Wii News || OFFICIAL: USA $250 Launch 19th November


That's two whole weeks before Japan! And £133! I reckon NOE will charge us £149.99 quite happily! Here's what Reggie had to say at the Official event in New York:

"Nintendo's Wii will officially launch in North and Latin America on November 19, 2006, at a price of US$249.99. The Wii console will be available in only the white variation at launch and will be bundled with Wii Sports, marking the first time a Nintendo console has included a game at launch since the SNES. Further, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Excite Truck will be available on day one, while approximately 30 games will launch by the end of 2006."

What a fantastic day! Get your import head on using the Google Ad's stores below - we've got ours booked from the states!

9/14/2006 02:55:00 PM

Wii News || CONFIRMED: Actual Wii Launch Title List (Japan)


Here you go folks, the official list from Nintendo of Japan

Trauma Center (Atlus)
Elebits (Konami)
Machikuru Domino (Success)
Necro-Nesia (Spike)
Super Monkey Ball Uki-Uki Party Shuugoh (Sega)
Swing Golf Panya (Tecmo)
Wing Island (Hudson)
Kororinpa (Hudson)
SD Gundam REVOLUTION (Bandai Namco)
Ennichi no Tatsujin (Bandai Namco)
Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daito-ryo-! (Bandai Namco)
Red Steel (Ubisoft)
Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Odoru Made In Wario (Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
Hajimete no Wii (Nintendo)

9/14/2006 01:09:00 PM

Wii News || Wii Sports Definately Included! Official Nintendo US Boxart!


Here it is folks, the confirmation you all wanted - the US box art for the console along with confirmation that Wii Sports is indeed included!


UPDATE - We've checked the google links below and they link to a great Wii community where we've been getting the latest news before anyone else! Give em a crack! You should hear about the USA announcements quickly too.

9/14/2006 10:39:00 AM

Wii News || New Mii Channel Reveals Virtual Console Interface


Check out the video at this link now!

Remember this awesome Mii channel from Nintendo's official site also shows great Wii videos!

9/14/2006 10:36:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICIAL: Nintendo Of Japan Wii Event Pictures


Famitsu have put up a load of pictures from the Nintendo Wii event!
Have a look at them right here!

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 08:46:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICIAL: Picture Of The Box For The Wii! Looks Nice! Very DS!


Here it is folks - this is what our Wii will look like on the shelves:



UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 08:24:00 AM

Wii News || Incredible NEW Wii Video Here! Official Japanese Site


Nintendo of Japan have JUST launced their new Wii Site here with an exciting new video that can be found at this link!

What a day!

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:50:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICAL: Launch Lineup And Pricing


Nintendo of Japan have just announced how many games will launch with the Wii and how much they will cost:

- 16 games
- 10 different publishers
- Costing from £22 (4800 yen) to £31(6800 yen)

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:46:00 AM

Wii News || Twilight Princess To Cost £31 In Japan


Nintendo of Japan have just announced the cost of the new Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii. It's going to cost 6800 Yen which at time of press is approximately £31!

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:32:00 AM

Wii News || IGN: DS Strategy Repeated With Wii, US To Get It First


IGN have reported that

"Nintendo will launch Wii in Japan on December 2 of this year, it revealed. North America will get the system first."

However they haven't really backed this up with any hard evidence apart from the New York Times article that's spread around this morning.

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:30:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICIAL: Virtual Console Pricing, Strategy, 10 New Titles A Month!


Nintendo of Japan has announced lots of exciting new information about the Virtual Console!

- Will accept purchases via credit card, or via prepaid cards purchased in-stores.

- 30 Nintendo games, and 30 PC Engine/Megadrive/Genesis/Turbo-Grafx games will be out before the end of the year.

- 10 new VC will be released every month from then on.

- Pricing starts at approximately £2 (500 Yen)
- SNES games going at approximately £4 (800 Yen)
- N64 games costing approximately £5 (1000 Yen)

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:26:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICIAL: All The Controller Prices (£18!)


