Month: February 2007
Konami goodness headed to Virtual Console
Three Konami titles are incoming to the Virtual Console. So says the ESRB table that has been accurately predicting VC content lately: – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles– Castlevania– Zombies Ate My Neighbors Having broken a controller or two on the dam level of TMNT, I think I’ll pass on that one, for the sake of my $40 Wiimotes. Those other ones though… gold, Jerry, gol...
Perrin Kaplan dishes on future Wii hardware
The Perrin Kaplan Show continues in earnest (Matt C is nowhere to be seen in this interview, however): BIZ: Why is Nintendo planning on releasing a DVD enabled Wii so long after the launch of the console? I don’t think many people will care. What’s the point? PK: I think it’s just to give them a choice. We’ve not yet come out with a firm date; we haven’t talked about ...
Who said anything about a Nintendo Drought?
Right about now is that special time when lazy columnists begin to write “do you think Nintendo can keep this up?” columns about the longevity of the Wii. The old Nintendo Drought chestnut is wheeled out and dusted off (it’s shaped like a GameCube), and everyone starts to get nervous that Nintendo is going to spontaneously cut off the game supply to its latest home console for no...
More Wireless Classic Controllers
I know what you’re thinking- “What if I don’t win Infendo’s Classic Controller Contest?” Well have no fear, you can always make one yourself! And a rather authentic one at that. EXPERT hardware modder Mark Feldman shows off not one but two wireless controllers for the Wii that he has crafted out of original SNES and NES controllers in this four minute Youtube video. O...
Nintendo Spotting: Chomp soccer ball edition
[Flikr, via Extra Life]
Relase dates confirmed via Nintendo presser
Release dates, confirmed by Nintendo: DS3/29 – More English Training3/12 – Mario vs Donkey Kong 24/19 – International Daredemo Asobi Taizen4/19 – Nodame Canterbilly4/26 – Panel de Pon Wii4/19 Super Paper Mario4/26 Yawaraka Atamajuku (Big Brain Academy)4/26 One Piece Unlimited Adventure Paper Mario, yay or nay Infendo? Supposedly it’s making a debut Stateside, an...
Nintendo’s 2007 lineup
Nintendo’s confirmed(?) game lineup for 2007, via Game Front and translated by GoNintendo: – Super Smash Bros. Brawl– Disaster (most likely Day of Crisis)– Donkey Kong Barrel Blast– Doubutsu no Mori [Animal Crossing]– Forever Blue– Hoshi no Kirby– Mario Party 8– Mario Strikers Charged– Metroid Prime 3: Corruption– Project H.A.M.M.E....
Bloomberg: Wii wins January
This is news, because it is indicative of a trend: Nintendo Co.’s Wii outsold Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 during January as consumers bought 436,000 of the video-game consoles. Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 was the second-most purchased machine with sales of 294,000, followed by PlayStation 3 with 244,000, Credit Suisse analyst Heath Terry said to...
Wii Impressions – three months after launch
I took my first swing of a virtual tennis racket three months ago. While I haven’t played Wii Sports as much as Zelda or WarioWare, it made a lasting impression. The first time you get your baseball bat ready for a pitch and it matches each and every movement you make, a sense of awe comes over you. Now that I’m used to the Wii, it’s controller, and all the extra channels, itR...
Wii sheds pounds — really!
So the guy wasn’t faking. What a surprise. A study by Liverpool John Moores University found regular use could help shift 27lb (12.25kg) a year. It’s pretty simple: Exaggerated movements and moderate off the couch arm flailing = better than sitting on couch pressing buttons, at least for exercising purposes.
Game|Life to Nintendo: start losing money
Chris Kohler over at Game|Life is one savvy blogger, and his latest post on Nintendo is spot-on. My latest big idea that I think Nintendo should consider is this: at some point, they should start throwing away cash into projects that might probably fail. No, stay with me on this one. At this point, Nintendo has proven that their strategy is viable. They’re expanding the market. DS did incred...
More Capcom titles for Wii inbound
Aeropause is reporting today (Gamasutra)that Capcom is set to flood the Wii with, well, something: Gamsautra: Are the games being developed for the Wii going to be exclusives or re-imagined ports from other platforms? CB: It’s a good question… Capcom has to balance its content between some of its established brands that may come over to different platforms ”“ obviously we have a track ...