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March 4, 2010
by Andy Goergen - 8:49 am EST
Total comments: 3
Source: Edge Online
The more weight you lose, the richer EA gets; it's a win-win situation.
EA Sports Active has earned publisher Electronic Arts $125 in profit since its 2009 launch, according to the publisher.
The exercise title has been EA's best-selling game on Wii, selling over 600,000 copies in its first two weeks. Additionally, EA Sports President Peter Moore said it is one of the top 20 best-selling Wii titles to date.
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March 3, 2010
by Andy Goergen - 3:19 pm EST
Total comments: 25
Source: Joystiq
NHL Hockey returns to Wii in a big way.
NHL 2K11 will be coming to Wii as an exclusive title, according to Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick. The series, which debuted on Wii in 2008 with NHL 2K9, has seen reduced sales as of late, and many thought that the series had potentially been cancelled. The series wasn't even listed in a December financial report.
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March 2, 2010
by Neal Ronaghan - 1:21 pm EST
Total comments: 63
Source: Nintendo
The story-focused trailer shows off Samus' voice.
Nintendo released a new Metroid: Other M trailer that is comprised of cut-scenes that show off the heroine Samus Aran talking about how she feels, and how she is young and naive.
This also gives fans a chance to hear Samus' much talked about voice acting, which has been the main source of criticism for the upcoming game, which is set for a June 27 release in North America.
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by Andy Goergen - 8:46 am EST
Total comments: 3
Source: Gamasutra
The little white box has tightened its grip on the Japanese market.
Nintendo has sold their ten millionth Wii in Japan, according to Enterbrain (via Kotaku). The Famitsu publisher has released figures showing that Wii sales in the territory standing at 10,009,736. The system has been on store shelves for 170 weeks..
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by Andy Goergen - 8:45 am EST
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Source: Edge Online
Book your flight to Tokyo this September.
The Tokyo Game Show, organized by CESA, has established a 2010 date for their yearly event. The 2010 show will take place September 16 through 19 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, Japan.
The event will consist of two days devoted to industry professionals, followed by two days... Read more...
by Andy Goergen - 7:14 am EST
Total comments: 14
Source: 1up
Kick up the Bass, and prep for some downloadable content.
Nintendo has revealed the additional downloadable content available for purchase in Mega Man 10.
The content, which will be released this April, is to feature "Bass Mode", which presumably allows the player to play as Bass, Mega Man's rival. Bass Mode will cost 200 Wii Points ($2) and will be released on April 5.
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March 1, 2010
by Neal Ronaghan - 7:39 pm EST
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Nintendo's next handheld is drastically more powerful, and dev kits are in the wild.
Developers have their hands on the DS2, and the system could be unveiled at E3 2010, according to an anonymous source.
The source said that a developer is working on a title for the DS successor, which was billed as being much more powerful, and that the release date is set. When pressed, the... Read more...
by Matthew Blundon - 5:38 pm EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Adria Sang
Nintendo and Paon partner to bring another virtual aquarium to the WiiWare service.
My Aquarium is one of the best-selling WiiWare games to date and it’s rather surprising that other developers haven’t tried jumping on the bandwagon and releasing knock-offs of Hudson’s successful virtual aquarium program. All that’s about to change come next week as Nintendo and developer Paon have teamed up to release Aqua Living: The FIsh You Can Watch On Your TV.
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by Andy Goergen - 10:26 am EST
Total comments: 4
Congratulations, you just got killed by Pump Man.
This week in Nintendo downloads brings us eight new games across Nintendo's digital platforms, with three for WiiWare, one for Virtual Console, and five for DSiWare.
The major release for this week is Capcom's Mega Man 10, for WiiWare. A sequel to Mega Man 9, this game serves as a retro-styled... Read more...
February 27, 2010
by Jon Lindemann - 2:26 pm EST
Total comments: 46
Source: The Examiner
Nobody was supposed to film any footage of Samus' next adventure, but hey, this is the Internet.
The Examiner has posted some leaked footage of Metroid: Other M, recorded at last week's Nintendo Media Summit.
The footage seems to be a recreation of the end of Super Metroid, when a baby Metroid gives its life to Samus in order to allow her to defeat Mother Brain. In a continuation of the story, Samus wakes up in a quarantine unit of a hospital, and some rather uninspired voice acting ensues.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:40 am EST
Total comments: 3
Source: Nintendo
NWR takes a look at Skip's upcoming WiiWare game.
