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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots, Wii | 0 comments

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This Friday will see the latest addition to the ever-popular Mario Party franchise, Mario Party 9, launch in the UK, exclusively on Nintendo Wii.

Available to buy on the high street via Argos, Asda, Tesco, Dixons Stores Group, Gamespot, Sainsburys, Smyths Toys, Toys R Us, HMV, Blockbuster or online at Amazon, The Hut, Play.com, zavvi.co.uk, johnlewis.com and Littlewoods.com as well as most good games retailers, Mario Party 9 is a must-have for all Mario fans this March.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and Lucky Radio Disney Listeners to Experience New Wii Game and Prize Giveaways on March 9

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo:

WHAT:

To celebrate the launch of Mario Party 9, a new game launching exclusively for the Wii console, Nintendo is teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and Radio Disney to host a fun launch party. Invited guests will be among the first to try out the 80 new minigames, adventurous new stages and exciting boss battles in Mario Party 9 before the game launches on March 11. Throughout the evening, attendees will enjoy food, beverages, live entertainment from Radio Disney and a chance to win cool prizes (while supplies last).

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3DS – 76,322
PS3 – 27,111
PSP – 15,928
Vita – 11,186
Wii – 7,878
Xbox 360 – 1,508
PS2 – 1,269
DSi LL – 977
DSi – 662

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS – 67,558
PS3 – 22,002
PSP – 15,860
Vita – 13,939
Wii – 8,206
PS2 – 1,239
Xbox 360 – 1,139
DSi LL – 957
DSi – 651

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

3DS VC

Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Punch-Out!! (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy)
Dr Mario (Game Boy)
Dragon Crystal (Game Gear)
Shinobi (Game Gear)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Game Gear)

Wii VC

Mega Man X (SNES)
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Super Street Fighter 2 – Wi-Fi play included (Mega Drive)
Strider (Mega Drive)
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa’s Revenge (Neo Geo)

Source: Nintendo PR

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Today is the last day of February, meaning you have less than 24 hours left to purchase the current downloadable rewards over at Club Nintendo with your coins. Members can choose from Art Academy: First Semester (150 coins) and Mario Party 2 (150 coins). We’ll find out about the new downloadable rewards by this time tomorrow.

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A new Nintendo patent, filed in the U.S. last August and published last week, details an idea the company had for an “environment sensor unit”. Numerous sensors would be included in the unit, such as an atmospheric pressure sensor, temperature sensor, and humidity sensor. The unit as a whole could impact gameplay in certain ways.

It isn’t known if this is something that Nintendo still plans on pursuing in the future. Perhaps they’re considering implementing some of this technology in the Wii U, or maybe it’s nothing more than an idea.

In any case, below is a roundup of what the patent tells us:

– Sensor data could be used to predict the weather, estimate the time of year, and detect which room in which the device is located
– Can alter in-game content
– Dedicated microcomputer and memory also included
– Microcomputer/memory allow the unit to run the sensors at periodic intervals; it remains in sleep mode otherwise to collect and transfer data
– Sensor reading history can be plotted on-screen
– Information can be shared with others
– Graphs comparing different locations can be shown
– Atmospheric pressure data can be sent to a server
– It can then be corrected for elevation based on the location of the system and can be used to make a large-scale map of atmospheric pressure (isobar chart)
– Temperature/humidity sensors can detect patterns over time; infer whether the room is occupied
– Information from this can be sent to other users to tell them if a person is present
– Information can also be used to infer the time of year over a longer period of time
– In-game environments can be changed to match the real-life season/weather
– Possible applications include sensor readings with various historical data to generate indices such as beer index, influenza epidemic index, comfort/discomfort index, laundry index
– The system can make recommendations including what clothes should be worn on a certain day
– Unit can be equipped with a radio/infrared communication system to control other devices, such as an air condition
– The Wii Sensor Bar’s infrared lights could be used for this communication
– Smell sensor, dust sensor, human sensor, camera, illuminance sensor, and an ultraviolet sensor also mentioned
– Sunlight information can be inferred

Source 1, Source 2