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nintendo
Reggie: Be Patient, The Wii Vitality Sensor Will "Wow" You
Nintendo's announcement of the Wii Vitality Sensor at E3 was met with some amount of befuddlement and a heap of "WTF?" But Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime says, eventually, you will say "Wow, I get it." More »
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Comment by KillerBee: No Nintendo, I won't be wowed by this, ever. I don't care what it does, it is stupid and... 12 Responses | Other threads
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game announce
Konami Says Let's Walk It Out
The Wii is about to get another workout from publisher Konami, seeking a bigger slice of the console's fitness hungry userbase with Walk It Out, the game that brings the thrill of walking outside to your living room. More »
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Comment by Michael Dukakis - Mets fan: WE'VE FINALLY REACHED IT!!! A FUCKING WALKING SIMULATOR?!?!?! *Jumps out the window* 12 Responses | Other threads
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the japanese software chart
Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan
Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort is ensuring that Wii MotionPlus penetration is off to a good start in Japan, with the Wii game moving another 150,000 copies in its second week on the market. More »
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Comment by zach a mac rack alack: Not like 500,000 sales isn't a lot, but wouldn't they want a lot more considering this is "revolutionary new tech"... 6 Responses | Other threads
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gallery
Need For Speed Nitro Still Stylin'
The Nintendo Wii entry in EA's reboot of the Need for Speed series continues to impress with sharp, stylish visuals. The DS version? Not so much. See if you can spot the difference! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Fatty Shcock: Oh my god, those are horrible graphics. I know people complain about how games are meant for the game... 12 Responses | Other threads
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suda 51
No More Heroes Designer Wants Travis Touchdown In Next Smash Bros.
The last Smash Bros. game, like the one before that, was a smorgasboard of characters. There weren't just Nintendo developed characters, but the likes of Sonic and Snake also made an appearance. More »
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Comment by togovero: Unfortunately, Sakurai once stated Brawl is the last Smash Bros... but, who knows? Never sy never! 16 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Wii Remote + 15 Tonnes Of Metal Arm
These two industrial grapplers don't just have cute names (one of them is called "Bender"). They've got a cute control method as well, as they can be jiggled, jaggled and, yes, waggled by a Wii Remote. More »
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Comment by ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: They need to do this with an excavator... now THAT would be some "shovelware". www.hiyoooo.com 3 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Wii Fit Plus (And Other Nintendo Titles) Dated For Japan
Via Japanese Nintendo news website Rambling Man come a smattering of Nintendo release dates. Please keep in mind that these are unconfirmed at the moment. More »
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Comment by Zolbrod: You forgot to add a "2" after Sloan and MacHale's Mysterious Story, Brian. The first game was released 2 months ago. So,... 6 Responses | Other threads
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resident evil
Hey, Resident Evil 5 Might Be Possible On Wii After All
Resident Evil 5, as we know it, just isn't possible on the Wii. But that's as we know it. Nothing stopping it turning up on the Wii in some other form. More »
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Comment by reality.exe.torrent: It'd be better on Wii, because they wouldn't be able to force co-op down your throat. And maybe the action... 28 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Wii Remote In Raised Fist: Possibly The Image Of Our Generation
Three times is homage, rip-off, a trend or simply a sign that this is the signature visual of the gaming era during which we live. More »
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Comment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: The Wii is like the N64 in some ways. Sure, it only has a handful of good games. But in the... 40 Responses | Other threads
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game announce
EA Re-NERFs The Wii
Packaging a video game with a NERF gun worked so well the first time that EA's doing it again, adding secret decoder functions to the arsenal in NERF 2: "N-Strike" Elite for the Nintendo Wii. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by iEro-Sennin: I never got a cool water gun when I was a child. Thanks for bringing up bad childhood memories, Kotaku. :( *cry* 8 Responses | Other threads
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shigeru miyamoto
Why Golf Is In Wii Sports Resort
Originally, Wii Sports Resort did not include a golf game. But it ended up in Wii Sports Resorts only after Miyamoto mistakenly said it would be in the game. More »
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Comment by AChirino: Instead of correcting Miyamoto's error, they just went with it. What kind of power does this man have!? 18 Responses | Other threads
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UbiNintendo 2009
Academy of Champions Preview: It’s Harry Potter But With Soccer And Sam Fisher
