Wii Mini confirmed for the US, out this month
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 14 Comments
The Wii Mini has been available in several territories for many months now. It made its debut in Canada last December, and came to Europe in March.
Today, Nintendo announced plans to distribute Wii Mini in the US as well. The system is due out around the middle of November. Pricing is set at $99.99.
You can find Nintendo’s official announcement below.
UK software sales (Week ending 11/2)
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Ready at Dawn comments on the Okami Wii boxart incident
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 4 Comments
An incredibly bizarre situation surrounded the launch of Okami many years ago. You may remember that the game’s boxart was plastered with a blemish in the form of an IGN logo. It wasn’t overly noticeable, but it was still a huge oversight on Capcom’s part.
Ready at Dawn handled the development of Okami Wii. As part of a feature looking back on the history of the studio, Game Informer asked CEO Ru Weerasuriya to comment on how the whole thing happened. Weerasuriya didn’t have a whole lot of answers, but did offer up a few words about the surprising incident.
Weerasuriya told the site:
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Media Create software sales (10/21 – 10/27) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
02./00. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
03./00. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chronophantasma #
04./02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
05./03. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
06./00. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
07./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
08./04. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
09./00. [PSP] Kamigami no Itazura #
10./00. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers: More, Blood #
11./10. [PSV] Dangan-Ronpa 1-2: Reload
12./00. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 2 with Xtreme Legends & Empires HD Version #
13./06. [PS3] FIFA 14 #
14./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
15./11. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
16./08. [PS3] Soccer Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club!
17./09. [PS3] Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
18./00. [3DS] Sonic Lost World
19./17. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
20./07. [PS3] Beyond: Two Souls
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A look at Ubisoft’s original Red Steel 2 project
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 6 Comments
Ubisoft originally had a much different plan in mind for Red Steel 2.
The game maintained a similar aesthetic, but possessed a different style. The initial project also would have included online multiplayer. Naturally, because the peripheral wasn’t out at the time, Red Steel 2’s first concept would have lacked MotionPlus support.
Ubisoft ended up cancelling the first Red Steel 2 around 2007/2008 even though it was fairly far along in development. Eventually, a new version was born and released in 2010.
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Unboxing video: Mario/Luigi Wii Remote Plus controllers
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Best Buy “Holiday Kickoff” sale begins today
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Update 2: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team also price-matched at Amazon.
Update: Bumped to the top of the page. Amazon is now selling 3DS XL systems for $30 off as well
Starting today, Best Buy is holding a “Holiday Kickoff” sale. Quite a few items are on sale, though some are already unavailable for shipping.
Highlights include Paper Mario: Sticker Star for $8 (in-store only), Batman: Arkham City for $15, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Wii U for $20, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team for $25, and the Pokemon 3DS XL systems for $170 (in-store only).
You can find the full lineup of deals here.
Disney Infinity Jack Skellington Halloween video, plus Pro Controller/Classic Controller support on the way
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
In other news, we now have confirmation that Disney Infinity will be receiving Pro Controller and Classic Controller support “very soon”. That’s according to an official post on the game’s official forums:
“Great news everyone! The Wii U Pro Controller and Classic Controller should be compatible with Disney Infinity very soon. Thank you for your patience!”
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
How to transfer Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus data to Wii Fit U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 4 Comments
If you’ve already used Wii Fit or Wii Fit Plus, you’ll be able to bring data from either game over to Wii Fit U. Now, how do you go about that? An update to Wii Fit U’s official Japanese website recently shared a summary of steps, which we’ve translated below:
- Copy the save data from the Wii Data Management section onto an SD card (card must have at least 512MB of space)
- Move the SD card to the Wii U
- Put the Wii Fit/Wii Fit Plus disc into the Wii U
- Go into Wii mode on Wii U
- Copy the save data to Wii U within Wii mode
- Data can then be extracted from the Wii once you get Wii Fit U
Should be easy enough!
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Another round of screenshots, details covering Dragon Quest X’s upcoming expansion
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Square Enix has prepared a new round of content detailing various aspects of the upcoming Dragon Quest X expansion. New screenshots and details are posted below.
– Mersandi village introduced
– Mersandi: one of the first destinations players will find in the new continent of Rendasia
– There are stories about a demon who seriously damaged the village in the past
– The demon was defeated by Zankrone, a brave hero
– Zankrone vanished soon after the battle
– Many villagers are now starting to disappear as well
– Gash: strong and reliable chief who continues to protect the village despite a leg injury
– Las: Gash’s son who wants to be like Zankrone
– Gope: his bad tempered mother who lives alone in a water will near the village due to a family quarrel
– Monster Master job: tamed monsters can use different skills to defeat enemies
– Pet monsters to increase their abilities temporarily
– Equip monster with armor and weapons
