Nintendo Wii News and Views

Shigsy Speaks To Talk Asia

Legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto recently sat down for a chat with Talk Asia on a number of issues - one of them being that his DS console has converted his wife over to videogames.
“My wife does not play any kind of games. I have tried to make her interested with various games…she has never showed […]

Posted By Mike H

New Bowling Game Announced

Fans of the Wii Sports’ Bowling game will be pleased to know that Crave Entertainment have announced an all-new Bowling game for Wii - Brunswick Pro Bowling .
In a press release issued this week, the compay state “Brunswick Pro Bowling will give players a detailed, realistic bowling-center experience, complete with authentic sights and sounds, and […]

Posted By Mike H

Rumor: Okami Heading To Wii?

IGN are reporting that PS2 paint brush adventure Okami could be heading to Nintendo Wii.
According to a “reliable industry insider unaffiliated with Capcom”, the Wii version would include the added ability of using the Wii remote to make use of the games magical paint brush.
Still, IGN contacted Capcom Europe and got the following answer: “Officially […]

Posted By Mike H

Super Paper Mario Dated

In a rather hilarious press release issued yesterday, Nintendo of America have confirmed the release date for Super Paper Mario.
“Nintendo of America Requests the Pleasure of Your Company at the Marriage of Peach to Bowser on the 9th Day of April 2007. The nuptials will take place at the beginning of Super Paper Marioâ„¢, which […]

Posted By Mike H

Capcom Speak Wii

Capcom’s Senior Director of Strategic Planning & Research, Christian Svensson, recently added his thoughts about Nintendo Wii.
Posting on the company’s Official Forum, Svensson stated he saw the system’s appeal “as being very, very broad with a family focus (especially in Japan)”
He then adds that “If there is a “core player base” on Wii, within two […]

Posted By Mike H

Kaplan Talks Wii Success

Perrin Kaplan, VP of Marketing and Corporate Affairs for Nintendo America, recently sat down for a chat with Gamespy to discuss her thoughts over the success of Nintendo Wii.
Unsurprisingly, Kaplan thought the overall launch was “Fantastic”, adding  “We’re in awe that consumers have embraced it so readily, and that such a wide audience has embraced […]

Posted By Mike H

Mercury Meltdown Box

A quick update for those anticipating the slippery Mercury Meltdown Revolution for Wii. The offical PAL boxart has been revealed, which can be seen below.
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The game is due out on March 30th.

Posted By Mike H

AOL Developing AIM For Wii

AOL are planning on developing an Instant Messenging service for Wii - named ‘WiiAim’
The official site reads “When it is complete, WiiAim will allow you to use AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) to instant message people on your Wii using the new browser.”
This isn’t the first time AOL have developed a messenger service for a videogame […]

Posted By Mike H

Fight Night For Wii?

Industry big wigs Electronic Arts are thinking of producing a Wii incarnation of the popular Fight Night series.
Speaking to website doghouseboxing.com, producer Michael Blank revealed “We’re talking about it right now. We’re contemplating and we definitely feel there are some exciting things we can do with the Fight Night franchise and the Wii. When you […]

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Reggie Interview @ DICE 2007

Everyone’s favourite COO, Reggie Fils-Aime, recently spoke to Mercury News at the recent DICE convention this week.
As per usual, the Regginator was quick offer his thoughts and feelings over the competition and - naturally - the continuing success of the company’s latest home console, Wii. See below for what he had to say.
-Regarding Bill Gate’s […]

Posted By Mike H