It’s been rumored about 3 months ago when a GameStop employee spilled the beans, saying to a customer that “it’s officially coming.†In a third-quarter conference call today, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello confirmed that a Wii version of Rock band is forthcoming. Riccitiello mentioned the game at the end of the call’s question-and-answer session. [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Check Mii Out Channel, updated
 The update includes the following: * In the posting plaza, you can now easily find Mii’s you posted. * When viewing a Mii Artisan’s profile, you can now see all the Mii’s they posted. * If you cancel out of judging, any Mii’s you selected will be retained . * Parental Controls are now [...]
Buying Real Copies of Wii Virtual Console Games…Ouch!
This is JJ Hendricks’ first contribution to VC&G: Since the Nintendo Wii’s release in November 2006, the Virtual Console service has been one of its most popular features. Yet almost instantly after its launch, people began complaining about how much VC games cost. The most common argument against the VC pricing scheme (aside from the [...]
{Spoilers} Official Final Brawl Character Roster | Spoilers + More
That’s right, everything you really need to know about Brawl is here, don’t click more, or your life is over. Now, remember, if you click the more button, your life will change forever. Be careful, and all I can say now is Spoilers! Spoilers!! SPOILERS!!! Share
Smash Bros. Launches in Japan!
Today is January 31st on the other side of the world, also known as the “Super Smash Bros. Brawl Japanese launch date!” Assuming that there are 24 hour stores over there, many people already secured their copies (it is about 3:00 AM over there). Expect a flow of news that even Sakurai can’t keep up [...]
Fatal Frame screens/info
 The new Fatal Frame game is a major collaborative effort for Tecmo. Nintendo will publish the game and is also lending its support on the development end. Key staff members include Keisuke Kikuchi as producer and Makoto Shibata as director, both veterans of the series. But joining Shibata in the director’s cubicle is Grasshopper [...]
Iwata Asks – Super Smash Brothers Brawl
If you guys haven’t been following these interviews, you should. The amount of information tucked away in these off-the-cuff conversations is quite staggering in the end. It’s already up to part six. Here are a few interesting quotes from the interview: Share
Nintendo AU Release Dates (Brawl not listed)
Sorry guys, these are the Q1 release dates for Australia. Unfortunately Brawl is nowhere to be found and I wouldn’t expect any pleasant surprises at this point. 7th Feb Donkey Kong Jet Race (Wii) Maths Training (DS) Feb 21 Zack and Wiki (Wii) March 20 BWii (Wii) Mid March Chibi-Robo! Park Patrol (DS) Naruto Ninja [...]
Nintendo Australia releases numbers: DS over 1 mil, Wii catches 360
Nintendo did horrible last gen in AU. Things are really turning around in every region it seems. Nintendo Australia has today announced (finally) its latest sales figures for the Wii and Nintendo DS in Australia and we’re glad to report its all good. According to the GfK Australia figures, the Nintendo DS has now more [...]
IGN Monster Lab Interview
Eidos’ upcoming Original IP for Wii, Monster Lab , looks to be shaping up into a solid effort! Here are some interesting excerpts from the interview: IGN Wii: Talk about the monster creation feature. How elaborate is it? Kelly Tainton: Let me say this again. Millions of different combinations! You can have a monster that [...]








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