The first official Tetris Party tournament has now begun, and it will run until Dec. 15, 2008. Word is that the winners will receive Wii [Nintendo] Points. Head online to compete in Marathon for the highest score. Currently, that is 478,501, and I’m at 161,804 (140 lines). I’ve got a long way to go.
Also, be sure to head over to our forums and chat about your scores, favorite Tetris memories, or anything really.
Wii-KLY UPDATE: TWO WiiWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO Wii SHOP CHANNEL
Dec. 1, 2008
After a long, lazy holiday weekend, it’s time to shake off your post-Thanksgiving daze. Need some suggestions for boosting your activity level back into the red? Let the latest additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel be your guide: Take command of a UFO in an epic space battle, get your engine revving as the leader of a frenzied pit crew, or storm the battlefield in a high-tech military mêlée. With all this excitement, you may be ready for another vacation day sooner than you think.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
WiiWare™
SPACE INVADERS GET EVEN (Taito, 1 player, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): The Space Invaders are back, and this time they’re out to get even. Take control of a UFO and make those Earthlings pay by unleashing your fleet of heroic invaders against their puny tanks, fighter jets and artillery-but watch out for the massive boss awaiting you at the end of each stage. Use your invaders’ five attack types and the might of the mother ship to rack up high scores, then upload them via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection and see where you stand in the global rankings. (Note: Router and broadband access required for online play. For more info, visit www.nintendo.com.)
Pit Crew Panic! (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Pit Crew Panic! is a frantic, action-packed game that unfolds on the racing circuit. During the game, the pit crew is not only faced with repairing vehicles, but also various WHATSITs. Handling the WHATSIT repairs is a pit crew made up of legendary beauties. The controls are simple: Just grab a member of the crew with the Wii Remote™ controller’s A Button, then release the button when the Pointer is over the damaged PART, and that crew member will begin repairs. Assign repairs to the members of your team and provide support using the Wii Remote to send a fully repaired WHATSIT out of the pit as quickly as you can. The game features Normal mode, which can be played using one of two rules: Abnormal mode (players split into two teams and compete against each other) and Ranking mode (compete with players around the world for the top record). Each mode can be played with a maximum of four Wii Remote controllers, allowing you to team up with friends and family. Your teamwork could lead to outstanding records.
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Virtual Console™
METAL SLUG 2 (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated T for Teen-Blood and Gore, Violence, 900 Wii Points): Released in 1998 by SNK, METAL SLUG 2 is a side-scrolling military-action game. Players choose from Marco, Tarma, Eri and Fio, setting their sights on wiping out Morden’s newly remobilized Rebellion Army. Just like the original METAL SLUG, players blaze a trail by shooting and jumping, but METAL SLUG 2 adds a new arsenal for you to command, including a heavy machine gun, a shotgun and even a laser gun, providing players with rich variety. Battle effects are packed in, as well-players turn into mummies after getting caught in poison gas coughed up by mummies. After picking up too many food items, characters turn fat, but they get an attack-strength upgrade. Two-player action is supported, too, so players can have a blast with their friends.
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Experience with ICARIAN: KINDRED SPIRITS™ the awesome story of Nyx, an enigmatic winged girl, that must descend from heaven in search of her missing friend Icarus.
Overfly the ruins of ancient Greece and avoid falling into blazing sands or perishing in the claws of cruel harpies and hydras.
You will need the help of Zeus and other benevolent Gods from Olympus to summon their powers. They will let you cast rays, modify the scenery and control winds at your wish…
With your own wrist movements and pointing to the game screen, you will be able to achieve these and many other feats in this new and enjoyable Wii™ platform game.Fly, aim and shoot using the new and fullest potential of your Wii Remote™.
Genre: Platforms - Adventure.
Platform: Wii™ - available exclusively via WiiWare™.
Players: 1 or 2 players at the same time. Cooperative gameplay.Release Date: Not announced yet (soon).
I’m not even going to begin to list the very long list of things that delayed this podcast simply because it would put you all to sleep since it’s so long. I’m VERY sorry for the delay, but better late than never I always say. While the title of this podcast may make you think we discuss the Wii and DS’s anniversaries, the title actually refers to it being the 10th podcast for us (the anniversary discussion comes two podcasts later). The podcast crew this time around included me, MOMZ, queenzelda, Charmy, hattrick, and SirVenom (joined us later in the podcast). You also get to enjoy some bloopers and behind the scenes moments if you stick around after the ending music. Check out an outline of the podcast below.
- Go over this week’s Wii, DS, and Wii Shop Channel releases, the Nintendo Channel updates for the week, as well as what we’ve been playing on Wii and DS
- We discuss Sega confirming that they’re publishing The Conduit, the Animal Crossing: City Folk/Wii Speak bundle, and more
- You know those “Play on Wii” titles? Well, they’re confirmed for the US and we give our thoughts on them
- Guitar Hero time! Want to know what songs are in On Tour: Decades? Want some impressions on World Tour? Then listen to the podcast!
- For the FIRST time in one of our podcasts, we did a LIVE stream of the podcast and got feedback and discussion topics from those listening in.
