Blog Entries tagged 'Nintendo Wii'

Kater's Top 10 Games for Q3 and Q4 of 2008

Katerpilet@gmail.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Alright, so we are in the final stretch of '08, aka the Holiday season meaning a ton of games are coming out. So what am I excited for? Read below.

Number 10:

Moon (DS)

Moon is a DS game that I kept hearing some hype about but never really cared about. It's an unknown game with an unknown publisher, Mastiff. Being devoloped by Renegade Kid, none of their work comes to mind. When I was reading Matt Cassamassina's blog, as I alwa [...]

WiiWare and VC Release for the week

Katerpilet@gmail.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Today on WiiWare we have Midnight Pool which is for 800 Wii Points. On the Virtual Console, Megaman from the NES for 500 Wii Points and Neo Turf Masters from the NeoGeo for 900 Wii Points.

Game Informer will have the full wrap on the game in their [...]

Wii Sam and Max to use Miis? UPDATE

hankpetersig@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Because I have a terrible computer that can hardly run this word editor, I have been very excited about Sam and Max Season One coming over to the Wii. Sure, it might have just been a quick and dirty port, but as long as Telltale hasn't tarnished the source material, I could care less. However, while I was taking a quick look at the Amazon page [...]

Captain Rainbow theme song, official site

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

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Although we're not as fond of Captain Rainbow's theme song as we are his other videos, we'll let it slide. Your still one weird super hero to us, Captain. After all who could who could hold a grudge against someone who has such a sweet belt? From Captain Rainbow's official site, which recently opened, we can gather that the Skip developed title will launch August 28 in Japan.

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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Launches August 11

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

The much anticipated WiiWare (and PC) game, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, launches August 11 for 1,000 Wii Points. Although most WiiWare and Virtual Console developers don't know the exact date of their game's release, we hope that Telltale has mastered divination or they have [...]

LucasFilms looking for (KOTOR) MMO testers

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Although we had all but a confirmation of a Knights of The Old Republic MMO at E3, further proof comes from a job posting from LucasFilm's website.

The LucasArts job description includes:

To test MMO games for bugs by playing and running functionality tests. Support the Q [...]

Nintendo confirms work on the Wii 2 is underway

mraellis@gmail.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that work is underway on a new version of the Wii. He noted "We are always preparing for the next hardware," Iwata says. "We are under development. … But the hardware is a kind of box that consumers reluctantly buy in order to play our games.&qu [...]

Zelda Marathon scores over $1,300, why haven't you donated yet?

hankpetersig@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Marathons have a pretty big following here with the VGTribune staff, and we like to try to keep you up to date whenever any big marathon pops up. Well right now, the same people behind the Mario Marathon are at it once more, and they have set out to beat 7 Zelda games in 70 hours. They have also have a donation window open, and all donations go to Child's Play. The current d [...]

Facebreaker demo now available on Xbox Live, August 7 on PSN

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

{gametrailers}34954{/gametrailers}If you have an Xbox 360 and have been waiting for a Facebreaker demo, nows your chance to download it! PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait until August 7 to begin breaking faces.
PUT YOUR FACE IN THE RING! FACEBREAKER DEMO AVAILABLE TODAYJuly 31 2008 – Want to break some faces? The FaceBreaker™ Demo is now available on Xbox LIVE™, and will follow on the PlayStation Network™ on August 7th. The demo features characters S [...]

AiLive's LiveMove2 with Wii MotionPlus

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

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AiLive, the company who partnered with Nintendo to develop Wii MotionPlus, has made the video above to demonstrate Wii MotionPlus' capabilities by using "LiveMove2." Lookin' good Wii MotionPlus, lookin' good.

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Boom Blox Sells 450,000 units since launch

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Despite the fact that sales of Steven Speilberg's Boom Blox have been slow, EA has announced that the game has sold over 450,ooo copies since launch. Although it is unclear whether this is a global sales figure or not, it's still good news for Boom Blox fans who were hoping the game would g [...]

Comcast partners with Nintendo to give new customers Wiis

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

When you think about "great online experiences," what's the first company you think about? Nintendo right? Well, that's who Comcast thinks of. "From today until August 17, 2008, those who sign up for Comcast Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play package* will receive a complimentary Wii™ system, [...]

New York Gym embraces Wii

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

For those of you walking into your local gym everyday hoping to se a Wii alongside the treadmills and Bowfelxes, you might have to move to New York to make your dreams come true a bit faster. Word comes from Techradar.com that an upsca [...]

Red Steel 2 confirmed to use Wii MotionPlus

hankpetersig@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

During a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, executive director for Red Steel 2 Alain Corre confirmed that the game has been in development for many months, and that the game is going to use Wii MotionPlus technology. Corre is aware of the lukewarm reception the first game recieved, and believes that "people understood that it was a first try on new technology, technology that wasn't completely finis [...]

Captain Rainbow continues to confuse, intrigue with two new videos

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

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Dear Captain Rainbow,

Although you succeed to confuse us even more with each new video, you also succeed in making us more intrigued with your game. Sure Birdo and that other guy are as weird as hades, but your distinct art direction captures our attention. Will you be coming to visit North America or Europe any time soon? Anyway, we look forward to hearing more from you!{mosquoteshow}

Best Regards,

VGTribune

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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People finished, release date still unknown

hankpetersig@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

If you're like me, chances are that Telltale's WiiWare outing have been the only game you've been looking forward to during the 2nd Quarter. The game was slated to come out sometime in July, but we have yet to see a solid release date. Telltale has confirmed to IGN that the game has been sent off to Nintendo, but because of the random release schedule that Nintendo has enforced, it is unknown wh [...]

See what Wii MotionPlus brings to the table

PolyTicks22@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:00 +0100

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InvenSense, the company who is working with Nintendo on Wii MotionPlus, has a video demoing the same technology that will be used in the Wii MotionPlus. Although most of the video isn't too exciting, it becomes really intriguing at the end when one can see the 1:1 motion that is being shown off. Cross yo [...]

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