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Club Nintendo in the U.S. was launched not so long ago on December 18. It was a great thing and we'll finally be able to get those CN exclusives. But from the get go, it hasn't been a very smooth launch though I was able to get around it the first day and was able to register most of my games.

Santa brought alot of first party Nintendo titles under our tree so my kids would really love to get some Club Nintendo stuff regardless of what they are. So I go to Club Nintendo again last night to see if i'll be able to login again 2 weeks later. I failed to last night and I tried again this morning and still failed. I don't know why Nintendo can't get the internet thing going for them. I mean c'mon, they should have been able to fix login problem. It's been two weeks since the site launch and you still can't login? I actually gave up the first night it launch after so many attempts to login....

The Wü (A clever use of umlaut) Balance Board actually works with the Wii Fit software, no seriously, it does. Specs you say?

• Dimension: 511mm by 316mm by 53.2mm, streamlined arc shape design
• Weight: 3.5kg, three times heavier than Wii itself
• Connection: wireless interacts with Wii, sensitive and accurate perception
• Power Supply: 4 AA batteries, nearly 60 hours gameplay
• Take 150kg maximum weight
• Can create maximum 8 user’s database
• Perfect compatibility to Wii Fit

Tis crasy, meng!

via engadget
via ishopvideogame with full review

Today was the Nintendo World premier event of Wii Music at Nintendo World store here in New York City. As always, I left a little early thinking there would be a ton of people there. And again, there wasn't. This time around though, they brought the event outside like they did with Mario Kart Wii back in April. I can tell I was too early since I saw them putting decals on the ground in front of the store. This was a fairly small event. There were only three tents/booths and it was pretty spread out throughout the block.

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As some of you may not have remembered, Capcom started an art redemption program (now over) for Okami Wii owners. With it was 2 different (back) replacement covers. It fixes the IGN watermarked logo infront of the cover. So finally, six months later, I just received my fixed covers! If I remember correctly, I believe I only requested one but they sent me both anyways. Heres what they look like..

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Today was the Sonic Chronicles launch event at Nintendo World here in New York City. I had planned this trip for weeks and decided to get there early just in case there was a line. It has been raining since we left and I saw no kiosk outside the store, so I figured it would probably be a small launch event.


Even after entering the store and seeing the Sonic Chronicles sign upfront, I still couldn't really tell if they were holding the event today. I had to ask if it was today and I was assured that it was. The fans finally made a line to buy the game around noon and were counted twice to find out if we were over their limit as the employee told us there were only 40 games in stock at the moment. The line moved pretty quickly and within about 10 minutes,...

It looks like a HDD, but it isn't. In an effort to satisfy Wii owners (in Japan only maybe?), Nintendo announces yet another accessory for the Wii. Behold, the Nintendo WiFi network adapter. So maybe in Japan, they're having a hard time getting their Wii's connected online. And the-always-helpful Big N steps up to the plate to help them, but charging them ¥5,800 ($53 to be exact). I don't think this will come out for the U.S.

via kotaku

In other related bits, Reggie & Miyamoto commented regarding the HDD:

Quote: The Miyamoto part: They ask if Wii Motion Plus will be in future Zelda games, he confirms they’re working on Zelda and Pikmin but says nothing about WM+ He talks about all the peripherals (Wheel, Balance Board…) and says there won’t be a lot more, they have enough already. They ask him about hard drive solutions and says to expect an announcement in the future since they’re working on

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Samba De Amigo is coming out this month. What better way to celebrate for the occasion than this Wiimote & Nunchuck accessory. It's available for preorder at Amazon.com.

Theres also a flash mini-game for Samba De Amigo on their UK website. Check it out! (i wish we could just embed it here).

Comcast just announced that they'll be giving away free Wii's to new Triple-Play Customers. The catch? You have to sign up for a 2 year contract.

Edit: I just noticed that that h3llbring3r has a thread about it already.

As you might already have heard, Sony recently settled with Anascape, patent owners of the analog sticks. It seems like Nintendo has now replaced their spot for being stubborn. Earlier this year, the jury found Nintendo's Wii Classic, WaveBird, and Gamecube controller designs all guilty of violating Anascape's patents and was ordered to pay $21 million.

The same situation with Sony now lies for Nintendo as they risk the ban for all 3 controllers still in production. Nintendo is planning on appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to put the ban on hold while the case is being heard.

Microsoft did the right thing. As soon as Anascape filed a lawsuit against them, they quickly settled and bought stocks of the company. I would do the same thing, just to go after the other 2 major players in the industry. I guess this is why Sony and Nintendo are...