To be Wii or not to be Wii, that is the question
Only days after Nintendo announced the new name of the ‘Revolution’ to ‘Wii’ rumours are flying around that the Japanese firm haven’t even trademarked the name.
Kotaku spoke with Igor International who believe that the announcement is nothing more than a viral campaign. Nintendo say that they have applied for the trademark but are waiting for it to ‘come through’.
Nintendo apparently took 6 months to decide on the final name, a spokesperson said, Nintendo spokeswoman said that "Wii is a platform for everyone — not just the gamer or the nongamer."
Wii -pronounced "we"- hopes to take on the PS3 and Xbox 360 by providing a better gameplay experience through the innovative controller, some old skool titles, and a number of exclusive games.
This week we learnt that EA will be using the nunchaku control unit to direct the gameplay in their next Madden title. The wand style controller will be used to throw and kick the ball whilst the Nunchaku will control the player’s movement. The Nunchaku has an accelerometer and is therefore able to measure its own motion, and map it onto the T.V set.
Here is a list of the confirmed gaming titles confirmed for the Wii console:
Super Mario Wii
Super Smash Bros. Wii
Madagaskar 2
Legend of Zelda Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Donkey Kong Wii
The Darkness
Possession
Madden NFL 07
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Raid Over The River
Metroid Prime 3
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Wii
Animal Crossing Wii
Killing Day
Metal Slug
Splinter Cell 4
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Sadness
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Pangya Golf
Elebits
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam
Red Steel
Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting
Spider Man 3
Suda51/Grasshopers Studio Title
Minoru Nakai Title
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Two Titles from “Artistic Quality”
James Bond 007: Casino Royale
Midway Wii Project
Disney/Pixar’s Cars
TNA iMPACT!
n-Space Wii Project
Kid Icarus Wii
Blitz Games Wii Project
Camelot RPG
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2007
Sonic the Hedgehog Wii
Trauma Center Wii
Cooking Title
Nintendo will be showing off many of these titles at E3 next week
