It's-a Mario World: Two Years on Wii
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: It's-a Mario World As both game character and flagship intellectual property, Mario has long been the focal point of Nintendo's efforts. Thanks in no small part to creative genius Shiggy Miyamoto, Mario's adventures have ushered in some of the most pivotal games in the history of electronic entertainment.
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Wii Warm Up: Vs. Capcom
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Imports, Wii Warm Up For a long time, we mostly saw the Tatsunoko Productions characters in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom as a necessity: there because Vs. fighting games needed to be vs. somebody. Basically, they were there to give the Capcom characters some new people to fight, and it didn't really matter who.
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Wii Warm Up: Other new old games
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpIn the wake of Mega Man 9, and after Friday's discussion about Play on Wii, we thought we might ask what other franchises you'd like to see redone, either as Play on Wii titles, or in a classic, old school style, as was done with Mega Man 9. Want to see the other Metroid Prime titles given a motion overhaul .
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VC Tuesday: Whack an Ogre
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWareThe biggest news for Japan's downloadable Wii games this week is the debut of an excellent Square Enix series on the Virtual Console. While it's awesome that the VC will be graced with the first Ogre Battle game from genius creator and Queen fanboy Yasumi Matsuno, it's basically confirmation that Square Enix doesn't care about the series -- like ActRaiser and King's Knight.
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VC Tuesday: Pop-up Ping-pong
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWareThe Virtual Console releases are pretty slim this week in Japan, but still just unlikely enough to show up outside of Japan to make them super interesting. First, Smash Ping Pong, a Nintendo-published Famicom Disk System version of the arcade Konami's Ping Pong.
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Mod turns GameCube controller into a Classic Controller
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: ModsThis may not be the most groundbreaking mod around, but it's one that would allow you to play things like Mega Man 9 with your GameCube controller. Created by Marcan42, the above mod uses a special adapter which plugs into the Wiimote just like a Classic Controller, allowing him to trick the system into thinking the GameCube controller is a Classic Controller.
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Wii Warm Up: Wii Music -- and everyone else
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpIt's well-established that most average gamers don't seem to think too much of Wii Music, but what about all the casual and irregular gamers in your life? Do they even know about Wii Music, and if so, what do they think of it? Heard anyone asking for it, or know anyone who's gone out to buy it? Nintendo seems to think the title has a lot of potential in the home stretch, and we want to try to measure that by what you've heard and seen.
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Wii Warm Up: With the kids
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up Have kids, or maybe younger siblings or cousins? If so, it's likely that, sometimes, you play games with them -- but what to play? The Brainy Gamer has a list of actually-good games that are also kid-friendly, and while this set is definitely a great place to start, we're betting you can add some more.
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Wii Warm Up: Even more classic
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up Last night, we saw the extremely brief return of the Club Nintendo Super Famicom Classic Controller, which popped up for sale at $70 and promptly disappeared. It's pretty desirable for something with the exact same button layout as the stock Classic, and no analog sticks.
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Metareview: Cooking Mama: World Kitchen
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: MetareviewClick to embiggen Even though PETA hasn't been too happy with Cooking Mama: World Kitchen, everyone else has to be enjoying the game we had so much fun with back at E3, right? Well, the few reviews that have come in haven't been all that positive. So let's get to the scores.
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New Viewtiful Joe mini game in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Imports, Video, ScreensFirst off, there is a new video of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes at Famitsu, featuring Saki from Quiz Nanairo DREAMS and Viewtiful Joe vs. Ippatsuman and Doronjo. Joe's Mach Speed super combo is expected, but delightful.
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Wii Warm Up: Your style
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpNintendo announced three Art Style games at once for Europe, treating them as a set. Statements made by developer Skip also indicate that there may not be more Art Style for a while. Nintendo may have already proved us wrong this morning -- as of the time of writing, they haven't announced the releases yet.
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Wii Warm Up: Dead Rising again
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpRecent rumors about the development, at last, of the Dead Rising sequel have turned our thoughts toward the future of such a game on the Wii. Now that we're getting Dead Rising, albeit in our own retooled version, do you think it's likely we'll see the sequel in some form? If so, will the Wii release coincide with other releases, or will it come later? Gallery: Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop Wii Warm Up: Dead Rising (again) originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EST.
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Wii Fanboy interviews 2D Boy World of Goo
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Interviews, WiiWare After thoroughly enjoying 2D Boy's World of Goo, we decided that just playing and loving the game was not enough. So, we shot some questions over to Ron Carmel and Kyle Gabler from the indie start-up. Imagine our surprise when they actually answered them all! So, head past the break and read our interview with these talented lads.
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It's-a Mario World: Mushroom Feast
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: It's-a Mario World Commence with the spending frenzy! Black Friday's door-busting sales and no-holds-barred consumer fistfights initiate holiday shopping today, and that means the annual limited-edition Nintendo swag is now being clawed from store shelves.