It has just been announced by Nintendo of Japan how much the different official controllers will cost:

Retro controller: £8 (1800 yen)
Nunchuck: £8 (1800 yen)
Wiimote: £17 (3800 yen)

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:24:00 AM

Wii News | What Comes With The Console?


It has just been announced what will come with the console:

"Wii will include: Wii console, Wii remote (w/ strap) Nunchuck attachment, Wii AC adaptor, Wii A/V cable, Wii console stand, sensor bar, sensor bar stand and two AA batteries."

They even give you batteries!

UPDATED - The links below take you straight to the update feeds on some of the other Nintendo sites, we've been using them as they're really handy!

9/14/2006 07:22:00 AM

Wii News || OFFICIAL: £114 On December 2nd In Japan


The news has rolled in from the Japanese conference that the Wii will launch in Japan on the 2nd of December 2006 and will cost 25000 Yen, which is around £114.

The press release is right here

9/14/2006 07:19:00 AM

DS News || Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings Announced


Square has announced what appears to be a spinoff to the PlayStation 2 "hit". I say "hit" because it's recieved a set of mixed reviews. However it's more support from Square so who can complain?

"Revenant Wings follows the story of Vaan. While details on the game are still scare, the latest issue of Japan's Shonen Jump magazine has offered up some interesting tidbits. Along with Vann, it appears that FFXII's Panello will also play a role in the game. Square Enix will reveal further information at the Tokyo Game Show."

9/13/2006 11:22:00 PM

Wii News || Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles


This is what Famitsu has listed as the new Resident Evil title in a surprise, but plentiful list of games due out on the Wii. It backs up previous claims that the game will involve missions around familiar locations with familiar characters and could explain incidents in between Resident Evil 3 and 4. The magazine even reckons the games could be out as early as October! Maybe this is when the console is due out in Japan!

Here's the list:

- ca. Oktober 2006 - Dezember 2006: Wing Island (Hudson, Flight simulation)
- ca. Oktober 2006 - Dezember 2006: Rayman (Ubisoft)
- ca. Oktober 2006 - Dezember 2006: Kororimba (Hudson, Action/Puzzle)
- November 2006: Necro-Nesia (Spike, Action/Adventure)
- Dezember 2006: Tsuri Master (Hudson)
- Dezember 2006: Bleach: Shiraha Kirameku Rinbukyoku (Sega)
- Herbst 2006: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Sega)
- 2006: Sengoku Musou Wave (Koei)
- 2006: SD Gundam (Bandai Namco)
- 2006: Tamagotchi (Bandai Namco)
- 2006: Crayon Shin-Chan: Saikyou Kazoku Kasukabe King Ui (Banpresto, Minispiele)
- 2006: Mahjong (Koei)
- Winter 2006/2007: Cooking Mama: Cooking with International Friends (Taito)
- Winter 2006/2007: Furi Furi (Taito, Minispiele)
- TBA: Bomberman Land (Hudson/Konami, Action/Adventure)
- TBA: Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sega)
- TBA: The Dog Island (Action/Adventure)
- TBA: Iyashi Kei
- TBA: SAN-X All-Star Revolution (MTO)
- TBA: Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom)
- TBA: GTA Pro
- TBA: Keiba Action (Pferderennen)
- TBA: Neues RPG (Koei)
- TBA: Midori Hi No Tatsujin

9/13/2006 11:19:00 PM

Wii News || Massive Announcement At 1am Thursday!


It's not long now!

Cubed3 have put up the times for the conferences that are due to happen worldwide, note the times are GMT - I live in the UK!

The first one kicks off in less than two hours time! (at time of press) I'll be asleep but I can't wait to read all about it tomorrow morning!


