Bon Jovi and others confirmed for Rock Band 2 (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Soft rock god and midget Bon Jovi is amongst the latest group of artists confirmed to appear in Rock Band 2. Game Informer magazine identified seven new tracks from the instrument fest, finally confirming what we all suspected: that the "leaked" video from earlier in the week was a fake.
VC Friday: Neo Geo duo (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Virtual ConsoleThis week's muscle-bound PAL Virtual Console update comes exclusively from SNK's sleek, black beast of a console.Art of Fighting 2 makes its worldwide Virtual Console debut, though if you own a PlayStation 2, Art of Fighting Anthology is available cheaply, and should be coming to the Wii .
Wii Warm Up: Going Classic (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up, WiiWare
We're rather big fans of the (potentially endangered) Classic Controller, so were delighted to learn that High Voltage would be including support for the peripheral in its excellent-looking Animales de la Muerte. Producer Micah Skaritka's suggestion that the control scheme would be comparable to Smash TV was especially encouraging, and we now know exactly how we'll be taking down any zombie giraffes that cross us.
E308: Wii Speak peripheral coming (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Peripherals
Voice chat, here we come. It looks like Reggie wasn't just dangling carrots when he talked about the feature coming to the Wii at some point.In Nintendo's expected announcement of Animal Crossing Wii, the company added something unexpected: players will be able to use a peripheral known as Wii Speak to communicate (non-locally, of course) during the game.
WRUP: Dungeon crawling Chocobo edition (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: What are you playing?
This week saw the long wait for Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon come to an end. Square Enix fans, Chocobo fans and dungeon crawling fans alike all have something new and fun to play. The critics seemed to like it, is what we're saying.
Friday Video: Power Pad hack is music to our ears (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Friday VideoSeth Sternberger is responsible for the awesome video above, which brings back memories of Big, for some odd reason. It's just pure awesome. The specifics of how he completed this are a tad bit of a mystery, but Seth has some musical chops. Not only did he complete this, but he's also part of the chiptune outfit 8 Bit Weapon.
EA gearing up for more Blox-type games (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Rumors
According to new job postings from EA Los Angeles, the Boom Blox team is looking to beef up its roster of artists and designers. The text in the job listing suggests that, if not a sequel, a new game in the vein of Boom Blox is on the way.The listings seek designers and producers to "bring accessible, quick-to-the-fun games for all ages to the Nintendo Wii!" and specifically recommends experience with physics-based gameplay.
E308: Animal Crossing: City Folk confirmed (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsKatsuya Eguchi's happy face just popped up on the giant screens at Nintendo's E3 2008 press conference to tell us that -- quelle surprise! -- Animal Crossing will be heading to the Wii this year, along with WiFi connectivity and voice chat.Animal Crossing: City Folk's WiFi capabilities will allow players to exchange letters and pictures, bid on (and sell) items at a special in-game auction site, and check out the status of other players at the Happy Room Academy.
Alien Crush site goes live, offers up loads of content (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Nintendo Wi-Fi, Controller, Video, Screens
Hudson has just launched the official Japanese site for upcoming WiiWare title, Alien Crush Returns. Within the site, you'll find a lot of content, including a nice video, along with several screens. Also, if you have some knowledge on translating Japanese, you can find some nice control explanations right here.
Blue Oasis footage is relaxing, blue (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video
Blue Oasis looks like just the kind of thing we could use to contain our CONSTANT ATTACKS OF RAGE. A relaxed Josh from WiiFolder has carried out one of his excellent video tours of the game (we've slotted the video after the break, due to sizing issues), covering its impressively customizable aquariums, the decent range of fish (there are around fifty, some of which must be unlocked), and the ability to share your aquarium with friends via WiiConnect24.
E308: WiiSpeak brings yet another power brick to the table? (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Peripherals
When the WiiSpeak peripheral was unveiled for Animal Crossing: City Folk, we were happy to finally get voice chat on our Wii. But, a curious slide at the conclusion of Nintendo's E3 keynote showed the device has a very peculiar brick-like adapter that the USB end's cable plugs into.
Wii Fanboy eyes-on: MadWorld (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
In meeting up with Sega today at E3, one thing became apparent: they are lacking in Wii and DS games to show off in their closed door session. That is, until we met up with the folks from Platinum Games and they showed us MadWorld.Know this: MadWorld should be a day one purchase for you.
Wii Music dated in Japan (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports
Instrumental extravaganza and current internet hate figure Wii Music will be launching in Japan this October 16th, dog suit and all. If anything, we were left slightly bemused and confused by the game when we tried it at E3, but remain open-minded towards the concept.
Tecmo spritzes out a Spray announcement (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Tecmo has taken a break from hemorrhaging employees to work on a game. Spray is a brand new game to be shown at E3, about a prince who must save his village ... by spraying various liquids on its buildings and streets? We aren't sure how that makes any damn sense, but according to the press release announcing the game, Prince Ray has control of two "liquid spraying spirits" who enable him to spray enemies and other stuff with "water, oil, goo, and other liquids.
