Wii Gaming In 2010 - Game Of The Month: Donkey Kong Country Returns

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Wii in 2011


The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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Release Date: 2011
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With a focus on making the game more accessible and changing up the forumla, Nintendo's LOZ: Skyward Sword is a change for the series and one that seems to be for the better, releasing sometime in 2011 (assuming early 2011), look forward to this evolution of the series from Nintendo. The game is also MotionPlus enabled, for more accuracy and precision.


Mario Sports Mix

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Release Date: 2011
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Mario Sports Mix is a new game that's coming out for the Wii. It will feature a variety of sports, like Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey and more.


Conduit 2

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Release Date: Q1 2011
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Conduit 2 is back and this timeHVSpromises to fix the faults of the first title and provideWiiowners withthe best FPS experience on the platform.


Lost In Shadow

Release Date: Jan 4th, 2011
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A platformer with a unique twist, you play a shadow, often in the foreground of the environment

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Reviews


No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • GameTrailers - 8.2
  • GameRanking's Page

Tatsunoko vs Capcom

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • GameTrailers - 9.0
  • GameRanking's Page

The Sky Crawlers

  • GameSpot - 7.5
  • IGN - 8.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Endless Ocean: Blue World

  • GameSpot - 8.0
  • EuroGamer - 7.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Sonic and All-Star Racing

  • GameSpot - 8.0
  • IGN - 8.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Mega Man 10 (WiiWare)

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • 1UP- B (8.0)
  • GameRanking's Page

Max and The Magic Marker (WiiWare)

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • EuroGamer - 7.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Rage Of The Gladiator (WiiWare)

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • IGN - 8.5
  • GameRanking's Page

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins Of The Moon

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • 1UP - 6.5
  • GameRanking's Page

Cave Story

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • IGN - 8.5
  • GameRanking's Page

Red Steel 2

  • GameSpot - 7.5
  • GameTrailers - 8.6
  • GameRanking's Page

Monster Hunter Tri(3)

  • GameSpot -8.0
  • EuroGamer - 9.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Super Mario Galaxy 2

  • GameSpot - 10
  • EDGE - 10
  • GameRanking's Page

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

  • GameSpot - 7.5
  • Nintendo Power - 8.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Trauma Team

  • GameSpot - 8.0
  • 1UP - 7.5
  • GameRanking's Page

Bit Trip Runner(WiiWare)

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • Official Nintendo Magazine UK - 9.3
  • GameRanking's Page

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • EuroGamer - 9.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Arc Risa Fantasia

  • GameSpot - N/A
  • RPGFan - 7.7
  • GameRanking's Page

Metroid: Other M:

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • IGN - 8.5
  • GameRanking's Page

Wii Party:

  • GameSpot - 8.0
  • IGN - 7.0
  • GameRanking's Page


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Reviews Continued


Kirby's Epic Yarn:

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • 1UP - A-
  • GameRanking's Page

Goldeneye 007:

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • IGN - 9.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Call of Duty: Black Ops:

  • GameSpot - 9.0
  • ONM - 90
  • GameRanking's Page

Sonic Colors:

  • GameSpot - 8.0
  • EuroGamer - 8.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Donkey Kong Country Returns:

  • GameSpot - 8.5
  • GameTrailers - 9.0
  • GameRanking's Page

Disney's Epic Mickey:

  • GameSpot -6.0
  • GameTrailers - 8.2
  • GameRanking's Page
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Top Games of December



Top games coming out in December:

  • Fluidity (WiiWare) - December 6th, 2010
  • Tron Evolution - Battle Grids - December 7th, 2010
  • Super Mario All-Stars - December 12th, 2010

Game of The Month - November



Donkey Kong Country Returns Boxshot

What Did Critics Say?

"Donkey Kong Country Returns hits all the right spots; it's filled with childhood nostalgia, stunning visuals, and mentally taxing challenges. The game offers a wealth of inventive, wild fun and works even for those with no inherent emotional attachment to the cartoon gorilla on the cover." - 1UP.com

"It's a clever and challenging platformer that consistently hits the sweet spot between fun and frustration. You're guaranteed to rage in a few stops, but at the end of the day, it's still good to be Kong." - GameTrailers.com

"Donkey Kong Country Returns proves that Retro Studios doesn't just have a talent for first-person sci-fi adventures. This is a game that succeeds not because of incredible innovations, but simply because it was designed really well. Retro took a series I didn't even want to care about, and made something great with it." - Joystiq.com

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#5 Jaysonguy
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This thread is so good

I nominate this thread for the best of 2010 for the Wii

It's all inclusive and laid out beautifully

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#6 BluesKing527
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This thread is so good

I nominate this thread for the best of 2010 for the Wii

It's all inclusive and laid out beautifully

Jaysonguy
I agree!
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#7 matthewd49
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nice thread, and thanks for making it!

it looks like 2010 is going to be a very well rounded year for the wii with many games from a variety of genres.

