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Heads up, racers!Nintendo has just announced a new Black Wii bundle, that you can enjoy with friends and family. It can be a present Christmas gift, just put on your helmet and you would be fine.
Nintendo today revealed a new hardware sales milestone for the Nintendo Wii in the U.S. in addition to unveiling the top 10 best-selling first and third party games on the system so far.
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"After twenty-eight years, over one hundred games and sales of over two hundred and twenty two million, new research today reveals Mario as the best-loved videogame character of all time. Independent research carried out by YouGov across Europe places the Italian dynamo ahead of such gaming luminaries as Lara Croft, Sonic the Hedgehog, Pacman and Master Chief from Halo."
Limit Break have posted up a family line chronicling Mario's nearly 30 years of appearances, starting as Jumpman in Donkey Kong Arcade back in 1981. The "tree" depicts how the Mario franchise has branched out over the years and where some of the concepts for the popular spin-offs stem from. For example, the Mario Kart series can be traced back to the Famicom Grand Prix F-1 Race game which was released in 1987, ages before Super Mario Kart was introduced. I seriously had no idea about some of ...
"According to a new research survey conducted by Kelton Research between January 6th and January 19th, 2009 for Game Crazy, found that 80 percent of Americans actually would like to play games with their partner, spouse and super-significant other. Ah, now doesnt that just warm your heart? Anyway, the study also found that gaming could help couples stay together. You might want read on before continuing through with that call to your divorce lawyer."
"Nintendo will be pleased with the list of the worlds biggest selling videogames of 2008 with Mario Kart Wii beating out titles such as Wii Fit and Grand Theft Auto IV to become the biggest selling videogame of the year worldwide."
"Of course, we cant say otherwise about Activision or Nintendo, even though the companies could be a bit upset they did not manage to break some records with their titles. But maybe next year
until then, here are the bestselling titles in the UK:
1. FIFA 09
2. Call of Duty: World at War
3. Mario Kart Wii
4. Need For Speed Undercover
5. Dr Kawashimas Brain Training
6. Wii Play
7. Quantum of Solace
8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
9. Tomb Raider Underworld
10. Wii Fit"
"Welcome to the fourth edition of The Twelve Games of Christmas; Electronic Theatres feature series highlighting the greatest performers of 2008, one month at a time! Today, we take a look at April 2008, the games that you liked, loved or missed altogether and can probably pick-up for a much more reasonable price in those January sales!"
"EA SPORTS FIFA 09 has become UKs all-format Christmas number one following a late sales spike at the retailers. The highly successful sports title, which was considered second-place in the running for the top spot, stole the accolade from under Activisions Call Of Duty: World At Wars nose..."
"ELSPA (Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association) today announced the list of videogames vying for the number one spot this Christmas. And leading bookmaker Ladbrokes makes Call of Duty: World at War its 1/3 favourite for the festive accolade..."
Australia gets to see its software sales for 16th of November! What topped the all consoles category? Surprisingly it's the game that's had a lot of criticism, Wii Music! Call of Duty: World at War then took second and third place on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively.
Wii Music also topped the Wii section. This was followed by the popular Guitar Hero: World Tour and then the ever well selling Wii Fit.
Brain Training has done well again on the Nintendo DS taking first. MySims K...
"Be puzzled by mind bending brain teasers as you aim to uncover the mystery of Professor Layton and the Curious Village at all NintendoDS locations, see live demonstrations of the highly anticipated Wii Music and take a trip to the city in the all new Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City , both at selected Wii locations..."
Australian software sales for the week of September the 21st for all consoles, the Wii and the Nintendo DS.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed heavily dominated the all consoles top ten, also managing a respectable second on the top ten Wii games from being beaten by Wii Fit which also managed third being the best all console seller other than Star Wars. Wall-E managed top spot for the DS chart closely followed by Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat.
Overall the Nintendo Wii was by far ...
A new tournament for Mario Kart Wii online has come out, and it is for Wii Wheel pros. It is going to be on Nintendo 64's Skyscraper Battle Stage, and you are only allowed to use the Wii Wheel. The mission is to get the best time on the track, and the tournament dates are from September 1st - September 10th.
"The newest Mario Kart Wii tournament went live a few days ago, but unfortunately, some participants took it upon themselves to hack their way to the top. Two racers have submitted ludicrous times - 0.004 and 0.609 seconds. Immediately upon looking at these results, one would quickly surmise that the results would not have been able to have been achieved through ethical means. Also, one of the hackers has gone so far as to dawn the name ihack@you. This is not the first time the Mario Kart Wi..."
"Its been almost a year since Nintendo stepped onto the stage of their E3 2007 press conference and threw the industry a curveball with their new take on gaming.
Lets run down some of the major announcements at last years conference:
* Wii Fit revealed and demoed
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy release dates
* Wii Zapper announced
* Mario Kart Wii and wheel peripheral shown
More importantly, Nintendo did the opposite of their wildly popular ..."
