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 Top 10 Games of 2008 from digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular 22 minutes ago

 Major Tecmo Shareholder Hesitant About Koei Merger from 1UP Wii RSS feed 30 minutes ago

One of the more curious news stories of the past year was Tecmo's decision to merge with Koei, after denying interest from Square Enix. While the merger seems to be set to go forward next year, Bloomberg reports that one major Tecmo shareholder isn't satisfied with the plan. Effissimo Capital Management Pte, a Singapore-based investment advisory company that owns 17.6 percent of Tecmo (the second largest shareholder), says they haven't seen enough information about how the merger would benefit Tecmo investors.

"We have not had sufficient information from the company to make a judgment on the merger, such as the feasibility of their plan to raise shareholder value," said Effissimo director Takashi Kosaka, in a statement presented to Japan's Ministry of Finance earlier this week. When contacted by Bloomberg, a Tecmo spokesperson confirmed they also received the statement, and insisted they have explained to investors why they chose to merge with Koei.

This coincides with information 1UP learned earlier this month from sources who said many internal Tecmo executives have also quietly rebelled at the Koei merger. Currently, the companies plan to form the Tecmo Koei Holdings company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April, so it'll be interesting to see how those plans turn out going forward.

 Wii to Get Video and Food Services In Japan from 1UP Wii RSS feed 1 hour ago

Remember back in the GameCube days, when Nintendo would always insist it was purely about gaming and nothing else? Clearly, they've thrown that philosophy out the window. In 2009, Nintendo plans to bring two distinctly non-gaming services to the Wii in Japan: Video-on-demand, and the ability to place food orders online.

According to an AFP report, Nintendo will be teaming with Dentsu Inc., a leading advertising firm in Japan, to launch a video service on the Wii sometime next year. Curiously, the focus of the service will be on original programming created by Nintendo specifically for the Wii. Nintendo and Dentsu will also solicit other businesses to develop video content for the Wii, as well.

"Nintendo and Dentsu shall use the environment surrounding the Wii so that living rooms with Wii-ready TVs would become more of a fun area for communication among families and friends," both companies said in a joint statement. While we imagine the original programming will be created specifically for the Japanese market, it seems this service may potentially come to North America as well, as they'll be looking toward "expansion to foreign markets" in the future.

 VGTribune’s shovelware marathon hits the home stretch from Infendo - Nintendo blog 2 hours ago

With a goal of raising $500 for Child’s Play, the boys at VGtribune are suffering through a 72 hour “Naughty Nintendo Marathon,” featuring the worst the Wii has to offer. The games are terrible, but it’s for a good cause! The marathon runs through Sunday, and the worst of the shovelware titles are being given away [...]

 Top 10 Things to make Good Games Better! from digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular 2 hours ago

These are 10 really amazing games, and 10 things that would push them into complete and utter perfection.

 Madworld X-Play Game Footage and Interview from Codename Revolution -- Nintendo Wii 3 hours ago

 Wii video service launching in 2009 from Computer And Video Games Nintendo Wii 3 hours ago

Will offer cartoons and original content, says report.
Nintendo's teaming up with Dentsu, Japan's largest ad agency, to launch a video distribution service on Wii.

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 Wii Remote Mod of the Year? from Codename Revolution -- Nintendo Wii 4 hours ago

Hack-A-Day builder TheOreos took a Heckler & Koch MP5 (toy version) and managed to outfit it with the Wii Remote. The builder has called it the WeeP5 and apparently the buttons are exactly fit and the gun works well as a Zapper. Link

 G-Unit Spills On Blood On The Sand, Gaming Cred from digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular 4 hours ago

G-Unit's Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, like group mate 50 Cent, aren't your traditional celebrity turned video game character. They actually play the games they're in. And they know who Sephiroth is.

 Canada.com: Biggest gaming disappointments of 2008 from Codename Revolution -- Nintendo Wii 5 hours ago

Spore, Too Human, Turok, Iron Man, Call of Duty: World at War, Wii Music and Clone Wars have been seen as the biggest gaming disappointments of 2008. The article states: “Last year, there were two surefire ways to make buckets of money in video games: make a music game like Rock Band and Guitar Hero or [...]

