Archive for January, 2007

CycloWiz (second Wii modchip) reviewed

CycloWiz (second Wii modchip) reviewed

After the Wiinja modchip, the CycloWiz was announced. MaxConsole was lucky enough to receive one of the modchips and obviously tested it to the fullest. The review states that the modchip is obviously of high quality and that the installation was easy. There’s also a LED to verify that everything is installed correctly. Wii and [...]

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Unknown Wii title from Romero or Blizzard

Unknown Wii title from Romero or Blizzard

Successful Gaming Company in San Mateo County is looking for game testers. Candidates will be playing a video game on Nintendo Wii all day[…] This is from a job posting at Monster. The successful gaming company can either be Blizzard which has a development team in San Mateo County or it could be Slipgate Ironworks [...]

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Wii or DS?

I know it’s a rush job … sue me The laundromat, the bathroom, and the subway. As of late, these are the only three places where I’ve been able to get down on the DS loving. The Wii has completely taken over my home gaming experience. No more laying on my ass and playing several [...]

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Want your GameCube controller ports at the front?

Want your GameCube controller ports at the front?

Well then you are in luck because user hollowfreak at Cheap Ass Gamer has modded his Wii so that the 4 GC controller ports are at the front of the console. Let me rephrase modded to built an extension bay for the Wii. You should be able to tell by the image how it connects [...]

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Sony Exec calls Wii an Impulse Buy

SCEA spokes person Dave Karraker told the New York Times in an interview today (Jan. 30th) that the Wii shouldn’t be compared directly to the PS3 equating it to nothing more than an impulse buy . Mr. Karraker also inferred this in a statement he made back in December: “We feel very confident that the [...]

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Wii Sports Experiment, from Digg to book

This is a follow-up to the “Wii Sports Experiment” article I conducted and wrote. First of all I’d like to thank EVERYONE who has emailed me, it’s really great to hear such positive feedback and it’s really a nice feeling to hear you’ve inspired people to not only purchase a Wii, but to use my [...]

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Hotel Dusk Review (part 1)

So I seem to be over halfway through this game. Its kind of hard to say. I had planed on waiting until I was done the whole way through before writing a review but the more I played the more I realized you guys need to be warned. Don’t run out and buy this game. [...]

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Free 3D model of Wiimote, you’re welcome

My Co-Worker, Pat Grubb, modeled this flawless Wiimote using 3D Studio Max 8, we’re going to be using it for various projects, but in the spirit of giving, we’re letting everyone download the .max file for free. Download Wiimote 3D Studio Max file Share

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A Second Wii Mod Chip Emerges

Before the Wiinja mod chip even gets a chance to really be confirmed as legit a new mod chip arrives on the scene. Maxconsole.net reports that yesterday (Jan. 29th) they received a new Wii mod chip called the Cyclowiz. Maxconsole hasn’t reviewed the chip yet but reports that it is to support these features: -Quicksolder [...]

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EBAY: Complete N. American NES Collection

For all of us who feel the virtual console is a bit over priced, try paying thousands (bid is at $29,700 as I write this post) for the complete collection of NES games along with the NES system and all accessories. The Ebay auction is offering all 670 Region 1, licensed NES cartridges. While this [...]

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Nintendo putting the squeeze on Sony

Sony may report third-quarter profit fell 50 percent after its flagship PlayStation 3 lost market share to Nintendo’s Wii.The results may highlight Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer’s failure to fend off Nintendo, whose $250 Wii console outsells the PlayStation 3 by two-to-one. Shares of Sony have risen 9.6 percent in the past six months, trailing [...]

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New Sonic trailer and release date announced

OSjjIZIPBwo SEGA has just announced that Secret Rings will be released Feb. 20 for the Wii. Share

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Mario Kart 64 Virtual Console Review

Mario Kart 64 Virtual Console Review

                                                                     Mario Kart 64 was the first video game I ever played, so you bet I’m not going to give it a bad rating. Also I gave my N64 away(big mistake) and havent played it in a while. I was giddy with the excitment of playing it and suprisingly the download time [...]

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Sony Employees Playing Wii.. nice!

Seems now that is not just us Wii fanboys that like to play a lot.. now even the PS3 Kiosk Workers are playing on the Wii.. seems they don’t like PS3 eh?.. Wii ftw!! Share

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Today on the VC

Today, US Wii Players can finally download -and play- the expected Mario Kart 64 on their Wii, along with other great titles, here they go, prices and players: Mario Kart 64, 1000 Wii Points, up to 4 Players Contra III: The Alien Wars, 800 Wii Points, up to 2 players Bonanza Bros., 800 Wii Points, [...]

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