What is it about British academies that's so appealing? Is it the uniforms, the block scheduling or the fact that they all look like castles out of fairy tales? More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by stoneteen: how does sam fisher fit into this 7 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Nintendo's Newest Mascot Is The Wii Sports Resort Island
Nintendo's reliance on Mario, Zelda and Pokemon is sometimes a loudly vocalized source of frustration for fans of the company hoping for something new. The good news is that you're getting a brand new character in Wii Sports Resort's island. More »
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Comment by Archaotic: Times like these are why I constantly remind myself that Miyamoto didn't direct Mario Galaxy or any of the recent... 19 Responses | Other threads
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UbiNintendo 2009
Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage Preview: Snow In Summer
What better way to cool down a group of games writers in the middle of summer than showing them a video game about snowboarding? More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Leftoverz: Somebody needs to start an SSX 5 petition so that we can have a real snowboarding game to play. 3 Responses | Other threads
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UbiNintendo 2009
Rabbids Go Home Preview: Rabbids Go In Your Wiimote
The Rabbids series has done pretty well for itself, considering that it's all about about mentally challenged bunnies doing wacky things. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by ShadowOdin isn't american: Wow. Those graphics look great. For a Commodore 128 13 Responses | Other threads
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UbiNintendo 2009
Red Steel 2 Preview: Whack-tastic Fun
I like to think I come to every new game with a clean slate – but Red Steel was so bad, I couldn' help but be pessimistic about what to expect from Red Steel 2. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Curse_Lily: "You Can Deflect Bullets With Your Sword: Win." Pfft that's for amateur i can deflect bullets with my pure stubbornness alone. 21 Responses | Other threads
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game announce
SimAnimals Bless The Rains Down In Africa
The wild dogs cry out in the night, as they grow restless looking for some solitary company in SimAnimals Africa, EA's follow-up to their charming animal simulator for the Nintendo Wii and DS. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by n00b_pwner: Why is that zebra looking at the other zebra's ass for? 6 Responses | Other threads
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top
Demo Play Coming To Nintendo Handhelds
Earlier this year, a Nintendo patent came to light that described a function that would allow players to "skip" parts of the game they found difficult.
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Comment by Jekht: Of course this also neatly destroys the learning curve. The whole point of games is that they're hard enough to... 23 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Wii Graffiti Mod Wins A Design Prize
We thought WiiSpray - a Wii mod put together by a couple of German design students - was pretty neat. We're not the only ones, as the judges of the iF Communication Design Awards are equally impressed. More »
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Comment by You Are My Friend!: Hey that's pretty awesome! But.. Graffiti is art, is a crime. 9 Responses | Other threads
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harmonix
Green Day, Presidents of the USA Hit Wii Rock Band 2-morrow
The Wii version of Rock Band 2 gets a 28-song kick in the pants tomorrow, as Green Day and The Presidents of the United States of America join the list of fine in-game music store downloadables. More »
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Comment by RedStar - Workers of The World Unite: Green Day? How about real music. I want some Zeppelin (unlikely) and Maiden tracks. 16 Responses | Other threads
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clips
TMNT: Smash-Up Gets A Pair Of Raving Rabbids Cameos
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fighting game from Ubisoft and Game Arts is getting at least two cameo appearances, whether you like it or not. Two pesky rabbids popped up in the Wii fighter at this weekend's Japan Expo. More »
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Comment by awesomemonster: When will we have a proper Rayman game again? Does anyone really like the Rabbids? Anyone? 12 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Hey, It's Me On The Bonus Round Again
Last week, GameTrailers' Geoff Keighley, Shane Satterfield, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and Kotaku's I talked about the future of video game controls. This week, we do it some more. More »
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Comment by Ted: Am I the only one who pronounces it Ko-tah-koo? Not Ko-tar-koo? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Downloadables
The Nintendo Download: Bits, Busts, And Chariots Of WiiWare
Busting moves, tripping bits, and racing chariots are just some of the fun activities presented in this week's downloadable games for the Nintendo Wii and DSi. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Bii Nii Wii Nii Live from the Show-Me-State: Has Nintendo ever released and WiiWare sales figures? I skimmed through the WiiWare titles last night for the first... 10 Responses | Other threads
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clips
This Is The Newest Monster Hunter 3 Trailer
On August 1, Wii title Monster Hunter 3 (-tri) will whip Japan into a frenzy when it hits retailers. The game was originally planned for the PS3, but announced as a Wii title.
