Wiimote

• No peripherals, all instruments are played via Wiimote/Nunchuk
• Not Disney music, licensed music: Devo’s “Whip It”, The Raconteurs’ “Steady as She Goes.” and many more

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Craig:
HotD 2&3
-pretty much just a port of the Dreamcast 2 and Xbox 3. 60fps though
-stretched at 16:9
-great calibration.
-$30!
-new exclusive mode for one of the games, info next week
Sega Superstar Tennis
-actually looks pretty good
-at 60fps. chugs a bit during some of the minigames.
-really just like virtua tennis with the Wii remote and Sega characters
-DS game not as elaborate as the console games, barebones even, but still pretty solid
-no online for Wii or DS
-good if you’re bored with Wii Sports
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
-Craig doesn’t think it will do well.
-pretty darn fun
-Matt surprised how much he liked it.
-they’re all pretty confident that it’ll be good.
Mario Kart Wii
-visuals: not very pretty
-low poly, shiny texture passover, 60fps, great sense of speed, FUN
-played it for 10 minutes, didn’t really get the hang of it
-More analog than digital compared to excite truck
-finding the center is the biggest problem
-lots of opportunity for boost
-boost is changed to destroy snaking, works quite a bit
-2p split screen online

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is the new official name of the FF:CC Wii Ware game coming to the States with the Wii Ware launch! …
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GamePress

February 2007, London United Kingdom – February sees London-based company Wrapstar celebrating the launch of their revolutionary range of skins for Wii Nunchuk and remote.The high-tech skins will be available for the first time in two special four-packs, Fusion and Invasion.Each pack contains four unique skins for Wii Nunchuk and remote only. Priced at £9.99 each, Fusion and Invasion packs are certain to be snapped up, particularly as one Wrapstar skin usually costs from £4.99.

Wrapstar Managing Director Max Haddow says, “These skins are much more high-tech as we have had to incorporate the intricate layout of the Wii Nunchuk and remote and allow for this in our cuttings.”

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This is a cool picture and a nice story all in one. The one handed wiimote was created by a guy named Ryan Curly, who made this Wii-mote …
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The TV’s display surface can absorb a hit packing up to four Joules of kinetic energy, thanks to a special transparent coating sprayed on the screen. …
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– Wiimote held vertically to swing. – full ‘real-life’ swing not necessary – the faster you swing, the harder your hit will be – pull your swing by stopping in …
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Motus Corporation is working on a motion-based controller for PCs and current-gen consoles not named Wii. The Darwin controller promises to offer more realistic control than the Wiimote …
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General podcast info

– Peer, Eduardo, Fran on podcast
– Matt out “sick”

– 3 days straight playing SSBB, including Eduardo
– Podcast mainly about Smash
– Peer thinks original Smash Bros should have been rated higher
– Nintendo thought Smash Bros. 64 was too violent – changed some things for NA version (sound effects)
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I am to0 excited to put into my own words. So I am going to take this straight from IGN:

January 31, 2008 – In a third-quarter conference call today, …
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It has been some time since we have heard anything about this game. When I first heard about this game I was excited for its potential. I am …
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Trainee surgeons will soon be practicing operations from the comfort of their sofas after a study found they performed better after playing games on the Nintendo Wii.

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– Swing Wiimote to attack with lightsaber (direction matters, but motion is not 1:1) – motion controls for force powers – push Nunchuck forward while holding a trigger to use …
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We reported about this story a few days ago. This is taken from an local TV stations which is covering the story: