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"But 2011's not done yet. The back half of this year isn't shaping up to be the Wii's best wave of software ever, but it's not entirely terrible either. With a long-awaited new Zelda, a fresh home console Kirby adventure (for the second year in a row), two big Mario cross-over titles and some notable third-party games still ahead, it's not quite time to unplug the machine and twiddle our thumbs for Wii U quite yet."
Fifteen years ago, the thought of a hard drive or online gaming as console standards was still a pretty hard concept to wrap our minds around. These features were all still...
Nintendo has announced the Wii 2 and a full reveal is expected at this year's E3. Much speculation has been made about what the controller will look like. One such rumor is that it will have a HD touch pad in the center, but is that even feasible?
With the recent announcement of the Wii 2, or Project Cafe, as the project is known, thw question arises: Will Nintendo use the Wii moniker again? What kind of images are conjured by the Wii name?
The hype for the Nintendo Wii 2 has officially started. Now that we are getting some details of what may be a part of this console, we out together a wish list. Check out the full story for all the features.
The Nintendo WII has seen some unpleasant times as of late. Since last year, Microsoft and Sony have taken the lead in the video game landscape, when it pertains to the home consoles. At theGamerBuzz, we discuss what Nintendo needs to do to remain competitive with its counterparts.
The Wii is in a state of funk. Its loyal fan base continues to defend the console for the great titles it gets every once in a while. We analyze why the Wii seems to be in this drought and what is being done to fix this for the future. Cheers!
The rise in the Nintendo Wii has caused many to speculate if there will eventually be no need for your traditional controller. theGamerBuzz tackles this critical issue and tells you why we will always have a controller in our hands. Cheers!
The Wii has won this generation of the console wars. There is no chance that Sony or Microsoft are going to catch the little white box that could. In this article, we analyze the state of Nintendo's console. Cheers!
"Looking back at days of old it's interesting to see where we started and how the evolution of consoles has changed from being dedicated videogame machines to the multimedia platforms we have today. Remember your first console or home computer, whether it was the Atari 2600 or the later generation Playstation, we all have a history of playing video games. Mine was the Commodore 64 a computer that would load games from audio cassette or floppy disks. In 1988 I would own my first cartridge based..."
By now, it is stated that 4 out of 5 American families have a Nintendo Wii. Does that mean the system is so "casual" that is can't possibly be "hardcore"?
With Sony's Playstation Move and Microsoft's Kinect motion controller add-on for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively not far off of store shelves, John from All Age Gaming has a detailed look at the Pros and Cons of both the Move and Kinect, as well as the other motion controller in the market, the Wii and gives us his conclusion on which will win the motion controller battle.
"Super Mario Galaxy 2 releases in another month, yet word on the game still isn't at the "Nintendo standards." Details of the story and characters are still missing. We've heard little quibbles of what the story is, but not all the details that would make you go "I can't wait!" Now I'm sure all of you are already saying that anyway, just because Mario is in the title, but that's besides the point."
"Australia, February 15, 2010 - IGN has done a number of features over the last month or so looking back at gaming over the last decade, but now it's time to look forward. A fair way forward; to 2020. How will gaming change over the next ten years? Will motion controls become the norm? How important will 3D TVs become? How far along will digital distribution be? How about streaming content and gaming in the cloud? How will online gaming change? What about mobile? Will we all be playing jet-pa..."
All Age Gaming's Phong Nguyen bring's us the 22nd AAG "The Week That Was". This week he discusses the PS3's motion controller, the PS3's latest firmware update, the New Super Mario Bros. Wii sales, a possible update to the 360's NXE and more!
Unlike that other infamous analyst, Jesse Divnich from EEDAR has written up an interesting blog post showing how high-profile DLC can have a serious negative impact on other retail games of the same genre. It might be fairly obvious that purchasing DLC will extend the lifespan of a game and will cause consumers to be less likely to pick up a similar new title. He mentions the advantages of creating DLC and discusses the window of time before developers should push out a new game after a DLC r...
"People argue that there really isn’t anything special about motion controls right now. Going back to the comparison to the shift to 3D games, console 3D games were also not particularly impressive at first. Much of their appeal was simply the novelty of being in 3D. Many 3D games were barren, the geometry rough and blocky, draw distances were poor, textures muddy, etc. It took a while before 3D really dug in and began impressing us with what could be done."
"Gaming has a lot of "dirty words", and one I'd like to highlight today is "exclusive", a term personally I haven't seen explored from an editorial standpoint. In this Special, I'll go into the ups and downs of exclusives, non-exclusives, why anyone cares, and why developers go one way or another.
Even the most latent of gamers is probably aware of what "exclusive" refers to, but just in case, here's an explanation: due to a variety of reasons, a developer and publisher decide together thei..."
