http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new version of Nintendo Wii, complete with HD graphics and a better storage option than the current edition of the console, is currently being pitched to various game developers and publishers by Nintendo with the intention of being released sometime in 2011, according to a What They Play report. Apparently ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/rumor-nintendo-upping-rd-spending-for-hd-wii-in-2011/ Looks like Nintendo's favorite plumber and his friends are going to be crashing in style, as Nintendo has partnered up with Marriott and Renaissance hotels to bring the Wii to travellers in six locations. The Wii™ experience is just beginning for Marriott and Renaissance guests, who can now choose from 20 ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/mario-meets-marriott/ As is the norm with Nintendo of late, they've registered a strange new device, as seen above. To the optimistic, this is what a Nintendo Wii storage solution looks like. But according to the chatter (the other link isn't working for me) on NeoGAF, where it was discovered, it's apparently a ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/nintendo-registers-odd-new-device-a-pedometer/ While we all still wait patiently for Rhythm Heaven to arrive on US and European shores, Japanese fans are already hard at work on their own spinoffs - this video shows Karateka Mania, which sets the rhythmic pugilism of one of Tengoku’s most celebrated minigames to a J-Pop soundtrack. It ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/rhythm-tengoku-fan-spinoff-brings-punchy-musical-fun-to-pc-owners/ It's kind of funny: Disaster: Day of Crisis isn't even announced for a US release yet, and some people have already beaten it in Japan. And to that end, as Duckroll of the NeoGAF forums discovered, the credits are now online: Luckily, for those who may not want (or are unable) ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/disaster-day-of-crisis-credits-revealed/ Engadget is getting itself in a froth about a piece of equipment which has been found on a European trademark registry site, and is putting two and two together and coming up with five, claiming that it’s a Nintendo pedometer. With little supplemental information about the peripheral it’s hard to ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/wii-pedometer-on-its-way/ Well, not quite. It’s just the latest set of must-buy/resist gashapon from Play-Asia, featuring a tiny balance board attached to a tiny Wii Fit by a tiny chain. Not convinced? How about the cute little Wii Wheel? Or the copy of Mario Party 8 that’s mercifully too small to actually play? ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/tom-thumb%e2%80%99s-balance-board-revealed/ Nintendo is looking to have a solid performance this coming Thursday. Every Nintendo fan is eagerly waiting for October 2nd to land and Nintendo to hold their precious conference. So far, the only major rumor circulating is the impending announcement of a redesigned DS, which will come equipped with MP3 ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/nintendo-reviving-classic-franchise/ Gamekyo is today suggesting that Nintendo has a surprise lined up for its conference this coming Thursday. While rumours continue to fly about a new DS model (with camera functionality and larger screens), it seems that Nintendo also has a game lined up. The site suggests Nintendo will reveal a new ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/nintendo-plans-franchise-revival-at-this-week%e2%80%99s-pre-tgs-conference/ GameCube faithful who hoped Radio Allergy would give their system one last hurrah will finally be able to get their hands on the cancelled GameCube swan song. Ultimate Shooting Collection, the aptly named upcoming Wii shooter compilation, will include Radio Allergy. The latest screens of Ultimate Shooting Collection provide us with at ... http://www.wiiconsoleonline.info/2008/10/cancelled-gcn-title-resurfaces-in-wii-compilation/