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Some Nintendo scraps on the day by a lazy blogger: Dragon Quest IX coming to the DS Oldies are techies too! Wii on NPR Play DivX movies on Wii PSO GameCube server shutting down 4/1/2007 Comic: Waiting in the Wii line Wireless Wii sensor bar for sale [Thanks: Shinn, Justin, falken, Morely, and Joshua]

The Japanese site Mixi, which is a Japan-only site similar to myspace or facebook allows its users to post reviews on products like DVDs, CDs, and video games. Intrigued, I decided to look over some user reviews of “Hajimete no Wii,” the game + wiimote bundle that will be known as “Wii Play” if it is released in the US. 27 users have reviewed the product so far with a resul...

New ESRB ratings suggest that Street Fighter II and others are coming soon to the Virtual Console. 1UP reports: "The Entertainment Software Ratings Board says they’ve recently rated Street Fighter II: The World Warrior for Wii. Somehow we doubt Capcom’s releasing a single-game Wii compilation. There are a number of Virtual Console destined releases in the ESRB’s database ...

In two days Japanese gamers will be able to get their hands on the DS version of “karuta,” a traditional Japanese card game that Nintendo actually manufactured far before they were a video game industry giant. The game, called “Touch de Tanoshimu Hyaku Nin Isshu DS Shigureden” uses cards which are based off of a famous set of one-hundred distinct Japanese poems. The game wo...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfLnCyajUYE]Dr. Phil is like that fat, pompous uncle of yours that you only see during the holidays, and yet he still manages to make you feel strange and unnaturally violent towards your fellow man … No, that’s it, there’s no snarky blog punchline to be found here. That’s just how I feel. Anyway, my man Phil gave away a few Wii’...

Sure, there are Wii shortages abound in the U.K. and Europe right now, but for those who managed to get one of the 50,000 units allocated to the British Isles, congrats. You just made Nintendo’s latest console the fastest selling ever. Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft: “The fastest selling game machine in the UK is the Nintendo Wii. Since its launch last week, over 100,000 units have been...

Dear mainstream gaming magazines and Web sites, When reviewing a Wii game, put on your console blinders and answer this simple question when “rating” the title on graphics. Do the graphics in this Wii title:A) Distract or take away from the game play experience.B) Complement the game play adequately.C) Enhance the game play. Graphics are meant to complement, not supersede game play or ...

First, the good news. The first “professional review” for Elebits is an 8.3 from IGN. Ratings, shmatings, right? Regardless, it’s a good review to read. Robert “Big news at 12!” Summa over at Destructoid seems keen on the WiiConnect24 functionality, so that’s another quill in the hat of this unique title. One can bet that Elebits will probably run the gamut of r...

Via 4cr, the titles hitting shelves today and later this week: WiiDecember 11 – Disney’s Chicken Little: Ace in ActionDecember 12 – ElebitsDecember 12 – Far Cry VengeanceDecember 12 – Super Swing GolfDecember 12 – World Series of Poker: Tournament of ChampionsDecember 14 – Metal Slug Anthology Virtual ConsoleDecember 11 – Gunstar HeroesDecember 11 &#...

When my youngest sister first beat me in bowling, I convinced myself it was a fluke; some problem with the software. I was the elder gamer, after all, and she was the high school student. I don’t think she’s played a gaming console, portable or otherwise, since Game Boy Color first came out. Then she beat me again. This was after a week straight with the Wii all to myself. I was bowlin...

Today there are four new VC titles that will soon grace your Wii Shop Channel. If you’re like me, and like to tune out with the Shop Channel music in the background, you might already know this. For the rest of you: Ice Hockey (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points) Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wi...

Flickr has a new photo pool dedicated solely for Wii Motion stills. Do you look this cool playing? And it’s interesting to note how close some people play to the TV with Wii Sports as several photos in the pool point out. I like a good 8-12 feet distance for optimal skills.