Nintendo have taken the top four spots in the individual titles Top 40 list with Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
However, Activision’s immensely popular Modern Warfare 2 has taken the number one spot in the Entertainment Top 40 List which includes combined sales for multi-platform games.
Shui Ta, a write for the Examiner, has compiled what he deems to be the essential games for the Nintendo Wii this Christmas. This comprehensive list clearly states some gems which are likely to be overlooked by the majority of consumers, so do yourself a favour and make sure you check them out.
5. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Muramasa: The Demon Blade shows that 2D games can still be relevant even though gaming has evolved. For one, this action-RPG is among the most visually impressive games on the Nintendo Wii. Not to mention that it also features fast-paced action with multiple play styles. If you are looking for a game filled with fresh ideas, than you won’t find a better alternative than Muramasa: The Demon Blade.
4. Dead Space Extraction
The original Dead Space was one of the best sleeper hits of 2008. In 2009, the series took its space horror experience to the Nintendo Wii with Dead Space Extraction. The on-rails shooter is one of the best-looking games on the system with visuals rivaling the first game. This must-have game also includes robust content with plenty of extras to weave through once you finished the main story.
3. Punch-Out!!
Nintendo decided to revive their boxing series, Punch-Out!!, for a new generation of gamers on the Nintendo Wii. While the graphics were improved significantly since the last game, the classic timing and pattern based gameplay still remains intact. With multiplayer support to boot, Punch-Out!! should appease both returning and newcomers to the classic series.
2. Metroid Prime Trilogy
Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes are two of the best games on the Nintendo Gamecube. You can now experience these classics on the Nintendo Wii with enhanced visuals, added motion controls and new extras. Moreover, you will also get Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in Metroid Prime Trilogy. For just $49.99, this must-have package is an absolute bargain.
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
The Super Mario Bros. platforming series contains some of the most recognizable titles in the industry. New Super Mario Bros. Wii marks the return of the classic formula on home consoles. New and old fans will be pleasantly surprised in just about every level in the game with the most advanced and diverse 2D Mario to date. Moreover, the Nintendo Wii exclusive game also features simultaneous four-player support, making it a great party game. You won’t find a better must-have title released in 2009 this holiday season than New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
The Nintendo Wii is currently flying off shelves at major UK department store, John Lewis.
The retail outlet has claimed in a recent press release that its shifting one Nintendo Wii console per minute in the run up to Christmas.
Department store, John Lewis has announced that it is selling one Nintendo Wii every minute as customers get ready for digital family gaming this Christmas.
Helen Keppel-Compton, head of consumer electronics for John Lewis says, “In a recent John Lewis Christmas study, 75% of respondents said that computer games proved the most popular with children beyond Christmas and last year sales of computer games soared a staggering 500%. The Wii is a great way of getting the whole family up and active, which is also reflected in our top three best selling games; Sports Resort and Motion, Winter Sports 2009 and Mario Kart and Wheel.”
- John Lewis, Press Release
Sega firmly believe that Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is going to be ruling the top spot in the UK gaming charts this Christmas.
“There are three games that can be Christmas number one: Call of Duty, FIFA or Mario & Sonic. It’s as simple as that.”
“The price cuts on PS3 and 360 could make that a slightly larger challenge, and Modern Warfare 2 will be huge. Will it be bigger than the last Modern Warfare? I think it probably will be.”
“But we think we can do it because the last Mario & Sonic achieved a 30 per cent attach rate on Wii and on DS it got a seven per cent attach rate. And if we achieve even half of that, we’ll be in with a chance.”
- Sega UK’s marketing director John Clarke
It’s been confirmed that some of the biggest Nintendo titles are definitely making their way to the Wii this year.
Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros Wii, and the Metroid Trilogy are all destined for Nintendo Wii this year, according to Nintendo Australia managing director Rose Lappen.
“No specific release dates, but certainly in the order of Wii Sports Resort first, then we’re hoping Wii Fit Plus will come in around October – potentially late October – and then Mario in around late November, early December.” she said. “Metroid Prime Trilogy is certainly coming. That looks fantastic. And it’s got a little… special item in the book. That’s definitely coming.”
- Rose Lappen
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Pocket Gamer have compiled a list of the top five games it urges gamers to buy this Christmas for the Nintendo DS. Of course the list itself is fairly controversial, as all lists of this nature generally are, therefore I commend you to take a look and see whether your opinion matches those of the author.
Beating of the revered likes of Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty 5 is Nintendo’s very own Mario Kart. Previously sitting at the number 3 position last week, the title has seen a surge of sales boosting it far above the fierce competition to the fabled number one spot. Surprise contender for Christmas number one? Let’s hope so…
After numerous consumers left gaming stores bitterly disappointed last holiday season due to the fevered demand on Nintendo hardware, Reggie Fils Aime has decidedly stepped in to inform shoppers that this year stock shortages shouldn’t be an issue.
Nintendo is increasing shipments for both Wii, and Nintendo DS by 50 percent between October to December. Reggie Fils-Aime says “If we were to get in a car right now and go to 100 retail locations in the San Francisco area, we would not be able to find a Wii in at least 60 of those stores. Our hope is that by next week, the Friday after Thanksgiving, and on Dec. 23, you’ll be able to find a Wii.”
According to some of the leading gaming retail outlets this years festive season should see the shelves stocked with an adequate supply of the worlds leading video games console.
“Retail is actively looking for bundle stock for Wii,” one third-party publisher informed us, “which indicates pretty strongly to us that there will be more than enough stock for Christmas.”
