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Sorry it took so long to announce the winners of our latest giveaway, but it's better to be late than never, right? No? Well, while we get our twenty lashes from our bosses, we'll leave you to congratulate the winners. So let's get to it!

Our Top Spin 3 winners are:
Better luck next time to those of you who didn't get a copy and thanks for reading Wii Fanboy!

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Reminder: We're giving away Top Spin 3


Hey, you there. Yeah, you reading this. Do you like free stuff? We're giving away two copies of Top Spin 3, so head on over to the original contest post and read up on how you can enter. Good luck!

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Fanswag: Top Spin 3


It's that time again kiddies. It's time to give you some free swag. Our latest giveaway is highlighting 2K's Top Spin 3 for Wii. We've got two copies (each valued at $50) of the game to give away to a pair of lucky readers, so prepare to get your comment on.

How do you enter? Easy, all you have to do is leave a comment telling us who your favorite Tennis player is. Don't have one? Okay, then they can be fake. Is it Mario? That's fine! You can comment once per day and the giveaway will close on Sunday, August 17th at 11:59PM ET. Oh, and you also must be 18 years of age or older and a current and legal resident of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec). Finally, before you enter, make sure you read the official rules.

Best of luck to all of you entering and thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for stopping by Wii Fanboy every day.

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Wii Fanboy Review: Top Spin 3


The team behind the Wii version of Top Spin 3 was not exactly working in an enviable position. It seems a little funny to call a pack-in game a juggernaut, but that's exactly what Wii Sports is, and any game that sets out to deliver a realistic sports experience to Wii owners is up against that suprisingly excellent set of mini-games. Every tennis game, realistic or not, on the system is going to be compared -- probably unfavorably -- with a game that was free, and that's got to chafe.

Unfortunately, it looks like someone was all too aware of that inevitable comparison, and worried besides, as Top Spin 3 tries too hard to be too many things to too many people. Not only did PAM Development and 2K Sports strive to create a top notch tennis simulation, they also tried to make it easy to pick up and play ... and the two don't exactly go hand in hand when it comes to a deep sports game.

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Wii releases this week: Alone in the Dark edition


This week, Atari's big title hits retail shelves. Will it be the scary and wonderful title they've been promoting it to be? Only time will tell. It's certainly not alone, this week, as the Wii gets several new releases. Let's check them out!

Swing those screens, Top Spin 3


The "hitting balls with stuff" genre has really taken off on the Wii. We've enjoyed light entertainment and small-scaled intensity, but now tennis overlord Top Spin 3 is coming out to play. Will it be awesome? The pedigree of Top Spin lends us to think so, but check out these new screens in the gallery and judge for yourself.

There's no official listing of the available control options, but a hefty wager can be placed on some kind of swinging motion being included. All bets must be placed before June 20 when the game hits the stores.

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Wii releases this week: Wii Fit edition [update]


Well folks, the time for you to get down with Nintendo's fitness software and new peripheral, the Balance Board, has come. Now, it's time for us to enjoy what the Japanese and Europe have been enjoying for quite some time now. Along with Wii Fit, there's also one other title releasing:
  • Wii Fit
  • Top Spin 3
Who's anxious to try out Nintendo's new exercise experience? Anyone excited for 2K's Top Spin 3?

Update: Looks like the listing for Top Spin 3 is wrong. Sorry about that.

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2K announces Top Spin 3 for Wii

Most of us who own Wiis also own Wii Sports by default. The game full of glorified demos turned out to be a gem, and even if everything had been nixed except for Wii Tennis, this blogger would have been happy with it.

That's why we're excited about Top Spin 3 for Wii. Although 2K didn't make note of motion controls for the Wii version in the press release, we'll assume the game will have them (2K would be daft not to take advantage of the Wiimote). After how fun Wii Tennis was, we could only imagine that a game completely devoted to tennis would be even better.

That's not to say that Top Spin won't face fierce competition (namely with Sega Superstars Tennis.) We think there's a market for both games, though. Some people will want to play with beloved Sega characters, while others might want to play with actual tennis stars. And, some folks might prefer a light-hearted title involving minigames, while others might want a true-blue tennis title. If Top Spin offers online play, that in itself might also be a draw for 2K's tennis over Sega's game, which lacks that vital feature.

Yet, we have to say that the list of playable pros is a little flat (where's recent Aussie Open champion, Novak Djokovic? And why is Rafael Nadal only playable in the PS3 version?). Of course, that's just us nitpicking, since we happen to be big tennis nerds.

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