EA announce 6 new games for Nintendo Wii

Thursday 13 Jul 2006 : 20:45 PM



EA today announced that they are developing 6 titles for Nintendo's Wii. The following series will be getting the Wii treatment.

* Need for Speed
* Tiger Woods
* SSX
* Madden '07
* The Godfather
* Harry Potter

Now we wouldn't normally get too excited at yet another version of Madden or tiger Woods with slightly prettier graphics and new rosters, but this is the Wii we're talking about so suddenly the prospect gets a little more interesting.

If you thought Wii sports looked fun then imagine playing Tiger Woods with the Wiimote. EA have already demonstrated the Wiimote with Madden and we can't wait to see what they do with SSX.

Every day there seems to be another reason to pre-order a Wii. Let's just hope it lives up to the hype.

Tags: Electronic Arts , Harry Potter , Madden , Need for Speed , Nintendo , SSX , The Godfather , Tiger Woods

Formats: Wii

Wii to come with free game.

Wednesday 12 Jul 2006 : 00:47 AM



The Australian Toys 'r' Us site is apparently advertising the Nintendo Wii for Pre-order and it comes with a free game.

It hasn't been confirmed by Nintendo but many have speculated that the machine will ship with Wii Sports.

It's been many years since a machine came bundled with a free game, it doesn't seem to be fashionable these days but it would be a great move for Nintendo. Wii Sports looks like the perfect way to get people playing and demonstrate how cool the controller is. The more people they can get playing Wii Tennis, the more people will rush out and buy one.

Tags: Nintendo , Nintendo Wii Launch , Wii Sports

Formats: Wii

UK DS Download Stations

Monday 10 Jul 2006 : 23:49 PM



British Gaming Blog has compiled a list of every DS Lite download station in the UK. It's a very long list and we were surprised to find one near us that we didn't know existed. Actually we found a whole game shop we didn't even know existed.

See the list

Tags: DS Download Stations , Nintendo

Formats: DS

Nintendo Wii coming earlier than thought ?

Thursday 06 Jul 2006 : 14:42 PM



Warning: this article is complete conjecture and hearsay!

The latest rumours say that Nintendo has already started manufacturing final units of the Wii and it could be released in October or even late September.

The rumour originates from Chris Morris at CNN Money but we're not sure how much credence it deserves as, even if Nintendo was ahead of their production targets, it's unlikely that the launch titles will also be ready early.

Tags: Nintendo , Nintendo Wii Launch

Formats: Wii

President Bush gets Nintend DS for 60th Birthday.

Thursday 06 Jul 2006 : 00:20 AM



In a PR move that would make Max Clifford proud, Nintendo have sent President Bush a 60th Birthday present, A DS and a copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day, claiming that they can help him keep his brain sharp.

We think it might take more than a few logic puzzles, but we loved the "Happy Birthday Mr. President" message on the screen.

Head over to Kotaku for a full transcript of the letter.

Tags: Brain Age , Nintendo , Touch Generations

Formats: DS

New Zealand Story - On it's way to DS ?

Thursday 06 Jul 2006 : 00:08 AM



According to Eurogamer , New Zealand Story is coming to Nintendo DS later this year and it's being developed by Rising Star Games.

This sounds like a great idea in theory, as long as it doesn't go the way of Rainbow Islands.

They don't have any more details so unfortunately neither do we, but we'll certainly let you know when we do.

Tags: New Zealand Story , Nintendo , Retro , Rising Star Games

Formats: DS

PS3 & Nintendo Wii launch titles rumour roundup.

Monday 03 Jul 2006 : 21:34 PM



There's been lots of talk about launch titles for this years 2 big console launches in recent months . Some were announced officially at E3, some have been announced by developers and some are mere speculation so we thought it was about time we cleared a few things up and gave you a (relatively) difinitive list of the games you'll be playing this christmas. The lists are compiled from a number of sources including retailers, developers,news sites and a bloke I met down the Fox and Hounds on Saturday night so don't quote us on this.