- Japanese Event: 1:00AM (Thursday) - 7:00AM (Thursday)
- US Event: 1:00PM (Thursday) - 8:00PM (Thursday)
- UK Event: 11:00AM (Friday) - 5:00PM (Friday) GMT/UTC

We should find out each countries respective pricing and release dates at each event. However I'm expecting the Japanese one to announce a worldwide (close to) simultaneous release! It would be good if each event has it's own little exclusive to show to make it worth waiting for the Friday event! What a way to spend a Friday afternoon, playing with the Wii.

9/13/2006 11:13:00 PM

Wii News || Mario Kart To Make Launch?


Mario Kark 64, Mario Brothers, Sonic, Star Fox and more are rumored to be hitting the Virtual Console when the Wii Launches later this year! Along with at least FIVE brand new titles!






Check out this list from Play-Nintendo:

1. Bonk's Adventure
2. Castlevania
3. Duck Hunt
4. Excitebike
5. F-Zero
6. Kid Icarus
7. Legend of Zelda, The
8. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
9. Mario Kart 64
10. Metroid
11. Mortal Kombat
12. New Adventure Island
13. Ninja Gaiden
14. OutRun
15. Pac-Man
16. Prince of Persia
17. Punch-Out!!
18. R-Type
19. Rayman 2
20. Sonic the Hedgehog
21. Star Fox
22. Super Mario 64
23. Super Mario Bros
24. Super Mario Kart
25. Super Mario World
26. Tecmo Bowl

Note the Tecmo games too!

9/10/2006 08:50:00 PM

Cube News || Lego Star Wars 2 Only Available From GAME In UK


There was a rumor going round yesterday that Lego Star Wars 2 for the GameCube had been cancelled, however Activision have put out a statement informing us otherwise:

"The GC version of LSWII has not been canned but will be available as an exclusive with GAME Stores," an Activision spokesperson said this afternoon."

Fantastic news, being that most small GAME shops have now stopped stocking any new GameCube stuff.

9/08/2006 05:07:00 PM

Wii News || 275 Quid Cheaper Than The PS3!


MCV have run an article claiming that they know what Nintendo are ready to announce next week, they reckon they know the date and the price of the Wii:

"Theres still a week to go until Nintendo officially announces the details of the Wii launch but MCV can reveal that the new console will hit retail by November 24th, it will be priced at £149 and stock will be plentiful."



MCV are an industry mag. I used to read it on my lunchbreak when I worked at Electronics Boutique back in the day, and I've never known them to make up a story. Everything fits into place and makes sense. A pricepoint similar to that of the GameCube when it launched, and a date that is often mentioned and close to Christmas.

The head honcho from Nintendo UK has stated that "they're [MCV] not far off, but they're definitely not right".

9/08/2006 04:56:00 PM

Wii News || First DS To Wii Link Up Title Revealed


We've only heard before of the DS using the Wii as a sort of hub, being able to download demos from the console as you would from the participating shop kiosks.

However as I've been reading this issue of NGamer, I've discovered that EA have confirmed that Spore will be linking both our fave consoles together:

"EA have confirmed that link-up play with the DS is on the cards, so you can deform your species on the fly."

Link up play could mean many things, I'm hoping for a feature that allows you to continue your game on the run as well as multiplayer possibilities. I don't really want to be able to unlock secrets again like we could with the GBA-GC connectivity. Who knows, if these features are considered then you may not even need a copy of the game on the DS? If a company like EA is developing titles like this, who knows what Nintendo have up their sleeves?

9/07/2006 05:26:00 PM

Wii News || Castlevania Producer Hints At Wii Development For The Future


Just a quick quote from Koji Igarashi taken from Nintendo Of Europe:

"We still can't think about anything other than this DS version because we are so busy, but of course we would like to think of something interesting and pleasant for Wii. I have some ideas for Castlevania for Wii"

It's all good! They seem to be happily developing these fantastic Castlevania titles for the DS and where else could they bring the series but the Wii?

