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Wednesday 7th May, 2008 - 11:31am

News: GTA Kicks Ass But Nintendo Are Still In Good Shape

GTA4 has had a record breaking first week outselling Wii Fit by a ratio as high as 9 to 1.

To be fair I don't think anyone expected the fitness title to keep it's crown at the top of the charts when GTA blundered along. With record breaking sales of 926,000 units and a place cemented at the top of the charts which is likely to last for a good while it's going to take a big..

0 Comments | In Sales Figures.

Wednesday 7th May, 2008 - 11:24am

News: On My First Wii-stle...

Nintendo have revealed that they will be one of the lead sponsors for the new series of Gladiators coming to Sky soon.

Apparently Nintendo have shelled out "big money" in order to ensure they are the sole sponsors of the upgrade to 90's classic The Gladiators. According to Marketing Week, this sponsorship is one of Sky's biggest and most valuable. Nintendo hope to..

2 Comments | In TV Shows.

Wednesday 30th April, 2008 - 04:57pm

News: New And Improved Wii Picross

The people over at wiipicross.com have updated their site and want you to come back for another play.

Wii Picross is a top ranking destination for curious and dedicated logic art puzzlers alike, with over 1.3 million puzzles already served in a wide variety of difficulties. Continuing with Quest Engine's friendly, 'free to play', 'user driven content' approach, you can now..

0 Comments | In Flash, Games, Online.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:49pm

News: Is Ocarina Of Time About To Become 2nd Best?

Since it's launch in 1998, Miyamoto's masterpiece "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time" has filled the number one spot of many "Best Game Ever" lists. But is it about to give up it's crown?

Currently ranked at number one on popular video game ratings system GameRankings.com, Ocarina Of Time has a rating average of 97.68%. The rating, which is calculated as an average from..

16 Comments | In Zelda.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:38pm

News: Miyamoto Wants You Outside. Now!

Talking with the pretentious Times newspaper, video gaming "Zeus" Miyamoto-san spoke of how "weight-em-down" (please make this phrase catch on) Wii Fit has caused a social revolution in Japan.

The Nintendo veteran hopes that the game will do the same thing in the UK and Europe. I just hope the success of the game means I'll see less fat people. "In Japanese households..

0 Comments | In Sales, Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:27pm

News: Metroid Prime Trilogy Rumour Shot Down

Within hours of the rumour of a Wiimake for both Metroid Prime and it's newer sequel were Earthed - Nintendo has gone and squashed everyones wet dreams.

According to our friends over at GoNintendo.com their "mole" has unearthed some juicy tid-bits from a retailers computer regarding a game entitled "Metroid Prime Trilogy". GoNintendo stated: Word has it..

0 Comments | In Rumours.

Monday 28th April, 2008 - 12:18pm

News: No Wii Price Cuts!

Seriously, with sales figures like that can you honestly say you expected Nintendo to cut the price of anything?

In a meeting with a bunch of analyst-boffin types, Nintendo God (read: president) presented Nintendo's projected hardware sales with the consoles markup (both Wii and DS) staying at their current, full asking price. To be honest we can't see why Nintendo would..

0 Comments | In Wii Balance Board, Sales.

Thursday 24th April, 2008 - 07:32pm

News: Brawl Finally Gets A European Date

Now then Europe. Today Nintendo released the news that we have all been waiting for.

After much waiting, silence, and rumours, Nintendo Europe has finally announced their second quarter release list for Europe. Amongst other things is the much awaited Smash Brothers Brawl which has been pegged for a release on June the 27th. Only another month to go until we join the fight..

2 Comments | In Smash Brothers Brawl.

Friday 18th April, 2008 - 11:42am

News: SNES Controller + Wii = Awesome?

Do you like our simple grasp upon mathematics? It's true though. So very true.

While we have to sit around waiting for Nintendo to update their allocation of "free" Wii Points on Nintendo Of Europes site - Japanese gamers are getting their hands on this little piece of kit. If you're a Club Nintendo member (or an eBay account holder) and have a Japanese Wii - we..

0 Comments | In Awesome.

Friday 18th April, 2008 - 11:34am

News: Wii Cheerleading Videos

Remember the news about a Wii Cheerleading game?

Here are some videos: We have one thing to say: Namco, where are the hot chicks?

1 Comment | In Games.

Thursday 17th April, 2008 - 11:15am

News: Nintendo Squash "New DS" Rumour

Well that's no surprise then. What did I tell you? You can't remember. Well, I told you it was too damn early for a new DS.

