(Rockville, MD) – Vir2L® Studios, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today Medieval Games™ for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo. Medieval Games allows you to experience the excitement of days of old with up to three of your friends.
From battling dragons and storming the castle, to catapulting and archery contests, Medieval Games offers hours of fun for the entire family. Choose from a variety of colorful characters, such as the knight, princess, bard, or wizard as you compete in a variety of game modes. Tournaments and jousting await in this rich fantasy world!
No More Heroes enjoys a good end to 2008 with a slew of awards and nominations.
January 13th 2009 – The votes have been cast and the results are in. Rising Star Games is proud to announce that No More Heroes has received consistent recognition in the annual game of the year round-ups. Winning several awards for game design, story and visuals in the Nintendo Wii™ category of several awards, No More Heroes also made the top ten in many publications’ “Games of 2008” and was nominated for many more, including Nintendo Game of the Year at the Golden Joysticks.The top UK awards are as follows:
Best Game Character (Travis Touchdown) – NGamer Golden Mario Awards
Best Action Game (Wii) – IGN
Best Story (Wii) – IGN
Winner ‘When We Were You’ Award (Travis Touchdown) – MTV Games Awards
Winner ‘You Got the Style’ Award – MTV Games Awards
#2 Best Wii Game – GamesMaster
#8 in Top 50 Games of 2008 – The Daily Telegraph
#10 in Top 25 Games of the Year – Official Nintendo Magazine
Top 10 finalist for Game of the Year – GameSpot
Highly Recommended shortlist for Ultimate Wii Game of the Year – NGamer Golden Mario Awards
“What’s driving the Wii sales is the use of Wii by women, girls and families. It’s a really female-driven platform.” – Ann Hamilton, senior brand manager with game publisher Ubisoft
Women definitely play a big role in the sales of Wii and even DS. However, I’m not entirely positive that the console is driven by women to the extent that Hamilton is implying.
– Project started in May
– Over the Top Games has 4 devs
– Game has been designed with Wiimote in mind
– Been happy with the relationship with Nintendo
– Those who have played LostWinds will be happy with Icarian
– Devs have been trying to make the game look nice
– Reconfirmed that a second player can join
– There will be variety in levels – flying to avoid obstacles/enemies, puzzles, etc
– No release date yet – want to wait until it’s polished and perfectly finished
– Need to finish Icarian before working/speaking about new projects
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo’s new Wii Music™ game is spreading from the family room to the classroom, thanks to newly formed collaborations with select schools and educators. To help inspire students and promote an active appreciation for music, Nintendo is working with teachers to incorporate Wii™ consoles and Wii Music software into their lesson plans to offer teachers a unique tool for creativity and improvisation.
Nintendo’s collaborators in this effort include MENC: The National Association for Music Education, which is recognized as the world’s largest arts education organization and as a teaching resource for all levels from preschool to graduate school. MENC will help teachers in 51 cities across the nation integrate Wii Music into their curricula, making use of the game’s 60-plus instruments and fun array of tutorial exercises in rhythm, tempo and song structure.
Marvelous
– Related to a new game
– Announcement on January 21
SEGA
– Announcement on January 23
– Takao Miyoshi listed as the producer
– Previously worked on Phantasy Star Universe
Well, this is a rather odd story. 5-month old dog Ozzie was nearly killed by a Wii remote while owner Kathy White was playing Wii Sports Bowling. The White family had recently purchased the Wii for Christmas and wanted to try it out. Kathy White and her daughter were interested in trying the system out but Kathy accidentally smacked the dog in the temple with the Wiimote while going through bowling motions.
That blow apparently killed the dog instantly. White needed some help and called on the assistance of her neighbor. The neighbor checked for a pulse and shortly thereafter gave him a breath. After a few breaths, Ozzie coughed and was revived.
White rushed Ozzie to the vet and it was discovered that the dog had severe brain swelling and was in cardiac arrest. Fortunately, Ozzie had been able to recover for the most part and is only a little less energetic than he used to be. Ozzie is no longer allowed to be in the same area where the White family plays the Wii.
