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Wii Latest News 12/18/09

Kombo.com
"Most Unique and Expensive" Wii in the World
Kombo.com
When does a Wii cost more than a PlayStation 3? Ironically, when both are dipped in gold, it would seem. Thinking back, one might recall earlier this year ...
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii Holds Onto #1 In Japan
Kotaku.com (blog)
Wii continues its strong sales performance in Japan, moving the Wii game well past the million mark with another 431000 copies sold. ...
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G4 TV (blog)
PS3 Owners Buy The Most Movie Tie-In Games; Wii Owners Buy The Least
G4 TV (blog)
360 owners pretty much hit the average, coming just a single percent over the mean, and, surprisingly, Wii owners are the least likely to spend money on ...
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Study: Wii Fit is Not Making Your Family More Fit
Tom's Guide
By Marcus Yam, published on December 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM The Wii has gamers moving in ways that other system's just can't match – at least until Microsoft's ...
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Examiner.com
Mega Man 10 to be released on PS3, 360, Wii
Examiner.com
The Mega Man Network has noted a report in Famitsu that Mega Man 10 will be arriving on Sony's PlayStation3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. ...
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GamersDailyNews
Shiren the Wanderer Preview (Wii)
GamersDailyNews
At the same time, they also rejected the idea that this was a dumbed-down 'Wii casual game', stating they feel it's a reasonably challenging game without ...
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CrunchGear (blog)
Shock study: Wii Fit alone won't get you into shape (nor is it supposed to, by ...
CrunchGear (blog)
by Nicholas Deleon on December 17, 2009 Shocking study coming out of the University of Minnesota that says Wii Fit won't get you into shape, despite what ...
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New Transformers Game Coming To Wii And DS Too
1UP.com
It doesn't appear that the Wii and DS versions will be significantly different from their higher-resolution counterparts. Activision has said that they will ...
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Medical Minute 12-17: Wii-Hab: Proof it Works
WCTV
Now, for each, rehab is "Wii-hab." In what may be the first study of its kind, researchers analyzed 50 different Wii games and found a high correlation ...
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Gaming Union
PlayStation 3 Passes 4 Million, Wii Passes 9 Million In Japan
Gaming Union
The PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii are currently trading blows in the Japanese video game market, as the PlayStation 3 Slim has allowed Sony to close the ...
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Slippery Brick
Wii Fit has “little effect” on family fitness
Slippery Brick
According to a new study by Scott Owens out of the University of Mississippi, the Wii Fit has very little effect on family fitness levels. ...
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Shattered Memories Hands-on
IGN
by Jeff Haynes December 17, 2009 - Earlier this month, Climax and Konami re-introduced players to the monster-infested streets of Silent Hill on the Wii ...
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New Releases on Nintendo Download Services Europe (12/17/09)
VGChartz
By Gabriel Franco 17th Dec 2009 Nine new titles for download on Wii and Nintendo DSi in a bumper festive week! Get the most out of your Wii or Nintendo DSi ...
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Club Nintendo adds five new items
Examiner.com
For those of you that own a Nintendo Wii, DS, DS lite, or DSi you have probably heard of Club Nintendo. When you buy certain games you can register them ...
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Is the Wii A Direct Competitor?
VGChartz
By Constantine Mishin-Lutzky 17th Dec 2009 I question the statement that "the Wii isn't a direct competitor to the PS3 and the Xbox360", By trying to define ...
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VG-Reloaded.com
Wii Review: Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH
VG-Reloaded.com
Will Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH do the same to the Wii Generation? Besides having the traditional cube to solve, as well as variants of it. ...
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guardian.co.uk
Final Fantasy XIII hits shelves in Japan
guardian.co.uk
(Final Fantasy XIII is not appearing on the Wii.) The game has sold more than 92m units worldwide since its release in 1987. ...
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Conspiracy Entertainment's Real Heroes: Firefighter Game Nominated Best ...
Business Wire (press release)
... today announced that the “Real Heroes: Firefighter” game for Wii™ has been nominated under the "Best Shooter" category for the IGN 2009 Wii™ Game of the ...
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We wish for a Christmas Wii
Macleay Argus
It seems like the number one item on many wish lists this Christmas is the Nintendo Wii. Kempsey Target Country cannot keep up with Wii bundles and Wii Fit ...
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'The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces' (Wii) - New Screens
WorthPlaying.com
16, 2009 @ 8:00 pm PST Namco Bandai is working on a Wii exclusive action/flight sim game, based on the upcoming animated movie by Mamoru Oshii, ...
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Mirror.co.uk
Win a Nintendo Wii and EA SPORTS Active More Workouts signed by Victoria Pendleton
Mirror.co.uk
By Ann Gripper, Mirror.co.uk 16/12/2009 Mirror.co.uk has teamed up with EA SPORTS Active More Workouts to offer you the chance to win a Nintendo Wii and a ...
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Pocket-lint.com
Daily news roundup: Wii Supreme, Google Chrome and more
Pocket-lint.com
In the roundup today the latest effort from Goldstriker - a Wii covered in gold and diamonds - gets the top spot, whilst the gaming theme continues with the ...
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60% of Homes In US Have Games Console
Terminal Gamer
Much of the credit for the increase has been laid at the door of Wii, the console that has so successfully managed to penetrate the hearts and minds of ...
