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Charles' Wii Games Blog June 2009 Archive

By Charles Herold, About.com Guide to Wii Games

EA Sports Active Reviewed

Sunday June 28, 2009
Some people love working out at the gym. There is something about the sweat and strain that just makes them feel good. I am not one of these people; I ... Read More

Nintendo, Keeping the Good Games Away to Make Room for Shovelware?

Friday June 26, 2009
In an Wired article titled Top 10 Raw Deals for Gamers, item 3 refers to Nintendo sitting on quality games. Their first example: Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the ... Read More

And the Award for the Most Bad Press to a Peripheral Goes to...

Monday June 22, 2009
Referred to variously as deadly, dangerous and absurd, CTA Digital's bowling ball peripheral for the Wii has certainly garnered a lot of attention from the gaming press, mainly it seems because ... Read More

Boom Blox Bash Party Reviewed

Sunday June 21, 2009
Some games should not be played alone, and that is particularly true of any game with “party” in the title. Case in point: puzzle game Boom Blox Bash Party. Sit ... Read More

Wii Games Release List: 6/14 - 6/20

Wednesday June 17, 2009
Shacknews list of this week's Wii releases is comprised of a mysterious selection of games I know nothing about, including Ghostbusters, Divas on Ice and Let's Tap. The last ... Read More

Where Not to Buy The MotionPlus

Tuesday June 16, 2009
Courtesy of The Consumerist, a warning that Gamestop is overcharging for the MotionPlus. Thought you'd like to know.

Wii Used as a Treatment for Parkinson's

Monday June 15, 2009
If you know anyone with Parkinson's Disease, you might want to get them a Wii. An eight week study found that when people with Parkinson's played sports games on ... Read More

This Week's Wii Releases

Wednesday June 10, 2009
Shacknews reports a whole bunch of releases this week, including a new Tiger Woods game, a couple of major tennis games from EA and Sega and Nintendo's MotionPlus add-on for ... Read More

Destructoid Tries Out MotionPlus

Friday June 5, 2009
Destructoid has posted their hands-on impressions of the Wii MotionPlus. They look at three games and only seem excited about one of them, so MotionPlus sounds like it's still ... Read More

Sony's Take on Motion Control

Thursday June 4, 2009
While Microsoft is working on Project Natal, which promises to allow players to control games without a controller, Sony is working on an as-yet unnamed motion-sensing wand. Although according ... Read More

A New Monkey Island Game Coming to WiiWare

Wednesday June 3, 2009
Telltale Games, the folks behind the serialized Sam & Max and Strong Bad adventure game series, are now coming out with a 5 episode series extending the Monkey Island franchise ... Read More

Nintendo Unveils Their E3 Line-up

Tuesday June 2, 2009
QJ.net has a good report on Nintendo's press conference at E3. While nothing has nintendophiles doing handsprings, Nintendo has done much better this year than last, when they had to ... Read More

Will Microsoft Out-Wii the Wii?

Monday June 1, 2009
Tomorrow Nintendo will be making their Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) announcements, but today was Microsoft's turn, and it looks like they're going full bore after Wii owners with Project Natal, ... Read More

Punch-Out!! Reviewed

Monday June 1, 2009
Boxing is great exercise. Highly aerobic, it requires quick reflexes, physical stamina, a lot of power and not minding having your nose broken in 17 places. For those who want ... Read More

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