Month: September 2009
Wii games are getting better, says collective review scores
Review score bias and controversy aside, critics who historically favor high resolution games are warming to Wii. The above graph, published by Industry Gamers, shows that year over year, the Wii scores better and is more on par with Xbox 360 and PS3 scores. Discuss.
Wii Fit Plus arrives Oct 4, disc to cost $20
Nintendo today announced that the new Wii Fit Plus game will launch in North America on Oct. 4. Wii Fit Plus will replace the current Wii Fit configuration at retail, and will be bundled with the Wii Balance Board accessory at a suggested retail price of $99.99. For people who currently own Wii Fit and want to add the expanded options to their fitness regimen, the Wii Fit Plus disc will be availab...
Update: Wii Internet Channel now free
The free, then un-free Wii Internet Channel is now free again, reports GameIndustry.biz. Those of you who didn’t download in time and were forced to pay the 500 Wii Point to get this oft-unused Wii Channel will have the option of downloading a free NES Virtual Console game come October. That is all.
U.S. Wii owners can go to the dark side for the holidays
Japan’s already been reveling in all that is black and plastic ever since Nintendo introduced a black Wii and black peripherals in that market this past August (yes, it really is September already). Now it’s our turn! Well, it will be, just as soon as Nintendo delivers stock in time for the holiday season. We Yanks will be on the receiving end of a black Wiimote, black cover, black Wii...
Youtube Tuesday – Inglorious Plummers
The thrilling parody of the summer’s most talked about movie trailer is finally here! Have any suggestions or videos for YouTube Tuesday? Send them in at [email protected]
Capcom making a new Okami, but for the DS!?
This info comes from what appears to be a scan of the latest issue of Famitsu. Anyone excited about the possibilities of an Okami for the DS?
What if… Professor Layton was a NES game?
What if Professor Layton was a series on the Famicom in Japan. Would we have ever seen it on American shores?