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Wii Fit: You decide!

Posted May 27th 2008 12:30PM by Chris Greenhough

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There's every chance you'll already have made your mind up on Wii Fit, but hopefully one of our perspectives will have influenced those of you who are undecided. So what's it going to be, folks? You decide!


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Miyamoto nominated again for Time 100

Posted Apr 11th 2008 5:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News

It's that time of year again, folks -- the point at which we implore you to help us shamelessly rig an internet poll so that Nintendo design guru and all-round hero Shigeru Miyamoto can climb as high as possible in Time magazine's list of the year's most influential people.

The Shigster is amongst 207 names to be shortlisted for the final Time 100, and currently lies in 25th spot, after coming ninth last year. At the time of writing he's sandwiched between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (who, as a self-made billionaire of 24, we find eminently punchable) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of the assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto.

On his profile page, the magazine mentions the usual Miyamoto achievements (Donkey Kong, Mario, father of modern videogaming, etc.), but also refers to Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Fit, and ponders whether the latter will help "reverse gravity for all the obese, video game–playing kids out there." If it does, we'd say that's worthy of a top five spot next year!

[Via Eurogamer]

Nintendo Power asks for your VC wishlists

Posted Apr 4th 2008 10:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Virtual Console

We get to have our say about what we'd like to see on the Virtual Console every single week, and now Nintendo Power is giving its readers the chance to do the same. At first, we thought Nintendo Power just might be able to turn Nintendo's head to what the fans want (it is, after all, the official Nintendo tome for the U.S.). And then, we read the disclaimer: "This is for polling purposes only, and will in no way determine future Virtual Console releases." But we don't believe them. Actually, we kind of do believe them, but it's worth a shot, right? Right?

If you want to take part and push your game up the list, just drop a line to vcpoll@futureus.com, and the magazine will do the rest, totting up the votes and publishing the top 100 most requested not-yet-Virtual Console games in a future issue. It'd be nice if you put in a shout for some of our favorites as well. Not that we're Secret of Mana suggesting you Pilotwings 64 do anything Alf untoward like rigging the results.

Wii Play: You decide

Posted Mar 27th 2008 11:15AM by Alisha Karabinus

You've heard the arguments for and against the success of the Wii Play package, and now it's time for you to tell us where you stand.


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Is Mario a bipartisan ambassador?

Posted Nov 14th 2007 1:40PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News

With all the news of Mario relating to politics this week, we have to speculate that our favorite Italian plumber (as opposed to the millions of other Italian plumbers you know) is currently aiming for the position of World Dictator. As it stands, it seems that pretty much everyone would be okay with that.

According to a Zogby poll, the games of choice for conservatives are Madden and Mario, while liberals like Mario and The Sims. See the common denominator? Even middle-of-the-road folks love him, choosing mostly to play Mario, Donkey Kong, and Madden.

We don't know how reliable a poll like this is (as Game Politics points out, where are all the Halo players?), but one thing is certain: the people love their Mario.

Suddenly, the term "Mario Party" seems to have taken on a whole new meaning.

[Via Game Politics]

Mario for Prime Minister of Canada

Posted Nov 13th 2007 3:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: News

Nintendo of Canada commissioned a survey (for bragging rights, perhaps?) to find out whether Mario or Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was more recognizable. The winner? Yep, our favorite plumber.

In the cities of Toronto, Calgary (where Harper was a Member of Parliament), and Halifax, more people could identify Mario's picture than Harper's picture. On the one hand, it's not surprising that everyone seems to know Nintendo's icon. On the other hand, however, it's embarassing for the human race in general that we can identify more with a fictional (albeit lovable) character more than our world leaders.

So, what did Nintendo of Canada have to say on the issue? The company's general manager Ron Bertram responded, "Canadian politicians are lucky Mario doesn't have his Canadian citizenship and could campaign for office." Oh, snap! Hear that, Mr. Harper? You may want to fire your campaign team and hire Nintendo's PR sector instead.

[Thanks, Ninja-bot!]

1UP offers up 5 must-have titles

Posted Oct 26th 2007 10:52PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

For as much as we usually enjoy their coverage, we're left smacking ourselves in the head and yelling "duh!" to ourselves regarding this top five list of supposed overlooked games. They're titles we've very much conveyed our excitement over in the past, so we're wondering why they're so late to the party on this one.

After checking out their list, hit up our poll below and let us know which one you think is the best of the best. And, after that, leave a comment letting us know of an upcoming title that is a must-have that isn't on the list.

Awfully demanding, aren't we?

Fans have spoken: Mega Man for Wii, please

Posted Aug 9th 2007 3:05PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

Capcom held a poll last week asking which platform gamers most wanted to see a new Mega Man game on, and Wii won! If Capcom listens to our opinions, we can expect an announcement soon about a new Wii game. Of course, they've probably already been working on a Wii Mega Man game-- why wouldn't they?

