http://wiicrazed.com Up to the minute news on Nintendo Wii and Games Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:51:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Fan stuff, Peripherals, Tech stuff, Controller See that odd diagram above? That's Nintendo's original design for the Zapper. Aside from that, you'll find other gems such as the early prototype for R.O.B., along with some other non-Nintendo patents. It's an excellent gallery of diagrams ... http://wiicrazed.com/patents-from-gaming-s-past/ Filed under: Interviews Gamasutra has an interview up with Capcom's Minoru Nakai, a producer on Dead Rising: cut Till you Drop, about the development of the somewhat controversial Wii remake of the Xbox 360 title. It reveals external, game-related details worth noting as well as interesting behind-t... http://wiicrazed.com/capcom-s-nakai-on-adapting-dead-rising/ 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... http://wiicrazed.com/wii-fanboy-interview-headstrong-talks-house-of-the-dead-overkill/ 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 ... http://wiicrazed.com/2d-boy-honored-by-peter-moore-s-world-of-goo-ignorance/ 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, ... http://wiicrazed.com/would-you-like-a-subscription-to-cosmo-with-your-wii-fit-today/ 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 ... http://wiicrazed.com/born-for-wii-mario-sunshine/ 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 ... http://wiicrazed.com/rumor-nights-was-once-a-360-ps3-game/ 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. ... http://wiicrazed.com/deca-synchronized-swimming-and-more-new-sports/ 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... http://wiicrazed.com/vc-tuesday-reopening-the-case/ 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 ... http://wiicrazed.com/wii-warm-up-building-a-tower/