Blue Wii Console with Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Product Details

Released on 18-Nov-2011

Wii (pronounced 'we') is Nintendo's home video game console, that represents a radical step into a new era of entertainment. For years, video games have been growing in popularity but also in complexity. With Wii, Nintendo changes the way you play by maximising the fun and minimising the fuss.

The Wii console makes you feel less like a player and more like you're in the game. Frenzied sword battles are no longer confined to pushing a button. With Wii's unique Wii Remote controller, Nintendo puts you in the middle of the action. Forget about pushing a button to start a golf backswing. Wii lets you swing the club! Don't push a button to swing a sword, actually swing the sword. Video games have always been a part of you, now you get to be a part of them. Step up to the next level of gaming.

Wireless and motion-sensitive, the Wii Remote with built in Wii Motion Plus, offers an intuitive, natural way to play games. The ergonomic controller plays into the conventional motions you make everyday. When you hit a drum, swing a tennis racket or swing a bat; why should you have to press a button to replicate these things? With the Wii Remote, you can use everyday motions to help make you the centre of the game.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

On your marks and get set for the world's greatest sporting event as Mario & Sonic head to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Mario & Sonic return in an all new celebration of the Olympic spirit. Hosted within the truly iconic setting of London, the games are back, bigger and better than ever before, bringing even more multiplayer fun and excitement to friends and families everywhere.

All new events including Football, Showjumping and Canoeing will debut alongside redefined favorites, such as 100m Sprint, Aquatics, Table Tennis and more. Combine these with a new roster of the much loved Dream Events and the players now have more choice than ever before.

Take the fun of the Olympic Games to the streets of London as the city becomes the ultimate playground! Take part in a huge number of mini-games around a variety of famous landmarks with all your favorite characters in the London Party mode.

• Drawsome Tablet coming soon for Wii

  Drawsome Tablet coming soon for Wii

  Ubisoft has announced that it will be releasing a new tablet-style controller peripheral for Wii.

  The Drawsome Tablet features an 8.5-inch screen that lets players create sketches that can be brought to life on their TVs, or else control games using stylus-based movements.

  It will come bundled with two separate titles, the first of which is Drawsome Artist, a virtual art studio that lets players sketch and colour their own masterpieces, with help from cartoon icons the Smurfs.

  Meanwhile, Drawsome Sketch Quest offers an innovative platform game experience, as gamers use their styluses to create bridges and trampolines to transport cute animal heroes through the world of PaperCity.

  The Drawsome Tablet follows in the footsteps of the popular uDraw GameTablet from THQ, which has proven a big enough hit to make the leap from Wii to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this month.

  It could also help to whet appetites for Nintendo's new console, the Wii U, which features a high-tech tablet-style controller that provides revolutionary new ways to interact with games.

  Published: 09/11/2011

• GAME: Family Games Round-up

  GAME rounds up a selection of the best family-friendly titles to enjoy with friends and loved ones.

  Start the party

  Featuring over 40 songs across a wide range of genres, from today hottest hits to classic tracks, Just Dance 3 (X360 requires Kinect, PS3 requires Move, Wii) marks the debut of the massively popular dance series on Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as its return to Wii. Perfect to play at parties with friends, at home with the family or as part of an active lifestyle, it introduces a number of new features including a four player dance crew mode offering everyone their moment in the spotlight with a specific choreography.

  Sporting feast

  Kinect Sports: Season Two (X360 requires Kinect) takes family game nights to the next level with six new sports to jump into and enjoy. Featuring tennis, baseball, golf, darts, American football and skiing, with unique challenges and activities for each set across multiple difficulty levels, there something here for everyone, from casual players to top athletes and hardcore sports fans. It also takes full advantage of the revolutionary Kinect technology latest exciting features such as in-game voice commands and enhanced tracking for precise full-body motion control, helping transform your living room into a fun-filled sports arena.

  Disney dream world

  Disney Universe (X360, PS3, Wii) offers a non-stop action ride through a series of worlds inspired by family Disney and Disney Pixar films, from family favourites like Aladdin and The Lion King to Pirates of the Caribbean and Monsters Inc. Players will suit-up as iconic characters and embark on adventures to power up their hero, explore magical worlds, battle adversaries and master challenging puzzles in order to save the universe with up to three friends online. Offering fresh environments, new challenges and different gameplay styles at every turn, it also features plenty of slapstick humour that will appeal to all ages.

