The Wii-kly News

Upcoming Game News & Rumors

Nintendo Wii, DS E3 3rd Party Lineup Revealed - NintendoRevolution.ca

Q3 2007 Wii and DS Summer Game Line-up released by Nintendo - TechShout!

PS3 vs Xbox 360 vs Wii Exclusives Comparison - PlayStation Universe

Wii-only Dragon Blade announced - trailer inside! - Nintendic

Nintendo Wii Getting Guilty Gear After All - Video Game Generation

Put Out Fires On Nintendo Wii! - Revolution Portal

Fight fires with Real Heroes: Firefighter for Nintendo Wii - Monsters and Critics.com

Aksys Games Hooked on Nintendo Wii - Video Game Generation

DK Jet Characters Revealed - Cubed3

Report: Manhunt 2 (Nintendo Wii, PS2) Ban Will Be Appealed - Portable Planet

Suspended Manhunt 2 too violent for Sony and Nintendo - MyADSL

Rockstar's 'Manhunt' on Nintendo Wii Has to Wait - TheManRoom

Manhunt Sequel Called Off - Slippery Brick

Game's violence stirs debate - AZ Central.com

Game News & Reviews

Pokemon Battle Revolution Takes Wii Online - Digitaltrends.com

Scarface: The World is Yours - Blogcritics.org

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - Blogcritics.org

Rated: Shrek the third on Nintendo Wii - Gadget Candy

Ratatouille (Wii, Xbox 360, etc.) Now Being Served at Retail - Video Game Generation

Nintendo Wii's Pokémon Battle Revolution Breaks New Ground - Revolution Portal

Harry Potter (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, etc.) Apparating on Store Shelves - Video Game Generation

Virtual Console News

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Monday Arrives Covered In Sweat - NintendoRevolution.ca

Nintendo Wii VC Monday: F-Zero & Street Fighter - Video Game Generation

New F-Zero X (VC) Screenshots - Video Game Generation

Hardware & Accessories News

7 inch LCD display for Nintendo Wii: not for Wiimote swinging action - Product Reviews

eHDMI.com Adds Nintendo Wii Component Cables to Their Store - PR.com

Fonix VoiceIn Available for Nintendo Developers Fonix Joins ... - PR Web

Nintendo Wii Gets Hooked On Fonix - S-Times

Wii Life

Interactivity Of The Wii Causes Antisocial Behavior? - Gaming Today

Nintendo's Wii game system puts violence in motion - Boston Globe

Opera launches Nintendo Wii awareness Wiik: July 1st comes soon! - ZDnet

Nintendo Company News

Nintendo's Wii Not at Full Potential in US - Cubed3

Nintendo continues to surprise analysts with the success of the Wii and DS game platforms - DailyTech

Nintendo and Wii Outstrip Sony - Red Herring

PS3 - Wii Comparison Unfair, Says Sony Rep - Gaming Today

PS3 To Take On Nintendo Wii With 380 Games: Dream On! - NintendoRevolution.ca

The Wii-kly News

Upcoming Game News & Rumors

Nintendo Wii Boogie US and Euro Release Details - NintendoRevolution.ca

New Boogie Screenshots - Video Game Generation

Madden '08 to not use Friend Codes - 411mania.com

First 'Madden NFL 08' Nintendo Wii Screenshots - TheManRoom

Disney Princesses Coming to Nintendo Wii - Magical Mountain

Bratz Are Making Their Nintendo Wii Debut - NintendoRevolution.ca

Nintendo Wii and DS Becoming EA's Playground - Video Game Generation

EA Playground Announced for Nintendo DS and Wii - Game Guru

Evil Now Resides on Nintendo Wii - Video Game Generation

Guitar Hero III $10 cheaper on Wii? - Nintendic

Manhunt 2 (Nintendo Wii, PS2) Banned In UK - Portable Planet

New Manhunt 2 Screenshots - Video Game Generation

Soul Calibur IV Confirmed for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii - Product Reviews

