Archive for the ‘ Nintendo Wii ’ Category

DiRT 2 Wii

Finally a Wii port of an Xbox 360 / PS3 game that doesn’t look half bad, considering its hardware. Players can now enjoy the off-road rally action using the Wiimote. Available September 2009. Continue reading to the launch trailer.
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Limited Edition Wii Super Famicom Classic Controller Unboxed

Nintendo offered this Wii Super Famicom Classic Controller to members of “Club Nintendo” in Japan and it’s supposedly extremely rare. No word yet on US availability. More pics after the jump.

Just days after hearing that a Wii-white GameCube controller was headed there soon, a lucky, lucky member of Club Nintendo has unboxed his limited edition Wii Super Famicom Classic Controller. Yep, this token of nostalgia that we heard about way back in November of last year has finally arrived in the Land of the Rising Sun

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eBay Watch: Amazing Super Mario Galaxy Wii Mod (Video)

Morpheon Mods is back at it, and this time he’s put an amazing Super Mario Galaxy Wii mod on eBay, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Video after the break. More pics after the jump.

The LEDs are a nice touch, especially the ones in the back-lit marquee, and we approve of the various sounds they’ve rigged to the console. We also like the twinkling stars effect — simply awesome

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Feature: Modders Build Custom Wii Cases, Samus and Link Approve

Why wait for Nintendo to release new Wii colors when you can build your own? That’s exactly what Morpheon has done, starting with the incredible Metroid-inspired creation above. Continue reading for a rundown of our favorites — some have been featured here before.
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Wii’s Virtual Console Hacked (Video)

Sure, it may not be the first Wii hack, but this person managed to “figured out a way to take Virtual Console titles and play them on another Wii.” Video after the break.

The good news? There’s a video — which many aren’t hesitating to blast with “fake!” — of the trick posted after the jump

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According to sources at MTV Networks, Microsoft is currently designing a Wiimote-style controller for the Xbox 360 that “will also receive signal from an LED sensor bar (like the Wii), but one-ups the Wiimote by having a microphone on board for Xbox Live chat.”

He doesn’t have many other solid points of data—there are guesses about it using the standard rechargeable battery pack and what colors it will have—but he does think the target date of late ‘08 looks very likely

VIDEO: Mario Kart Wii Preview

GT provides us with an in-depth look at Mario Kart Wii, which is set for release on April 27th in North America. Video after the break.

Mario Kart Wii takes a giant step forward with new karts, bikes, tracks, and tons of options for both controllers and online play, but did Nintendo oversimplify the driving mechanics?

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VIDEO: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Series Evolution

In this GT featurette, we take “a six-minute odyssey through all things Smash.” Here’s one fact you may not have known about: the “game’s music is made up of arranged versions of pieces by one of 39 renowned video game composers that originated in previously released video games.” Video after the break.

This installment also includes a deeper single-player mode than its predecessors. Known as The Subspace Emissary, this mode is a plot-driven, side-scrolling beat ‘em up game featuring Brawl’s playable characters

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VIDEO: Mario Kart Wii Wheel Gets Previewed

MTV’s Stephen Totilo gives us a first look at the Wii Wheel that comes packaged with Nintendo’s upcoming Mario Kart Wii game. Video after the break.

Still looks…well, pointless. This is a GameCube game, Nintendo. We all know it, we’re all cool with it, you should be too

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PICTURES: Nintendo Wii Gets Mario / Bowser Crystal Treatment, Costs $4,000

Both a home decoration piece and video game console, this Super Mario Bros.-inspired Nintendo Wii console is a work of art to say the least.

The Wii was given to the winner of the Super Smash Bros Brawl Competition. We used over 20,000 Swarovski Crystals to create this unique design. Retail price is $4,000

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