9/07/2006 05:08:00 PM

Wii News || Exciting New Hardware Tidbits!


I've just been reading through some news in NGamer and they've got some cool information about the Wii-mote:

- The on-board memory which has been talked about before will be used to store character profiles, preferences as well as your personal scores and saves!
- The controller will not be getting a rechargable li-ion type of pack, simply 2 AA batteries.


The sensor bar:
- 50% smaller than originally shown, described as being the size of a couple of pencils.

I like the idea that I'll be able to take my own Wii-mote round my mates and not have to set up all of my control information every time! The size of the sensor bar never really interested me, so long as it doesn't get in the way of the telly I don't mind!
The launch day can't come quickly enough!

9/07/2006 05:00:00 PM

Nintendo Reaffirm Q4 Launch In Light Of Sony Delay


There's no problems for the upcoming launch of our fave system, the Wii. Nintendo released a statement today to calm all our worries (if anyone had any!) about Europe or anywhere else receiving their console this year:

“Wii is on track to ship in Q4, Nintendo plans to ship 6 million systems to retailers around the world between its launch in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the end of its fiscal year on March 31, 2007.”

9/07/2006 04:51:00 PM

Any Games Left On The Gamecube?


Not much!

Matt from IGN let slip that Super Paper Mario is making the move to the Wii:

"Hmm. How should I write this? Have to be vague, you know? Let me just say that yes, Paper Mario will be headed to Wii and not GameCube. Now read between the lines, damn you! Wait. That was a terrible hint! All right, that's it for today. Time to beat Bozon"


This doesn't shock or upset me at all. I've been really excited about the game and its style, if Nintendo believe that the Wii control scheme can benefit the title then so be it! For more information on Super Paper Mario check here at IGN's site. It looks so good!

9/07/2006 04:44:00 PM

Wii Sends Shares Rocketing - Nintendo Are BACK


Here's an image:



Nope doesn't make much sense to me either. But apparently Nintendo's stock is continuously on the up, apparently doubling from $13 to $26 in the past year with Merrill Lynch anticipating that the news and launch of the Wii will send the prices even higher!

9/06/2006 05:44:00 PM

Wii News || Mysterious Accessories Appear Online Including HD Cable


Several accessories have been found with a release date of November the 1st in the US from Gamestop with the most interesting being:

Wii Controller Glove for $9.99
Wii Premium HD Cable for $59.99

There's some other stuff like game cases, SD cards and protection kits, but what could the point of the HD cable be? Is it simply just an expensive set of HD component leads? And what is the glove?
Something similar in awe of the powerglove or just a rubbish gimmick so you can support your gaming stance?

9/06/2006 05:38:00 PM

Wii News || New Far Cry Information Reveals Control Scheme And More


Some new information has surfaced about the Wii version of Far Cry during the VGM Podcast where they spoke to a member of the development team at Ubisoft.

Some very interesting information was given, such as the plan to include full online multiplayer and downloadable content.

The control scheme involves interesting movement ideas like jumping with nunchuck simply by lifting it up, slashing the Wiimote to make a "feral attack" and pushing the nunchuck to hit enemies in the back!

You will also be able to move Wiimote forward to zoom and slash across screen for a knife attack. They didn't talk about how to use the guns though, but it's probably safe to assume it will follow the same mechanics as Metroid.

The employee also revealed that the title of the game will be Far Cry: Vengeance and will be a brand new title with 20+ hours of Single Player.

9/06/2006 05:09:00 PM

European Nintendo Fanboys Rejoice! PS3 Now Due 2007!


Yes it's good news for all Nintendo Fanboys (like us) who are almost safe in the knowledge that they will be playing with their Wii (something about that still doesn't sound right) this year, a good four months (at least) ahead of the Sony clan's new console.

Sony have announced that the PlayStation 3 will not be coming out in Europe until March 2007, it will however be released in the US and Japan this year as previously announced.

