Craig, Dench, sign on for new Bond game
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko and more have all signed on to provide their voices to Activision's new James Bond game, Quantum of Solace.
Dora to explore Wii
Wii
Diego's been there, done that Wii thing. Now, cousin Dora, who happens to be an explorer, will be hitting the Nintendo Wii in a hardcore sci-fi shooter where invading aliens threaten to suck the bananas out of Boots. Just kidding; it's a kid's game.
Down Lo on the Downloads: Shop-Store-Market 08/08
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Not much new gaming to be found at retail during the outdoor days of summer, but your online virtual game malls have some decent stuff to offer. Some crap, too.
It's official, Wii No. 1 everywhere
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
Not really surprising news but a landmark just the same, Nintendo's Wii is officially the number 1 console of this generation.
Wonder World Amusement Park
Wii
Oh look, a mini-game collection on Wii. Not just any old mini-collection, mind you, but one specifically geared toward kids and their grandmas. How clever. They might be on to something here.
There is no 'Wiimote' control, only Weemote
Hardware, Television, Wii
While Nintendo's latest console may be good, affordable fun for the consuming masses, it's inadvertently brutal for small business, specifically for a small technology company that formerly had a lock on the term "Wee."
E3 '08: Nintendo unveils Cowbell Hero w/enahanced Wii-mote
Nintendo DS, Wii
E3 2008 has enabled videogame vendors to strut their stuff and roll out their latest and greatest this week. Nintendo took the opportunity to unveil a Wii-mote enhancement device plus a "Cowbell Hero"-type game called Wii Music.
Top Spin 3
Wii
Not to be confused with a great tennis simulation, Top Spin 3 is a great tennis simulation... that is, unless you're talking this here Wii version of the game, which is not a great tennis simulation, it's just based on one.
Wacky Races: Crash & Dash
Wii
If you're old enough to remember watching 60s-era Hanna-Barbara cartoons on Saturday mornings, take off the rose-colored spectacles o' nostalgia for a minute and recall how crappy they really were. Wacky Races on Wii is like that, only you have to pay for it. So don't.
Down Lo on the Downloads: Shop-Store-Market 07/08
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
As downloadable casual console games go, last month saw the expected simplicity of block-breaking games and interactive screen savers, but also the deceptively cheery and frightfully addictive Xbox Live Arcade puzzle, RooGoo, which looks like cognitive skills program for toddlers, but is so not.