April 4th, 2009 by Griffin McElroy
A GoNintendo reader by the name of Maxemillian_X recently snapped a picture of an upcoming release list from an Amsterdam-based gaming retailer which reveals two interesting pieces of Wii news. The first (and somewhat more reasonable) item is a supposed July 10 release date for the Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus bundle, as well as the standalone MotionPlus peripheral.
The second eye catching release date on the list is for Wii Fit Plus, which is apparently due out November 19, giving us plenty of time to find out what the hell it is. Given the pictured release list’s dubious origins (we don’t know what store it came from), we’re taking it with a healthy dose of trepidation. Still, a summer release for Wii Sports Resort and a follow up to Nintendo’s exergaming cash cow don’t seem beyond the realm of possibilities.
Rumor: Release list dates Wii Sports Resort with MotionPlus, reveals Wii Fit Plus originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 27th, 2009 by David Hinkle
EA is determined to release its new crop of sports game, whether or not Nintendo has released the Wii MotionPlus peripheral or not. As you may recall, EA revealed the next Tiger Woods game would feature MotionPlus support, as well as a new tennis game the company is developing, and both will ship to retail on June 16, 2009. EA Sports’ PR chief, David Tinson, said that both games “will be compatible, but not dependent, on WMP. They will ship with the functionality, regardless of when WMP comes to market.”
The peripheral is a tie-in with Wii Sports Resort, a game that was woefully absent from Nintendo’s big release list yesterday. Will MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort be on store shelves by June 16? Nintendo has yet to comment on an exact release for the Wii Sports successor, but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as we hear.
EA not waiting on Nintendo, will release MotionPlus-compat games on time originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 7th, 2008 by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Wii Warm Up
It’s Sunday, and for some of you out there, it’s cold or even snowing. That means it’s a good day to stay inside and fill your hours with incredible silliness. That’s what we do when it’s freezing, anyway. Alternately, you could probably play video games, but talking about them can be so much more fun. But we don’t want to talk about real games. That isn’t any fun at all. Instead, let’s see if we can cook up some completely ridiculous Wii game concepts. With Wii MotionPlus heading out to improve our real motion experience, and the console’s fascination with minigames, what’s yet to come? Wii Music-er? Wii Dodgeball? Wii Cage Match? Call it now.
Wii Warm Up: Ridiculous! originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 8th, 2008 by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Interviews, Peripherals
The boffins at InvenSense who developed the MotionPlus accessory have insisted that their relationship with Nintendo is “not an exclusive one,” and haven’t ruled out the possibility of the MotionPlus technology seeing other companies on the side. The cads!
There’s certainly not a lack of interest, with company head Joe Virginia telling Eurogamer “I can’t get into details about other folks that are interested in this technology, but as you might imagine of course there is more interest out there.” Whether Sony or Microsoft will pounce at this opportunity remains to be seen. The whole internet decided that Microsoft would reveal a motion-sensing controller at E3, only for the Redmond firm to unveil a big, fat nothing.
On a more positive note, Virginia talked up the possibilities of MotionPlus, discussing adding spin to tennis shots, curve to a bowling ball, ultra-precise golf swings, and sword motions with forward thrusts. You already knew all that was possible, but reading it this morning made us excited for MotionPlus all over again.
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July 20th, 2008 by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Meta
In the second year of the newly revamped show, Nintendo released a few much-desired games, as well as a pair of incredible peripherals, and yet, there seemed to be something missing. Much of the show’s excitement came from third parties (on
my Nintendo Wii?), and some found Nintendo’s announcements disappointing. Whatever your reaction, we’re sure we can all agree on one thing: there was a
ton of news and a flood of media. Luckily, you can revisit it all right here (even the week’s
most outrageous story, which wasn’t even from E3).
We’ve listed a few of the show’s highlights below, but for the full index of all our 2008 E3 coverage, hit the break. We still have a few items rolling in, and we’ll be updating the index as that happens. Check back with us over the next few days by clicking the E3 sidebar graphic.
Hands-on Impressions
Video
Misc
And don’t forget about the stories at
Joystiq!
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A new Pikmin sprouts!
Animal Crossing: City Folk confirmed
The Conduit will use WiiSpeak
Wii Sports Resort announced
Mega Man 9 feels more like a 10
Wii Fanboy bats-on with Mario Super Sluggers
Animal Crossing to support keyboards, save fruit-picking time
Wii Fanboy hands-on with Wii Sports Resort