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Wii Music: Shigeru Miyamoto Explains

When it comes to top gaming review sites like IGN, how well can we trust their reviews? This is one question that some gamers may be thinking when they read Shigeru Miyamoto’s response to bad Wii Music reviews Read more

Nintendo Wii price drop for more customers

First today we heard about an Xbox 360 price cut and now we hear about Woolworths, a struggling UK high street retailer who has dropped the price of the Nintendo Wii.

The reason behind this is to apparently get more customers through the doors. The price cut is on the Wii Sports title and games console, with a new price of £159.99 (a saving of £20) Read more

Logitech Wireless Speed Force racing wheel out soon for the Wii

If you are a serious track star and the Wii Wheel you have been using is the Brando’s Wii Multi-Axis Racing System or maybe something you’re younger brother made for you at school - then watch out as Logitech has unveiled its Speed Force Wireless racing wheel, which is the first force-feedback wheel for Nintendo’s latest console.

Unfortunately to make the wheel work you still have to plug in your USB receiver but apart from that I say thumbs up to one of the Wii’s latest accessories. The Speed Force Wheel was made to work with Need for Speed Undercover game but it will do the job for feedback titles as well.

As this Speed Force wheel comes with Logitech’s 2.4 GHz wireless technology, you can use this wheel 30 feet away from the console, obviously made for those of you with extra large living rooms, once you plug your USB receiver in, put in Need for Speed: Undercover, get yourself in a comfortable position and wait for the race to begin.

If you wondering when this Logitech delight will be out in the shops, we say start searching in November, priced at $99.99 in the U.S. and Europe.

Source: engadget

Nintendo sued over two patents on Wii console

Could this be the end of the Nintendo Wii? According to Hillcrest Labs, we could see the Wii’s dramatic success in the U.S being completely shattered.

Hillcreast Labs are a U.S. company who hold a number of patents in the U.S. and also around the world. It’s reported that Nintendo has breached two of the company’s patents, with the family favourite console the Nintendo Wii and the company are looking to be reimburse for the breaches.

There is no report of how much Hillcreast is looking to get back from Nintendo, but it’s not rocket science that it’s going to be a considerable amount of money. Plus the fact it could stop the sales in the U.S. moving forward which could be disastrous.

The statement issued by the Patent company Hillcreast claims that two of its patents which relate to a handheld three-dimensional pointing device, and navigation of an interface display system that graphically organises content for display on a television is being used by Nintendo.

Let’s hope the whole issue is resolved in time for Christmas.

Source: pocket-lint

EA looks to the future, no more ‘crappy’ games.

Recently the CEO of EA, John Riccitiello has spoken out and believes that EA has “the best title plan of any company in the industry”. He is talking about the way creative teams for EA have been let free and become imaginative when creating games, rather than previous methods of just bringing out licensed sequels.

When he spoke to MTV Multiplayer he stated, “I think that a lot of the intellectual property we create are better than the licenses. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for great licenses. There’s room for both. I think what you’re noticing is that in years gone by we haven’t had as many great, original intellectual properties. There’s a lot more of that this year from EA and I think from here forward”.

His comments above signal good news for all you EA fans out there as there looks to be a lot of good potential games due to be released. Riccitiello also stated that the company made errors when perhaps rushing certain games, “I think what redeems our industry is quality, and I think we take a step back every time we take a license and exploit it with a crappy game. That’s not what we’re about,” he said.

Let’s hope he isn’t kidding, and we can look forward to some special games from EA, on the new generation of consoles.

Source: Read

Nintendo Wii X-OOM Media Centre: Stream music, video and photos

The Nintendo Wii has always been limited when it comes to playing media other than games on the system, yes the games on the Wii are amazing and very innovative, but what about streaming music and video. Well now you can thanks to the new X-OOM Media Centre for Wii.

X-OOM Software, a leading publisher of digital media software, has launched X-OOM Media Centre for Wii XE, to enable users to enjoy their music, videos and photos on a Nintendo Wii™. This innovative software turns the popular gaming console into an interactive media hub by streaming digital media files from a PC to a Wii™.

Share and enjoy your favourite digital media - Favourite video files, photos and music normally found on a PC in a bedroom or study, can now be easily shared and enjoyed on a TV in any room via a Nintendo Wii™ using X-OOM Media Centre for Wii XE. Once installed on a PC, the software will wirelessly interact with the Wii™. Chosen files can then be streamed to the console, eliminating the hassle of transferring content via cumbersome memory cards, USB devices or CDs.

Access web TV, radio and podcasts - X-OOM Media Centre for Wii XE also makes it possible to browse the internet, providing access to over 1,000 digital radio and TV channels. New options include podcast support, RSS feeds and access to popular video sharing sites such as YouTube™ and Google Video™.

Easy installation - Requiring no extra hardware, X-OOM Media Centre for Wii XE is easy to use and install. After installing the software on the PC, use the File Wizard to add files to the Media Centre. Then, simply select the Wii’s Internet Channel, typing in the web address and pass code provided, to navigate the simple menus and browse the streamed files.

Photos and films can be enjoyed in high quality as the software is optimised for widescreen and HD programs. Common network connection is provided through WLAN or LAN, and extensive media files are supported such as MP3, WMA, OGG, DivX, XviD, Mpeg2, MPEG4, WMV, JPG, BMP etc

X-OOM Media Centre for Wii XE is priced at £29.99 and is available from X-OOM.com

Be the best at Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii: homemade training wheel video

Do you want to be the best at Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii? Well you have got to check out the latest revolutionary homemade training wheel. We have a video below of the homemade training wheel in action but let me chat about it for a little bit. The Wii Wheel is pretty hard to handle and obviously this person in the video thought so as well and that is why the Wii Wheel housing was made.

Nintendo Wii Fanboy’s Revolutionary columnist Mike Sylvester is the one behind this revolutionary do-it-yourself training wheel and we think he might have hit the jackpot, hey get it into shops quick. He just wanted to make racing games much easier to handle, he says that when he was writing for GlovePIE script for MotoGP 2 he wanted to be able to twist the Nintendo Wii Remote for throttle whilst tilting it to steer and this is when he found a simple way to do it.

For all the details on the revolutionary homemade training wheel please visit here, you can watch the video of the homemade training wheel in action with the Mario Kart Wii. I really do like this idea because it in simple, cheap and easy to build, yes ok it is ugly but hey who cares as long as it works.

Now please watch the video below.

Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website: PS3, Nintendo Wii, DS and PS2 launches summer

The Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website has just been unveiled by veteran videogame publisher System 3 which is now on the internet which you can see at www.system3.com.

This amazing website which I have been on looks hot and is keeping with the official Ferrari license and is one of the most prestigious in gaming, it offers a host of game related info in one of the most fantastic and lavish packages ever produced. Over on the site there is an amazing list which includes imagery and videos plus the official site game offers stunning artwork and exquisite models taken from the developers’ drawing boards, there are also tips from the driving supreme star Tiff Needell.

There are 16 North American and European Ferrari Challenge tracks featured on this game and players can learn so much from each course in advance which is a bonus, the website also offers great detail of each Ferrari which also gives you a head start. For those wishing to see for themselves how each version of Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli compare, there are screenshots and videos from each of the game’s platforms– illustrating the technical limits the game pushes across each format.

Just so you all know there is a comprehensive downloads section which offers racing fans everything you need to dress their PCs and mobile phones with the game’s official livery.

Once again please do visit www.system3.com for the official website of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli which is online now. This game will launch throughout the summer on PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii.

Please let me know what you think?

Nintendo Wii: Wireless Nunchuk Kit goes on sale in UK

The new Wireless Nunchuck kit for the Nintendo Wii has hit the UK stores. The Nintendo Wireless Kit costs just £19.95 and will transform your existing cabled Nunchuk into a wire-free controller.

This Wireless Kit has been released before the Nyko Technologies wireless Nunchuk, which is on sale in the US and is launching in the UK on the 16th May 16 and is said to cost around £34.99.

Will you use the kit or wait for the really thing?

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Nintendo Wii squeaky clean disc drive lens or no Super Smash Bros. Brawl

After some of the Nintendo Wii fanatics waited two years for this console many of them have been disappointed at the fact that they’re unable to play Super Smash Bros Brawl.

Nintendo have come back with this reply. The double layer disc can only be read by a squeaky clean disc drive lens. They also say not to try and clean the disc lens on your own and that you should send it off to Nintendo HQ. Hopefully this will sort out the problem.

Have you had this problem?

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Nintendo Wii releases Genesis emulation

So far we have seen a GameCube / Wii Tetris, Linux build, SNES emulator, and the first homebrew MP3 player for Nintendo’s money-maker.

Now it has been said that Coder-extraordinaire Eke-Eke has created not only Read more

Nintendo Wii Fit Will Cost £70 in the UK and €90 in Europe

Nintendo have announced the price of the Wii Fit game.
The Wii Fit will cost £70 in the UK and €90 across the rest of Europe, this coming April.

Last week Nintendo confirmed that the UK will get the game on 25 April, but they forgot to include the price. America has to wait until May to get hold of copies though. Read more

Hands on reviews with Nyko Winter 2008 gaming peripherals

Joystiq have the low down on the Nyko Winter 2008 gaming peripherals, they have a full hands on review on each gaming peripheral from Nyko. The gaming accessories they are chatting about are the Read more

Nintendo Wii Menu Update 3.2 available: improved system performance

If you thought that you’re Nintendo Wii needed a little boost help is at hand, as the games giant have released a new Read more

Panasonic unveils first plasma TV that is Wii-proof

If you are the owner of a Nintendo Wii you know how dangerous those Wii-Motes can be, as many have been propelled at speed towards your beloved Plasma or LCD TV. The result is a TV that has Read more

Tantrum: The UK’s First Children-Only Hair Salon

This has to be the best salon in the world! Tantrum is the UK’s first children-only hairdressing company who have recently launched what will be the first of many salons on Kings Road in London. Read more

NPD: Sony PS3 outsells Xbox 360 but Nintendo Wii gets first place in January

It seems that the Sony PS3 is nearly matching the Nintendo Wii in sales this January; it seems January was amazing for Sony’s newest home console and with beating the likes of the Microsoft Xbox 360; it was not that far from the Read more

Xbox 360 sells the most software: attach rate at 7 games sold per console

We all know that the Nintendo Wii wins hands down to win the console sales crown, but you have to take your hats of for the Microsoft Xbox 360. The reason the Read more