Wii Sports Resort sells more than 500,000 units

Since July 26, Wii Sports Resort has sold over 500,000 units for the Wii. The title has 12 resort-themed sports to play and comes with one Wii MotionPlus accessory. “Through Monday we sold one copy of Wii Sports Resort roughly every 1.5 seconds continuously since it launched in the United States,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “This tells us consumers were eagerly waiting to get their hands on these fun activities, and it’s a great start for a game that will have long-lasting appeal.” Wii Sports Resort sells for $49.99 and additional Wii MotionPlus accessories sell for $19.99 each. Stealthyslyth recently attended a Nintendo event where they made New York into a resort, at least for a little while. Read about her experience here.

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UK Game Sales for last week

Nintendo makes a big move as they hold the one/two spot in this week’s UK Game Sales Charts. Wii Sports Resort with the new Wii Motion Plus holds onto the top spot and Wii Fit gets some legs and moves up three spots! Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 stays the same in third place but Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince drops two spots. EA’s Fight Night Round 4 moves up a spot to make it to the top 5. UFC Undisputed makes the bigger move from 12 up to 8, while an old favorite in the UK, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games makes a comeback at 16 in the charts. Electronic Arts and Nintendo are tied for most popular publisher both with 6 spots on the top 20 countdown. EA had the lead for a little while, can they regain it next week?

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Nintendo Introduces Wii Sports Resort

Nintendo has announced the next installment of the Wii Sports franchise: Wii Sports Resort. The game features a new control system which takes advantage of the Wii Motion Plus. This controller attaches to the base of the Wii base of the Wii Remote in order to make the controls more accurate. Wii Sports Resort is targeted to both the veteran and non-experienced gamer. The 12 sports (archery, basketball, bowling, golf, table tennis, Swordplay, Air Sports, canoeing, cycling, Frisbee, Power Cruising and wakeboarding) allow players to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers in different ways, and while some sports require both controllers, others can be played using only the Wii Remote. In archery, players hold the Wii Remote vertically like a bow while drawing back the Nunchuk. In Frisbee, players motion with the Wii Remote as though they were tossing a real Frisbee. And while playing wakeboarding, players hold the

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PDP’s Nerf Sports Pack for the Wii

The Nerf Sports Pack comes with four items: A tube holder for the Wiimote, a golf club attachment, a bat attachment, and a racket attachment. Each of the attachments click to the Wiimote holder in order to form a whole club/bat/racket item.

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Star Wars Wii-Mote Add Ons: Lightsaber and Clone Tooper Blaster

The Wii loves its video game accessories, and we eat them up. A while back when The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was released there was an add of a sword and shield for the nunchuk and wii-mote.  We have the Wii Fit balance board, the wii bowling ball and other items to go along with it. Of course, what would be an add-on-ation without discussing every Star War fan’s dream of having a lightsaber. Dream no longer!  Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc. or  BDA has announced two new Star Wars licensed video game accessories for Wii – the Clone Trooper Blaster and Light-Up Lightsabers. These add ons are in honor of the new Star Wars game that would be released this September “Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes”. In either press release the items are decribed as follows: “The blaster is designed for use with both the Wii Remote™

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E3 2009: Hand On First Look at Red Steel 2

A hands on first look at Red Steel 2 by Ubisoft.

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Penguin United Launching Wii Pistol

Penguin United will launch the new CrossFire Remote Pistol for the Wii at E3 this year. The CrossFire is the first gun for Wii that has the remote already integrated into the guns design. The A and B buttons, and D-Pad have been repositioned for easy access and functionality. The CrossFire features: * Self-contained remote gun – does not require inserting Wii remote into gun “shell” * Designed to create a true gun experience * A-Button repositioned for thumb access while holding pistol * B-Button repositioned for trigger finger access * D-Pad repositioned for immediate thumb access * Works as regular remote for non-shooter games * Enhanced Vibration function * Built-in Speaker enhances audio experience The CrossFire will be at E3 June 2nd – 4th at the Penguin United Booth #3029, South Hall.

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Charge your Wii Remotes easily

This may just be the greatest invention ever. Energizer has created the Energizer Induction Charge System that allows you to charge up to two Wii Remotes. You won’t even have to remove the sleeves, Wii Motion Plus or lanyards to charge. Basically drop the Wii remote into the cradle and you are done. “Our goal is to provide gamers with fun and easy-to-use technology that enhances their gaming experience,” said John Moore, Senior Vice President of Marketing for California-based PDP. “The Energizer Induction Charge System makes it so you don’t have to ‘undress’ your Wii remote any more, reducing the frustration to gamers.” The Power & Play line from Energizer is a rechargeable battery brand that can power game controllers. Definitely sounds like something I have to look into for Xbox 360 controllers. The Energizer Induction Charge System will be available on May 11 2009, for $49.99.

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Wii-mote gets an attachment that makes it more sensitive

Nintendo has released an attachment for your Wii-mote that will make it more sensitive. The new Wii MotionPlus accessory will be in stores on June 8 and should help with precision and performance. Nintendo is also launching Wii Sports Resort on July 26 to show how the Wii MotionPlus adds to the game. If you purchase Wii Sports Resort you get a single Wii MotionPlus accessory. The press release does mention that when it’s used with specially designed games, Wii MotionPlus tracks your movement in finer detail. Which may mean that the Wii MotionPlus will not automatically make a difference with older games. “Wii MotionPlus represents a new evolution in video game control. The variety of fun games in Wii Sports Resort show off its incredible precision,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Developers around the world are busy working on new ways

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