"“Simple games for simple people” is a term you often here in the UK when discussing the placement of Wii’s software catalogue in the market. It’s a difficult opinion to argue against when the top sellers - not only on the console, but of the generation so far - are Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Wii Play. Simple games they may be, but the audience purchasing them would be best referred to as “average”, opposed to “simple”. Mr. John Doe is the biggest audience Wii has, and he’s not interested in any ..."
"While Wii may be selling faster than tickets to an all boy choir being sold at a Catholic parish, the games have received very little fanfare on the review front. Outside of the occasional mini-game compilation and first-party titles, Wii has struggled greatly in North America to establish any sort of strong sales figures for third-party games that measure up to the console's install base. Hardcore and casual third-party exclusive titles for the Wii fall very flat in comparison to the PLAYSTA..."
"The Wii, which seems to have been “sold out” more than it was available, has finally been sold to every person that wanted it bad enough to wait outside retail stores well before opening and/or going to the devil known as eBay.
Bob McKenzie (SVP of GameStop) has now come out saying, “..three years later, we finally have enough inventory on the shelf, and we’ve got a couple of weeks in supply of this.”"
"Selecting a "winner" for each console generation is somewhat of a nonsensical engagement. Before even beginning to assess the merits of your sources of sales figures, release dates, review scores and other such relevant texts, you have to consider exactly what qualities a "winner" would possess. Would it be the largest quantity of widely renowned videogame releases of a high quality? Or that which had increased its library from the previous-generation to the greatest extent? Perhaps the defin..."
"Face it, Nintendo: you've completely screwed up WiiWare. As one of my many free public services to you, I shall carefully outline the five ways you've managed to do this, and offer common-sense solutions for addressing the main problems where I can. At this point, though, some of the problems are almost intractable. You screwed this one up pretty bad, Nintendo-- so bad it ran guys who publish adventure games off to the competition's inferior controller."
"The following is a tribute to fanboys everywhere, regardless of any anger you may personally feel towards them. That Game Site has recently spent considerable time reflecting on the videogame industry and has realized that for all the problems fanboys cause they do a lot of good. It is about time someone pointed out the benefit they are to the business and gave them the proper 'thank you' they deserve."
"Guess what? It's pretty slick. We didn't conduct a full-blown test, but we did get to check it out and play a bit of Wii Sports. We instantly noticed an improved hand feel over the standard Wii Remote when we got our hands on it. The underside "B" button is rubberized for an improved grip and feel. And the buttons, although square, are easier to hit and feel responsive."
"Ever since the debut of the Atari 2600 in 1977, if a console vendor's gaming instincts were not clean and strong, consumers would hesitate at the moment of truth. The consoles would not sell. And console makers died.
It's now clear that lesson was lost on Microsoft and Sony. Expect Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to talk a lot about the Xbox 360 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, and Sony Chief Howard Stringer to highlight the role of the PlayStation in tha..."
"So I had only purchased ONE good game for my Wii in 2008.
Luckily, I had purchased an Xbox 360 from a crackhead around September, and since countless of my close friends already owned the console, I got to experience some of the best of the best games that it had to offer through borrowing. I teabagged people in Halo 3, killed a zombie with an umbrella in Dead Rising, broke some guy's high-definition jaw bone in Fight Night Round 3, robbed hundreds of villagers in The Elder Scrolls IV: Obl..."
2008 had tons of crazy moments in the world of gaming, and EuroGamer has decided to run through the events that happened from July all the way to December. They include the E3 conferences, the new 160 GB PS3, and Wii Music.
To check out the months before, click here.
"Oh 2008, you provided me with so much. From penis shaped levels on LittleBigPlanet to penis shaped monsters in Spore. From over sized sweater monkeys in Soul Calibur IV to Snake's ED in Metal Gear Solid 4. And when I wasn't busy gawking at virtual sex organs, I played some great games too.
But sometimes, videogame industry, you made me into a curmudgeon. I tried to stay positive, but then you didn't let me rip off Batman's head with Scorpion or you released Home in the middle of December,..."
With 2008 coming to close, many are wondering - "What console had the best exclusives", of course the true answer to that is based on what kind of games you like, and in many cases, what console you own, however the method which SecondStoryGamer use isn't a bad one at all.
Taking the Metascore Ratings of the exclusive games, and then working out it's average. Note that all results are as at November 20th
Video game ratings are regulated in the United States by the federal government. With the presidential elections in the US coming tomorrow, you could be seeing some changes in how the ratings system on video games is done. With Obama last playing Pong, and McCain never playing a game (nor can he even check his e-mail, check article for video), almost anything can happen.
"The more complex consoles become, the more weirdy-beardy secret functions are squirreled away inside of them, and Nintendo's latest is no exception.
While most of the Wii's Easter Eggs are specific to certain games - there's a whole trove of 'em in Wii Sports alone - here's seven of the best for the console itself."