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PETA Flash game puts us off Cooking Mama, food
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsReady to be sick? Coinciding with the release of Cooking Mama: World Kitchen, PETA has wielded the Awesome Power of Copyright Infringement to make a Cooking Mama Flash game about the preparations involved with cooking turkey. Combining an impressively accurate facsimile of Cooking Mama gameplay with horrifying, bloody visuals, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals is intended as an appeal to Majesco to create a vegetarian-only version of Cooking Mama.
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Miyamoto: We're not 'soft on graphics'
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Tech stuffDuring a recent interview, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was quick to stick up for Nintendo's latest console and its graphical capabilities. It's one of the most criticized points of the console, as you're well aware, but Miyamoto thinks it's more than capable of getting the job done, stating that "When it comes to specific points such as generating high definition graphics we might appear to be rather relaxed and soft on graphics," further adding "the fact of the matter is that Wii is capable enough to cater to the needs of these hardcore gamers in terms of gameplay content as well as the graphical content, so I really don't want people to be concerned about that kind of attitude.
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Final Fantasy Crafting Chronicles: Echoes of Time
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Imports, Screens Thanks to the return of the item crafting system from previous Crystal Chronicles, you'll have plenty of cool junk to show off to your friends in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. You'll be able to buy power-boosting jewels from shops and add them to slots in your weapons, permanently changing the weapon into a more powerful one.
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Fresh blood from MadWorld
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Screens There's not much we'd rather do on the weekend than stare for hours at the gorgeous MadWorld, but since we can't look at the real thing, we'll have to settle for a few new screenshots. Not everyone agrees (blasphemy!), but we can't find anything wrong with a little black and white violence.
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Oz developers love de Blob
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News Move over, Paul Hogan. Aussies have a new hero: de Blob.Even though the game wasn't a commercial success, the game won the hearts of gamers and critics alike. In fact, it might as well be Australia's favorite game, as the title has dominated the Australian development awards.
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Wii Warm Up: Your favorite feature
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm Up This one is pretty easy and direct. What's your favorite feature of the Wii? Is it the Wiimote and its capabilities? Or, are you a big fan of the Virtual Console or WiiWare? Did backwards compatibility with the GameCube make you fall in love with it? Which one of the Wii's amazing features got you hooked on the console?Wii Warm Up: Your favorite feature originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST.
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Sega running Samba de Amigo contest
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Peripherals, Contests / Giveaways Sega is running a contest for its Dreamcast-turned-Wii port, Samba de Amigo. As you can see above, the winner will receive a pair of the maraca peripherals, as well as a copy of the game, and a special edition iPod nano.
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Belgium axing game rentals
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsHere's an interesting tidbit for you to nibble over the weekend: Belgium is about to ban all game rentals, on the grounds that it has always been illegal, but is only just now to be enforced. They're not the only country to say no to rentals, either. NeoGAFfers discussing the shift have compared the practice of game rentals to piracy.
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DS connectivity feature found in Mii Channel
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, VideoYour Mii Channel holds a terrible secret: DS connectivity. We may not have the DS Personal Trainer: Walking (Aruite Wakaru Seikatsu Rhythm DS) yet, but our Wiis are apparently ready to connect to it. As this video demonstrates, you can unlock the DS connection feature in your own Mii Channel right now, by pressing A, B, 1, and then holding 2.
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Mama cooks up a recipe for cuteness
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: ScreensCooking Mama: World Kitchen is almost here, and that means the powers that be are working very hard to convince Wii owners that Mama is cute as ever, even if she's had a little work done. These latest screens do an excellent job of proving their point, with their adorable high fives and Mama poking herself in the eye.
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Be a Guitar Hero for $59 this Black Friday
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Sales If you're still deciding where to take your sleeping bag and flask of cocoa for this Black Friday's queues, Target's deal on the Guitar Hero: World Tour Guitar Kit may sway you. The store will be offering the SKU, which includes the game and a wireless guitar, for a mouth-watering $59, a generous saving on the original MSRP of $99.
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Unlocking memories in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports Taiko no Tatsujin Wii's "Daily Challenge Dojo" is a mode designed to be played once a day, consisting of a series of specific challenges. Like the DS Taiko games in which the Dojo previously appeared, daily Dojo time unlocks new songs.The other, cuter mode introduced by Bandai Namco today is the Memory Album, in which players can watch cutscenes showing the early life story of Wadadon the drum.
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Wii Warm Up: Wii Plan to Speak
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Wii Warm UpThe WiiSpeak microphone is ten bucks cheaper when purchased with Animal Crossing: City Folk. Obviously, it works with Animal Crossing, but it will also work with The Conduit, with the new version of the Opera browser, and on its own via the Wii Speak Channel.
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Wii Fanboy Review: Dangeresque 3
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: Reviews, WiiWare Following the first, second, and third installments in SBCG4AP, I found myself wondering if the fourth episode could keep the pace of the first three. And it's pretty evident in the first few moments of the game that this is another episode that is setting the bar for humor a bit higher.
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Ougon no Kizuna's smaller quests
(via Nintendo Wii Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Imports Most of what we've seen of Jaleco's Ougon no Kizuna has involved big, big bosses. But while fighting huge hulks is an important part of the game, it's also characterized by much smaller tasks involving (generally) smaller characters, who then form "bonds" with Lian, the protagonist.
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