Wii in the News – 8/19/08

Wii in the News – August 19, 2008

• Nintendo Wii Sqweeze Controller Coming in 2009 – When it comes to casual gaming there is one games console that’s miles ahead of all the others, and that’s the Nintendo Wii. (ProductReviews)
• Grindhouse of the Dead: Sega Reinvents Classic Shooter on Wii – Oh, my. After porting two entries in its classic zombie-shooter series to Wii, Sega is producing an all-new House of the Dead installment with an inspired pulp-fiction twist. (Wired.com)
• Therapists have new tool to improve seniors’ health: Nintendo Wii – I am sure that articles like this make some hardcore gamers angry. (Centre Daily Times)
• Top Ten Reasons Nintendo Wii is NOT the Greatest – I’m not afraid to include a link by an obvious hater. Doesn’t change my high opinion of the console.

Wii in the News – 8/18/08

Wii News – August 18, 2008

• Why is the Wii so unloved compared to PS3 & Xbox 360? – The Nintendo Wii is obviously selling in huge numbers right now around the world, and leading the battle to be best-selling console in this generation. But despite this, I still feel that the little white box is the least loved console out of the three currently on the market. (Gamer.Blorge)
• Your Turn: The Chosen One – It’s been amusing to read over the past week about a public spat between American Nintendo and Microsoft executives regarding Wii third-party game sales. (The Age Blog – Screen Play)
• Celebrities invade Wii in EA’s Sports Showdown – EA has announced Celebrity Sports Showdown, and all-new IP under development at EA Canada, set to be the first Wii title to launch under the new EA Sports Freestyle brand. (Aussie-Nintendo.com)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for Wii – Updated Impressions – Over the course of its development, much of the focus for The Force Unleashed has been on the PS3 and 360 versions, what with their newfangled technologies and hyper-bump-vertex-pixel-mapped-real-time surfaces*. But what about the humble Wii? (IGN.com)

Wii in the News – 8/17/08

Wii News – August 17, 2008

• Balance Board Fighter Headed to Nintendo Wii? – Wii Balance Board innovation has thus far been limited to Nintendo’s Wii Fit and Namco’s We Ski, but with the likes of Skate It, Shaun White, and Rayman Raving Rabbids amongst others, 2008 is looking to deliver more than enough to keep owners of the device happy. (Nintendic.com)
• Daily Mail Criticizes MadWorld for Wii – The Daily Mail has criticized the pending release of MadWorld on the Wi, saying the launch of the “most violent videogame ever” on the system will utterly transform its family-friendly image. (TheEscapist.com)
• Lucasarts Furious Over Nintendo Wii MotionPlus – Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus makes 3D actions a dream, opening up the possibility of proper sword fighting and accurate dueling. (ElectricPig)

Wii in the News – 8/16/08

Wii News – August 16, 2008

• Why the Wii is well-suited to video game violence – I wrote recently about the need for violent video games on the Nintendo Wii and, for clarity, the main point of my message is that the Wii is a great platform for a game that has physical interaction.  (CNET.com – Negative Approach)
• Cancelled Xbox Platformer Lands on Wii – Fancy playing as one of 3 three zany, kooky crackpots sharing a cybernetic K.O.R.E suits? Head on in if the answer is “yes”. (Cubed3 News)
• Retirement Home – Wii Will, Wii Will Rock You -Our Lady of the Valley is participating in Olympic games using the Nintendo game console. (Roanoake Times)
• The Odd Couple – EA & Grasshopper or Suda 51 & Shinji Mikami – The number one challenge, Suda says, is developing for the Wii. Its audience is less cut-and-dried than the 360/PS3/PC crowd… (Kotaku.com)

Wii in the News — 8/15/08

Wii News – August 15, 2008

• Nintendo Wii and DS Win July – Software sales were also strong, with 5 out of the top 10 games found on Nintendo systems. (Video Game Generation)
• What the Nintendo Wii is Missing: violent video games – Finally, someone is wising up to the fact that the Nintendo Wii doesn’t address the bloodlust of most gamers. (Negative Approach – CNET.com)
• SEGA: Nintendo’s Wii offers a “flood of crap” and isn’t pleasing proper gamers – Finally, someone has the balls to speak the truth about the abysmal array of software that passes for entertainment on the Nintendo console. (Tech Digest)

I will definitely address that final link in a later post. For now, I’ll just say that I think that some people have been gaming for so long, they forget how it is to be a beginner.