Nintendo’s Strange Patent Applications
February 6, 2008 at 8:01 pm | Hardware, Wii | No Comments
Wii-Kly Classic Game Update - Feb 4
A tad bit late on this update…
OPERATION WOLF (NES, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Use of Tobacco and Violence, 500 points): A group of desperate terrorists is keeping hostages in their jungle fortress. As a member of the elite tactical squad Operation Wolf, you must invade their hideout, destroy their operations, and get the hostages out alive! Maneuver through a series of missions and fight off soldiers, patrol boats, helicopters, and more. The further you progress, the more enemies you’ll have to defeat and the harder they’ll try to stop you in your tracks (going so far as tossing knives and grenades at you or wearing armor). Read more…
February 5, 2008 at 7:18 pm | Wii | No Comments
Wii-Kly Classic Game Update - Jan 28
Well, at least you get one game this week…
1080 SNOWBOARDING (N64, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Hit the slopes for some serious shredding in one of the first truly realistic snowboarding games ever created! Start in the lodge and select from five characters, each with his/her own particular attributes and special tricks. Then take a look at the wide assortment of available boards and choose one that best suits your rider and style. Once you’ve got the gear, six different modes of play, including Match Race, Trick Attack, and 2-Player Versus, await. Read more…
January 28, 2008 at 7:20 pm | Wii | No Comments
Wii-Kly Classic Game Update - Jan 21
ADVENTURES OF LOLO 2 (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Lolo and Lala are back in this sequel to the popular puzzle game THE ADVENTURES OF LOLO. On their return from the Haunted Castle, the Great Devil kidnaps Lala and challenges Lolo to rescue her again. Now he must take on the challenge of the Great Devil’s Tower and Castle mazes. Fortunately, Lala was able to analyze each of the mazes as she was taken to the tower and left clues in the Jewel Boxes in each room. Each Jewel that Lolo collects contains information that will help him in the next room. In order to succeed, he’ll also have to push tiles, pick up Heart Framers, temporarily turn enemies into Eggs with his Magic Shots and ward off enemy attacks by moving Emerald Framers. With your help, Lolo and Lala will work together to escape the Great Devil’s clutches and defeat him.
January 21, 2008 at 12:02 pm | Wii | No Comments
Nintendo Boasts Sales With NPD Backing
Using independent data from the NPD Group, Nintendo has released some impressive fact about the company’s sales in 2007. Both the Wii and DS were on top in gaming system sales.
“By the end of 2007 we were sold out of virtually all hardware, and much of our stock of software and accessories was sold out as well, thanks to the broad appeal of Wii and Nintendo DS to core gamers, women, families, grandparents, and seemingly everyone in between,”said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America�s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “And that momentum continues here in the early weeks of 2008.”
January 18, 2008 at 3:20 pm | Business & Law, Wii | No Comments
Nintendo’s Massive 2008 Game Lineup
Nintendo has released a list of upcoming games for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Nintendo DS and Wii finished as the No. 1 and No. 2 best-selling systems of the year, respectively. Nintendo continues its momentum into 2008 with a strong lineup of games. In the first half of 2008 alone, more than 65 new Wii games will add to the current library of more than 195 and 80 new Nintendo DS games will add to the current library of nearly 500.
“The video game industry has never had so many new players, and they’ve never had so much fun,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing. “Our momentum is not limited to one system or one game. We’re going broad and bold in 2008, with something for every member of the family.”
The following is a partial list of Wii and Nintendo DS software for the first half of 2008.
January 16, 2008 at 11:59 pm | Wii | No Comments
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Delayed Again
Nintendo has decided to push the release date of Super Smash Bros. Brawl further into the year of 2008. It was originally set to release in late 2007, then delayed until February 10, 2008. The new release date is now slated for March 9, 2008.
January 16, 2008 at 3:22 pm | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
Wii Fit Now With A Mat
Japanese peripheral maker Hori is releasing a mat to accompany the Wii Fit sometime in February. There is not much to it, just a mat too prevent slippage. It comes in a nice neon green color though…
January 15, 2008 at 11:11 pm | Wii | No Comments
Wii-Kly Classic Game Update - Jan 14
Pac-Attack (Super NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Pac-Man makes a rare appearance outside of a maze environment in Pac-Attack, a fun and quirky puzzle game. This unique entry in the genre puts its own twist on established conventions and adds one of gaming’s most iconic characters to the mix. The goal is simple: Keep your screen clear of falling blocks and ghosts by lining up blocks horizontally, causing them to disappear. Clearing the ghosts, though, requires the help of a hungry Pac-Man (who just happens to swing by every so often for a snack). It’s up to you to get all of the ghosts lined up for him, because Pac-Man will keep eating them until he is stopped by a block or he runs out of ghosts. In addition, his range of movement on the playing field is limited to horizontal or downward�thus adding further strategy. There are three game modes to choose from: 1 Player Normal, 2 Player VS., and the challenging 1 Player Puzzle. Feel like gobbling up some ghosts?
January 14, 2008 at 11:06 am | Wii | No Comments
$20 Super Smash Bros. Brawl A Mistake
Just as soon as we all thought you could preorder Super Smash Bros. Brawl for under $20 from Walmart, the mistake was fixed. If you now navigate to the preorder page the price is listed as $49.82.
Oh Well. Hopefully some of you took advantage of the “deal” while it lasted. I’d like to hear if anyone actually successfully preordered it for under $20.
January 11, 2008 at 2:30 pm | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments