Nintendo Wii News and Views

Data Design International Goes Nintendo

Stourbridge, England – April 30, 2007 - Data Design Interactive a successful video games publisher and games developer is pleased to announce that not only have they have secured developer status, but they have also achieved publisher status for Nintendo Wii. Data Design Interactive are currently in the process of porting 12 of their leading [...]

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Nintendo Celebrates U.S sales

Nintendo Records Best Holiday Selling Season In U.S. Video Game History
Virtually Every New Wii and Nintendo DS System Sold Out Across America
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 11, 2007 “There has never been anything like it. Independent U.S. sales figures released by the NPD Group today confirmed a red-hot launch for the new Wii system by Nintendo, and [...]

Posted By Mike H

Sega VC update

PRESS RELEASE
Five Additional SEGA Genesis Classics Will Soon Be Available for Download on the WiiTM Shop Channel
SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (January 8, 2007) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced five titles from its SEGA Genesis™ library, Streets of Rage, Bio-Hazard Battle, Gain Ground, Comix Zone and Bonanza Bros. will soon [...]

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Virtual Console update

PRESS RELEASE
Three New Classic Games Announced For Wii Shop Channel
Dec. 18, 2006 - Later today Nintendo will add three new classic games to the popular Wiiâ„¢ video game system’s Wii Shop Channel. The three new titles will be added at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo will add new games to the channel every Monday. Wii [...]

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Dragon Ball Z Euro release

PRESS RELEASE 

European Release Of First Next-Generation Dragon Ball Z Game
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for WiiTM Scheduled for March 2007 European Release
LYON, FRANCE – 12 December 2006 – Atari Europe today announced that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for Wii is scheduled for European release in March 2007 with brand new content. Combining [...]

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UK: Wii sells 50,000 units in 12 hours

PRESS RELEASE
One console sold every second since launch
8th December 2006 – Within just 12 hours of going on sale, the much anticipated launch of the Nintendo Wii console has reached new heights of success with 50,000 units sold. The staggering figure translates to one unit sold throughout the UK every second, since the very first [...]

Posted By Mike H