Wii News
- Sony Unveils New Motion Controller In SF Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:30AMSony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Wednesday night its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. With the "PlayStation Move," Sony hopes to lure gamers who have outgrown Nintendo, which launched the Wii in 2006 and became the first to introduce motion ...
- Crime was down in 2009 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:22AMCrime, arrests and police calls were all down last year in St. Helena, Police Chief Monty Castillo announced Tuesday. In his annual report to the city council, Castillo attributed the drop in crime to police officers having an increased presence in the community.
- Wonder in Underland Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:07AMOpening Friday, March 12, Matt Damon stars in Green Zone , which, despite sharing the same lead actor, director and basic subject matter of the films chronicling the exploits of former CIA agent Jason Bourne, is not a "Bourne" flick.
- Market Commentary and Intraday News Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:55AM(AP:TOKYO) Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector.
- Animal census in Goa to begin next month Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:52AMPanaji, Mar 11 (PTI) An animal census planned by Goa Forest Department is expected to put to rest the uncertainty about existence of tigers in the state's forests, says an environmentalist, demanding that mining contractors should be kept at bay while conducting the counting exercise.
- EA Sports Active 2.0 gets motion sensors, iPhone app Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:12AMEA on Tuesday said it will add to its EA Sports Active trainer for the Nintendo Wii a new version, EA Sports Active 2.0, that will be available for the Sony PS3, Wii, iPhone and iPod touch. While the title isn't finalized, the system will rely on wireless control, with leg and arm straps that contain motion sensors, a heart rate monitor and an online hub to record and share workout data....
- Bigpoint and NBC Universal Choose Unity for the Widely Anticipated Battlestar Galactica Online Game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:11AMThe Rapidly Growing Development Platform Delivers an Unrivaled Ubiquitous Online Experience for Millions
- Bigpoint and NBC Universal Choose Unity for the Widely Anticipated Battlestar Galactica Online Game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:00AMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Unity Technologies, provider of the revolutionary Unity development platform for 3D interactive content on the Web, PC, Mac, Wii and iPhone, announced today that Bigpoint, the global market leader in browser massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), has chosen Unity for the development of Battlestar Galactica Online. A trailer of the recently ...
- Cellular Phone Recycler Full Circle Wireless Inc. Significantly Expands Corporate Operations with Move to New Irvine ... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:00AMFull Circle Wireless Inc. , the leading U.S. recycler and reseller of previously owned wireless devices and accessories, announced today that it has vastly expanded its physical operations with the move to a significantly larger industrial office space in Irvine, Calif.
- One of These is a Wii Controller: Toddler Dead After Being Unable to Tell Which One Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:49AMThree-year-old Tenn. toddler shoots herself after mixing up real gun with video game controller.
- Sims creator: Wii belongs in the 'toy market' Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:47AMWill Wright, best known for his creation of The Sims franchise, calls the Wii console a "toy" during this week's Game Developers Conference.
- Awakening’s Disciples trailer Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:45AMThe Blight has been defeated, or so everyone has heard, and yet the darkspawn still range across the northern regions of Ferelden. By all accounts, these darkspawn are organized despite the death of the Archdemon, and follow the lead of unknown commanders. No civilized person can say where these darkspawn commanders come from, but they [...]
- Could The PS3 'Win' This Generation? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:19AMAccording to a console-sales forecast from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, Sony’s hardware will come out on top by 2013. That bold statement comes from David Mercer, vice president of the digital consumer group, in advance of the firm’s larger report , which is due out early next week. Strategy Analytics doesn’t discount the Wii’s current popularity but says that it isn’t ...
- OAPs robbed to fund thief's heroin habit Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:03AMA SNEAK thief who stole from pensioners to feed his drug habit has been jailed for 22 months.
- South Belfast police appeals Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:00AMA number of incidents are currently being investigated by police in the south Belfast area. Related Stories Projects get shortlisted Brownies celebrate 60th Tor Bank gets new school On the Grapevine Holy Land residents ask parents for their support
- EA Expands Sports Active Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:34AMEA has good news for those interested in interactive fitness; they plan to expand the popular Sports Active brand with the introduction of EA Sports Active 2.0. The facelift is significant this time around, more so than the addition of new workouts offered in the recent expansion. Sports Active 2.0 will launch this fall for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone and iPod touch. Aside from the ...
