Official: Mario Kart Wii releasing April 27th in NA
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REDMOND, Wash., March 12, 2008 – This year, the typical signs of spring will be accompanied by the sweet sound of revving engines and the sight of lightning-fast shells whizzing around every corner. Mario Kart® Wii is zooming toward its launch in the United States on April 27. The game comes with the intuitive Wii Wheel™, which makes it easy for novices to compete against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup to Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other drivers from around the world for racing dominance.
“Mario Kart Wii transforms one of our most popular franchises into a race that every member of the family can join,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Driving with the Wii Wheel could not be more natural, and this is one place where speeding is encouraged.”
Mario Kart Wii will include 16 new courses and 16 classic courses from previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever, players have the option of racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players can also hit the road as their personalized Mii™ caricatures in addition to the handful of classic Nintendo characters found in the game. True to the series, the game features tons of racing, plenty of power-ups and oodles of objects for players to use to slow down other drivers. And 10 battle arenas will keep players busy between trips around the circuit.
Game Informer review scores, rumor – EA to release own console?
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Review scores
Bully (Xbox 360/Wii, Rockstar): 8.5 / 8.5)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, Nintendo): 9.5 / 9.5)
Opoona (Wii, Koei): 5.5 / 5)
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS, Nintendo): 7.5 / 8.75)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (NDS, Square Enix): 6 / 7)
Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles: (NDS, Ubisoft): 6 / 5)
Rumors
EA is working on their own console, which will see release in 2010
Japanese WiiWare launch titles – 9 games
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Okiraku Ping Pong Wii (500)
Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii (1,000)
Saku Saku Animal Panic (1,000)
Star Solider R (800)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (1,500)
Tenshi Solitaire (500)
Dr. Mario & Saikin Bokumetsu (1,000)
Minna no Pokemon Bokujou (1,000)
Lonpos (1,000)
Official Nintendo Magazine review scores – Mario Kart Wii review
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Mario Kart Wii – 94%
FFCC: Ring of Fates – 72%
Sega Superstar Tennis – 89%
NitroBike – 30%
Bomberman Story DS – 62%
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast – 70%
Samurai Warriors: Katana – 55%
Sega Bass Fishing – 65%
PDC World Darts Championships – 73%
Worms: A Space Oddity – 72%
Jenga – 39%
Bomberman Land – 59%
Assassin’s Creed: Altair’s Chronicles – 69%
Destroy All Humans! Big Willie Unleashed – 34%
At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii!
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Action-Packed Wii Fighting Game Includes More Moves, More Levels, More Characters-More Brawling!
REDMOND, Wash., March 10, 2008 – When Mario™ appears in a new game, people perk up. But when loads of characters from across the Nintendo universe battle alongside such video game icons as Sonic The Hedgehog and Solid Snake, people take charge! The March 9 launch of Super Smash Bros.® Brawl quickens the pulse of even the most jaded veteran gamer. Featuring a host of playable characters, special items, stages and music, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is an encyclopedia of Nintendo’s video game history, making it the biggest and deepest brawl of them all.
This innovative fighting game, the first Super Smash Bros. game for Wii, ups the ante with several exciting new modes and wireless features. By logging onto Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, players can now enjoy online battles with friends near and far. An extensive new single-player mode is perfect for solo brawlers who want to hone their skills. A sprawling adventure mode called “The Subspace Emissary” lets players jump and brawl their way through enemy-packed side-scrolling levels, meeting up with other characters, watching incredible cinematics and taking on massive bosses – solo or in a cooperative two-player mode. And, of course, there’s the series hallmark: elaborate, action-packed battles that pit up to four players against one another in a brawl to see who’s the last one standing.
Virtual Console Monday Update
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Got enough challenge in your daily routine? Chances are that basic everyday tasks – getting to work or school on time, walking the dog, taking out the trash – aren’t enough to keep you firing on all cylinders. Luckily, Virtual Console™ is close at hand to help you test your mettle in fresh and unusual ways. Whether you’re rescuing a kidnapped pal or mastering a set of mind-bending grid puzzles, this week’s new arrivals, imported from Japan, offer a refreshing break from the late-winter blahs.
Nintendo adds new 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:
Weekly savings
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Best Buy
Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii) – $29.99
Circuit City
Buy SSBB, save 50% on the SSBB guide
$19.99 DS games:
4 Game Pack (Clue, Mousetrap, Perfection, Aggravation)
Build-a-Bear Workshop
Drawn to Life
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Bee Movie Game
Pet Pals
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Alvin And The Chipmunks
Naki Travel Kit for DS Lite – $14.99
Naki Carrying Case for DS Lite – $14.99
Target
$24 DS games
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut
Imagine: Fashion Designer
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends
Mario Party DS
My Sims
Petz Hamsterz 2
Zoo Tycoon 2 DS
Ninja Reflex (Wii) – $29.99
SSBB Strategy Guide – $12.99
This week’s NA VC releases
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SNES – DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure
Sega Genesis – Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu
Thanks to Bob for the tip!
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) – 9
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) – 7
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS) – 6
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii, DS) – 7
SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced two titles from the SEGA Genesis™ library, Puyo Puyo 2 and POWERBALL will soon be available for download on the Wii™ Shop Channel this March. Prices start at 800 Wii™ Points for SEGA Genesis titles. Wii Points can be purchased online or at select retailers at an MSRP of $20 for 2,000 points.
Puyo Puyo 2 – The object of this head-to-head puzzle game is to clear your grid of falling patterns, called puyos, by forming chains of four or more same-colored puyos in a straight line or one of several geometric patterns. What makes this a challenging two-player contest is the fact that when you clear a chain of puyos from your grid, it drops a random piece of filler onto your opponent’s grid. The more puyos you clear, the more you fill your opponent’s grid, and if you can clutter up his grid enough to fill it to the top, you’ve won the game. An intriguing backstory makes this an amusing diversion for one or two players.