This will also give Microsoft another Christmas period ahead of the PlayStation, and with the many lovely titles coming out for the Wii it doesn't seem like it will be missed.

Here's the press release:

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New March 2007 date for European Launch of PLAYSTATION 3
No change in launch date for Japan and North America

London, Wednesday 6 September 2006 - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that it would revise the launch date of its PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system in the PAL territories of Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Australasia from 17th November 2006, as previously announced to March 2007.

Launch dates for Japan and North America will remain the same, which are November 11th and November 17th respectively.

The revision of the launch date in the SCEE territories is caused by the delay in the mass production schedule of the blue laser diode within the Sony Group, thus affecting the timely procurement of key components to be utilised in PLAYSTATION 3.

The previously announced PLAYSTATION 3 shipment forecast of 6 million units globally within the fiscal year ending 2007 is not changed.

DOH

9/06/2006 05:00:00 PM

Wii News || MySpace Targetted By Nintendo


Nintendo have set their very own myspace, and its all about Wii.

Called "How Wii Play" you can submit your own video demonstrating exactly how YOU play and could be in with a chance of winning a DS Lite!

Check it out by clicking this link, which of course also contains the must have myspace music to listen to! Enjoy!

9/04/2006 04:24:00 PM

Wii News || New Red Steel Video Reveals Jaw Dropping Action


Jeaux France have the latest video of Red Steel from the Leipzig Game Developers Conference and boy does it look great!

This build has been updated with incredible new graphics and a complete overhaul of the sword fighting system.
Now you actually control the sword, freely attacking or blocking your opponent.

Judging by this visual guide we're in for an amazing adventure against the Japanese Yakuza!

The video shows some dude working his way through the familiar levels using a variety of weapons, and how they work. You can see him using the nunchuck to reload the shotgun, turning the Wiimote on it's side to aim the sub machine gun as well as standing up for the final intense sword fight!

9/03/2006 07:22:00 PM

DS News || Play-Yan Set For Europe Without Video Features


DS-X2 is reporting that the Nintendo brochure from the recent convention in Germany has a previously overlooked image of an MP3 cartridge for the GameBoy Advance and DS machines.

It looks to be an affordable utility that will allow you to play your audio on either hardware.

They report the following:

- For Nintendo DS (to be inserted into slot 2) and Game Boy Advance hardware
- To store music you need SD cards. Up to 2 GB cards are supported, this equals to 500 songs (best sound quality)
- Choose between different skins (including one with Mario)
- The interface shows all important information
- The unit itself features another headphone port
- The unit will cost 29.99 Euros
- May be released alongside the Opera Browser on October 6th

This sounds just like the Play-Yan unit (without the video playback features), which can still be bought from Japan from sites like Play-Asia for around £40.

9/03/2006 06:32:00 PM

Wii News || Fake IGN Article Claims Release Date And Price


A few people around the web are a little bit miffed today after David from WiiSource.com posted a fake article from IGN claiming the final release date and price of the Nintendo Wii.

The folks over at Game Caption have a screenshot of the post, it's pretty convincing stuff and a good prank. It goes to show how desperate people are to get these final pieces of information from Nintendo when something posted on a forum can turn into headline news in a day.

Even Club Skill couldn't act quickly enough to remove the post from their RSS feed. Roll on September 14th!

9/03/2006 05:44:00 PM

Wii News || Capcom Give Nintendo Another Exclusive


Dubbed "Resident Wii-vil" Capcom have confirmed that an exclusive Resident Evil title is in development for the Nintendo Wii. They have stated that it is not in fact the same title due to appear on the PS3 and XBox 360, Resident Evil 5.

Reports around the Internet suggest that the title will in fact take place between Code Veronica and Resident Evil 4, showcasing locations from all titles, featuring Jill Valentine and some innovative gameplay ideas...

