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Ten Strange Wii Controllers
PC Mag has a fun rundown of the ten coolest Wii controllers, from scalpels to pom poms and rifles, over on their site. Here’s a look: Thrustmaster Glow Sabre Duo Pack NW What it does: Two 17-inch LED light sabers that house Wii remotes. Price: $25 CTA Digital Maracas for Wii What it does: Colorful,…
By Brian Crecente Published March 8, 2009 -
Wanna Drive The Zelda-Mobile?
Well, with an outlay of just $500, you can. The owner of this 1978 Ford Fairmont – which we’ve seen before – has had enough of his Hylian steed, and is selling up. What you need to know before buying: – The car’s only done 110,000 miles. Not bad for a 1978. – There’s new…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2009 -
The Conduit To Support Wii Speak
In this GameTrailers segment we get to see and hear a bit more about The Conduit and Dead Space: Extraction, both Wii titles for hardcore gamers. Among the new details, The Conduit won’t include MotionPlus, but will use Wii Speak support.
By Brian Crecente Published March 7, 2009 -
Wii To Get Resident Evil: Code Veronica Update?
Time to put 2+2 together. Capcom marketing man Matt Dahlgren has been giving interviews today. Giving interviews and dropping hints about a new Code Veronica game on the Wii. First, let’s look at how Dahlgren winds up his interview with Game Focus: Game Focus: One of the staff here loves Code Veronica (Fale) and was…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
MadWorld Bosses Screens
With MadWorld hitting next week, this will likely be the last batch of black, white and red screens we’ll be seeing from Sega before you can see the gore first hand. These 13 screens seem to be giving us a glimpse of some of the bosses for the Wii brawler.
By Brian Crecente Published March 6, 2009 -
Big Bang Mini Soundtrack Set Free
Due to overwhelming fan demand, Arkedo Studio and Southpeak have released the soundtrack to their unique Nintendo DS shooter Big Bang Mini as a free download. Big Bang Mini ended up being a very pleasant surprise for the DS, combining simple yet addictive fireworks launching gameplay and great use of the touchscreen to create a…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2009 -
The Red Steel 2 That Never Was
Red Steel 2 is coming. But did you know the version we’ll be getting sometime in the next 12 months or so is the second Red Steel 2 that’s been in development? Yes, before the current version – in development at Ubisoft Paris – there was an older one, being worked on by Ubisoft Montreuil.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Nintendo To Let Market Decide Fate of DS Lite
When Nintendo introduces a new product, it phases out the older model. Presently, though, handheld consumers have two choices: the DS Lite or the DSi. Does that mean eventually we’ll only have one choice? When game site MCVUK ask Nintendo’s David Yarnton if the company was planing on phasing out the DS Lite, he replied:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Would You Buy A Subsidised DS Or PSP From AT&T?
AT&T offer subsidised phones. Like, you pay $99, then get a phone to keep so long as you sign up to an AT&T contract. But would you do the same for a handheld? Don’t laugh, we’re serious. Because AT&T are serious. Glenn Lurie, AT&T’s president of emerging devices, has told Investor.com of the company’s plans…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009 -
Nintendo’s DSi Commercial Explains Why White People Should Want One
With the Nintendo DSi edging closer to release in North America and Europe, good-looking potential customers who wear nothing but white in a hyper-clean utopia must ask themselves "Do I want one?" Nintendo of Europe has done its best to help answer this question, harvesting a crowd of attractive people who wear nothing but pure…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009 -
Will Wii MotionPlus Be Out Before June 18?
In an article on Wii title Grand Slam Tennis in the Nintendo Power online hub, there’s a blurb about Nintendo’s new motion controlling add-on Wii MotionPlus: Thomas Singleton (EA) and his Vancouver-based team hope to take things to the next level, thanks in no small part to the Wii MotionPlus accessory (due out prior to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2009 -
Wii Fit? More Like Weight Fat
Found in an arcade crane game machine by CheapyD from website CheapAssGamer. This is “Weight Fat.” This is not a video game, but a body mass checking device in a familiar package. The box totally rips off the Japanese Wii Fit box down to the green and white color scheme and Wii Fit-esque font. Also,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 -
Wii Punch-Out!! Has Classic NES Controls Too
Nintendo hit us with an update on a handful of Wii and Nintendo DS games today, including fresh details on the Wii version of Punch-Out!!. Perhaps most exciting is unwavering confirmation of “classic” NES-style controls. Sure, the company has to eat its own dog food and legions of Wii owners are clearly comfortable boxing with…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2009 -
A Boy And His Blob Return To Wii
Not only does the latest issue of Nintendo Power have the scoop on Excitebots, it also features the return of the game that sold a million jelly beans, A Boy and his Blob. The classic NES adventure game A Boy and his Blob is being “reinvented” for the Nintendo Wii. So says the April issue…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009 -
First Screens, Details On Nintendo’s ExciteBots
Nintendo’s announcement of the existence of Excitebots: Trick Racing—the sequel to Wii launch title Excite Truck—was annoyingly short on details. Consider us detail-free no more, thanks to the latest issue of Nintendo Power. Excitebots: Trick Racing gets properly previewed in the mag’s April issue, a portion of which is now available online. Don’t worry, these…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 3, 2009 -
Knights In The Nightmare Gets Atlus Spoils Treatment
Atlus’ upcoming strategy action hybrid Knights in the Nightmare for the Nintendo DS will ship with a soundtrack CD and a pre-order art book, all because of a monkey. Well, a chimpanzee at least. Atlus’ press release puts the full blame for the extra-added Knights in the Nightmare swag on Atlus Spoils program manager Charlie…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009 -
Nintendo UK: Buy Your DSi Christmas Presents Now
In early April, the Nintendo DSi will go on sale in North America, Europe and Australia. It may be spring, but it’s not to early for Christmas DSi shopping. When asked by The Times whether it would be a good idea to buy the DSi early for Christmas, Nintendo UK exec David Yarnton replied: I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 -
Nintendo: We Have “No Plans” To Release Classic Controller Pro In America
Like the looks of that Classic Controller Pro Nintendo unveiled the other day? Might want to pay your import retailer of choice a visit, then, because Nintendo don’t sound keen on releasing it in America. A Nintendo representative has told GameSpot “At this time, we do not have any plans to launch the Classic Controller…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 -
French Boy Stabs Sister Over Nintendo DS [Update]
A five year-old boy in the French town of Uckange has stabbed his ten year-old sister with a kitchen knife following an argument over a Nintendo DS, Le Post reports. The incident occurred on Saturday night, and was prompted by the sister’s refusal to allow her brother to play with her Nintendo DS. Upset over…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 -
Which Game Consoles And Console Makers Impress Young Japanese Women?
Online research group goo Research questioned 1,102 women between the ages of 20 and 26 years-old to find out. Here’s the sample group broken down by region: 33.2 percent from the Tokyo area, 33.6 percent from the Osaka area and 33.2 percent from the Nagoya area. While the survey does not show what all Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009