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Archive for February 2008

February 17th, 2008

Nintendo Europe Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament

Nintendo of Europe is looking to kick it up a notch with a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament, which makes sense - after all, the game is all about competition. It’s looking very likely that European players might get a chance to compete in a regional tournament. That’d be excellent.
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February 17th, 2008

Wii Goes to Rehab

According to a recent news article, the Wii is serving as more than just family entertainment. The popular console is also being used in rehab therapy for patients recovering from physical injuries and surgery.

The usual stretching and lifting exercises that help the sick or injured regain strength can be painful, repetitive and downright boring.
In fact, […]

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February 17th, 2008

Nintendo Wii Predictions

QJ.net has heard some interesting rumors with regards to the Wii, and that includes a couple of predictions about what’s to come from Namco for our favorite console. Here’s some of what’s to come:

Namco is releasing Family Ski for the Wii (that rhymes!) - look for it to be called Wii Ski or maybe even […]

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February 13th, 2008

Why You Can Get A Wii Fit So Fast In China, Hong Kong And The Rest Of Asia

Chinese “tourists” are engaged to buy the latest video games stuff (such as the Wii Fit) in Japan. Of course, they are either paid or get a free Japan tour in exchange. Not bad at all. Hit the Wiilink to uncover the truth of parallel video games imports.
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February 12th, 2008

Mario Kart Wii Hitting Japan On 10th April, Can Use Miis Too

Mario Kart Wii will be on a 10th April Japanese release date. 5800 yen ($54) for a Wii steering wheel and game bundle. Plus your Miis can become the racers and motorbikes are selectable. To add, 32 tracks with up to 12 players can race online.
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February 11th, 2008

VC Update: Harvest Moon & Lords Of Thunder

Harvest Moon

Lords Of Thunder

Harvest Moon from SNES and Lords of Thunder (2D shooter) from TurboGrafx 16 (TurboGrafx CD) are hitting the Virtual Console this week.
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February 11th, 2008

US Getting Tales Of Symphonia: Dawn Of A New World

Tales of Symphonia: Knights of Ratatosk will get a US release under a new name of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World.
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February 10th, 2008

Wii Blamed for Japanese Arcade Shutdowns

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an arcade. It seems that Japanese manufacturers Namco and Sega will be reducing the number of arcades in Japan due to the Wii’s popularity.
Namco alone plans to shut down anywhere between fifty to sixty arcades, which is roughly 20%! Meanwhile, Sega is planning to shutdown 100 arcades!
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February 10th, 2008

LEGO Wii Zapper

This is pretty neat. A Wii Zapper made from LEGOs. It works and it’s pretty darn cool looking.

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February 10th, 2008

Nintendo to Form Sporting Fan Club in Your Wii and DS

Nintendo is currently working on launching the ‘Nintendo Fan Network’ which would allow players to “get stats, player info, watch extra videos, order food and drinks and interact with each other during games” right from their Nintendo devices. The company is currently talking to stadium owners and others in the sporting world to bring this […]

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