Nintendo Wii

Definitely:

The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Sports
Rayman: Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Dragon Quest Swords
Metroid Prime: Corruption
WarioWare: Smooth Moves

Probably:

Madden NFL 2007
Elebits
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Excite Truck
Project Hammer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Cars: The Movie


Unknown:

Super Mario Galaxy
Metal Slug Anthology
Blitz: The League
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Sonic Wildfire
Disaster Day Of Crisis
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
Ant Bully
Marvel United
Open Season
Super Swing Golf Pangya





Playstation 3

Definitely:

Singstar
Warhawk
Formula One 06
MotorStorm
Killzone
Tekken 6
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Sonic The Hedgehog

Probably:

Heavenly Sword
Fight Night Round 3
Genji 2
Fatal Inertia
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Gran Turismo HD
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Devil May Cry 4
Unreal Tournament 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne


Unknown:

Grand Theft Auto IV
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Call of Duty 3
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2007
Resident Evil 5
Resistance: Fall of Man
Army of Two
Alan Wake
Alone in the Dark
Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy XIII
Brother In Arms: Hell's Highway
Gradius
Driver 5
Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters
The Darkness
Project IM
Marvel United
Eye of Judgement
Golden Axe
Stranglehold
6Gun 2
Avalo
Dark Sector
Eyedentify
Fifth Phantom Saga
Final Fantasy PS3
The Getaway PS3
I-8
Infraworld
Killing Day
Mobile Suit Gundam
Ni-Oh
Omikron 2
Possession
Project Delta
ShadowClan
Vision GT
Angel Rings
Monster Carnival
Everybody's Golf 5


Lots of those PS3 'Probablys' and 'Unknowns' should make it onto the final list but details are hard to come by at the moment.

So far we think the PS3 list is looking impressive but we're still looking forward to the Wii more.





Tags: Nintendo , Nintendo Wii Launch , PS3 Launch , Sony

Formats: Playstation 3 , Wii

Wii to drop 6th November in US ?

Monday 03 Jul 2006 : 20:39 PM



US site Cubed3 are reporting that the Nintendo Wii will be released on 6th November on the other side of the pond. The story apparently comes from an "industry insider" and we wouldn't normally give credence to a story like this if wasn't for the fact that American magazine Sports Illustrated for kids have also printed the same date, so either they're making it up or somebody from Nintendo has let it slip to them too.

The date would make a lot of sense as it would give them a few weeks headstart on the PS3 and assuming yields are high enough it would mean that their machine was sitting in the store when parents are unable to get themselves a PS3 on launch day.

Tags: Nintendo

Formats: Wii

Nintendo announce pink DS Lite

Wednesday 28 Jun 2006 : 12:44 PM



It's taken long enough for the UK to get black and white DS lites but Nintendo announced today that Japanese fans will be able to get a pink DS lite on 20th July.

The pink DS sold very well last year thanks to the Nintendogs blue and pink bundles, I wonder what Nintendo have up their sleeves for this christmas ?

Tags: DS Lite , Nintendo

Formats: DS

Japan gets DS Opera on 24th July

Thursday 22 Jun 2006 : 19:22 PM



Japanese DS owners will be able to wirelessly browse the web using their DS from 24th of July when The official DS version of Opera is released.

Opera have created the browser especially for the DS's two screens and stylus. It has an on screen touch keyboard and both screens will be used for browsing, with the web page appearing in one and a thumbnail of the whole page in the other.

The unit will initially be sold on the web for 3,800 yen (about £18). There's no news of when it'll be released in the UK or US but we expect it to be before the end of this year.

As with all DS cards there is no region encoding meaning that there is no reason why it wouldn't work in the UK , apart from the fact you'd probably need to learn Japanese.

Tags: Nintendo , Opera , Wireless Internet

Formats: DS