Tag Archives: Wii
Discovery Channel Goes to Games
Video games are getting more and more realistic. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Discovery Communications and Crave are turning two of Discovery’s top shows into video games. Discovery hopes that the action and the dangers of the natural world … Continue reading
ROCK BAND – Lego Style
For all you gamers out there, Variety reports that MTV Games and Harmonix of the ROCK BAND franchise has signed up with Lego to take a go at the video game. With more game play than just rocking out and … Continue reading
Atari Gets Desperaux Game
AWN reports that Atari has acquired the rights to Universal’s film “The Tale of Desperaux” to make a videogame. Brash Ent. had been set to release the game about the heroic, giant-eared mouse, but they went out of business last … Continue reading
Lightsaber Duels Now Available
Variety’s Brian Crecente has reviewed the new Star Wars: Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels videogame for the Nintendo Wii. In his critique he explains, [the] greatest, and only, achievement of “Lightsaber Duels” is nailing the visceral feeling of taking on an … Continue reading
Wii is No. 1
AWN reports that Wii is the number one console in U.S households according to an independent sales tracking study by the NPD group. More than 666,000 Wii consoles sold for the month of June, and nearly 10.9 million Wii consoles … Continue reading
Nintendo Announces Wii MotionPlus Accessory
Just days before it’s conference at E3 this Tuesday, Nintendo has announced a new addon to the Wii Remote that it will be debuting at the show. Dubbed the “Wii MotionPlug” accessory, it plugs into the bottom of the Wii … Continue reading
Conduit for Wii Seeks to Change Public Perception
For many the Wii is thought of as a casual platform with unimpressive graphics. However, a large independent developer named High Voltage Software seeks to challenge that assumption with Conduit. Announced for Q1 2009, it will feature a deep single … Continue reading
What Recession? Games Sales Jump in March
Variety reports that videogames jumped 57 percent in U.S. sales in the month of March, mainly due to the stellar sales of Nintendo games and systems. Video game software sales jumped 63 percent from March 2007 to $945.6 million, blowing … Continue reading
Super Smash Bros. Smashes Records
Nintendo has broken records with their new title ‘Super Smash Bros. Brawl’. In the first week, they sold 1.4 million units, elevating it to the status of Nintendo’s fastest-selling title ever in the United States. Variety reports, By comparison, Nintendo’s … Continue reading
