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Weekly Wii Update: The BIT.TRIP Begins

A new game made to look old and a newly re-released old game join the Nintendo Wii line up this week, with BIT.TRIP BEAT and Summer Games II available for purchase today. BIT.TRIP BEAT(WiiWare 600 Wii points) is one part Pong, on part rhythm game, where they player controls a paddle with their Wii remote,…

By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2009

Wii MotionPlus Missing From Nintendo’s European Spring Schedule

Last month, Nintendo announced its Spring titles for the Nintendo DS and the Wii. This month, Nintendo is doing the same for Europe. While Nintendo’s German language release confirms stuff we know (DSi and Rhythm Heaven release dates), it has these highlights: Pokémon Platinum May 22 Pikmin 2 (Wii Re-release) April 24 Punch Out! May…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2009

Here’s Your Chinatown Wars Theme Song

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on DS has a theme song, and this is it. You may have heard it being ruined late last week by DJ Premier, but this is the proper version. Yes, that’s Ghostface, and yes, that’s Doom. Rockstar know what they’re doing when it comes to this kind of thing. GHOSTFACE…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009

Patent Troll Lawsuit Begins on Tuesday

Way back in 2007 an “investment firm” that so happened to hold some patents filed a suit claiming Microsoft and Nintendo infringed them. The suit wends its way to the courtroom on St. Patrick’s Day. Fenner Investments Ltd. says controllers for the Gamecube, Wii, Xbox and Xbox 360 infringe the “low-voltage joystick port interface” patent…

By Owen Good Published March 15, 2009

Wii’s Dead Space Will Last as Long as Original

Tidbits from a chat with Dead Space: Extraction‘s production team dropped a few tidbits, which add up to promises that the title will be a full game on its own, not a warmed-over port. According to Skewed & Reviewed: • Dead Space Extraction will take “about as long as it took players to play through…

By Owen Good Published March 14, 2009

Improv Act Seeks “Wiimbledon” Champ

“Wiimbledon Champion” looks great on a resume, especially if whomever’s reading it thinks it’s just a typo. An improv troupe is putting the title up for grabs in a tournament next month in Seattle. Organizers for Wiimbledon, to be held April 11, are looking to fill a field of 32 doubles teams playing Wii tennis.…

By Owen Good Published March 14, 2009

The Mario Paint Strategy Guide Is So 1992 It Hurts

These days, strategy guides are big business, but it hasn’t always been this way. In the early 90s, for example, magazines and cheat lines ruled, leaving strategy guides to, well. Do their own thing. Not that this was a bad thing. Indeed, in this case, it’s an awesome thing, because we’re talking about the 1993…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009

Meet The 007 Of Wii Gun Accessories

Or the Transporter of Wii accessories. Depending on your standards. Our standards, well, we don’t much care for the gun. We do care for the fact it’s a Wii accessory that’s putting some effort in. Take the shape of Cobalt Flux’s “Dark Ops Wii Light Gun”, for example. It’s different. Like, it’s not a shark.…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 13, 2009

Nike’s Nintendo Shoe Blitz Continues With Wii Blazers

The checklist of Nintendo-themed Nike brand sneakers gets a 1-UP today, with the first peek at another Wii-inspired shoe, this time of the Nike Blazer variety. WeeklyDrop tipped us off to the new shoe, due this Summer, which joins the Wii inspired Nike Air Force 2 High—complete with Wii Remote condom details—and the Nike Air…

By Michael McWhertor Published March 13, 2009

Clash of the Gaming Titans

Nintendo’s popular DS handheld hit a milestone earlier this month, topping 100 million of the portables shipped worldwide. But a much more important milestone looms. While 100 million is an impressive number, the Nintendo DS still has quite a bit of catching up to do if it wants to topple the Playstation 2 as the…

By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009

Grand Slam Tennis Trailer

This first glimpse at Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii in action gives us a glimpse at oddly large-headed versions of a bunch of pro Tennis players. The list includes Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Pete Sampras, whose head looks just right. Why do the…

By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009

Get Your Kubrick On At Chinatown Launch Event

New York’s Nintendo World Store is hosting a launch event for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on March 16. The party kicks off at 11:59 p.m. that night and runs into the next morning at 2 a.m. with DJ OhNo hosting fans age 17 and up. The first 25 people to buy the game get…

By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009

Wii Music As Teacher Shown in Action

A Washington, D.C. school is one of the first in the nation to get Wii Music in their school. The program isn’t using the game to teach music, it’s just meant to engage student in the arts, to get them interested in music. Which, I think, is a fantastic idea. Sure, Guitar Hero and Rock…

By Brian Crecente Published March 13, 2009

Japanese Comedians Promote New DSi Colors

Japan is getting three new colors for the DSi: Pink, Lime Green and Metallic Blue. Manzai group Audrey is back again to sell ’em. “Manzai” is a type of comedy where one member is the straight man, and the other is funny man. Here, the straight man, Masayasu Wakabayashi, has the colorful DSi handhelds in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2009

Hothead John McEnroe In Grand Slam Tennis

Tennis legend John McEnroe, winner of seven Grand Slams and thrower of tantrums, will be featured in EA Sport’s upcoming Wii title Grand Slam Tennis. You cannot be serious! Oh, but we are. “It’s great that EA SPORTS has embraced tennis into its family of games. I think it’s a solid sign the sport is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2009

Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs

Reports say that about 10 middle and elementary schools in Osaka will start handing out Nintendo DS consoles to students next January. Nintendo’s plan to control the world: 80% complete. The Osaka Board of Education signed off on the measure, according to Japanator, potentially restoring my faith in public education systems. Students will use “education…

By AJ Glasser Published March 12, 2009

Grand Theft Auto: ChinaTown Wars Gameplay

In this clip we get a glimpse of some gameplay for the upcoming GTA DS game. Specifically we see what moving goods around Liberty City will be like.

By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2009

Lionsgate Sees Wii Movie Streaming In The Near Future

A top executive for Canadian film and television distributor Lionsgate thinks that the Nintendo Wii could be streaming movies by the end of this year. Curt Marvis heads up the digital media division of Lionsgate, so he knows all about the digital distribution of movies and televisions shows. The question is, how well does he…

By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009

Capcom Brings The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil Classics To The Wii

Capcom has big plans for Resident Evil on the Wii this year, officially announcing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles as well as two classic remakes coming via the Resident Evil Classics line. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is the sequel to last years on-rails shooter The Umbrella Chronicles, this time based around Resident Evil 2.…

By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009

British DS Sales To Go Bundle-Only? Almost

As we’ve seen, fluctuations in exchange rates are messing with Nintendo’s bottom line in the UK. While this won’t affect consumers looking for a Wii, the DS might be another story. According to a “trusted source within the retail industry” (ie a British retailer), Go Nintendo are reporting that thanks to shrinking profit margins on…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009