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Game Night with Tony Hawk Ride Coming Soon

 

Published 3 hours ago by Richard Li at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Questions : Submit your question(s) in ...

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Red Octane Considering DLC Subscription Model for Guitar Hero

 

Published 3 hours ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

We know more "Hero" games are on the way, but Activision may have another revenue stream in the works for their popular music franchise. A wide-ranging Seattle Times  ...

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Nintendo Releasing Mario Kart On VC Next Week

 

Published 2 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

If you believe that the original Super Mario Kart is still the best, then you're in luck. The classic racer will be available on Virtual Console next week, along with two ...

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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers DLC Hits Rock Band Next Week

 

Published 3 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Coinciding with the release of the band's new Live Anthology album, six more live tracks from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are coming to Rock Band next week. Also on the ...

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Nintendo Showing Vitality Sensor, Compatible Games at E3 2010

 

Published 5 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP Wii RSS feed

No doubt the biggest what-the-hell moment of E3 2009 was the reveal of Nintendo's Wii Vitality Sensor, a device that will read a players pulse to... well, we're still not ...

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Zelda Producer Plans Surprises for E3 2010

 

Published 5 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Still recovering from Shigeru Miyamoto's announcement that he didn't expect the next Legend of Zelda game to "be radically different"? Don't lose hope just yet; producer ...

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Ace Attorney Getting WiiWare'd En Masse

 

Published 5 days ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP Wii RSS feed

If you've wanted to play Capcom's Ace Attorney series but never quite got around to it (or are against the Nintendo DS for religious reasons), you're in luck. Capcom ...

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Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses New Super Mario Bros. Wii

 

Published 5 days ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP Wii RSS feed

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii safely in stores and winning applause worldwide, Nintendo creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with Famitsu magazine this week ...

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No More Heroes Gets Ported

 

Published 5 days ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP Wii RSS feed

In Japan's Famitsu magazine this week, Marvelous Entertainment announced that ports of the original No More Heroes , the whacked-out Wii action game that came out early ...

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Electronic Arts Opens Two EA Sports Active Demo Stores

 

Published 5 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Electronic Arts might be closing studios and laying off large numbers of employees, but they've still got enough cash to open a fitness store or two. Witness their two new  ...

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Reggie 'Would Have Loved' For New Super Mario Bros. To Be Online Capable

 

Published 6 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

With New Super Mario Bros. Wii now on the market, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime hasn't been shy about extolling the virtues of its multiplayer, saying that he thinks ...

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Randy Pitchford Believes Crytek and id "Risking Failure"

 

Published 7 days ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Were the next wave of consoles to arrive on the same timetable that we saw the current generation follow, we'd be seeing the PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 be released over the ...

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Miyamoto Hints at Wii Music Follow-up

 

Published 7 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Wii Music has been anything but an overwhelming success, but Shigeru Miyamoto is still apparently planning to iterate on the title, reports CVG (from Official ...

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Be 'Really Challenging,' Shigeru Miyamoto Says

 

Published 7 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Super Mario Galaxy wasn't too tough, but Nintendo hasn't been pulling their punches lately. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is reportedly quite difficult at points, and it ...

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Rock Band Also Getting Them Crooked Vultures DLC This Week

 

Published 7 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

One track missed out on last Friday's Rock Band DLC announcements , and depending on your affinity for John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), ...

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Paul W.S. Anderson Interested in Metal Gear Film, Still Eyeing Castlevania

 

Published 8 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Paul W.S. Anderson is currently overseeing the shooting of Resident Evil: Afterlife , the fourth entry in the film series that started with the Anderson-helmed first movie ...

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Nintendo Hosts the Ultimate New Super Mario Bros. Launch Party

 

Published 8 days ago by Anthony Parisi at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Today, in a rain soaked New York City, the Mushroom Kingdom descended upon the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Plaza for the launch of New Super Mario Bros. Wii . The event ...

