Nintendo Weekend Warrior – a case won, publishers lost, and another price cut

The Wii already had its price cut, but with the PS3 and Xbox 360 closing in on their motion control advantage, they might need another. That’s what one analyst said, at least. In other news, Nintendo bagged the R4 case in Australia, but they’re losing third party publishers on another end of the biz. For now, let’s take a look at what’s happening in the world of Nintendo.

 

 

 

The Wii already had its price cut, but with the PS3 and Xbox 360 closing in on their motion control advantage, they might need another. That’s what one analyst said, at least. In other news, Nintendo bagged the R4 case in Australia, but they’re losing third party publishers on another end of the biz. For now, let’s take a look at what’s happening in the world of Nintendo.

 

Games

• Heroes have bad days too in Red Steel 2 trailer. Link
• Justice for All, Sonic & Knuckles headline this week’s Wii downloadables. Link
• Dragon Ball Origins 2
  
  • Another nostalgic look at Son Goku’s childhood. Link
  • Dragon Ball: Origins announced for DS. Link
• Dementium II sends out the sweetest V-Day card ever. Link
• New Star Fox in the works (with video). Link
• Dinosaurs, ducks, and ghosts infest DSiWare this week. Link

Hardware and industry

• SCEA: Where Wii loses, PS3 picks up. Link
• Analyst: Wii will need price cut when PS3-360 motion controllers arrive. Link
• Nintendo wins R4 case in Australia. Link
• Rumor: Dev kits for new DS shipped out to studios. Link

Hacks and homebrew

• Wii homebrew – DOSBox Wii v1.2 Link
• Wii homebrew – ThemeMii v0.3 Link
• Wii homebrew – Dop IOS v10 Link
• Wii homebrew – ComixChannel Beta 1 Link
• DS homebrew – DS NotePaint v1.0 Link
• DS homebrew game – Super Smash Bros. Crash! DS demo 2. Link
• DS homebrew – SEGTENDO: a dreamcast VMU emulator for Nintendo DS. Link