Nintendo Wii Fanboy http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com Nintendo Wii Fanboy http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/media/feedlogo.gif Nintendo Wii Fanboy http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com en-us Copyright 2008 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Wii Warm Up: So who's buying it?http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/15/wii-warm-up-so-whos-buying-it/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/15/wii-warm-up-so-whos-buying-it/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/15/wii-warm-up-so-whos-buying-it/#commentsFiled under:


There seems to be quite a bit of ill will and even more apathy toward the release of Wii Fit among Nintendo fans. Whenever it's mentioned, there are always a few people aggressively against the exergaming title ... and yet, preorders have been huge. So who's buying all these copies? People who want the balance board for later titles, or people genuininely interested in Wii Fit? More importantly: did you preorder? Did your friends?
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]]>preorderwii-fitAlisha Karabinus2008-05-15T08:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Best use of Wiimote controls yet?http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/14/wii-warm-up-best-use-of-wiimote-controls-yet/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/14/wii-warm-up-best-use-of-wiimote-controls-yet/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/14/wii-warm-up-best-use-of-wiimote-controls-yet/#commentsFiled under:


After reading Joystiq's hands-on write-up of Skate It for the Wii, we were thrown back by one particular comment: "Skate It's control is one of the best gameplay implementations of the Wiimote yet." Wow, what a statement!

We were all excited about Skate It, even more so when we found out it featured Balance Board support, but now we're even more pumped to try it ourselves. But, does it tout one of the best Wiimote control schemes yet? We'll have to wait and see, however, in the meantime, tell us what titles you think best utilize the Wii's wonderfully unique controls? We'll get you started with an easy one: Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.

Gallery: Skate It

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]]>controlseaelectronic-artsskate-itwiimoteDavid Hinkle2008-05-14T08:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Rate WiiWarehttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/13/wii-warm-up-rate-wiiware/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/13/wii-warm-up-rate-wiiware/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/13/wii-warm-up-rate-wiiware/#commentsFiled under: ,


So, WiiWare launched yesterday! We were all excited to see what we'd be getting, and we even found the time to check out a pair of the more casual titles on offer. But, who cares what we think, we're just a bunch of dumb jerks on a gaming blog.

We want to know what you think. Did you download any of the games? Read some impressions? What did you think of the overall WiiWare launch line-up? And, to make it simple, just go ahead and assign WiiWare's launch a score, like we do with our reviews (keep it between 1-10, makes it easier).
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]]>casualdefend-your-castledownloadspopwiiwareDavid Hinkle2008-05-13T08:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Getting togetherhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/12/wii-warm-up-getting-together/#commentsFiled under:

Now that a weekend (and a holiday weekend at that) has come to an end, we thought it might be a good time to ask: when was the last time you got together with friends and/or family for a little group Wii gaming? Do you get together on a regular basis for a little Mario Kart, Smash Bros., or Wii Sports? Do you rarely play together with folks? We're curious about how much multiplayer action you're getting.
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]]>mario-kartmultiplayersmash-bros-brawlwii-partywii-sportsAlisha Karabinus2008-05-12T08:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: A day for momshttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/11/wii-warm-up-a-day-for-moms/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/11/wii-warm-up-a-day-for-moms/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/11/wii-warm-up-a-day-for-moms/#commentsFiled under:

It's that time of year again: Mother's Day!

So, we thought we'd ask: has your mother ever played the Wii? If so, what games does she like? If not, do you think there are any games she might enjoy? Perhaps Wii Fit?

Go ahead and share any Mother's Day related thoughts here!
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]]>mothersdayCandace Savino2008-05-11T10:30:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Through rose-tinted glasseshttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/10/wii-warm-up-through-rose-tinted-glasses/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/10/wii-warm-up-through-rose-tinted-glasses/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/10/wii-warm-up-through-rose-tinted-glasses/#commentsFiled under: ,

The appeal of the Virtual Console is obvious: nostalgia. The VC is jam-packed with memories from yesteryear, spilling over with wonderful software that defined our childhoods. But it isn't all lollipops and puppy dogs. Nostalgia can also be very misleading, and some of those packets of data you download from Nintendo's service can end up souring childhood memories.

Personally speaking -- and this will probably sound like heresy in some quarters, so brace yourselves -- I was left disappointed by Mega Man 2, a game I adored as an eleven-year-old, but one that now seems slightly dated, with its repeated leaps of faith and enemies that like to spawn directly beneath you. On the other hand, a game such as Super Mario Bros. 3 still feels like a breath of fresh air, almost two decades after it was released.