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Next Week's Rock Band DLC Features AFI, The Bangles

 

Published 10 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Five tracks from AFI are coming to the Rock Band music store next week, in addition to the Bangles' 1986 hit "Walk Like an Egyptian." Each song will be available for $2 (160 ...

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Full Sgt. Pepper's Album Hits The Beatles: Rock Band Next Week

 

Published 10 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

It's official: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will be available in its entirety for The Beatles: Rock Band next Tuesday, November 17 (November 19 on PlayStation 3). ...

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October NPDs: Wii Back on Top, Uncharted Wins for Software

 

Published 11 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

The Wii price drop was in full force for the month of October, helping the console reclaim its place as the top-seller. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 both dipped ...

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The Life and Times of Nintendo

 

Published 11 days ago by Chris Kohler at 1UP Wii RSS feed

The Life and Times of Nintendo We look back at the landmarks that have made Nintendo gaming's most successful company. By Chris Kohler It would be difficult to argue ...

Activision Applies for Drum Hero Trademark

 

Published 12 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Activision just shipped both DJ Hero and Band Hero , but could another Guitar Hero spin-off be on the way? Recent developments suggest that the publisher's already ...

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Bully Composer Mentions Bully 2

 

Published 12 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Rockstar may have a sequel to Bully in the works. The Gaming Liberty reports that a recent interview with composer Shawn Lee hints at the title. Asked if he would work ...

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EA Frustrated with Weak Wii Sales

 

Published 13 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Three years into the Wii's lifespan, we're starting to see some signs of slowing sales. This is bound to be unpopular with third-party developers, and EA CEO John ...

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Game Night with New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coming Tuesday

 

Published 14 days ago by Jeremy Parish at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Questions : Submit your question(s) in ...

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Medal of Honor and Other EA "Core IPs" to be Revitalized

 

Published 14 days ago by Chris Pereira at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Long before there was Call of Duty , Medal of Honor was the preeminent World War II first-person shooter series. Over the years, it's fallen by the wayside, and it's been ...

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No Tales Of Vesperia For The Wii After All

 

Published 14 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

When we reported last week that popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama had accidentally confirmed Tales of Vesperia for the Wii, we did so with the caveat that he ...

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New Zelda Wii Not 'Committed' to 2010 Yet

 

Published 16 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP Wii RSS feed

For a company that's long been notorious for delaying their games, is it any surprise to see they'd be cagey about committing to anything so early in a project's ...

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Tales of Vesperia May Be Coming To The Wii

 

Published 16 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

It's one thing to send Tales of Vesperia to the PlayStation 3, but how about the Wii? That may be exactly what happens, as popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama has ...

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Black Friday Videogame Deals Cheat Sheet 2009

 

Published 17 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Once again we're approaching Thanksgiving, and it promises another November filled with turkey binges, football, and holiday deals due to the the national shopping tradition known ...

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The White Stripes Headline Rock Band DLC for Next Week

 

Published 17 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Five new tracks are lined up for next week's Rock Band DLC. The White Stripes will make their Rock Band debut with a three-pack of songs, along with a pair of singles from ...

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Nintendo Planning To Offer WiiWare Demos

 

Published 19 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

There are a whole lot of WiiWare games out there, and quite a large number of them are downright awful. If you're worried the game you're looking at is a piece of junk ...

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Crystal Bearers Shot Through The Heart, Famitsu's to Blame

 

Published 19 days ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers -- a Wii game that we thought "truly [stood] out both on its choice of platform and within its series" back at TGS  ...

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Next Zelda Will Use MotionPlus for Better Sword Fights

 

Published 20 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP Wii RSS feed

There's still a lot left to learn about the next official Zelda installment on the Wii, but what we now know about its gameplay just became a little more specific. At a recent ...

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Miyamoto Hints at a Cat-Based Game

 

Published 20 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Nintendo brainstormer Shigeru Miyamoto may have dropped a big hint about his next project at a recent Q&A; session. Andriasang reports that at the meeting, an investor ...

