FUNNYMAN FALLON BEATS TIGER WOODS AT WII GOLF

by sicka on June 29, 2009

Late-night TV funnyman Jimmy Fallon pulled a sports upset of epic proportions this morning in Times Square, beating Tiger Woods in a game of Nintendo Wii golf.

Fallon had thrown down the golfing gauntlet to Woods recently and videogame-maker EA Sports made the event happen as hundreds of tourists and New Yorkers watched in amazement.

On the third hole of the game — set on the infamous Bethpage Black course — Woods hit for par, while Fallon won after finishing at three under.

“Tiger Woods is the biggest athlete in the world right now,” Fallon said after the contest. “But I’m better when it comes to playing with my Wii.”

Woods didn’t even finish the third hole — conceding before the final hole.

“I just got killed at my own game,” Woods said afterwards.

Woods, who finished sixth at the US Open played in Bethpage this past weekend, wore his trademark red Nike shirt and black slacks.

Fallon donned a pair of jeans and a polo shirt for the encounter.

Before the 18-hole challenge, Fallon admitted that holding the contest in the city would give him the edge.

“I have a bit of an advantage,” he said. “It’s my home.”

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Sinobi: Wii Sports Resort Sells 155,000 Units Day One in Japan

by sicka on June 29, 2009

Final preorder data for Wii Sports Resort has just arrived. The data suggests that the game has at least 125,000 preorders in Japan. Famitsu magazine analysts expected the game to have a week one shipment of 500,000 and lifetime sales of 3.5 million. Among Vgchartz expectations, Brett expects about 300,000 week one, while I have a more modest 250,000. We’ll see soon enough, but it should at least be bigger than Wii Music.

For reference, all of Nintendo’s Wii-line games have had strong openings in Japan. Wii Sports opened to sales of 181,000 units and will eventually reach a total more than 20x that opening in Japan. Wii Play debuted to sales of 178,000 and has sold over 15x that amount to date in Japan. Wii Fit opened to sales of 252,000 units and has reached roughly 14x that opening in Japan to date. Wii Music, the red-headed step child of this series, opened to sales of 107,000 last fall and has nearly quadrupled its total since then.

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Official Star Wars lightsaber and blaster accessories for licensed Wii Jedis

June 29, 2009

Hey, who doesn’t have a desire to get down and nerdy with their Wii on occasion — we respect that. But if you’re going to pretend to hold the Wiimote like a lightsaber, you might as well go for the full-on, officially-licensed accessory. Oh, there are plenty of pretenders but nothing can feed your delusions [...]

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Wii Bowling Ball possibly Most Dangerous Wii Accessory Yet

June 22, 2009

Here’s a surefire way to destroy your expensive TV or severely injure your loved ones: CTA Digital’s Wii Bowling Ball, an accessory that’ll give Wii Bowling that extra edge of realism that’s acquired by nearly guaranteeing you’ll break something while using it.
For all that Nintendo tries to make sure that people’s idiocy or clumsiness doesn’t [...]

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Nintendo Wii Fastest Selling Console In History

June 13, 2009

Although it may seem somewhat superfluous to continue reporting the sales milestones of the Nintendo Wii, the recent sales estimates for the month of May 2009 have revealed one number worth noting: 20 million.
With over 289,500 units sold for the month, the Nintendo Wii has now topped over 20 million units sold in North [...]

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Iwata reveals first info for Wii Vitality Sensor software

June 10, 2009

Satoru Iwata unveiled the latest add-on for the Wii Remote, the Wii Vitality Sensor, at E3 a few days ago.  However, he failed to provide details regarding the software that the peripheral would support. Today, the first details for Nintendo’s game have come to light.
The title allows the user to check his/her relaxation level in [...]

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