Posts tagged "Wii"
New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer And Release Date Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on February 24, 2010 - 11:43pm
Nintendo unveiled a new Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer and officially announces a release date for the highly anticipated sequel.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 was unveiled at last year's E3 to everybody's excitement. Now Nintendo has released a new trailer for the game and also announced when we can get our hands on it. The new Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer was unveiled at the recent Nintendo Media Summit 2010. It shows off more gameplay footage including the new drill that looks really cool. It allows you to drill through a planet and come out the other side. That adds a lot of gameplay variations to the game and it looks like Nintendo is taking full advantage of it. SMG2's level variation and creativity looks awesome and the bosses look pretty cool too. We also get to see the new and improved Yoshi in the new trailer. He is now able to use his tongue to swing and pull with and he gains different powers whenever he eats the fruit lying around. One such power that is in the trailer allows Yoshi to inflate and then float up like a balloon. It's a pretty cool trailer that definitely should get Mario fans really excited.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to be released exclusively for the Nintendo Wii on May 23rd. Check out the new gameplay footage after the jump.Read more...
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Announced With Debut Trailer
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on February 9, 2010 - 10:57pm
Ubisoft announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier today. It will be the 4th installment in the best-selling Ghost Recon franchise.
Ghost Recon is looking to come back in a big way and take some of the spotlight away from Modern Warfare 2. Ghost Recon was the leader in future warfare before Call of Duty decided to leave WWII behind. From the look of the debut teaser trailer, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier looks to bring us even cooler toys to play with this time around. These are the same toys that soldiers will be using in the not too distant future including a personal cloaking device. Tom Clancy has always had his finger on the pulse on what weapons we can expect to see in upcoming battlefields and they always make their way into his games. Not much is known about the new game other than it will obviously feature both single player and multiplayer campaigns. An exclusive multiplayer beta invitation will be included in the upcoming Splinter Cell Conviction game in April.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, and the PC this Fall 2010. Check out the debut teaser trailer after the break.Read more...
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on February 8, 2010 - 10:29pm
LucasArts and Traveller's Tales announced the development of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars today.
The original LEGO Star Wars was released way back in 2005 and was a huge hit that spawned a sequel and several other games based on other movie franchises. LucasArts announced today that Traveller's Tales is working on a new installment in the franchise that I'm sure will be a big hit as well. The same team that worked on the original Star Wars games and the Indiana Jones franchise will be working on the new game. The 3rd game (4th overall) in the series will based on the animated series, The Clone Wars, and will include characters from both seasons. We can expect to play some new battle modes and an upgraded level builder in the new game. We will have the option to play as a Jedi or a Separatist with a bunch of new abilities.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PC, and the PSP this Fall 2010.
New Nintendo Hardware Announcement At GDC?
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on February 4, 2010 - 10:43pm
There have been numerous rumors floating around that Nintendo may possibly have a new hardware announcement at this year's GDC 2010.
Nintendo has been tight lipped about any new hardware announcements but many people believe it could possibly be the rumored Nintendo Wii HD. Nintendo has denied all rumors up to this point but now VideoGamer.com has a rumor on their site that quotes an unnamed developer. Their source apparently knows other developers that are already working on the new platform and that it might be announced at this year's Game Developers Conference.
We will definitely keep this one in our rumor pile until we get official confirmation but there have been too many rumors floating around to just dismiss it. No word on whether it could be a new handheld or home console. It would seem odd if it was a new handheld after the fairly recent announcement of the Nintendo DSi XL. We will keep our eye out for any new information but we might get an announcement as soon as early next month.
Lego Harry Potter Year 2 Trailer Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on February 2, 2010 - 11:42pm
Traveller's Tales has released a new trailer for the upcoming Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 that focuses on Harry's second year.
The new Lego Harry Potter trailer is based around Harry's second year at Hogwarts, the same timeframe that was depicted in the movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Just like previous Lego games, the new Harry Potter based game recreates the story and locations fans of the franchise will love to see. Of course Traveller's Tales also adds their own humor and flare to make it feel like their previous Lego games.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 will be released this May for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, and the PC. Check out the new trailer after the break.Read more...
