" control scheme, a completely revamped Endurance Mode and a new female character: Female Khameleon. However, the press release says that the control schem... |
30 May 2007
09:55 GMT |
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Whether you're a fan of The Legend of Zelda series, Metroid series or Pokemon series, you cannot miss Mario Strikers: Charged Football, as the all-time favourite Nintendo characters take to the pitch, this Friday, 25th MaY, across Europe. Fair-play is the last thing on your mind with combat and Wi-Fi gaming in ... |
25 May 2007
06:22 GMT |
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Word on the street is that the ESRB should focus on the Wii's violent games even more than games for the PlayStation consoles and Xbox. Why? Because of the Wii's control Scheme. Playing with a regular controller only requires pressing some buttons and moving some analog sticks, while the Wiimote may require... |
21 May 2007
03:17 GMT |
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Boy, are Nintendo fans screaming right about now! Eidos has just announced that Tomb Raider Anniversary is in the works for the Wii gaming system from Nintendo. That's right, Lara Croft will do her acrobatics and double pistol shooting controlled by a Wiimote now. I hope they make it compatible with the classic ... |
15 May 2007
10:00 GMT |
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Mercury Meltdown did wonders for the PS2 and PSP, so a motion sensitive control scheme for the title is only the logical approach for developers. The object of the game is to guide the flowing mercury to one or more finish posts in the level. As the blobs of mercury have different colors, different destinations are a... |
14 May 2007
04:47 GMT |
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Mario Party is back! Hours of fun for everyone regardless of age or gaming ability. It is the first fast-paced-craziness Wii installment of the popular series. Mario Party 8 is the perfect game to play with family and friends, introducing Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi, along with a couple of new faces, such as Bloop... |
10 May 2007
06:43 GMT |
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Although Soul Calibur Legends for the Wii hasn't even been dated, Namco Bandai is known for some time to be working on it. However, this time Namco didn't have the traditional fighting in mind, but more of a third-person action adventure kind of fighting, with Seigfried somewhere in the storyline as well. ... |
10 May 2007
03:41 GMT |
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When someone gets touched by a responsible and serious company, they know it. Just last night, Google Reader has been launched to be perfectly compatible with Wii, making use of all the console's and controller's functions, sure to make PS3 fans scratch their eyeballs.ZDNet says that "Google quietly launch... |
9 May 2007
02:39 GMT |
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Keyboard for the Wii huh? I'm not saying yes huh, or no huh, I'm just huhing at the whole thing because I'm skeptical about it. Game Informer thinks it's a possibility though, as the picture on your left, if theirs. Well, not theirs, but from them. How would you feel about a Wiiboard, as the proud... |
25 April 2007
06:43 GMT |
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Cooking Mama: Cook Off is a video game for the Wii, developed by OfficeCreate and published by Majesco. As any game for the Wii, its main purpose is to provide loads of fun for the players with the Wii's one-of-a-kind motion sensitive control system. The game however, once released proved to be quite difficult a... |
25 April 2007
05:03 GMT |
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As much as I like being a true PlayStation fan, playing my fancy PlayStation games with the fancy PlayStation controllers - the Dual Shock and the SIXAXIS, I can't admit that Wii control looks (and probably feels) a lot better with some games. Don't get me wrong, I can play the Wii any time I want, but tho... |
24 April 2007
03:12 GMT |
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It's tempting to discard the games that don't have the eye candy we're all hunting for nowadays. However, being a bit of an open-minded gamer I quit fantasizing about Gears of War graphics and tried to embrace WarioWare: Smooth Moves for what it really is: a party game. After a few seconds of gameplay ... |
13 April 2007
09:27 GMT |
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