Eager fans of all ages flock to the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009, to be among the first to experience the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, the highly anticipated title that lets up to four people play together for the first time in the beloved franchise’s history. New Super Mario Bros. Wii launches on Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
Kit Ellis, Nintendo of America’s manager of public relations, congratulates Justin V., from New York, for winning a New Super Mario Bros. Wii gameplay tournament at the Nintendo World store in New York, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Justin bested more than 100 opponents in a tournament that gave fans the chance to experience the highly anticipated game before it hits store shelves. New Super Mario Bros. Wii launches Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
Justin V., from New York, celebrates after winning the New Super Mario Bros. Wii tournament at the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009. The hotly anticipated New Super Mario Bros. Wii video game will be released on Nov. 15, 2009.
Fans compete in a New Super Mario Bros. Wii tournament to determine the grand-prize winner at the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009. Justin V. of New York went on to stake his claim as the ultimate winner, edging out other contestants. The hotly anticipated New Super Mario Bros. Wii video game will be released on Nov. 15, 2009.
Devoted fans pose with Mario to celebrate the launch of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New Yor. The highly anticipated title, which lets up to four people play together for the first time in the beloved series? history, launches on Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
Brothers Joshua B., left, and Nathan dress as their favorite Nintendo characters to celebrate the launch of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game at an event held at the Nintendo World store in New York. The highly anticipated title, which lets up to four people play together for the first time in the beloved series? history, launches on Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
Consumers view Super Mario Bros. memorabilia in a one of a kind museum hosted by Nintendo at an event celebrating the launch of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game at the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the highly anticipated next chapter of the beloved Super Mario Bros. series, launches on Nov. 15, 2009.
Consumers play the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game at the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the highly anticipated next chapter of the beloved Super Mario Bros. series, launches on Nov. 15, 2009.
Consumers play the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game at the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009. New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the highly anticipated next chapter of the beloved Super Mario Bros. series, launches on Nov. 15, 2009.
Eager fans of all ages flock to the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009, to be among the first to experience the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, the highly anticipated title that lets up to four people play together for the first time in the beloved franchise’s history. New Super Mario Bros. Wii launches on Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
Eager fans of all ages flock to the Nintendo World store in New York on Nov. 14, 2009, to be among the first to experience the New Super Mario Bros. Wii game, the highly anticipated title that lets up to four people play together for the first time in the beloved franchise’s history. New Super Mario Bros. Wii launches on Nov. 15, 2009, for the Wii console.
[Nintendo PR]
The BBC and Nintendo UK today unveil a new version of the popular BBC iPlayer on Nintendo’s Wii.
First made available through the console’s Internet Channel in April 2008, BBC iPlayer will now be available as a dedicated Wii Channel to provide Wii users with a new, richer experience of the BBC’s TV and radio on-demand catch-up service.
The new Wii Channel is expected to be available from 12.01am on Wednesday 18 November. The iPlayer channel download will be free.
Since BBC iPlayer first launched on the Nintendo Wii, there have been 900,000 requests for TV and radio programs, and this new version of BBC iPlayer for Wii has been designed to deliver a better and higher quality experience, with a new full-screen user interface allowing the whole family to catch up on TV and radio together in the lounge.
Erik Huggers, Director, BBC Future Media & Technology, said:
“We’re pleased that we’ve been able to work with Nintendo to evolve BBC iPlayer on the Wii, providing a faster, high quality and improved viewing experience.
“It’s important that we offer audiences more ways to access the huge range of BBC content available, and this improved version of BBC iPlayer underlines our commitment to reaching new audiences by making BBC iPlayer available on as many platforms as possible.”
David Yarnton, General Manager, Nintendo UK, added:
“Our partnership with the BBC is another way in which Nintendo is looking to broaden the market for its products by offering compelling and relevant content to families.
“BBC iPlayer offers Wii owners another reason to turn their console on everyday and adds to the already established non-gaming content on Wii that includes Wii Channels for news, weather forecasts and an internet browser.”
[BBC]
According to tetrisgrammaton on NeoGAF, the latest issue of Nintendo Power talks about Pokemon Rumble, the upcoming WiiWare game. As previously reported, the game will release on November 16th, however the game will actually cost 1500 Wii Points (like in Japan) and not 2000 Wii Points as previously thought.
The other interesting bit of news though was that a demo will be available. We know that Nintendo plans to test demos for a select few WiiWare titles, but we didn’t know if this would happen only in Japan or worldwide. Now it seems they do intend to bring WiiWare demos to the US with a Pokemon Rumble demo, however I am classifying this as a rumor because no further details were given and it could possibly be referring to demo stations as in kiosks at stores.
Oh, and Nintendo Power has an exclusive code to unlock the Pokemon Venusaur in the game, and it’s 1589-3955. I’ll try and get more details on this whole demo thing. But like I said, it’s just a rumor so don’t get excited yet.
UPDATE: Multiple sources are now reporting that it is indeed true. The latest Nintendo Power states that “a free demo of Pokemon Rumble is available for download at the Wii Shop Channel”, which means it’s true and must be coming soon. I wonder what other games, if any, will get free demos.
