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January 21, 2009
by Carmine Red - 7:57 pm EST
Total comments: 38
Source: IGN
The survival horror exclusive remained grounded because of publishers who "don't want to stick their necks out" and "[are] still trying to figure out the Wii" two years after the console's release.
For more than a year, IGN has been hinting at the existence of a "dark" and "mature" game for the Wii and its failure to procure a publisher to bring it to fruition. That game has finally been revealed as Winter, a survival horror project that developer n-Space has been shopping around since GDC 2007.
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January 19, 2009
by Jon Lindemann - 5:45 pm EST
Total comments: 86
Nintendo World Report starts off 2009 with a change at its highest level.
The only constant in this world is change. There is no better example of this in action than the video game industry, and the fortunes of Nintendo in particular. During the GameCube years many were questioning Nintendo’s relevance in a market that was being increasingly dominated by Sony and upstart... Read more...
by Nick DiMola - 9:05 am EST
Total comments: 5
Source: Press Release
As expected, High Voltage's Hot Rod Show has arrived along with an air hockey simulator, and a 16-bit shooter.
This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare release brings us two new titles for WiiWare and one for the Virtual Console, each representing a different genre: shooting, racing, and table top sports.
The single Virtual Console release of the week comes to us from the 16-bit era, specifically the Sega... Read more...
January 18, 2009
by James Charlton - 11:10 am EST
Total comments: 22
Source: Siliconera
New type of card could mean motion controlled DS games in the future.
Nintendo recently entered some new items into the Japanese trademark database: one of which we know about, the other a complete mystery.
The 'Wii Golden Handle' sounds peculiar at first, buts fans of Club Nintendo Japan will remember that as being the special edition of the Mario Kart Wii Wheel, available to platinum members of the online points-for-prizes service.
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January 16, 2009
by Neal Ronaghan - 9:48 am EST
Total comments: 4
Rock Band 2 joins the DLC ranks while Personal Trainer: Math and Mastiff's Moon lead another quiet week of releases.
This week's releases contain one Wii game and three DS games amongst a lot of downloadable content for rhythm games. Wii's lone release this week is THQ's Neighborhood Games which features neighborhood games with Wii controls. The DS gains three games with the releases of Nintendo's non-game Personal Trainer: Math, EA's Lord of the Rings: Conquest, and Mastiff's sci-fi first-person shooter Moon.
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January 15, 2009
by Carmine Red - 8:15 pm EST
Total comments: 30
Source: NeoGAF Official NPD
The DS, not the Wii, breaks the PS2's hardware sales record and a game released in 2005 returns to the top ten.
Given the astonishing 2.04 million Wiis sold in November, many sales watchers were wondering if the Wii would break the PS2's record for units sold in the month of December: 2.7 million units sold in 2002. It didn't. However, the Nintendo DS did.
December 2008 U.S. Hardware Sales
DS – 3.04m
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by Carmine Red - 3:24 am EST
Total comments: 21
Source: MCV
Consumers are at risk of becoming "pissed off," Carnival Games would have it "much tougher" today, claims Cristoph Hartmann.
2K Games President Cristoph Hartmann didn't mince words when describing the difficulties of the Wii marketplace. "There are too many crappy games on Wii," he complained to MCV.
Going into detail, Hartmann talked about how game makers were mucking things up. "They're treating the Wii like the... Read more...
by Francesca DiMola - 3:14 am EST
Total comments: 4
Source: GameTrailers.com
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto describes his quest to create the best graphics on the Wii, a better networking system, and the possibility of an overseas release.
Monster Hunter, first released in Japan on the Playstation 2, was a widely appreciated title throughout the country. While there is a single-player mode, much of the game's allure spawned from its extensive online multiplayer mode which contained rare monsters and items only attainable through online... Read more...
January 13, 2009
by Carmine Red - 11:09 pm EST
Total comments: 42
Source: Press Release
Nintendo is working with MENC: The National Association of Music Education to incorporate Wii Music into music curricula.
The goal of most videogames is abundantly clear: to be fun for those playing them. But Nintendo has lately been trying to redefine what videogames can achieve. In fact, the game maker is casting its recent Wii Music, which lets players virtually jam with over 60 instruments and a selection of musical based activities, as not just a fun gaming experience, but also a valuable tool for music education.
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by Jared Rosenberg - 9:06 pm EST
Total comments: 9
Source: Arcade Heroes
Capcom's Japanese fighting game Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes is powered by hardware that bears a striking resemblance to the innards of the Wii.
Photos taken by The Stinger Report reveal that the motherboard inside Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom is stamped with Nintendo's name. In addition, the hardware that runs Capcom's fighter lacks an Ethernet adapter and has a WiFi device just like the Wii. It is currently unknown if any other games will use the Wii based arcade system board.