Nintendo Wii Gets Another Adventure - Secret Files: Tunguska - Video Game Generation

Secret Files: Tunguska Coming To Nintendo DS/Wii - Gamers Hell

Nintendo Wii FIFA 08 Gets Exclusive Ronaldinho Mini Games - NintendoRevolution.ca

New FIFA Soccer 08 Screenshots - Video Game Generation

Take Two Says Yes to Wii and DS - Cubed3

Game News & Reviews

Super Paper Mario - gamesdog.co.uk

Review: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon - Blogcritics.org

Mario Party 8 for Nintendo Wii - TheShowBuzz

Review - 'Mario Party 8' - WorthPlaying.com

Critical Reception: Nintendo's Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - Gamasutra

The Sims 2 Pets Licks Nintendo Wii - Video Game Generation

Virtual Console News

Hudson Planning Nintendo Wii VC Two-fer Monday - Video Game Generation

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Goes N64 This Week - Portable Planet

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Monday Hits - Revolution Portal

Hardware & Accessories News

Nintendo Wii Wiimote-like abilities: The PS3 GunCon 3 controller - Product Reviews

Wii Life

Fathers and Kids Bond Over Video Games - WTOP - Washington, DC

Computer games becoming a father-son thing - Brisbane Times

Games seek to bring seniors to their feet - Boston Globe

7 things we'd change: Nintendo Wii - Tech

Things That Need To Be Changed With The Wii - Gaming Today

Kent: Nintendo Wii Is Popular Because...It's Popular? - NintendoRevolution.ca

Nintendo Company News

Nintendo Wii Beats PS3, Xbox 360 In May US Sales - NintendoRevolution.ca

Nintendo Wii tops May US console sales - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Another Nintendo Wii Victory Over PS3, Xbox 360 - Portable Planet

Nintendo sued over Wii technology -- again - GamePro.com

Two Texas Companies Suing Nintendo Over Patent Claims - Tyler Morning Telegraph

More patent problems for Nintendo's Wii - Own It

Nintendo Wii and Smart car team up for street campaign - Media In Canada

Toronto Gets Wii on Wheels - blogTO

Stringer Praises Nintendo Wii, Talks PS3 Price Cut - NintendoRevolution.ca

Sony: Nintendo Wii has a better business model - TECH.BLORGE.com

Sega Exec Has Nintendo Wii Concerns, PS3 Hopes - Portable Planet

Sega Slams Nintendo Wii, Thinks PS3 Will Win - PS3 News

Sega: Wii's popularity won't hold out - Nintendic

Sega Exec Reverses Nintendo Wii Comments - Game Freaks 365

Jessica Alba Hearts Nintendo Wii - Revolution Portal

Jessica Alba Loves to Wii - Cubed3

Jessica Alba: Nintendo Wii is 'Fantastic' - Nintendic

Majesco Profits from Nintendo's Wii - Cubed3

Majesco Q2 Sales Rise On Wii Titles Cooking Mama, Bust A Move - Gamasutra

EA Says Nintendo Wii Is Only As Powerful As The Original Xbox - CrunchGear

Modchips make Nintendo's Wii a winner down under - Inquirer

Other News

Truly the golden age of gaming: Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii - Product Reviews

The Wii-kly News

Upcoming Game News & Rumors

No Friend Codes for Madden 08 Online - Cubed3

Secret Files Tunguska Revealed (Adventure Game) - Cubed3

Nintendo Wii, DS Discover Secret Files: Tunguska - Portable Planet

Florida AG Looking Into Nintendo Wii Manhunt 2 - NintendoRevolution.ca

New Details of FIFA 08 on Wii - Cubed3

Rune Factory RPG Exclusive on Wii - Cubed3

Pilotwings on Nintendo Wii Rumors Resurface - Video Game Generation

Cartoon Network to deliver MEGA app to PS3, Wii - Punch Jump

Game News & Reviews

Nintendo Wii Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Blogcritics.org

The Sims 2 Pets Ships For Wii - Gaming Horizon

Review : Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - Game Daily

Mario Strikers Charged Football - Pocket-lint.co.uk

Virtual Console News

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Update: Lode Runner, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 And Golden Axe - Portal IT