Thinking about this some more, we have three questions for you. One: which Virtual Console games don't hold the same magic for you as they once did? Two: have any titles aged better than you suspected they would? And three: have you ever held off from downloading a certain game, concerned that it may ruin one of those precious childhood memories?
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]]>commodoregenesismaster-systemmega-drivemega-manmega-man-2megamanneo-geonesplatformretrosmbsmb-3snessuper-mario-brossuper-mario-bros-3tg-16turbografx-16Chris Greenhough2008-05-10T10:30:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Are you down with EarthBound?http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/09/wii-warm-up-are-you-down-with-earthbound/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/09/wii-warm-up-are-you-down-with-earthbound/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/09/wii-warm-up-are-you-down-with-earthbound/#commentsFiled under:


Inspired by the profile of the insane EarthBound fan community Starmen.net, we thought we would ask our audience directly: Are you an EarthBound fan? If so, how did you come by your fandom? Did you get the SNES game at launch? Maybe you discovered the game later? Or did the constant Mother series evangelism on the Internet (including the work of Starmen) turn your eye toward the series?

Of course, there's also the (very likely) possibility that Ness's appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series ignited your fandom. That works too, as does love for Dragon Quest's gameplay.
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]]>earthbounditoirpgsnesJC Fletcher2008-05-09T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Cowboy Jed vs. guys who want to playhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/08/wii-warm-up-cowboy-jed-vs-guys-who-want-to-play/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/08/wii-warm-up-cowboy-jed-vs-guys-who-want-to-play/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/08/wii-warm-up-cowboy-jed-vs-guys-who-want-to-play/#commentsFiled under:


This morning, we've got a very simple question for you: which commercials do you prefer, the new Cowboy Jed ads (minus the hilarious remix footage), or the Wii Would Like to Play guys? It's a tough decision. Cowboy Jed is off the proverbial chain with those extras, but extremely annoying on the actual television. The Wii Would Like to Play guys are great themselves, but some of those ads are not. Have an opinion? Or do you just skip the commercials anyway?
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]]>advertisingcommercialcowboy-jedwii-would-like-to-playAlisha Karabinus2008-05-08T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Playing is believinghttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/07/wii-warm-up-playing-is-believing/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/07/wii-warm-up-playing-is-believing/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/07/wii-warm-up-playing-is-believing/#commentsFiled under:

The biggest selling point of the Wii has to be the fact that it's incredibly fun to play. Thinking about that, we then pondered the people in our own life we've turned on to the console thanks to a play session of Wii Sports or WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

Who have you turned on to the Wii in your life? And, what game was it that converted them from a casual onlooker into rabid Wii fan, combing over weekly sales in the newspaper and calling up various retail outlets to track down a console of their own? Who have you showed the wonder of the Wii off to and how quick did they want one of their own?
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]]>convertfamilyplaying-is-belivingwariowarewiisportsDavid Hinkle2008-05-07T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Nintendo's next big Wii gamehttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/06/wii-warm-up-nintendos-next-big-wii-game/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/06/wii-warm-up-nintendos-next-big-wii-game/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/06/wii-warm-up-nintendos-next-big-wii-game/#commentsFiled under:


With Wii Fit almost out, our radar will soon be lacking in any kind of activity, as Nintendo has no titles on deck to satisfy our need to play the Wii. We've been thinking what their next big title will be and if, like Reggie said, it'll be available at E3 to play.

So let's start tossing around ideas on this one. What do you think Nintendo's big game reveal will be at the show? Will they be pushing Disaster: Day of Crisis, or will we see something else? What do you hope to see? What do you expect to see?
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]]>e308reggiereggie-fils-aimeDavid Hinkle2008-05-06T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: New storage theorieshttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/05/wii-warm-up-new-storage-theories/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/05/wii-warm-up-new-storage-theories/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/05/wii-warm-up-new-storage-theories/#commentsFiled under:

Now that Iwata has said that folks at Nintendo might be considering doing something about the storage crisis, it's time to get our speculation on about what will happen. Will we hear an announcement at E3? Perhaps before, or -- gasp -- after? We would hate to wait! And what'll it be? A new model with a built-in hard drive? Considering the continuing difficulty some people have with simply laying hands on a Wii, that seems unlikely, but multiple SKUs have worked for the other systems. Still, that sort of solution seems far, far less likely than an upgrade allowing larger SD cards or additional plug-in flash memory. Do you think we'll see a solution by the end of the year, and do you care to guess just what it might be?
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]]>hard-drivememorystorageAlisha Karabinus2008-05-05T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Do you finish?http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/04/wii-warm-up-do-you-finish/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/04/wii-warm-up-do-you-finish/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/04/wii-warm-up-do-you-finish/#commentsFiled under:

It seems like we never finish games anymore. There's just not enough time to devote to our favorite hobby, and since there are so many games that we want to play, it doesn't take long before our interest wanes and we move on to the next one.

What about you? Do you tend to play games until the bitter end? Or, will you often toss a game aside before you beat it?
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]]>Candace Savino2008-05-04T10:30:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: System hoppinghttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/03/wii-warm-up-system-hopping/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/03/wii-warm-up-system-hopping/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/03/wii-warm-up-system-hopping/#commentsFiled under:

We've seen games that originated on the DS hop to the Wii -- Lost in Blue is the latest example, but a more notable instance might be Trauma Center.

