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Dick Dastardly and Muttley return (Wacky Races: Crash & Dash)

Mar 12, 2008

Eidos is bringing Wacky Races: Crash & Dash to both Wii and DS. You'll find the first screens of the Wii version here, and the DS version here.Inspired by the cartoon, the game will feature familiar characters, cartoon environments and outlandish cars that should be identifiable to anyone over the age of twenty. Racers must watch out for traps, collect Wacky Widgets to gain Wacky Powers, as well as use their unique Way Out Wacky ...

Wacky Races: Crash & Dash headed to the Wii, NDS (Wacky Races: Crash & Dash)

Mar 12, 2008

Eidos has revealed Wacky Races: Crash & Dash will be careening on to the Wii and Nintendo DS in June 2008.

Wacky Races: Crash & Dash is inspired by Hanna-Barbera cartoon and has been licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This action racing game features the crazy cars and characters from the TV series, including Peter Perfect's Turbo Terrific, the Ant Hill Mob's Bullet Proof Bomb, Penelope Pitstop, and Dick Dastardly's Mean Machine, helped by his sidekick Muttley of course.

Players will race across various cross country rallies from the TV series, all the while keeping a look out for traps and trying to collect Wacky Widgets, as they struggle to win and claim the title of World's Wackiest Racer.

Sega Reveals Tokyo Game Show Lineup (Wacky World of Sports)

Sep 1, 2009

Michael McWhertor of Kotaku writes:

"Can you believe that the Tokyo Game Show is mere weeks away? Sega's ready, laying out its plans for the show, offering a list of games that will be on display at the Makuhari Messe.

The list includes a list of titles we expect to be playable, like Bayonetta and The House of the Dead: Overkill, plus some we're not expecting to be playable. That includes games like Yakuza 4-it's highlighted on the official site, but not listed under Sega's lineup, curiously-and End of Eternity (aka Resonance of Fate), but you never know."

Konami Announces Wii Exercise Title Walk It Out (Walk It Out)

Jul 10, 2009

Gamasutra:

Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that it is developing Walk It Out, a rhythm-based physical fitness title for the Nintendo Wii.

In Walk It Out, players stroll through a virtual world that evolves in sync with an on-screen avatar's footsteps. Skyscrapers, windmills, and lighthouses will spring up as players successfully step to the beat of a background music track.

Telltale Celebrates Five Years and One Million Episodes (and Counting!) (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

May 15, 2009

In 2004, Kevin Bruner and Dan Connors founded Telltale, Inc. with a new perspective on gaming. With years of experience working on grand scale projects akin to "blockbuster movies," Bruner and Connors created Telltale to establish a more nimble, faster-paced, digitally-distributed episodic game model comparable to television production. Five years later-with over one million episodes sold-Telltale is celebrating with an eye toward an even brighter future.

Telltale Games Celebrates Five Years & Hints at New Project (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

May 15, 2009

Having released over twenty games since Spring 2005 for PC, Xbox 360, and Wii, Telltale's most recent project, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, is releasing monthly on PC and coming soon to XboxLIVE! Arcade. A new series in development will be announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), next month.

Daily News Roundup: Vin Diesel talks games, David Hayter opens new studio, Sony Online gets own holiday (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

Mar 16, 2009

Vin Diesel proves that he's more nerd than most of you reading this story, while David Hayter opens his own studio and San Diego officially grants Sony Online Entertainment their own holiday. It's an interesting day to say the least.

First Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures screenshots (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

Dec 23, 2008

Telltale Games has just released the first in-game screenshots for their upcoming new series: Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures. The game series will be coming out in 2009 and follows the adventures of Aardman Animation's award-winning franchise.

Wallace & Gromit planned for WiiWare (Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - WiiWare)

Jul 29, 2008

Aardman Animation's duo Wallace & Gromit are to return in a series of gaming episodes for PC and WiiWare.

