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wii sports

Prince William Kicking Ass, Taking Names (At Wii Sports)

Prince William, future King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, is apparently a deft touch at Wii Sports. Oh, and shit-talking. While visiting a youth project in Wales, the Prince was challenged to a game of Wii Sports by 18 year-old Martyn James. Martyn got his ass kicked, with Prince William even taking the time to talk some trash to the poor kid, telling him (no doubt with a sly snarl on his face) "you know you're not allowed to beat me". All Martyn could say was "I was stitched up" before curtseying and walking, bowed, out of the room.

William Serves Up A New Talent [Sky News, via Go Nintendo]

4:30 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Luke Plunkett
3,106 views, 123 comments

Latest by freespeech: @sooiee115: you know you would have said that same thing if you had his status!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more »

clips

Think Hyundai, Think Baseball, Think The Nintendo Wii

Local television commercial schtick, baseball, Wii Sports, Hyundais, Nissans, this ad for classy, up-market car dealership Hamilton Nissan has it all. Though I'm a little suspicious at the editing on that last sequence, with the "easy" home runs. I don't remember them being that easy, but then...ah, forget it, these guys are car salesmen, who are we to doubt their integrity?
[via Go Nintendo]

3:30 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Luke Plunkett
741 views, 16 comments

story time

Where I Get My Lazy From

I'm not the most productive fellow in the world. An excellent example of this is the fact that I am moving in two days and didn't get started on packing until Tuesday night. I would sit down in front of the television and start stacking up DVDs and games to go into the boxes, and before you know it I've found a game I haven't played in awhile and wasted several hours. Knowing my attention span problems, my mother offered to come over the other day and help me get started packing. Seeing as my mother rarely gets a chance to play video games and generally only plays PC point and click adventures, I figured I would show her Wii Sports bowling while I had her here, maybe let her throw a few balls before we got down to packing. Really bad idea. More »

11:00 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Mike Fahey
8,499 views, 38 comments

Latest by shaunomacx: Oh things are definately more fun on personal posts!!! I love Kotaku. more »

clips

Today Show Gets Around To Its "Old People Like Wii" Story

NBC's news and entertainment program Today has decided to get around to airing its late take on the Old People Like Playing Wii phenomenon that swept the nation at the end of 2006. In its "Forever Young" segment, which features old folks who are capable of jogging and smiling, it reveals that the aged quite enjoy virtual bowling between bouts of not being visited by their grandchildren. Hey old people! Stop snatching up all the Wiis! Some of us still haven't played Super Mario Galaxy thanks to your Wii Sports obsession!

I'm actually quite surprised that folks confined to retirement homes and elder care facilities aren't finding the orderly-killing simulation in Manhunt 2 more appealing than Wii bowling. Oh God, I'm so horribly depressed.

4:20 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Michael McWhertor
3,424 views, 47 comments

Latest by yashichi8bit: @Morlun: Heh, thanx for the video. That was great. Im tired. more »

wii sports

Ken Levine Calls Casual Games a "Gateway Drug" Over and Over

Ken Levine is a thinker. Which means, he thinks. A lot. And what does the BioShock designer think about casual games? This:

I think, what it is, it's a nice gateway drug. It makes people understand the principles of gaming... I think it is a nice gateway drug. I think it is going to strictly expand the market, which doesn't scare me very much... Nothing on the scale of a Wii Sports, but again, Wii Bowling is like the ultimate gateway drug and God bless them for figuring that out because there is no barrier of entry. "Hey, can you go like that?" [swings arm] That's what you do in bowling, that's what you do in Wii Sports.

Today's Ken Levine catch phrase: Casual games are a gateway drug.
Storytelling Beneath The Surface [GamesIndustry via Go Nintendo]

10:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
1,725 views, 46 comments

Latest by PsycheDiver: hehehe... drugs. more »

Roger Federer Is A Dick. We know you're ranked number one in the world right now, Roger, but showing up to a match attempting to play tennis with a Wii controller just smacks of cockiness. Maybe Federer's just that good at Wii Sports and real-life tennis, but I can't imagine playing as him in Virtua Tennis ever again. We hope the respected journalists at The Onion Sports call him out on this. Roger Federer Shows Up On Court With Wii Controller [The Onion]

