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Sega to Publish The Conduit

October 30, 2008 – 3:00 pm

The Wii has been fairly void of third party titles that are worthy of a second look, let alone a first person shooter, so it’s great to hear that The Conduit finally has a publisher.  Sega has jumped on board to publish the long anticipated title developed by High Voltage Software.

The Conduit is a Wii exclusive first person shooter set in Washington D.C. following an alien invasion.  The title is powered by an in house engine that has created quite a stir because of the great visuals that it has been able to produce on the Wii.  The Conduit will also support Wii Speak and the MotionPlus peripheral.

I doubt this will be enough to draw people away from playing FPS titles on their other systems but at least Wii gamers now have a FPS title all to themselves that isn’t awful, yeah I am looking at you Red Steel.

[Via Sega.com]

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Reggie Addresses Nintendo’s Holiday Production

October 29, 2008 – 11:00 am

In a recent sit down with the L.A. Times, Reggie Fils-Aime talked about the appeal of Nintendo products and if you will be able to find them this Holiday season. Of course the DS will sell like hot cakes and will be available throughout the season in every store but what about the Wii and Wii Fit?

Last year Nintendo was producing about 1.6 million units per month. This year Nintendo has ramped up production of the Wii to 2.4 million units per month worldwide, that’s a 33% increase according to Reggie’s math. Reggie was also able to get a bit of a jab in on an unnamed competitor,

“One of our competitors projects they will sell 10 million consoles worldwide this year. For us, that’s three months of production. We’re producing an unprecedented level of hardware to try to meet demand.”

Even with increased production it still might be difficult to find a Wii come December.

As for Wii Fit, the sales numbers have been extremely strong selling somewhere around 3 million units thus far. Nintendo hasn’t been able to keep up with the demand of this product either. Reggie states that they intend to dramatically increase shipment numbers but only 3 out of 10 stores will have Wii Fit in stock at this time.

This is a warning in some way to all of you parents, children and grandparents who want a Wii or Wii Fit this year, if you see either one on a store shelf gobble it up because it might be your only opportunity this year.

[Via L.A. TImes]

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Wiikly Update for Monday October 27, 2008

October 27, 2008 – 2:00 pm

A decent Wiikly update this week. There is a release of the third chapter in the original Strong Bad series on the WiiWare and a trippy art game that may require the use of mushrooms. Furthermore, we get one of the greatest titles on the Sega Genesis. Which one? A hint. He’s a fucking worm in a suit. Still don’t know? Hit the jump for all pricing and descriptions.

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Smack Talk From Resident Evil 5 Producer On Wii

October 26, 2008 – 6:00 pm

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When you hear smack talk, it usually comes from me when I’m playing COD4 or Socom: Confrontation. It’s a “gamer” thing to kick your opponent’s ass mercilessly and throw it in their face. But what you don’t expect - even though it happens on occasion - is for a game developer to slander a console and its capabilities.

Resident Evil has been one of the longest, and most successful, franchises in video games. Anyone who says otherwise is a left-over sperm. From the original PlayStation to today’s next-gen consoles, it has retained its fanbase and has continued to spur out originality with their ongoing story-line.

We can all remember how kick-ass Resident Evil 4 was on the Wii. It was probably one of the best Resident Evil (aside from Nemesis) experiences that I’ve ever had. I’m pretty sure a lot of your Wii owners are expecting some form of Resident Evil 5 to spawn a graphically compatible version for your console. You’re going to be extremely disappointed, I’ll tell you that much.

Masachika Kawata, producer of Resident Evil 5, has outed the notion of any possible current, or future, Resident Evil 5 release on the Wii. Because of the game’s graphical makeover from previous its predecessor,

The title screen of this couldn’t have been done on PS2 or Wii,

Kawata explained in a recent CVG interview. Ouch. This, however, doesn’t mean that the Resident Evil series would be forever forgotten on the Wii. So don’t go tying the Wiimote around your neck just yet. Jun Takeuchi, another producer of the title, said that Capcom would love to continue the Resident Evil franchise on the Wii (which I would also love to see, personally). I’m pretty sure this felt like a kick in the nuts to Wii fans and supporters… to be held in the same stature as PS2 in graphics is an insult, but true.

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Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Trailer

October 24, 2008 – 5:00 pm

Wielding a Wiimote like a lightsaber is awesome. These two guys make Lando Calrissian not cool. The game looks meh, partly because its cartoons, but pitting two complete douche bags who “talk trash” at each other to entice gamers to buy is lame. If someone ever called me a nerf herder, I’d stick the Wiimore up their ass. With numchuk.

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Review: Midnight Bowling (Wii)

October 23, 2008 – 5:00 pm

First impression:  Wii Sports?  Is that you?

Second, and third impression:  Nope, it’s your “slightly special” half brother.

This review is not for the faint of heart, I don’t think.

Last week I reviewed a $14 downloadable game and the graphics were spectacular.  However, this $8 downloadable game for the Wii has graphics so horrendous I thought I was playing original Nintendo.  I understand it’s a game for family and friends, and that Nintendo isn’t overly excited by graphics, but, honestly, Wii Sports has better graphics than this horrible attempt at a game.  Midnight Bowling feels like an assignment from a Boces school for slow kids who want to design video games.  All they did was take a good concept, in Wii Sports bowling, destroy the controls, mimic a repeating pin sound which doesn’t change no matter if you hit 1 pin slowly or all the pins hard,  and make the characters fall to the floor every time they miss a spare like a paraplegic man trying to run.

The controls:  Much like Wii Sports bowling, the controls are similar–bring the Wii-mote back holding B and release in front of you releasing B.  Yet the controls are much more difficult when try to control the spin on the ball.  Once the ball is released you can tilt the Wii-mote, while holding B, to control the spin on the ball into the pocket.  However, it’s either incredibly minute adjustment, or the ball wont spin regardless of how much you tilt the remote.

On top of the horrible game play, which I’m too angry to delve into or explain any more, there is, to no surprise of my own, no multiplayer.  Again if we can compare the down-loadable games from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to Wii … wait there is no comparison because this attempt falls so short of the finish line it may have ended up behind where it actually started.  This game put me in an atrocious mood.

Don’t hit the jump for more, there is nothing more to say.  Go play Wii Sports if you want to bowl on the Wii.

Overall: 1 out of 10

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Hi, I’m an Xbox 360…and I’m a PS3

October 21, 2008 – 12:00 pm

As the Mac vs PC ads not only become more and more frequent, they have also become somewhat catty and vindictive. The latest ad pits the “everyman” as a PC owner and not spoiled college kids whose parents shell out 2500 bucks for a Macbook Pro so they can chat on myspace and edit their photos. Of course, Mac counters with the overall message that PC’s are outdated business machines that are technologically inept with an excuse for an operating system. Furthermore, if the Mac computer is the dorky kid from Dodgeball and the PC is a 40 something fat guy who looks like a Wendy’s manager, what are the human console equivalents?

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Wiikly Update for Monday October 20, 2008

October 20, 2008 – 7:00 pm

Not the strongest Wiikly update we have seen. Its rather quite pedestrian. We get two new WiiWare games and a few oldies I’m sure no one is really excited about. This is the first “meh” update in a couple of weeks so they get a free pass on this. Hit the jump for pricing and descriptions.

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Sometimes You Win, But You Really Lose

October 14, 2008 – 1:00 pm

Who doesn’t love playing the claw in the mall or the new fancy light timing game in the hopes to win some fancy piece of electronics? Watch as these kids actually win at one of these games, but are denied their glorious prize. The Wii that was meant to be their prize just sits in the game slot stuck, mocking the kids and laughing as it remains encased in its fortress of solitude.

One suggestion would have been to rock that bad boy until the Wii just fell into position. I would do it all the time with the vending machines stole my Twix.

For bragging rights, name the movie the title of the article is taken from?

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Wiikly Update for Monday October 13, 2008

October 13, 2008 – 7:00 pm

Strong to quite strong Wiikly update this week. We get two original WiiWare titles and two awesome classic titles. One is RPG that changed many a gamers outlook on things from the Super NES and a fighter that started a whole new era.  Click the jump for pricing and descriptions.

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