Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of FireFormat: Virtual ConsoleLaunch Date: 03/26/07ESRB: E (Everyone): Mild ViolenceGame Type: StrategyControl Type: Classic or Gamecube controllersPlayers: 1-8Developer: KoeiOriginally released on Super NES, January, 1995Wii Points: 800Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV is a tactical simulation game in which the player takes the role of a ruler seeking…
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Upgraded Wii browser will not be free forever
Back in December Nintendo offered a trial version of the Opera Internet browser to all Wii owners. All you had to do was go into he shopping channel and download it. After months of testing and user feedback Nintendo developers have made a number of improvements.Improvementsimproved zooming and scrollingan improved zoomed fontshortened startup timesquicker access…
Wii Preview: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Six months have passed since the events on the planet Aether. The Galactic Federation’s network computer, Aurora Unit, is suddenly and completely corrupted with something like a virus. The Federation believes Space Pirates may be behind the problem and, beginning with Samus, starts to contact bounty hunters. As they explain the situation to the assembled…
Three new games hit the Wii Virtual Console on March 19, 2007
Excitebike (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Face crazy curves, hairpin turns, and daredevil jumps as you race toward the checkered flag and the Excitebike championship. Race against the clock or challenge an opponent. You must keep your bearings as you fly through the air and avoid getting clipped by other racers. Stay cool under…
I’m playing too much Excite Truck
How do you know when you’ve been playing a video game too much? When in game things invade your real life.I like the Wii game Excite Truck. Heck, I love the game! It’s my favorite game on the Wii! I love it so much it is invading my daily life!While driving through the snow on…
Nintendo wins again, and again!
According to independent sales data released by the NPD Group, the Wii from Nintendo was America’s best-selling video game console in the U.S. again in February, with consumers snapping up virtually every system available in America totaling more than 335,000 units. Only one game system sold more in February, the portable Nintendo DS, with sell-through…
Wii Review: WarioWare Smooth Moves
Everyone needs a game that you can play with 12 players, is WarioWare: Smooth Moves the game? Only time will tell. Until time does tell you can read this review and decide for yourself.WarioWare: Smooth Moves is all about the “Form Baton” and holding it in bizarre ways. This game will have you holding the…
Wii Sports Baseball: Tips and Tricks
So, you think you’re Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron? Listen up water boy ’cause you ain’t nothing unless you know how to hit the ball.In Wii Sports Baseball you have a team of players that you control in a short three inning game of baseball. Well, you don’t exactly control them as all you do…
Still looking for a Wii?
The root of all evil, John Chow and 1234Pens.com, who make promotional pens, have teamed up to give away a new Nintedno Wii!This contest is open to all bloggers and the details can be found on John’s blog in his Evil Blog Contest – Win A Nintendo Wii! post.The contest runs until the end of…
Wii Sports Golf: Tips and Tricks
So, you think you know how to play golf? You think you can just grab that Wi-mote and start sinking some holes in one? Guess again! Wii Sports Golf is not as simple to play as that. Why not just sit down for a few minutes and learn?Wii Sports Golf is more than just hitting…
Wii News: Three new games for VC on March 12, 2007
Tecmo BowlFormat:Virtual ConsoleLaunch Date:03/12/07ESRB:E (Everyone)Game Type:SportsControl Type:Wii, Classic, or GameCube controllersPlayers:1-2Developer:TecmoOriginally released on NES, February, 1989Wii Points: 500Tecmo Bowl pits the player versus the computer in 11-game, single-elimination playoff action. Players also can go head-to-head with a human opponent in action or coach mode. The player can select from 12 teams. On offense there are…
Miis invade the boardroom
Do you know what a Mii is?Nintendo’s hot new game console, the Wii, is taking the world by storm. In this video you can see what happens when the Wii meets the corporate board room.For more information on Miis why not check out the The Global Wii Experience?PS: This is not one of those lame…