Captain Rainbow questions your sexual orientation (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Video
Riiiight. If you ever wanted to play a game as a nerdy dweeb who runs happily along beaches and fields, occasionally transforming into a Captain America lookalike named Captain Rainbow, all while receiving running commentary from Birdo -- then this is the game for you.
Wii Warm Up: The most important feature (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpWhen playing a game, what do you look for most? Is it good visuals or tight controls? Do you think in-game events dictate the worth of a title? Is it the source material and story? When checking out a game, what has to be good for you to stick around? What's the most
Virtually Free: King of the Contests (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual Console, Contests / Giveaways
Earlier this week, we profiled the latest Virtual Console release -- King of the Monsters (Neo Geo, 900 Wii points/9$) and declared it good, but not enough to spend money on. That makes it just perfect for this week's edition of Virtually Free, since the whole idea here is you don't have to spend money.
Bully is still riling up the Brits (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsWhen will the UK stop freaking out about Bully? If you guessed "Never," "Probably not anytime soon," "Not in this lifetime," or "Is that a rhetorical question?" then you're on the right track.The newest slew of censorship whinings stemmed from a commercial for the game, which some people found "offensive," "distasteful," and (insert negative adjective here).
New screens and video for Wario Land: Shake It (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video, ScreensDo we even need to say it? Wario Land: Shake It! looks so good. From the wonderful look of Wario (his animations look so clean and smooth), down to the big colorful environments and the fact that it's Wario Land. You have to be as pumped as us, for sure.
Mega Man 9 for 10 bucks (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Virtual Console, Imports
How much would you pay for a brand-new Mega Man game? Chances are, unless you hate Mega Man games, or an adorable blue-suited robo-boy busted your jaw when you were in fifth grade, 1000 Wii Points is a fraction of what you would consider a fair price.
E308: Capcom puts Mega Man 9 on the menu, we plan to binge (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, WiiWare
Do you want to know everything there is to know about Mega Man 9, or, uh, Neopets? If so, it's time to send hugs and kisses to Capcom. The company officially announced what it's showing at E3, and, guess what? Those titles made the cut. Now you have more reason than ever to try and get on Capcom's invite list.
Wii Fanboy Review: SPOGS Racing (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Reviews, WiiWare
As the latest game available on Nintendo's WiiWare service in North America, SPOGS Racing offers players customizable rides and a variety of game modes. Coming in at 1,000 Wii Points, is the game really worth your hard-earned cash? Read on and find out!SPOGS Racing is very much a game that shows what one shouldn't look for in a WiiWare title.
Wii Fanboy Review: Top Spin 3 (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Reviews
The team behind the Wii version of Top Spin 3 was not exactly working in an enviable position. It seems a little funny to call a pack-in game a juggernaut, but that's exactly what Wii Sports is, and any game that sets out to deliver a realistic sports experience to Wii owners is up against that suprisingly excellent set of mini-games.
Rock Band makes it to Australia, forgets luggage (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
For those of you who don't know, Australia is still waiting on Rock Band -- for any console. In fact, Australia is waiting without a release date ... until sort of now. Despite the fact that local online store DVD Crave lists Rock Band for an October 10th release, nothing is set in stone until we actually see it on the shelves.
It's all the rage: Activision launches casual games label (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Question: What's this season's hottest must-have accessory for the discerning game publishing giant? Answer: A casual gaming division. EA has EA Casual Entertainment. Ubisoft has Play Zone. And now Activision has one! Bafflingly, it's called Wee 1ST, in a bizarre reversal of the traditional Wii pun.
Gamelion jumps on the Wii development train (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, WiiWare
Mobile game developer Gamelion has been given the big white tick of approval from Nintendo. According to Gamesindustry.biz, they will be branching out from numbered keypads and making the Wii a mane focus. Lions? Mane? Forget it.After a bit of hunting and gathering, it appears Gamelion is behind many big names in the mobile market, including the FIFA series, Puzzle Bobble and Namco Bandai projects.
Wii Fanboy Weekly: July 3 - July 9 (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Meta
We've been hard at work over the last week, trying to deliver you the best content around. Not only do we have tons of original features, loving crafted over a hot stove so you may enjoy them piping hot and fresh, but we've also got all of the top stories in the Wii world.
E308: Majesco confirms line-up for the show, including Major Minor's Majestic March (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
The cat is out of the bag concerning Majesco's line-up for next week's E3. They've got several DS and Wii games that will be available at the show, and you can bet we're going to try and get our grubby little mitts on all of them next week. For the full list, head on past the break.
Not quite 428 screens, but a few (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Screens
Titles like 428 -- a clear member of the outstretched-hand club, even if it's not box art -- make us wish we had a Japanese Wii. Also, that we could understand Japanese. That's probably pretty important when it comes to Sound Novels, and from these shots from the suspenseful 428: The World Doesn't Change Even So, the story looks like it might be worth following.
Wii scores a Pro Evolution Soccer follow-up (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Against all of our expectations, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for the Wii was a brilliant reinvention of an already brilliant series, so here's some brilliant news: we'll be getting a 2009 edition. Konami has the Wii version listed on its own site for a "Winter 2008" launch (as World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009, the Japanese name), which should come as a relief to those who caught an earlier press release that didn't mention the Wii at all.
Animal Crossing Wii @ E3 FTW ZOMG ... maybe (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsTom West of Official Nintendo Magazine went ahead and stated in his blog that "Animal Crossing Wii wil be unveiled at the conference." Referring to E3, of course. Top brass probably had an issue with this particular choice of words, and the blog entry now reads "everyone is hoping that Animal Crossing Wii will be there.
The VC Advantage: It's a secret to everybody (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: The VC Advantage
Everyone's familiar with this sight: after burning down the right shrub or bombing the right section of a rock face in The Legend of Zelda, Link meets a Moblin hiding in a cave, who makes an offering of Rupees and warning Link that "IT'S A SECRET TO EVERYBODY.
Castlevania Poor Fashion Judgement (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: ScreensClick for larger image
New direct-feed screens and character artwork of Castlevania Judgement show off the new character designs by Death Note artist Takeshi Obata. What a horrible night to be cursed with these new clothes! Dracula X's Maria Renard, who typically wears fancy (if short) dresses, is now clad in some hot pink, multibuckled anime witch costume.
'Leaked' Rock Band 2 setlist fails to convince us (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Rumors, Video
At first glance, this purported footage of Rock Band 2's entire tracklist could easily pass as the real thing. Fooling the entire internet is a tricky business, however, and closer examination of its contents reveal some glaring inconsistencies.