 F/S : Neuva Blackberry Storm, Nokia N97 32GB, c905 16GB, Samsung Omnia from Wii News Blog 5 hours ago

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 Super Smash Bros. Coming to Japanese VC from Codename Revolution -- Nintendo Wii 6 hours ago

Well this is a start, those in Japan will finally be able to get themselves a copy of Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64 on the Wii’s Virtual Console in January. However it will be priced at 1200 Wii Points and based on past data, we can expect a North American release in early [...]

 WeeP5 Gun is a Wii Zapper on steroids - Slippery Brick from wiimote - Google News 6 hours ago

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WeeP5 Gun is a Wii Zapper on steroids Slippery Brick, OR - 5 hours ago Hack-A-Day builder TheOreos took a very real looking toy version of the Heckler & Koch MP5 and outfitted it with a Wiimote. What he ended up with was this ...

 Tales of Innocence getting a Fan Translation from Infendo - Nintendo blog 6 hours ago

It seems that there is another fan translation hitting the scene, although it will probably be a year or two before it comes to fruition. As with most fan translations it is really about respect for the developer of the game. As the fans just want to enjoy a game that probably will never come [...]

 Couple gets into a Christmas fist fight over Wii gift from Codename Revolution -- Nintendo Wii 6 hours ago

Whatever happened to the days of romance and love? Now most people would be happy to get a Wii, but WOW. A young couple have both been charged with assault after the boyfriend received a Wii system (which he despises) from his grandparents instead of an RC airplane worth a grand. Link

 MiWi2 spotted in London Shop from Wii News Blog 6 hours ago

MiWi2 puts the Ug in Ugly, seriously the Wii ripoff is a joke. Now I’m not sure how many would fall for the Korean Wii knockoff but seeing it in a London store makes me sick to my stomach. Ok perhaps it’s my medication talking, but I’m sick of ripoffs of the Wii because it’s [...]

 New Screenshots for Dead Rising from Wii News Blog 7 hours ago

Famitsu has released brand new screenshots of Dead Rising: Chop till you Drop for the Wii. The game is scheduled to be released in Japan on the 19th of February. The title was last seen on the Xbox 360 and upon release was successful. Link

 New Screenshots of Phantom Brave from Wii News Blog 7 hours ago

Apparently new screenshots have appeared for the upcoming strategic RPG title for the Wii. The game was previously seen on the PS2 although it’s unknown as to whether the game is a direct port. Link

 Hack the Wii to make Virtual 3D Display from Wii News Blog 7 hours ago

Why wait another decade? Take a look below! Link

 SPOnG's Review of 2008: February - Spong from wii review - Google News 7 hours ago

SPOnG's Review of 2008: February Spong, UK - 7 hours ago It thought the Wii would outsell the lot, of course, but by this point it was already seeming pointless to include the Wii when setting platform holders ...

 Feature: Visionary Top 5: Microsoft from VideoGamer.com - All Updates 10 hours ago

Our predictions for Microsoft and the Xbox 360 in 2009.

 Feature: Top 10 PlayStation exclusives of 2008 from VideoGamer.com - All Updates 10 hours ago

The best PS3 and PSP games released this year.

 2008: A year in review, March - Pocket-lint.co.uk from wii review - Google News 13 hours ago

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2008: A year in review, March Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - 12 hours ago In an attempt to compete with the Nintendo Wii - which was kicking Microsoft's pants in terms of sales figures - the lesser specced 360 was positioned as an ... Gamer Blorge review of the year - Part One: January - March TECH.BLORGE.com 2008-A year in gaming Examiner.com all 32 news articles

 20 Nintendo Happenings from Computer And Video Games Nintendo Wii 13 hours ago

Feature: Secret Ninty stuff for top-level operatives.
Here's where we celebrate Nintendo's pervasive influence on popular culture. Or, in other words, we show you this month's collection of knitted goodies and things made out of hot glue and cheap supermarket ham.



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 Guitar Hero World Tour Wii Microphone Not Working? (Guitar Hero World Tour) from GamesRadar - Wii News 15 hours ago

New owners (and gift givers) of Guitar Hero World Tour on Wii experience frustration with Wii Remote requirement for Mic.