Siliconera (Free subscription) | yesterday
Atomize Mario Super Sluggers to the the control scheme and it feels like an enhanced version of Wii Sports Baseball with a touch of additional depth. You still swing the remote to bat and pitch, but now you can charge both moves. A charged pitch is a timed ...
videogamesblogger.com: (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
If you’re familiar with the “Rick Rolled” meme where people leave a YouTube video link as an answer to someone’s forum question, which then instead plays a corny song by Rick Astley. Well, a while back someone made a spoof song about it that gives a tribute to the longest and most hated Mario Kart [...]
Nintendo Wii Fanboy (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Filed under: Video Apparently, we're late to the party on this one, as folks have been steaming mad over a hack that allows players to toss an infinite number of blue shells during online races. While the video above does not show you the code, it does show you the damage that can be done. We've got a solution, however. Play Mario Kart Wii with us at Game Night ! Having run Game Night...
Aeropause (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
YouTube user Nivek150 compiled the Starman themes from all six Mario Kart games. My favorite is the N64 version, the one with all the whooping in the background (which I believe was also used in Animal Crossing). If you thought that was all too samey, hit the jump for a greatest hits collection of Rainbow Road [...]
Computer And Video Games (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Nintendo platform titles rule the latest German, Spanish and Swedish charts. Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii topped the German and Swedish software charts during the week ended August 24, while Wii Fit held onto the No1 spot in Spain. Click here to read the full article
Next Generation (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii topped the German and Swedish software charts during the week ended August 24, while Wii Fit held onto the No1 spot in Spain. Nintendo platform titles again took 19 out of 30 places across the three top tens, with Wii games making ten appearances and DS titles nine. Six PC games also charted, as did two for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and one for each of Sony’s systems....
Next Generation (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Nintendo’s Mario Kart Wii claimed the top spot in Australia during the week ended August 24. The previous week’s bestseller, Wii Fit, dropped a place to No2, followed by Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and SingStar Amped for PS2. read more
Next Generation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wii Fit jumped back to the top of the Australian software chart during the week ended August 31. The title moved up one place to secure the top spot ahead of Wii Play, Mario Kart and Brain Training for DS, and the previous week’s bestseller , Mario Kart Wii. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Too Human was a new entry at No6, as was the Wii version of EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | yesterday
James Lee09:29 (BST)Nintendo continues dominance of Aussie chartWii Fit has held onto the top spot in the Australian software chart for the week ended August 31, according to data collected by GfK Australia. The Wii Play bundle also held onto its position at number two on the chart, followed by the Nintendo DS's Mario Kart at number three and Brain Training at four. Too Human for the...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... took seven, Dragon Quest V for DS was at eight, Phantasy Star Portable for PSP held nine and Mario Kart Wii rounded the table off at 10.Too Human made a little splash, entering the charts 17.The hardware chart is unsurprisingly dominated by DS with 58,000 units sold, according to Famitsu figures, followed by handheld rival PSP selling 43,000 units.The Wii had the best of the console...
Next Generation (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Company entered the chart at No7.Former chart toppers Dragon Quest V, Phantasy Star Portable and Mario Kart Wii rounded off the top ten.01. Rhythm Heaven Gold (Nintendo, DS) - 76,000/612,00002. Afrika (Sony, PS3) - 38,000/NEW03. J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami, PS2) - 38,000/117,00004. Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (Capcom, PSP) - 34,000 / NEW05. Wii Fit (Nintendo,...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the PSP came in at eighth and ninth places respectively. Closing off the top ten of the chart was Mario Kart Wii at number ten. The Japanese software chart for the week ended August 31 follows: 1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) 2. Afrika (PS3) 3. J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (PS2) 4. Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (PSP) 5. Wii Fit (Wii) 6. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 7. Battlefield:...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Enix) - 23,000 / 1,148,000 9. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable (Sega) - 23,000 / 618,000 10. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 23,000 / 1,734,000 Photo: Jean Snow/Wired.com Media Create Sales: 08/25 - 08/31 [NeoGAF] See also: Japan Loves Them Some Soccer Videogames Rhythm Heaven Beats to the Top of the Japan Charts Phantasy Star Portable Continues Japanese Sales Rampage
Hide and Geek (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
This time of the week always comes around so quickly, yes, it’s chart time! Here are the ChartTrack charts for week ending 30 August 2008; 1. TIger Woods PGA Tour 09 (EA SPORTS) 2. Mario Kart Wii (NINTENDO) 3. Wii Fit (NINTENDO) 4. Carniva:l Funfair Games (2KPLAY) 5. Wii Play [...]
Games Asylum (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
UK Chart Too Human manages to get to #1, but only in the Xbox 360 chart. Over in the all formats chart it makes its appearance at #8, with Tiger Woods 09 taking the top spot followed by Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Carnival: Funfair Games and Wii Play. Bejing 2009 has started to fall from [...]