  Toys meet games

  Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, 3DS) combines the worlds of toys and games to create a whole new genre of interactive entertainment. Using the Portal of Power and the toys supplied with the game, players can bring real-world action figures to life in a virtual world full of adventure, beaming them into Skyland to explore mysterious environments, collect treasures and battle evil forces. The toys also work from console to console, allowing players to take them to a friend house to play co-operatively or in battles against each other.

  Get in the game

  Nintendo Blue Wii Console with Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games delivers maximum multiplayer fun with the minimum of fuss. Wireless and motion-sensitive, the Wii Remote controller offers an intuitive, natural way to play games, allowing you to use everyday motions to place you at centre of the experience. As the Olympic games hit London, you can swing, shake and jump your way to victory across a variety of mini-games set around famous landmarks, competing alone or head to head in classic events such as the 100 metre sprint, aquatics, table tennis, football, show jumping and canoeing.

   

  Published: 08/12/2011

• What has Mario got planned in 2012?

  2011 has been a fantastic year for gaming most recognisable face, Nintendo Mario, and 2012 looks set to be another. From platforming to kart racing, tennis, Olympic sports, role playing and party games, the portly yet agile plumber is clearly a highly versatile character who can do it all. Here, GAME takes a look back at a couple of the best Mario games from this year, in case you missed them, and looks ahead to some of 2012 undoubted highlights.

  3DS hasn exactly been lacking in quality games in its first year on the market, but the arrival of Super Mario Land 3D (3DS) in November and the launch of Mario Kart 7 earlier this month have really made the portable console a must own system. Mixing the best elements of older Mario games with new ideas and technology, the former is perhaps best described as a blend of the more straightforward, accessible 2D Super Mario Bros. games for Wii and DS and Wii more challenging 3D Super Mario Galaxy titles. Its magical worlds are essentially made up of left to right dashes through obstacle courses, which see players running, jumping, hovering and gliding to master the environments with the aim of reaching a flagpole at the end of each level. With simple, intuitive controls, it instantly accessible and there always a clear path to completing each stage, usually littered with coins to collect, question blocks to bump and enemies to stomp. But Mario can also wander around a little in the game 3D environments, and only explorers and the most skilled players will locate all of the secret areas, items and unlockables ingeniously hidden away in the expertly designed levels.

  Mario Kart 7 is another must-play title for newcomers and series veterans alike, mixing old and new to great effect too. It offers 16 new courses and 16 classic ones from older MK games for players to compete on, all based on environments and characters from Nintendo Mushroom Kingdom. The best showcase of the console's 3D screen yet, theye absolutely gorgeous to look at and just as well designed, featuring exciting new airborne and underwater sections to compliment the on-track action. With basic accelerate, brake, fire and jump buttons, the game easy enough that anyone can pick it up and play instantly, but itl take months of practice to master the multi-route tracks, learn all of the shortcuts and become an online karting king.

  Looking ahead to 2012, Mario will be joined by a host of Nintendo stablemates as well as characters from Square Enix popular Dragon Quest series in January release Boom Street (Wii). A Monopoly-style board game that challenges players to play the real estate and stock markets to win,here are 27 characters to choose from 13 from Mario games, 13 from Dragon Quest and your Mii and over 15 boards based on memorable areas from each series, with different shapes and layouts providing loads of replay value. Players race around the board trying to accumulate wealth and hit a target value while buying, selling and trading property to see who can be the first to cash out, and with both beginner and advanced settings, it could be the perfect game to get the family huddled round the telly on those cold winter nights.

  Mario Tennis (3DS) also looks set to be a smash hit next year. If previous games in the series are anything to go by, itl do its best to nail the balance between realism and zany, fast-paced tennis action starring all of your favourite Mushroom Kingdom characters, as well as a few surprise ones. Wee expecting a mixture of tactical tennis gameplay, special moves and plenty of mini-games that should make a great title for Mario and sports fans alike.

  Mario and friends, including Sega favourites like Sonic the Hedgehog, will keep things physical in Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympics on the Nintendo 3DS, which launches in February 2012. Players will go for gold in over 50 Olympic events that make full use of the handheld different control methods, serving up a wide variety of ways to play. Competing for the top of the podium alone or in head-to-head games with friends, players will frantically slide the Circle Pad round and round to row, tilt the system to keep their balance on the beam, and blow into the microphone to keep breathing at the right time while swimming.

