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Hot on the heals of news that Sony’s been idea-shopping its so-called “PS4″ to developers, the grapevine has it “from multiple sources” that Nintendo’s started talking up its official successor to the Wii. What They Play “parents guide to video games” co-founder John Davison says he’s heard it from several folks in the games dev and publishing biz that Nintendo’s started showing “what’s next” and buzz-calling it the “Wii HD,” though it’s apparently any one’s guess whether that would be the final name or not.

Think Game Boy to Game Boy Advance, says Davison, or “same candy shell, more powerful not-so-chewy center.”

Tasty bits:

- High definition visuals.

- Greater priority given to digitally distributed content.

- Local storage (for said digitally distributed content).

- A game link for the Virtual Boy.

One of those is only 99 percent false, while the other three fall somewhere in the “who knows, but let’s make a wish!” range.

Of course it’s always possible that Nintendo’s imminent press conference could include a wink or nod toward new hardware. Not likely, but possible. They’ve certainly got plenty of other dots to connect, like announcing their long rumored new Nintendo DS handheld, which an MCV source now “guarantees” is coming.

David Dickinson, eat your heart out. We’ve all heard about rare paintings, jewellery or ancient artefacts turning up at the local church jumble sale, but what about silicon-based entertainment?

Fact is, those old games your mum keeps telling you to chuck out could be worth a small fortune, and because Nintendo’s been in the business since the year dot, it’s your NES, SNES and import games that are most likely to be worth eBay gold.

We could’ve filled the entire list with antique Game & Watch titles alone (they’re manna from heaven for collectors), but for the sake of balance here’s a list of some of the most valuable games across Nintendo’s entire portfolio.

So before you throw out any ‘junk’ boxes from the loft, best check they don’t contain any of these 25 rare classics.
Harvest Moon (SNES, US) - £60The SNES version of Harvest Moon is still considered the best among fans of the whimsy-heavy farming/courting sim. It doesn’t come up very often on eBay, and when it does you can expect to pay at least £60 for a good boxed copy. The N64 version was released soon after, accounting for the SNES game’s initial lack of popularity.

 

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Playing with your head: some of Nintendo’s more imaginative fans have speculated that the next console will translate brain activity into movement.

Fans around the world are salivating over how far the concept of motion-sensitive accessories might go: a full body suit that would capture a player’s every movement is one suggestion, as is the possibility that Nintendo would dispense with the television as its chief means of displaying games and favour projecting everything on to the inside of a mask. There is even talk of a mind-controlled console that could take the form of a claw-like unit strapped to the head, which would translate brain activity into movement.

And amid the adulation, some gamers, too, are wondering whether the Wii has reached its limits. Its graphics are perfectly good, but the machine’s lack of computing horse-power is evident when its games are compared with those on the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360.

 

 

 

I like the concept of granting players a taste of the connection created when you play music with another person, but the lack of a discernable goal in what I played did feel slightly aimless, at least in the jam mode. Sure I could see where I was supposed to play, but wasn’t really penalized (even in terms of sounding all that bad) if I just rocked out in my own world arms flaying wildly.

 Over 60 instruments will be available: A vast variety of string, woodwind, brass, and percussion options; the piano, too. For instance, the Nunchuk and Wii remote let you glide an invisible bow back and forth at your shoulder to play violin, strum invisible space to play guitar, or rattle away when you play tambourine. Various buttons perform a range of flourishes, both visual and musical.

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There have been rumours on the web about some kind of Wii Shoes/boots that are in development.

 

What will these look like and how will they work?

 

If this is true then i think that they will be fantastic in how we control ourselves in the games.

We use the Wiimote and Nunchuck for our upper body and the Wii Shoes/Boots will control the lower body.

They will track our foot movements in jumping, kicking and whatever you do with your feet.

Im guessing that they will White in colour and have the Nintendo Wii motif on them somewhere. (more…)

Im sure you’ve seen alot of wii hacks and mods. Driving a car with the wiimote? playing the guitar with the wiimote? yes it can be done!! Heres a few of our favs…. (more…)

So whats in the wii fit bundle? You get a small white balance board and the cd game for your wii.

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