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Cult of Mac (blog)
Apple Patents 3D Head-Tracking
Cult of Mac (blog)
In 2007, Carnegie Mellon University student Johnny Chung created a simple head tracking device from a Nintendo Wii remote controller. ...
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Chip Chicklets (blog)
Family Game Night 2 for Wii Review
Chip Chicklets (blog)
With this in mind the EA and Hasbro company has taken the classic board game experience to a new level with Wii Family Game Night 2. ...
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Pocket-lint.com
Riiflex Wii dumbbells now on sale in the UK
Pocket-lint.com
The Riiflex dumbbells for the Nintendo Wii, which we brought you incredulous news of previously, are now available to purchase in the UK. ...
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Christmas light hero has the kids beaming
Irish Times
Ric Turner decided to hook the 21000-odd lights on his suburban LA home to a Wii games console and allow the local kids play a massive game of Guitar Hero ...
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Examiner.com
iPods, Garmins dominate holiday gift shopping
Examiner.com
Topping the list is the Nintendo Wii game console, whose strong demand is indicative of another online trend -- customers are shopping online for discounts. ...
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Tell Nintendo what it can do with its 'Zii'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
By David Sheets Maybe you've seen the stories that gaming corporation Nintendo, maker of the world-famous Wii console, has been toying with trademark names ...
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Video Games: Racing, Shooting and Zapping Your Way to Better Visual Skills
Science Daily (press release)
17, 2009) — Do your kids want a Wii, a PlayStation or an Xbox 360 this year? This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and ...
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VGChart
WiiWare/Virtual Console Sales Chart - November 2009
VGChartz
The ramp-up of Wii hardware sales leading into the holiday season has led to a marked increase in the WiiWare and Virtual Console markets for November, ...
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Wishlist Winner - December 16, 3:45 pm
Winnipeg Free Press (blog)
Nintendio Wii. This is a gift that I would like to give my wife. She has been saving her air miles to get a Wii and I dont think she will have enough for ...
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Sun Star Courier
Teens caught drinking and driving: Broadview Heights Police Blotter
Sun Star Courier
THEFT, SENECA BOULEVARD: At 7:17 pm on Friday, a Wii game system, Wii Fit, Wii controller and Wii nun chucks controller were reported stolen. ...
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Tales Union
More Tales of Graces DLC Costumes Incoming
Tales Union
This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the ...
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Hands-on
IGN
by Craig Harris December 16, 2009 - When we put together our current list of the top 25 Wii games on the market, the original No More Heroes hit a very ...
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Death and Twitter
Huffington Post (blog)
Speaking of technology and death, let's talk about my friend's Nintendo Wii. Earlier this year, my friend's boyfriend took his own life--a tragedy that I ...
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Kombo.com
"Hardcore Games Easiest to Sell," Says Microsoft
Kombo.com
He then went on to point out other "experiences" which have done well on other platforms, most notably Wii Fit, which ranked seventh in software sales for ...
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Christmas Deal
News Trends
The game is available for around $50.00 on the PC, XBOX 360, PlayStation, Wii. Thats just about every system out there. And the game just rocks. ...
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Reach Out And Touch Someone Dead
Kotaku.com (blog)
New screens from Hudson's Wii horror game Calling show us what happens when AT&T launches the inevitable Dead Friends and Family plan. ...
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SGN's New iBowl App Offers Players Loads of Entertainment and Competition ...
VentureLoop (blog)
... seniors are becoming increasingly tech savvy, as many groups around the country have turned in their bingo dabbers and embraced group bowling on Wii. ...
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St. Louis police officer pleads guilty to theft charges
KWMU
... he and another officer acted on a tip that a woman had been spotted in a gas station parking lot with stolen electronics, including a Wii gaming system, ...
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The North Ridgeville Branch Library to host a "Noon Years Eve" celebration
Plain Dealer (blog)
Participants will ring in the new year with activities, music, Wii bowling and a ball drop and count down at noon. Pre-registration is required by calling ...
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Mobile Technologies Lead Poll of Top Technology Innovations
Market Wire (press release)
For women, the revolutionary games console, the Nintendo Wii, was the second greatest innovation (receiving 36 percent of votes); for men, the Wii ranked ...
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The Lost Art of Entertaining
Business Lexington
Consider hosting a Wii tournament. My husband loves brewing beer, and this year we hosted a beer tasting featuring his gold winning brown ale. ...
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Blast
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Q&A
Blast
What prompted the switch to more of an epic quest, rather than a Wii-exclusive multiplayer offering? AK: Development for this title began around the same ...
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Great article. . . “Thank you for your recent order. Unfortunately the item…
Electronic House
Deep Discount offers Wii tennis game for $10.99 with free shipping. I'm not a huge gamer. I think I burned out that part of my brain playing Mario 64 over ...
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Thief Steals Family's Memories Of Late Infant Son
NBC4i.com
The thief had stolen their Xbox, Wii gaming system, jewelry and a camcorder—items they say can be replaced, except for the video of little Ayden. ...
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Gift Baskets from Blazers
The Columbian
The Blazers Brandon Roy wheels in a cart of gifts that includes a flat screen television, Wii, Playstation III and other assorted goodies during a holiday ...
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