Wii.com Goes to Nintendo
Posted on August 22, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Online | Leave a Comment
Those following the Nintendo Wii online debates over the wii.com domain may remember that Nintendo was not going to persue ownership. However, it appears that Nintendo now owns all the rights to the domain.
Currently it redirects to the official Nintendo homepage, perhaps we will see some change after the Wii launches. Maybe, just maybe this [...]
Wii for Under $200
Posted on August 22, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Rumors, Buy Wii Talk | Leave a Comment
Nintendo has been reluctant to announce a specific price point for their upcoming console, the Wii. However, despite Nintendo’s reluctance to give up information has not kept industry analysts and “experts” from guessing at the price. The latest price prediction comes from EA games Vice President David Gardner.
Gardner predicts that the Wii will be sold [...]
N64 & GameCube Games Ported to Wii
Posted on August 21, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Games, Buy Wii Rumors | Leave a Comment
The latest Wii rumor is that there will be a strong following of N64 games ported to the Nintendo Wii. According to the gaming magazine Nintendo Dream in Japan, Shigeru Miyamoto suggested that Nintendo was considering revamping a number of their old platform games and adapting them to the next-gen wii.
At E3 we were introduced [...]
Zelda Interactive on Wii
Posted on August 21, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Games | Leave a Comment
The much anticipated Wii title, The Legenda of Zelda: Twilight Princess, has been overhauled since it’s E3 debut. According to an interview with Nintendo Dream in Japan, the controls have been changed to take full advantage of the wiimote controller.
Originally the controls were set so that to swing Link’s sword required the pushing of a [...]
Experts Predict Wii in 3rd
Posted on August 20, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Talk | Leave a Comment
The Yankee Group, a popular market research company has predicted that the Nintendo Wii will come in last this season. The next-gen console wars will undoubtedly begin at some point in November, but every “expert” has a different opinion on who will come out on top.
According to the Revolution Portal, the Sony PS3 will come [...]
Wii Voice Recognition
Posted on August 20, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Rumors | Leave a Comment
As the dog days of summer set in, the frequency of Wii rumors slow, and anticipation sets in. However, a few days ago Igniq.com fueled a rumor fire that the Wii would launch with voice recognition capabilities.
The basis for this rumor falls on Nintendo applying for a patent almost 2 full years ago. The patent [...]
Super Secret Wii Party
Posted on August 19, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Rumors | Leave a Comment
What good is a hyped up system if a few parties aren’t thrown in it’s honor, but hush-hush style. Nintendo plasn to throw a few Wii parties Mission Impossible style to keep the buzz going and gaming site Kotaku has the latest.
Wii Ambassadors, as they are called, are aware of a date, but not of [...]
Wii to Get Retro Fix
Posted on August 19, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Games | Leave a Comment
It was announced today that the Wii will have retro games available at launch time…maybe. Epyx said that they will be producing games for the Wii, PSP, and the Nintendo DS.
Epyx developed such games as the California Games and Impossible Mission. Wii game developer System 3 announced that they acquired the rights to the entire [...]
McGee on Wii
Posted on August 16, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Talk | 3 Comments
McGee, a US Games designer has praised Nintendo on it’s upcoming console the Wii. Noting their unique approach to the industry by revolutionizing the game industry and not just “upgrading”. During an interview with ComputerandVideogames.com, Mcgee labeled the PS3 and Xbox 360 as “ust a video card and processor update.”
The US Games Designer feels that [...]
Wii Game Lineup
Posted on August 14, 2006 - Filed Under Buy Wii Games | Leave a Comment
It’s been awhile since we have heard any ‘official’ news from Nintendo headquarters, but today I can announce that we have a definitive number of launch titles. This number is not set in stone, rather at this point in time it’s the least amount of Wii games that will be available at launch time.
No, the [...]
