Space Invaders Get Even with iTunes (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports, WiiWare
On the 20th of this month, the Japanese iTunes Music Store will be invaded by the Space Invaders Get Even soundtrack. The album, which costs 1,500 yen, contains new orchestrated and electronic music from Taito's house band Zuntata. Some of the songs on the album apparently won't be featured in the game, which to us suggests remixes.
Wii Warm Up: Zombified DLC (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up
We've had Dead Rising on the mind for the past 24 hours, thanks in part to a bit of reassurance on the part of Nintendo Power. But, in looking at the Xbox 360 version of the game and how Xbox Live made available some DLC, we were wondering what kind of content you wouldn't mind paying for in Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop.
More Conduit footage -- 'nuff said (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Interviews, Video
We don't need to write anything here, do we? It's The Conduit. In beautiful motion. Right up there. It's the business. We can post whatever text we like here, and nobody will even read it. Tra-la-la! For those of you still with us, further footage lies past the break, featuring a short segment of the city environment we saw in the E3 videos, and a first-person shooter staple: the grenade bounce.
Sony: We don't want the senior citizen gamers (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, InterviewsSony's Scott Steinberg is not impressed by Nintendo's current success. In fact, he thinks his own company shouldn't adopt a similar strategy and try to obtain some share of the mass market. When asked about the Wii, and it's controller, in a recent interview, he commented that the "notion of that controller is a non-trivial point that you've brought up, that control and that familiarity is like comfort food - from my perspective, we lead, we don't follow.
Wii Menu hack now available to adventurous homebrewers (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: HomebrewYesterday's jaw-droppingly comprehensive Wii Menu hack, which enables cross-region Wii, Gamecube, and downloadable games, as well as various display and UI tweaks, was unavailable to the public when the video (encore presentation above!) was released.
Chew your nails through Fatal Frame IV videos (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video
Okay, let's try our best to forget about all the bad stuff that's recently been revealed about Fatal Frame IV, and concentrate on what the game does best: scaring people like us who can't resist watching/playing it absolutely witless. With this in mind, we'd like you to do something for us.
Captain Rainbow: Crazy about Famicom Wars (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: VideoCaptain Rainbow is back with its weekly dose of concentrated retro Nintendo weirdness. In the latest trailer, the soldiers from the original Famicom Wars take a longing look at last week's narrator, Crazy Tracy, as she eats Pocky and lounges around on her throne.
Rock Revolution track list revealed? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: RumorsThere's nothing like anonymous tipsters when it comes to (what may be) the best new info. Someone forwarded a purported Konami e-mail to Kotaku that contains the track list for Rock Revolution, their upcoming bid at securing a place in the corner of living rooms all over the world.
New info on Tetris Party's game modes (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Nintendo Wi-Fi, WiiWare
Aside from learning about Balance Board support and when the game would be releasing on WiiWare, we haven't heard much about what's in the Tetris Party game. Well, other than Tetris. We all pretty much know what's going on with that.
Konami openly discusses Elebits sequel (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews
Without outright saying "Hey guys, we're making an Elebits sequel," Konami Product Manager Gregg Nolan has openly discussed aspects of a new Wii game in the series in an interview we found behind the fridge at Siliconera.When he says "new," Gregg means new -- this won't be a port of forthcoming DS title Elebits: Adventures of Kai & Zero, but a totally fresh Elebits experience, one which follows on from the story in the first game, and overlaps with the characters and environments in the DS title.
Red tape preventing GoldenEye revival (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews, Virtual Console
Microsoft wants it. Nintendo wants it. Rare has no control over it. Such is the situation with GoldenEye 007, fondly remembered and much-loved N64 shooter of yesteryear.Speaking to Videogamer.com, Rare senior software engineer Nick Burton said that the bid to bring the eleven-year-old game to either the Virtual Console or Xbox Live Arcade was "locked in this no man's land," and that it was up to the separate license holders to play nice before the greatest Bond game of all time could be made available for download on any service.
Bungie's not ruling out working on other consoles (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews
Bungie and Microsoft have been attached at the hip for awhile now. Some gamers are Halo haters, a lot more are Halo lovers (folks do like to buy those games). While the likelihood of Halo releasing for other consoles is pretty darn slim, any future projects from the company could see release on platforms other than the Xbox 360.
Telltale tempts fate, names release date for Strong Bad (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, WiiWare
In what seems like an especially Dangeresque move after Nintendo's total dis of third parties' Virtual Console scheduling, Telltale Games sent out a press release announcing the release date for the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.
Traveller's Tales talks more LEGO games (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Interviews
Ever hear that expression "if it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Traveller's Tales has, as the company has become quite the cash-earner with its LEGO line-up of games, so why change? "We've gotten started doing some LEGO games on the Warner IP..
Wii Fanboy Poll: Do you homebrew? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Fanboy poll
We talk about homebrew a lot here at Wii Fanboy. We love the community and we love the cool things they're always cooking up. Some things look like they require at least some technical knowledge, some things look like they require absolutely none.
Same Wii Fit, new season (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Imports, Video Nintendo of Japan's latest Wii Fit ads are pretty much exactly the same as most Wii Fit ads, or, really, most Wii ads: a family converges in the living room to watch with wonder as Dad or Grandma or whoever wobbles around. Except, now, it's summer! The slogan for these commercials is Natsuyasumi no Wii Fit, "Wii Fit of summer vacation.
