Microsoft bloke plays down the Wii
It was only inevitable that someone had to rain on the Wii’s parade, this time coming from Microsoft’s Andre Vrignaud.
Speaking at the height of the Wii’s success in Japan and the US, Vringaud pointed out that “The online service isn’t there yet — but to be fair, it also wasn’t promised at launch as did […]
1 million Wii’s sold
Nintendo’s Wii console has reached the 1 million sales mark worldwide, we can confirm.
Confirmed by president Iwata this week at the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC), the Wii has sold 600,000 units in North America, and a further 400,000 in its native Japan.
Can Nintendo repeat the same success for the European market? With the consoles launch […]
Best selling Wii games in Japan
With the Wii now on sale in its native Japan, details are coming in thick and fast of the consoles performance.
Its now known that the top eight selling titles in the country are as follows:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2. Wii Sports
3. Wii Play
4. WarioWare: Smooth Moves
5. Trauma Center: Second Opinion
6. Super Swing Golf
7. […]
Hot Wii Rumour
Take the following with a pinch of salt for now, but it makes for an interesting read nonetheless:-
“The secret lies within the Wii’s interface, most notably the channels. Something just might surprise you how far Nintendo can go in actually changing the infrastructure of their next-gen console…Nintendo’s playing a waiting game on when to reveal […]
Famtisu scores
With the Wii’s anticipated Japanese release less than 24 hours away, Famitsu magazine have scored a couple more games for the system.
Those of you who are interested, the mag gave Wii Sports 7/7/8/8 (32/40) and Wii Play 7/7/6/8 (30/40)
As ever, expect more scores in the coming weeks.