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What Capcom Learned From Making Wii Games In 2009 -- Brands Really Matter
Original at g4tv.com
• Fri, Jan 15
Look at the top-selling Wii games in December: New Super Mario Bros., Wii Fit Plus and Wii Play. Nintendo has turned Wii into a brand you can trust and Mario -- well, he's Mario. Capcom failed to get an original Wii franchise off the ground last summer with Spyborgs and Resident Evil: Darkside C...
NPD: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Stomps The Competition, More Than 2.8 Million Sold
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jan 14
By Michael McWhertor Nintendo also sold another 2.4 million copies of Wii Fit Plus and 1.79 million copies of Wii Sports Resort last month, securing the top three spots on NPD's list of December's bestselling games. Nintendo had six of the top ten bestselling games for the month, representing more than 9.62 milli...
ELSPA - UK’s best-selling games of 2009
Original at Go Nintendo
• Wed, Jan 13
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2. FIFA 10 3. Wii Sports Resort 4. Wii Fit 5. Wii Fit Plus 6. Assassin’s Creed II 7. Mario Kart Wii 8. Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games 9. Call Of Duty: World At War 10. FIFA 09 11. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 12. Wii Play 13. Professor Layton And The Curious Village 14. Forza M...
Wii Play w/Bonus Wiimote $44.82
Original at gamerhotline.com
• Wed, Jan 6
• 3 related articles
Exp. Unknown Wii Play will get you going on your Wii console with a variety of options. Wii Play collects nine quick and addictive games that are easy to pick up and play but hard to put away. Thanks to the intuitive controls of the Wii Remote, even the most inexperienced gamers will have no troub...
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web_gamenews: Wii Play with Wii Remote: Nintendo Wii: Video Games...
Original at Megatokyo News
• Sat, Jan 2
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Nintendo Wii Gamers Bundle with Wii Sports, Wii Play, Carnival Games, and...
Original at bestbigshopping.com
• Wed, Dec 30
Nintendo Wii Gamers Bundle with Wii Sports, Wii Play, Carnival Games, and Namco Museum Provides an immersive, engaging experience like no other, where the player is more connected to the game than ever before. Wii Remote utilizes motion sensor control allowing players to be a part of the...
Saling The World: Final Fantasy XIII Heads Japan's Multiplatform Charts
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Dec 17
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Sega), 5. Wii Play (Nintendo). Japan: 1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo), 2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board ...
Sony: Wii, Xbox 360 Natal no match for PS3 Motion Control
Original at Punch Jump
• Thu, Dec 17
s market leading Wii, which has sold more than 50 million units worldwide on hit motion-based titles like Wii Sports Resort, Wii Play, and Wii Fit Plus. and more »
NPD's top 10 of 2009 (so far) topped by Modern Warfare 2
Original at GameSpot
• Tue, Dec 15
Xbox 360 edition of Activision's megahit leads US list, followed by Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play, Halo 3: ODST, Pokemon Platinum, PS3 MW2, Madden, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. With only two weeks left in the year, the NPD Group has released its list of the top 10 best-s...
Nintendo Dominating U.S. Game Sales Through November
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Dec 14
By Michael McWhertor It's mostly what you'd expect—Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Pokemon Platinum, Wii Play, Wii Sports Resort. And Nintendo will have to settle for second behind Modern Warfare 2. But we won't be surprised to see this list change, maybe including one more Nintendo game, by e...
Wii Downloadable Games Online
Original at tekblogger.net
• Sat, Dec 12
• 2 related articles
Game titles, long the black sheep of the overall Wii set-up has finally come into its own. Between the Wii Fit and Wii Play, they already lead the field of best-selling video games by streets so early into the season. For the record, Mario Kart and Wii Fit, both from the Wii stables were the top t...
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Nintendo consoles sits atop sales charts as - Game Guru
Original at Game Guru
• Fri, Nov 13
Nintendo consoles sits atop sales charts as blog) Nintendo specific games such as Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Wii Play, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart DS and Pokemon Platinum Version have all made its niche in ... NINTENDO SYSTEMS TOP SALES CHARTS AHEAD OF HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASONZergwatch
Wii Play bundle bags a bestseller
Original at Independent
• Fri, Oct 23
Raise a glass to Nintendo – its ‘WiiPlay’ title has become the biggest-selling game of the 21st century. Related Stories Games review: EyePet Halo encyclopedia writes the book on Master Chief Games review: Brütal Legend Watch the box on the Xbox 360 Games review: GTA IV - The Ballad of Gay...
