What do you get when you mix tennis, pinball, and a side-scrolling platformer? You get FlingSmash, an upcoming Wii title that’s being developed by Artoon. The basics: you’ll use Wii MotionPlus to swing and smash a tiny fruit-with-hair-looking creature named “Zip” across an ever-scrolling level filled with enemies, blocks, and more. Zip flies across the [...]
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As music sales shrink, some new acts are reluctant to social network to help promote themselves. The labels tell them nowadays acts must connect with fans. source Tech news blog
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Some Facebook users get messages meant for strangers after bug interferes with routine software update on the social networking site. source Tech news blog
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Ladies and gentlement of the Wii-loving public, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Mario Galaxy 2, the long-awaited sequel to Mario Galaxy, is hitting North America on Might 23. Not soon enough, some might say, but it’s pretty damn soon nonetheless! Nick Chester is checking the game out later this day. He has [...]
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You can put this one under the “probably not going to happen” file, but British retailer GAME is listing a Rogue Squadron game for the Wii. GAME does not list VC games and the price point is at
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No one asked Tim Burton to do a live action version of Alice in Wonderland, but it’s happening regardless, and the previews have been met with blended reactions. No one asked Disney Interactive to make a game tie-in for Wii and Nintendo DS, but… here it is. Alice in Wonderland The Video Game is schedule [...]
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Looks like I’m taking a trip to Party City to pick up some confetti and streamers — Tetris Party Deluxe has just been announced for Wii and Nintendo DS. Hitting retail this June, Deluxe is the follow-up to the WiiWare title, Tetris Celebration, already available for download. What’s so freakin’ Deluxe about it, exactly? Well, [...]
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Thanks to Namco Bandai, we have an extremely rare Wii console with Muscle March art airbrushed on both sides of the console to giveaway. Not only that, but you’ll also be getting a copy of Muscle March for WiiWare. Only four of these consoles exist in the entire world so you’ll have to really go [...]
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Over the years, the prestige surrounding “arcade stick” controllers has ballooned into something epic. Back in the days of the NES Advantage, stick controllers were made to help ease old-school gaming fans, who weren’t as comfortable with the NES “joypad,” into the new world of gaming. Like the Wii’s Classic Controller, these sticks were relatively [...]
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Ubisoft has revealed the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands today and it looks… wow. That looks really good! The publisher points out that this “built entirely from the ground up” version of the game “utilizes advanced technologies to deliver a smooth, clear, and impressive graphic experience on the Wii.” By “advanced [...]
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