Everything Wii want to know about Nintendo Wii

[AR!Ø]

I really hope the multiplayer in MOH pulls through. COD4 for it tho in any case.

After today's brawl update, it looks like Ness get the boot. If Ness does come back, then it looks like clones might make an appearance as well since Lucas is, despite the pointed-out differences, a badder Ness (bad-Ness?). Never been a fan of Ness, and IMO Lucas so far looks better.

and *sigh* once again my hopes were dashed (my heart was in my throat when I saw the Lyn assist trophy), after I saw the ultramegaomgwtfpwn-ness that is Frank Jaeger. Badder last-fight death scene than Aeris ANY DAY. Gray Fox Gray Fox Gray Fox.
 

[TriniXaeno]

* NoobGoneWild looks for an interpreter to help him with Kaguya's post.

but yeah, those Mario Galaxy scores are out of this world, no pun intended.

No surprise really, it was on my "must buy" list regardless, lol

[Rten-Kakashi]

i'm still trying to get over the fact that it beat corruption...i'm in tears....


>>>>new post november 9th 2007

medal of honor heroes 2 has been reviewed link is below


http://wii.ign.com/articles/833/833766p1.html

well i gotta say, now i definitely plan on getting it along with mario galaxy this holiday, the ultimate gift combination!!

[Redlum08]

I ordered my Mario Galaxy, should have it by Wednesday! WOI WOI! So many Games so Little Time to play, but hey, that's what gamers have to do!

[Rten-Kakashi]

you are incredibly lucky

[Rten-Kakashi]

 November 15, 2007 - Until last month, Nintendo's Wii and DS systems collectively held the top two spots on NPD's videogame hardware sales charts since November of 2006. Then, Master Chief stepped in to help Microsoft's Xbox 360 console edge past sales of Wii in September - if you're counting, by about 26,000 units; 360 sold through 527,000 consoles in September and Wii 501,000. Well, another month has come and gone and Nintendo's two platforms have reclaimed the number one and two positions in October, according to NPD.

Wii was the overall best-selling system for the month with 518,000 units moved. Another 458,000 people bought Nintendo's handheld, meanwhile. Some 366,000 people picked up an Xbox 360, 286,000 a PSP, 183,000 a PlayStation 2 and 121,000 a PlayStation 3.

Unsurprisingly, the best-selling game in October was Halo 3 with almost 435,000 units sold. The second best-seller was Guitar Hero 3 on Xbox 360 with about 380,000 in sales. Activision successfully tapped into the Nintendo audience, too, though, as Guitar Hero 3 for Wii was the third best-seller for the month with almost 290,000 units sold. It beat out Guitar Hero 3 on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, the latter of which didn't even make it into the top 10 best-sellers for the month. Wii Play continued its successful run with another 240,000 unit sold.

"It's the fastest-selling console that we can remember," Nintendo's vice president of marketing and corporate affairs, Perrin Kaplan, said of Wii in a telephone conversation with IGN Wii. "And I think it's going to continue to get bigger."

Wii outsold Xbox 360 in October without having a Halo 3 killer. How? "It's apples and oranges. So many millions of people are enjoying the Wii experience and so many millions of others want to have it," said Kaplan. "It really, in many ways, has very little to do with the other companies. Those who are hardcore gamers are going to own several systems. And you have to remember that there are millions of gamers who have yet to experience Wii Sports for the first time."

Asked if she thought Halo 3's boost to Xbox 360 sales would represent a pique point for Microsoft's console, Kaplan responded, "I think time will tell. I just know that Nintendo has really true expansion that's going on in a pretty amazing way."

Going forward, Nintendo's focus is to make sure that "product gets into the hands of consumers." Kaplan declined to give exact monthly shipment numbers for Wii, saying only that the company is on target to release 17.5 million consoles globally by the end of its fiscal year. "We've raised our projections several times this year. We're ramping up production. Obviously, the demand is there."

Kaplan "absolutely does think" that Wii's hardware sales figures will be larger in November than they were in October. Sales will be spurred by the recent release of the company's flagship holiday title, Super Mario Galaxy, which debuted to rave critical reviews on November 12. So far, the game has performed "crazy good," according to Kaplan. "The launch of Galaxy has done really, really well. We're looking to put together some numbers for you soon."

The Nintendo executive believes that Wii will continue to sell phenomenally well through the holidays and that people will pick up the system just to play Wii Sports. This is partly why the company's next exercise-themed blockbuster, Wii Fit, won't hit stateside until next year, despite a planned Japanese release this December. "It was our calculated decision to really give Galaxy the legs that it needs and to allow the millions of buyers to fall in love with Wii Sports. We'll begin to move into [Wii Fit] next year. It's just different dynamics happening in the different market places. They chose to bring Wii Fit out there and I think that will do really well in Japan - it will be interesting to watch."

Kaplan said that she didn't believe Sony's PSP handheld would be able to catch DS in sales, saying of the handheld, "We're going to continue to blow through the roof."

