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ESRB Explains Nintendo’s Mystery Rock N’ Roll Climber
Nintendo hasn’t officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Wii yet. Australia’s government ratings board did. Today, thanks to the ESRB, we now have a good idea of what the game is. Unsurprisingly, Rock N’ Roll Climber is a rock climbing game. The ESRB description reads: “This is a rock climbing game in which…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009 -
The GameCube Made Shigeru Miyamoto “Very Sad”
Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto was not a happy man during the GameCube era. The creator of Link and Mario describes Nintendo’s fourth-generation console entry as a time of “dilemma.” Miyamoto says in a new Famitsu interview, by way of 1UP, that during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube lifespans, Nintendo was following in the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009 -
New Conduit Trailer Channels Awesome
This new trailer for High Voltage Software‘s The Conduit makes it easy to believe that the game can live up to the title of "The definitive Wii first-person shooter." I wish I could say there were a whole bunch of amazing first-person experiences to compare it to on Nintendo’s console, but sadly that isn’t the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009 -
Nintendo Raising UK Wii Trade Price
With the British pound continuing to depreciate, Nintendo has announced that they will be increasing the price they offer the Nintendo Wii to UK retailers, who could pass the increase on to consumers. While the recommended retail price of the Nintendo Wii in the United Kingdom will remain at £179.99, Nintendo is increasing the price…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009 -
DS Breaks 100M Sold Worldwide
First released in 2004, Nintendo’s portable DS topped 100 million consoles sold last week, Nintendo reports. That number includes combined total sales of DS, DS Lite and the soon to be released in North America DSi. “Consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS – 100 million times over,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie…
By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009 -
We Rock: Drum King Track List Revealed
505 Games has released the full track list for We Rock: Drum King, with Queen, The Clash, and Fall Out Boy all providing music to drum your Wii remotes along to. The focus on drums makes the song list for We Rock: Drum King quite a bit different from what you’d see from Rock Band…
By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009 -
Another Country Gets Club Nintendo
Congratulations, Australia. Your long, long, nigh-on-insufferable wait for a Club Nintendo of your very own is at an end. The redemption website launched today, offering a grand total of…five items. Yup. Five. Count ’em! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. There’s a couple of DS holder things, a Mario face towel, a Wii Remote box and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2009 -
Report: DS Will Soon Break 100 Million Lifetime Global Sales
According to Japanese economic newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Nintendo DS will surpass an important milestone during the middle of this month. The DS will achieve 100 million in lifetime worldwide sales. As of December 31, 2008, the official global DS sales tally was 96.22 million. The Nintendo DS was first launched in North American…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2009 -
What Is Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber?
Australia’s game rating board has announced the arrival of Nintendo’s Rock N’ Roll Climber, maybe a bit earlier than the publisher was probably expecting. Sadly, details are slim, even for a governmental video game rating. Development duties on Rock N’ Roll Climber are credited to Vitei Inc. They’re a relatively young development studio based out…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Media Watchdog Group Slams Nintendo Over MadWorld
The National Institute on Media and the Family is giving Nintendo what for today over the release of the ultra-violent MadWorld, saying the Wii game has “shed its ‘family friendly’ reputation with MadWorld’s release.” Seems NIMF missed the release of Manhunt 2, No More Heroes, and The House of the Dead: Overkill, as Dr. David…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 10, 2009 -
Activision: Note To Self, Must Do Better On Wii
Like many other big-name publishers, Activision release most of their “big guns” on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Problem is, the Wii is where the money’s at. So it’s time for a change! While beating the same, tired, worn old drum of cheaper consoles that he’s been beating since 2007, Kotick took time…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009 -
Nintendo: Wii Motion Plus Not Delayed
According to game site IGN’s Wii podcast, the Wii MotionPlus is delayed. According to Nintendo, it’s not. The IGN podcast, which is often privy to Nintendo announcements before they’re announced, stated, “Nintendo is internally struggling with Wii MotionPlus, trying to figure out a few hiccups.” These “hiccups” would mean that Wii Sports Resort would be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2009 -
Study Determines How Often The Princess Is Actually In Another Castle
The Princess is in another castle. The Princess is in another castle. GAH. Seems that stupid Toad says that every time you finish a level in Mario. But science shows he, in fact, doesn’t. No, it has now been proven – and this is proven by science, so it’s without refute! – that she is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009 -
Excitebots Has SUPER SANDWICHES
Forget Excite Truck. You’re living in the past. This year, it’s all about Excitebots, as Nintendo do away with that pesky realism and re-tool the game’s engine to a setting a little more suited. For example: spinning trucks? Not believable. But giant, SUPER SANDWICHES? Totally believable.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009 -
How, Exactly, Do You Make A Big-Selling Wii Game?
There are already thousands of games on the Wii. The vast majority of them are pure garbage. How, then, can developers make Wii games that stand out? Gamasutra asked the developers behind some of the Wii’s most successful games how they did it, then followed up by asking foreseer Michael Pachter for his $0.02. Joel…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2009 -
Boom Blox Bash Party Trailer
It looks like Boom Blox Bash Party is mostly about new settings for the popular Wii action puzzle game, with levels in space and underwater. I sorta enjoyed the first game, but I’m not sure it was enough to make me want to play the second.
By Brian Crecente Published March 9, 2009 -
Wii MotionPlus Delayed?
The writing was on the wall when Wii Sports Resort dropped off Nintendo’s release schedule, but now there’s further fuel being poured on the “MotionPlus delayed” fire, courtesy of IGN’s Wii podcast. According to the team, who are often aware of Nintendo-related events well before their official announcement, “Nintendo is internally struggling with Wii MotionPlus,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2009 -
What Your Controllers Will Look Like To The Civilizations Of The Future
You go to a museum in 2009, and you can see the remains of past civilizations. The Minoans. Carthaginians. Romans. But as their time came to an end, so too will ours. Where their remains tend to be coins, or fragments of pottery, ours will probably look a little different. A little something like this.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2009 -
Reviews
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Review: Party On, Marth
Nintendo has given Western audiences a chance to experience the very first entry in the 19-year-old series with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, a remake of Fire Emblem, originally released on the Famicom. Those who haven’t followed the Fire Emblem series, now 11 iterations deep, will likely recognize the game’s lead protagonist Marth, who has guest…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 8, 2009