The only question is: which spinoff series will it be? Mega Man X? Mega Man Battle Network? Mega Man Star Force? Mega Man Zero? Mega Man ZX? Mega Man Legends? (That one would actually be okay!) Maybe it'll be a Rockman Battle & Chase sequel. The only thing we're absolutely certain won't happen is a real Mega Man game. After years of milking the series on the NES, Capcom seems to be extremely resistant toward putting the Blue Bomber back at the forefront of the series.

Poll results: Still having trouble finding a Wii?

Posted Jul 12th 2007 12:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Wii Fanboy poll

After asking you all about your quest to hunt down and secure a Wii, we're surprised to see that so many of you still don't have a Wii. It's been that tough trying to find a Wii? We were sure that the situation had improved significantly, based on our own findings at popular stores in our area.

Have those of you still in need of a Wii checked online vendors?

Poll: Are you still having trouble finding a Wii?

Posted Jul 5th 2007 2:15PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Wii Fanboy poll

We were cruising around the net, checking out this and that, when we stumbled over to CNN and found this story involving Wii supply and demand. We then began to wonder about you, fine reader, and your quest to find a console. We all know it's been tough since launch to get one, but we've seen stores in our area actually have consoles on the shelf.

So, we'd like to know if it's the same for you. Having trouble finding a Wii?

Poll: WiiWare's real launch date

Posted Jun 27th 2007 7:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Fan stuff, Wii Fanboy poll

Nintendo's "early 2008" prediction for the launch of WiiWare might seem like a lifetime away, but we're still not convinced that the company has given itself enough time to turn the Shopping Channel into a vehicle for new downloadable game content. Nintendo isn't exactly known for its punctuality -- one need only look to the DS's delayed WiFi Connection implementation or the GameCube's nearly-nonexistent online service for examples of stalled promises.

What're your thoughts on the possibilities of WiiWare arriving on schedule? Does early 2008 really sound feasible? Or does it sound like a bunch of duck tales (a-woo-woo!)?

Virtually Overlooked poll: Five games enter, one game leaves

Posted Jun 15th 2007 5:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff, Wii Fanboy poll

You've seen everyone's picks, sure, but of all the games listed, which one do you most want on the Virtual Console? Each member of the Wii Fanboy staff has selected one of their top five VC picks -- now you get to decide which game is the most desired of all those featured during Virtually Overlooked week (it's totally StarTropics).

But what if the game you most wanted isn't listed here? Then let us know about your real pick in the comments, but go ahead and vote (for StarTropics), because, hey -- we need to be ranked by you. It fulfills us (especially if you vote for StarTropics).

No subliminal messages were harmed in the writing of this poll.

Everybody Does Free Market Research for Nintendo Channel

Posted May 7th 2007 7:50PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Rumors

Aeropause's Stephen Munn, reacting to a recent Everybody Votes Channel question about how people preferred to buy music, suspects that the Everybody Votes Channel may not be just about harmless fun.

He believes that this question is aimed at gauging interest in a future music download channel, implying that the Everybody Votes Channel has always been an attempt to get marketing data from Wii users and pretend it's a game. We're going to have to add this plausible theory to our our own list of Everybody Votes conspiracy theories.

What do you think? If this is true, are you outraged? Or does the intent of the service not matter as long as you're having a good time?

Miyamoto makes the print version of Time 100

Posted May 4th 2007 10:35AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News

We all knew that Shigeru Miyamoto would rank pretty highly on the online version of Time magazine's list of the most influential people; after all, it was people like us determining the rank.

What's surprising is that Miyamoto also appears in the print version of the Time list, which was not determined by Internet polling, but by Time magazine editors, who probably know a little more about who's influential in the world. This one isn't ranked hierarchically; the fact that Miyamoto is #92 out of 100 is only because he's categorized in the last section, "Builders and Titans." Put down your torches.

Strangely, the piece about Miyamoto is written by Johnathan "Fata1ty" Wendel, who, as a competitive PC gamer, seems pretty far removed from the fun-for-all Wii phenomenon. He's also possibly the first Time writer with a part-1337 name.

Miyamoto ends up at #9 on the Time 100

Posted May 3rd 2007 11:53AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Fan stuff

An expert team of historians and sociologists have finished their initial research, and have determined that Shigeru Miyamoto is the 9th most influential person of the year. We're totally kidding about the experts and the research-- it was just a web poll.

Rather than taking the time to go down the top 8 and make fun of them, we'll leave the baffling revelation of who made the cut as an exercise for you. You'll be surprised, and kind of confused! Maybe even a little disgusted!

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Still having trouble finding a Wii?
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	Nope, I nabbed a Wii right off a store shelf with ease.
	Nope, got mine through an online vendor.
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When do you expect WiiWare to launch?
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	Early 2008, as promised.
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	Seiken Densetsu 3
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Miyamoto nominated again for Time 100

Nintendo Power asks for your VC wishlists

Wii Play: You decide

Is Mario a bipartisan ambassador?

Mario for Prime Minister of Canada

1UP offers up 5 must-have titles

Fans have spoken: Mega Man for Wii, please

Poll results: Still having trouble finding a Wii?

Poll: Are you still having trouble finding a Wii?

Poll: WiiWare's real launch date

Virtually Overlooked poll: Five games enter, one game leaves

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