Wii Fit may surpass San Andreas sales, Wii Play is top selling 'game' of the last 10 years
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Oct 13
• 5 related articles
By Alexander Sliwinski Some out there are probably ready to argue that Wii Fit should not be counted among other games. Yeah, those folks are going to pitch a fit about the top seller: Wii Play. The controller-bundled "software" holds the crown, having reached 11.1 million sales. We can't wait to see how the Vitality...
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How To: Hot Software For Playing Backup Games On A Nintendo Wii
Original at freetoadvertise.biz
• Mon, Sep 28
HomeBreware - Unlock Your Nintendo Wii To Play Backup and Homebreware Games And Much More Without Voiding The Warranty. With this package you will learn how to unlock the following features on your Wii: Play N64, SNES, NES and Sega Genesis Games, as well as games from other consoles Homebr...
Wii Sports Resort - review
Original at Go Nintendo
• Sun, Jul 26
A portion of a Kotaku review… You’d think that Wii Sports and Wii Play would have exhausted the minigame catalog for the Wii, but these mostly new games are a worthwhile addition to anyone’s Wii. Even without the MotionPlus add-on, Wii Sports is a must-have, must-play for anyone wanting to...
Wii Sports Resort Review: More Motion in the Ocean [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Sun, Jul 26
By Brian Crecente With a dozen sports and a total of two dozen ways to play them, Wii Sports Resort pack in the play with mostly fun games. You'd think that Wii Sports and Wii Play would have exhausted the minigame catalog for the Wii, but these mostly new games are a worthwhile addition to anyone's Wii. Even with...
The Best-Selling Wii Games Of 2009 Didn't Come Out In 2009 [Oldies]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 20
By Stephen Totilo Evergreen games are not unique to the Wii. In the previous hardware generation, the Grand Theft Auto games were monthly top-list entries on the PlayStation 2. Halo and Halo 2 consistently ranked among the best-selling games on the Xbox.
The Ten Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of July 1) [Wii Stats Report]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jul 1
By Stephen Totilo Make way for Rune Factory Frontier and Rock Band 2 in our (theoretically) monthly study of which Nintendo Wii games are getting played the most, per user. We'll have a closer look at the playing times of some other Wii games in the next couple of days.
How To: Unlock Your Wii To Play Copied Wii Games
Original at video.aol.de
• Sun, May 31
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How To: Unlock Your Wii To Play Copied Wii Games and backup without ...Original at it.truveo.com
• Sat, May 30
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How to Run Homebrew on Wii - Play Backup Wii Games without M
Original at digg.com
• Fri, May 15
Learn how to run homebrew on Wii so you can copy and play Wii games without a mod chip! No Zelda needed for this hack. Play copied, import, and ... feeds.digg.com
Exclusive Analysis: Console Tie Ratios Reveal Market Dynamics
Original at Gamasutra
• Tue, Apr 21
CA The Wii's tie ratio does not include Wii Sports, which is packaged with the system, so one might very well consider Wii owners as having more software on average than the numbers show. Furthermore, the Wii's tie ratio does include Wii Play, ...
Frankenreview: MadWorld [Round Up]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Mar 30
By Mike Fahey there's very little not to love about MadWorld. This is exactly the game the mature, hardcore Wii crowd has been craving, and it's just too bad that Nintendo is too busy making the next Wii Play, Wii Fit or Wii Music to put more resources into projects like this. In any case, kudos should be paid...
How To: Homebrew Wii Play Homebrew, Backup and Imported Games on Wii
Original at uk.video.yahoo.com
• Wed, Mar 11
http://HomebrewareSale.com - Easy to follow video guide to unlocking your Wii. Play Homebrew, Backup games, Imported Games and DVD's today! http ... uk.video.yahoo.com
Wii Fit Target Of Class Action Lawsuit [Wii]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Feb 9
By Luke Plunkett Nintendo is contributing to the epidemic of obesity. Young and old are putting away their gym clothes and shying away from going outdoors to play sports, because the addictive appeal to the Wii game products. Just as the tobacco companies created such a false image of their products and hid...
