Category: Wii

Mortal Kombat Armageddon – Giveaway Contest

Due to the overwhelming traffic that shut down the site today, I’m giving you a reason to trash our servers yet again! Mortal Kombat Armageddon for the Nintendo Wii is the most gruesome fighter on the system! We’re giving away a copy of the game – unopened, still in its plastic wrap – and a Mortal Kombat Armageddon poster!

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Contest

 

Official Rules of Entry:
1. Register an account on the blog. This will give you posting access on the forum.
2. Write 20 posts in the forum.
3. Recommend one person to register an account on the StuffWeLike.com.
4. After you’ve written 20 posts and recommended someone to register on the site, reply to this forum post. Remember to write who you recommended.

There will be a drawing of those users that completed the challenge! This contest ends on June 14, 2007. You must live in the USA to enter.

FIGHT!

You can watch our official review of Mortal Kombat Armageddon right here:

100 Games on Virtual Console

Nintendo is giving video game fans a way to access their favorite classic games, all without leaving the comfort of their homes. And gamers have responded en masse as the library of
downloadable game classics continues to grow. The upcoming addition of Zelda II — The Adventure of Link on June 4 marks the 100th classic game available on the Wii Shop Channel. And since going online Nov. 19, owners of Nintendo’s hot Wii video game system have downloaded more than 4.7 million classic games from Wii’s Virtual Console, a rate of more than 1,000 games every hour since launch. The top five classic game downloads globally to date,
and their original system are:

1) Super Mario Bros. (NES)
2) Super Mario 64 (N64)
3) Mario Kart 64 (N64)
4) Super Mario World (SNES)
5) The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Wii download classic video games from the original Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super NES and the Nintendo 64, and the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx16 consoles. These games are nostalgic totems to veteran gamers, and simultaneously, new, easy-to-play entries for younger players. These games demonstrate Nintendo’s staying power across generations by letting veteran gamers relive their glory days while their children play them for the first time. The addition of Zelda II — The Adventure of Link brings a fourth Legend of Zelda game to the Wii Shop Channel from three classic Nintendo platforms, providing exciting adventures that span the decades. Additional classic games are added to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday.

“With an Internet connection rate reaching 40 percent, Wii owners have more options than ever to find the kinds of games they love to play,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “Beyond the Wii Shop Channel, all types of people are getting connected and checking out the information and entertainment options available on the Wii Menu. Whether voting, creating a Mii or just checking the weather, everyone has a favorite channel.”

The Wii Shop Channel is one of the many entertainment and informational channels that are available via the Wii system. Others include the Forecast Channel, the News Channel, the Mii Channel, the Everybody Votes Channel, the Photo Channel and the Internet Channel. Each of these broadens the appeal of Wii to new audiences and draws in consumers who might not otherwise be interested in a video game system.

More Violence Comes to the Wii

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

This time it’s in the form of Mortal Kombat!!! For $49.99 you too can cut off people’s heads, set them on fire, and more!

“Mortal Kombat: Armageddon brings Midway’s top-selling and award winning franchise to the Wii expanding the experience to a broader audience with its simple and intuitive gameplay,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “The new control scheme makes it easy for the novice player or non-gamer to pull off special moves and fatalities just like a master martial artist.”

The control scheme in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has been completely re-tooled to take advantage of the Wii’s unique WiiRemote and Nunchuk Controllers. With all of the infamous super moves and fatalities executed via the WiiRemote, even the most novice gamers will be creating their own fatalities. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon also supports the Nintendo GameCube™ Controllers and Classic Controllers.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon boasts new, exciting content for the Wii, including a new character, Female Khameleon, and, appearing for the first time on console, a deeply enhanced Endurance Mode which allows gamers to test their true fighting stamina. An advanced Motor Kombat mode, complete with super moves and death traps, allows players to utilize the latest in WiiRemote driving technology when playing in single-player mode or with up to 4 players. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon also includes a customized Kreate-A-Fighter Mode, a unique Kreate-A-Fatality System, and an entirely revamped and improved Konquest Mode.

For more information about Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, please visit www.midway.com.

Geometry Wars Wii

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

Sierra Entertainment announced that Geometry Wars: Galaxies, a 2D arcade shooter game, will be coming to Nintendo exclusively on the Wii Console and Nintendo DS system. The Geometry Wars: Galaxies video game is developed by Kuju Entertainment (Surrey) and is the follow-up to Bizarre Creations’ Xbox LIVE Arcade sensation, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame delivers an all new mission-based campaign where players blast-off on action-paced quests across the galaxy, defending solar systems one by one, defeating waves of alien enemies on new and classic Battle Grids. The controls have been optimized for Nintendo systems, allowing gamers to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller or DS touch screen to execute hotshot moves as never before.

For the first time ever, the Geometry Wars videogame will let players battle via hot seat, co-op, simultaneous and versus in multiplayer mode. Those that own both the Nintendo DS and Wii can link the game together using Wi-Fi to unlock bonus content. Elite players will be able to challenge the universe by posting high scores on the Wii’s online leader board.

The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame also includes the full version of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, winner of IGN’s 2005 Best XBLA Title of The Year.

“The Geometry Wars: Galaxies videogame is an entertaining title blending old-school arcade fun with next-gen gameplay and action,” said Al Simone, SVP of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. “We are excited to bring the Geometry Wars brand to the Nintendo platform as both the Wii and DS enable a fun and frenetic experience for gamers.”

For more information, please visit the game’s official Web site at http://www.sierra.com/geometrywarsgalaxies/.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Nintendo has released new screenshots to the latest Super Smash Bros. game for the Wii! Nintendo has come out to say that the game and even Super Mario Galaxy are being released in 2007 and not 2008 as previously thought. This push to get as many Nintendo titles out onto the market in 2007 could be Nintendo’s way to compete with the onslaught that is Halo 3.

Skip through these screenshots and find the 4 new screenshots related to Super Smash Bros. Brawl!