When asked if third parties have begun to take notice of what fans have referred to as "Nintendomination," the continued sales success of Wii and DS, Kaplan said, "We've had great stuff going on all year, but we are starting to see different developers embrace the different ways in which they can develop for the system."



Article taken from IGN wii news

wow, anyway, link provided below


http://wii.ign.com/articles/835/835706p1.html

btw, i didn't know how to make that look more organized, so sorry

[W1nTry]

It just keeps going and going and going...

Wii fills record books down under

Magic moments

By Nick Farrell: Friday, 23 November 2007, 8:41 AM

NINTENDO'S bizarrely named Wii console is heading into the record books as one of the most successful games machines in history.

According to bean counters at GfK, Nintendo has managed to flog more than 200,000 Wii's in Australia in the last 50 weeks.

The only machines to reach that target in the past has been the PS2 and the Nintendo DS and they both took 55 weeks to hit the magic 200,000 units.

GfK pundit, Andrew Milgate said if Nintendo kept peddling the Wii with those sorts of figures, it would become the fastest-selling console of all time.

However it is not bad considering that there are very few games available for the Wii and most punters that do buy one of the beasts only own two.

[Redlum08]

nice i'll provide the link this time, doing u a favor


http://wii.ign.com/articles/833/833298p1.html
i dunno if it wuh wrk, just copy and paste to address bar 

Well I finally got a chance to sit down and try this game out, and 3 1/2 hours later, all I can say is BAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! My Lord, this game is DA BOMB!!!! I LOVE THIS GAME!! Now I can spend some time with my Wii....Good Job Nintendo!!

[Rten-Kakashi]

nice, can't wait till christmas, anyone getting mohh2? like around christmas?

[Redlum08]

nice, can't wait till christmas, anyone getting mohh2? like around christmas?

Medal of Honor on the Wii?? NAH! BLEEHHH!!

[shivadee]

Trauma Center New Blood
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
Tiger Woods 08

decent games to pick up for the Wii if you lookin for new ones. The new Trauma Center very.....VERY mad. highly recommend. 2 player co op now and online rankings. Anyone that has not played Trauma Center really missing out on a unique game experience.

Sad to say Victorious Boxers sucks......BAD. I was hoping for a good boxing game.


MOH 2 actually has some sweet online play. So....fixup Wii owners. Get you FPS on. Truth be told from seeing this game, lighting effects make ALLLLL the difference with visual style

[Rten-Kakashi]

yup :p oh and i haven't tried out trauma center yet, honestly not really planning on buying it, renting it? yeah, along wit Naruto.....if i can find somwhere...

[Rten-Kakashi]

I have trauma cnetre on the Ds, one of the bEST games i have ever purchased based on innovation alone

So how would you guys compare it to the wii version? In other words, which is better?

[shivadee]

With the Trauma Center Series the newer the title the more they add and more fun it is.
New Blood is the best one to get right now. More voice dialogue, more instruments and a new story. But its all new characters in this one.
they keep adding more to the game. If you have never played Trauma Center though, any version you would like.

[Rten-Kakashi]

well, ok, but i still gotta try it out sooner or later, finally we in December!......24 more days! hell yeah!

[TheApprentice]

This week marks a milestone for the Wii in Japan, and shows that the poor GameCube just wasn’t that loved by anyone. The Wii is at 4,025,356 unit sold (in 54 weeks), which beats the Cube’s total sales in that territory. It is an amazing feat, and an even more amazing turnaround for Nintendo in the console business.

To put things in better perspective, the Wii has reached what the DS reached in 53.7 weeks…so the platform is doing very well indeed. You can check out the chart below to see how the Wii is doing compared to the PS3.



http://gonintendo.com/?p=31418
Comparison Chart Here

[Rten-Kakashi]

VOICE CHAT STILL BEING CONSIDERED
Nintendo comments on the possibility of voice over IP on
the Nintendo Wii.
The Nintendo Wii is currently the only gaming system unable to give
players the ability to voice chat over the internet.
Though a few games have been released on the Wii featuring online play, none allow players
to converse through them.
 It's a frustrating limitation.

During a question and answer session in a Nintendo conference call this morning, Reggie Fils-Aime addressed this issue.

According to Fils-Aime, the system is clearly capable of this function, and Nintendo
is constantly adding and tweaking
features of the Wii system through system updates. The issue boils down to locking
down the specific technologies
 and getting the specific peripheral to allow voice chatting.

Fils-Aime noted that, since Nintendo found this tech and peripheral on the Nintendo DS, he "wouldn't be surprised at all" if the
feature appeared on Wii. "It's something we value and constantly look at."

Original article can be found here
http://wii.ign.com/articles/841/841550p1.html

[Redlum08]

How about upgrading the graphics first?? and then implementing voice with the Second Gen Wii...LOL They really should have made that part of the package originally.

[Rten-Kakashi]

Graphics huh? Well so far the majority of wii games are already great despite the fact that the graphics aren't what you would describe as "nex-gen", but the issue still reamains as it is concerning voice chat, i think making the wii more powerful will have to come after Nintendo has resolved the current issues(not refering to power).

[AR!Ø]

40 days remain ppl, start breakin those piggy banks