Nintendo Wii News and Views

Nintendo Wii to support Dolby Pro Logic II

Audophiles everywhere will be pleased to know that Nintendo’s upcoming console, Wii, will support Dolby Pro Logic II. See below for a full press release.
PRESS RELEASE
AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2006 - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today that the Wii™ gaming console from Nintendo Co., Ltd. will use Dolby® Pro Logic II technology to [...]

Posted By Mike H

Metal Slug Anthology update

SNK have announced that Metal Slug 6 will feature in the upcoming Metal Slug: Anthology for Nintendo Wii. See below for a full press release.
PRESS RELEASE
Wall, New Jersey Sep 22, 2006 SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the US publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, announced today that they will add the latest game in the [...]

Posted By Mike H

Mark Rein speaks Wii

Epic’s Mark Rein, previously the subject of much controversy surrounding his comments on the Wii, recently spoke about the console in an interview with website CVG.
Speaking in regards to the company’s current plans for the system, Rein stated that “I can tell you that we’re not doing, internally any development right now on the Wii. [...]

Posted By Mike H

Iga on Castlevania Wii

Castlevania creator Koji ‘Iga’ Igarashi was recently quizzed on the possibility of a Castlevania game for Nintendo’s next-gen console, the Wii.
Speaking with 1up.com, Iga stated that he’s used to all the fuss about the series coming to Wii, saying “80 percent of the press ask me that question.”
“Everyone can think about Castlevania on the Wii, [...]

Posted By Mike H

Factor 5 speak Wii

Developers Factor 5, previously responsible for bringing the Rogue Leader franchise to N64 and Gamecube, recently spoke about Nintendo’s Wii console.
Talking with IGN.com after the company’s showing of the PS3 exclusive Lair, at the Tokyo Games Show, president Julian Eggerbrecht revealed “I think Nintendo is doing exactly the right thing. They would have been crushed [...]

Posted By Mike H

Guitar Hero coming to Wii?

Innovative series Guitar Hero could be heading to Nintendo’s next-gen console, the Wii, following a recent statement by Activision.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs XV Conference, Activisions Robert Kotick stated that the series would be available “on every significant new format”.
It is highly likely this includes the Wii, along with of course the PS3 and Xbox [...]

Posted By Mike H