Wall-E a Sales Straggler (Wall-E)

Jul 29, 2008

Disney Pixar's Wall-E drummed up box office success and big critical acclaim, but the THQ-published game has been struggling at retail.

WALL-E Ships for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, and More (Wall-E)

Jun 24, 2008

THQ announced today that it has shipped WALL-E for every current viable platform, including Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS, Windows, and even Mac and mobile phones. In all, the game based on the Pixar movie will be released in over 69 countries in the coming months.

WALL-E to be first Arabic-localized game on current gen systems (Wall-E)

Jun 24, 2008

Ars Technica reports: "WALL-E, aside from probably being the biggest family movie of the year, is also making waves in the video game industry by being the first localized video game to hit the current generation of consoles in the Middle East. THQ and Pluto Games revealed that the movie's tie-in game will actually have versions released in Arabic in an effort to appeal to gamers around the region."

Analyst: THQ Management Not Standing Still (Wall-E)

Jun 23, 2008

Gamedaily.biz writes: "Lazard Capital Markets' Colin Sebastian cautions that THQ's IP is a big risk, but he believes the publisher's management is taking the right approach to costs and product strategy.

Lazard Capital Markets recently hosted investor meetings with publisher THQ and apparently came away more optimistic about the company's long-term prospects. Analyst Colin Sebastian said that THQ management is "not standing still" and is "focused on improving execution."

"...we believe management is taking a number of steps to address recent product and financial underperformance," he said. "Improved control over the company's cost structure and better product management should generate more consistent performance, in our opinion."

THQ recently delayed one of its more high profile games, Saints Row 2. At the time, Janco Partners' Mike Hickey questioned the "credibility foundation" of THQ and whether Saints Row can truly be considered a franchise."

This Week's New Videogame Releases (Week of 6/23/08) (Wall-E)

Jun 22, 2008

A packed videogame release week ahead. See what's new this week for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

THQ blames Nintendo for poor performance (Wall-E)

May 8, 2008

THQ President Brian Farrell has cited Nintendo's successful first-party software as the reason their kids' portfolio did not meet expectations last quarter.

In a Q4 earnings call, Farrell said that Nintendo had made the kids' videogames market "extremely competitive" and that was why THQ's "traditionally strong kids' business did not meet expectations," according to casualgaming.biz.

"The kids' market was extremely ...

Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters (Wall-E)

Mar 17, 2008

Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy.

The dates:
- Fable 2: May 30
- Ghostbusters: September 26
- Prototype: June 27
- The Bourne Conspiracy: June 27
- Ninja Gaiden II: March 28
- Iron Man: May 30
- WALL-E: May 4
- Lego Batman: "sometime in September"

Analyst's 2008 Best Seller List (Wall-E)

Jan 12, 2008

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.

THQ Announces Plans to Launch Disney/Pixar's WALL/E Across All Major Gaming Systems (Wall-E)

Jan 3, 2008

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Jan 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) THQ today announced plans to release the WALL/E video game in conjunction with the film's eagerly awaited theatrical debut from Disney/Pixar in the summer of 2008. WALL/E is anticipated to launch across all major gaming systems including the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Playstation 3 computer entertainment system, Playstation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP system, Wii home video game system, Nintendo DS, Windows PC and Mac, as well as wireless devices.

Gamestop Features $19.99 Wii Games (Wario Land: Shake It!)

Jul 29, 2009

Nintendeals writes:

"Gamestop is featuring the following games for $19.99.

Get your order over $25, and receive free shipping w/ coupon code SAVER."

GameStop offers free Wii game of your choice with purchase of Wii (Wario Land: Shake It!)

Jul 22, 2009

GameStop.com just kicked-off a great offer for the Nintendo Wii. GameStop is offering a free Wii game selection of your choice with the purchase of a Wii system. The games you can select from include:

Animal Crossing: City Folk
Don King Boxing
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
ExciteBots: Trick Racing
MadWorld
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
My Fitness Coach
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip
Sonic Unleashed
Wario Land: Shake It!
Wii Music

The offer is good until July 26th.