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predictions

Forbes Predicts Future Classics

The financial minds at Forbes have taken off their big business hats for a moment to focus on a more pressing topic: classic video games. Which of today's titles will become immortalized in our hearts, marble statue-ized into our next Super Mario Bros 3s that we can't put down a decade later? Well, they've compiled a list of their top ten and it's...actually not that bad. And of course, Mario has made an appearance. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
14,327 views, 142 comments

britain

British PM Gets Arse Kicked By His Four Year-Old Son

Poor Gordon Brown. Following in Tony Blair's footsteps must be tough. Blair was such a sweetheart! Brown...well, he looks kinda grumpy. Is acting kinda grumpy, too, now that you mention it. No doubt contributing to his grumpiness is the fact his son John - who is four - can kick his arse at Wii Tennis. I don't know what's more amazing. The fact Brown told this to the press, the fact his four year-old son beat him or the fact Gordon Brown has a four year-old son (he's nearly 57!).
Brown aced at Wii by son [The Times]

6:00 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,970 views, 36 comments

Latest by whiskey: In Europe is not that far fetched to see older parents (in fact, if you travel to some european cities on the non-tourist season you will catch a glimpse of that). more »

sales

Nintendo Million Sellers Revealed

We recently got a look at the top five selling Wii games in Japan, courtesy of publisher Enterbrain, but Nintendo themselves have released a more expansive list of the first party-published, platinum-plus titles worldwide, giving us a status update on just how well Nintendogs is selling. While the Nintendo DS dog-raising sim boasts an impressive 17.79 million copies sold globally, it's been bested by Wii Sports which, as of the new year, is at 17.85 million copies. Both have probably been helped by their respective hardware bundles, which are factored into totals, but we suspect Wii Sports got the biggest boost of the two.

Solid numbers for new-ish games like Metroid Prime 3, Link's Crossbow Training and Wii Fit pad the top ten, a list equally filled with mini-game comps as it is traditional games. For worldwide Nintendo DS software numbers, make the jump.

Wii

  • Wii Sports - 17,850,000
  • Wii Play - 9,230,000
  • Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000
  • Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000
  • Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000
  • Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000
  • Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000
  • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000
  • Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000
  • Wii Fit - 1,050,000

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6:20 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Michael McWhertor
9,010 views, 88 comments

Latest by MidnightScott17: Pokemon Ranger is actually surprising. I can't wait for Ranger 2 =D ~Scott more »

hot tears of shame

Wii Boobs (So Old), Dreamcast Moobs (So New)

Know this: Hot Tears of Shame is equal opportunity. Hot Tears of Shame doesn't care if it's featuring jubblies or ding-dongs — just as long as it's embarrassing or shameful. We've got two HTOS clips to prove just that! One involves a fat dude in his underwear playing Samba De Amigo, and the other features a naked woman playing Wii Sports. But since we've already seen naked women playing Wii Sports (so old!), we recommend checking out the fat dude's man boobs first. What's more, the naked lady clip (starring Penthouse Pet Shay Laren) doesn't really feature that much gaming. We feel kinda ripped off. There is real bowling, though. Oh, both clips aren't sorta Not Safe For Work, they're TOTALLY Not Safe For Work.

Hit the jump for the shameful and embarrassing clips.

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1:00 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
44,631 views, 168 comments

Latest by GamestopPatron: Shay Laren you are the sexiest bowler i have ever seen in my life! more »

satoru iwata

Gamers Will Be Bored If All Games Like Wii Fit, Wii Sports

The Wii looks pretty easy to make, huh. Folks think it's just a GameCube version 1.5 with so-so graphics. And the titles Nintendo is releasing for it, like Wii Sports and Wii Fit? Probably pretty easy to churn those out. Wrong! says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. They are hard to make. He points out:

An astounding amount of effort was actually put into the fundamental development process of these titles [Wii Sports and Wii Fit]. We're investing our efforts in other areas besides graphics and data capacity. However, as I mentioned earlier, if all our games mirror games like Wii Sports or Wii Fit, our gamers would soon grow bored.

Whew. He knows. This should inspire hope at least!
Iwata Asks [Wii.com] [Pic]

3:30 AM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Brian Ashcraft
2,896 views, 73 comments

Latest by Nick: @ssh83: Who are we kidding here??? They are all toys, that's the whole point! more »

wii sports

Nintendo Sponsors Aussie Open

Once again Nintendo uses Wii Sports to get themselves prominently displayed at a major sporting event. First Nintendo of America holds court at the U.S. Open, and now Nintendo Australia has announced that they have signed on as the "Official Gaming Console Supplier" of the 2008 Australian Open tennis tournament. Visitors to Melbourne Park during the January 14-27 event will be able to participate in the Wii Championships, a Wii Sports tennis tourney, with daily Wii console prizes and one grand prize - a chance to play Wii tennis against Australian tennis vet Mark Philippoussis. Visitors will also be able to get their eyes on Sight Training for the Nintendo DS, with daily prize packages up for grabs.