And I was right. Following on from our report last week about the possibility of a new DS to be announced at E3. The news came from Hamamura-san (head of Japanese publishing giant Enterbrain) and has been squashed by both Nintendo of Japan's hea

0 Comments | In Drama, Rumours, Nintendo DS.

Wednesday 16th April, 2008 - 09:49am

News: New DS Castlevania Is Given A Name

More vampire-hunting tomfoolery on your portable

The Entertainment Software Rating Board of America (better known by the shorter title of ESRB) has revealed the name of Konami’s next DS Castlevania adventure: The Order of Ecclesia. Series producer IGA hinted some time ago that another DS installment was in the offing, but this is the first news we’ve heard since that..

3 Comments | In ESRB, Nintendo DS, Castlevania.

Tuesday 15th April, 2008 - 10:45am

News: "WiiStrip" - Erotic Dancing In Your Own Home!

According to TechDigest.TV "Peekaboo Pole Dancing" have sent out an email requesting a partner to help license their concept of a pole dancing game on the Wii.

Following on from the news a few months back that the Wii might be getting some cheerleading action we wouldn't be too surprised if this idea eventually surfaced. Complete with a "WiiPole" to grin

1 Comment | In Rumours, Humour.

Tuesday 15th April, 2008 - 10:35am

News: Wii're On Top, Again.

Gone are the days when a successful Nintendo release was as regular as spotting a flying pig. Seems to me Nintendo are smashing sales records for fun these days. Good on them.

Mario Kart Wii currently sits upon the top spot of the charts in the "All formats, all prices, all singing, all dancing" charts after insanely huge demand following it's release on Friday..

1 Comment | In Sales Figures.

Monday 14th April, 2008 - 03:40pm

News: F-Zero Wii Hint In Mario Kart?

Maybe we're reading way too much into things but we like to get ourselves excited.... I mean-?! SPOILERS.

As self indulgent gamers from across the world start posting videos of themselves playing Mario Kart Wii onto the interweb - one particular unlockable kart has caused a bit of Internet babble. Depicted in the video above is the "Blue Falcon" - best known for..

3 Comments | In Games, Rumours.

Monday 14th April, 2008 - 03:24pm

News: "The Most Powerful Engine Available For Wii"

It's been a bit "will it, won't it" with Nibris' psychological thriller "Sadness" ever since it was announced in April 2006 but according to Official Nintendo Magazine the game is running on "the most powerful engine available for [the] Wii". Blimey.

After the new screenshot which emerged last week we've all been waiting for the next twist in the Sadness saga given that N

5 Comments | In Rumours, Drama, Games.

Monday 14th April, 2008 - 10:58am

News: Wii ‘Fraud Factory’ Raided In UK

Thousands of Wii chips seized in thrilling swoop on criminal HQ

A Wii 'Fraud Factory’ has been raided in Leicestershire, with over 2,000 chips recovered by Police. The factory itself was actually a house in the town of Coalville (which, incidentally is a five minute drive from the offices of NintendoLife – although we’ll point out that we had no involvement with..

0 Comments | In Drama, Piracy, Wii.

Saturday 12th April, 2008 - 01:25pm

News: This Is A Pretty Hearty Rumour: DS 2 At E3?

And it's all down to an article posted by Bloomberg Japan which has caused a whole host of rumours across the nerd-o-sphere.

According to the article, the president of Japanese magazine publisher "Enterbrain" (which hosts the gaming bible "Famitsu") has commented that Nintendo may (note the emphasis) be announci

0 Comments | In Drama, Rumours, Nintendo DS, E3 2008.

Friday 11th April, 2008 - 03:10pm

News: Mario Kart Wii Available In Europe Now!

The morning has been a good one for most of us Europeans as we all (hopefully) got to grips with the latest in the Mario Kart series and Nintendo's new "Wii-Wheel" controller extension.

With (what I deem to be) the first major Nintendo Wii title to feature online gaming (and let me tell you now - it works very well) I thought it was prime time for the members of..

9 Comments | In Wii Wheel, WiiConnect24, Games, Mario Kart.

Friday 11th April, 2008 - 12:19pm

News: Club Nintendo Dates Animal Crossing Wii?

Let's hope this isn't just a coincidence...

Kotaku has recently reported that the Japanese Club Nintendo calendar has Animal Crossing as the theme for December. This might not seem like much of a news item, but you have to take into account that for April, the same calendar features Mario Kart Wii...which is out in the same month. See the faultless logic at work here? Of..

1 Comment | In Rumours, Club Nintendo.

Friday 11th April, 2008 - 12:09pm

News: New F-Zero Coming To Wii?

