Missy Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Nintendo's Wii to provide AP news By CURT WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer SEATTLE - Rabid video gamers could get some help keeping in touch with the outside world this weekend as Nintendo Co. launches an online news service through its popular Wii console. The Wii News Channel, scheduled to debut Saturday, will primarily feature top news stories and photographs from The Associated Press. Consoles with a broadband Internet connection and the Opera Web browser will be able to access the free news channel, which will offer AP news in multiple languages. Japanese-language news will come from a separate agency. There were no immediate plans to sell advertising space, said Perrin Kaplan, vice president for marketing at Nintendo's U.S. headquarters in Redmond. News will be displayed through an interactive map, which users can navigate with the Wii's wireless controller, Kaplan said. "The beauty of it is it zooms in and out of areas of the world," she said. "So if you really want to focus on regional news or national news versus international, you just blow up the map of the U.S." The AP has a two-year contract to provide news and photos to Nintendo and would like to provide multimedia in the future, said Jane Seagrave, vice president of new media markets for the New York-based news cooperative. "It's a very innovative new application of what we're doing generally, which is to try to get our content to new audiences on new platforms," Seagrave said. The AP will supply news for the Wii in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Swiss-German, Seagrave said. The Japanese news company Goo will supply Nintendo's Japanese-language news, Kaplan said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Wii has been a surprise hit for Nintendo as it competes with Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 consoles. A recent report from the market research firm NPD Group said the Wii has sold 1.1 million units since it was released in the U.S. on Nov. 19, with 604,200 of those units sold in December. "The Nintendo Wii demographic is definitely a wider demographic than your traditional hardcore gamer," said Billy Pidgeon, a video game industry analyst at IDC in New York. "It kind of makes sense for other types of content to be made available on the Wii." Nintendo isn't the only company hoping to offer more from video game consoles with online connections. The Xbox scored an early hit with its Xbox Live online gameplay system and has since begun offering more perks to Internet-connected users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRetreater Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Nintendo's Wii to provide AP news The Wii has been a surprise hit for Nintendo as it competes with Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 consoles. A recent report from the market research firm NPD Group said the Wii has sold 1.1 million units since it was released in the U.S. on Nov. 19, with 604,200 of those units sold in December. "The Nintendo Wii demographic is definitely a wider demographic than your traditional hardcore gamer," said Billy Pidgeon, a video game industry analyst at IDC in New York. "It kind of makes sense for other types of content to be made available on the Wii." about half the people I know with Wiis, it is their first console (or at the least the first one since like intellivision). people are totally buying into nintendos marketing plan, maybe not gamers but people definately are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Four VC games this week: Mario Kart 64 Bonanza Bros. Contra III: The Alien Wars Comix Zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Mario Kart 64....I CAN hold onto my money, I can hold onto my money....ah screw it another $12 down the tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 12 bucks? Aren't all N64 VC games 10 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 12 bucks? Aren't all N64 VC games 10 bucks? N64 titles cost $12.50 for Canadians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Oh yeah. Guess I should've noticed Kscriv location wasn't in the US since it's right in front of my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 And the VC games this week are... - Gain Ground (Sega Genesis) - Super Mario World (Super NES) - VIGILANTE (TurboGrafx-16) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Super Mario World, another of those great Nintendo games I never played because I was the SEGA man. I may buy it once I have money again (Just had to drop $30 for Rumbling Hearts V2 last night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Zelda Tops One MIllion on Wii In North America alone. by Matt Casamassina February 8, 2007 - Nintendo's new Wii console has its first million-seller. In an interview with IGN Wii on Thursday, NOA's VP of marketing and corporate affairs, Perrin Kaplan, said that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has sold more than one million copies "in the Americas alone." Kaplan also said that Nintendo is well on target to sell through six million Wii systems around the world by the end of March. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an epic adventure from director Eiji Aonuma, best known for the N64 Majora's Mask and GameCube Wind Waker Zelda titles before it. In the game, players take on the role of Link on a new quest to save Hyrule from the creeping Twilight realm. The title features old and new characters and classic-style puzzle-solving. IGN Wii rated the game a 9.5 out of 10 and selected it as our Wii Game of the Year. It was picked as overall Game of the Year by the majority of online and print outlets. The edgier Twilight Princess is easily on track to blow the rooftop off sales of the stylistic Wind Waker, which was oftentimes called overly cartoony by critics and fans. Source http://wii.ign.com/articles/763/763003p1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It's seriously getting difficult to avoid buying a Wii at this point. I still want a 360 first, but the price difference and the wife's interest in the Nintendo system is making that struggle even tougher. Come on, Microsoft. Drop the price so I can buy something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 I didn't bother putting this in it's own thread, since I've done enough ones where a game being ported on the Wii. Besides, this is only a rumor and a weird one at that. Okami Leaping Onto Wii? Capcom may be working on a Wiimote Okami. by Rob Burman, IGN UK UK, February 13, 2007 - Mark this one as a rumour for the moment but we've heard that Capcom is looking to bring the beautiful Okami to Wii. You can colour us excited at the prospect of using the Wiimote to control the game's innovative magical paintbrush. Since Okami was released on PS2 last year in the States, it's been apparent that Clover Studio's epic game and the Wii seemed to go hand in hand, thanks to Nintendo's motion sensing controller. However, today a reliable industry insider unaffiliated with Capcom told us that the company is seriously considering creating a Wii version and may even be working on it as we speak. However, when we asked Capcom UK for confirmation of Okami's move to Wii we got this response: "Officially we have no plans for Okami on Wii at this time. Research and development are always looking at possibilities but given Clover is now closed for business, I think it highly unlikely a Wii version would be possible." So there you have it - officially it's not happening but it's by no means a flat-out denial. And even with the closure of Clover Studios it wouldn't be that difficult for a team to port it across, particularly when you consider a lot of Clover staffers are likely to head over to Capcom once the studio finally shuts its doors next month. We'll keep you updated with any further news. Source http://wii.ign.com/articles/764/764007p1.html How can this possibly happen if the studio isn't even around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 - Donkey Kong Country - The Legend of Kage - New Adventure Island - Streets of Rage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 On the to do list: -Super Mario Bros. -Super Mario World -Mario Kart 64 -Donkey Kong Country -Steets of Rage Totals to 3900 Wii Points or about $40 after the 400 Wii Points I still have. And I'm broke, and will be till at least May. AHHHH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Ocarina of Time will hit the VC on Monday. Also, MSX and Neo-Geo titles will hit the Japanese VC soon. No word when / if America will receive them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 I sold my Wii for 200 bucks to a friend because I never played it. If you had my friend code it's no longer me, and I take no responsibility for any offensive Miis created.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Bio-Hazard Battle Chew Man Fu The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Ocarina of Time will hit the VC on Monday. Also, MSX and Neo-Geo titles will hit the Japanese VC soon. No word when / if America will receive them. Neo-Geo titles!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted February 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Chew Man Fu sounds interesting. Has anyone played it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Jim Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Should I download it on my PC and let you know if you should download it on your VC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Elevator Action Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Sword of Vermilion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Double Dungeons Sonic Spinball Tecmo Bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 TECMO BOWL SONIC SPINBALLLLLLL I NEED MONEY NOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Dragon's Curse Star Fox 64 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 I know a bump, but if anyone wants to sell there Wii next month and will except a money order, please PM me(if you have Super Mario Galaxy that would be awesome). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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