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Comment by Polysics_2004: I may get it although it's a shame it wasn't on the PS3, considering the Wii's lack of any proper... 14 Responses | Other threads
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nintendo
How Mario Galaxy Looks In 720p
Remember those "HD" Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it's Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they're lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos. More »
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Comment by Antiterra: The next time Nintendo asks for a reason to release a Wii HD, just show them these screenshots... 58 Responses | Other threads
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clips
How Dead Space Extraction Controls On Wii, With Side-Shooting Twist
The Wii's September 29 prequel to last year's Dead Space has a control scheme EA's Visceral Games couldn't put on an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. A new EA trailer shows how it works. More »
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Comment by Michael Dukakis - Mets fan: guided first-person experience This game is dead to me. It will leave a blank space on my shelf. 18 Responses | Other threads
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nintendo
How Many Hours People Play Nintendo's Wii Games (Sorry, Donkey Kong)
Never mind what's at the bottom of this barrel, here's a list of 29 Wii games from Nintendo and the amount of hours people play them, per gamer. More »
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Comment by CustomFirmware: Almost 69 hours for Brawl? Who records this data? Because Brawl was easily the worst in the series. 63 Responses | Other threads
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britain
British Lifetime Console Sales Figures Get!
According to figures released by GfK-ChartTrack, there are now 24 million current-generation consoles in the UK. Let's see how those numbers break down. More »
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Comment by gaztrain: Its no surprise really. HMV was selling a premium 360 for just £140 a few weeks ago, where as the... 17 Responses | Other threads
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what
GameStop Out Of Its Ducking Mind With New Wii Bundles
Something is clearly amiss, to put it lightly, at GameStop corporate, as evidenced by the game retailers latest Wii promotional bundles. One comes with a squirt gun, the other with a rubber ducky. You know, for... bathing, maybe? More »
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Comment by excel_excel: WTF is all that comes to mind. Despite what most people on the internet think costumeres are not THIS stupid! 15 Responses | Other threads
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pop culture
Public Transit Ads Say Something About The Wii
So I'm on my way home from an evening with Ubisoft and I happen across these new Fly Oakland tourism ads on the Bay Area Rapid Transit. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Glaiel-Gamer: is it bad that I first read that as "What you do with the extra hand is up to you"? 5 Responses | Other threads
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marvelous entertainment
Marvelous May Bring Its Wii Games To PS3, Xbox 360
Japanese publisher Marvelous Entertainment hasn't seen the success on the Wii that it might have envisioned. Releases like No More Heroes, Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Arc Rise Fantasia haven't captured the Wii audiences attention just yet. What to do? More »
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Comment by Graham: I would LOVE to see Muramasa on a real machine. 47 Responses | Other threads
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impressions
New Astro Boy Game, New Screens, New Impressions
The Wii version of the next Astro Boy game showed up in New York a couple of weeks ago. As of July, we can cover it. Click the thumbnails. Look at the screens. Read my notes. All at once. More »
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Comment by WhatTheFrag: Is this a tie-in to the movie or just another stand alone Astroboy? 8 Responses | Other threads
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round up
Frankenreview: The Conduit
High Voltage an Sega seek to take on the mantle of the Nintendo Wii's signature first-person shooter with The Conduit. Have they succeeded? More » -
wii stats report
How Many Hours People Play Each Wii Sonic Game, Music Games Too
Two new lists today: the hours logged by Wii users in each Wii Sonic game. And another showing play times for Rock Bands, Guitar Heroes and the like. More » -
nintendo
Club Nintendo Elitists Score Prizes Later This Year
If you've been diligently registering your Nintendo DS and Wii games with Club Nintendo, enough to receive Gold or Platinum status, you'll be getting a free gift from the company. When? Some time before January 1, 2010. More »
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Comment by ludwigk: You have to buy so much stuff to get enough points to quality for anything. My GF and I registered... 8 Responses | Other threads
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screens
More Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Screens
Not going to make it to the Anime Expo in LA this weekend to see Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars? Here is a fresh set of screens to help you appreciate what you're missing. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Michael Dukakis - Mets fan: I'm no fighting game expert, but wouldn't 6,836,000,000 damage end the fight quickly? 18 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Tales Of Monkey Island - Not One Of Those Wet Bones
Take a look at how well Telltale is handling being responsible for the continuation of one of the most beloved adventure game franchises of all time. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ThursdayNext: Why no love for the PS3? Why??? Escape From Monkey Island was on my PS2. I want one on my... 10 Responses | Other threads
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the legend of zelda
Miyamoto: New Zelda Won't Be "Radically Different"
So Nintendo is making a new Zelda. Exciting! And with the new Wii MotionPlus, the possibilities are endless. More »
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Comment by fastpotato: Anyone here want to nut Miyamoto in his head? Until a new Starfox, F-Zero or Donkey Kong platform comes out. I... 40 Responses | Other threads
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crime
Mother Sells Nintendo Wii Her Son Stole, Now Arrested
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preview
Bit.Trip: Core Preview: Thumb-Aching Good Fun
Bit.Trip: Core is the second installment of a six-part WiiWare music game series developed by Gaijin Games. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by ieatchocolate: Looks just as hard as the first one. 3 Responses | Other threads
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