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Get Wii Fit this Christmas!

wiination — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:49:08 +0000

For anyone still looking to pick up Wii Fit bundles at the last minute, the guys over at EverythngPlay.com are guaranteeing Christmas delivery for all orders placed before 4pm on Tuesday 23rd.

So if you’re still wondering what to get for the missus, head on over there now!

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Wiiware trio…

wiination — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:09:41 +0000

3 new titles available on WiiWare today:

The Incredible Maze (500 Wii Points £3.50 GBP / EUR 5).

Mazes and balance board support, incredible!

Steer a ball around a maze and dodge traps whilst trying not to fall off the edge, like I said - incredible, or a-maze-ing!

Then we have Home Sweet Home for all you interior decorators. (1000 Wii Points £7.50 GBP / EUR 10).

And finally, at a pricey 1200 Wii Points (GBP 9 / EUR 12) we have Tetris Party, a collection of mini-games with balance board support and online multiplayer (1-6 people)

Rock Band 2 - Keep on Rocking with Wii DLC

wiination — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:18:21 +0000

This could and should attract some hard core gamers to the system. MTV Games, publisher of the Rock Band series have confirmed that Rock Band 2 will feature downloadable songs for the Wii.

How? You ask!

The Wii is pretty much storage-less at the moment, so could this mean the appearance of an external hard drive peripheral from Nintendo, or will SD cards be enough to handle the content.

The title is set to hit the shelves mid-November so more information is expected soon.

Dancing Stage: Hottest Party (includes Dance Mat)

wiination — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:39:22 +0000

Category: Party

Players: 1-4

Age rating: 3+

Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment

Developer: Konami

Release date: 31/08/2008

Dancing Stage fans eagerly awaiting a Wii version can now rest at ease as their wish has finally been granted. Featuring over 50 tracks spanning some four decades of music, there’s a huge variety of tunes for players to strut their stuff to.

Thanks to the compatibility of the Wii Remote and the Nunchuk, a whole new dimension has been added to Dancing Stage: Hottest Party. Total body interaction is now possible during the game using the twin controllers and it is now possible to have four-player simultaneous play to really get everyone involved. It is also possible to send obstacles to rival players in the Battle Mode using the Wii Remote and a well placed swipe!

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Google to buy Valve?

wiination — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:15:19 +0000

Could it possibly be true?

We’ll see in the next 24 hours. The rumour that is currently setting the internet alight is that Google are about to step into the games publishing arena with the purchase of Valve and their glorious Steam system.

Valve marketing boss Doug Lombardi said in an interview August that the studio would be ‘happy to discuss an acquisition’ with potential buyers.

Who better than Google?

We remain a little dubious here at WiiNation but we’ll see.

New Alien Breed for digital platforms

wiination — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:29:24 +0000

Team17’s Studio Head Martyn Brown has confirmed a future resurrection of the classic Amiga title Alien Breed. It will be arriving on all next-gen platforms in the next 12 months.

The first Alien Breed game in over a decade! We can’t wait for it.

It’s a mad world.

wiination — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:00:44 +0000

It truly is a mad, mad world. The Wii console certainly has never seen anything like this. Nintendos’ family oriented user base will be well and truly split over the arrival of Platinum Games’ Frank Miller styled roaming beat-em-up.

Madworld is slated for a 2009 release and we’ll be keeping a watch on this title. From the content on show in the Leipzig trailer there is some serious bloody spillage, all in the name of fun of course.

This is a brave more from Sega to sign up this title for the Wii. Platinum Games chose to launch exclusively on the Wii system due to it’s accessible pick up and play feel. Nothing to do with generating publicity of course.

Wii certainly needs more titles in this action genre, but with maybe a tad less blood and gore.

Still, the style looks bloody good.

More reasons to shop at Morrisons?

wiination — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:44:16 +0000

All Wii Chart games until Sunday 14th September are half price! What more could you ask for.

That’s £15 for MarioKart including the wheel, £15 for Tiger Woods, £15 for well….you guessed it, anything they’ve got on their shelves.

You just have to beat Alan Hansen to it!

Enjoy!

Pirates vs. Ninjas - let battle commence…

wiination — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:12:16 +0000

Pirates vs. Ninjas™ Dodgeball is being developed by Gamecock for the Wii.

The game pits scurvy Pirates against deadly Ninja assassins in a bid to settle the world’s oldest debate; who’d win - Pirates or Ninjas?

An Xbox live release is already out there and the Wii version is expected towards the end of 2008.

Yours is the familiar task of lobbing squashy balls at unguarded legs in order to eliminate players from the opposing team. However, special moves like Shuriken Attacks and Peg-Leg Stomps can be used to gain the upper hand.

Content in the Wii version appears to be unaltered, and visually it stands up well against the Live version.

Just remember to keep your Wii Remote strapped on tight!

Family Trainer to debut soon

wiination — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:23:24 +0000

Atari have turned the heat up on Wii Fit and are trying to cash in on the Fitness market.
The game is actually a sequel to Nintendo’s NES family trainer series, so this is really, nothing new.
Family Trainer features a plug-in mat, as opposed to Wii Fits wireless balance board, and is more akin to a dance mat than anything else.
The interaction between mat and game is all to do with timing of your steps and the challenges are more like rhythm-action games than a serious exercise program.
It’s obviously aimed at being more fun than serious, there are multiplayer modes and a large collection of mini-games to play including boarding, canoeing, skating and others.
This is due for a UK release later this year, so keep your eyes peeled.