[Via NeoGAF]
EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich recently told Industry Gamers that the low sales reported by NPD in October can be attributed mainly to casual gamers. Specifically, he placed the blame on “non-traditional and casual gamers who have failed to make follow-up purchases.” Conversely, Divnich said that core game sales have been “quite healthy” throughout 2009. So, what can drive casual gamers back to the cash register? “it will take the introduction of some new style of gameplay or peripheral before we see a resurgence in the casual and non-traditional markets,” said Divnich, noting that his company expects a new DS to arrive in 2010 (presumably a next generation model, not another redesign). In addition, Divnich believes that Microsoft’s Project Natal could reinvigorate interest in motion-controlled gaming among both core and casual gamers.
Divnich also reiterated his belief that the Wii will remain on top for the rest of the year. He also thinks the PS3 could outsell the Xbox 360 over the holidays. He did note, however, that PS3 sales are “declining much faster post-price drop than the Xbx 360,” suggesting that it’s too early to claim any definite winners in the long run.
EEDAR: Blame low industry sales on casual gamers originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As much as we’d like to think Mario is an accredited doctor with the papers to back it up (that University of Phoenix diploma above might as well be toilet paper), the dude is just a plumber in a white lab coat. Unlike most practitioners, he’s willing to throw pills at any problem and can only really deal with two issues: the chills and fever. Nothing makes this more evident than the video made by College Humor user Brentalfloss, which adds lyrics to the Dr. Mario theme … and some kinda disturbing imagery, too. Check it out at your own risk!
[Thanks, Adrian!]
Source – Dr. Mario with Lyrics (probably NSFW)
Video: Dr. Mario kinda doesn’t know what he’s doing originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We finally understand why James Cameron spoke for nine-and-a-half hours about his upcoming film/game, Avatar, during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference earlier this year. Without the context provided during his lengthy diatribe, we’d have absolutely no idea what was going on in the above gameplay trailer for his long overdue film’s video game adaptation. However, now we understand perfectly: A blue alien guy is murdering humans with primitive weapons.
Now wait just a second. Let’s forget the fact that when one brings a knife (or in this case, a long, spiked club) to a gun fight, one rarely claims victory. Instead, let’s focus on the fact that Mr. Cameron wants us to root against humanity. “Oh, but they’re polluting their planet,” you might cry. No, they’re doing their job. That’s a thing humans have to do from time to time. They don’t have the freedom to skip around lush jungles all day, riding around on pterodactyls. They have responsibilities, and we’re not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone.
Avatar gameplay trailer shows off blue guy’s athleticism originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Super Mario Bros. Wii isn’t a game for you to play by yourself. Sure, you could, but it’s just not going to be the best way to extract all of the fun the experience has to offer. Instead, you really should try to corral some friends together for multiplayer, which is guaranteed to do one of two things: strengthen the bonds you and your three partners in platforming have established, or take those friendships you’ve worked so hard on over an indeterminate amount of time and stomp them like a lost, lonely Goomba.
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Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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According to Gear Live, Best Buy’s Black Friday 2009 ad circular has been leaked, and all the deals have been revealed. Gamers have quite a bit to look forward to, specifically some decent hardware bundles and heavily discounted games. The console deals include a PS3 with Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time and LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year Edition for $299, as well as a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite bundle with four (thus far unidentified) games for $299. Also up for grabs will be Brain Age or Mario DSi bundles for $169.99 with a free $20 gift card.
Several recent Xbox 360 and PS3 releases will be on sale for $34.99, including Brütal Legend, Left 4 Dead 2, Dragon Age. Many older titles will be $20 or less. Meanwhile, several Wii titles will be reduced to $14.99, while certain DS titles will drop to $9.99 or less. Hit the source link for the full (and still rumored) set of deals. We’ve contacted Best Buy to verify the ad.
Update: Best Buy has responded to Joystiq about the ad, saying, “As a matter of company policy, Best Buy does not comment on rumor and speculation and so we are unable to confirm if our Black Friday insert has leaked.”
Rumor: Best Buy’s 2009 Black Friday deals originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Today, on the European Wii Shop, Hudson follows up its surprisingly successful My Aquarium with more animals to take care of. Also on WiiWare, Nintendo’s still-weird Balance Board-equipped Rock N’ Roll Climber, whose rock-climbing/air-guitar concept, and whose non-standard apostrophe use we’ll never get used to.
The big draw for us is the arcade brawler version of Ninja Gaiden, which seems fresh to us after 20 years of dodging eagles in the NES game.
- My Zoo (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Rock N’ Roll Climber (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Ninja Gaiden (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- A Little Bit Of …. Nintendo Touch Golf (DSiWare, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: My Zoo, Ninja Gaiden, Rock N’ Roll Climber originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Activision may have “fewer SKUs” in 2010, but it still needs its Heroes to champion the financial cause. Guitar Hero brand CEO Dan Rosensweig tells MCV that the publisher is already working on the “next iterations” of Guitar Hero and Band Hero, and mentions that there will be “more” DJ Hero. Rosensweig makes no mention of the recently trademarked Drum Hero,
… it’s rather sad when game announcements border on non-news. Well, we might as well finish by saying that Madden NFL 11 will also release next year, along with all the other sports franchises.
Activision: Probably fewer ‘Hero’ SKUs next year, but next DJ, Guitar and Band lined up originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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