Cursed Mountain looms over Wii (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Deep Silver, co-publisher of the logo-filled Duke Nukem Trilogy, is developing an original survival horror game for Wii called Cursed Mountain. Set in the 1980s, the game follows a climber as he ascends a mountain in a search for his lost brother. Along the way, he finds -- zoinks! Like, ghosts! With its emphasis on ghosts (dead people in limbo) rather than corporeal monsters, Cursed Mountain promises a different kind of violence than the bloody, visceral experience of other survival horror games, according to Deep Silver's Hannes Seifert.
Oprah knows where the fun is at (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Seriously, she does! Caught by TMZ at a Hawaiian Wal-Mart, the super-celeb was seen doing a little shopping. What did she pick up? The Wii, of course. It's the only way to guarantee a good time. At least, we think so.Hey, Oprah! If you're looking for some games to go with that new Wii, we suggest you check this out.
Logitech and Activision developing premium instruments for Guitar Hero (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Activision and Logitech have announced a partnership through which Logitech will create "premium" instrument controllers for Guitar Hero: World Tour. It's not exactly clear from the press release, but we believe this means that Logitech will sell nicer, more expensive versions of the stock Guitar Hero instruments, not that they're producing the ones that come with the game.
Fragile is the best-looking Wii game you'll see today (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: ScreensClick image to check out the new screens
Even though there are only four new screens of Namco Bandai's Fragile ~ Farewell Moon Ruins, their beauty warrants an update. Besides, we can't have been the only ones who thought of Yorda, of Ico fame, when we first clapped eyes on the slight, barefooted girl above (also seen here).
Mysterious Captain Rainbow trailer (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Imports, VideoThe characters in the Captain Rainbow trailers are getting more and more obscure. As expected, this trailer is about Takamaru, the samurai protagonist of the Famicom Disk System-only Nazo no Murasame-jou (Mysterious Murasame Castle), a samurai-style Zelda-ish game.
Impressions of Nintendo of Japan's amazing summer lineup (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports
While Americans are still busy complaining about Nintendo's E3 presentation, Japan got a double dose of amazing Wii games right in the middle of the summer. And Rhythm Tengoku Gold on the DS, as if the lineup wasn't mindblowing enough.Wired's Chris Kohler, who can apparently afford very fast shipping, has already put a few hours into the whole lineup, and wrote up detailed impressions of both Wario Land: Shake It! and Fatal Frame IV.
Nintendo looking into holographic storage? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsHolographic storage is a technology that we totally don't understand well enough to explain. Apparently, it's a method of storing data in which data is stored throughout the whole volume of a medium, rather than just the surface, allowing for more storage space on a disc.
Wario gets his shake on in these latest trailers (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: VideoIt's no secret that we're madly in love with Wario Land: Shake It! and its amazing gameplay. When one of us got to check the game out back at E3, we found it to be the title of our dreams. Seriously, there wasn't a single bad thing we could say about the game.
Wii MotionPlus co-dev demonstrates the tech (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: VideoEver since Wii MotionPlus was revealed, we've all been hopeful about what it can do for games. Sure, it's been revealed to be utilized in Red Steel 2 and is already used pretty effectively in Wii Sports Resort, but what about other things? Well, above, you can see the tech's co-developer, AiLive, demonstrate it through a "laser sword" game.
Sakurai: 'Another Smash Bros? I'd have to give it some serious thought' (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsDuring a recent interview with ONM, Masahiro Sakurai talked about his latest game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, among other things. What might be of most interest to us all is that he's apparently willing to work on another Smash Bros. game."It's interesting, because after every Smash Bros.
Microsoft: 'Miis didn't influence Avatars. Honest. No, really.' (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Interviews
What's that you say? Microsoft's new Avatars system for the Xbox 360 is just a rip-off of Nintendo's Miis? Poppycock and slander! Microsoft man John Schappert has explained to MCV that Avatars are merely a natural development of Microsoft's online strategy.
Homebrew community releases region changer (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Homebrew
For those of you who have a dead Freeloader or can't be bothered with any other solution that isn't a homebrew solution, you're in luck. The community just released a homebrew Region changer, which should allow you to enjoy some import goodness on your console.
Wii Fanboy presents: Game Night (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Game Night
Welcome one and all to the return of Game Night. Sorry we had to call off the affair for the past couple weeks, but we've been pretty busy on our end. Not busy enough to get things back to the way they were, though! So, be sure to join us this evening for the awaited return of Game Night! For the full details on what Game Night is all about, head past the break.
Virtually Overlooked: Irritating Stick (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtually OverlookedThis is pretty out-there for a Virtual Console request, for plenty of reasons. Okay, so Irritating Stick is a PlayStation game, which is more likely to show up on the PS3 than the Wii. And okay, there'd be no point in doing it without Wiimote integration -- more on that later -- meaning it should be WiiWare or something rather than an emulated VC game.
Reminder: Get some gear for your Wii (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Contests / GiveawaysClick for larger image
Hey. do you like free stuff? Then you should get over to our latest giveaway, which hooks one lucky person up with some accessories for their console, including the wrist strap above. So get over there already!Gallery: Atlantic accessories for
Rumor: Konami trying its hands at retro revival (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Rumors This is a pretty juicy rumor. Apparently (as evidenced by the image to the right), Konami digs what Capcom's doing with reviving the retro. You know, Mega Man 9 and Bionic Commando: REarmed? Konami is all about it.So, the rumor goes (from the rumor section of the September 2008 issue of EGM) that they're thinking about doing a little bit of reviving to one of their older 2D franchises.
Sega tags USPTO with Jet Set Radio trademark (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Rumors
Sega has already enjoyed a measure of success with two ports from its wonderful Dreamcast line-up, and now Jet Set Radio will join the likes of Shenmue on the "rumored" pile. A "Jet Grind Radio" trademark was filed over at the USPTO last week by Sega, while Kotaku heard whisperings at the ongoing Comic-Con 2008 festival that the trademark referred to a new Wii game.
Wii Warm Up: MotionPlus or minus? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up
We've already discussed MotionPlus a bit, but now it's time to talk logistics. While we think MotionPlus will add a lot of depth to many games (even something as simple as Sword Play), we're not sure if third parties incorporating it into their games is a good thing.