- News Digest Sony Offers HD Movies on PS3 TVPredictions.com Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:30AMWashington, D.C. (March 10, 2010) -- Sony has begun offering High-Definition movies from all six major studios on its Play Station Network. The six studios participating in the venture are 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Sony said it was the first digital download service to offer HD films from all six major studios.
- Sony inks deals with six major studios to deliver film over the PlayStation Network Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:28AMIt’s been a pretty good week for Sony’s PlayStation 3 division. Yesterday, an analyst group came out of left field and rather unexpectedly announced that they expected the PS3 to outsell both the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 over the course of the console’s lifetime… which goes against conventional wisdom, to say the least. [...]
- What I’m Into: Ben McDougal, 27 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:14AMWhy you should know him: McDougal is sales manager and social media director at Captain Jack Communications Web development firm.
- Silver Springs Senior Center March activities Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:06AMSILVER SPRINGS-The Silver Springs Senior Center announces its March activity schedule.
- Accidental shooting linked to Wii controller Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:03AMA three year-old in Wilson County, TN has tragically died after shooting herself on Sunday evening. Early reports link the shooting to the child mistaking a handgun for a Wii controller.
- News: EA Sports Active heading to PS3 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:18AM2.0 also for iPhone and Wii this autumn. EA has officially announced EA Sports Active 2.0 for iPhone, PS3 and Wii and said it will be released this autumn. There's no mention of an Xbox 360 version. Perhaps they think some of us are beyond help? Anyway, the new version of the fitness software will come with new leg and arm straps equipped with motion sensors. There's also a heart-rate monitor ...
- Punchers Impact and Firefly bank on Trinigy Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:13AMTrinigy, an industry leading 3D game engine provider with over 125 licensees and offices in Germany and Austin, TX, announced today that it has signed a multi-platform deal with game publisher Mindscape to use the Vision Engine for its upcoming action/fighting title, which is being developed by Mindscapes recently launched development studio Punchers Impact. An existing customer Firefly Studios ...
- Wilson County child's shooting death blamed on gun-Wii mix-up Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:11AMNORENE, Tenn. — A mix-up between a Wii game and a .380 caliber pistol led a 3-year-old to pluck the real gun from an end table and shoot herself in the abdomen, ending her life, Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe said.
- More vehicle break-ins hit Stillwater Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:10AMRashes of car break-ins have gone from being a sporadic nuisance to a recurring problem for the city of Stillwater.
- Wii game-gun mixup blamed in Tenn. child's shooting death Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:09AMNORENE, Tenn. —— A mix-up between a Wii game and a .
- Lady Gaga Joining The Rock Band Party Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:05AMIf you don't like Rock Band or Lady Gaga, here is an old but awesome screen from Dead Rising 2. People who prefer to keep their guilty pleasures private will soon have a reason to speed past the L section in Rock Band when company is over. The rest of us can look forward to a Lady Gaga four pack, which is set for a release next week. The Lady Gaga Pack 01 includes the tracks “Bad Romance ...
- Ubisoft Montreal Licenses Morpheme, Inks Long-Term NaturalMotion Deal Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:04AMNaturalMotion says Ubisoft Montreal has licensed its Morpheme animation middleware for an unannounced game in development, part of a long-term deal the two companies forged at the same time. Ubisoft Montreal lead programmer Charles Jacob says the studio chose Morpheme after an "in-depth evaluation" from both the tools and runtime perspectives. "We were very pleased with the technology as well as ...
- News// PS3's Motion Controller Gets Nunchuk Aimed at Wii Developers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:00AM(9 Mar 2010) Helps devs move from Wii to PS3
- Struggling Against Xbox 360 Copy Protection? Backup Any Games With Ease Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:56AMMore and more experienced gamers prefer to backup games using game copy software instead if installing Mod Chip. Why? The answer is that installation of Mod Chip will result in 1) losing your warranty and 2) possible damage to your console.
- Sad: Toddler mistakes gun for Wii controller, shoots self fatally Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:53AMA three-year-old girl from Tennessee has died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen after police say the gun was mislaid near a similarly shaped Wii controller. Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan of Norene accidentally picked up the loaded handgun while playing a Wii game when the accident occurred: The child had been playing a Nintendo Wii video game, [...]
- Analysts: March NPD Results To Show Industry Declines, Gains For PS3 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:49AMVideo game consumers may have seen a swath of exciting releases in the past few months, but the launches of BioShock 2, Dante's Inferno and Heavy Rain aren't enough to dent challenging industry trends, analysts say. The return to year over year U.S. retail growth that analysts forecast to begin in 2010 won't arrive with February NPD results that release later this week, analysts say. Weak Wii ...
