Monday, July 30, 2007

DDR Hottest Party



There will be 50 brand new songs (80 in all) including…

* “Karma Chameleon”
* “1,2 Step”
* “Clocks
* “Hot Stuff”
* “Blue Monday”
* “Disco Inferno”
* “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”
* “Caught Up”
* “Rhythm is a Dancer”
* “Too Little Too Late”
* “The Sign”
* “Far Away”
* “Lips of an Angel”
* “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”
* “Love Shine”-Konami original
* “Unappreciated”

Source: wiinintendo.net

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Official Wii Fit press release

Better late than never I guess... ;)


Format: Wii™
Launch Date: TBA
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
Game Type: Fitness Training
Accessories: Comes packed with Wii Balance Board (name not final)
Players: 1
Developer: Nintendo

KEY INFORMATION
The hit combination of Wii Sports™ and the Wii Remote™ brought golf swings and tennis serves into people’s homes. Now Nintendo turns the living room into a fitness center for the whole family with Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board. Family members will have fun getting a “core” workout, and talking about and comparing their results and progress on a new channel on the Wii Menu.

• Lean to block soccer balls, swivel hips to power hoop twirls or balance to hold the perfect yoga pose. As users stand on the Wii Balance Board, included with Wii Fit, their body’s overall balance is tied to the game in a way they’ve never experienced before.

• Wii Fit also uses the Wii Balance Board for daily tests. These evaluate two key measures that a household can track via progress charts:
- Body Mass Index (BMI): A weight evaluation based on a ratio of weight to height.

• Wii Fit Age: The Wii Fit Age is measured by factoring the user’s BMI reading, testing the user’s center of gravity and conducting quick balance tests.

• Wii Fit includes more than 40 types of training activities designed to appeal to all members of a household. Training falls into four fitness categories:
- Aerobic Exercise: 10-minute exercises that are designed to get the heart pumping.
- Muscle Conditioning: Controlled motions using arms, legs and other body parts.
- Yoga Poses: Classic poses that focus on balance and stretching.
- Balance Games: Fun activities, such as ski jumping

The Wii has the most exclusives

With a total of 113 exclusive titles, the Wii has trumped the previous king, Xbox 360, and is now leading the pack.It’s not that all the exclusives are great and we sure are missing out on titles the 360 and PS3 both get, but if this trend continues, we will see more than just a new dozen casual game exclusives for the Wii, but also enough hardcore games for the real gamers inside of us all.

Source: wiinintendo.net

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

WiiWare - Legal Homebrew...?

Nintendo is inviting developers large and small to produce new downloadable games to be sold through the Wii Shop Channel.

The initiative, called "Wii Software" here and "WiiWare" in the US, was announced at a private developers' conference this week and confirmed to press in Europe this afternoon.

"Wii Software provides developers with big ideas - rather than big budgets - an easy and very accessible way to create new games and bring them to the marketplace," European marketing director Laurent Fischer explained.

The service would also offer "great additional value for Wii owners who will be able to download fresh new games", Fischer added.

The first Wii Software titles will launch in early 2008. Users will pay for games using Wii Points.

Nintendo has always said it intended for the Wii Shop to host original downloadable games, but until now the company has only offered budget-priced downloads from the back catalogues of NES, SNES and N64 consoles - as well as SEGA's Megadrive and Hudson's TurboGrafx-16 - through its "Virtual Console" initiative.

Bringing new-game downloads online in 2008 will put the platform holder belatedly into line with Sony and Microsoft, whose PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles already support the option.

Nintendo, however, will be hoping that the Wii's unique motion-sensing control options will inspire developers to produce more interesting software than can be found on either of its competitors' platforms.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

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