Posts Tagged ‘Wii’
Feb 2, 2007
EA Confirms Additional Wii Support
Feb 2, 2007
Go Nintendo compiled two quotes coming from EA concerning their support on Wii. They can be read below,
“We are pleased with the performance of our products on next-generation consoles. In the year ahead, we plan to build on our leadership position on both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, and to significantly increase our [...]
Feb 1, 2007
VC Mario Kart 64 Ghostless
Feb 1, 2007
In the original Mario Kart 64, you could save your best laps as “ghosts” to a memory pak and race against them at a later time. In the VC version, this option is not available. A Nintendo spokesperson says, “Due to unavoidable technical reasons unfortunately it is not possible to save ghost data.”
Granted, you can [...]
Jan 30, 2007
Nintendo Scores Even More Awards, This Time From Game.co.uk
Jan 30, 2007
Hey, looks like Nintendo is sharing some more love in Europe from Game.co.uk. Nintendo was selected to receive the award for the following categories: Originality (no brainer), Developer, Publisher, Hardware (Nintendo DS Lite), and Technical Achievement (Wii). The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess also was the runner-up for the People’s Choice award. It seems Europe [...]
Jan 30, 2007
International Toy Fair Present Award for Wii and WarioWare
Jan 30, 2007
The 2007 International Toy Fair kicks off tomorrow in Nürnberg, Germany, and with that comes an awards ceremony. Nintendo Europe will be boasting two awards, one for its Nintendo Wii, and the other for WarioWare: Smooth Moves. Both have been selected for appealing, yet simplistic gameplay that promotes group play while also remaining enjoyable for [...]
Jan 30, 2007
Wii Modchip Shipping Next Week?
Jan 30, 2007
Engadget is reporting that a Wii modchip (with a “quicksolder” mod for ease of use. Now anyone can mod their Wii with ease.) by Teamcyclops will be shipping as early as next week. This comes just days following the Wiinja video popped up on Youtube.
This modchip will sport the ability to play back-up [...]
Jan 30, 2007
Rumor: New Wii Colors on the Way?
Jan 30, 2007
It appears that an undisclosed Nintendo rep revealed to GameDrift that new variations in colors for Wii will be made available. The only confirmed colors at this time include black (which most people will probably associate with the Revolution codename) and red. No details emerged concerning launch date or price, though it’s unlikely there will [...]
Jan 29, 2007
Wii-kly Update: Four New Titles Added to Virtual Console
Jan 29, 2007
Jan. 29, 2007
Today Nintendo adds four new classic games to the popular Wii video game system’s Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can [...]
Jan 27, 2007
Future of Wii Shop Channel: Open Platform for Indie Game Devs
Jan 27, 2007
CVG contacted Nintendo to get some closure on this. The opportunity for Indie game developers to produce Wii-centric or other original titles will indeed be a procurable function in the future.
From a personal standpoint, I wonder if this will give game developers incentive to produce low-budget titles for older consoles? It would only take [...]
Jan 27, 2007
Upcoming Japanese Virtual Console Titles
Jan 27, 2007
Kotaku is reporting on the recently unveiled Japanese Wii VC titles to be released in the near future. The obvious creme de la creme of the bunch appears to be the beloved Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Just how long until these make it onto our respective Wii’s? Innuendo aside, it’s likely the [...]
Jan 26, 2007
Wii News Channel Preview
Jan 26, 2007
After downloading the necessary update, the Wii News Channel will be functional on your Wii. Before connecting to the Wii News Channel however, supplementary software must be downloaded. An ambient selection of music plays over an apt fitting, papyrus-like background while downloading said software.
While roaming the menus, a more upbeat vibe plays, almost techno-esque in [...]

