Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Rock Band Special Edition (EA Games)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Boom Blox (EA Games)
5. Tales of Symphonia: Ratatosk no Kishi (Namco)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Final Fantasy IV (Square Enix)
4. Brain Age (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix)
4. Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
5. Dokidoki Majo Shinpan! 2 DUO — Limited Edition (SNK Playmore)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
4. Sight Training (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Konami confirms all-new Wii and mobile versions
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has confirmed it is to expand its PES 2009 line-up with the release of a mobile version to be released in Autumn and a Wii version in Spring 2009.Following the incredible success of the PES 2008 for Wii, work is underway on a series of advances to affirm PES 2009 as the definitive football title for the format. Building on the unique control system of its predecessor, PES 2009 expands on the basic concept of players controlling both the player with the ball and those around them. PES 2009 will bring the user closer to the game by introducing different control methods which cater for a wide range of play styles.PES 2009 for Nintendo Wii will feature a number of key additions, with an enhanced shooting system offering more control while remaining as easy to use as last year’s version. The development team has also reworked the defensive elements of the game, with more control over defenders and more ways to close down attacking threats. A new AI system has also been implemented and results in more sophisticated and intuitive movement from team mates according to the player’s commands.
Despite these many additions, PES 2009 for Wii is accessible as before, but offers a more fluid and flowing match-day experience. It is a game that could only be produced for Wii and truly marries the unique control system of the format with the PES series’ utterly realistic and addictive action.
Guitar Hero:On Tour (Wii) – 76%
Driving Theory Training (DS) – 60%
Kung Fu Panda (DS) – 78%
Kung Fu panda (Wii) – 64%
Sam and Max Season One (Wii) – 85%
Baroque (Wii) – 41%
Wall E (Wii) – 62%
King of Monsters (VC) – 70%
Bakushow (DS) – 80%
Bangai-O Spirits (DS) – 79%
Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian (DS) – 55%
Fatal Fury 2 (VC) – 81%
Loony Tunes (DS) – 68%
Art of Fighting 2 (VC) – 61%
Pac-Attack (VC) – 77%
The Incredible Hulk (Wii) – 48%
Cocoto Fishing Master (WiiWare) – 71%
Civilization Revolution (DS) – 77%
Thanks to Biggity for the ONM news once again.
“We haven’t made announcements on that front. Frankly, its original design was all about the control of the [Wii] wand. But there are other ways to implement that. It is a hugely innovative product. I expect you’ll see it on other platforms in time.” – John Riccitiello, EA’s president
I do believe that the Wii controller adds something to Boom Blox, but I agree with Riccitello seeing Boom Blox on other consoles wouldn’t necessarily translate to a poor product. Still, I hope we haven’t seen the last of Boom Blox on Wii.
PSP 67,452
DS Lite 56,968
Wii 41,024
PS3 10,692
PS2 9,291
Xbox 360 4,941
WiiWare
– Defend Your Castle (500 Wii points)
– Wild West Guns (1000 Wii points)
Wii MotionPlus
– Long overdue
– Is basically what the Wiimote should have been initially
– Measures subtle rotational shifts, 1:1 – Craig says it actually works, he likes sword-fighting
– Craig “called” a new Wii Sports game right before Nintendo’s conference
Wii Sports Resort
– All 3 minigames were pretty fun
– Matt liked the disc dog game, since you can see how accurate Wii Motion Plus is – worked perfectly
– Angle, rotation played a huge part where the disc would land
– Craig thought sword-fighting was really accurate as well
WiiSpeak
– Laughably made
– Can put it anywhere in the room, cord looks gigantic (based on photos)
– Made for 3 – 4 people playing on a couch
– A third-party might make a work-around eventually (headset, microphone)
– Can use wireless keyboard in AC: City Folk
– Matt will remain skeptical until he can really test it
– Nintendo playing it safe again – Craig
