Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus accessory is shipping
June 10, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Good news for Nintendo Wii owners as it has been reported that Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus accessory is now starting to ship to customers. The news comes after retailer Amazon delivered emails to customers which had the add-on accessory on Pre-Order, stating that Wii MotionPlus was on the way to them. Read more
New Super Mario Bros: appealing to a large audience
June 10, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Are you as excited about New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii as we are? The game was unveiled and announced at Nintendo’s press conference at this year’s E3 event and thanks to it’s brilliant 4-player Co-op mode, it’s looking to be one of the most anticipated games of 09. Read more
Impressions: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
June 8, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
During Nintendo’s E3 press conference, they made three big announcements. While, people will argue that Nintendo didn’t show off too much compared to Sony and Microsoft, they did enough to please it’s legion of hardcore fans with the announcements of Mario Galaxy 2, a new Metroid game and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Read more
Nintendo Wii 2 and HD
June 5, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
With Nintendo seemingly having the ‘worst’ E3 2009 compared to Sony and Microsoft, an article we have found explains the reason why a Nintendo Wii 2 console with HD capabilities is inevitable. Read more
Japan: Black Nintendo Wii and Red DSi
June 4, 2009 by Peter Chubb
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo Wii
If you are lucky enough to live in Japan, then you will soon be able to get your hands on a Black Nintendo Wii and a Red DSi. This is not a third party offering any upgrades; these are official from Nintendo themselves. This is something that should have been offered to consumers when the Wii first launched. Read more
E3 2009: Nintendo announce Wii Vitality Sensor
June 2, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
In another huge and shocking E3 announcement, Nintendo have just announced the Wii Vitality Sensor, a new device which attaches to your fingertip and can measure your pulse and other body stats. Read more
E3 2009: Super Mario Galaxy 2 announced for Wii
June 2, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Some breaking news just in from E3 2009 now, as Nintendo have just announced Super Mario Galaxy 2 at their press conference. It will be the first 3D mario game to recieve a sequel on the same system. Read more
Pokemon Gold/Silver Editions: remakes on way
May 8, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
Does anyone remember Pokemon? We hope so, because we have some good news for fans out there. It has been confirmed that Pokemon Gold and Silver are being remade for new versions on the Nintendo DS/i. Read more
Motion Plus for Nintendo Wii: Something gamers never seen before
May 6, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
With Nintendo preparing to release their Wii-mote accessory MotionPlus, we have found an interview with Jason Vandenberghe, who is the creative director for Red Steel 2 and he’s offered his thoughts on Nintendo’s upcoming accessory. Read more
Nintendo Wii: Red Steel 2 coming this Autumn
April 30, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Ubisoft have revealed that they will be releasing Red Steel 2 exclusively on the Nintendo Wii this Autumn. Fans of the original should especially look forward to the sequel as the game will feature Nintendo’s MotionPlus technology. Read more
Nintendo DSi: Parental Controls
April 29, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo DSi
It has been revealed that Nintendo’s parental controls on the DSi handheld block access to over 35 million ‘unsuitable’ websites. The news was recently revealed from Nintendo’s security partners this week. Read more
Nintendo Wii jOG Game Controller
April 23, 2009 by Peter Chubb
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
It is tough to envisage what will happen next in the world of gaming. Just when we thought gaming couldn’t get any better as we loaded the tapes into our Commodore 64’s the SNES came along and blew our minds with its space-age game cartridges! Gaming consoles and their games have just got better and better over the years but it’s Nintendo’s Wii console that has completely transformed the way we game. Read more
Wii Japan sales vs. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
April 23, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
It has been revealed that Nintendo Wii console sales over in Japan have now passed the 8 million mark. The figure was revealed by Enterbrain, who publish top Japanese magazine Famitsu. How do the sales compare with the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 though? Read more
Nintendo’s Wii Fit enjoys third week at top
April 21, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Despite Nintendo’s recent struggles to shift Nintendo Wii consoles in Japan, we can confirm to you that Wii Fit is still at top spot in the UK charts for the third week running. Read more
Nintendo defends GTA: Chinatown Wars criticism
April 20, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo DS
Following on from our news of poor sales in the US for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the DS, Nintendo have calmed the criticism today by saying this is normal behaviour for other AAA titles. Read more
Nintendo DSi: 435,000 units sold in first US week
April 17, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo DSi
Nintendo has confirmed today that the new DSi handheld managed to sell 435,000 units on its first week on sale in the US. Despite the general feeling that the DSi isnt worth upgrading due to it’s high price point, it hasn’t stopped customers buying, almost hitting an impressive half a million sales in just a week. Read more
Nintendo Wii price cut could happen in the US - Gamestop
April 16, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Gamestop CEO Dan DeMatteo has recently said that a price cut for the Nintendo Wii in the US is likely to happen, due to the reduced demand for the console. Read more
Nintendo Wii: MotionPlus will not work with older titles
April 16, 2009 by Alan Ng
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
Nintendo has recently said that their upcoming Wiimote add-on MotionPlus will not have support for older titles such as Wii-sports. Nintendo was responding to a GameDaily article about how Nintendo would release a patch, allowing MotionPlus to be used on older games. Read more
Recession antidote: Nintendo Wii Console Stand
April 15, 2009 by Peter Chubb
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
As we work our way through these troubling times we find ourselves looking even harder for that elusive bargain, so we thought we would find one for you. There is no denying that the Nintendo Wii is the most popular games console on the market, which means that there is a huge amount of accessories for the device, like this Nintendo Wii Console Stand. Read more
Nintendo Wii MotionPlus Release Date: June 8
April 14, 2009 by Peter Chubb
Filed under Gaming, Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii MotionPlus accessory was due for a release date in June, but Alan mentioned in a recent post that the release date was still up in the air. Thankfully, USA Today has revealed that the device will be released on June 8. Read more