"Biohazard : Umbrella Corp Chronicles and fills in the story on Umbrella before and leading to BH4. Gameplay is a mix between using the Wiimote as a light gun and BH4 style elements e.g. action buttons pressing X for a dramatic scene. It features scenarios from BH1 (museum), BH2 (police station), BH3 (raccoon city), BHCV and BH4 (village) and ties in the gaps especially BHCV and BH4. Characters include Chris/Claire, Leon/Ada, Jill / Carlos, Rebecca, Hunk and Wesker. There are two gameplay modes - scenario mode and arcade mode. Proper announcement to be made by Capcom at TGS"

Confusion surrounds the voice actress Tara Platt's involvement with fansite Resident Evil Horror stating her involvement and Kotaku claiming an email from the actress states that she does not know what Resident Evil franchise her character will in fact be starring in.

9/03/2006 05:28:00 PM

Wii News || Complete List Of Games Announced So Far


Browsing the Official Nintendo Forums I found this list of games. It appears to be every single game that has been announced thus far for the Nintendo Wii! I hadn't realised just how much support the revolutionary console had, given there are some titles I'm skeptical about like Kid Icarus...

-100 Bullets
-Animal Crossing
-The Ant Bully
-Action Game from AQ
-Avatar: The Last Airbender
-Barnyard Adventure
-Battalion Wars 2
-Beijing 2008
-Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
-Bleach Fighting
-Blitz: The League
-Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting
-Bomberman
-Bonk's Adventure (Virtual Console)
-Boxing Action
-Bust-a-Move Revolution
-Call of Duty 3
-Camelot RPG
-Cars
-Cooking Mama ~Cooking with International Friends~
-D3 Original Action Game [untitled]
-Darkness
-Densha de Go!
-Digimon
-Disaster: Day of Crisis
-Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action
-Disney's Meet The Robinsons
-Donkey Kong Wii
-Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
-Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
-Duck Hunt
-Eidos Project [untitled]
-Elebits
-EPOCH Project [untitled]
-Excite Truck
-Family Action Game [untitled]
-Far Cry
-Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
-Final Furlong
-Fire Emblem
-Software Action Game [untitled]
-Genki Project [untitled]
-Godfather
-GT Pro Series
-Happy Feet
-Harry Potter
-Harvest Moon Heroes
-HERO'S Action
-Hudson Flight Game
-Jaleco Project [untitled]
-James Bond 007
-Jawa
-Kenji Eno Wii Project [unofficial]
-Kid Icarus
-Killing Day
-Konami Soccer Game
-Legend of the River King
-Lost Adventure
-LucasArts / Day 1 Action Project [untitled]
-LucasArts / Free Radical Project [untitled]
-Machi Kuru Domino
-Madagascar 2 Action
-Madden NFL 07 Sports
-Mario Strikers Charged Sports
-Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
-Marvelous Interactive project
-Medal of Honor: Airborne
-Metal Slug Anthology
-Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
-Milestone New Action Game [untitled]
-Milestone Vertical-Scroll Shooting Game [untitled]
-Mobile Suit Gundam
-Monster 4X4 World Circuit
-Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
-Mr. D Goes To Town
-MTO Character Action Game [untitled]
-Namco Bandai Action game [untitled]
-Namco New RPG [untitled]
-Namco Wii Project [untitled]
-NBA Live 07
-Necro-Nesia
-Need for Speed Carbon
-No End Soon [rumored]
-One Piece: Unlimited Adventure
-Open Season
-Orb
-Penny Arcade Adventures
-Ping Pong
-Pirates of the Caribbean 3
-Pokemon Battle Revolution
-Prince of Persia [untitled]
-Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
-Raid Over the River
-Rampage: Total Destruction
-Rayman Raving Rabbids
-Red Steel
-Relic Strategy Project [untitled]
-Resident Evil Wii
-Sadness
-SAN-X All-Star Revolution
-SD Gundam G Breaker
-Sengoku Action Action
-Simple Wii Series [untitled]
-The Simpsons
-Sonic and the Secret Rings
-Soulcalibur IV
-Spider-Man 3
-SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
-Spore [unofficial]
-SSX
-Sunder: Land of Divide [rumored]
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
-Super Smash Bros. Brawl
-Super Swing Golf Pangya
-Tamagotchi
-The Ant Bully
-The Game Factor Project [untitled]
-The Godfather
-The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Adventure
-Thorn
-Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
-TMNT
-TNA iMPACT!
-Tomy Action Game [untitled]
-Tomy Battle Action Game [untitled]
-Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
-Transformers
-Trauma Center: Second Opinion
-Turn It Around!
-Vivendi Universal Games Project [untitled]
-Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
-Warner Bros. Interactive Project [untitled]
-Wii Motor Sports Airplane
-Wii Motor Sports Jet Ski [rumored]
-Wii Music
-Wii Sports

