NOE Wii advertising
Nintendo Europe are set to splash out around 11 million quid promoting the Wii, we can confirm.
The aim is to target every type of consumer imaginable through use of TV, Cinema, PR and Sampling - £6.5 million between now and launch, with a further £4.5 from January - March.
“It is our intention to make the […]
NINTENDODE: Songs for the Big N by sock puppet rockers Uncle Monsterface to release in tandem with Wii
Brooklyn, New York, USA, The Cosmos - In addition to being a bizarre sock puppet rock band, Uncle Monsterface are a bunch of Nintendo fanboys. And they’re gonna prove it. The band that features singing and dancing sock puppets, giant monsters, inflatable lobsters, and songs about Count Chocula has decided to put their love of […]
Capcom hint at future Wii project
Zombie godfathers Capcom have hinted at some surprises next year regarding a possible upcoming Wii project.
Speaking to next-gen.biz, Capcom’s US marketing VP, Charles Bellfield, reaffirmed that the company are “committed to all” major consoles (PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii)
He then went on to divulge that “With regards to 360 and PS3 and Wii, I can […]
JAP Wii pricing
IGN have uncovered official pricing details for Nintendo Wii software in its native home of Japan.
All prices detailed below include tax:-
Necronesia (Spike): 7140 yen
Bleach Wii (Sega): 7140 yen
Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo): 6800 yen
Red Steel (Ubisoft): 6800 yen
Sengoku Musou Wave (aka Samurai Spirits, Koei): 6090 yen
Furu Furu Paaku (Taito): 6090 yen
GT Pro Series (MTO): 6090 […]
New Red Steel trailer
The Japanese site for Ubisoft’s Red Steel has been updated with a new(ish) trailer for the game.
To visit the site and view the trailer, click here.
Red Steel is due out in all major territories for the Wii launch and makes full use of the Wii-motes unique functionality.
GT Pro JAP release
Folk over in Japan are going to have to wait a little bit longer for the Wii debut of GT Pro.
The cel-shaded racer won’t be hitting Japense stores until January 11th, 2007 according to NOA. However, North American gamers can look forward to playing the game at launch.
It’s not all bad news though; in exchange […]
Aussie VC games
Nintendo of Australia have revealed the initial line-up for the Virtual Console, covering seven titles from the NES and SNES era.
NES
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Pinball
SNES
F-Zero
Simcity
Super Mario World
The big N have commited to adding more titles to this nostelgtic feature each month. Stay tuned for more updates.
More Euro Wii boxarts
Another week, another set of boxarts for your viewing pleasure, this time coming from the PAL versions of Wii Sports and Happy Feet (Don’t say it, we just know you couldn’t survive without seeing the delight that is Happy Feet)
Wii Sports
Happy FeetÂ
As always, more will be revealed in run-up to the Wii’s launch.
WarioWare US date
In light of the first batch of Q1 ‘07 Wii games released yesterday, Nintendo have revealed the US date for one of the quarters top games; WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
The game, which has the player performing a variety of crazy tasks utilizing the Wii-mote (squatting, balancing a plate, pumping something up, you name it) will be […]
Q1 2007 Wii titles
With the Wii due out this holiday season (with an impressive line-up to boot), several titles have already been slated down for release early next year.
Sources haven’t divulged an exact date for the following US/Euro releases, but nonetheless, Wii fans can expect to play the following games between January and March 2007:-
Bust a Move Revolution
Dance […]