Amazon Cuts the Price on Guitar Hero III for Wii

Guess what ? After only being out barely 5 months, you can know get Guitar Hero III (including the Wireless Guitar) for the Wii at discount pricing from Amazon (and yet it’s new). The new price? $74.99
The new pricing makes the Wii version the cheapest at Amazon among the major gaming platform.
If you’re lucky..you may [...]

Inside Mario Kart Wii – It Took 30 Prototypes to Get Right

When we all finally get our hands on a Mario Kart Wii Wheel this month, it will be the result of a lot of hard work by Nintendo.
According to a new interview up on Nintendo.com, there were some 30 different prototypes that Nintendo developed to finally figure out the ideal wheel.
I guess it’s not [...]

Star Wars Force Unleashed – Wii version out Sep 17th!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is one of the most ambitious projects LucasArts has ever launched. The combination of a great new Star Wars story with revolutionary new technology and game play means more fun than you’ve ever had in the Star Wars universe,” said Peter Hirschmann, Vice-President of Product Development, LucasArts. “We can’t wait [...]

$40 Million For Wii Fit Launch

ATTENTION: Fat Americans Who Watch too much TV, you’re about to be bombarded with a $40 million campaign for Wii Fit.
That’s right, Nintendo is spending alot of dough to make Wii Fit its biggest launch ever.
Considering that there are still Wii shortages all over the place — I would really hope that Nintendo does this [...]

Wii Like To Play — At The Westin

Wii travel alot, and the simple truth is that most business hotels are often the same.
But wouldn’t it be cool if you could choose a hotel just because they offered Free Wii Gaming?
Apparently that’s the plan for Starwood’s Westin hotel chain.
According to a post on Kotaku:
Westin Hotels & Resorts’ new Wii program will be [...]

Wii Fit Works — For Wired

I have to admit.
I have Wii Fit envy.
I don’t speak Japanese and I don’t have a media evaluation unit.  So this latest review from Wired — a good one — is more fuel for the fire.
Apparently the Wii Fit works! (go figure).

Dancing With The Stars – Wii Like to Dance

Good Fun.
That’s what ‘dancing with the stars’ for the Wii is all about – fun.  The basic vibe of this game is much like the hit show and it feels the same.
Gameplay requires both nunchuk and wiimote with users needing to move the correct hand the correct direction with the music (sorta like dancing).
Then there [...]

Wii Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz

Some Wii games are better than others.
With Sega’s Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz is more a case of some games within the game are better than others.
There as some 50 or so minigames within this..a few of them aren’t too bad but most are.
We had this game for 6 months and played it infrequently. [...]

Ninja Reflex (Wii) – Oni Battle Footage

Here’s a bit more on Ninja Reflex..perhaps the best part of the game is the Oni Battle where you fight these mysterious Samurai demons…
No you don’t get to use the nunchuk but you do use the WiiMote to parry and attack the Oni.
The controls aren’t quite what they should be (as the vid shows) [...]

Wii Want Rock Band – coming June 22

I’ve had Rock Band envy ever since i first saw it on an Xbox 360.
Sure Guitar Hero is neat..but come on..
Rock Bank is better..it’s a whole band after all.
According to CNET:
The June 22 Rock Band Wii release will encompass the U.S. and Canada markets, and a core bundle (software, drums, microphone, and one guitar) [...]