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#8 WhaDIPuN
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Ah, thanks. Haven't been keeping up with Wii news, and I forgot about some of those titles. Out of those, the new Metroid game is probably the one I am most looking forward too.

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Well with all those games to get and all the PS3 titles that have accumulated up until now that I haven't been able to play until now................ So long life! XD And bank account!
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nice job as always Haziq

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#11 XDXDXDXDXDXDXD
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Wow, nice job. I'm really looking forward to 2010 now :D
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#12 JohnBean42
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Really nice thread. So many games... next year looks really good already.

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#13 TheSmitto
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Review's? What is the review possessing?

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Review's? What is the review possessing?

TheSmitto
Nothing yet. No games have been reviewed for 2010.
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#15 DaViD_99
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Fantastic thread. Go get Lost Winds 2 now...
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Fantastic thread. Go get Lost Winds 2 now...DaViD_99
I did :). I was playing it a while ago. Better then the first.
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#17 alexh_99
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lol no more IGN reviews.

What if GS takes too long again?

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#18 TheSmitto
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[QUOTE="TheSmitto"]

Review's? What is the review possessing?

Haziqonfire

Nothing yet. No games have been reviewed for 2010.

Well, Review must be pretty poor if he can't afford any games.

Anyway, 2010 is looking awesome, Zelda or not. I hope Sin and Punishment 2 gets released somewhat soon, as it wasn't on N's Q1 release schedule.

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As I predicted, 2009 was the worst year for the Wii thus far. 2010: It won't be the Wii's best year, but it will be better than 2009.
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[QUOTE="wiifan001"]As I predicted, 2009 was the worst year for the Wii thus far. 2010: It won't be the Wii's best year, but it will be better than 2009.

Really? This is my fav year next to 2007.
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lol no more IGN reviews.

What if GS takes too long again?

alexh_99
Then I'll provide a secondary source of my choosing for the time being - IGN/GT/GiantBomb/1up/Metacritic/GameRankings. I haven't decided yet but I'll think about it when it happens lol.
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#22 Arc2012
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lol no more IGN reviews.

What if GS takes too long again?

alexh_99
Yeah, that's not really a question of "If," but "when." What is Haziq going to do when GS takes too long again? Excellent thread. Is this the second or third year you've been doing these Haziq? I remember we used to have Wii release Countdown threads. They were nice for building excitement, but your threads are pretty good too.
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#23 haziqonfire
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This is the third thread I've made for upcoming Wii releases :)
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#24 wiifan001
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Oh IGN, what fun that place is. It's commonly accepted that IGN is biased, can't review, looking for anything that we can hate on about IGN. Then again, IGN brought it on themselves...or maybe it was solely Matt Cassa-maniac (Cwutididthar?). No more IGN ratings please. I agree with the notion that it is time to give a new website their chance.
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[QUOTE="wiifan001"]Oh IGN, what fun that place is. It's commonly accepted that IGN is biased, can't review, looking for anything that we can hate on about IGN. Then again, IGN brought it on themselves...or maybe it was solely Matt Cassa-maniac (Cwutididthar?). No more IGN ratings please. I agree with the notion that it is time to give a new website their chance.

I didn't want to change it half way through the old thread, thats the reason why I left it be. As for this, I'm going to use GameSpot's scores - If it's missing I'll probably use GameTrailers or 1UP - though if neither of those have reviews then IGN again lol. but I will probably have a link to the metacritic page of each game after its reviewed - not the ACTUAL score posted here for that game (I dont want to keep updating the changing score) but the link to the main page of the game.
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#26 its_a_username
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HEY!

u forgot super meat boy for wiiware!

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#27 Aaron89
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Great job on the thread, man!

As a recent Wii owner, this'll come in handy when looking for games in the new year. :)

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I really want to see more of Epic Mickey.

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#29 tom95b
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2010 looks so awesome! I'm looking forward to 7 titles.

And great thread!

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#30 ChildOfGaming7
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Great job, man! 2010 looks like a great year for not only Wii, but for anyone who owns a console! I'm really excited!!!......

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#31 lex_in_the_moon
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Great job making the thread! And I totally agree, 2010 will be the year for Wii after the disappointment that was 2009.

