29 Jan 07 Nintendo Vii games
The Brothers Chaps, creators of Homestar Runner, have apparently been working on a few new things besides the latest Strongbad Email (which is coming soon the site says). They have launched 4 of the Videlectrix titles (Atari styled games based on their cartoons), for the…Wii.
The page is Videlectrix.com/vii, and you can navigate to it on your Wii through the Opera browser. The games are optimized with special controlls that work with the Wii Remote.
This is the first time that I’m aware of a site optimizing it’s online games to work with the Wii. This is becoming my favorite gaming platform of all time.
Also, Wii News launched this past weekend. Make sure to check out that channel on your Wii if you haven’t already.
24 Jan 07 Nintendo Wii updates
I’ve been having a blast with my new Nintendo Wii. There are lots of great items coming out soon for the system. Below are some of the great games. Zelda: A Link to the Past was released under the virutal console yesterday for 800 Wii points. I am most excited about Wii Play with Wii Remote
I think my first game purchase will be Wario Ware
- Wii Play with Wii Remote (Feb. 14, Nintendo)
- Disney’s Meet the Robinsons (March 27, Buena Vista)
- Bust-A-Move Bash (March, Majesco)
- Prince of Persia Rival Swords (March, Ubisoft)
- TMNT (aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, March , Ubisoft)
- Bionicle Heroes (March, Eidos)
- Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII (March, Ubisoft)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Q1, EA)
- SSX Blur (Q1, EA)
- The Godfather Blackhand Edition (Q1, EA)
- Medal of Honor Vanguard (Q1, EA)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Q1, Sega)
- Mario Party 8 (Q2, Nintendo)
21 Jan 07 Waiting on a Wii
I’m sitting outside of Circuit City 3rd in line for the Wii. There is an employee out here with his friend, who has said there is only 6 on hand in store. My friend should be here soon to take his place in line. More updates to come throughout the night.
- The store opens up at 10AM, only 8 more hours to go.
- It seems as if the $40 off coupon on Circuit City has been removed from their site and no longer works. There is a guy here who has a different type of $40 off coupon. Hopefully that one will work. It is 60 degrees here and everyone is in heavy coats and bundled with blankets.
- No updates for a while, mainly because everyone has been sleeping. The 6th and final person (as far as we know got here around 5:30). We have told people to go to Best Buy (their ad says minimum 20 per store) 2 blocks away.
- My old roomie just went for a McBreakfast run, so we will be having some food in a few minutes.
- Vouchers will be handed out in 1 hour, and the store opens in 2.
- GOT MY WII!!!!! (Someone in line had a $40 off coupon that was different then the Digg one, and it worked!) I purchased the Wii Classic Controller as well for some classic Nintendo games.
- Wow what a day. I took the Wii over to my parents place and set it up. Played a round of each of the Wii Sport games, then fell asleep for the rest of the day (I’ve had about 6 hours sleep all weekend long).
- My Wii code is:
7631 1947 2526 5374 add me, and post your Wii friend code in the comments.
19 Jan 07 Sunday! Sunday!! Sunday!!! Wii for $209
This Sunday, both Best Buy and Circuit City are scheduled to release a bunch of Nintendo Wii’s out on the world. With the coupon below, you can get $40 off any purchase over $199, bringing the $249 wii price to $209.
I may not have a place to live, but a deal like this is almost too much to pass up. Looks like I will be camping outside of Circuit City this Sunday morning.
02 Jan 07 Xbox 360 outsells Wii & PS3
Numbers like this always seem a bit skewed, mainly because Nintendo and Sony weren’t able to meet demand of their new units this year.
According to research firm NPD Microsoft sold two million Xbox 360 consoles in the USA between the beginning of November and Christmas Day. Over the same period Nintendo sold 1.8 million Wii consoles, and Sony sold 750,000 Playstation 3 units.
I do admit that almost every time I was in any electronics store, I saw someone with a Xbox 360 in their hands at checkout.
I am still waiting to find a Wii to purchase, in the meantime I’m getting excited about the G6Lite I am getting within the next few weeks for my DS Lite.
