12 Person Wario Ware: Smooth Moves Gameplay
Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Nintendo, Wii,
Nintendo’s Wario Ware: Smooth Moves will ship in the United States on January 15th. The game has already been released in Japan and supports game play for up to 12 players. Siliconera now has a video showing off this play mode. Gamers will switch off using the remote to play mini-games; those that fail are eliminated until one player is left standing. The video shows off a bunch of the mini-games offered in the title, as well as a couple of the new games that take advantage of the combination of the nunchuk and the Wiimote. Siliconera also reviews some of the other game play modes in the game, and it sounds like the game will be an excellent addition to the Wii party game library next month.
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Official Media Create Wii Japanese Sales
Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Culture, Nintendo, Wii,
Japanese entertainment sales tracker Media Create has released their figures for the first two days of the Wii launch in Japan; according to their surveys, the Wii console has sold a little more than 350,000 units in the first two days. In addition, the top four software sales titles were Wii Sports at 176,167 units, Wii Play at 174,297 units, The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess at 139,000, and the latest WarioWare title sold 63,954 units. Overall, the software sales tie rate hit 1.8, much better than the sub-1.0 tie rate of the Playstation 3.
The Japanese audience did not pick up Zelda at the 75% ownership rate in the US, but since the Japanese Wii did not come with a pack-in game like the US console, gamers were probably more split between Zelda and the other titles. Wii Sports would be more compelling for the casual gamer and also costs 4800 Yen ($41) to Zelda’s 6800 Yen ($59). Wii Play sells for 4800 Yen, but comes bundled with an additional Wii Remote, so gamers looking to get an extra controller would find this an attractive option. Still, Nintendo’s first party titles all sold well with the launch of the Wii. Unfortunately for third-party publishers, sales figures drop off significantly after that. Overall, it is hard to see the Wii launch as anything but a massive success for Nintendo in Japan.
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Underground Wii Parties Have Started
Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Nintendo, Wii,
Nintendo has said that they have been throwing secret underground Wii events across the country, and Siliconera has a couple of links to gamers that have been able to attend a recent party in Los Angeles. People attending the party were lead to a secret location, where they were able to be among the first to play such titles as Wii Sports, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Rayman Raving Rabbits, Trauma Center: Second Opinion,Excite Truck, and more. Fairly lengthy impressions can be found in the blog and forum posts, but overall it seemed like the general feeling was good about the games presented. All attendees also got a coupon for a free Wii remote when they purchase a system later.
Update: Another Nintendo Underground Party Here
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