Nintendo sponsors Australian Open [GameSpot]

8:40 AM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Mike Fahey
638 views, 9 comments

Latest by ParanoidIndividual: Philippoussis still plays tennis? I'm looking forward to him opting out of Wii tennis matches due to injuries. :| Good for Nintendo, though. more »

canada

Nintendo Defines Dorky Family Fun

Canada? Nice place. Nintendo of Canada? Fine. Nintendo of Canada's new Wii campaign? Meh. Called "Get Up and Play!", it "challenges" Canadian families to, you guessed it, get up and play. So clever. There's a weekend challenge that does things like pits boys vs. girls or kids vs. adults and puts at stake things like "Taking out the garbage and recycling" and "Making lunch for the following week." There are even certificates you can print out and online badges. Things Nintendo of Canada recommends to have on hand: More »

11:00 PM on Tue Nov 6 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
1,710 views, 46 comments

Latest by necrozen: @BRANDO Good call. I never thought about you guys who completely missed the 80s and early 90s. Great time to be a gamer. I grew up during that time, but my family was poor, so I ddnt get to play many more »

clips

Erickson's Bowling Championship Round 2

The bowling action heats up in round 2 of the Erickson Sports' Wii Bowling Championship, as the retirement community residents lose the kid gloves and start bringing out their A game. Crecente might be rooting for the Highland Springs Sidewinders, but the smart money is on the Sedgebrook Alley Cats. That Ginger Snap is one tough cookie. I'm just glad they didn't pick Halo 3 instead, because then we'd be in some real trouble.

Erickson Sports' Nintendo Wii Bowling Tournament- Game 2 [Erickson Sports]

9:20 AM on Wed Oct 10 2007
By Mike Fahey
588 views, 10 comments

Latest by xerxes7: "We like to have a drink before we bowl. We don't bowl before noon." Tell 'em, lady. more »

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Erickson Sports' Wii Bowling Championship

Erickson Retirement Communities recently hosted a national Wii Bowling Championship at their different locations, handing out a Erickson Sports Trophy to the winner. A trophy that will get moved from winner location to winner location year to year. That in and of itself is pretty damn cool, but to top it off, Erickson put together this pretty damn funny video production of the first game of the championship playoffs.

I'm rooting for the Highland Springs Sidewinders.

Erickson Sports' Nintendo Wii Bowling Championship- Game 1 [Erickson Sports]

3:00 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,781 views, 31 comments

Latest by meandurmomcampin: otto 'sixpack' rehemes best name ever more »

finally

The Prince Of Wii Sports Tennis Controllers

The licensing department at Prince—normally a manufacturer of real life tennis rackets and tennis equipment—smells cash. The kind of cash that only casual gamers can provide. That's why they're getting into the Wii accessory game with their own Prince branded Wii-mote holders designed for last year's non-hardcore hit, Wii Sports. Remember that?

Well, Linda Glassel, Vice President of Marketing and Brand Image at Prince, says the licensed shells are "really a win-win for players and gamers" and we have a hard time arguing with win-win assessments that come from the VP level. They'll be available the second week of November for a cheap $14.99.

More pics of the princely rackets after this.

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4:40 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Michael McWhertor
6,510 views, 28 comments

Latest by Prince racquets for the Wii on Wonderland: This is a savvy little move by Prince, the well-known tennis racquet maker. Wait, why am I spelling it racquet, is that even used any more? Anyway, clip these things onto your wiimote and pretend it's school tennis lessons all more »

stay hard

Iwata: We Won't Do The Easy

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata's conversation with the Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun—author and Earthbound and Mother creator Shigesato Itoi's semi-daily blog—continue, with today's update confirming that Nintendo has no plans to "do the easy." And by "doing the easy" Iwata essentially means that Nintendo has no plans to rest on its laurels and release incremental, expected sequels. And he's right, parts of Wii Fit are hard. More »

7:40 PM on Wed Sep 12 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,771 views, 44 comments

cedia07

Wii Tennis on a 103-Inch TV

Walking through the Panasonic booth at CEDIA, I saw plenty of Playstation 3's being used to demonstrate the high-def screens. Panasonic is all about the Blu-ray so they nixed the Xbox 360 I was told... yes, I know that make no sense. As I rounded a corner I saw this, two guys playing Wii tennis on a 103-inch high-def television. My perspective is all screwed in this shot, but trust me it was impressive. Nearby a Panasonic rep fidgeted.

"I thought you were just using PS3s in here because of the whole Blu-ray thing?"
"Yeah, we have a PS3 hooked-up to it too, but everyone wants to play with the Wii on this television."
"Are you worried about people accidentally throwing their remotes into that screen?"
"Yes, but that's why they're wearing the straps."
"That would really suck."
Sickly smile.

5:30 PM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Brian Crecente
8,734 views, 46 comments

Latest by ceilingFANBOY: They have already explained that the picture makes the tv look smaller. more »