"10. Wii Play (Wii) 411,416 copies
9. Mario Kart DS (DS) 416,935 copies
8. Mario Party DS (DS) 497,547 copies
7. Wii Sports (Wii) 544,958 copies
6. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) 576,437 copies
Not sure which is more impressive: A month old game like MGS4 making it into the top ten or a two and a half year old game like Mario Kart DS doing it. YOU DECIDE! Hit the jump for the top five.
5. Pokémon Ranger: Battonage (DS) 576,467 copies
4. Wii Fit (Wii) 1,443,167 copies
3. Mario Kart Wii (W..."
"Next time you're on a multiplayer server, you might want to ask everyone who's a Canadian, and then ask who among them are dudes. Because according to a Microsoft survey, every fifth one of them (in the long run) has gamed in the nude, and might be doing so now.
Microsoft commissioned a pretty serious poll up in the Great White North, asking Canadians all sorts of questions that sound like a Cosmo bedside astrologer survey, if "game" is used as a euphemism for "sex." Do you game at work? (..."
Seven new titles have found their way into the top 10 of the software charts for the Japanese. Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 3, which is made by Konami, took the number 1 spot and the number 2 spot is now occupied by Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga for the DS, which is a new game made by Namco Bandai.
The chart is based off of Media Create.
"Taking a cue from Mario Kart DSs Mission mode, the new Galaxy Arena tasks the player to bash around several of the Spiky Topmen who were last seen knocking Mario into space in Super Mario Galaxy. The aim of this mission being, to knock four of the baddies off the side of the stage in as short a time as possible.
Admittedly the downside of this news is that this mode and arena are only available when competing in the online Tournament mode and not in offline multiplayer, but its still nic..."
"May 23, 2008 - Following a few weeks in second place behind Nintendo's latest Wii million seller, Mario Kart, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G rubber banded this week back into first place. Media Create reports sales of 53,248 units for the monster PSP hit, which has now crossed the two million mark.
Mario Kart came in at second for the week spanning May 12 to May 18, with 41,739 units sold.
The chart wasn't all old titles, though. Marvelous Entertainment's Luminous Arc 2 Will for the DS p..."
"To keep in line with their austere safe and fun policy, Nintendo has banned the name Hitler from Mario Kart Wiis online services. If you attempt to access the Wi-Fi Connection with your Mii licence set as Hitler, you will receive a message stating that such nick names are forbidden and that you must modify your Mii name to proceed. On the other hand, those who connect to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection as other notorious gentlemen such as Stalin and Osama will be able to do so without a mess..."
Mario Kart Wii! Online!! Oh, No!!!
Well, well, well... What do you know, Nintendo is organizing Mario Kart Wii tournaments. They are going to find out who the true Mario Kart Wii master is. The first race was held on Thursday. What is better than some serious action against the clock to start off the tournament.
These are worldwide tournaments and all you need is an internet connection. (And of course a Nintendo Wii and Mario Kart Wii for it.)
"May 2, 2008 - There's no stopping Mario Kart over in Japan. In its third week of sales, the Wii title sold an additional 151,918 units, placing it at the top of Media Create's software chart for the week covering 4/21 to 4/27.
Mario Kart was followed in second by another long seller. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G sold an additional 92,656 units. The two titles have remained fixed in first and second for the past three weeks.
Following these two were a trio of new titles. Sega's Valkyria..."
"PSP 99000
Wii 49000
DSL 40000
PS3 11000
PS2 7800
360 1900
1.Mario Kart Wii 143000 (952000)
2.MHP2G 120000 (1851000)
3.Senjou no Valkyria (PS3) 78000
4.Taiko no Tatsujin DS 2 60000
5.Summon Night (DS) 44000
6.WiiFit 36000 (1890000)
7.Bokura ha Kaseki-Horida (DS) 25000 (65000)
8.DS Bi-Mozi Training 22000 (185000)
9.Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PS2) 18000 (332000)
10.Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (DS) 17000 (463000)
11 DS NARUTO 15000
12.Mario Kart DS 14000 2979000
13.Pro Basebal..."
"PC
Baseball Mogul 2009, Iron Man
PS2
Iron Man, SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1
PS3
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition, Grand Theft Auto IV, Iron Man
Xbox 360
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition, Grand Theft Auto IV, Iron Man
Wii
Iron Man, Mario Kart Wii
DS
Brain Voyage, Iron Man, Toy Shop
PSP
Iron Man, SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1"
The popular Playstation Portable game, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G has got Japan to ship over 2 million units. This is the first time that any game in the Monster Hunter franchise has gone this far in Japan and it's the second hottest game, following Mario Kart Wii. Now here's hoping for an English version!
"This Thursday, April 24, if you head out to the Sheraton Hotel on 811 7th Ave., between 52nd and 53rd streets, you'll be able to meet Mario, or a reasonable facsimile of same. He'll be able to hail you a cab, which he will then pay for in advance (!), from 8-10 AM and 12-2 PM.
Any New York City Game|Lifers want to head down and snap some pics? Bonus points if you get a ride to the Nintendo World Store."
"Nintendo has confirmed what we knew was in the pipeline after discovering a membership card in our review copy of Mario Kart Wii - Club Nintendo is coming to Australia.