BigAl Reviews: The Wii Part 1Original at YouTube
• Sun, Feb 8
By rss@youtube.com (BigAlTheRantMaster) I review The Wii, Wii Play, and Wii Sports in this one. Author: BigAlTheRantMaster Keywords: bigal reviews wii sports music play Added: February 8, 2009
How To: Homebrew Wii Play Homebrew, Backup and Imported Games on WiiOriginal at Dailymotion
• Thu, Jan 8
http://HomebrewareSale.com - Easy to follow video guide to unlocking your Wii. Play Homebrew, Backup games, Imported Games and DVD's today! http ... www.dailymotion.com
Do My Old Games Count For Club Nintendo?
Original at my.opera.com
• Wed, Dec 17
By spook81@gmail.com (.ed) Many games released prior to December 2008 can be registered; however, of those games, only select Wii, Wii Shop Channel games, Wii Channels, and Nintendo DS games will qualify for surveys. See the list of games that can be registered and qualify for surveys below:
November 2008 Video Game Sales From NPD Group
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Dec 11
Top 10 Games (units sold) for November 2008: 1. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360) - 1.56 million 3. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii) - 796K 4. Wii Fit - (Wii) - 697K 5. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (Wii) - 637K 7. Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) - 475K 8. Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360) - 410K 10. Wii Music (Wii) - 297K
Sony 'Hasn't Fallen Behind' in Social Gaming
Original at NintendoDS Advanced
• Tue, Oct 28
With the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band grabbing headline after headline, and the Wii just being the Wii, the question is: Has Sony fallen behind in the arena of social gaming? They don't think so."I wouldn't say we fell behind. SingStar and Buzz and EyeToy are still hugely successful. "I p...
Wii Music Review: Jam With The Bland
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Oct 21
By Michael McWhertor Now that we've played Wii Music for a serious length of time, has it started to make any sense? Read on to see what we loved and hated about our Wii Music jam sessions. Wii Music was developed and published by Nintendo, released on Oct. 21 for Wii. Retails for $49.99 USD. Unlocked all songs, stages a...
Madden dominates NPD sales figures for August
Original at Geek.com
• Fri, Sep 12
By Kenneth England 2. Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, PlayStation 3) - 643,000 3. Madden NFL 09 (EA Tiburon, PlayStation 2) - 424,500 4. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 394,900 5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, Wii) - 328,700 6. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii) - 200,200 10. Guitar Hero: On Tour (Vicarious Visions, Nintendo DS) - 111,200
How To: Unlockables Cheats for Wii Play
Original at Nintendo WII Game Console
• Fri, Jul 18
You can use the Unlockables and cheat codes for Wii Play and make the play pretty good. You can follow the simple instructions and try to unlock the games. A simple unlockable is to use A and B together to change to a circular paddle ...
Nintendo Channel Reveals Hard Truths About Wii Play, Boom Blox, More [Crunch This]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jun 23
By StephenTotilo As of last Monday the Wii's Nintendo Channel in the U.S. started spitting out usage stats for most Wii games. Anyone who opted in and let Nintendo snoop into their play history has been contributing to a public trove of great game usage data. And we can now use these numbers for speculation at coc...
WiiWare and Virtual Console Monday Releases For Wii (6/16/08, US)
Original at Gaming Bits
• Sun, Jun 15
Nintendo has announced the latest arrivals to the Wii Shop today. WiiWare games include Block Breaker Deluxe and Cocoto Fishing Master. On The Virtual Console there's the NEOGEO fighting game, Samurai Shodown. From Nintendo: WiiWare: Virtual Console:
Nintendo’s NPD response - NPD Figures Show Strong Consumer Response to Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit (NA Wii, DS totals)
Original at Go Nintendo
• Thu, Jun 12
By RawmeatCowboy Just wanted to make sure that you guys read this press release. It has a interesting information on Wii and DS total sales in North America. Also, Boom Blox gets a nod for being in the top 30 software sales for May! Two Nintendo video games designed to appeal to both novice and [...]
[IGN] Mario Kart Wii Review
Original at Overclock.net
• Mon, Apr 21
By SZayat It's obvious now more than ever that Kart is an every-player's game, so while you've got a few options for the hardcore gamers, there's dozens more geared towards those in the Mario Party, Wii Sports, and Wii Play camp. ...
