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Wii Music As Teacher Shown in Action

A Washington, D.C. school is one of the first in the nation to get Wii Music in their school. The program isn’t using the game to teach music, it’s just meant to engage student in the arts, to get them interested in music. Which, I think, is a fantastic idea. Sure, Guitar Hero and Rock…

Japanese Comedians Promote New DSi Colors

Japan is getting three new colors for the DSi: Pink, Lime Green and Metallic Blue. Manzai group Audrey is back again to sell ’em. “Manzai” is a type of comedy where one member is the straight man, and the other is funny man. Here, the straight man, Masayasu Wakabayashi, has the colorful DSi handhelds in…

Hothead John McEnroe In Grand Slam Tennis

Tennis legend John McEnroe, winner of seven Grand Slams and thrower of tantrums, will be featured in EA Sport’s upcoming Wii title Grand Slam Tennis. You cannot be serious! Oh, but we are. “It’s great that EA SPORTS has embraced tennis into its family of games. I think it’s a solid sign the sport is…

Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs

Reports say that about 10 middle and elementary schools in Osaka will start handing out Nintendo DS consoles to students next January. Nintendo’s plan to control the world: 80% complete. The Osaka Board of Education signed off on the measure, according to Japanator, potentially restoring my faith in public education systems. Students will use “education…

Grand Theft Auto: ChinaTown Wars Gameplay

In this clip we get a glimpse of some gameplay for the upcoming GTA DS game. Specifically we see what moving goods around Liberty City will be like.

Lionsgate Sees Wii Movie Streaming In The Near Future

A top executive for Canadian film and television distributor Lionsgate thinks that the Nintendo Wii could be streaming movies by the end of this year. Curt Marvis heads up the digital media division of Lionsgate, so he knows all about the digital distribution of movies and televisions shows. The question is, how well does he…

Capcom Brings The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil Classics To The Wii

Capcom has big plans for Resident Evil on the Wii this year, officially announcing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles as well as two classic remakes coming via the Resident Evil Classics line. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is the sequel to last years on-rails shooter The Umbrella Chronicles, this time based around Resident Evil 2.…

British DS Sales To Go Bundle-Only? Almost

As we’ve seen, fluctuations in exchange rates are messing with Nintendo’s bottom line in the UK. While this won’t affect consumers looking for a Wii, the DS might be another story. According to a “trusted source within the retail industry” (ie a British retailer), Go Nintendo are reporting that thanks to shrinking profit margins on…

Hey Would-Be Crooks, Pay Off Your Nintendo Wiis!

If you are renting-to-own, you need to pay up. Or else. A Minnesota man is being charged with failing to make Nintendo Wii payments. He’s, however, not your typical Minnesota man. Brown has had run-ins with authorities before. He was put on probation in January after being convicted of check forgery and “theft by swindle”.…

Subscription Gaming Comes To The Wii

Haven’t you heard? It’s Monster Hunter’s fifth birthday. Happy birthday, Monster Hunter! To celebrate, you can become the first Wii game to charge a hefty monthly subscription fee, ala World of Warcraft. Yes, because Monster Hunter G on the Wii is an online game, and because it’s going to be insanely popular, Capcom will be…

Nintendo Addresses Low Output Complaints

Nintendo has it hard. If it makes too many games, people complain. If it makes too few games, people complain. Nintendo cannot win. This year, Nintendo seems content with release Wii-controls versions of previously released GameCube games. On the horizon, we can see the already-released-in-Japan Rhythm Heaven and the eagerly awaited Punch Out! and… Nintendo’s…

New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned

Who’s winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden’s bow, one named Thaís. 26-year-old Thaís Jussim is the one responsible for the beautifully crafted Samus Aran space suit seen above, one the Brazilian Metroid Prime…

The Nintendo DS Has Seven 10 Million Sellers

Nintendo boasted this morning that it has moved over 100 million Nintendo DSs to dual-screen hungry consumers, an impressive sales feat that few portable game devices can claim. It’s also sold some software. While Nintendo didn’t brag about the total number of Nintendo DS games that have been sold for its current handheld, it did…

ESRB Explains Nintendo’s Mystery Rock N’ Roll Climber

Nintendo hasn’t officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Wii yet. Australia’s government ratings board did. Today, thanks to the ESRB, we now have a good idea of what the game is. Unsurprisingly, Rock N’ Roll Climber is a rock climbing game. The ESRB description reads: “This is a rock climbing game in which…

The GameCube Made Shigeru Miyamoto “Very Sad”

Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto was not a happy man during the GameCube era. The creator of Link and Mario describes Nintendo’s fourth-generation console entry as a time of “dilemma.” Miyamoto says in a new Famitsu interview, by way of 1UP, that during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube lifespans, Nintendo was following in the…

New Conduit Trailer Channels Awesome

This new trailer for High Voltage Software‘s The Conduit makes it easy to believe that the game can live up to the title of "The definitive Wii first-person shooter." I wish I could say there were a whole bunch of amazing first-person experiences to compare it to on Nintendo’s console, but sadly that isn’t the…

Nintendo Raising UK Wii Trade Price

With the British pound continuing to depreciate, Nintendo has announced that they will be increasing the price they offer the Nintendo Wii to UK retailers, who could pass the increase on to consumers. While the recommended retail price of the Nintendo Wii in the United Kingdom will remain at £179.99, Nintendo is increasing the price…

DS Breaks 100M Sold Worldwide

First released in 2004, Nintendo’s portable DS topped 100 million consoles sold last week, Nintendo reports. That number includes combined total sales of DS, DS Lite and the soon to be released in North America DSi. “Consumers have shown their love for Nintendo DS – 100 million times over,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie…

We Rock: Drum King Track List Revealed

505 Games has released the full track list for We Rock: Drum King, with Queen, The Clash, and Fall Out Boy all providing music to drum your Wii remotes along to. The focus on drums makes the song list for We Rock: Drum King quite a bit different from what you’d see from Rock Band…

Another Country Gets Club Nintendo

Congratulations, Australia. Your long, long, nigh-on-insufferable wait for a Club Nintendo of your very own is at an end. The redemption website launched today, offering a grand total of…five items. Yup. Five. Count ’em! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. There’s a couple of DS holder things, a Mario face towel, a Wii Remote box and…