If you like to use the Nintendo Wii, then you know how the Wiimotes love to eat up battery power during gameplay.
Nyko has created chargers for the Wiimotes, and the Charge Base IC is different because it uses magnets. It is quite cool to attach the Wiimotes to the cradle and have them lock there like magic. It is pretty cool, and it even has a USB port in case you want to charge up your USB devices.
You can read my full review here.
For years, Nintendo has dominated the gaming market of wireless controllers with the Wii Remote for their console. Now Microsoft and Sony are both plotting to dethrone the Wii with new wireless controllers for their own gaming systems and convert Nintendo fans over to their side. Microsoft calls their master plan, Project Natal. However, Sony has already unveiled their concept for a new wireless controller this past Wednesday, hoping to take an early lead on toppling the Wii Remote’s popularity.
At the Game Developers Conference, Sony presented their new concept called the Move. This new wireless controller resembles a microphone but has a ball-shaped object on top of it that contains a LED inside. According to Sony, the Move is their next step in continuing the motion controller era that they believed started with their Eye Toy. Set to be released this fall, the Move will be available for about $100 or less and a PlayStation eye camera and a game will also be included with it. This wireless controller will also come with an accessory called an sub-controller, which seems to be PlayStation’s version of the Wii Nunchuk.
Since its release quite a while ago, the Nintendo Wii has been offering gamers the chance to play with the use of full body motion to make gameplay more interactive. Some players also find the Wii very helpful for getting an actual workout to exercise and improve their own health. In recent years, we’ve seen fitness games and products released for the Nintendo console such as WiiFit and game developers like EA Sports have also joined the fitness gaming genre. Now EA is preparing to give us their latest fitness development.
Last year, EA Sports released a fitness game called Active, which included jumping, arm motion and cardio-style workouts for those gamers looking to get more exercise. Now EA offers a new follow-up called Active 2.0. At this time, it is still in development but upon its release in the fall, it will be compatible with the Wii, PS3, iPod and iPhone. The program for Active 2.0 promises to deliver “true fitness” through a new wireless control system using leg and arm straps with motion sensors, a heart rate monitor and an online hub to track and share information from exercise.
However, available sources do not explain how the iPod and iPhone will be involved in the use of this new fitness gaming program. Furthermore, it is also interesting that Active 2.0 seems to have excluded the X-Box 360 as a game console for compatibility. Personally, I have to wonder how well EA Sports will do in keeping their promises concerning this new development. Unanswered questions about iPod and iPhone use and 360 compatibility could be just cause for reasonable doubt about the credibility of Active 2.0.
Hello, gamers, if you’re a fan of sports games, celebrity athletes and the Nintendo Wii, then you’re reading the right article! EA Sports and Nintendo Wii’s Motion Plus have come together to offer you a new gaming experience in golfing. That being said, this game is, of course, starring golf superstar Tiger Woods.
Recently at this year’s Game Developers Conference, EA Sports unveiled a new game called Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 11. As the new sequel in this game series, Golf 11 is very similar to the last one, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 10, which came out last year and was well-received as an impressive and well-developed game. However, the new sequel will give players a unique game feature called “True View”.
True View is a new feature for the game camera that allows gamers to play from the golfer’s perspective when swinging the club. Once this new camera mode is activated, point the Wii remote downwards and the game camera lets you see through the eyes of your character. While looking downward at the ball, the player will aim at the “zero point” on the ground to drive, chip or putt. The Wii MotionPlus-enhanced Wii remote makes this possible by providing greater accuracy in the game movements. These movements are easily seen as they are shown on the game screen, precisely capturing your use of the golf club.
I recently got the WiiFit Plus for Christmas, and discovered a real treat. You should check it out for yourself, because it has some very terrific games on it.
Best of all, if you already have the original WiiFit, you can buy the WiiFit Plus game only for just $20, and it is completely compatible.
You can read my full review here.
I hope that a lot of my readers are video game fanatics, and have at least heard of the Dead Space video game. The game may not have been the next Doom, but it apparently deserved a sequel: Dead Space Extraction.
Actually, this one’s a prequel. While the first Dead Space was made for the PS3, this one is exclusively for the Wii. It takes advantage of the Wii’s motion-controller so you can shoot a lot of violent aliens in this violent M-rated game.
Yes, I’ve spoken about violent video games before, and this would be one of them. I still haven’t changed my mind about them, and if you would like more information, go ahead and click here.
There comes a time when you see the signs of the times, and you know things are coming to an end. I’m not really talking about the Second Coming, because I don’t think I can read those signs too well.
Of course, that is another story. The story that I would talk about is the Nintendo Wii. It had a great opening with too little supply to meet the incoming holiday demand, and the Wiimote simplified the button-munching controllers from the other two competitors.
Alas it has appeared that its run is about to come to an end. I am not going to report this officially, but I will just report the aforementioned signs.
While I was doing some shopping at a Fred Meyer, I saw Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings on sale for $19.99. I couldn’t believe it! This video game just came out. Apparently, it was not a big hit.
To paraphrase a line from Robocop: “Now I’d buy that for twenty dollars”. I figured it was worth trying. After all, I still remember Indy back in his 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark glory, something that faded after that last Kingdom of the Crystal Skull fiasco. Those of you who were disappointed at seeing aliens in that fourth Indy film should know that Indiana is back to finding religious artifacts again as the Staff of Kings is really the Staff of Moses.
See my full review here. I can’t really recommend the game, but if you are looking for a little action, this is a fun way to entertain yourself for a while. I’d recommend playing it with the Wii, then use the Nyko Action Pack.
