Wii Ware Weekly 2/1/10

Wii Ware Weekly 2/1/10

Tweet Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 Publisher: Telltale Games Players: 1 ESRB Rating: E10+ Price: 1,000 Wii Points Description: Finally out on the Wii platform, Episode 5 is a fine finish to a great game, though maybe not the best one to jump in on if you haven’t played the others in the...

The Last Story: Is it really the last?

The Last Story: Is it really the last?

Tweet Announced by a press release sent out by Nintendo, The Last Story has been confirmed as the latest game coming from Mistwalker Studios, the company founded by Final Fantasy creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi. From the rather bare-bones teaser site, it is safe to say that this Wii RPG is coming to Japan...

Atlus Bosses Us Around, A Winner Is You

Atlus Bosses Us Around, A Winner Is You

Tweet They made us do this, we promise. Lucky for you it’s only to post the latest Shiren The Wanderer Trailer, and not to wander around downtown with our pants around our ankles, singing “Oh Clementine” at the top of our lungs like last time. Whew. So, Shiren, he, like, wanders, and stuff,...

You Got Television in My Video Games

You Got Television in My Video Games

Tweet According to reports out of Microsoft, as reported by the New York Times, two giants may soon collide, and the result will be good. According to the reports, Microsoft and Disney are currently in talks to start a programming deal with ESPN. The details of the deal are yet to be released, but what is...

WiiWare Review: LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias

WiiWare Review: LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias

Tweet Developer: Frontier Developments Platform: WiiWare Cost: 1000 Nintendo Points Genre: Puzzle, Platformer Acquired: Purchased from the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel Pros: Looks great, the puzzles are well designed Cons: The novelty wears off pretty quickly, controls seem clunky. Verdict: If you can get past...

Chronos Twins DX Screenshots

Tweet Here’s a plethora of screenshots from a recently-released WiiWare title that’s so crazy…it’s crazy. Take a look at these screens from Chronos Twins DX where you essentially play two games at the same time.

Review: Excitebike World Rally (Wiiware)

Review: Excitebike World Rally (Wiiware)

Tweet Game: Excitebike: World Rally Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Monster Games Price: 1000 Nintendo Points Genre: Racer Pro: Great nostalgic feeling, Nice simple use of accelerometer, Updated graphics Con: AI players are still a bitch, not that much different from original, NO OFFLINE...

Netflix Service Coming to US Wii Consoles This Spring

Netflix Service Coming to US Wii Consoles This Spring

Tweet Today, Nintendo of America and Netflix have announced that from Spring all Netflix users can view “thousands of movies and TV episodes” by streaming it to their Wii console at no extra cost to all their subscribers. The service, which has also been avaliable on the Xbox 360 via the Dashboard,...

Pump Up the Jam!

Pump Up the Jam!

Tweet Imagine a basketball game where you could jump over the heads of your opponents, shoot three-point shots with fire coming from the ball, and break the backboard with stupendous dunks. Can you picture it? If you picture it in 8-bits, then surely you grew up playing NBA Jam. Many would argue that it is...

GrE’s WiiWare Weekly 1.11.10

GrE’s WiiWare Weekly 1.11.10

Tweet WiiWare Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Publisher: Capcom Players: 1 ESRB: T (Teen) – Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence Price: 1000 Wii Points™ A brand new Phoenix Wright adventure for the Wii, complete with gesture-based controls! Solve and win your cases in this brand new WiiWare...

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