Nintendo Wii News and Views

So How Much Does Manhunt 2 Rule?

In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk horror. More specifically, let’s talk Manhunt 2. It hit the shelves yesterday and as much as I’ve been dying to play it for so long, I have not yet had the opportunity.
I want to know how it is. How many of you have already bought it? How […]

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Wiis Available at Amazon?

Rumor has it that Amazon will have Wiis in stock and for sale starting at 10:00 AM PST (1:00 PM EST) tomorrow (October 31). So if you have still not been able to get your hands on a Wii, here’s a chance to do so.
Of course, I have not seen any information on how […]

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Find Dracula’s Body Parts!

Finally, the game with the second greatest soundtrack ever (the first being Contra) is hitting the Wii via the Virtual Console. And the game itself is pretty sweet too.
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest is now downloadable for 500 points ($5) through the Wii Shop Channel according to Gamasutra.

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No Wii Production Increase for the Holidays

It doesn’t look like it’s going to be any easier to find a Wii during the holiday season than it’s been since its release. Not that this should surprise anyone, but Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said that the company will not even be increasing production.
Apparently the company is having trouble getting new manufacturing plants up […]

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A Few Quick Wii News Items

Nintendo of America hired two new executives today in the marketing and “special assignment” departments. One of them was formerly the chief marketing officer for Yahoo. They will be based in Nintendo’s new Silicon Valley office.
Play.tm reports that PS3 sales are rivaling Wii sales in Europe, which comes as a bit of a surprise […]

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MMO Animal Crossing for Wii?

Rumor has it that the next Animal Crossing title coming to the Wii will be an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game. Several sources say that british gaming magazine Edge broke this news, but it is still unconfirmed.
I have seen opinions around the Internet regarding the matter ranging from excitement to skepticism.
Most of the skepticism […]

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Here Comes Namco Museum Remix

Gamezone reports that Namco Museum Remix for the Wii has shipped to retailers. The set of classic games and “remixed” classics will utilize both the nunchuk and the Wii Remote.
Featured games include:
- Galaga Remix
- Gator Panic Remix
- Pac’N Roll Remix
- Pac-Motos
- Rally-X Remix

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Nintendo Snatches up Pirate Devices

Apparently this news is a couple weeks old, but this is the first I’ve seen of it. With the aid of the High Court in Hong Kong, Nintendo was able to seize 10,000 devices used to pirate games. Leigh Alexander at Gamasutra writes:
On Oct. 8th, the court ordered the raid of Supreme Factory Limited facilities, […]

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Guilty Gear Coming to Wii

The fighting game Guilty Gear XX Accent Core will be released by 505 Games for the Wii in February according to Digital Spy.
The game will utilize Wii remote controls for attack moves while the nunchuk will be used to move the fighters around.
This might be fun, but personally I’d like to see someone […]

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A Place for Wii Contests

I was using the ol’ StumbeUpon toolbar looking for some interesting Wii sites and I came across this one which is dedicated to pointing you towards the latest free Wii contests from around the Internet. Wii-Contest.com describes itself on it’s about page:
There are many sites these days that fill your head with the dream that […]

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