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More retailers confirm black Wii bundle

Holly Green — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:28:15 +0000

We reported earlier this week that a few retail stores, including FYE and Gamestop, had somewhat confirmed the arrival of the black Wii bundle on the NA market, citing a May 9 release date. Now we have further confirmation through the sleuthing efforts of gaming site CVG, who say Wal-Mart revealed a mid-to-late May availability and Fry’s confirmed the $199 price. The bundle is expected to contain the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports, and Wii Sports Resort.

With more retailers lining up to confirm the black Wii bundle, we should probably expect an announcement from Nintendo soon!

CVG
via GoNintendo

New Super Mario becomes fastest selling Wii title in Japan

Jason Leavey — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:47:25 +0000

It’s no surprise to anyone that New Super Mario Bros. Wii has done extraordinarily well for Nintendo’s Wii console, which had notoriously battled an uphill climb throughout much of 2009. The mega-hit released in Japan on December 3rd, and sold 3,002,753 in just seven weeks time. Take that Modern Warfare 2!

Mario, Luigi, Toad and…Toad reached the 3 million mark faster than both Wii Sports and Wii Fit, which also sold over 3 million copies each. Now in its fourth year, and with a new Zelda, Metroid and Mario Galaxy title all coming this year, it appears the Wii has a lot of life left.

Kotaku

Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort/ MotionPlus console bundle pics

Jason Leavey — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:05 +0000

An anonymous Gamestation employee captured a few images of the upcoming European Wii console bundle with Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports. The pack-in seemed to be the obvious next step in Nintendo’s effort to make MotionPlus more of a mainstay than something as short lived and under-supported as the Wii Zapper.

As of now, the bundle seems to only have its eyes set on Europe only. In the meantime, we can theorize how long before Nintendo denies, then announces the same thing for the U.S.

GoNintendo

University of Houston offering Wii Performance (PEB 4197)

Christian Ponte — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:00:05 +0000

Looking for Physical Education credit at the University of Houston? They’re now offering a class that centers around what the Wii has to offer. Now, this isn’t the first time schools have used the Wii in fitness-related activities, but I’ve never heard of a course being built around it! Here’s what the program’s coordinator, Jessica Wheeler had to say:

Our department conducts a host of research into the epidemic of obesity, not only its root causes, but ways to combat it and the diseases related to it. Using the Wii games can be both fun and an effective tool. We anticipate that many students will want to take this class.

According to the NBC article, they’ll use games that “will teach posture, center of balance, and to improve knowledge of health and fitness.” Sound familiar? That’s because they’ll be using Wii Fit, along with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party. It’s not all fun and games, though – students will still have to take written quizzes on health and fitness, as well as document their calorie intake and physical activities.

NBC Philadelphia
via Destructoid

Miyamoto claims Guinness World Record with Wii Sports

Christian Ponte — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:00:32 +0000

Announced at E3 this week, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto was among many new entries into the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition. Shiggy was credited as being behind the world’s best selling video game of all time. With 45.7 million (and counting!) copies distributed across the globe, Wii Sports now holds that prestigious title.

Considering that number exceeds even the total number of GameCube and original Xbox consoles sold worldwide, do you think it will be dethroned anytime soon?

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® ANNOUNCES AWARDS AT E3 EXPO^TM CONVENTION

Nintendo, Activision, Red Octane, Bethesda, Blizzard & Microsoft make their way into the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition

LOS ANGELES-June 5th, 2009- On the heels of February’s launch of the annual Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer’s Edition, representatives were on hand at the E3 Expo this week to honor gaming publishers with brand new records.

Guinness World Record recipients included Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Wii Sports, who received the record for the Best Selling Video Game with sales of 45.7 million to date.

Major Nelson and Mark Whitten from XBOX LIVE received the award for the Most Popular Online Console Gaming Service during Monday night’s Microsoft party. Xbox Live serves 20 million active subscribers to date, representing 67% of the total install base as of May 2009.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Mike Morhaime and Paul Sams accepted the records for World of Warcraft for the Most Popular MMORPG with a total of 11.6 million subscribers and Starcraft for being the Best Selling Strategy Game for a PC, selling 9.5 million copies worldwide.

Bethesda Softworks’ Lead Designer Todd Howard was awarded with the record for the Fastest-selling Multi Platform RPG after Fallout 3 sold over 4.7 million copies in its first week on sale from October 28th to November 4th 2008.

The entire Infinity Ward team were officially presented with the record for the Most Played Online Video Game as Call of Duty 4 has an excess of 15 million minutes played daily and the up and coming US band The Dares performed the First concert to Take Place Simultaneously in the Real and Virtual Worlds in SOE’s new massively multiplayer game Free Realms

In addition Charles and Kai Huang of Red Octane received the accolade for the Best-selling Rhythm Game Series for Guitar Hero’s sales of in excess of 25 million copies.

An honorable mention goes out to Steve Wiebe who unsuccessfully tried to win back his Donkey Kong crown from Billy Mitchell. Guinness World Records and Twin Galaxies were on hand to witness the potential new record. Wiebe’s final score of 989, 400 points fell short of the 1,050,200 score achieved by Mitchell in 2007.

