Wii Crazed

Wii Fanboy Interview: Headstrong talks House of the Dead: Overkill

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:40:33 +0000

Filed under: Interviews
House of the Dead: Overkill launches pretty much everywhere next month, and looks set to be a mini-upheaval for Sega’s venerable lightgun series.While shooting zombies in the face still plays a major role, Brit developer Headstrong Games has introduced a ’70s horror theme, in…

2D Boy 'honored' by Peter Moore's World of Goo ignorance

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:34:29 +0000

Filed under: NewsEurogamer posted its “Top 50 Games of 2008″ list last week, and was immediately scolded by EA boss Peter Moore for daring to exclude FIFA 09. that story was picked up by numerous sites, but one detail that wasn’t so heavily reported were Moore’s views on the game that came tenth, Wo…

'Would you like a subscription to Cosmo with your Wii Fit today?'

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:32:11 +0000

Filed under: News
We’ve all likely been accosted by a Gamestop employee, at one instance or another, about a subscription to Game Informer or a strategy guide to go along with the title we were planning to pick up or something. Well, it would seem that Gamestop is perfecting their craft, targeting f…

Born for Wii: Mario Sunshine

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:29:40 +0000

Filed under: Born for WiiNow that 2008 is tightly packed away into our memories and the glorious new year is unfolding before our very eyes, we’re caught amidst looking backwards at what 2008 imparted upon us and anticipating what 2009 has to offer. Even though Born for Wii is all about looking back…

Rumor: NiGHTS was once a 360/PS3 game

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:22:07 +0000

Filed under: RumorsOkay, that is all pretty tenuous, but super interesting: apparently, a Sega of Europe employee kept a blog last year in which he revealed some stuff about NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams that he shouldn’t have, well before the game’s release. The posts have since been removed, but the W…

Deca Synchronized Swimming, and more new sports

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:13:57 +0000

Filed under: Imports, Screens
The first Deca Sports, while selling well, wasn’t a perfect game, generally failing to achieve the (high) standards Wii owners expect from their sports minigame collections. Maybe Hudson will work to improve the quality of the gameplay in the new sequel, Deca Sporta 2. …

VC Tuesday: Reopening the case

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:02:09 +0000

Filed under: Virtual Console, ImportsJake Hunter: Detective Chronicles on the DS didn’t really set the American gaming community on fire, in terms of sales or critical response. The American debut of Workjam’s detective series was marred by text errors and omitted composition that caused the game to…

Wii Warm Up: Building a tower

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:54:43 +0000

Filed under: Wii Warm UpQuite a specific Wii Warm Up that wee hours, in that it’s just for World of Goo players. Having recently started the game (remember that it only came out in Europe recently), I’m still only on the third chapter, but find myself constantly drawn back to the “World of Goo Corpo…

Nintendo serves up Mario Tennis trailers

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:20:53 +0000

Filed under: VideoOver at the official site for the Wii de Asobu (Play on Wii, or NEW PLAY CONTROL!) series, there’s a pair of Japanese commercials for the Mario ability Tennis remake, as well as a far lengthier gameplay trailer.The adverts we can take or leave, consisting as they do of the usual te…

Another cipher Resplendent

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:15:23 +0000

Filed under: Imports, Video, Screens
With the release of Another cipher R just one month away, Nintendo has started posting brief clips of the game in action. It seems every bit as relaxed and laid-back as the DS titles, though we suspect these soft-focus visuals and mellow soundtrack are a cunning …