- We mention our campaign to help disaster victims, known as “WiiNintendo.net 1UPing Disasters”, and talk about how the Red Cross contacted us showing their support. Look for more on this campaign soon.
We had plenty to talk about, especially on Guitar Hero: World Tour. It’s a fun-filled podcast, and since we had so much fun, it went on for quite a while. The podcast clocks in at 1 hour, 26 minutes, and 12 seconds. As always, you can listen to the podcast, download it (file size is 78.9 MB), subscribe to the RSS feed, or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes all at the bottom of this post. If you have trouble finding it on iTunes, it is under the name wiiklyfuse. I subscribed to it on my iPod Touch and it’s fun to go back and listen to the previous shows, so I recommend you do so as well.
Remember to join us on WiiNintendo when we record our next podcast on Tuesday, November 25th between 9:30 and 10 pm eastern time for a live stream of the podcast. Please send us your feedback and any suggestions you may have for future podcasts. We want you to enjoy these podcasts, so please let us know what you want us to discuss. If you have anything more you want to suggest or want to join us for the podcast, you can do one of three things: You can post a comment on this post, you can email me at DarkWish@WiiNintendo.net, or you can post it in the Submission/Suggestion Thread on the WiiFuse forums. I look forward to hearing from you!
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‘Casual’ Wii games that you can play while socializing with friends are popular these days. With a simple ‘pick up and play’ style and strategy to reward repetitive play, Target Toss Pro: Bags fits in perfectly with this style of play. Although it is difficult to imagine fans of the sport giving up their outdoor play for this, other sports-based video games have never had much of a problem with that, so Target Toss Pro: Bags should find a market as well. After all, you can’t have perfect weather all year long and late at night, in the dead of winter, while hosting a party, a simple to learn and competitive game like this can actually be a big hit.
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND TWO VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Nov. 17, 2008
The ever-growing library of games on the Wiiâ„¢ Shop Channel truly offers something for every gaming occasion, as seen in this week’s new additions. Want to settle in for a few single-player laughs? Check out the latest hilarious Strong Bad adventure. Socializing with friends? Target Toss Pro: Bags lets you play with as many as 15 of your pals. Gathering with family? Even your grandparents can enjoy the arcade classic SPACE INVADERS®. And the side-scrolling action of FORGOTTEN WORLDSâ„¢ provides a wickedly fun diversion for solo gamers and fantasy-loving groups alike.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a broadband Internet connection can redeem Wii Pointsâ„¢ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
SAN RAFAEL, CA, November 11, 2008 – Starring in a popular web cartoon wasn’t enough. Strong Bad, who has been answering fan emails on Homestarrunner.com since 2001, has crossed over to dominate PC and WiiWare™ gaming in Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, an episodic series created by Sam & Max developers Telltale, Inc., and Homestarrunner.com creators Mike and Matt Chapman. Starting this month, the Strong Bad game series is barreling to an exciting climax with two episodes featuring the franchise’s most iconic characters: Dangeresque, a crooked cop in pursuit of glory, justice (sort of), and big sacks of cash, and Trogdor, the one-armed, fire-breathing dragon who burninates peasants across the land
First up is Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, Strong Bad’s oft-delayed cinematic oeuvre, set to release on November 17. The final installment in a series of low-budget action flicks starring, written by, and directed by Strong Bad, Dangeresque 3 has been teased on Homestarrunner.com for over five years. Unlike the first two “movies,†which took the form of online cartoons, Telltale’s Dangeresque 3 game places you inside the film in the role of the title character, with Homestar Runner, Bubs, The Cheat, Strong Mad, and the rest of the Homestarrunner.com crew rounding out the cast. Complete with shaky camera shots, flubbed lines, and awkward post-production editing, Dangeresque 3 provides the humorous, homemade movie experience Strong Bad fans have come to expect, plus an added layer of interactivity.
WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
Nov. 10, 2008
Are you hungry? Think of this week’s Wiiâ„¢ Shop Channel lineup as a lively menu that aims to satisfy every appetite. You’ll find a food-themed game to tempt your tummy, a challenging brain game to please your noggin and a classic sci-fi action title to fuel your imagination. Whatever the recipe, you’re sure to come back for seconds-and thirds, and fourths, and beyond.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Pointsâ„¢ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
Looks like Tetris Party is still holding strong at the number 1 spot. ÂÂ
1 (1) - Tetris Party
2 (2) - World of Goo
3 (4) - My Aquarium
4 (3) - Mega Man 9
5 (12) - Strong Bad Episode 3 - Baddest of the Bands
6 (7) - The Incredible Maze
7 (5) - Bomberman Blast
8 (8) - Dr Mario Online Rx
9 (9) - Defend your Castle
10 (6) - Midnight Bowling
11 (11) - My Pokémon Ranch
12 (14) - TV Show King
13 (13) - Wild West Guns
14 (17) - Frat Party Games - Pong Toss
15 (16) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
16 (10) - Art Style: Cubello
17 (18) - Strong Bad Episode 1 - Homestar Ruiner
18 (15) - Art Style: Orbient
19 (19) - LostWinds
20 (-) - Midnight Pool
