Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Huge, awesome spoiler (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports, Video, Screens"Huge." "Awesome." Hugesome. That's how we'd define the Tatsunoko vs. Capcom SPOILER that just hit the 'net, so we're taking appropriate action and filing this one after the break.If you do intend to import the 2D fighter, you're best off NOT clicking the blue text below.
Ready to Rumble ready to return (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Screens
EA's Facebreaker K.O. Party doesn't seem to have met with the task of imitating Ready 2 Rumble Boxing. According to this new announcement, the next Wii game to attempt the feat may be ... oh, hey, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing! Ready 2 Rumble Revolution was first announced back in 2006, but that's too long ago to count.
Activision publishing Monsters vs. Aliens game (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Next year's feature film from Dreamworks, Monsters vs. Aliens, will be adapted to all major platforms. Set for a March release next year, the game will be developed by Beenox Inc. and stars a group of misfit monsters on a quest to save the world from an attacking force.
Slow-acting venom: Deadly Creatures delayed (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsWhen it was first announced back in February, Rainbow Studios' Deadly Creatures seemed poised to be one of the most 'hardcore' action titles in 2008's Wii lineup. Now, we're quickly expending our supply of 2008, with nary a Deadly Creature to be found. This Halloween, on one of the game's planned release dates, THQ set their sights on December.
Sam & Max coming back for a second season (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsClick image for new screens
Nabbed a copy of Sam & Max: Season One and looking for more? Well, the second season of the most excellent episodic series will be available to Wii gamers in another compilation disc, titled Sam & Max: Season Two. This gathering of all of season two's episodes is planned to reach store shelves some time early next year.
Ghostbusters spooking you out in June 2009 (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsAtari recently caught the Ghostbusters game in its ghost trap, and has now revealed a release date for the title -- the once-shaky project will escape its Ecto-Containment Unit in June 2009! There's no word yet on which region that date is for, though Atari's press gathering is taking place in the UK, for what that's worth.
VC Tuesday: Space Invaders Get Overturned (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWareNintendo of Japan has started off December the right way: with a bunch of video games. Between Virtual Console and WiiWare, an astounding six new (or new to Wii) games are available in Japan today. Of course, one of those games is Atlantis no Nazo, which was so bad, it was almost released as a sequel to Super Pitfall.
Another shot at cheap Guitar Hero: World Tour (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Sales
Guitar Hero games have been going on sale a lot recently. It makes sense to mark down something so high-profile to attract holiday shoppers -- and we really don't mind getting a break on something as ridiculously expensive as the plastic-instrument games.
Analyst: World Tour demand still high, supplies still down (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz knows the public and, according to him, they want Guitar Hero: World Tour. Even though the guitar bundle for the game has been discounted like crazy over the last week (and selling just as crazy, we assume), he says that most folks are looking for the full band kit, which is difficult to find on store shelves.
Wii Warm Up: GC vs CC (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up
For games that are compatible with both, which do you find to be your more preferred way to play: using a GameCube controller or the Classic Controller? For us, we tend to go with the wireless bliss of the Wavebird, when allowed. How about you all? Which is the superior way to game in your opinion?Wii Warm Up: GC vs CC originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST.
U.S. Patent Office denies Nintendo 'Wii Remote' patent (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, ControllerNintendo recently filed a trademark patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office which, as you might have guessed, has been shot down. Apparently, the word "remote" is far too common and incapable of being trademarked, said a letter sent to Nintendo from the USPTO last week.
Synaesthesia imminent: New Mizuguchi music game announced for Wii (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsOkay, we're doing our best to calm down enough to type this out coherently. Atari has announced a new music game, tentatively titled QJ, for the Wii. According to the very short announcement, the game is being developed by Q? Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
Born for Wii: Wario's Woods (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Born for WiiFew genres can match the gnawing, unquenchable addiction of the puzzler. The classics like Tetris and Puyo Pop have populated virtually every platform under the sun in one form or another, and modern-day classics like Hexic and Zuma have undoubtedly caused more than one dreary office worker to find himself ejected from his cubicle.
You'd have never predicted it: Japan gets fortune-telling channel (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports, Screens, Channels
A pleasant surprise will have greeted Japanese Wii owners when they awoke this morning: a brand new Wii channel! Spencer from Siliconera freed up the necessary 82 blocks of space to download the "Today And Tomorrow's Lucky Fortune-Telling Channel," and wrote about his experiences.
