Wii Digest

Wow.. this brings back some memories..

Asteroids, Pong, Centipede, and Missile Command Lead Line-up of 50 Atari Classics Featured on Exclusive Nintendo DS Release, Hitting Stores this Fall

- 50 of the most addicting games from Atari’s legendary vault will be compiled into the must-have Nintendo DS title of the holiday season as Atari, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and producers of interactive entertainment, launches Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1. The ultimate DS title for casual gamers, Atari’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1 brings together dozens of the most popular Atari arcade and Atari 2600 titles of all-time, including such blockbusters as Asteroids®, Pong®, Centipede®, Missile Command®, Tempest®, Lunar Lander®, Space Duel, Battlezone® and Adventure. This true treasure trove of timeless gaming classics will hit retail stores in North America this Fall.

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In one of the coolest cooling centers around the city, local residents are welcome all weekend long to participate in Wii Games: Summer 2010 activities at Liberty State Park. Nintendo of America today launched Wii Games: Summer 2010, a first-of-its-kind tournament inviting consumers to get up and get playing with motion-control video games for the Wii™ system. New Jersey’s Liberty State Park was the site of a large-scale kick-off event, featuring an opening ceremony and an appearance by Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson. Kids, teens, adults and seniors participated in team challenges in games such as Wii Sports Resort™, Wii Fit™ Plus, New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii and Mario Kart™ Wii.

Serving as the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, Johnson encouraged attendees to enjoy the social, physically active fun of the Wii console and cheered on video game legends Mario and Luigi in a live Hula Hoop^® challenge with the game/software Wii Fit Plus. Tournament entrants competed for top scores, prizes and a chance to participate in a national championship event in Los Angeles in September. Spectators also enjoyed playing other Wii games such as Punch-Out!!™ and Super Mario Galaxy™ 2.

A series of Wii Games: Summer 2010 qualifying events will be held over the next several weeks at select Six Flags theme parks and shopping centers across the United States. More information about Wii Games: Summer 2010 can be found at www.wiigames2010.com.

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grrr.. my hard drive died on me.. I hate when that happens…

First-Ever Nationwide Wii Tournament Kicks Off July 16 at Liberty State Park with Special Appearance by Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson

WHAT:
Nintendo is hosting a kickoff event at Liberty State Park on July 16 to celebrate the first-ever nationwide Wii^™ video game tournament. Participants will get off the couch and on their feet for a chance to win great prizes while having fun playing Nintendo’s motion-control video games together – whether they’re kids, adults, teens, seniors or families. Olympic gold medalist and Dancing with the Stars champion Shawn Johnson, the official Wii Games: Summer 2010 Ambassador, will make a special appearance to greet participants and fans.

Wii Games: Summer 2010 events will also offer fun activities for consumers and families who aren’t competing in tournament play. Attendees and spectators can participate in noncompetitive demos and sample other Wii games, such as Super Mario Galaxy^™ 2 and Punch-Out!!^™. Subsequent events will be held throughout the summer at Six Flags theme parks and select shopping malls across the country. Qualifying winners will win a trip to Los Angeles to compete in the Wii Games: Summer 2010 national championship in September. Full details, rules and regulations can be found at http://www.wiigames2010.com/.

WHO:
Kids, adults, teens, parents, seniors and video game fans of all kinds

WHEN:
Friday, July 16, 2010

11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

WHERE:
Liberty State Park

South Lawn

Jersey City, NJ 07305

201-915-3440

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Hello Hello! We’re back with game release dates for April 2010. There’s several games in here that look interesting, but nothing that I’m too excited about really.

Some of the games have a conflicting release dates, and i even found some that have release dates for this month, but were already released in March, which I didn’t include of course.

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The new Nintendo DSi XL has just been announced along with a bunch of software titles..

-Nintendo of America issued a surge of new information today about what consumers can expect from the company in the coming months. Let’s get right to it:

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Instead of doing a weekly thing here, how about all of the releases for this month in one post. This are subject to change of course because we all know the dates change all of the time with these game releases…

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Over at TestFreaks I posted my best of 2009 Wii Games, so I[‘m not going to repeat myself here again. I’ll just give you an excerpt and link to it:

“…and we’re back with another Best of list for 2009, this time we’re talking about Nintendo Wii Games. This list comprises of retail boxed games and WiiWare downloadable games as well that scored the highest according to expert and user reviews. Sure, you may not agree with all of these selections, but it’s hard to argue with hundreds of scores collected from all over the world isn’t it?”

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/best-of-2009-nintendo-wii-games/

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I should have posted this two days ago, but I’m rather busy, here it is now though:

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This isn’t exactly Wii news, but it’s Nintendo news! And it’s not a bad deal. I don’t own a DS, but might have to grab one of these deals..maybe…

Two extraordinary releases from Nintendo are about to give Black Friday holiday shoppers an incredible value – but they won’t last long. Starting Nov. 27, U.S. consumers can purchase Metallic Blue or White Nintendo DSi^™ systems that come pre-installed with more than $20 in software value. These Nintendo DSi bundles are priced for the holidays and will be available while supplies last at participating retailers nationwide.

“These limited-edition bundles come packed with some of the great Nintendo DSiWare games and applications that have made Nintendo DSi such a big hit with shoppers young and old,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The special price and pre-installed titles make the bundles a huge value for the holidays.”

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