This game is long awaited and is expected to climb the way up in the games bestsellers list really fast: Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii can be ordered now at Amazon with the Wii Wheel that will give players even more fun with this game included.
Some of the features of Mario Kart Wii according to Amazon:
- The Wii Wheel transforms the Wii Remote™ controller into a steering wheel that feels natural in anyone's hands
- Players can race as their favorite Nintendo character, or even as themselves! Mario Kart Wii lets players race with their personalized Mii™ characters. And racers will see other Mii characters they have created cheering from the sidelines on some race courses.
- Players can compete with up to three friends in their living room. Or challenge up to 11 opponents via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in the biggest Mario Kart race yet. All tracks and modes of play are available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and players can visit the Mario Kart Channel to compete in tournaments, check rankings, see when their friends are playing and download ghost data.
- Cruise new tracks and arenas or tour classic courses from Super Mario Kart™, Mario Kart® 64, Mario Kart®: Super Circuit™, Mario Kart®: Double Dash!!™ and Mario Kart® DS. Tired of riding on four wheels? Bust out one of the new motorbikes for special tricks and techniques.
 As Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo of America stated to Wired.com, in average every Wii console that makes its way into a shop is sold after one hour!
One hour only and each single Wii unit has left the store!
Fils-Aime admits that they "are passionately upset about the lack of product relative to demand" - so are the potential buyers that still have a hard time getting hold of a Wii 17 months after the release in the US.
As he pointed out further Nintendo produces 1.8 million Wii consoles every month.
About 40% of them are shipped to North America.
These numbers are huge but it can't be denied that Nintendos ability to miss great opportunities is outstanding.
Nintendo is in the situation every company is dreaming of: owning a product that people are crazy about and that sells like nothing else.
And they don't take care to get their potential customers satisfied.
This is even worse because the Wii is available in Europe without many problems although the demand is high.
So the question still is the same: "Where to buy a Wii?"More than 10 million units of the Wii are sold in America!
VGchartz revealed the numbers for the week ending March 22nd 2008.
In this week alone 228,750 Wii units have been bought in the US.
The Wii is the console that reached the 10 million mark in the shortest time - only 70 weeks since the launch in November 2006 - while the Gamecube needed 167, the Xbox 109 and the PS2 84 weeks.
The worldwide console sales chart:
With the releases of new Wii games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl the demand for the Wii already has increased again and this trend will continue since several game launches are coming in the next months.
Obscure: The Aftermath
Obscure: The Aftermath: Two years ago at Leafmore High, a group of young teenagers were trapped inside their school and hunted by monsters that had been released by the maniac principal.
Some of them survived that terrible night, while most others perished.
The survivors have since picked up their lives and joined college.
But all is not right at Fallcreek University...
Strange black flowers have suddenly sprung up everywhere on campus. While experimenting with these flowers in class, a dangerous substance was discovered that induces strange but vivid dreams.
A handful of students soon find out that there is more to the flowers than anyone could have expected. When the seeds finally germinate, a bad trip suddenly turns into a horrible reality...
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is an arcade style air combat, set in a futuristic universe.
The game is designed to quickly immerse players in scenarios of non stop combat.
Pilot a wide variety of aircraft and earn points for a chance to fly top secret planes equipped with devastating weapons.
Your missions will all be unique and challenging so you'll need the right stuff to be a true Rebel Raider.
Octomania
On a peaceful day in the land of Lonronpia, Kari, an apprentice magician, is summoning up her favorite treat.
When her spell goes horribly awry, hundreds of thousands of colored octopi suddenly rain down from the clouds.
A guardian angel appears before her, asking Kari to rid the land of the octopi and undo the damage of her failed spell.
Opoona
Opoona is the story of a boy who is a descendant of brave warriors, known as Cosmo Guards.
These Cosmo Guards strive to maintain universal peace. During a trip to the planet Landroll, Opoona becomes seperated from his family.
His brother and sister are missing, while his parents are hospitalized with serious injuries. In order to search for his siblings, Opoona must get a job and a license to travel between colonies.
Thus, Opoona's adventure begins as he struggles to establish a life for himself on this new planet.
Opoona is a lifestyle RPG.
The player must adapt to a new environment, meet new people, get a job, all while becoming aware of the precious world and people surrounding him.
Rock Band will be released for the Nintendo Wii on June, 22nd in the US and Canada.
That was announced by Harmonix, MTV Networks and Electronic Arts this Monday.
The package will be available for $ 169.99 and includes the game itself, a drum set, a microphone and a wireless guitar.
Rock Band will feature 63 highly popular rock songs but the online functionality, online play or downloadable content will not be implemented at the beginning.
As Harmonix stated, "However, because the Wii's online capabilities and potential have yet to be fully realized, we wanted to wait before we explored online functionality for Rock Band to ensure that players get the high-quality of online performance they've come to expect."
Nevertheless the developers are aiming an unique gaming experience and decided "to focus on getting the core gameplay on to the Wii and focus on making that awesome."
As Steve Singer, the licensing Vice President of Nintendo ads, "the social interaction and addictive nature of the Rock Band experience is a perfect fit for the Wii and will undoubtedly be fun for the entire family."
Rock Band is very successful for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation and one core factor is the extensive list of songs that can be purchased and downloaded.
Hopefully Nintendo doesn't wait too long to add this feature for the Wii version of Rock Band. | Get updates via email:
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October, 2007