All of the publishers validated at this year’s show will make their mark on history and will be featured in the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition which will launch early next year. The book itself contains a comprehensive guide to gaming and will feature the latest gaming records, the history behind gaming, and interviews with key figures in the industry.

Obama plays Wii Bowling, is cool

Rhody Tobin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:56:06 +0000

President-Elect Barack Obama bowled a hilariously bad game during the Democratic primaries last year with a score of somewhere around 37. Such a shameful display must have really gotten to him, because he’s been practicing. Important people like Obama don’t have nearly enough free time to make the trek to an actual bowing alley, though. So instead, claiming it to be a gift for his kids for Christmas, he bought a Wii and has been practicing using Wii Sports. You’ll get ‘em next time, Barack.

I’ll bet his Wii has one Mii for each of his family members, and about 50 Secret Service Miis surrounding them at all times.

Wired

Wii Sports, Fit continue to hospitalize players

Christian Ponte — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:46:54 +0000

A new report from FOX News (ah, there it is) says that doctors at Broomfield Hospital in Essex have noticed a 100% increase in patients with Wii-related injuries. Probably coincides with the increase in Wii sales…

Anyway, Wii-itis and Wii-elbow are just as common problems as they’ve always been, but some of the newer and increasingly common problems stem from users jumping right into Wii Fit. Overexerting yourself while bending the knee to do yoga can result is dislocated kneecaps and may require three months of treatment including cortisone shots and painkillers.

So remember kids: always stretch before your play video games. And if you feel pain, it’s probably a bad sign.

FOX News

Go on vacation and play more video games

Christian Ponte — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:05:23 +0000

In case you’ve got some downtime while taking a business trip to New York, Boston, Maryland, or Phoenix, or simply want to waste the money your parents spent for you to go sightseeing, you can now play the Wii! Nintendo has partnered with Marriott Hotels to include special Wii systems in a limited number of rooms at six hotels.

An impressive 20 titles, including Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Fit will be available with the deal. Yeah, I’m assuming that means the rooms will come with the snazzy Wii Balance Board as well. Of course, the games are all played without actual game discs, which makes you wonder what Nintendo’s using to store 20 discs-worth of video games…

You can read up on the details past the break to help plan where you want to go for the next trip.

THE WII GAMES BEGIN AT MARRIOTT & RENAISSANCE HOTELS

Marriott and Nintendo Bring the Fun Back to Business Travel and Pilot New In-Room Entertainment Options for All Generations

Bethesda, Md. and Redmond, Wash. – September 30, 2008 – The Wii™ experience is just beginning for Marriott and Renaissance guests, who can now choose from 20 games, including the popular Mario Kart™ Wii, Super Mario Galaxy™, and Wii Sports™ as well as the revolutionary fitness game, Wii Fit™. In a lodging industry first, Marriott International, Inc. is piloting a new specially built Wii hotel game system from Nintendo in select guest rooms and lounges. Wii systems are available at six Marriott and Renaissance properties:

• New York Marriott Marquis
• Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square
• Boston Marriott Cambridge
• Bethesda (Md.) Marriott Suites
• Annapolis (Md.) Marriott Waterfront
• JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix (Lounge only)

Wii has been a hit with every age group. The intuitive, motion-sensitive controls of the Wii Remote™ controller make the games easy to play, whether alone or in groups, making it an excellent fit for hotels and their guests. With Wii Fit, guests can even burn calories while having fun, all in the comfort of their hotel rooms.

The new Wii hotel game system allows hotel guests to select from a library of games without inserting game discs. With the intuitive games menu, guests can just point the Wii Remote at a game and begin playing immediately. Popular new Wii games will be added to the menu as they become available.

The Wii guest room packages include unlimited Wii access for the entire stay. To book a Wii guest room package at these six hotels, subject to availability, please go to www.marriott.com, select your preferred hotel, then click on the “Deals at this Hotel” link or insert promotional code XY0 (zero). There is a small premium for a room with a Wii hotel game system over the standard guest room rate.

Gym Offers Wii Personal Training for a Mere $110 per Hour

Joey Levin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:05:10 +0000

When played the way that Nintendo has designed them to be played, both Wii Sports and Wii Fit do a rather good job at getting gamers and soccer moms alike active and off of the couch. While several gyms around the nation have tried to mooch upon the Wii’s popularity and have added in the console amongst their treadmills and dumbbells, one Manhattan gym is taking this trend a step further.

According to an article from the New York Post, the Gravity Fitness Gym is offering members a one-on-one session with a personal trainer and a Wii console for $110 per hour. According to personal trainer Dorothy Evans:

You’d be surprised. It may have little to do with the real sports, but we get people’s heart rates up to 140 to 150 beats per minute – although some of that may just be the excitement of the game.

Either it’s that, or it’s simply a side effect of mental stress when they realize that after about two and a half hours they could have just bought a new console for themselves. Take your pick.

New York Post

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