Do you think switching consoles mid-series is a good idea? If so, are there any particular switches that made more sense on the Wii? And how about the DS? Have there been any franchises that you think should have stayed on the portable?
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]]>dslost-in-bluetrauma-centerCandace Savino2008-05-03T10:30:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: QWERTYhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/02/wii-warm-up-qwerty/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/02/wii-warm-up-qwerty/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/02/wii-warm-up-qwerty/#commentsFiled under:

The Wii now has the rarely-discussed ability to receive input from USB keyboards. You can type in the Wii Message Board and (most importantly) the Internet Channel using the charmingly quaint "hitting buttons with pictures of the letters you want to put on the screen" method instead of the vastly superior, futuristic "pointing at the letters one at a time on your TV" method. But are you?
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]]>internet-channelkeyboardmessage-boardJC Fletcher2008-05-02T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: The worst mini-gamehttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/01/wii-warm-up-the-worst-mini-game/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/01/wii-warm-up-the-worst-mini-game/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/05/01/wii-warm-up-the-worst-mini-game/#commentsFiled under:

So we hear that a lot of these newfangled Wii games are really just collections of mini-games. Some are good. Some are bad. And some are just completely, horrifically awful, and those are the ones we want to hear about today. Just how bad is the worst mini-game you've played inside a Wii game? What was it, and what made it is mind-blowingly terrible? From the controls to a simple lack of any sort of fun, the worst of the worst are usually serious offenders. Tell us all about the steaming piles of poop you've experienced while checking out games.
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]]>mini-gameworstAlisha Karabinus2008-05-01T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Upgraded for Wiihttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/30/wii-warm-up-upgraded-for-wii/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/30/wii-warm-up-upgraded-for-wii/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/30/wii-warm-up-upgraded-for-wii/#commentsFiled under:


With some great PS2 games getting upgraded for the Wii (Resident Evil 4 and Okami), as well as some Dreamcast games getting another spin on the system (House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return, Samba de Amigo), we were wondering if there were any games that you'd like to see get their own Wii edition? There's a lot of games to choose from out there, so you have to have at least one on your mind!

Is there a game that could benefit from the Wii treatment? Is it just something that would make good use of the Wii's motion-based controls, or a game that could really use the new audience?
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]]>dreamcastps2remakewiimakeDavid Hinkle2008-04-30T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Favorite tracks?http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/29/wii-warm-up-favorite-tracks/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/29/wii-warm-up-favorite-tracks/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/29/wii-warm-up-favorite-tracks/#commentsFiled under:


Okay, you've had some quality time with every Wii owner's latest obsession, Mario Kart Wii. Now that you've had ample time to play a few of the game's tracks repeatedly, we were hoping you wouldn't mind chiming in and telling us who's hot, and who's not, so to speak. Loving the newer tracks? Been enjoying some of the remakes? Weigh in!

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii

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]]>mario-kartmario-kart-wiiracerracingtracksDavid Hinkle2008-04-29T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Taking the wheelhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/28/wii-warm-up-taking-the-wheel/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/28/wii-warm-up-taking-the-wheel/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/28/wii-warm-up-taking-the-wheel/#commentsFiled under: ,

Many of us have been hating on the Wii Wheel since it was first announced, and yet, since yesterday, we've spoken to tons of Wii owners who actually tried it ... and liked it. It was a mixed bag around here; some players (even longtime gamers!) loved it, and some found it less useful than some of the other control options. All we want to know is: did you at least try it, if you picked up Mario Kart, or did you skip it without even bothering?

If it's a hit in your house, are you going to buy extra wheels (or possibly look for other solutions)?
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]]>controlmario-kartwii-wheelAlisha Karabinus2008-04-28T09:00:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Kartinghttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/27/wii-warm-up-karting/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/27/wii-warm-up-karting/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/27/wii-warm-up-karting/#commentsFiled under:

Okay, so it's here -- Mario Kart Wii's North American launch day, that is.

Who's getting it (or got it already)? What are your initial impressions? Have you played online?

And, folks in Europe and Japan (and even Australia!), have you noticed a difference in online play? Has it been lagging more since North American players joined that fray, or are things still smooth? Have you been schooling a lot of Mario Kart Wii "noobs" in races and battles?
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]]>launch-daymario-kartmario-kart-wiiCandace Savino2008-04-27T10:30:00 00:00Wii Warm Up: Getting shelledhttp://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/26/wii-warm-up-getting-shelled/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/26/wii-warm-up-getting-shelled/http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/04/26/wii-warm-up-getting-shelled/#commentsFiled under:



Since Mario Kart Wii is coming out soon, we wanted to know what some of your favorite (and least favorite) items are from the series. The one we're most curious about is the controversial blue shell. Do you hate it? Love it? What other items do you covet, or hope that you don't get stuck with?

Gallery: Mario Kart Wii

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]]>blue-shellitemsmario-kartmario-kart-wiiCandace Savino2008-04-26T10:30:00 00:00