Nintendo Wii Games News
- Holiday Wars: Sony Counts on Games, Microsoft on Price Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 11:57AM Ars Technica reports: Going into this holiday season, it's clear that Nintendo will sell as many systems as it can get on store shelves, but the fight for second place is where the real action will be found.
- PS2 continues to outsell PlayStation 3 in Japan Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 6:04AMSales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan have dropped once again this week, leaving the PlayStation 2 to outsell its successor for the second week running.
- Scarecrows everywhere during weekend festival Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 5:37AM Following is a schedule of the 23rd annual Scarecrow Festival being held this weekend in downtown St. Charles.
- Microsoft To Offer Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles With Free Games Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 4:44PM Microsoft intends to offer Xbox 360 holiday bundles with free games again this year. According to a report from game weblog Talk Xbox, the bundles are already shipping to retailers, and several have already been spotted on store shelves. The HDMI-equipped 120GB Xbox 360 Elite models will come packed with copies of LEGO Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda, but will remain priced at $399.99. Xbox ...
- R.E.M., Blind Melon, Metallica, and Classic Rock Anthems Headline Launch Week Lineup for Guitar Hero(R) World Tour Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 8:30AM With music ranging from one of the first and most influential alternative rock bands, R.E.M., to the timeless GRAMMY® award-winning rock anthem "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, Activision Publishing, Inc. today announced a rich and diverse lineup of launch week downloadable content for the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero® World Tour.
- Tokyo Game Show Kicks-off With Record Number of Games Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 10:46PMThe 13th annual Tokyo Game Show opened on Thursday morning with a record number of game titles on display from a record number...
- PC 2008 Gift Guide Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 10:02PMTime to fire up your personal computers and enjoy some great holiday game titles! Time to fire up your personal computers and enjoy some great game titles (all release dates subject to change).Computer users can enjoy playing Guitar Praise (purchase at store.digitalpraise.com), which features a large catalog of great music. Music maniacs can also enjoy Disney Sing It, High School Musical 3: ...
- PSP News: Activision Ships Crash Mind Over Mutant Game for Sony PSP Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 4:59PMActivision Publishing has shipped the latest installment of best-selling Crash Bandicoot video game franchise, Crash Mind Over Mutant, to North American retailers. Here is more info about the game:Developed by Radical Entertainment, Crash: Mind Over Mutant is rated "E10+" ...
- 16:48 (BST), 08/10/2008 Talismoon licences Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Talismoon, a highly innovative and ... Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 12:29PM– Talismoon, a highly innovative and leading video game video game accessory provider has announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with three of the biggest names in European football: Real Madrid, AS Roma and Olympique Marseille.
- Plan your weekend at St. Charles Scarecrow Fest Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:38AMSt. Charles' Scarecrow Festival is built on traditions. In addition to scarecrows on display in Lincoln Park, you can make your own scarecrow to take home, and enjoy live entertainment, carnival rides and food starting Friday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 12. Here are the festival highlights:
- Complete Control Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 1:35AMNarrow-minded individuals will always be quick to stereotype the game-playing public as inattentive twits, but the truth is that devoted game nerds are a sharp bunch, allowing little to slip past them.
- Fasten your seatbelts, racing fans Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 12:44AMA pair of new racing games, Pure and Baja: Edge of Control, would prefer you to take the route less traveled. I have been down that road and can tell you one thing: It's bumpy.
- Virtual bowling a hit with seniors Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 12:37AMENFIELD - Betsty A. Cannon picked up her first Wii wand just four months ago, and it was all she needed to suddenly find herself launched into a virtual bowling competition.
- Reggie Assures Wii Music is Deeper than it Seems Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 3:07PM Elementary media rule: Perception can often be reality. When Nintendo showed off Wii Music at their E3 press conference last July, the perception was that it was a very simple game where players only mimed the motions of creating music -- and it's a perception Nintendo seems to regret having created. In an interview with VentureBeat, Nintendo of America president Reggie ...
- Grasshopper working with Unreal Engine 3 Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 3:05PMNo More Heroes studio toiling on multiplatform action horror title using Epic Games' oft-licensed technology; evidence that UE3 is finally headed to Wii?
