With Wii Music, those who do not find the game appealing will not be convinced otherwise at this point. Generally speaking, it seems as though most hardcore gamers will be staying away from the title. Shigeru Miyamoto, however, believes that there are some core gamers out there who will be attracted to what Wii Music brings to the table. “I think you’ll find people who are as hardcore playing Wii Music as any other game. I have found that, as a single player, you can spend over three hours arranging a single song. Since there’s 50 songs, simple math tells you that you can spend 150 hours playing it – and that’s just by yourself.”
That was quick, wasn’t it? Even though the latest Wii update borked the Homebrew Channel for those who have yet to install it, the homebrew community has been working hard to create a way to add the channel even with the new firmware. Previously, a method was provided as a quick alternative to those who already downloaded the Wii system update by installing the new IOS51 and Wii Shop Channel without other patches. However, now it is possible to avoid all of that work with a new beta version of the Homebrew Channel. Not only can the channel be added to the Wii for those with the new firmware (through a new beta version), but SDHC is now supported with beta 9.
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Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands – 321 blocks
Art Style: ROTOHEX – 107 blocks
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Earthworm Jim – 33 blocks
Football Director DS is the perfect stocking filler
London, UK – 27 October, 2008 – Is your favourite football club far from winning the league? Are they languishing at the bottom of the league table? This Christmas you have a genuine chance to make things better. Take on the job of a football director and lead your team to trophy wins. ‘Football Director DS’ is the first football management game for the Nintendo DS™ console allowing total control over the 92 English & Welsh Football and Premier League teams. It’ll be one of the most desired gifts in every man’s stocking. Fabio Capello would love it!
Select from over 3,800 players, hunt for a bargain on the transfer market, negotiate contracts, set tactics and strategies, and do all of the day-to-day activities of the football director.
Fans of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing™ franchise are some of the most loyal in the world. To reward them for their devotion to these community-building games and to get players fired up for the Nov. 16 release of Animal Crossing™: City Folk for Nintendo’s Wii™ console, Nintendo is hosting an outrageous animal costume contest.
Critter lovers can show their creativity by submitting the most original images of animals dressed in costumes or even as characters from the hit video game franchise Animal Crossing. The entrants of the top 50 photos in the “Animal Crossing Welcome Waggin’ Costume Contest” will win membership to the exclusive Welcome Waggin’ Committee. All committee members will receive a Wii video game system, a copy of Animal Crossing: City Folk, a Wii Speak™ microphone, access to exclusive information about the game and more.
It’s a rockin’ week at the Wii™ Shop Channel, featuring fresh additions to two hot WiiWare™ game series, plus a character-driven classic for the Virtual Console™. Fans of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People will find an awesome new installment, while those who’ve discovered Nintendo’s extraordinary Art Style™ series will discover an elegant new puzzle title to enjoy. And if you’ve got room in your game library for a heroic earthworm, don’t miss the Wii debut of the legendary Earthworm Jim™.
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:
Monster Jam Urban Assault will be out next week for the Wii, DS, PSP and PS2. We’ve compiled the info on the various gameplay modes and listed them below. With trucks like King Krunch, Grave Digger, Backwards Bob and El Toro Loco tearing through various cities.
The latest Monster Jam promise? UTTER CHAOS!!!
Championship Mode:
Level – Smasher
• Objective: Cause as much destruction as possible. The more expensive your demolition becomes the higher your score!
• Number of tracks: ten – three Air Strike, seven Devastator events
• Typical layout of tracks: Each track has a wide range of different destructible objects. Players can destroy statues, cars, construction equipment, and may more objects. The outdoor event centers have a set number of three attempts and are not timed. Players can choose from five different ramps, each with varying heights giving players the chance to rack up some serious airtime. The points earned during each of the three tries are added together and make up the total score for the course.
