Posts tagged Anniversary-Week 
It's-a Mario World: Two Years on Wii
As both game character and flagship intellectual property, Mario has long been the focal point of Nintendo's efforts. Thanks in no small part to creative genius Shiggy Miyamoto, Mario's adventures have ushered in some of the most pivotal games in the history of electronic entertainment. His moves ...
Happy 2nd birthday, Wii!
That's right, boys and girls. Today is the 2nd birthday (we're going by North American release) for our beloved console, the Nintendo Wii. It's been a crazy ride so far, and next year is looking to be even better. We've had highs and lows, but, overall, we're still loving Nintendo's latest console...
Opinion: What Wii has done wrong
GameSetWatch has been running an interesting two-part column on the success and failure of the Wii in its first two years on store shelves (2nd anniversary arriving soon, read our 1st anniversary theme week here!). The second part of the piece, which focuses on the negatives, has a couple of intere...
Anniversary aftermath: What are we looking forward to?
As anniversary week winds down, we can't help but wonder: what's next? One good year for a video game console means nothing if it's followed by some not-so-great years. Fortunately, there are many fun things in store for the Wii, so we've decided to create this little guide to show you what exac...
Virtual Console: The good, the bad and the ugly
Over the last year, Nintendo has presented us with tons of games over their digital download service, the Virtual Console. We've played many of these games, some of which have been bad and some of which have been pretty good. So, we figured it would be nice to take a look at all of the bad games we ...
A year of Wii: The PAL verdict
Being a devotee of Nintendo in a PAL region is probably a bit like marriage (I'd urge you to stick with me here, because I've thought this analogy through for at least four minutes). For years, you slog away at the relationship, mildly irritated by the other person's foibles and imperfections, li...
A year of crap: the worst so far
In its first year, the Wii has changed the video game landscape. It's brought people in who never thought they would care about video games. New methods of interacting with onscreen events have been invented. The image of the video game has started swinging away from the nerd-basement stereotype a...
Wii Warm Up: Year two
All week long, we've been discussing the first year of the Wii, and we'll continue throughout the day ... but let's take a moment to cast our eyes ahead. With the first year out of the way, what are your hopes and expectations for year two? What games that are already announced are you looking forwa...
Best of the best: the first revolution
Everyone has an opinion about what makes a good game. You've got one, we've got one (or several, as there are several of us here), and the reviewers, they all have their own preferences, too. Sometimes, however, those opinions all just seem to coincide, and then we know a game is truly something sp...
Wii Warm Up: What's in your library?
We're still celebrating the Wii's anniversary over here at Nintendo Wii Fanboy, and now that the console has been out for a year, we're curious about what games people own. We want to know, dear readers, if you tend to buy a lot of Wii games, or if you prefer to wait until the big contenders come ou...
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Off the Grid: The Witcher Adventure Game and Star Wars Imperial Assault
Posted on Feb 3rd 2015 2:15PM