Details on Leipzig announcement

Details on Nintendo’s announcement at the Leipzig Games Convention have surfaced in Official Nintendo Magazine of France.
According to a translation by google, the magazine states that Nintendo are to reveal five new Wii games at the event, which takes place August 23rd-27th.
Currently, no further details are known although it is conceivable this could very well […]

Famitsu most wanted chart

Japan’s most celebrated gaming magazine, Famitsu, has been running a weekly ‘Most Wanted’ chart for some time now the Wii has made a notable appearance as of late.
Both Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Super Smash Bros Brawl have made the list at 16 and 11 respectively, holding off against a mostly PS2/3 dominated chart.
Interestingly, […]

Ready 2 Rumble exclusive to Wii?

The long awaited third instalment of the Ready 2 Rumble series could be heading exclusively to Nintendo Wii.
According to a rather primitive translation from Jeux-France, “Ready 2 Rumble 3 would be under development exclusively on Wii for the account of a large American editor.” The article then goes on to state the developers were apparently […]

Nintendo keynote @ Leipzig

Nintendo are to deliver a keynote speech at the upcoming Games Convention in Leipzig next month.
Supposedly titled ‘Wii keep our promises‘, the keynote will take place on August 23rd and last for one hour (4:15-5:15 AM EST/1:15-2:15 AM PST) No further information is available at the time, although the general consensus is that Nintendo plan […]

No Haze for Wii

Free Radical have announced that the Wii will not receive a version of the upcoming title, Haze.
The company’s official website states “There are currently no plans for a Wii version of Haze. Sadly, the cutting-edge technology we’re using requires more power than the Wii has available. If we could, we would.
While the Wii has received […]

Wii On Tour

According to Kotaku, the Nintendo Wii will be on tour with some unknown bands at this year’s Nintendo Fusion Tour.

“The Nintendo Fusion Tour promises to be one of the hottest tickets of the year. The cross-country tour, produced by Live Nation, will be headlined by Hawthorne Heights and will include up-and-comers like Relient K, Emery, […]

Kojima working on SBB level?

Not content with allowing the gruff bruiser Solid Snake to appear in the upcoming Smash Bros Brawl for Wii, rumours now point that Hideo is working on a MGS-inspired level for his character.
Amidst banter between two staff writers over at Nintendo Power came this statement: “If you want to talk about something big, how about […]

No Resident Evil Wii in ONM

Fans of Capcom’s upcomoing blood-fest on Nintendo Wii will have to wait a little longer for their exclusive read in Official Nintendo Magazine.
Contrary to reports in Issue 6 of the magazine, which allegedly detailed the announcement of exclusive coverage on the game [which was further accentuated by a silhouette of Leon Kennedy], the magazine have […]

Microsoft slate Wii/PS3 launch

XBox Europe boss Richard Teversham has cast doubt over the launch of Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Wii.
Speaking to MCV, Teversham, who also criticised Sony’s launch plans and price for the PS3, stated “And although Wii is almost a GameCube with a DVD drive, is Nintendo going to have enough quantity to satisfy the demand?”
The Gamecube […]

Strong words from THQ

Developers THQ uttered some rather interesting words today after revealing the company’s recent finacial results.
Speaking on its hottest upcoming titles for Nintendo Wii this fall, THQ stated “Four kids titles (SpongeBob, Avatar, Barnyard, Cars) will ship in Q3 for the Wii, which should outsell the PS3 in Q3 due to more units available at launch” 
The […]