Nintendo Wii Game Console

I’d like to think I was a pretty good snowboarder, but I know I would be telling a lie. I was quite surprised I made it though my last holiday without braking my neck; I certainly cracked my head enough times. Despite this, I enjoy boarding, and most of all I love the tranquility of the mountain. “Wii Family Ski and Snowboard” really encapsulates the spirit of a ski holiday for me. Read more »

Apparently Wii Fit has been at the top of the official UK games charts for over 5 weeks now.

It’s pretty amazing how well it has done, especially since it costs between £65 and £100, was release nearly 10 months ago, and has had fairly mediocre reviews.

I’m looking forward to fireing my copy up on the 25th of April, to see how much weight I’ve gained in the last year!

I’ve got more games for the Wii, than I’ve ever had for any other console I’ve owned. I certainly buy a lot of games, but also seem to get a game or two every Christmas or Birthday.

I’ve been impressed over the last few months about the resell value I can get for them on eBay. This week I sold my copy of Twilight Princess for £29.99 and Wii Family Ski for £22.99. It’s funny, as you can buy them new for pretty much the same price (or cheaper).

My techniques for eBaying is nothing amazing, I just do a little research on the best price. I simply do a search for the same game and tick the “Completed listings” filter, and then order by price descending. I pick the highest sale price as my guide, and then list my item as a fixed price auction using the same value, or maybe a few quid more. To get peoples attention, I try to sweeten the deal with some free P&P. If the item hasn’t sold after a few days, I just drop it a few pound until it does. You’d be amazed what people pay!

I generally spend the money on a new game, and the cycle starts again

The last time I played Virtua Tennis was on my Dreamcast, back in 2000. It was a great game at the time, and Sega followed it up with three reasonable sequels on various consoles; Virtua Tennis 2, Virtual Tennis: World Tour and Virtual Tennis 3.

Digital Spy are reporting that Sega have announced another sequel, Virtual Tennis 2009. This will be released on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and most importantly the Nintendo Wii. It will be interesting to see what controls they implement, although due to the cross platform release, I’d be very surprised if it is anything like Wii Sports Tennis.

I’ve read such good reviews of House of the dead: Overkill, that I  ordered my copy today. £25 from Amazon, what a bargain!

Despite my initial supsion that the official SegaHand Canon peripheral is just another white bit of tat, I’ve ordered one. I’ve read a few good reviews of it, some that go as far as it’s the best Wii peripheral yet!

Later in the week when it arrives, I”ll post some opions of the game with and without the Hand Canon. Hopefully this will help other gamers decide if it’s worth the purchase or not.

After playing Left4Dead constantly over the last few months, I thought I’d had my fill of Zombies. Interestingly it seems that Sega have another exciting gore-fest lined up for us. “House of the Dead: Overkill” is a Wii exclusive, and is shaping up to be quiet impressive. Read more »

Nintendo have announced their line-up for early 2009. There are some pretty shocking sounding titles in there, Hotel for Dogs, Diva Girls: Princess on Ice, Job Island; although I shouldn’t judge until I see them. There are also a few gems which I’m looking forward to, including Madworld, House of the Dead, Pikmin, and Mario Power Tennis. Read more »

As you may know, Woolworths have gone into administration due to massive dept, and the future of the brand is not looking very bright. Today Woolies announced their biggest  every sale, with some stock reduced by up to 50%.

It’s never been a cheap shop to buy games , but due to it’s wobbly future I thought I’d take a look to see if there were any deals. Unfortunately they are only offering 10% off games, most of them being originally priced at their full RRP. You’d save more money shopping around a bit, or buying online, so I was a bit disappointed. The 50% discounts seem to on the most tacky of items, so I suspect this is an attempt by Woolies to sway customers into thinking they are closing imminently, and to make a few extra pounds over the Xmas period.

As for the future of the Stores, MCV have been reporting that American games retailer GameStop may be interested in purchasing a bunch of the stores, which could be an interesting development for us gamers.

The Wii seems to be a troublesome console to purchase the last few Christmases, and I suspect 2008 will be the same. I’ve taken a quick browse around some on the UK online retailers, to see who currently has stock and who are the cheapest. Read more »

I owned animal Crossing for my DS, with me and my girlfriend thoroughly enjoying it. It’s bizarre that a game that involves 100% dicking about can be so enjoyable. It’s a bit like GTA if you took all the missions and guns away, you’d just end up walking around the city talking to people, and enjoying the views. I was a keen fisherman on the DS, while my girlfriend enjoyed expanding and decorating our house (go figure).

Animal Crossing “Let’s go to the City” has now made it to the Wii, and it’s nice to see that it’s got some good reviews (8/10 CVG, 7.5/10 IGN). Although Nintendo have introduced WiiSpeak and a new small section of city to explore, it’s disapointing to hear that the gameplay  hasn’t progressed significantly from the DS version I enjoyed. I’d certainly like to give the game a go, and I’m sure my girlfriend would again enjoy it, but with so many other great titles out on Wii and PC at the moment, I don’t think it’s high on my priority list.