- 3DSwitch Will Tell Your TV When You’re Wearing 3D Glasses Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:43AMIt’s a bit pointless, because surely your TV can recognise if there’s a 3D Blu-ray in the player, or the TV show you’ve selected is being broadcast in 3D, but Italian company Sisvel’s device syncs glasses to the TV. (more…)
- PlayStation Arc May Have A Wii-Style Nunchuk Add-On Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:43AMWhile PlayStation still hasn’t confirmed whether its motion controller will be called the Arc , the rumour mill has gone one step further this week with a forum-poster claiming it’ll work alongside a Wii-like nunchuk. (more…)
- The Bachelor Becomes a Video Game Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:41AMIf you've always wanted to win the heart of the Bachelor or Bachelorette, now's your chance — well, in the video-game world.
- Nintendo Surpasses Samsung As Top Consumer and Wireless MEMS Buyer Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:36AMRemember me? Culminating a neck-and-neck race, Nintendo in 2009 surpassed Samsung to become the world's top purchaser of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) used in consumer electronics products and cell phones, according to iSuppli Corp.
- Girl, 3, fatally shoots self in Wilson Co. Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:36AMThe three-year-old may have mistaken the gun for a video game controller.
- Community briefs - March 8 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:11AMAround the community
- Learn To Copy Nintendo Wii Games, Xbox 360 Games, ADN PS3 Games Without A Mod Chip Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:11AMAre you looking for a way to copy Nintendo Wii games? Do you want to backup Xbox 360 games easily? Want to copy PS3 games successfully? Now you can!
- No 'Lost Decade' for these techs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:07AMThe technology sector is arguably the healthiest in the economy right now. But here's a sobering thought: Most major tech stocks are probably never going to get back to the levels they were at a decade ago.
- Nintendo Wii Game Console Bundle for $199 + free shipping Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:14PMWalmart offers the Nintendo Wii Game Console bundled with Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus for $199. Shipping adds $6.97, or choose free Site-to-Store. Even with shipping, it's $43 under the lowest total price we could find for these items if purchased...
- Wolverton: Latest video game revolution could democratize the business Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:21PMAfter struggling in recent years to adjust to its last revolution, the video game industry is now being shaken by another one. The first revolution, symbolized by Nintendo's Wii, shifted the industry's focus from hard-core enthusiasts to a more mainstream audience.
- NEWS: The Last Story Director Hints At A Real-Time Battle System Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:30AMMistwalker's upcoming Wii RPG could have battles in real-time.
- Shippin' Out March 7-13: Final Fantasy XIII Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:11AMSquare Enix's long-awaited multiplatform role-playing game arrives in stores alongside Yakuza 3, Resident Evil 5 Gold, and Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising.
- Star kicker one of 2 Barron Collier football players arrested, facing grand theft charges Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:05AMThe star kicker for the Barron Collier Cougars, who has an offer to join the University of South Florida Bulls , was arrested on Friday on grand theft charges.Marvin Kloss was one of two football players from Barron Collier arrested after police said they stole about $8,200 from a home during a house party.Kloss, 18, of the 6000 block of Towncenter Circle was arrested by Collier deputies Friday ...
- Hibbing Public Library notes March 7 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:19AMCelebrate “Teen Tech Week” beginning on Monday, March 8, at the library. Nintendo Wii “Rock Band” will be available every afternoon, March 8h through March 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the library auditorium. Bring in your friends and rock.
- Wii games help raise funds Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:55AMRoy Wade, a former Long Beach police officer, takes a swing with a "virtual" club during WiiHAB Championship in Long Beach. Photo Gallery
- Dear Sony, The PlayStation Store is Broken Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:32AMA tale of misery, desperation and a verification system that puts the Schutzstaffel to shame.
- veterans Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:22AMPost 7251 Auxiliary to meet today Ladies Auxiliary Throop VFW Post 7251 meeting, today, 2 p.m. VFW Post 7963 to meet today Eynon VFW Post 7963 meeting, today, 10:30 a.m., instead of March 14. Jewish War Vets meet today Sandy Weissberger-Leon Kaplan Po
- Around the Region Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:13AMn Ashland: Naturalist/educator Dave "Big Owl" McSurdy presented a history of the Lenape Indians who once resided in the area during a recent meeting of the Ashland Area Rotary Club. A few thousand years ago, he said, the natives were able to hunt elk and