9/03/2006 05:20:00 PM

Japanese Videogame Charts Show Continued Strong Performance From Nintendo


It's a good time to be a Nintendo fanboy like me!
Media-Create have reported that Nintendo have taken the charts by storm in Japan capturing the ENTIRE Top Ten software slots...

01 | Final Fantasy 3 | Nintendo DS

02 | New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS

03 | Rune Factory | Nintendo DS

04 | Brain Age 2 | Nintendo DS

05 | Cooking Mama | Nintendo DS

06 | Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 | Nintendo DS

07 | Mario Hoops 3 on 3 | Nintendo DS

08 | Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo DS

09 | Brain Age | Nintendo DS

10 | English Training | Nintendo DS

Incredible! It has been estimated by Media-Create that the DS currently holds around 80% of the software market in Japan with Wi-Fi ready title Final Fantasy 3 taking the lead this week selling over 500,000 copies.

New Super Mario Brothers is continuing to hold it's top 10 stakes selling around 65,000 copies this week and totalling close to 3 million this year!

Rune Factory at number 3 is the latest Harvest Moon title and sold just over 42,000 copies this week, narrowly beating Brain Age 2 which has now sold over 3 million copies so far since release.

9/03/2006 05:03:00 PM

Wii News || Nintendo Dates Set For Worldwide Announcements


Finally!
Nintendo told us to wait until September for more information about the Wii and it looks like they're set to hold up to their promise.

Unfortunately we're not invited to the London press conference! But hey, we're only several hours old so we can't complain!

Dates confirmed by the big N for the three major territories:

Japan: 14th September 2006
USA: 14th September 2006
Europe (London): 15th September 2006

Focusing on the European event (as I am in the UK!) it's been noted from GamesIndustry.Biz that we can expect new software announcements as well as new information regarding the console itself. Whether or not these will be new after the Japanese and USA announcements have taken place remains to be seen.

Rumors from other sites also suggest Nintendo may "pull an Apple" and release the console the week commencing the 18th of September.

9/03/2006 04:00:00 PM

Yup! Another Nintendo News Site


Hi guys.

Just dropping a quick line to introduce myself, Carter. I'm the new owner of Nintendo-Centrum.com and hope to bring you a one stop news source for everything Nintendo.

I'm a long time Nintendo fan, I've been buying all their consoles since the NES came out, and will continue to do so - no matter how much they piss me off! I've written a little about what my fave's are and what I'm looking forward to, and in time I'm hoping I'll get to play the Wii!

So yeah, I'm just like the rest of you Nintendo nut bags out there trying to bring something in to the community. Hope you enjoy the site!

9/03/2006 03:02:00 PM
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Name: Carter
Age: 24

Hoping to bring you all the latest and greatest Nintendo news!

Loves

Eternal Ocean (Wii)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Kirby's Adventure (NES)
Super Smash Brothers Melee (GC)

Wishlist

Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii)
Wario Shake Dimension (Wii)
Wii Music (Wii)
Red Steel 2 (Wii)

Friends

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Archive

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