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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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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Two news items dropped today that are proving that the Nintendo Wii is having a very merry holiday season.
Nintendo sold over 800,000 Wii during the week of Thanksgiving.  That includes the typically biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday.  Nintendo sold just over 800,000 in October 2008.  Now they have sold that in just [...]

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MadWorld, the much anticipated, Wii exclusive game from Sega and Platinum Games, launched its Web site today.  If you have been living under a rock, MadWorld is the black, white, and blood red game featuring ultra-violent sports.  In MadWorld you play as Jack who is forced to compete in a gameshow called Death Watch.  The [...]

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Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution is set to hit exclusively on the Nintendo Wii console.  Ready 2 Rumble is the cartoon flavored boxing game franchise from AKI Corporation and Atari.  The game is set to arrive in spring 2009.  The game’s host Michael Buffer, The Voice of the Champions, lends his trademark call “Let’s Get Ready [...]

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Hula Wii looks like a new game coming to the Wii. Is it Japan only? Here at WiiPop we love both casual and hardcore types of games. We need something to play with the family! However, I don’t think this craziness will be on our shopping list.

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