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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 8 Comments

This story may explain why Nintendo is overly careful with the casual audience and has announced services to help them out with technical procedures. One woman who purchased a Wii for her children this Christmas jammed not one, not two, but three credit cards into the system. The woman had asked a neighbor about the Wii, as she only purchased a few controllers with the console. Inquired about which games are recommended, the neighbor suggested purchasing a few retail games in addition to classic games from the Wii Virtual Console.

Naturally, the woman was also unclear about how the VC works, and the neighbor noted that “all she needed to do was put in her credit card when prompted on the Shop Channel.”

It shouldn’t be a surprise what happened here. The woman later called up the neighbor, and complained that the Wii wasn’t working.
What did she do? She put three credit cards into the Wii disc slot. You might be wondering why she put in three. She put the first one in, thinking it couldn’t be accepted, so she tried two other credit cards.

Apparently the woman is now expecting the neighbor to pay for the damages. You can take this story for what it is, though. I don’t necessarily think that this was fabricated, but there are no pictures to prove otherwise.

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WiiWare Pool Title Features Realistic Controls Using the Wii Remote
REDWOOD CITY, CA – December 29, 2008 – Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, today announced that Pool Revolution: Cue Sports™ is now available for WiiWare™. Players no longer need to worry about having enough space for a pool table with this fun and addicting game that can be played against friends in the living room or online.

“Pool Revolution: Cue Sports is the only pool game for WiiWare that lets people play online,” said Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Product Development at Hudson Entertainment. “Pool fans can now play with people from all over the world in the comfort of their living rooms.”

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Wii-kly Update

Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel

Champagne? Check. Confetti? Got it. But you’re not fully prepared for New Year’s revelry unless your Nintendo game library is stocked with games to please everyone under the sun. As always, the Wii™ Shop Channel is open 24 hours a day for your downloading pleasure. The final slate of new game offerings for 2008 includes a couple of wild multiplayer titles on WiiWare™, plus an enthralling sci-fi title for the Virtual Console™. Load up and enjoy!

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

Gegmaga recently had a chance to speak with a few significant developers including Keiji Inafune. Briefly, Infaune discussed casual games, and stated that he would never create one such as Brain Age. There are a ton of other interesting tidbits as well from members of Square Enix, Namco, and more.

Inafune (Capcom) :
-Regarding Resident Evil 5, he says that their experience with Mega Man 9 in parallel turned out to be useful when it came to tackle the online aspect and more particularly to come to grips with the online services/infrastructures.
– He would never, ever make a casual game such as Brain Training.
– He was right about which hardware would win the systems war, but he never thought the DS would be selling that much. ” Sorry (for doubting you), Mr. Nintendo”

Kawazu (Square-Enix) :

– There might be a SaGa related surprise for the 20th anniversary of the series next year.

Yoshizumi (Namco):

– The Tales of Wii battle system has innovations that will, apparently, greatly impress people. “Please look forward to it”

Terada (Super Robot War’s producer):

– They might “reposition their development” on the second half of 2009…

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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, Wii | 5 Comments

Let’s face it: 2008 was far from a perfect year for the Wii and left much to be desired. However, 2009 is on the horizon and it’s time to look forward to what next year has to offer. At the same time, we should remember the happenings of 2008 and years past so that the same mistakes will not be repeated. So, without further ado, here are four Wii wishes that, if they come true, could make 2009 one of the best years for the Wii.

Better third-party support

2009 will be an unquestionably standout year as far as Wii third-party titles go. The Conduit, MadWorld, House of the Dead: Overkill, Deadly Creatures, Sonic and the Black Knight, and Little King’s Story – just to name a few – look very promising and will be releasing in the early months of 2009. However, I can’t help but wish for more third-parties to step up for the Wii in 2009. Even with the amount of spectacular products that were released on the Wii in 2008, there were mounds of shovelware and downright uninspired games that were also being placed on store shelves. Some companies still seem to focus on the Xbox 360 and PS3, leaving Wii on the backburner. Though, now that the Wii has proven itself on the market and third-party games such as Boom Blox and Guitar Hero have performed fairly well, will companies take notice and change their ways?