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Nintendo Adds Carnival and Card Games as Week's Downloadables

 

Published 21 days ago by Steve Watts at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Sometimes, the weekly Nintendo downloads are pretty sparse, with only two or three games to speak of -- but not this week. Nintendo offers up eight new downloads today, ...

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New Game Turns Baby Doll into Wiimote Attachment

 

Published 22 days ago by Kris Pigna at 1UP Wii RSS feed

We've seen bizarre Wii remote accessories before (this bowling ball encasement certainly comes to mind), but everyone else can quit now -- 505 Games has won. Because as ...

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Resident Evil Zero For Wii Gets Release Date

 

Published 24 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Just in time for Halloween, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero has been given an official release date. Capcom has announced that the updated prequel ...

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More Nirvana, Foo Fighters Tracks Hitting Rock Band

 

Published 24 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Brothers-in- Grohl Nirvana and the Foo Fighters both have a number of songs coming to Rock Band next week, along with a single track from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. ...

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November Guitar Hero 5 DLC Revealed

 

Published 24 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Hankering for some fresh tracks for Guitar Hero 5 ? Developer Neversoft outlined the DLC schedule for the month of November, which includes track packs from Lenny Kravitz, ...

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Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" Played in Rock Band on South Park

 

Published 25 days ago by Sam Kennedy at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Videogames seem to make pretty regular appearances on South Park, and last night's episode offered another gem. This time, the gang were playing a fair rendition of Lady GaGa's ...

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Epic Mickey Was Conceived As A Trilogy

 

Published 25 days ago by Thierry Nguyen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Even though Epic Mickey is about a year away, Warren Spector already jokes about what will be in Epic Mickey 2. So during a follow-up interview, I asked Spector the ...

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Warren Spector Addresses Disparity Between Epic Mickey Concept Art And Screenshots

 

Published 25 days ago by Thierry Nguyen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Remember when some crazy looking concept art for Epic Mickey leaked ? The kind of art that showed off tanks modeled after the Seven Dwarves in Snow White or a giant ...

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Epic Mickey Won't Support Wii MotionPlus, But Possibly Vitality Sensor

 

Published 25 days ago by Thierry Nguyen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

During a brief gameplay presentation, Warren Spector noted that there will be no Wii MotionPlus support for Epic Mickey -- he even joked that MotionPlus would be ...

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First DJ Hero DLC Announced

 

Published 25 days ago by Dustin Quillen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Although many DJ Hero owners have barely scratched the surface of the game's 90-plus mixes, there's still more mash-ups and remixes on the way -- and a lot sooner than ...

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Epic Mickey Was Originally Slated For Xbox 360, PS3 And PC

 

Published 25 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

You've seen the first Epic Mickey screens, now try to imagine them in high-definition. According to an Official Nintendo Magazine interview, Epic Mickey was originally ...

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Disney Releases First Epic Mickey Screens

 

Published 26 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

To coincide with the premiere event in London, Disney has released the first official screenshots of the upcoming Wii-exclusive Epic Mickey . They depict a "cartoon ...

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Epic Mickey Premiere Event Liveblog

 

Published 26 days ago by Thierry Nguyen at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Disney Interactive decided to host its grand unveiling for its Epic Mickey Wii game in London, so we sent Thierry "Scooter" Nguyen over the pond to cover it live. The event ...

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Japan Review Check: 3D Dot Game Heroes, Mario and Sonic

 

Published 26 days ago by Kevin Gifford at 1UP Wii RSS feed

It's the calm before the holiday release storm over in Japan right now, but a few new games caught our (and Famitsu's ) attention nonetheless: - 3D Dot Game Heroes  ...

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Miyamoto Wishes Star Fox Were More Popular

 

Published 27 days ago by Kat Bailey at 1UP Wii RSS feed

Star Fox 64 Virtual Console 'Mission 1' With the exception of Fox's periodic appearances in Super Smash Bros. , Star Fox has flown under the radar over the last few ...

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