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#32 Hungry_Homer111
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Great Thread so far. I like the changes that you've made to it. Hopefully changing from the old "IGN only" review system will get rid of some of the complaining from the previous thread. Anyway, new thread, new game count for me. Not going to list all the games this time though. This is based solely on the ones listed here:

Wii games

I'm definitely getting: 12
I'm considering: 3

WiiWare games

I'm definitely getting: 4

Overall, I definitely agree that 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for the Wii. I may not get all these games within 2010, but will be getting them eventually

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liked the updates you made/will make. great thread :D i'd just like to point out we still don't know if other M will actually be a 2.5D metroid.
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#34 Regent192
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was tales of graces confirmed to be out in US in 2010? :?

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was tales of graces confirmed to be out in US in 2010? :?

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i thought it was already out in japan? so i guess they won't take more than a year to translate it. not even final fantasy is taking that long. BTW... *looks at epic mickey's screen, on the upper left* :lol: at the psycho face :lol: and monster hunter 3 is back to TBA 2010 too
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#36 wildjango64
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Probably the best year the wii will have

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#37 haziqonfire
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Great job on the thread, man!

As a recent Wii owner, this'll come in handy when looking for games in the new year. :)

Aaron89
lol, hey buddy ;). Good job getting the Wii and taking my recommendation on Galaxy. You'll like it ... get New Super Mario Bros. Wii soon![QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]liked the updates you made/will make. great thread :D i'd just like to point out we still don't know if other M will actually be a 2.5D metroid.

Yeah I don't know what to put for that description.. it seems 2.5D/3D/First Person? lol.
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#38 TheSmitto
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I'd suggest using Gametrailers reviews. They tend to be the most reliable out there.

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#39 Akel777
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Finally, the year of big Nintendo titles and big third party titles. MarioGalaxy2(love galaxy), New style Metroid(love team ninja :P), S&P2(love Treasure), and Endless ocean 2(love Endless ocean) ! A real Tales game(love Team Destiny), a new trauma center game(love Atlus), a real fighting game(love Capcom), and a real monster hunter(again) game! Thanks for posting this. I liked 2009, but it definitely feels lacking compared to 2010. Now...if DQX were to come out at the end of the year...
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[QUOTE="Regent192"]

was tales of graces confirmed to be out in US in 2010? :?

BrunoBRS

i thought it was already out in japan? so i guess they won't take more than a year to translate it. not even final fantasy is taking that long. BTW... *looks at epic mickey's screen, on the upper left* :lol: at the psycho face :lol: and monster hunter 3 is back to TBA 2010 too

I ment did namco announce that tales of graces will be comming to the US at 2010?

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@haziq - just say "we only have a trailer, but it already looks awesome" :lol: @regent - hmm... not really sure, but i guess we could assure it's coming this year.
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#42 haziqonfire
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Top games coming out in January:

January 12th, 2010:

  • Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

January 26th, 2010:

  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
  • Tatsunoko vs Capcom

Also notable titles include:

  • Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection
  • Flip's Twisted World
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of all of those, only one i might get is no more heroes. but only if i get my hands on a bunch of other games before.
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of all of those, only one i might get is no more heroes. but only if i get my hands on a bunch of other games before.BrunoBRS
I'm looking forward to NMH2 the most out of those as well, though Tatsunoko vs Capcom will be great as well.
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#45 tom95b
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I don't know if I will get No More Heroes 2, it looks pretty nice butI will wait for reviews and look if it's something for me.

But I'm going to buy Tatsunoko vs Capcom, I love 2D fighting games.

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#46 Twisted14
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Thanks for this thread. I only jusdt got a Wii about a week and a half ago, and saw in the 09 thread there are a couple of games I forgot about. Looking forward to January with NMH2 and Tatsunoko vs Capcom. It's funny because I'm getting the first NMH for christmas and then a month later I can buy the second one. :D
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#47 Dycras
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I'd take down crycrawlers if I were you before damage control. The game got a 7/10 from np and user rating is lower....

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the more i hear about NMH2, the more i want to try it... unfortunately, this "hype factor increase" happens quite frequently when close to major releases of games i'm interested on :P
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#49 calvinx6
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Great job man, i'm a new wii owner too, 2010 will be a great year for the Wii with all those titles.

Wii owners just need to go out there and buy them.

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#50 Optusnet
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Looking forward to TvC, Flip's Twisted Worldbutmost of all,NMH2.Hopefully Last Flight and Explodemon can arrive on WiiWare already....