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News for Most Viewed StoriesNintendo launches Digicam Print Channel (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, ImportsNintendo of Japan has just started a new Wii channel that allows users to view and even print digital photos from the Wii. Through a collaboration with Fujifilm, Japanese Wii users can now order prints of digital camera photos through the Wii for 30 yen (28 cents) each. | |
Porn for Wii: Dark Room Sex Game (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
No, you didn't misread the title of this post; it's not another edition of Born for Wii for today. Yet, the title is still a bit misleading, as we really should have said that the Dark Room Sex Game is "Porn for Wii Remote."Created for the Nordic Game Jam at the IT University at Copenhagen (which had a theme of "taboo" this year), players can either use Wiimotes or a keyboard to play this PC title. | |
Capcom to create mega shirts out of Mega Man 9 boxart (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsRemember that Mega Man 9 boxart/shirt we featured last week during E3? Of course you do, how could you ever forget its magnificent image? Apparently, I Am 8-bit artist Gerald de Jesus was commissioned for the homage to Mega Man's packaging designs of yore. | |
Riccitiello upbeat about MotionPlus (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Of course, EA CEO John Riccitiello's job is to make every decision his company makes sound both well-considered and awesome, even when he's backhandedly saying that some things didn't work out. In an interview with VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi, he managed to both dismiss their past games and sound optimistic, thanks to the enhanced spin tracking found in the Wii MotionPlus device. | |
E308: Wii Fanboy survives Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: FeaturesClick to embiggen
While cruising around Konami's booth at E3, I saw Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked and, honestly, wasn't too excited to play it. Once the demo person showed me exactly what was up with the demo (a variety of minigames and the main Survivor mode), the title grew on me a tad, but, overall, failed to leave me with the impression that it could provide a lengthy, worthwhile experience. | |
MotionPlus totally ambushes third-party developers (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Peripherals, Controller
We mucky commoners have known about the Wii MotionPlus add-on for just over a week now, but don't go thinking it's any different for third-party developers. The Game Informer peeps approached "several" third-parties about the peripheral, and were repeatedly told that the optional accessory was news to them -- as they understood it, Nintendo simply hadn't told anybody about the MotionPlus, prior to it being revealed last Monday. | |
Some Nintendo controllers could get yanked from store shelves (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Peripherals
Remember that recent lawsuit that didn't work out in Nintendo's favor? Then they tried to appeal and failed? Yeah, things aren't looking so hot for Nintendo right now. And the latest on this debacle, courtesy of Bloomberg, doesn't look good for the house that Mario built. | |
Iwata: Friend codes aren't perfect Us: Duh (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsYou know you hate them. No matter how much you love Nintendo, there's no way you can justify those vile things known as friend codes.Nintendo (the company) might not despise them as much as we do (or at all), but at least some of the higher-ups are willing to acknowledge that they're not the best EVAR. | |
Brawl Stage of the Week: It's a Car (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Brawl Stage of the Week
The stage we're featuring today is by Bombey, who happens to be the brother of a previous Stage of the Weeker. Whereas last week we chose a board that was perfectly catered for brawling, this week we leaned a little more toward stage design and concept. | |
Start bulking up your Wiimote early (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Peripherals, ControllerAre you desperate for some extra length? Do you yearn for that extra inch that could give you the edge over others? Do you want increased size right now?Well, good news: you don't have to wait for Wii MotionPlus' Spring 2009 launch for a chance to elongate your Wii Remote. | |
More like Defenders of LOL (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Gameinvest's Defenders of Law, Inc.: Crime in Willburg looks a bit ... familiar. We can't quite place it, but we're looking at this anime-style adventure game starring defense attorneys, and we have this vague feeling that we've seen something like this in the past. | |
Keighley walks a fine line with Reggie, Dunaway defends herself (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews, Video
Geoff Keighley, you have bigger stones than us. The GameTrailers TV presenter grabbed super-sized Nintendo executive Reggie Fils-Aime immediately after he left stage at Nintendo's infamous E3 2008 keynote, and subsequently gave him a grilling that Paxman would be proud of. | |
Sonic the Hedgehog on the Master System on the Wii (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual ConsoleThe latest set of ESRB rating updates features two upcoming Virtual Console games, one of which is just kind of awkward. Namco's Splatterhouse 2 is making the journey from Japan, which is great news for people who like hitting things with a 2x4. | |
Play it again, Sam ... and Max (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Video
While the first Wii media for the upcoming Sam and Max: Season One wasn't particularly enlightening, it was pretty funny -- a staple of the S&M (wow, bet Telltale didn't think that one through) series. That has all changed with the latest trailer, as the titular characters give us a sneak peek at their entire adventure catalogue. | |
E308: Wii Fanboy leads the band in Major Minor's Majestic March (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: FeaturesClick for larger image
Ever since it's been rumored, the whole team has been patiently awaiting PaRappa creator Masaya Matsuura's next project. Once it was revealed, I found myself puzzled as to what to expect. Would it be as good as PaRappa? Has Matsuura lost it? Well, that confusion is gone now that I've had time to play the game at E3. | |
Born for Wii: Four Swords Adventures (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Born for WiiThe games in the Legend of Zelda series have evolved over the years into sprawling, epic adventures. But ever since the release of the original in 1986, one thing has remained constant -- Link, more or less alone, must save the world. Typically this involves finding the Master Sword, rescuing Zelda and sending Ganon packing for his evil deeds. | |
VC Tuesday: Attack of the clones (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual Console, ImportsNintendo of Japan is following the example of the American Virtual Console this week in two ways: by not releasing that many games, and by making one of them Donkey Kong 3. If you've never played Donkey Kong 3, it's certainly worth a look, because it's pretty bizarre. | |
Jimi Hendrix songs, character included in Guitar Hero: World Tour (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
As if you needed another reason to be pumped for Guitar Hero: World Tour, the legendary guitar virtuoso himself is going to be featured in Activision's title. Not only will he be a playable character in the game, but master tracks for two of his songs will be featured. | |
Sonic and the Black Knight scann'd and quartered (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Screens
We promised an update, so here we are! That oft-discussed Nintendo Power cover did contain some righteous screens of Sonic and the Black Knight within its papery (Remember paper? The stuff you learned stuff from before the internet?) depths, and we commandeered the above shot for your viewing pleasure. | |
Wii Warm Up: Dreaming of WiiWare (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up
You know what the best thing about hanging out with JC is? Hearing him gush about Mega Man 9 and how he got a ton of time to play it. It's kind of the same thing with me and Wario Land: Shake It!, I assume. But, what's important is the question we have to ask. | |
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