Netflix Streaming Coming To The Wii
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on January 15, 2010 - 11:11pm
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has announced they will complete the console trifecta by bringing its movie streaming service to the Nintendo Wii.
It has long been rumored and basically announced before with Netflix's boss wanting its service to be on all three consoles. Netflix streaming will be available on the Nintendo Wii starting this spring. It will follow in the PlayStation 3's footsteps by requiring a streaming disc in order to access the service. Many people believe that this is a way to get around the Xbox 360 exclusivity to the console's dashboard and that a future firmware update could drop the requirement. You can sign up for your streaming disc now so you are ready when the service goes live.
Unfortunately for Wii users they will not be able to take advantage of the HD streaming service. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime tries to justify the omission of HD content on the Wii during a CNBC interview stating that most of the streaming content on Netflix isn't available in HD anyway. Impressive spin Reggie. Do you think the omission of HD is important or not? Let us know in the comments.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 Debut Trailer Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on December 8, 2009 - 11:12pm
Traveller's Tales has released the debut trailer for Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and it will surprisingly follow Harry through his first 4 years at Hogwarts.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is being developed by the same team that brought us the great Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones games. We should expect nothing less then another great game that will allow us to run around as Harry Potter. The debut trailer gives us glimpses at Harry and his friends running around Hogwarts and all of the characters you would expect to see. It's really cool to see all the different areas from the first 4 books in LEGO form. I'm sure that Traveller's Tales will bring their usual humor to the Potter world as they have with the other LEGO games.
No release date has been given yet for Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 but it will be released for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PSP, and the PC. Watch the debut trailer after the break.Read more...
New Super Mario Bros Wii Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on November 15, 2009 - 4:54pm
Nintendo has released a multiplayer gameplay trailer for the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game that is being released today.
The New Super Mario Bros. Wii gameplay trailer shows off the frantic multiplayer co-op action that the game offers up to four players. We get to see multiple levels from the follow up to New Super Mario Bros game on the DS. Any old school video games fan that spent endless hours with their NES, can't help but smile when they watch trailers from this game. The game's reception has been really good so far. It is currently sitting at 87 on Metacritic. Nintendo hopes that the critical reception will equate into huge sales numbers. Especially after Reggie through down the gauntlet that the New Super Mario Bros. Wii would outsell the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a single console. Now that we know that Modern Warfare 2 shattered all records with their opening day domination, I think Reggie should be working on his concession speech to Infinity Ward.
The New Super Mario Bros. Wii is out today for the Nintendo Wii. Check out the multiplayer gameplay trailer after the break.Read more...
Nintendo Says No Wii HD And New Super Mario Bros Wii Will Outsell Modern Warfare 2
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on November 6, 2009 - 11:37pm
Nintendo's North American President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime has squashed the rumors of an impending Wii HD release in the new GTTV episode. He also states that the New Super Mario Bros. Wii will outsell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
In the newest episode of GTTV, Reggie speaks about Nintendo's future and makes some pretty bold statements about the New Super Mario Bros. Wii sales potential. There have been many rumors about a new version of the Wii with HD capabilities being released. Most people believed this was inevitable for Nintendo to keep up with the other consoles but Reggie has flat out stated there is no Wii HD. This is definitely disappointing for anybody that hoped the rumors were true. Reggie doesn't leave much more for debate when he says "I don’t know how forcefully we can say that there is no Wii HD". This could also be a clever ruse to try and distract us until they actually announce it. Then again they could actually be okay with just having a non-HD console that has outsold everybody else.
In the same episode, Reggie makes a pretty bold statement about the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game. Reggie threw down the gauntlet and said that it will "outsell Modern Warfare 2 on a single platform". That is a huge statement since many people have already crowned Modern Warfare 2 as the biggest launch ever. The good thing about the statement is that we don't have to wait for very long to see if he is right.
The New Super Mario Bros. Wii is going to be released on November 15th and Modern Warfare 2 drops on November 10th. Let the battle begin.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Trailer Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on October 18, 2009 - 11:47am
Nintendo has released a new trailer for the upcoming New Super Mario Bros Wii game that is being released this November.
