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Nintendo Europe press event

In retaliation to Nintendo America’s recently announced press event, Nintendo Europe has decided to hold its own event in London which is set to take place the following day September 15th.
As expected this press event is invite only, but is set to reveal what’s thought to be some unexpected surprises - something Nintendo knows how [...]

Wii will support the Wavebird

After this year E3 event in Los Angeles many gamers were debating whether or not the Wii would allow for Wavebird support, this was due primarily to the RF controller recievers that need to be plugged into the Gamecube docking station.
It now turns out that those ever lucky guys at Ign recently tinkered around with [...]

Resident Evil still Wii bound

Nintendo fans were put into a state of disbelief earlier this week when Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi announced to online gaming publication Pro G at the games developers conference that he was currently unsure if a new addition to the Resident Evil series was still on track for a Wii appearance.
Nintendo fans can breath again as [...]

The ‘Wii party’

September 14th 2006 is set to be an extremely important date for the games industry, as Nintendo is set to host a press only event in which many expect concrete details to surface in regards to Nintendo’s launch strategy.
News of the event as expected has shot across the Internet with gamers speculating just what [...]

Wii price point still not finalized

Judging from the multitude of responses on various websites and forums I visited yesterday, it seems the majority of Nintendo fans walked away from the ‘Wii Prove Our Promises‘ press conference, bitterly disappointed
The general consensus for this disappointment stemmed around Nintendo deciding to withhold any expected launch, or pricing details for its forthcoming next generation [...]

“Wii prove our promises” - The roundup

Fresh from Nintendo’s rather disappointing Leipzig press conference “Wii Prove Our Promise” which took place this morning, Nintendo decided to unveil amongst other things that it’s currently set to unleash its pink Ds Lite in Europe October 27th just in time for the all important festive period.
News also surfaced that as previously reported here, there [...]

The Nintendo Wii currently in production?

Last year we saw a next generation console launch with a minimalistic amount of hardware in stock, and subsequently because of production shortages prospective gamers were forced to purchase rival consoles or to simply go without.
Nintendo being the ever assertive company couldn’t help but notice the mistakes Microsoft made with the Xbox 360 launch, and [...]

Diet Training for Nintendo Wii

One of Nintendo’s aims for the next generation is to help entice more non-gamers to the fold, a branch of society that’s currently missing out on one of the most enjoyable and interactive entertainment mediums ever - Video games.
We have seen the company release an array of non-typical titles for its ever popular Nintendo Ds [...]

It’s currently widespread news that the Nintendo Ds is outselling its competitors, now Nintendo are reiterating that the Wii will follow suite in the home console market.
The president of Nintendo America the ever lovable Reggie Fils-Aime has stated in an interview with USA Today that the Ds is the clear winner in the battle of [...]

EA issues warning to Sony

EA one of the dominant forces in the video gaming industry has issued a word of advice to Sony in regards to the company being far too complacent in light of Nintendo’s lead in the handheld market.
The head of development for EA, David Gardner told industry trade magazine MCV “I don’t think Sony can afford [...]

Harvest Moon Wii love you.

Harvest Moon will make an appearance on the Wii. Will it make it stateside?

Trauma Center confirmed as Wii launch title

Altus the developers behind the well received surgery sim Trauma Center, sent out a press release yesterday informing eager gamers that the title is still on track as a launch title for the Wii.
The game which is set to be an updated remake to the popular Ds title Trauma Center: Under The Knife, is set [...]

More Enticing Wii Rumours

Online rumours regarding Nintendo’s forthcoming home video game console the Wii, have showed no signs of slowing down of late.
This time the rumours come from the genuinely reliable gaming publication IGN, who at the time of speaking have pulled the related news item from their pages, presumably in the interest of protecting its sources. The [...]

Mario Strikers Wii playable at Leipzig?

The Mario of late has appeared in a range of sporting spin off’s, games such as Mario Tennis and Mario Golf are surprisingly good sports titles aimed more at fun than simulation.
It should come as no surprise then that Mario’s next sporting installment will come in the shape of a sequel to the well received [...]

With next gen development costs soaring, can Nintendo really offer gamers a cheaper alternative?
Nintendo UK has confirmed to online gaming publication Gamesindustry.biz that the price of software for its upcoming Wii console will be inline with current gen pricing. The reason why Nintendo can still afford to price games for the Wii at a similar [...]






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