Category: Nintendo Wii

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Launches Are Broken, Let’s Fix Them.

author image by Patrick Mifflin | Articles Console Features Handheld Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii Nintendo Wii U Platforms PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Xbox 360 Xbox One | 0 Comments | 17 Dec 2013

Now that we are finally cooling down from the latest two system launches — hopefully the last two for several years — I figured it was time for a good debriefing. Let’s recap the (d)evolution of system launches over the years, and…

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SmashPad’s Digital Games of the Generation

author image by Chris Selogy | Features Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 05 Nov 2013

If there has been one big surprise of this generation, it’s the maturation of Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network titles over the course of each system’s life that started out with tiny arcade-style games and has grown into bigger…

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SmashPad’s Physical Games of the Generation

author image by Chris Selogy | Features Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 04 Nov 2013

As this generation winds down with the upcoming launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, the staff here at SmashPad took a long look at this past generation to figure out what our favorite games of the generation were as…

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Comic Con 2013 Preview: “Batman: Arkham Origins”

author image by Alex Quevedo | Articles Comic Con 2013 Nintendo Wii PC PlayStation 3 Previews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 23 Jul 2013

Up until recently, Batman fans who were gamers were… well, not very well off when it came to getting their Batman fix in gaming. That changed in 2009 with the releases of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Now,…

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Gut Reactions: Nintendo E3 Experience at Best Buy

author image by Danreb Victorio | Articles Console E3 2013 Features Handheld Nintendo 3DS Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii Nintendo Wii U Platforms | 0 Comments | 13 Jun 2013

As big and as awesome as E3 is, it's not available to the public. As big and as awesome as Nintendo is, they know that, so they tried to bring E3 to the fans by shipping demo stations featuring four high-profile…

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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Review

author image by Ash Boehnlein | Nintendo Wii Reviews | 0 Comments | 05 Nov 2011

Lately, there has been a great deal of rebooting, both in movies and games, and our favorite pink mascot is in no way exempt. Nintendo gave the hero a shiny new gloss and a few friends in his newest adventure…

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Rock Band 3 Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 Reviews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 05 May 2011

With its predecessor turning out to be one of the best music games in the genre, Rock Band 3 has some very big expectations to live up to. Is it able to deliver, or does it fall short? What Is…

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NBA Jam Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 Reviews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 23 Nov 2010

The NBA season is underway, and whether you're a fan of the world champion Los Angeles Lakers or you're a loyal Warriors fan wondering when it'll finally be time to believe again.  That time has become because NBA Jam is…

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DJ Hero 2 Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 Reviews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 03 Nov 2010

Are you ready to rock? Yes? Well then Rock Band 3 is on the shelf over there. If on the other hand you're looking for some awesome beats, then stick around for DJ Hero 2. What is it? DJ Hero…

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Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Review

author image by Filippo Dinolfo | Nintendo Wii PlayStation 3 Reviews Xbox 360 | 0 Comments | 05 Oct 2010

Neversoft has been plugging away at the Guitar Hero franchise for several years now. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock marks their latest, and last game in the series. Is this a worthy entry for the franchise, or does it show…

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Metroid: Other M Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Wii Reviews | 0 Comments | 01 Oct 2010

The Metroid series has always been about discovery.  Even with the Prime trilogy making its debut on the GameCube in 2002, Samus Aran has always roamed different planets alone in an attempt to solve historic mysteries.  Now Nintendo has once…

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