Tag Archives: wii

Nintendo has announced that the 3DS’ digital Netflix service will integrate with the Wii in the US. Users will be able to view movies, trailers and programmes on their handheld console, pause them, then finish watching them on TV later using their Wii. The platform holder made the announcement at …

The game adaptation of kids’ movie Rango is getting a huge ad campaign courtesy of EA. There will be advertisements running online, on TV and in cinemas, with dedicated game spots running at the end of ads for the film. This is on top of a range of retail POS …

UK newspaper The Sun is trying to stir up trouble for Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii and PS3 game We Dare. A new trailer for the title turned heads last week thanks to its focus on cheeky adult-orientated fun such as bottom slapping and nose rubbing. However, the Sun has latched onto …

What’s most interesting to me is that for the second time in as many weeks its the reaction of my peers in the games industry on Twitter that has moved me to put finger to keyboard. Most folk (and evidently MCV readers, if the comments are anything to go by) …

A man was arrested in Spain for allegedly stealing details from thousands of Wii owners. The unnamed individual managed to access data on 4,000 gamers and apparently threatened to blackmail Nintendo by way of contacting the Spanish data protection agency, according to the BBC. Police said he began leaking some …

Online retailer Tesco Direct has launched what it describes as a ‘VAT free’ 20 per cent off sale that offers some significant savings on a range of gaming hardware. The headline saving is probably the 50 it has cut off the price of a Slim PS3 160GB, which can be …

The Nintendo Wii will not be home to a traditional Pokmon RPG game any time soon. The series’ developer GameFreak has said that core Pokmon titles will continue to be released on handheld consoles only. An announcement made during a Nintendo investor call last month said that new Pokmon games …

Publisher Activision has officially announced its licensed video game counterpart to Paramount’s upcoming summer movie release Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The game, which is being developed by High Moon Studios, tells a prequel narrative of the events that lead up to the movie itself. A key new feature is …

3DS may be mere weeks away, but Nintendo certainly hasn’t forgotten its established formats. The platform holder’s latest release schedule lists some of the key new titles for Wii and DS, encompassing a mix of first-party and third party games, according to CVG. Wii highlights include Kirby’s Epic Yarn and …

The Wii uDraw tablet accessory will hit shelves in the UK on March 4th. THQ has announced that three compatible games will be released with the device on the day of release – Pictionary, Dood’s Big Adventure and uDraw Studio. The latter comes bundled with the hardware. The drawing tablet …