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And our latest contest winner is ...
Well, our latest giveaway has come to a close and it's about time we chose the winner. The winner of our prize pack is none other than: kurisuchanrin, who will likely share this prize pack with his wife Congrats to our winners and better luck next time to all of you. Keep your eyes on Wii Fanboy. We'll be starting up another giveaway soon.
Reminder: Psyclone Touchcharge Kit and 3 games up for grabs
Hey folks, you like free stuff, right? Of course you do! So have you checked out our latest giveaway yet? Well, if you haven't, you should, as we've got plenty of goodies up for grabs. Head right on over to the giveaway post here and see how to enter. Best of luck to you all and thanks for reading!
Thankswagging: Holiday prize pack up for grabs
We've got a special giveaway lined up for you this week. We're calling it Thankswagging, bundling together a bunch of items for one lucky reader as a thanks for, well ... just being you! We appreciate you guys (and gals!) stopping by every day to read us and make our cold, dark corner of the internet a little brighter. So, we're running this giveaway starting today and ending Sunday, November 30th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be selected the following day via random drawing. To enter, simply tell us what you're thankful for this year. It can be gaming related or not. Just tell us what you're thankful for.One lucky reader will walk away with a Psyclone Touchcharge Kit ($70), along with a copy of Heavenly Guardian ($20), Summer Sports: Paradise Island ($20), and Battle of the Bands ($20). Of course, we've got a couple of rules. For one, you have to be at least 18 years of age and a current and legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) and you may enter once per day. Also, before entering, read the official rules right here.Best of luck to you all and thanks for reading!
Ubisoft announces Play Zone, we die a little inside
Ubisoft has continued on its quest to make us sneer at almost everything it attempts by announcing "Play Zone," a new Wii-exclusive division focused on "party games." Hey, we hear it's what's hot nowadays! Ubisoft's first contribution to this festival of mediocrity is Sports Party or, as North American readers will know it, Digital Embryo's Summer Sports: Paradise Island, which Ubisoft has snapped up the European publishing rights to.Says Ubisoft marketing director John Parkes: "With our new Play Zone party titles, the Wii gamers who like to spend time with friends and family will have fun with the Wii through innovative and involving mini-games." Join us in the gallery and we'll all hold each other and cry.%Gallery-25559%[Via press release]
Wii Fanboy Review: Summer Sports: Paradise Island
Destineer's Summer Sports: Paradise Island follows the same idea as Wii Sports: an assortment of casual sporting events to be played in multiplayer, with simple, representative motion-based controls. While it's obvious that this is where the money is on the Wii (to the point that even Game Party is a hit), Destineer smartly chose not to imitate Wii Sports outright.Summer Sports seems to be an attempt not just to cash in on the Wii Sports phenomenon, but to serve as a companion to Nintendo's remarkably popular Wii pack-in. To that end, it features eight games that Wii Sports does not, and a surprisingly effective island theme. Some of the minigames are total clunkers that make a compelling argument against motion controls, but some manage to deliver on the promise of Wii minigame collections: simple-to-understand controls in unique, fun games.
Wii releases for the week of April 14th
Why, is that ... ? My goodness, it is! Okami finally releases this week! And despite a questionable ad campaign, we think it should be a big hit with Wii owners. Of course, should you (for some reason) not be down, there's always a little taste of the sports of summer. Or one of the other games on offer.This week's Wii releases are: Okami Summer Sports: Paradise Island Emergency Mayhem Dream Pinball 3D %Gallery-16485%
Summer Sports on the Wii > summer sports in the winter
Destineer's bold new ad campaign says what we're all afraid to: playing croquet in the snow is pretty terrible. The latest trailers for Summer Sports: Paradise Island use a bleak, desolate winter environment (sorry if you live wherever that was filmed!) to draw a contrast between the real world, where it is sometimes cold, and the game world, where it's always a lovely time to play some badminton. We must admit, we're a lot more enthused about fake croquet after seeing it next to real snow croquet. Two more trailers follow after the break! Let them out into the light (by watching them!)
Summer Sports reminds us how weird sports are
Badminton: it's like tennis, except the racquet is smaller and the ball doesn't work. What is the deal with badminton? Who decided that a racquetball would be better with a tail?Horseshoes is an equally bizarre game. At some point in history, someone saw a pile of metal things made to nailed to horses' hooves and thought "Hey, I bet it would be fun to throw those at a pole!" Now, specialized horseshoes are made specifically for being thrown at a pole.Summer Sports includes both of these freaky pastimes. A video of the horseshoes game in action follows.
Summer Sports is irresponsibly violent
We were willing to support Manhunt 2, because Rockstar Games used graphic violence as a storytelling tool. Even if it didn't turn out for the best, Manhunt 2 was artistic expression. But Summer Sports: Paradise Island is just unconscionable. Children are going to play this, and they're going to get the message from this game that it is okay to play lawn darts -- one of the deadliest activities thought up by our demented, amoral culture. Companies like Destineer need to take some responsibility when this generation's children grow up to be remorseless lawn dart players. Talk to your children about lawn darts -- before it's too late.
