It’s been a long time now since I’ve played anything on the Wii. The last thing I played was The Conduit for review back in the summer. There just really aren’t any games I want to play for the system. Sure, New Super Mario Bros. Wii just came out, but I don’t have three people here on a regular basis who will want to play, making it yet another party game that would go unused in my house. The system is collecting a ton of dust, but one game just got sent to us that will change everything: We Cheer.
Don’t get the wrong idea. I will not be playing this game. Namco Bandai sent it over for review and after a couple quick emails among the Loot Ninja staff, no one wanted to jump on this title. My wife, who was on the dance team in high school, actually asked me about buying this one, so she’s going to play this and guest review the game. The system will finally get some usage, albeit still not by me.
With an deluge of amazing games for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this Holiday season, are you even looking at your Wii for your gaming time? Maybe during Christmas I’ll bust out Wii Sports Resort or Punch Out with family and friends, but I don’t see myself turning the system on for my personal gaming for a long time. How about all of you out there?
Why did the frog cross the road?
I remember hours of playing Frogger, helping that silly little frog cross the street. Frogger Returns (by Konami Digital Entertainment) is now available on Nintendo WiiWare and it will cost you 500 points. Players get to help Frogger get out of the city and back to the marsh lands. Now how he got in the city in the first place is a mystery, maybe they thought he could sing.
Frogger Returns has 12 times the content of the original game plus enhanced graphics, new camera angles and multiple levels. Even has multiplayer capabilities. Frogger Returns should also be available for the PlayStation Network later this month for $4.99.
River of snakes
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
If you love Harvest Moon and own a Wii, then here is a game for you. The developer Natsume announced today that Harvest Moon: Animal Parade has gone gold and will available for purchase on Nov. 10th at a price of $49.99. They are offering a Limited Edition Plush Duck when you pre-order.
Here’s the storyline, as usual there’s trouble in a village called Harmonica Town! Crops aren’t growing, the wind isn’t blowing, and the five elemental bells are missing. Only the power of the Harvest King can revive the land, but he’s nowhere to be found. It’s up to the player to find the five bells, awaken the Harvest King, and save the town! There are lots of other activities including fishing, mining, growing crops, and caring for wild and exotic animals such as penguins, pandas, and monkeys. Even a Circus visits the town offering new quests and animals. Sounds like this one might be different enough to be interesting.
Family Game Night 2
Mr. Potato Head is back and he’s ready to boogie. Hasbro Family Game Night 2 is coming for the Nintendo Wii this month. New games like Operation, Jenga, Boppit, Pictureka and Connect 4×4. Check out the video EA released and watch the potato man dance. It might not sell games but it’s kind of cute to watch.
EA sent out a short new trailer for the Nerf N-Strike Elite for the Wii. This game was previewed on Loot-Ninja last month. If you missed the article you can read it here. Due to hit stores on Oct. 27th, 2009.
Get a sneak peek at the SimAnimals Africa storyline. The producers and designers of the game give a brief commentary and overview of what to expect in the game. Now you can see the nice graphics and game play that I talked about a few weeks ago when I did my preview of the game. You might want to add this game to your list for the kids.
One of the biggest nerd fantasies after the announcement of motion controls on the Wii was swinging around a Lightsaber like you’re a digital Jedi. Some companies have tried, but none of really hit it out of the park. It looks like Bensussen Deutsch & Associates is ready to fulfill all your Star Wars dreams. You’ll be able to fight the good fight with Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster attachments for your Wii Remote.
You’ll be able to snag the Clone Trooper Blaster for $24.99 and the Light-Up Lightsaber for $19.99. A Dual Pack, which includes both Anakin’s and Yoda’s Lightsabers is also available for $34.99, if that tickles your pickle.
If I touched my Wii more than once or twice a month, I’d look into picking these up. They look good quality and should be fun for big Star Wars fans who might use the Wii. Take a gander at the Clone Trooper Blaster after the jump.
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Everyone knows what a Mickey is. It’s something you slip into someones drink, and it knocks them out. This latest offering from Disney could be a knockout too. That secret Mickey Mouse project has finally been confirmed in the form of a video game promising gamers “Mickey as you’ve never seen him”. More info, and extended cover art after the jump.
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For those of you out there in Wii-land, update 4.2 is live, and ready to mess up all your illegal stuff that you have saved on your Wii.
Wii System Update 4.2 is a “behind the scenes” update, doesn’t offer any new features, and really only tweaks your system performance, and unimportant things like that. However, it also demolishes all unauthorized save data, softmods, and requisite installs as well. So those of you that are all about hacking stuff, it’ll be awhile before the community creates a workaround…
Hope you don’t have important stuff on there, like your taxes, or porn stash…wait…………wut?
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