Peripheral support

Wii MotionPlus could arguably end up as the most useful peripheral for the Wii. True 1:1 motion control will finally be possible and therefore, developers will be able to take advantage of the added accuracy when creating new games. Still, even with the benefits of MotionPlus, there are two other Wii accessories which should not be forgotten: The Wii Balance Board and the Wii Zapper. Nintendo initially backed these two products heavily but have since left them for third-parties to explore. Even with that in mind, there are only a few decent Balance Board and Wii Zapper compatible games. As much as Link’s Crossbow Training and Wii Fit are enjoyable, it would be nice to see Nintendo produce another title or two that take advantage of either of the add-ons. Nintendo, after all, has proven in the past that they can reach the best results with their own products more than any other company.

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Best Buy

High School Musical 3: Dance! (Wii) – $39.99
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) – $39.99
Madagascar 2: Escape Africa (Wii) – $39.99
Carnival Games (Wii) – $29.99
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2009 (Wii) – $29.99
The Price Is Right (Wii) – $29.99
Little League World Series Baseball 2008 (Wii) – $29.99
Major League Baseball 2K8 (Wii) – $19.99
Ultimate Band (Wii) – $39.99
Ultimate Band (DS) – $19.99
Kirby: Superstar Ultra (DS) – $24.99
Buy one, get one free when you buy any Petz, Imagine, or Ener-G DS game of equal or lesser value

Circuit City

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) – $39.99
DATEL Wired Controller for Wii – $12.99
VERGE Sports Pack for Wii – $8.99
NYKO Perfect Shot for Wii – $12.99
VERGE Wheel for Wii Remote – $7.99
All clearance video games – $9.96
Guitar Hero World Tour bundle for Wii – $79.99

Target

Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) – $39
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii) – $39
Call of Duty: World at War (Wii) – $39
SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Wii) – $39
Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii) – $39
Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip (Target Limited Edition/Wii) – $39
Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar bundle (Wii) – $77
Wii Fit starter kit – $39
Free DS Game when you buy any DS game listed:
(includes all regular $29.99 and less Imagine, Ener-G and Petz DS games, Each purchased DS game must be equal to or greater than the price of the free DS game)
– Imagine: Wedding Designer
– Ener-G: Gym Rockets
– Imagine: Fashion Designer – New York
– Imagine: Ballet Star
– Petz: Monkeyz House
– Petz Rescue: Wildlife Vet

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Nintendo Wii

1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Active Life Outdoor Challenge (Namco Bandai)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)

Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Taiko: Drum Master Wii (Namco)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Resident Evil 1 Wii-make (Capcom)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)

Europe:
1. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Fit (Nintendo)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Legend of the Strongest Penguin!: A Penguin’s Troubles (Konami)
2. Kirby Super Star Ultra (Nintendo)
3. Phantasy Star Zero (Sega)
4. Suikoden Tierkreis (Konami)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)

Europe:
1. 100 Classic Book Collection (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
4. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (Nintendo)

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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 4 Comments

It wasn’t a very Merry Christmas for one couple yesterday. Randi Young and Heath Blom were both arrested after fighting and bruising each other the Wii. Young gave the system to Blom, her boyfriend, for Christmas, but according to police, that’s not what he had wanted. Instead, Blom was hoping that he would receive a remote-controlled airplane.

Blom denied that the police were incorrect and said that he had asked his grandparents to buy him the airplane for his birthday.
He claimed, “You can’t fly an RC plane in the snow.” He did, however, admit that he was not happy with the Wii and told his grandmother so. Blom also claimed that his girlfriend called him names “for not liking the Wii.”

Eventually, after fighting for awhile, Young began packaging her bags. Thinking that his girlfriend was “walking off” with the Wii, he became angry, and Young said that she was then dragged down two flights of stairs. Blom asserted that he was simply trying to block her and then she punched him a couple of times. After that, he says he pulled her hair.

Both Young and Blom were charged with assault.

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– Titled “Wii no Ma Channel” in Japan
– Not a WiiWare title – it’s an actual channel like the Weather/Fortunate Telling Channels
– Can be downloaded for free this Spring in Japan
– Nintendo developing/managing the service, Dentsu is negotiating with other companies to bring original content
– Heavy focus on family
– Wide range of content to be made available
– A Nintendo notice states that it is a free service, but are also investigating optional paid services which will begin in the Summer
– Nintendo looking to bring the service overseas, no timetable for this yet
– 80% of Wii owners have connected their TV in their living room, 40% have the Wii connected to the internet

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