Archive for the 'Nintendo Wii' Category

New VC Titles in UK

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Two virtual console games have been released this weekend for European Wii gamers. The titles of the games are Kirby’s Dream Course and Bloody Wolf.
The first game, Kirby’s Dream Course is about Nintendo’s original pink fluffy sphere-shaped character named Kirby. This was a game that came out for Super Nintendo in […]

Nintendo Wii - Still Rare

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Mercury News has posted an article on their website that the Nintendo Wii is still hard to find available in stock at retail stores. It’s been over seven months since the Wii was released to the consumers at North America.
The system is available on some online stores such as Amazon. Some […]

Sales Charts

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

Gamasutra has released the sales charts for the past week about the number of videogame sales for various videogames systems including the Nintendo Wii and DS.
In North America, Mario Party 8 is the top selling game for the Nintendo Wii. It is followed by the recently released Resident 4: Wii edition […]

Real Heroes: Firefighter

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Monsterandcritics.com has reported that a new game is heading for the Wii about firefighting. Currently, the title is called Real Heroes: Firefighter  but the title may change since it’s a working title according to Monsterandcritics.com’s article. The developer of the game is Epicenter Studios.
“Combining our unique fire tech with the specific […]

Majesco Games

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

There is a recent report that Majesco has achieved a major success on the sales of their DS and Wii games.
Cooking Mama: Cook Off and Bust-a-Move Bash sold more than half of the total game copies among all their games in the second quarter. They received an increase of $3.6 million. […]

Virtual Console Games Update

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Four new Virtual Console games has been released today. They are Zelda II, Milon’s Secret Castle, ToeJam and Earl in Panic on Funkotron, and Dead Moon.
Zelda II is the sequel of the first Zelda game on the NES. It is an adventure game for one player and Zelda fans should download […]

Free Wii Systems at Wendy’s

Friday, June 1st, 2007

WRAL.com has published an article that Wendy’s fast food stores are giving away free Nintendo Wii systems to lucky people who enter a winning code on frostyfloat.com
A code can be obtained by purchasing a Vanilla Frosty Float dessert. It is located in the cup.
The total number of Wii systems that will […]

Carnival Games For Wii

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

A new video game which consists of various games that are seen in midways and boardwalks throughout the world will be released exclusively for the Nintendo Wii console.
The games include Milk Can, Nerves of Steel, Day at the Races, Clown Splash, and Dunk Tank. There’s even a fortune telling game where […]

Rayman Raving Rabbids 2

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

A sequel for the franchise Rayman Raving Rabbids is being developed according to Ubisoft. Unlike the first game, the sequel will only be released for the Nintendo Wii and DS.
60 new mini-games are planned to be included and Ubisoft said it will be wackier than those mini-games in the first Rayman […]

Capcoms Upcoming Wii Game

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Capcom has recently made an announcement about their first original exclusive game for the Nintendo Wii titled Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure. Actually, the game had a previous title and it was called Project Treasure Island Z. Both names are good choices since it has a typical description of […]

Ghost Squad

Monday, May 14th, 2007

SEGA has announced that their arcade game titled Ghost Squad will be made for the Nintendo Wii. The developer for the Wii version is SEGA AM2.
“Ghost Squad was a great success at the arcades because it provided players with instantly exciting gameplay, coupled alongside well thought out pace. The Wii version […]

Japan Software Sales

Monday, May 14th, 2007

A new record for this week has been set on the weekly software sales record in Japan according to Media Create who gathers information on the sales figures of software sales in Japan.
Usually, a lot of DS games occupies the top twenty list but sometimes it includes games from other systems […]

Nintendo Vs. Korean Pirates

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Nintendo has released a statement about videogame pirates who makes illegal actions such as copying, selling, and distributing games.
They even sent warning to website administrators who hosts illegal software on their sites and to their users/visitors who download from their sites.
A part of the statement said, “Nintendo will take strict […]

Coca-Cola Partners With Nintendo

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

Next-gen.biz has reported that Nintendo UK has agreed to parter up with soft drinks producer, Coca-Cola on a joint promotional compaign which costs £2 million.
Fanta, Doctor Pepper, and Sprite bottles are also involved in this deal. The type of advertisements are TV, satellite, online, and print advertising. According to the article, […]

Ferrari Challenge

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

An upcoming racing game has been re-confirmed to be released for both the Nintendo Wii and DS. The re-confirmation was just made today.
The publisher of the game, System 3, has released more details about the game in the “Ferrari 60 Relay” world tour event in London.
Massimo Fedeli of Ferrari GB said […]

LazyTown For The Wii?

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

A rumor is going on in the internet that is based on an article published by The Economist that a Lazytown game may be released for the Nintendo Wii.
The reasons includes that it is expensive to produce one episode. Therefore, licensing and merchandising the show will be part of the success  […]

Virtual Console Games Update

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Sega has made an announcement yesterday that there will be four upcoming Virtual Console games that were previously released for the Sega Genesis console. The games are Kid Chameleon, Shining in the Darkness, Streets of Rage 2, and Toe Jam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron.
Kid Chameleon is an adventure game […]

Mortal Kombat Armageddon

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Shacknews has posted an interview with Shaun Himmerick who is the producer of Mortal Kombat Armageddon for the Nintendo Wii.
Based on the interview, the game can be controlled either with the Wiimote plus Nunchuk setup, the classic controller, or the gamecube controller. That’s a pretty good feature and it is probably […]

New Mega Man Game For DS

Monday, April 16th, 2007

apcom has released information on their upcoming Mega Man videogame titled “Mega Man Star Force”. This game will be different from previous Mega Man games since it is a new series. The game will arrive in three different versions which are Pegasus, Leo, and Dragon.
Jack Symon who is the director for […]

Guitar Hero Wii

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

It’s hard not to get caught up in the Guitar Hero fever going around.  I seem to be one of the unfortunate few who have not had a chance to play any of the Guitar Hero games for the PS2 or the Xbox 360.  But according to the FAQ section of the Red Octane website, […]