Metacritic has named the best Wii games of 2008.  Super Smash Brothers Brawl tops the list of compiled reviews.  That is not a surprise.  The big surprise is that a WiiWare title takes the number two position in the list.  It is interesting that 2D games are making a resurgence through games such as MegaMan [...]

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Rock Band 2 squeezed through a release date right before Christmas.  Were you able to pick up a copy yet?  One of the new features in Rock Band 2 for Wii is the ability to download new songs.  In the previous version, that could only be done on the xBox 360 and PS3 versions of [...]

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Kids are freaking out about the Nintendo Wii. Ah, I remember those days when my family first received an NES for Christmas. It is hilarious to see kids today freak out about getting a Wii. We gave out daughter an Ice Blue Nintendo DS and you should have seen her eyes light [...]

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This week’s releases for the Wii.

Rock Band 2
Deal or No Deal
Yamaha Supercross
Deer Drive
Ultimate Shooting Collection
Garfield Gets Real
M&M’s Beach Party
Six Flags Fun Park

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Sega released a new MadWorld “holiday” trailer. The trailer takes pains to censor out possibly offense, ultra-violent parts of the action. I specifically appreciate the ending that ties in a holiday theme. Nice touch!
Madworld is part of the future lineup of core titles coming from Sega along with The Conduit and The [...]

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Deadly Creatures is at the top of our list of hard-core games coming as a Wii exclusive.  Unfortunately, that list looks like it is moving into 2009.  (BTW - We’re planning a follow-up post on that theme)  THQ and Rainbow Studios did have an October and then December release dates planned at one time; however, [...]

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Just in time for our Holiday wish list… Harmonix announced today that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will be hitting stores on December 18th.  This includes the Wii Rock Band 2 Special Edition bundle, the individual game, standalone drums, and standalone guitar.  Harmonix also confirmed that the Wii will eventually see all the [...]

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Did you think Wii Fit was a one hit wonder?  Think again.  EA SPORTS is getting in on the fitness action too.  The introduction of the Wii was sure to break the mold for what we thought gaming was supposed to be like.  The fitness gaming catagory is starting to explode with titles including Wii [...]

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The stylistic melodies of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, the pioneers of alternative rock, Nirvana, make their Guitar Hero downloadable content debut with the Nirvana Track Pack.  As promised, three Nirvana songs were released for Guitar Hero: World Tour today for the Wii.  The DLC release features ”Negative Creep”, ”Sliver” , and the band’s final [...]

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The Wii has really brought out the imagination for many game publishers. It has also stirred the imagination of many companies building accessories. There have been quite a few silly attachments to the Wii remote already. Here is a list of the top 10 wacky Wii accessories that you can find in [...]

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