The force is with the Wiimote (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, PeripheralsThe DS gets a lightsaber controller (well, stylus, but it's like a controller as you control stuff with it .. whatever) so why is the Wiimote left out in the cold, cold night without bright neon colors and thwong sounds?Useless Wii attachments might be the butt of several chortling jokes, but Star Wars nerds (this blogger included) can't help but think this lightsaber is kinda badass.
MLB Power Pros is back for the 2008 season (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Screens
With the advent of the Wii, baseball fans are throwing in realism for rock-em-sock-em chibi sports games, complete with big heads, big bats and little (or in this case, completely absent) legs. It was a joyous affair when 2K Sports first hit the airwaves with details of the MLB Power Pros series, and now the rugged little chaps have stepped up to the plate for the next season of quasi-baseball fun in MLB Power Pros 2008.
E308: Marvelous and XSEED's lineup is full of charm (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
We've been nothing but impressed by how drop-dead gorgeous Rune Factory Frontier looks, so we're more than happy to know that good old Marvelous will be showing the game at next week's E3 conference. Hopefully we'll find out whether the game is as pretty in motion as it is in screens, and more importantly, if the gameplay matches up to its lovely graphics.
Agatha Christie burns us all with Evil Under the Sun (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsA good murder calls for a glass of fine wine, a monocle and perhaps a strapping butler, ready to answer all questions concerning dastardly deeds. Luckily for adventure fans, Agatha Christie is happy to deliver mountains of murder, mystery and intrigue with the upcoming PC port of Evil Under the Sun.
E308: Samba de Amigo's DLC revealed (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Here's what we know: there will be DLC for the revamped Wii Samba de Amigo, and as of right now, we know what the first downloadable pack will be:"I Want Candy" -- Bow Wow Wow"Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" -- Jet"Mambo Mambo" -- Lou BegaHere's what we don't know: what it will cost.
E308: Wii Music this year, with Balance Board support (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsWii Music has finally been (roughly) dated, and it looks even better than we expected! The game, which will include more than 50 instruments and Balance Board support, is set for release this year. During the E308 conference, it was announced that the game would be available without the Wii MotionPlus add-on, but will still translate motions similar to those used to play real instruments.
E308: Iwata -- Mario and Zelda teams 'hard at work' (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Never mind the wicked -- there's no rest for anybody at Nintendo. Speaking at the company's E3 2008 press conference, whip-cracking president Satoru Iwata insisted that the Mario and Zelda teams were "both hard at work" on "new titles."And? Um ... and that's it.
E308: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 trailer is less than ultimate (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video
We don't mind short trailers, and we don't mind teasers, but we were hoping to see a bit more from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. We had a lot of fun with the first game, and we want to get hyped about the second, but it's hard when all we see is about nine seconds of non-action footage.
E308: A whole lotta list -- upcoming Wii games and release dates (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News
Wii got game. Oh, and games, too.Nintendo posted a list with a metric ton of games and release dates, including ones from third parties. You can check out the list for yourselves in our gallery below; you might be pleasantly surprised (or sorely disappointed).
Brawl Stage of the Week: Galaxy Arena (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Brawl Stage of the Week
We wanted something pure today, something easy -- a stage that's just meant for brawling. We didn't need any gimmicks, or any crazy architecture and stage design. Our one prerequisite for this week was to find a stage that was fun to fight on, period.
E308: Wii Fanboy reacts to Nintendo's keynote (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Meta
With so many highlights from this year's Nintendo E3 keynote, we're finding our live chat wasn't enough to cover our thoughts and opinions on what was shown. So, below, you'll find some impressions akin to what we did last year. Enjoy.
With so many highlights from this year's Nintendo E3 keynote, we're finding our live chat wasn't enough to cover our thoughts and opinions on what was shown.
E308: Wii Music trailer (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video
Nintendo just released new footage from Wii Music, which got a lot more interesting (and it was already neat!) now that we know it will also use the Balance Board. That's good news for everyone who didn't have room for yet another drumkit ... but not as good as this video.
E308: Goosebumps: HorrorLand steals E3 (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video, ScreensNever mind Wii Music or Wii Sports Resort -- as we hinted earlier, Goosebumps: HorrorLand is the real star of this year's E3 Media and Business Summit.Nintendo might not have mentioned this innovative title during the company's press conference today, but we have a feeling that this was the twinkle in president Satoru Iwata's eye when he mentioned a big paradigm shift in the global game market.
E308: Ghostbusters busting ghosts, faces (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Screens
Ghostbusters could be good, but the antics of Slimer and the gang might not make a smooth video-gamerial transition. If you watch the above trailer, peruse the new gallery and your head doesn't explode, there's a chance for success in an otherwise disappointing scenario.
E308: Rune Factory Frontier even dazzles us in motion (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Screens
After seeing this new Rune Factory Frontier video (not to mention the new screens in our gallery below), we can't help but crow on again about how wonderful this game looks. We haven't learned many new facts about the game at E3 -- at least, not yet.
E308: First Animal Crossing: City Folk footage (via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Video
Perhaps the least surprising choice Nintendo could have made for an E3 reveal was Animal Crossing: City Folk ... at least, until they got to the voice chat. That was a pretty huge coup that seemingly came out of nowhere. But don't let that distract you from the heart of the game: digging, decorating, and socializing.
