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Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 Comments

A recent post on a popular gaming forum has caused a bit of controversy regarding Nintendo newest Mario game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The post claims that a collector’s edition of the game will be released and that it will contain exclusive characters.

“Stopped by GameStop this morning and was told that they are offering a free upgrade to the collector’s edition of New Super Mario Bros Wii when you pre-order the game. I asked what was in the collector’s edition and all they knew was that there was supposed to be some additional characters. Hope someone finds this useful.”

I’m not quite sure what to believe right now. This may simply be a misinterpretation of the employee’s words (perhaps by “characters” he meant figurines?) or maybe there truly are additional playable characters in the game. More updates as they come in.

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“Traditionally, great games has made people excited and stimulated. Wii Vitality Sensor has great potential for various applications like measuring how horrified a player is in a horror title. What we are trying to propose first is a video game with a theme of relaxation, which is completely opposite from traditional ones, to enrich the users’ lives. Especially among those who are constantly busy, I am sure you have experienced not being able to go to bed even when you are so tired after a busy day at work and coming home late at night… What if you were able to visualize how to unwind and relax, or check the condition of your automatic nerve by simply inserting your finger in the device once a day?

We are conducting some tests internally at Nintendo, and found some patterns among our employees, like improving automatic nerve condition as the weekend nears or vice versa. Seeing what their condition is actually like, they can “visualize” how they are looking forward to weekend. And see completely different patterns on each individual person. And I think you have all had an experience where you are not in tune with how your body is doing or aware of how exhausted you body may be in a busy, strained period, but if you can visibly measure your condition every day, you can start to see how you’re doing. It would be like stepping up on a scale every day and seeing the change of your weight. Our new challenge that is different from past software development is to make a video game by using the visible activities of your automatic nerve. Before Wii Fit launched, everyone doubted how well it could sell. As for Wii Vitality Sensor, I think it will face similar doubts as to whether such a product will sell well in the video game market. Of course no one can tell how people respond to it before the launch. We understand everyone wants to enjoy a vibrant lifestyle, so I believe if the product could support that desire, it would make a large impact in society.” – Satoru Iwata

I’m a bit disappointed, but not at all surprised at this statement. As much as I would’ve loved to see the peripheral used in more core titles, it looks like third parties will have to take over in that department. Regardless, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited to see what even Nintendo has in store for the little device.

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Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 Comments

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New GamesCom Event in Cologne, Germany Plays Host to Stellar Line Up of Titles for All, from NAMCO BANDAI Games, Atari and More

LYON, FRANCE – 7th August 2009 – Namco Bandai Partners today unveiled the exciting and varied line up of titles that it will showcase at GamesCom 2009 in Cologne, Germany from August 19th to 23rd. Bringing some of the year’s most anticipated titles to the hands of the biggest audience of video game fans in the world, NAMCO BANDAI Partners’ impressive stand, located in Hall 8, Stand B 040, will feature a huge number of public hands-on gaming stations and a seated theatre where new trailers will be screened exclusively for visitors to the show.

GamesCom 2009 is the first event where newly re-named video game distribution company NAMCO BANDAI Partners will present its strong line up of highly anticipated games with something for everyone, whether a hardcore gamer or just looking for a dose of top quality fun.

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Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 Comments

WiiWare

NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits – 299 blocks
Rock N’ Roll Climber – 125 blocks

VC

Super Star Wars – 24 blocks

DSiWare

Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters – 80 blocks

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New games

* Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
* Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
* Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (NDS)
* The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS)
* Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (NDS)
* Flipnote Studio (DSiWare)

Old games

* Brain Training (NDS)
* Mario Kart DS (NDS)
* Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (NDS)
* Rhythm Paradise (NDS)

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– 1 ASHES CRICKET 2009 TRANSMISSION GAMES CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
1 2 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 3 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 4 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 5 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 6 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 7 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 8 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 9 G-FORCE KEEN GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7 10 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

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The Force is Strong with This One: Star Wars Content Blasts onto Wii Console

Multiple LucasArts Super Nintendo Games Head to Virtual Console

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fans of Star Wars® and classic Nintendo games will want to keep an eye on their Wii™ Shop Channel for the next month. Nintendo will be releasing multiple LucasArts favorites for Virtual Console™, starting today with Super Star Wars®. In the coming weeks, both Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back® and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi® will be added to the Virtual Console lineup. All three Super Star Wars games were originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ and will be available at 800 Wii Points™each.

The arrival of the first three games will be accompanied by additional Star Wars-themed content on other Wii channels throughout the week. The Check Mii Out Channel will invite people to submit their best Mii™ character renditions of classic Star Wars characters. On the Everybody Votes Channel, users can cast their votes to help settle old debates, such as the proper order to watch the sixStar Wars films, and who fired first – Han Solo or Greedo?

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There’s one word to describe the latest downloadable game offerings from Nintendo: phenomenal. For starters, Wii™ owners can dive into a space adventure for the ages as the Super NES™ classic Super Star Wars™ makes its Virtual Console™ debut. WiiWare™ devotees have two extraordinary new titles to choose from, including the high-flying NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits and the super-charged Rock N’ Roll Climber™. And don’t miss this week’s Nintendo DSiWare™Brain Age™ title, which will help keep your mind buzzing wherever you go.

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Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, Wii | 0 Comments

With the recent announcement of Dead Space: Extraction possibly losing it’s exclusivity to Wii, many Nintendo gamers have been whipping out their flamethrowers and taking gaming message boards by storm, infuriated by the constant “betrayal” from Wii third party developers. It started with the rumor that Marvelous would be porting one of their Wii games to PS3/360, followed shortly thereafter by the announcement of No More Heroes’ fateful end on the Wii, and now one of Wii’s most anticipated mature games (Dead Space) has the possibility of leaving the system as well. Regrettably, Wii’s third party situation is far from perfect, and part of that has to do with the failure of so many fantastic non-Nintendo efforts flopping on the little white box, and thus arrives the paradox of outside developers creating games for Wii.

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