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Wii News Daily

January 6th, 2009

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, Chopping You On 27th Feb

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop gets a 27th February date. In the Wii edition, freelance journalist, Frank West, continues to chop zombies in the local shopping mall of Willamette. Many core elements have been redesigned for the Wii platform.

Here’s a list of features you can look forward to.

• Utilizes the same engine as Resident Evil 4 Wii edition.
• New level of interaction – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii Remote functionality
• Huge environment – expansive indoor and outdoor areas of the mall provide a variety of different locations to explore
• Improved save functionality allows for more seamless gameplay
• Hoards of enemies on screen at once resulting in non-stop, pulse-pounding action
• Anything in the mall is at Frank’s disposal
• Grab environmental objects like umbrellas and benches to use as improvised weapons
• Snatch items from different stores to use as weapons including golf clubs, lawnmowers, frying pans and more
• Consume food and drink to revive health

Hit our Wii Amazon page to pre-order this bloody game.

By Patrick Quek -- 0 comments

January 2nd, 2009

Credit Cards Into Wii Slot, A Broken Wii At The End

We’ll need to dish out our credit card to top up the Wii points to buy retro games at the Virtual Console channel but for what we know, we just have to key in our card’s number and some confidential pin code to complete a transaction. However, not everyone is familiar with this process.

A mum inserted not one but three credit cards into her Nintendo Wii’s tiny disc slot after following the below advice.

“put in your credit card when prompted on the Shop Channel, and get the amount of points you want.”

Of course, no Wii points were awarded, the Wii gone bust and we got an angry lady in the end but this incident offers some light to create a Wii accessory for swiping credit cards. Probably, Nintendo can implement a credit card function in Wii 2.0.

Image: Crunchgear | Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy

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January 1st, 2009

Order Your Food Via Your Wii, Japan Yummy Food Delivery Channel

Without food, we’ll die. Without Wii, we’ll die too. If we can eat before, during and after some Wii playing, we’ll assured that we can live very, very long. And our wish is granted.

The new year will see the Wii adding a Food Delivery Channel in Japan to let Wii owners order some really yummy food via their Wii consoles. Demae-can.com, an online food ordering service, can be accessed through the channel to bring you authentic sushi, pizza, fried rice, Chinese food and other exotic cuisine.

Using your Wii remote, you can choose your food easily while listening to great background music that complements your food selection. If you are those “let-it-be” type, a roulette mode can be accessed without much difficulty although we don’t expect free food cheat codes hiding somewhere.

Via Kotaku

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December 30th, 2008

A Nintendo Corner @ Toys “R” Us Times Square

If you have some time in your already full Wii hands, you can head down to the dedicated Nintendo corner located at the Toys “R” Us of Times Square. There is an interactive Wii wall, plenty of DS sets to try out new games and knowledgeable Nintendo staff to answer your 101 Nintendo questions such as if Mario and Peach have any kids already.

Image: Nintendo | Via: Gamelife

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December 28th, 2008

Umbrella Umbrella, No Zombie Raining

The Umbrella Corporation may be a fictional bioengineering pharmaceutical company in Resident Evil series but its umbrella is real and can be used. Red and white alternating panels give you the recognition as the company’s once employee. You should count yourself lucky that you have not turned into a zombie yet. $14.99 for a rainy day.

Where To Buy:

Thinkgeek {Umbrella Umbrella}

Image: Thinkgeek

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December 25th, 2008

Monster Hunter G Coming To Wii In Japan

Monster Hunter G which is originally from PS2, will be coming to Wii by Spring 2009 in Japan. Nunchuk won’t be used as the game requires a classic controller to work. 16:9 widescreen format and the option to send items to your home are excluded from the Wii version.

Hope this Monster will be coming to North America in good time.

Image Capcom | Via Destructoid

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December 25th, 2008

Have A Raving Christmas!

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December 25th, 2008

Kids Are Asking Santa For A Wii This Christmas

When the Nintendo Wiis are in limited supply, some children are smart enough to ask for the hot gaming console from the Big guy, Santa Claus.

“Dear Santa, Here is what I want if it’s not too much trouble: a Nintendo Wii, Controlled Spike the Dinosaur, V-Smile Motion, Laser Jam, Kidart Studio. Hope it’s not too much trouble and hope you’re not working too hard.” — Granbury

I hope Santa grant this kid his wish and if you (yes, you) are reading this blog, please give me Guitar Hero: World Tour as this year Christmas present, thanks lot with love!

Via TMCnet

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December 23rd, 2008

Mangaon, New Manga Service For WiiWare & DSi

A new manga service is ready for both WiiWare and DSi in Japan. Mangaon features content from Jump, 3D navigation and an English section. Very yummy.

Via Go Nintendo

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December 20th, 2008

Exclusive Wii Title For 2009, Commander Game?

This is a video of a probable-exclusive Wii title for 2009. We can’t make heads or tails out of it but anyway, is the holiday season, why so serious?

Via: C3

By Patrick Quek -- 1 comment