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Wii games this week
GamesAreFun.com This week brings an interesting pair of games to the Wii's library. WiiWare is getting Gammick Entertainment's Family & Friends Party for 1000 Wii points ($10). It's billed as an interactive board game allowing up to eight players to compete in a … WiiWare and Virtual Console releases for this week Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 3/2/2009 Weekly Wii update includes Ogre Battle for Virtual Console |
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Moar Graffix! Vicious Engine 2 announced
Joystiq, CA by Dustin Burg { Mar 3rd 2009 at 1:00AM } The somewhat popular Vicious Engine (primarily a PSP and Wii development tool set) will be giving up its spotlight soon, with the announcement of the much newer and powerful Vicious Engine 2. … |
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Early data: Killzone 2 third fastest selling PS3 game ever
MLive.com, MI 1: Early reports from retailers also suggest that there was "only a modest" increase in sales of PS3 hardware from the release of Killzone 2 but this was to be expected since Killzone 2 is selling primarily to existing PS3 owners and the true effect on … |
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Researchers Use Guitar Hero Game to Aid Prosthetic Arm Development
Game Forward, Canada "Ultimately we are going to get more input and longer training cycles out of patients — and that will translate to better and more natural limb control." Eventually the team hopes to make its software open source so that others can repurpose games for … |
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Bevy of New Rock Band 2 DLC Announced for Wii
Video Game Generation, NC Among those doing just that, content has been fairly steady for the Wii version of games like Rock Band 2, which will this week see the addition of fourteen new songs. While some of these songs, like three tracks from Jimmy Eat World – including “Lucky … Rock Band 2 Update for Wii Gets Stevie Ray Vaughan and More Rock Band Wii Catches Up With Texas Flood Rock Band Music Store Wii Catalog Updated #6 |
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Times are tough
The Age, Australia Nintendo's Wii could be seen as recession-proof because of its cheaper price, and sales last year worldwide were absolutely extraordinary, with no signs of slowing. But Wii also has a reputation for being a short-lived novelty item, and unlikely to … |
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Why every guy and girl must have Nintendo Wii Fit
BigNews.biz (press release), MA The software can then calculate the user's body mass index when told of his or her height. Wii Fit includes more than 40 types of training activities designed to appeal to all members of a household. Training falls into four fitness categories: Aerobic … |
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iPhone Lifts Profile of On-the-Go Games
HappyNews.com, TX Erik Loyer had originally hoped to create his game “Ruben & Lullaby” — a finalist for the Achievement in Art Award — for the Wii. But while Nintendo has made significant moves toward opening up the Wii to indie developers through their WiiWare program, … |
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Gaming Without Controllers: SoftKinetic Evolves Arcades
Cinema Blend SoftKinetic offers fully immersed, fully interactive 3D gesture recognition software and development kits that expands on the old-school 2D gesture recognition platform. Added to this, SoftKinetic has joined forces with Jumping Gym to allow SDKs to be … |
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Report First Quarter 2009 …
TMCnet About Take-Two Interactive Software Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 … |
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