Wiimote

The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) has some juicy rumors regarding Nintendo systems. These are only rumors and should be taken with a grain of salt. Here …
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Target is stockpiling some more Wii systems for this upcoming Sunday (Feb. 11). Could be 10 or more systems at each store.

Let’s hope they have some Wiimotes too.

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Here’s a pretty cool Tii shirt with a dissected Wiimote on the front. Definitely thinking about getting this one.

Source: Wire and Twine

Wiimote chargers are in development and one is about to be released in Japan. A company called Thanko (funny name) has developed a charger for release this month in …
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News from Konami is starting to trickle in now. IGN Wii has the exclusive on Dewy’s Adventure, a brand new Wii game built from the ground up to take …
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Rayman Raving Rabbids, developed by Ubisoft, is a title that came out of left field. It was a game that I knew little about when it was launched with the Wii in November 2006. Every trailer that I saw for the game only confused me more about what the title was actually about, or how it was even played.

A couple friends bought the game at launch and the word of mouth showed me just how great the game could be. I bought the game when Circuit City was running their $20 off sale on RRR. I began playing through the game, and it is one of the most fun and unique games I’ve ever played.

First off, this is not your traditional Rayman platformer. It is essentially a series of minigames that follow a loose storyline. Rayman is captured, along with some friends, and it is his job to prove himself in several ‘arena’ type games to get his friends back. The minigames range from sports, workout games, precision, and dance. There are dozens of minigames and they all utilize the Wiimote and nunchuk in unique ways. The sports games are themed from various sports like Soccer/Football as well as others. The workout games are ones that will probably make you sweat. They require more fast physical activity like running with the controller or spinning it around your head like a lasso. The precision and dance games are some of the more enjoyable minigames.

The precision games are ones where you throw plungers at the Rabbids. It sounds a little ridiculous, but IT IS TONS OF FUN! I walks you around in a first-person view in different motifs like Wild West or Space levels. It’s a zany take on the first-person genre. The dance games are my personal favorite. I’m no dancer by any means, but it doesn’t take that much to be good at dancing.

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^ The above picture is pretty funny :) It was with the Walmart article on Joystiq’s site.

Joystiq is reporting that Walmart stores across the country will be getting …
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Joystiq just got a hands-on with Mario Party 8 at the Japan World Hobby Fair. They describe the mini-games that were on display and how they use the Wiimote. Here’s …
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Cubed3 is reporting on some speculation about Starfox coming to the Wii. I think this is probably a given especially using the Wiimote to control your arwing. Here’s the …
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Ed Boon demonstrates the latest in the fighting genre for Wii. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for Wii promises to be a great experience with the Wiimote and nunchuk control scheme. …
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IGN Wii just posted an article about going hands-on with Sonic and the Secret Rings.  They give some pretty detailed impressions of the gameplay, visuals, and what to expect …
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CoD 3 is a great game with fast-paced first-person shooter gameplay. When utilizing the Wii’s motion sensing capabilities; CoD 3 rises to the occasion. It incorporates a lot of moves that you can execute with both the Wiimote and nunchuk. You can do everything from reloading weapons, picking up items, taking control of gun turrets and tanks, and duke it out in hand to hand combat with enemies.

The single-player in CoD 3 is a great experience; and, unfortunately the only experience since there is no multiplayer. But I think focusing on making a compelling single-player experience really was better for the developers to do. I’d rather have an engrossing single-player and no multiplayer, than mediocre versions of single and multiplayer.

Anyways, the story mode starts off in the European theatre in France. You’re a new recruit and they put you right into the thick of battle. The missions gain in complexity and difficulty as the story progresses. Your superiors will give you more and more responsibility as well. They figure if you haven’t died yet, that you may be able to lead others to do the same. The gameplay revolves around taking out enemies from both far and short distances. Sometimes the battles are extremely fierce (especially in hard mode) when you’re in an open area. You literally have to duck and cover whenever you get the chance; otherwise, you go down fast!

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IGN Wii has the exclusive on the new Tiger Woods PGA game coming to Wii.  They got to demo the upcoming Wii golf game and gave favorable impressions of …
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A recent developer interview with Ignition Entertainment gave way to some interesting information. Ed Bradley says the Wiimote is capable of much more than people suspect. Even though motions …
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Here’s the latest news from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007. Nyko has unveiled their Wiimote charging solution. There have been talks of a dock/charging station for quite sometime, …
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I know Wii Play isn’t out yet in the states, but N-Sider has a great review of the title if you want to know what to expect from the game. …
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IGN Wii has a new interview up about the new SSX game for Wii. EA Sports Big goes over just how the Wiimote/nunchuk are used. They even have a …
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This is some interesting news coming from gonintendo. It seems Nintendo had an invite-only Metroid event to play the latest build of the game. Both GameInformer and Gamepro magazines …
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