Essentially, Club Nintendo will reward you for buying Nintendo games. Games that are part of the system will come with a unique PIN that can be entered into the Club Nintendo site. You'll then be given Star points, which can be used to purchase "goodies" from a catalogue available on the Club Nintendo site.
This would al..."
You may have heard recently about the cheaters on the time trials of Mario Kart Wii, well now Nintendo has gotten serious and blocked the way of cheating as well as deleting all the cheated time trial times.
Seems we can count on Nintendo for saving this game many times to come when more glitches are exploited.
Nintendo always seems to have the worst luck when it comes to the online modes in their games.
Mario Kart Wii was only released today, and already people have taken over the online mode to cheat their way to winning.
The Time Trials have been the worst hit, with most of the times recorded being impossible to legitimately reach.
Iwata goes to three guys that are on the development staff of Mario Kart Wii to ask a few questions.
The staff tells us that Mario didn't start off as Mario in the Mario Kart series, but rather as a man in overalls. The game didn't even start off as a racing game but more off as a free roaming game.
The staff also talks about how they didn't want a rehap of what happened in the DS version where little by little the track became deserted. That's why in the Wii version they plan on changi...
"Oh my. Anyone preparing to throw the Wii Wheel out with the bathwater when their copy of Mario Kart arrives may want to know this. The latest fact sheet handed to us from Nintendo contains some notes on the game's four control schemes. Here's what it says for the Classic and GameCube controls:
Classic Controller: Mario Kart veterans can let their thumbs do the driving with the Classic Controller. However, players cannot perform certain moves with this control scheme.
Nintendo GameCub..."
On April 5th in the United Kingdom, thirty game stores will hold Mario Kart Wii tournaments. Lucky winners who qualify for the finals will face off on April 12 at an exclusive racing day event at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands, Surrey where the "Grand Wii" final will take place. The best racer gets to take home a Mario Kart VW Convertible. See source for a list of game stores.
With Mario Kart Wii's launch date of April 11th (Europe) fast approaching, details of the game are being released everywhere. Today, Nintendo of Europe has revealed the Wifi modes of the game.
You could choose between Worldwide or Regional in random matches, or duke it out with your friends. As you wait for your turn to hit the track, you could spectate other races going on. You could also set up rooms with your friends where you can text chat about the match. There will also be rankings w...
Recently IGN revealed that Mario Kart Wii will have voice-chat ... but that has now turned out to be not so true. Today IGN have updated their article with more "accurate" information.
If you were looking forward to bugging your rivals online or casually chatting to friends, then you will have to wait for a future Nintendo game instead.
Mario Kart Wii's voice chat will consist of a small list of automated statements and responses for you to choose from while playing the game.
Are you a Mario Kart junkie? Well, we've got an article for you! CVG has put together a Mario Kart Wii FAQ, that features every single detail of MKWii that we know so far. The FAQ includes everything from the new and classic tracks, the vehicles, the characters, the controls, the items, and even the multiplayer.
As we approach the apparent release date of mid-late April for this anticipated game, Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo can't help but tease us with screenshots, details, and now the box art. So we now know what it looks like, now the next question that comes to mind is: What's it going to cost us? With the Wii-Wheel it's bound to be more than the average $50, but perhaps buying it packaged with the game will be cheaper.
Anyways, can't have a Mario game without the mascot to show off in the cover n...
"Mario Kart Wii will be released on April 10th in Japan. Nintendo thus reveals to us the first images and some information:
- the karts will be usable in 'Coupe' mode.
- the karts can use a new special action "Wheelie".
- a Wi-Fi mode with 12 players.
- the possibility of playing with a Mii.
Lastly, courses. We will once again find 16 new courses and some remakes of the old circuits. Among the latter, the ones that were already confirmed are Waluigi Stadium (Game Cube), Mario Circuit ..."
It picked up an Emmy in 2007 for its invention of the D-Pad, and now the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and DS dual/touch screen functionality have combined to see Nintendo scoop another Emmy at this year's awards in Las Vegas.
Hi folks, Nintendo just let out the big one.
From Ge-maga via IGN, a live-blog of a live-blog of Nintendo's Japanese Fall Press Conference has let loose the megaton.
Here are the notables (Thanks evilmax17 at CAG for list compiling. Thanks!):
Fire Emblem DS
Mario Baseball Wii - Super Mario Stadium Baseball
7,800,000 VC downloads (JPN? Worldwide?)
Pokemon Ranch: Wii Ware, can upload Pokémon from DS to be raised on the Wii.
Dr. Mario: Wii Ware
Nintendo Wii Ware with three screens
...
"One of the biggest titles coming up for the Wii is Mario Kart. And now, I think the hype meter is going to shoot up about another ten notches as 16 player multiplayer races were confirmed in the upcoming edition of the Official Nintendo Magazine."
"For the holidays we have a huge line-up of Wii games already, including Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles and Pokémon Battle Revolution. Fans will not be hurting for great games to play, said Nintendo, who wants to delay one of its biggest franchises for an onslaught in 2008."
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