The New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a sequel to the Nintendo DS game, New Super Mario Bros. The new game was announced at this year's E3 and it will include up to four player co-op multiplayer action. The new trailer shows off more the game's variety of levels and power-up suits you can utilize. The trailer shows the propeller suit and the penguin suit that allows you to freeze enemies and throw the enemy ice cubes. The video gives us a good idea of the wide variety of level themes and gameplay the game will offer. The new game looks to capture that feeling of the original Super Mario Bros from many, many years ago and I can't wait to play through it. Nintendo Everything has the new footage along with some new screenshots.
The New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be released on November 15th exclusively on the Nintendo Wii. Check out the new trailer after the break.Read more...
Full LEGO Rock Band Song List Released
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on October 12, 2009 - 9:29pm
Harmonix and Traveller's Tales have released the full song list for the upcoming LEGO Rock Band game.
LEGO Rock Band is going to be the newest entry in the highly acclaimed Rock Band series. The new rhythm game is a more family friendly version of the successful series and will include LEGO versions of David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Harmonix announced that only tracks that are deemed suitable for all ages, will be allowed in the game. They also said that the full track list will be available for transfer to the other Rock Band games but it will cost you $10. The full track list will include hits such as Korn - "Word Up!", and All American Rejects' - "Swing, Swing". The full list comes in at 45 songs but the DS version will only come with 25.
LEGO Rock Band is going to be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and the DS on November 3rd. Check out the full track list for all versions after the break.Read more...
DJ Hero Full Set List Revealed
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on October 6, 2009 - 7:55pm
Activision has released the full music track set list for the upcoming DJ Hero game and it spans across many genres and generations of music.
The new DJ Hero game looks to ride the popularity of Rock Band and the Guitar Hero franchise and bring the same success into the DJ world. The full set list includes 93 tracks of incredible mash ups of popular hits from each genre and across several generations. Some of the mash ups that jump out at me are Beastie Boys with Blondie, Daft Punk with Queen, and Eminem with Beck. It looks like Activision has done a great job at getting some big name bands.
DJ Hero is going to be released on October 27th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and the Wii. Check out the full set list after the jump.Read more...
Wii Price Drop Officially Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on September 23, 2009 - 9:26pm
Amidst several rumored leaked ads, Nintendo has finally come out and officially announced a Wii price drop.
Several leaked ads showing a rumored Wii price drop were floating around and Nintendo has come out and officially confirmed it. The price drop will be to the rumored $199.99. This will be the first drop since the console's launch and it will be effective this Sunday September 27th. The Nintendo Wii had dropped in sales in recent months so this makes a lot of sense, especially since Sony and Microsoft had recently dropped the price of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The Nintendo Wii price drop is effective this Sunday September 27th and will include the same retail pack that is available today.
Bioshock 2 Release Date Announced
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on September 19, 2009 - 12:01am
2K Games has finally given out an official release date for Bioshock 2, the follow-up to many people's 2007 game of the year.
Bioshock 2 was due to be released this year but was pushed out to a vague fiscal year 2010 release. 2K announced that Bioshock 2 will finally make its way into our anxiously waiting hands February 9th, 2010. Bioshock 2 is set ten years after the events from the original Bioshock game. The new game puts you in the shoes of the first Big Daddy. It will be adding a controversial multiplayer feature this time around as well. The original game was amazing and we expect nothing less this time around.
Bioshock 2 will be released February 9th 2010 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the PC.
Wii Price Drop Leaked?
Submitted By: Mike McMullan on September 17, 2009 - 10:18pm
There have been rumors flying around that a Wii price drop is imminent and now there are possible ads to back up the rumors.
Many people believe that the Wii is due for a price drop and it looks like it might be coming true very soon. Amidst price drops for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, logic would dictate that Nintendo would follow suit with the Wii. Kotaku has posted a rumored ad from an upcoming Target ad that shows the Nintendo selling for $199.99. That would be a $50 price cut from its current price. The Wii has been riding high since its release but sales have been slowing up. I think this would be a smart move for Nintendo. We will see if the rumors come true but if the past is any indication, when this many rumors are flying around, the story is probably true.
If the ad is correct, the rumored Nintendo Wii price cut may come as soon as the week of September 27th.