- Call of Duty: World at War Hands-On [Wii] Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 12:25AMCall of Duty shows Nintendo twice as much love as last year.
- Hot holiday toys, cool economy Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 12:23AMNEW YORK - Will financial-market turmoil be the Grinch this Christmas?
- Weak toy sales expected Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 12:23AM CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Will financial-market turmoil be the Grinch this Christmas? With parents already facing high food and gas costs and slumps in the job and housing markets, the turmoil in the financial sector could further spur them to cut their spending, focus on less-expensive toys and consider which toys will get the most use, experts say. The National Retail Federation trade group ...
- Jackson County Youth Fair under way Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 7:20PMEDNA – A Nintendo Wii and XBOX 360 will make their debut Wednesday for the 2008 Jackson County Youth Fair. “We will be adding a video game tournament this year,” said Diedra Whitley, Jackson County Youth Fair treasurer.
- Xbox 360 Review: Facebreaker Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 3:27AMFacebreaker is available now. Should you get it? Here's a hint: NO. Facebreaker is the new boxing title from EA Sports. That title is extremely descriptive because after five minutes of playing I wanted to put my face through the wall.That is not an exaggeration. This game is terrible. I'm not a sports fan by any means but I enjoy a fighting game now and then. Facebreaker is a fighting game in ...
- Xbox 360 Review: Facebreaker Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 3:27AMFacebreaker is available now. Should you get it? Here's a hint: NO. Facebreaker is the new boxing title from EA Sports. That title is extremely descriptive because after five minutes of playing I wanted to put my face through the wall.That is not an exaggeration. This game is terrible. I'm not a sports fan by any means but I enjoy a fighting game now and then. Facebreaker is a fighting game in ...
- Nintendo's Fall Summit: Day Two Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 12:53PMLive from San Francisco, we've got the second day of the latest and greatest news from the Big N.
- More GameCube Re-Releases Revealed For Wii Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 9:26AM GameCube titles such as Chibi-Robo!, Mario Power Tennis and Metroid Prime are also to be re-released for the Wii, according to new information from Nintendo. The previously-confirmed Pikmin will be released on December 25th, and now Chibi-Robo!, Pikmin 2, Mario Power Tennis, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes join the lineup due in 2009. According to a report from consumer website IGN, ...
- Report: HP to market new smartphone to consumers Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 2:02AMWall Street Journal says Hewlett-Packard will come out with new version of iPaq that aims to reach beyond just businesses.
- Report: HP to market new smartphone to consumers Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 2:02AMWall Street Journal says Hewlett-Packard will come out with new version of iPaq that aims to reach beyond just businesses.
- Hand over the controller: girl gamers Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 12:51AMNEW YORK, USA: Gina Sutton takes aim and deftly strikes down several targets in a row as they pop up on the screen in front of her.
- Hand over the controller: girl gamers Friday, October 3, 2008 @ 12:51AMNEW YORK, USA: Gina Sutton takes aim and deftly strikes down several targets in a row as they pop up on the screen in front of her.
- Senate calls for FCC to consider content-blocking technologies Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 8:07PMBill passed in the Senate calls for the Federal Communications Commission to examine technologies that allow for parental control over media content.
- JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Thursday, October 2, 2008 @ 5:01PMNintendo’s hit DS portable machine will come with a digital camera that will allow players to mix images, scribble on photos and create new faces, the Japanese game maker said Thursday.
- NEWS: Wii Consoles Arriving at Select Marriott and Renaissance Hotels Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:39PMTravelers at the hotel chains will soon be able to enjoy room service and the Wii at the same time.
- GameStop Acquires Micromania, France's Leading Video Game Retailer from Private Equity Fund Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:38PMThe transaction includes 332 locations throughout France.
- RUMOUR: New Wii by 2011? Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:11PMA parents videogames website called What They Play is claiming to have heard from multiple sources that Nintendo is showing a new Wii off in corporate presentations. It's going to apparently be "Next Generation", and hit the market by 2011. It's being referred to as the Wii HD.
- New Elmo and Guitar Hero top 2008 toy wish list Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 11:46AM The new "Guitar Hero World Tour" video game and a life-like Elmo doll that cracks jokes and sits with his legs crossed will be among childrens' "most wanted" this holiday season, according to toy industry executives.
