This weeks Wii-Kly classic game update includes a mix of games from three different consoles. The games include ZANAC from NES, Eternal Champions from Sega Genesis, and The Dynastic Hero from TurboGrafx16.
ZANAC (NES, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): ZANAC is a vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up game that was released in November 1986. Take control of the state-of-the-art fighter, ZANAC, with the objective of destroying the bases of the mechanized enemy forces. Read more…
December 3, 2007 at 11:45 am | Wii | No Comments
Nintendo has a lot to smile about this holiday season. The sales of both the Nintendo DS and Wii console have reached historic figures in the first week of the holiday shopping season. This includes more than 653,000 Nintendo DS, and 350,000 Wii throughout the United States.
The Nintendo DS set a new record for sales during the Thanksgiving week, surpassing the 600,000 Game Boy Advanced sales in 2005. Nintendo’s 350,000 Wii systems represent the highest one-week U.S. sales total outside of its launch week one year ago. “Wii has been dubbed the must-have gift of the 2007 holiday season and has been placed at the top of numerous gift lists”
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November 28, 2007 at 1:21 pm | Business & Law, Wii | No Comments
Instead of fighting the crowds at the shopping malls, why not relax at home and play the newest additions to the Shop Channel. This weeks games include a mix from NES, Super NES, and Sega Genesis. You can now download DOUBLE DRIBBLE from the NES, Vega Stakes from the Super NES, and Echo Jr. from Sega Genesis. Read on for a synopsis of each.
DOUBLE DRIBBLE™ (NES®, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): DOUBLE DRIBBLE, the first 5-on-5, full-court home basketball game, is pure hoops action at its finest. While still a surprisingly accurate basketball game for its time, the frantic action keeps you on your toes as your players run from one end of the court to the other. Read more…
November 26, 2007 at 11:37 am | Wii | No Comments
Super Mario Galaxy is turning out to be one of the most popular games of all time amongst gamers and critics alike.
Independent review-tracking site GameRankings.com now lists Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo’s Wii system as the best-reviewed game of all time, and another review-tracking site, Metacritic.com, lists Super Mario Galaxy as having “Universal Acclaim,” with a score of 98 out of 100.
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November 22, 2007 at 1:29 am | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
Nintendo’s Wii Zapper is now available in stores. The Wii Zapper is capable of housing a Wii Remote and Nunchuck in order to gain precision targeting and accuracy in games where these aspects are needed the most. Included with the Wii Zapper is Link’s Crossbow Training, a series of targeting challenges in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess designed to demonstrate the full range of fun for the Wii Zapper. Both can be picked up at a combined price of $19.99.
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November 19, 2007 at 11:19 pm | Hardware, Wii | No Comments
Today the Wii console is celebrating its first anniversary. What better way to celebrate by releasing some more games for the Wii Shop Channel. This week’s Wii-Kly update included three titles from the NES, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx16 consoles. You can now download Wrecking Crew from the NES, Sonic 3D Blast from Sega Genesis, and Super Air Zonk from the TurboGrafx16 video game system. Read on for details on the three new games.
Wrecking Crew (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): In the days before Mario and Luigi became sports stars in their downtime between plumbing and saving the Princess, they tried their hands as one-man wrecking crews. Read more…
November 19, 2007 at 12:55 pm | Wii | No Comments
NSider2 has brought us the attention of a Variety.com review on the recently released Mario Galaxy for the Wii console. The writer of the review, Ben Fritz, takes a strong dislike of Mario Galaxy due to its short-comings in graphics and two-player experience.
An interesting twist to this review is the fact that it was a Sony sponsored review, evident by a Sponsored by Sony picture. Is this a desperate attempt by Sony to take away the hype of Nintendo’s new Mario addition, or is Ben Fritz’s review a legitimate view on the game despite what many Wii fanboys will have to say?
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November 15, 2007 at 1:45 pm | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
A Best Buy store in New Jersey is apparently using Wii shortage scare tactics to bait consumers to purchase the console. The Consumerist website has posted a story by a man who witnessed the sales technique in the New Jersey Best Buy.
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“I was standing near the back of the store when one of their salespeople came strolling from a back door holding a Nintendo Wii over his head, and started walking the aisles announcing that it was their last unit. I followed, wondering both how quickly would it get snatched up and how quickly could I decide if I wanted to buy it. It took a few minutes for a couple to come rushing up to claim it, exclaiming how happy their kids were going to be.” Read more…
November 14, 2007 at 1:14 pm | Business & Law, Wii | No Comments
Mario is back in Super Mario Galaxy, now available for the Wii console. Super Mario Galaxy launches Mario into space to explore a multitude of planets, collecting Power Stars, and encountering crazy creatures along the way.
For the first time, Super Mario Galaxy lets a second player lend a hand in “co-star” mode. Using the revolutionary motion-sensitive Wii Remote, the co-star can point at the screen to collect starbits to shoot at enemies, deflect incoming attacks or stall enemies to help Mario.
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November 12, 2007 at 11:17 pm | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
This week’s Wii-Kly Shop Channel Update includes three new titles from NES, Super NES, and NEOGEO. You can now add Volleyball from NES, AXELAY from Super NES, and BLUE’S JOURNEY from NEOGEO to your collection of classic games. Read on for details about the new titles available for download on the Wii Shop Channel.
Volleyball (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Step onto the court in one of the first volleyball games ever made. Select either the men’s or women’s competition, choose from one of eight available countries to represent, and prepare for some intensely fun game play. The straightforward controls include all the moves you’ll need to effectively direct your six-person team. Take some time mastering them in the training mode, though, because you’ll need all the practice you can get when competing against challenging computer opponents. If you feel like some multiplayer action, take on a friend in the two-player mode and see whose skills are more polished. Block, set and spike your way to victory.
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November 12, 2007 at 10:37 am | Wii | No Comments
