Archive for the ‘wii’ Category

Re : Webform: Wii > None Selected

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

If you’re one of the few dozen people that bought Fire Emblem : Radiant Dawn to go along with your copy of Path of Radiance, you might want to give the following a look:

Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,

I’m sorry to hear that you’ve encountered a problem transferring your Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance save file to your Wii console for use with Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. We have determined that the problem is limited to files completed in “Easy” mode. That said, I am pleased to announce that there is a solution for this issue and that it will be ready in mid-December.

This solution will require sending in your Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn game disc in for repair. Once the disc is returned to you, you may then transfer the Path of Radiance save file information into a new Radiant Dawn save file.

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.

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WiiMail

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Imagine my surprise this morning when I had a message waiting for me on my Wii. It’s not my birthday, so what could it be? Some goodies from Nintendo?

Turns out that it was an update to the Channels menu. The message essentially told me that if I wanted to continue to enjoy using the News and Weather channels that I’d have to update. Not wanting to lose my beloved weather forecast, I complied. Now, not only do my Weather and News channels not look different in any appreciable way, but there’s this snazzy new digital clock taking up what used to be whitespace.

Awesome.

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Nitrobike

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Looks like the folks at Left Field Productions have been busy since I left. Their new Wii title, Nitrobike has finally been announced. This, of course, means that I no longer have to deny that I’ve heard of it.

“Ubisoft says players will take control of rocket-propelled motorcycles in this arcade-style game, racing against the clock or in various offline and online multiplayer modes and unique online mode.”

I understand that the game is shaping up to be a bit better than last year’s Dave Mirra game.

Link! to the announcement (Gamasutra)

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Wii more entertaining than Japanese television, ‘stealing’ viewers

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

According to Fuji TV, viewership of their channel is on the decline and the Wii is to blame. Somehow folks would rather spend time with their game console than whatever drivel they show on Japanese televisions these days.

“The quality of programming has always been a little cyclical in Japan, but there has never been a period of decline like the one we are seeing now. There are outside factors at work. One is people watching TV on their cell phones where we can’t track them, but the really big factor is the time people are spending on the Wii,” quotes the Times of an unnamed TBS channel executive.

It’s fairly obvious to me that everyone in Japan that owns a Wii needs to also purchase a second television. That way they can tune in to the fabulous prime-time programming that they’re apparently missing out on, while still playing their Wii. They don’t even need to have it in the same room, just turned on somewhere. It’s for the greater good.

Link! (Gamasutra)

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Wii demand outpaces supply seven months in

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Seven months after the Wii has been released and you still can’t find the thing on store shelves. Had I not been at Target just after they got a shipment in, I probably wouldn’t have one. Heck, I could barely get accessories for the thing until a couple of months ago.

“Back in April, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata acknowledged an “abnormal” Wii shortage. Since then, the company has increased production “substantially” to help meet worldwide demand, said spokeswoman Perrin Kaplan.

But Nintendo also has to manage its inventory, said Colin Sebastian, an analyst with Lazard Capital Markets.

“Unfortunately you can’t ask a contract manufacturer to make a million a month, then 5 million,” he said.”

Link! (Courierpress.com)

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Wii controller teaches violence

Monday, June 25th, 2007

The Boston Globe is running a piece exploring how the Wii can teach violent behaviors to people that might not manifest until later

“As more violent games become available for the Wii, the debate about their participatory nature is intensifying. Researchers who have been critical of first-person shooter games — in which the player pushes a button to activate a weapon — say the Wii’s increased interactivity raises the risk of antisocial behavior. Others say that while the violent content may be disturbing to some people, there is no evidence to support a link between violent games and aggression.”

You really need to read the whole article to get a nice view from those ‘outside looking in’ on the industry.

Link! (via GamePolitics)

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The Wii For Will Fund

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Due to circumstances beyond my control that I won’t be going into here, I’ve been a little behind in riding the Wave of The Future and realizing the Next Generation of Gaming. To that end, I’ve decided (via prodding from some select individuals to utilize the power of the Internet and Micropayments(tm) to set up the Wii For Will Fund (the WFWF).

Any contribution, big or small, will not only earn you my everlasting thanks, but I will also give you a link on this page to the site of your choice (within reason, of course), and will keep this page up for as long as this site exists.

Here is a list of people that have contributed to the WFWF. If you would like to be included on this list, and have your name immortalized let me know here. Many thanks to all who contributed!

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