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January 12, 2009
by Neal Ronaghan - 12:53 pm EST
Total comments: 36
Source: CVG
Headstrong Games cites Resident Evil 4 as a reason to be optimistic for the upcoming "Grindhouse-esque" arcade-style shooter.
With House of the Dead: Overkill's February 10 release date fast approaching, Headstrong Games' lead designer, Alastair Halsby, has good news: "We're past gold master, and the game is being manufactured right now."
In an interview with CVG, Halsby had a lot more to say besides the confirmation... Read more...
by Jared Rosenberg - 11:14 am EST
Total comments: 4
Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun
Satoru Iwata talks about selling the DS and Wii in new markets, the economic recession, and his belief that the market for the DS is not saturated.
Since replacing Hiroshi Yamauchi as president of Nintendo in 2002, Satoru Iwata has led the company to great success. The popular Japanese newspaper, The Yomiuri Shimbun, recently had the opportunity to speak with Satoru Iwata. In the interview, Iwata discussed the DSi, the recession, and Nintendo's future.
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by Nick DiMola - 9:16 am EST
Total comments: 13
Source: Press Release
After more than a year since the last Castlevania Virtual Console release, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse comes to the service, alongside two new WiiWare titles focused on pachinko and cards.
This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare update brings a total of three games: two for WiiWare, and one for the Virtual Console.
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, the lone Virtual Console update of the week, is the sequel to the already released Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. Even though it is... Read more...
January 11, 2009
by Neal Ronaghan - 9:18 am EST
Total comments: 10
The first week of 2009 brought about few releases, including Konami's Elebits sequel on the DS and new downloadable content from Guitar Hero: World Tour and Samba de Amigo on Wii.
Wii Games
Fishing Master World Tour – Hudson
Hudson's Fishing Master World Tour, the sequel to the original Fishing Master, features the same motion-controlled fishing as in the original. Featuring various areas based on real geographic locations, Fishing Master World Tour brings new additions... Read more...
January 10, 2009
by Nick DiMola - 7:11 pm EST
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Source: Press Release
Already released in Japan, the latest in Sega's Phantasy Star series will grace DS systems worldwide later this year.
Sega announced today that the latest in their Phantasy Star series will see a worldwide release this fall. Released in Japan just three weeks ago, Phantasy Star Zero features action RPG gameplay along with in-depth online play featuring touch screen-based visual chat through the Nintendo WiFi Connection.
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by James Charlton - 6:57 pm EST
Total comments: 4
Source: Hatena via Famitsu
Nintendo collaborates with popular Japanese blog site to link with popular DSiWare app.
Nintendo announced via a Famitsu article that they have signed a deal with popular online social network and blogging site Hatena to allow functionality with DSi software.
Users of the 'Ugoku Memo Chou' (Moving Notepad) software on the DSi, will be able to upload their drawings and animations to Hatena servers, where user creations can be viewed and rated online.
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by Francesca DiMola - 9:35 am EST
Total comments: 22
Source: VGPC
Nintendo-published titles rank second in maintaining their price as used games, and several even sell for more than their MSRP.
According to a recent analysis of the second-hand game market, Nintendo-published titles retain their value longer than those of any other publisher save Bethesda.
The study, conducted by pricing data site Video Game Price Charts, compared the resale price of games from publishers who had released... Read more...
by Nick DiMola - 8:40 am EST
Total comments: 8
Source: ESRB
The ratings group has just given ratings for two WiiWare games and two Virtual Console titles from the Super Nintendo library.
A number of new ratings appeared on the ESRB web site today for both WiiWare and the Virtual Console.
Of the four rated titles, two are for the Virtual Console, and both hail from the Super Nintendo. Square Enix's Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, the first game in the five episode series,... Read more...
by Chuck Jose - 2:24 am EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Nicalis
After a month of silence on the project, developer Nicalis has updated their development blog with information for the upcoming WiiWare title.
The acclaimed independent game Cave Story is in fact still coming to WiiWare later this year. The game may have missed a Christmas release date, but Nicalis has confirmed that "Cave Story for Wii hasn't been killed" and that they are taking the extra time to "make sure everything is perfect."
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January 9, 2009
by Francesca DiMola - 6:47 pm EST
Total comments: 1
Source: Press Release
The new product lineup includes the Charging Station EX, Kama Charge Kit, and a competitor to Nintendo's own Wii Remote, the Wand.
Yesterday, Nyko officially debuted their new Wii devices at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Along with previously announced peripherals such as the Charge Station Quad and the Metal Pedal, The Wand, Charging Station EX, and The Kama Charge Kit were on display for the first time ever.
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