Three New Classic Games Added To Nintendo Wii Shop Channel - Gameinfowire.com

Nintendo Wii Shop Channel: Golden Axe II and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Product Reviews

Nintendo Wii VC Friday Means Moon, Balloon, And Lolo - Portable Planet

New System for Aussie VC Confirmed! - Cubed3

USK Reveals Two More Nintendo Wii VC Titles - Video Game Generation

Hardware & Accessories News

Nintendo Talks Wii Microphone Accessory - Revolution Portal

My Wii is Too Full - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Nintendo Wii Remote Wrist Strap Replacement: Cord Broke - Product Reviews

Nintendo WII Accessories Make Your WII A Complete Gaming System - Best Syndication

Wii Life

Nintendo Wii and DS gamers get connected - Connected Home News

Nintendo Wii and DS users embrace the net - Tech

Let the (Nintendo Wii) games begin - East Valley Tribune

Nintendo Wii Redefines Family Game Night - Blogcritics.org

Wii Hurts, Says Doc - E-Commerce Times

Nintendo Wii Controller Sidelining Virtual Athletes - Sci-Tech Today

Nintendo Wii Causing Tendonitis for Players - WLNS - Lansing, Mich.

Nintendo Company News

Wii's success shows it pays to be friendly - CNET News.com

Wii Beats PS3 in Europe - PC World

Xbox 360 Execs Praise Nintendo Wii - NintendoRevolution.ca

Nintendo Wii widens sales gap with Sony PS3 - Reg Hardware

Other News

DCEmu Holds Nintendo Homebrew Coding Competition - Escapist Magazine

Sony offered advice on how to save PlayStation 3 - Monsters and Critics.com

Sony game unit cuts jobs to keep up with competition - Slippery Brick

Microsoft: Maybe the Wii's Not So Bad - PC World

Microsoft to cut price and create Xbox Three-Six-Wii - iTWire

What The Wii Did Right, Microsoft Will Do too - E Canada Now

Industry debates long-term console performance - Screen Digest

Review: Excite Truck

This game was awesome! It doesn't have a story or anything, but it really doesn't need it. Basicly it's just drive, crash, and blow stuff up. What more do you want. Trucks? There's like 20 of them. Well if you're not so good at first, don't give up -- just throw the controller and try again. But seriously, it gets a lot easier. Or at least it did for me. Well this game is pretty cool. Next to Super Paper Mario it's the best game on the Wii that I've played. Soooooooooooooooo....... BUY IT!

- Ralph 4

The Wii-kly News

Upcoming Game News & Rumors

Resident Evil 4 Wii: Not Censorsed in US - Gaming Bits

Controls For The BIGS Unique For Nintendo Wii - NintendoRevolution.ca

Light-saber Star Wars on Wii? - Cubed3

Nintendo Wii Light Saber Star Wars Title Confirmed By Lucas? - Portable Planet

Radio Allergy Dies, Might Infect Nintendo Wii Next - NintendoRevolution.ca

Mushroom Men Coming to Wii & DS - Cubed3

Mushroom Men Coming to Nintendo Wii/DS Next Fall - Gamers Hell

Mushroom Men Confirmed for Wii, DS - IGN

Blitz on Nintendo Wii, DS, downloads and much more - Cubed3

No Silent 5 For Nintendo Wii, It Seems - NintendoRevolution.ca

Mii Codes Linked to Friend Codes - Cubed3

Game News & Reviews

Review of Mario Party 8 for the Nintendo Wii - Poughkeepsie Journal

"Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" for Nintendo Wii Shipped by Midway - Game Guru