We're praying that this is true

We’re massive fans of Nintendo’s F-Zero series here at NintendoLife so when German site Planet Nintendo reported that a new game is rumoured to be in the works, we let out a collective ‘yippee’ that shook the plasterwork off the office walls. Seriously. Supposedly titled ‘F-Zero Z’ (which basically means Ni

2 Comments | In Rumours, F-Zero, E3 2008.

Thursday 10th April, 2008 - 11:40am

News: BBC IPlayer Available On The Wii

You can now watch Little Britain on-demand, joy of joys

The BBC has announced that it will be introducing its innovative iPlayer service to the Wii, allowing UK gamers to access a wide range of TV shows on demand. The iPlayer service has been running on the Internet for a while now and has been a tremendous success, proving that the BBC is more than able to move with the..

2 Comments | In TV Shows, Wii TV Channel, BBC iplayer.

Wednesday 9th April, 2008 - 12:57pm

News: German Stores Selling Mario Kart Wii Early?

Our humourless European friends get to play it first

A poster on respected forum NeoGAF has claimed that some German stores are selling copies of Mario Kart Wii early, and has posted a photo to prove it. It would appear that the game comes packaged in an oversized cardboard box in order to accommodate the Wii Wheel, so you'd best make some extra room available on your..

1 Comment | In Mario Kart, Release Dates.

Wednesday 9th April, 2008 - 12:30pm

News: 360Mote Tentatively Titled The "Newton"

In a not so dramatic twist Microsoft have (virtually) confirmed speculation that they are indeed ripping off Nintendo's innovation with a product the development team have dubbed "Newton".

We broke the news that Microsoft are developing their own "Wii Remote" yesterday. Seemingly following on from the media frenzy that such "leaked" informatio

3 Comments | In Drama, Rumours.

Wednesday 9th April, 2008 - 10:35am

News: White GameCube Pad Coming To Japan

Nintendo keeps the memory of the Cube alive

Although many Nintendo fans will have relegated their once-treasured GameCube consoles to the great console heaven in the sky, the trusty Cube pad is proving to be a near-essential piece of hardware for Wii owners. We dread to think about how many Cube consoles have been offloaded at carboot sales or charity shops minus their..

3 Comments | In Gamecube, Japan, Wii Controller.

Wednesday 9th April, 2008 - 08:52am

News: Rumour: Wii Price Cut Imminent?

Highly-respected French site seems to think so

According to leading French website JeuxFrance.com, Nintendo France is looking to reduce the price of the Wii in that territory. This has sparked rumours that a European price cut in on the way, which of course would logically lead to a global reduction in the price of the console. The current pack retails for 249 Euros in..

0 Comments | In Prices, Wii, Rumours.

Tuesday 8th April, 2008 - 05:00pm

News: Sonic Is Unleashed

Earlier this week SEGA officially announced the next game in the Sonic series, Sonic Unleashed, which will appear on all the major consoles.

Sonic Unleashed is built on a powerful new “Hedgehog Engine”, which introduces seamless 3D to classic 2D camera transitions, whilst delivering a rich and expansive world with multiple paths to choose from. Under development for..

5 Comments | In Games, Announcements.

Tuesday 8th April, 2008 - 12:12pm

News: Wii Fit Selling Out In The UK

And it’s not even been released yet

We all knew it was going to be massive, but reports from several retailers would suggest that in Wii Fit Nintendo has a game of truly epic proportions. Several retailers have stopped taking pre-orders for the eagerly awaited fitness title, which will cost £69.99 when it eventually hits store shelves. Not that many copies will actually..

1 Comment | In Sales Figures, Wii Fit.

Tuesday 8th April, 2008 - 08:52am

News: Microsoft Working On Wiimote-Style Controller?

When you run out of ideas, why not steal one from someone else?

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and if that is the case then Nintendo must be feeling pretty flattered at the moment. MTV has recently been contacted by a developer who says that Microsoft is working on a Wii-style controller for its 360 console, as well as a version of the ‘Mii’..

4 Comments | In Rumours, Drama, Wii Controller.

Tuesday 8th April, 2008 - 09:04am

News: Solitary Sadness Screenshot Surfaces

That some pretty impressive alliteration there

Remember Sadness? Many months ago we were treated to some tantalising production artwork for this potentially groundbreaking survival horror title, and then it all went silent. From what we can gather developer Nibris has experienced issues with finding a publisher, and this has led many people to write the project off as dead..

4 Comments | In Rumours, Screenshots.

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