Videogame Sales For March 2008 From NPD Group
Original at Gaming Bits
• Thu, Apr 17
For March videogame hardware sales, Nintendo remains strong in the top two spots. The Wii ranks in at #1 and the Nintendo DS ranks in at #2. “Nintendo systems represented 58 percent of all video game hardware sold in March in the United States,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s exe...
New York Times: 2007 Was A "Sea Change" In Gaming [Guitar Hero]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Feb 1
By Michael McWhertor The broadening of the video game market may seem like either old news or one in a series of many buzzwords to gamers, but the New York Times writes today that the numbers back it up. Citing NPD sales figures, the Times calls the make up of 2007's best selling titles "clear evidence of a sea chang...
Halo 3 is the best selling console game of 2007
Original at Geek.com
• Mon, Jan 21
By Doug Osborne Global marketing research company NPD Group released its sales figures for last year and Halo 3 was tops among all console video game sales for 2007. And even though Halo 3 was handicapped with a late release date of September 25, that didn’t stop Master Chief from taking the top slot by plas...
How To: Wii Play¿ for Nintendo Wii: Wii Play Once
Original at Epinions Recent Reviews for Wii Play¿ for Nintendo Wii
• Thu, Jan 10
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mr_mlk - Nine mini-games designed to teach you how to use the Wiimote, but given that the point of the Wiimote over a “traditional” controller is that is was intuitive you have to question this games reason for existence. Combine that with the simple unfortu...
Japan Sales: Wii Fit Bumps Other Wii Games Up
Original at Wired News
• Thu, Jan 3
By Chris Kohler 07. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 64,000 / 212,000 08. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 2,341,000 09. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 1,921,000 10. [WII] Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: the Labyrinth of Forgotten Time (Square-Enix) - 41,000 / NEW
Opinion: Editorial: Wii Christmas Buyer's Guide: South Africa edition
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Tue, Dec 4
Wii Play This is controller+game pack which is only R100 more than a standard Wii remote and offers some great mini-games for the price, so it hardly seems worthwhile buying a controller on its own instead of this pack. The best of the mini games are Shooting Range, where you aim at targets on...
WII-GAMES LIST: SUPER MARIO GALAXY IS IGN GOTY!!!Original at boardsus.playstation.com
• Tue, Nov 6
By Rowedahelicon edit] References^ a b Nintendo of America (October 11, 2007). Who's Making Games for Nintendo Systems? Everyone!. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.^ Partial list of upcoming Nintendo DS and Wii titles across Europe. Nintendo of Europe.^ a b E3 2007: Not Your Father's Mario Kart. IGN (20...
Podcast: $19.99 Wii PistolOriginal at Things That ... Make You Go Hmm
• Fri, Jul 20
By tdavid+hmmcast@gmail.com (TDavid) The light gun fits snugly in your hand and the nunchuck controller plugs into the bottom of the game. So far the only game in our libary it works good with is Wii Play and games where you can remap the controls. Tried using it with Resident Evil but you can’t remap the keys. I’m thinking it might wor...
Multi-tap: A Week In Comments (With Ban Info)
Original at Kotaku.com
• Fri, Jul 20
By Brian Ashcraft One upshot of all this, though, that's not really being explored by the press, is that all this developer attention you see being put on the Wii right now is probably going to backfire. Because developers are going to learn that all these casual gamers are not buying the Wii to play anything o...
Editorial: Next gen consoles - how are they really doing?
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Sun, Jun 10
Nintendo is smiling all the way to the bank with week upon week of outstanding Wii and DS sales around the globe. For instance, in Japan the Wii and DS are outselling the PS3 and PSP at a ration of 5 to 1. Nintendo's main challenge is producing sufficient stock to keep up with the unprecedented de...
Opinion: Editorial: Wii-modelling
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Mar 1
We hooked the Wii up and stared lovingly into the blue light which we had all been dreaming about for so long. We started with the essentials: a Wii, a Wii Remote, Wii Sports and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Needless to say there was much competition to be the one with the Wii Remote. Tr...
Wii Launch Australia: Wii Play Impressions
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Dec 6
By Luke Plunkett Wii Play isn't really even that much of a game; it's more a seies of tutorials on how to use the Wii Remote, and it does its job well enough. It's a small collection of minigames, with the mechanics of each designed to teach you the various way the Wii Remote can be used to play games.