Shrek the Third Review - Video Game Generation

Virtual Console News

Nintendo Wii Hits Yet Another Major Milestone: 100th Classic Game Added to Virtual Console - Gameinfowire.com

Nintendo Wii Sees a Dead Moon Risin' - Video Game Generation

The Legend of Zelda II to be 100th Nintendo Wii VC Title - Video Game Generation

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Goes Sega Crazy This Week - Portable Planet

Nintendo Wii Virtual Console gets Four New Classic Game Titles - TechShout!

Latest Nintendo Wii Virtual Console Additions Arrive - NintendoRevolution.ca

Hardware & Accessories News

Nintendo Wii Hard Disk Coming in July - Product Reviews

Nintendo Wii Hard Drive Coming? - Portable Planet

Secret microphone discovered in Wii Remote? - Nintendic

Nintendo's clampdown on Wii modders begins - Nintendic

Gear Review: Turtle Beach Nintendo Wii W3 Wireless Headphones - Blogcritics.org

Wii-mote can digitise human speech - iTWire

Wii Life

Nintendo Wii beats Apple TV - YourHub.com

Create Dr. Zoidberg for the Nintendo Wii - Gaming Today

Nintendo Company News

Fortune Gives Major Props to the Nintendo Wii - Gaming Today

Microsoft plots downfall of Nintendo Wii - Tech

Analysts Analyze: Nintendo Wii's Staying Power? - Warcry.com

Nintendo Wii Exec Critiques PS3 Strategy - PS3 News

Nintendo's Wii flattens competition - Vancouver Sun

Nintendo Wii Storms Down The Aisles - Smart House

Wii bonanza for Nintendo Australia - NEWS.com.au

Japan Nintendo Wii sales 5-to-1 vs. Sony PS3 - Geek.com

Nintendo Employees Generate $2.5 Million Each - GameDAILY BIZ

Nintendo Wii expects Christmas boom - about-electronics.eu

Wii's Winning Formula - 24.com

Other News

A Google Trends Search: Comparing Interest In The Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 - San Jose Mercury News

Activision: 3rd Parties Have Better Chance on Wii - 1UP.com

My Ratings System: Buy, Rent, or Pass

Okay, after not much consideration, I feel that this simplified ratings system best keeps with the theme of our blog. Keep in mind that I am speaking solely on my behalf but to me this site is not so much about nailing down some arbitrary ratings number as much as it is here to publish simply whether or not a game is worth buying. So with my ratings, you won't have to decipher exactly what a certain number means. If I think it is worth spending money on, I will come right out and say it. If I don’t think you should waste your money, then following my review will be my suggestion to pass.

There will be some games I will suggest renting as opposed to buying or passing. This will most likely be the case if I feel the game is too easily completed but is still a lot of fun (while it lasts). Other factors (such as excellent multi-player modes) could upgrade my recommendation and in those circumstances, I will be sure to explain my reasoning.

Game Review: Medal of Honor: Vanguard

This game doesn't seem to offer much new to the gaming world but it is still fun to play. I saw one review online that gave it a 5.5 out of 10. I think it definitely deserves better than that. Of course since the game is played on the Wii, the controller set-up is different from traditional games like it. This takes a little getting used to but it is not difficult.

I started this post a little over a week ago. Since then I have been bombarded with dental, medical and computer problems. To quote my brother however, I am happy to say that finally life relents. I have had a little more experience with this game and it seems that one of things I feared about it is true. The game, while fun, is simply too short. I have not spent that much time playing but have already completed three out of the four campaigns. I have decided on a ratings system which I will begin using in this blog. Quite simply, my reviews of games will culminate with my suggestion to either "Buy", "Rent", or "Pass". My explanation for this ratings system will be in my next post.

"Medal of Honor: Vanguard" Conclusion: Rent