NWR's Aaron Kaluszka recently had a chance to take Skip's Art Style: Rotozoa for a spin at the Nintendo Media Summit.
Reminiscent of titles like flOw and Electroplankton, Rotozoa is looking like it could be interesting.
Nintendo has Art Style: Rotozoa set for a Spring release on WiiWare.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:37 am EST
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Source: Q-Games
Upcoming DSiWare title X-Scape is explained to us by Dan Owsen, who was involved in the creation of its predecessor 18 years ago.
Nintendo's Dan Owsen gave us a great demo of their upcoming DSiWare title X-Scape at the recent Nintendo Media Summit. Dan provides a very detailed explanation of the first-person space tank shooter, so the video pretty much speaks for itself!
X-Scape is set for a Spring release in North America.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:29 am EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Nintendo
Man, why does this video make me want to buy yet ANOTHER Pokemon game? Sigh.
NWR recently had a chance to try out the newest entry in the Pokemon series, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, at the Nintendo Media Summit.
As you can see from this video, it's look great from a visual standpoint. We also get a nice demo from the NOA representative.
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver is scheduled for a March 14 release in North America.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:22 am EST
Total comments: 7
His name is Chris, and he's about kicking ass and playing games.
NWR's good buddy Chris Kohler (Wired.com) was up to his usual shenanigans at this week's Nintendo Media Summit. Here we present some of his finer moments, in a series we call "Chris Kohler: Man About Town".
Here, Chris uses his best material on NOA's David Young (himself an owner of one of the best tattoos ever), in a shameless attempt to become a Nintendo Jedi.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:07 am EST
Total comments: 2
Source: Nintendo
It looks like Nintendo has another winning puzzler on it hands.
Our own Aaron Kaluszka had a chance to play the upcoming DS puzzle game Picross 3D at Nintendo's Media Summit this week.
Here he plays through some simple puzzles, showing off the game's unique 3D puzzle-solving gameplay.
Picross 3D is scheduled for a May 2010 release in North America.
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by Jon Lindemann - 8:02 am EST
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Source: Nintendo
If you want hardcore shooter action, look no further.
One of the most highly-anticipated Wii games amongst the Nintendo hardcore is Sin & Punishment 2: Star Successor. We had a chance to go hands-on with the title at Nintendo's recent Media Summit, and we think Aaron's hands are still smoking from the experience.
The first part of the video shows of some frenetic side-scrolling shooter action.
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by Jon Lindemann - 7:55 am EST
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Source: Nintendo
If you don't know about this WiiWare game, now you do. And it's awesome. And you should buy it on March 8.
NWR had a chance to go hands-on with Press Play's incredibly cool upcoming WiiWare title Max & the Magic Marker. Reminiscent of Scribblenauts, you draw objects on the screen with your Wii Remote, and they appear exactly as you draw them. It easier to show than describe, so on to the direct-feed footage!
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by Jon Lindemann - 7:37 am EST
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Source: Tetris Online, Inc.
Aaron plays Tetris and flexes his trivia muscles.
Shortly after Nintendo's Media Summit, we had a chance to visit with the team from Tetris Online, Inc., developers of upcoming DS title Tetris Party Deluxe.
The gameplay here is interesting, but also listen to the conversation between Aaron and the Tetris Online representative. Aaron again shows why he's the Nintendo trivia master, offering them a tidbit of information about Tetris in Japan that even they didn't know!
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by Jon Lindemann - 7:34 am EST
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Source: Disney Interactive
We step into the shoes of a detective with this hands-on video footage.
This week NWR had a chance to play Disney Guilty Party at Nintendo's Media Summit. Here's some hands-on footage of Wideload's upcoming Wii detective game.
First we take a look at the sketching of a suspect, and the bribe mechanic.
Next we had a chance to see some of the game's humorous cutscenes.
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by Jon Lindemann - 7:25 am EST
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Source: Team Meat
We catch Team Meat on the floor of the Nintendo Media Summit, and they have us on the floor, comedically speaking.
NWR's roving reporting reporter Aaron Kaluszka ran into Team Meat, creators of Super Meat Boy, at the Nintendo Media Summit this week. He cornered them and forced them into a no-holds-barred interview in which the team described their stalking of Reggie Fils-Aime.
Thanks to Team Meat for letting NWR shove a camera in their faces!
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