Matthew Gallant, of the site gangles, has typed up the history of the famous A and B buttons! Taking a look at Nintendo, Sega, Microsoft and Sony.
It starts from the revolution that was the NES controller with the break away from the joystick fad to the DS where the article's author was shocked to find it A and B instead of B and A. Though the basic functions have been kept the same, designs have changed. Sega and Microsoft consoles have been similar, also using the A and B theme. Yes Sony...
I know of many people that own the Wii and love it like no other console and on the other hand, I also know quite a few people that own a PS3 or a XBOX360 who equally love the console. Whilst PS3 and XBOX360 are at each others throats (especially the Fanboys), there is one thing that MANY (not all) will agree on - the Wii is not in the competition because it's not a true gamers console, and whilst many Wii Fanboys would disagree with that, this is one of the few points in the console war that...
At the end of each DLC week, Videogamer gives their opinion on which system delivered the best content. This week, the PS3 got a NBA Live 09 demo, to go long with Rock Band songs.
Xbox Live got Destroy All Humans!, a Gears of War 2 trailer, and bikes added to Burnout Paradise. Last and least, the Wii only got three things: All VC games, with Sonic the Hedgehog leading the way.
So who won the DLC war? Hit the source to find out.
Nintendo's tremendously popular Wii console set a new bar for fun and interesting games; the motion sensor control scheme is what literally sells their titles.
Although the Nintendo Wii is big fun, and a big value, there are places it needs to be improved if Nintendo wants to keep up with its console competitors Sony and Microsoft; Nintendo's next console needs to keep up with graphics, or at least support 1080p resolution.
Read the full article for a look at what would make, and what...
"Ever since Nintendo President Satoru Iwata let word slip that his company was hard at work on the follow-up to their tremendously successful Wii console, rampant speculation brewed across all corners of the Internet. Would Wii 2s control interface be a mind-control device that allows users to manipulate games with the power of their brain? When would this new device be coming to market?
The real question that gamers should be asking is: why should I care right now?"
It's a question that many have asked themselves, how long will the internal memory of the Wii last? Unlike the PS3 which has a minimum of 20GB internal memory for the OS/Game Saves/Downloads and other items, the Wii only has 512MB, which is used for all the downloads and saves. With over 200 games currently availalbe on the Virtual Console, this seriously limits the number of games you can store on the internal memory itself.
Though you can always delete and redownload (onto the machine yo...
With a strong star t, the Wii is now in the homes of over 13 million people worldwide, and this to within a year of launch. There are currently more games being released for the Wii than that of the PS3, and in some instances than the XBOX360, however what exactly is the future of Wii games?
Take for example a game which Capcom had hoped would have done extremely well, and whilst it hasn't been a complete flop it hasn't been that successful either. The game in question is Zack & Wiki: Ques...
The 5th annual Video Game Awards on Spike TV are almost here. And Kotaku has a list of all the nominees. The award show will be aired on Decembe 9th at pm on Spike TV.
Game of the year nominees are:
BioShock
Halo 3
Mass Effect
The Orange Box
Best PS3 Game
Heavenly Sword
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Warhawk
Best Wii Game
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Best ...
Clearly when you steal a Wii from someone and your conscience kicks in it's only proper to return the item and as an apology offer up a bag of weed.
An 18 year old man in Oklahoma did just that by stealing a womans Wii right from her own home. The man returned to give back the console and offer some Wiid in return. After refusing the offer the man must have been offended that she did not take his drugs as he came back and stole the console yet again.
The article states he was caught and...
"Last night I purchased The Legend of Zelda II : The Adventure of Link for NES on the Wii Virtual Console and Ordyne for TurboGrafx-16 and in doing so I maxed out the space on my Nintendo Wii. There is a set number of Wii channels slots available and each Virtual Console game takes up one. I used up all of the available channels and are pretty close to filling up the 512 Megs of storage memory in the Wii system. One of the reasons for this is that on each Virtual Console game the emulator is i..."
"I think it's interesting to consider what this console market would look like, right now, if Nintendo hadn't created the Wii. Let's imagine that the Wii doesn't exist, and that Nintendo exited the console market after the Gamecube.
Is it possible that instead of all these magazine articles talking about how the gaming demographic is expanding rapidly, that instead we'd be seeing articles about the "great gaming crash?""
"Imagine what would happen if you and your spouse focused on fulfilling God's dream for your marriage. Possible? Absolutely! Pastor Micah reveals the secrets of a great marriage in this fun and practical series which has something for everyone including singles and those who have experienced divorce."
"Kotomi, the French mod master we've featured many times on DS Fanboy has finally turned his sights onto the Wii, and the result is beautiful to behold. Forget the Virtual Console -- you can just snap your old SNES carts right in there and throw down. All you need is a classic controller and a lot of extra time. Kotomi has been working on this mod since February, and it was originally planned as an NES mod, but along the way, he gave in to the pervasive allure of the Super NES."
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