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Padres Reliever Credits Wii Fit For Weight Loss

Who says Wii Fit is a Fad? San Diego Padres reliever Heath Bell might want to have a word with you. Bell, in line to replace legendary closer Trevor Hoffman, says that Nintendo’s balance-board-sporting health game helped him lose 25 pounds. When the 6-foot-6, 270 pound Bell stepped on the Balance Board the first time,…

By Brian Crecente Published February 16, 2009

The Weekly Wii Update Has a Secret

This week’s Nintendo Wii update not only includes Evasive Space for WiiWare and NES shooter Life Force on the virtual console, but also a secret surprise clue that we need your help to decipher. Nintendo’s weekly announcement of new content for WiiWare and the Virtual console today came complete with news of a “fun surprise”…

By Mike Fahey Published February 16, 2009

Super Mafia Bros. 2

Ever wonder what the Mario games would be like if they were less like Mario and more like The Sopranos? Then maybe you should check out Super Mafia Land, an adorable Mario 2 tribute. Both presentation and controls are excellent considering it’s a free flash title, and after recent Mario dalliances with paper airplanes and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2009

Man Destroys Wii, Threatens To Kill Wife, Burn Down House

Forty-six-year-old Edgar Montalvo of New Britain, Connecticut held his family hostage and threatened to torch his house. It all started with the Nintendo Wii. That, or the heroin. Yeah, probably the heroin. According to his wife, Montalvo got angry at his 14-year-old son for not pausing his Nintendo Wii quick enough when the father asked…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2009

SNL Delivers Hardcore Content to Wii

In the annals of TV history, I think Alec Baldwin aggressively jerking off two Wiimotes and making every masturbation double entendre imaginable will be remembered as just groundbreaking as Edith Bunker’s menopause. You know why this is just good comedy writing? Because they make every frat house masturbation joke imaginable without once punning “Wii.” Ninty’s…

By Owen Good Published February 15, 2009

MadWorld Serves Up Blood and Cussin’

For your debauched, desensitized and depraved viewing pleasure, here’s uncut gameplay footage from Madworld. The stylized gorefest is entertaining – so is hearing John DiMaggio – more Bender than Fenix – say “Fuckin’ A!” DiMaggio is one of the announcers providing commentary during your black-and-white-and-red-all-over tour de brutality. In between F-bombs you can hear him…

By Owen Good Published February 14, 2009

Capcom Want A New Resident Evil On Wii

So far, the Wii is without its own Resident Evil. Umbrella Chronicles is a gun game, so doesn’t count. Resident Evil 0? Remake, doesn’t count either. We’re talking all new here, baby. Speaking with Eurogamer, Resident Evil 5 producer Masachika Kawata has said: Personally I would like to create something on Wii in the Resident…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 13, 2009

NPD Bestseller Show Americans Also Love Wii Fit Knock Offs

Sales of Wii Fit continue to astound, with 770,000 copies of the exer-game snapped up by U.S. consumers in January. But what about the knock-offs from publishers smart enough to copy Nintendo’s fitness software? They too, impress. Gamasutra reveals exclusive NPD Group sales data that shows that two of Wii Fit‘s third-party clones, Majesco’s Jillian…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2009

Wii Fit Is No Fad

The Wii Nation has spoken: Wii Fit is no fad. Last week I got into a bit of metaphorical hot soup when a Forbes article quoted me as saying that I didn’t know a single person who bought Wii Fit and used it routinely after a month. Now I do. Between the dozens of emails…

By Brian Crecente Published February 13, 2009

Nintendo Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Blah blah blah Nintendo sold the most consoles for the month blah blah blah 679,200 Wiis blah blah blah 510,800 DSs blah blah blah. Man, this gets repetitive, doesn’t it? To you and I, maybe, but sure not to Nintendo, who continue to be pleased – no, very pleased – with the way the current…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2009

What Was ONM’s Delay Worthy “Exclusive Game Content”?

Why were poor Official Nintendo Magazine subscribers made to suffer a delay in getting their latest issue? Blame Mario, Sonic and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The UK publication put a hold on its latest issue to give everyone else plenty of breathing room to announce Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games three…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2009

Americans Still Buying Wii Fit At Alarming Rates

As Nintendo president Satoru Iwata already revealed last week, Wii owners in the United States are still buying Wii Fit as fast as their chubby little frames will allow, moving at near holiday sales rates. The fitness software racked up 777,000 sales in January, a 22% drop from its December rate. Wii Fit‘s impressive sales…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2009

Nintendo Dominates US Hardware Sales Again With Big, Big January

No one was expecting Nintendo to sell Wii and Nintendo DS hardware at the record-breaking rate it had in December, but January’s take was no drop in the pond, with the Wii dominating sales charts. Nintendo still managed to move over a million pieces of hardware to U.S. consumers in January, with 679,200 Wiis and…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2009

Dust Off Your Balance Board For Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympics

Sega and Nintendo have now officially announced Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Winter Games, detailing some of the events and features we can expect in the frigid follow-up to last year’s summer outing. While we knew it was coming before we knew it was coming, now it’s officially coming, as if Sega and Nintendo…

By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2009

Fashion Model Promotes Mario & Luigi RPG 3 In Japan

That’s the formerly ubiquitous fashion model Yuri Ebihara — who after dominating Japanese print in TV ads has since gone M.I.A. of late. Well, there she is! Playing Mario & Luigi RPG 3. This is not the first time Ebihara, nicknamed “Ebi-chan,” has done game ads. Previously, she appeared in a SEGA ad. There was…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2009

Digging Up New Gardening Mama Screens

Behold the box art and a bountiful harvest of new screens for Majesco’s follow-up to the wildly popular Cooking Mama, Gardening Mama, starring our favorite mush-mouthed mother figure, only this time she’s outside. Mama encourages you to grow plants, decorate your garden, and share your creations with your friends in Gardening Mama, which takes the…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009

Atlus Confuses And Astounds With Knights In The Nightmare

Atlus gears up to deliver an innovative mix of role-playing and strategy this June with Knights in the Nightmare for the Nintendo DS, a game that promises energetic action mixed with thought-provoking tactical gameplay. If it sounds complicated, it gets even more complicated. According to the official press release, Knights in the Nightmare incorporates aspects…

By Mike Fahey Published February 11, 2009

Preorder Pokemon Platinum Get Free Toy

Starting this Sunday, people who reserve a copy of Pokemon Platinum Version will land a free Girantina Origin Forme figure. The game, due out March 22 for the DS, will introduce the new form of the Girantina Pokemon as well as a few new features and online options. “Pokémon fans know all about one-of-a-kind characters,…

By Brian Crecente Published February 11, 2009

Mario & Sonic To Meet Again, This Time In Canada

Fewer titles epitomise the gulf in potential and delivery on the Wii more than Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. I mean…Mario and Sonic? Together? With motion-sensing? How did this game end up rubbish? Who knows. All that matters is that it did. Though…actually, that not even that matters, since the game sold millions and…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2009

Finally, Zelda II Has Been Translated Into Latin

While I would prefer to play Zelda II: the Adventure of Link in the original Klingon, a full translation of the Nintendo classic in Latin can do in a pinch. The fan translation, dubbed Zelda II: Expeditio Linci, was created by ROM hacker “abw,” a fan of the dead language who’s also tackling The Legend…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2009