SSBB Gameplay Video
Now that SSBB has officially been released in Japan, you can expect an even bigger flood of information hitting U.S. soil. For example, the video below shows an entire “brawl” between Toon Link and Ganondorf.
Be honest, who would win in a real fight between Toon Link (or just plain Link) and Ganondorf… I look forward […]
Final Character Lineup For SSBB?
There has been much speculation about the final roster of playable characters for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl title for Nintendo. Could the following image actually be real? Look and decide for yourself.
A poster on digg puts a name to each of the faces.
Bowser, Captain Falcon, Captain Olimar, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, Falco, Fox, […]
Old and Busted: Kickball - New Hotness: Virtual Wii P.E.
Recently, in England, four Worcestershire high schools added the Nintendo Wii console to their P.E. classes. In hopes the consoles would encourage students, who normally skip out, to get fit. (I recently wrote how gaming isn’t a suitable replacement for actual exercise).
Not only did the four high schools get the console… they also received heart […]
New WiiWare Developer: Steel Penny Games
Recently Steel Penny Games, formerly Naughty Dog Software employees, announced that they were signing with Nintendo into their WiiWare program. Currently Steel Penny is hard at work on their original IP, “Bruiser & Scratch”.
Here is a quote from the official release for the game…
Steel Penny Games states that the upcoming title blends a challenging puzzle […]
Complete 18 in 1 Wii Sports Attachment Kit
I’m not sure what to make of this “zany” assortment of attachments for the Nintendo Wii. But is all of this really necessary? Can’t people just play Wii Sports and the other games without these damned attachments?
Well, if your into this sort of thing, it looks as though they got everything pretty much covered…. wait […]
Move Your Wii
This morning I received an email pointing me to a site dedicated to exercise via the Wii. The site’s self-description is as follows:
Using your Nintendo Wii for exercise and aerobics is what MoveYourWii.com is all about. If you want to exercise with your Wii and track your weight loss, sign up for your free account.
You […]
Beware the Eggplant Wizard
Rumor has it that there may be a new Kid Icarus game in the works for the Wii. For those of you who have no clue what Kid Icarus is, it was a game from the golden ages of NES that featured this guy:
Well, an 8-bit version of him at least. The above […]
A Quick Note on Wii Safety
After coming across a rather grotesque picture of a Wii-related injury on Digg, I thought i would take a moment to remind everybody that safety comes first. Safety, closely followed by common sense.
I will link to the thread on Digg, but be warned. It is pretty gross, so if you have a weak stomach, I […]
Wii Helps Game Sales Skyrocket in 2007
The Wii helped video games sales in the United States achieve an all time high in 2007.
The biggest push came from the 1.4 million units sold during the holiday season, capping off the 6.3 million unit total for the entire year.
Some credit must go to Microsoft and Sony as well with 4.6 million XBox […]
Another Developer Down on the Wii
Here’s another case where a third-party developer is not too high on the Wii.
Goichi Suda, developer of No More Heroes (due out this month in the US) has been disappointed with the game’s sales in Japan and sales of third-party games for the Wii in general.
“Actually I was very surprised about the reality […]