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by Stephen Lunn on March 2, 2010
Nintendo has just held its European summit in London, which showcased some exciting new releases set for the first half of this year.
The one game that undoubtedly stands out to us is the sequel to...
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by Stephen Lunn on February 25, 2010
Although it often brings the cynic out in us and many of the games in the franchise on the Wii have been disappointing at best, we still can't help but get excited at the prospect of another Sonic...
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by Stephen Lunn on February 16, 2010
We, at the House, found a new favourite game to play as winter turns to spring and we look longingly outside at the rain. Take a look here to see a preview and some trailers of Silent Hill: Shattered ...
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by Stephen Lunn on February 10, 2010
Nintendo have announced the release of Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for the Wii, the next in the "award-winning" game franchise. Any fan of the Lego series of games (and it's hard ...
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by Stephen Lunn on January 5, 2010
For those of us who prefer the relaxed and yet immersive feel that comes from playing the Wii, in comparison to the more "hardcore" gameplay of the Xbox and PS3 loved by those who take thems...
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by Stephen Lunn on December 20, 2009
5) Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
I had never played the Spyro games when I took the time to review this for House of Nintendo. I was drawn in, however, by the brilliantly fun gameplay which u...
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by Stephen Lunn on December 20, 2009
Are you looking for that last Nintendo purchase of the season? Over the next couple of days, we here at the House are going to give you our definitive (and yet it should be admitted, slightly subjecti...
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by Stephen Lunn on December 4, 2009
Over the last few months, sales of the Wii in the UK have dipped, rather worrying Nintendo over there in Japan. However, results published by Chart Track-GfK have revealed that the Wii, since its rel...
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by Stephen Lunn on November 27, 2009
Free downloads of the BBC’s iPlayer were made available last week for the Wii, and we here at houseofnintendo decided to delete a few of the less enjoyable games we had downloaded from WiiWare to make...
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by Stephen Lunn on November 19, 2009
Nintendo Magazine have published their review of the latest Pro Evolution installment on the Wii, release date today (20th November).
It has been released with much less speculation than expected. ...
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by Sushant Kumar on August 29, 2009
Wii gamers in Europe and Japan will get new Wii Zapper bundles set to be released on November 27th and September 17th respectively.The Wii Zapper bundle for Europe to be released on November 27th fe...
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by Robert Howard on November 19, 2008
Nintendo's quirky little box made its debut two years ago today. So today is a great time to reflect on what Nintendo has accomplished as well as what hasn't quite worked out.
This was a mac...
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by Robert Howard on October 17, 2008
1up.com has officially reviewed Wii Music, and is the first major outlet to do so.
So, did they fall prey to fanboy rage, or did they give the game a fair shake?
With a grade of A-, I'd say th...
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by Robert Howard on October 7, 2008
I hate to be mean, but the latest news regarding Suda 51's collaborative project with EA (that is being released for Wii) shows the ignorance of the video game blogosphere.
To remind readers, E...
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by Robert Howard on October 5, 2008
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While most people were giddy over Punch Out! for Wii (this blogger included), I think most "video game insiders" were particularly pumped about Sin & Punishment 2. H...
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by Robert Howard on October 3, 2008
Iwata: I HAZ BIG NEWS
Today was a big day. Well, it is yesterday already, but on October 2nd Nintendo had a big good ol' fashioned media summit. Here is the rundown of the bigger, most noteworth...
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by Robert Howard on October 1, 2008
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When the dark knight was released some time ago, I remember thinking, "hey, where are the movie tie in games?"
But alas, no games were to be found.
The closest...
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by Robert Howard on October 1, 2008
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Is it me, or are third party Wii releases getting better these days? THQ has released deBlob, a long awaited Wii platformer. Gameplayer rates it a cool 100, while WorthPlay...
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by Robert Howard on October 1, 2008
Shigeru Miyamoto, in an interview with Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata, stated that he felt Wii Music could be good for music education.
Of course, any comment from Miyamoto about Wii Music n...
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by Robert Howard on September 14, 2008
Yes, I'm dedicating a fair amount of blogging time to the Wii Music Defense Force, because I still can't fathom the amount of sheer hatred for this game. Even Jeremy parish's kind words ...
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by Robert Howard on September 6, 2008
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Apparently people like this Strong Bad fellow, from the Homestar Runner website.
The flash based cartoons on this website are sort of like Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Funny to those ...
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by Robert Howard on August 31, 2008
We really ought to do more to support this great looking third party title, which is shaping up to not only be a great game on Wii, but possibly the most exciting FPS game on any system in 2009.
N...
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by Robert Howard on August 31, 2008
The Wii Music Defenders have been far and few in between. Basically Gamespot and myself were the two lonely outposts on the Nintendo internets that were supporting the software. I thought it was a gre...
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by Robert Howard on August 21, 2008
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This has been a good week for Wii exclusive type news. From the official press release from EA:
GUILDFORD, UK. - August 20, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) an...
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by Robert Howard on August 4, 2008
Ign.com
I defended the WiiWare service a little earlier in this blog, but now I have an even better reason to sing its praises: the superb Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King.
Some ...
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by Robert Howard on August 3, 2008
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Mario Kart may have the best online implementation of any current Nintendo title, but that doesn't mean they are immune to the same problems tha...
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by Robert Howard on July 16, 2008
"Winers."
So all is said and done at Nintendo's E3 presser. Here were my thoughts:
Great on the hardware end, below average on software. Animal Crossing was something we all knew abou...
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by Robert Howard on July 15, 2008
We are mere hours away from Nintendo's big press conference- and we already had one small dissapointment: no Kid Icarus at E3.
However, any sadness over that vanished when the Motion Plus add on ...
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by Robert Howard on July 10, 2008
It's almost E3, and a action adventure Kid Icarus game, new IP, and other Nintendo surprises are all dancing in our heads. Almost every year, Nintendo comes out a winner at this conference, becaus...
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by Robert Howard on July 10, 2008
Toot toot! Hear that sound? That's the hype train for High Voltage Software's The Conduit gaining steam and picking up more passengers. Here's the latest footage:
In addition, IGN.com r...