- Japan's Next Mission: Be Creative - BusinessWeek Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 11:24AM
- "Wii Metal Slugs" Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 5:33AMI have metal slugs in my wii. It makes me a pretty powerful weapon, but going to the toilet is a real bitch. And yeah. This is good news. The Old Bill wrote: I'm hoping this will work, I really am. Titles like this are what Ninty need.
- 'De Blob' adds color to video gaming Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 4:35AMWhen the world's got you down, splatter it with brightly colored paint. Then splatter it some more. That's the philosophy of THQ's video game "De Blob," in stores now exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.
- Videogames store chain boosted by Grand Theft Auto success Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 4:07AMCOMPUTER games retailers Game raised sales forecasts and delivered record profits yesterday, in a rare note of cheer from the high street.
- Game store gains as mainstream sales grow Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 3:44AMA RARE note of cheer emerged from the high street yesterday after computer games retailer Game raised sales forecasts and delivered record profits.
- All Star Cheer Squad Hands-On [Wii] Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:40PMWe move, we cheer, and we dance our way to become the next cheerleading captain.
- Wii 'Rock Band' Downloads: Opening Act for a Hard Drive? Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:19PMWii gamers who felt let down by the absence of download functionality for the original "Rock Band" video game will have more than just a playlist of new songs to look forward to with the upcoming release of "Rock Band 2," expected to hit stores in November. MTV Games confirmed Tuesday that "RB2" will include online features.
- Burglar gets four years for hitting church Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:18PMTimes staff writer PEKIN - An 18-year-old Stanford man will spend time in the Illinois Department of Corrections for burglarizing the Armington Christian Church.
- CNET News Daily Podcast: What the financial crisis means to tech start-ups Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 6:17PMHow tech start-ups can cope with the financial crisis; new rumors from Apple on iPhone 2.2 software; playing Nintendo Wii from your hotel room; braving the spandex to suit up for Iron Man's motion capture technology.
- Media Molecule Were Working on Portal-Like Game Before LBP Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 2:37PM Some lucky PS3 owners out there are already digging into the LittleBigPlanet beta (and if you're not, there's still time to try and get a beta key of your own). But let's ponder an alternate reality, one where instead of making LittleBigPlanet with Sony, Media Molecule instead made a Portal -like game with Valve. As it turns out, this came really close to coming true. Speaking ...
- What This Meltdown Means for Tech Investors Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 2:30PMIt may not be as bad as you think.
- Analysts: Game Biz Sustains Even As Stocks Fall Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 11:11AM Yesterday, the Dow Jones saw its biggest overall drop in history, losing about 7 percent in total, over 700 points by market close, while the NASDAQ tumbled nearly 200 points, or 9 percent. NASDAQ-traded gaming stocks were not immune, and most major publishers took hits. Consumer site GameSpot crunched yesterday's market closing numbers, showing that Activision Blizzard appeared to see the ...
- EA Signs Video Game Deal With "300" Director Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 11:09AMThe agreement, announced on Monday, calls for Snyder to develop three original games for EA
- Wii now available at Marriott and Renaissance Hotels Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 11:05AM Marriott and Renaissance hotel guests can now play that Wii during their stay. Guests can choose from 20 games, including Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, and Wii Sports as well as Wii Fit. Playing the Wii is far better than watching CNN and Wolf Blitze...
- Electronics can stifle physical activity of kids Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 10:36AMRiding his bike up to Game Stop in west Greeley, Jacob Hansen appears to balance his affinity toward video games with a healthy dose of outdoor activity.
- A video-game story that's a bit 'Twisted' Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 10:15AMThe classic game-show title will probably never be revived, but that doesn't mean it will ever be topped.
- Coastal Community News Briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 30 Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 3:57AMMission gift shop now open OCEANSIDE ---- The first St. Francis Sale at the newly remodeled Mission San Luis Rey Gift Shop will be held Oct. 1-15 at 4050 Mission Ave. Visitors can get holiday shopping done early and receive a 20 percent discount of purchases. The shop has cards and spiritual art, rosaries and bibles, books, music and other religious items. The first in a series of new mission ...