  Also in 2012, players will see the moustachioed, genre-hopping plumber embark on an exciting new role playing adventure in Paper Mario also on the Nintendo 3DS. It will feature frantic, turn-based battles set in a colourful and varied 3D world that takes in weapons, locations and items from Mario past and present,. It will also require clever strategic use of a range of ability-giving stickers, which can be used to carry out attacks on enemies or to fill in missing parts of the levels.
  

  Published: 21/12/2011

• Simply the best: Gaming goes Olympic

  The London 2012 Olympic Games kicks off this Summer, and already athletes around the world are training harder than ever to ensure they're at peak fitness to take part in the glittering highlight of the sporting calendar. But what of us gamers? Our exercise may be mostly centred around the thumb area, but that doesn't mean we can't get into the Olympic spirit in our own sedentary way.

  The most obvious solution is to tackle the official video games of the Olympics. The first is the gracefully titled Mario & Sonic at London 2012 Olympic Games, or MSL2OG as we like to call it. Admittedly, this isn't the most realistic recreation of international athletics you'll play, but it is incredibly good fun and even involves a bit of actual exercise. MSL2OG is out now, for Wii and Nintendo 3DS.

  If the thought of fat plumbers and blue hedgehogs is too silly, then consider pre-ordering London 2012 �The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, aka L2TOVGOG. This Sega-developed spin-off boasts over thirty official Olympic events and will use motion-captured footage of real athletes to deliver maximum authenticity. That's due on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii later this year.

  That's all very well and good, but what if you're not interested in playing every Olympic event but still want to join in at home? Here are our suggestions for the games that will let you recreate your own video game Olympics at home.

  Football

  You're spoiled for choice here, but FIFA 12 is your obvious choice even if the games being simulated won't match those in the Olympics. Alternatively, pick up Football Manager 2012 for a more cerebral take on the beautiful game.

  Boxing

  The Fight Night series from EA Sports should be your first choice here, with latest entry Fight Night 4 offering the chance to pit legendary boxers from throughout the sport's history against each other. Perfect for resolving those inevitable �ho was the greatest?�arguments.

  Tennis

  Another sport well served (ho ho) with games, so we'll point you in the direction of Top Spin 4 for the very best court-side action.

  Basketball

  NBA 2K12 is your slam dunk choice for this event, attracting critical acclaim for its nuanced yet accessible simulation.

  Table Tennis

  Rockstar's appropriately titled Table Tennis is your best �and, let's face it, only �choice. Thankfully, it's a genuinely great game.

  Equestrian

  A tricky one. My Horse and Me for the Wii should supply all the dressage action you'll ever need, while the Kinect-enabled Champion Jockey for Xbox 360 supplies the excitement. No, horse racing isn't an Olympic sport, but it's either that or trotting around in Red Dead Redemption. Your choice.

  Wrestling

  Can we get away with suggesting WWE '12 for this category? Probably not, but are you going to argue with these guys?

  Shooting

  Modern Warfare 3 counts, right?

  Finally, a sampling of the various motion sports games �Wii Sports, Kinect Sports for Xbox and Sports Champions for PlayStation Move - will supply a broad array of suitably Olympian events, along with enough cardiovascular activity to make you feel like you deserve a gold medal of your own.

• Bank Holiday Games!

  
  

  It's the May Day Bank Holiday weekend, which means we all get an extra day off. So with the weather being predictably unpredictable, why not spend it in the company of some great games?

  Here's our handy guide for some of the best games to enjoy this bank holiday weekend, with ideas for children, for friends and family, or for getting some serious single-player gaming done!

  Games for the kids:

  

  If you have a kids and a Kinect, there's really only one choice - Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, giving the chance for the little ones to play along with all their favourite Pixar characters, like Woody and Buzz, Remy the Rat, Lightning McQueen and the Incredibles. Kids will love using the Kinect to interact with their Pixar friends, lifting, steering, flying, swimming and smashing their way through a variety of fun games that will keep them occupied for hours, and feeling like they're part of the story.

  
  

  

  For more quirky fun with their favourite characters, it's hard to go wrong with our wide choice of LEGO games. Kids can take a trip to Hogwarts and help Harry Potter and chums defeat Voldemort, set sail with the Pirates of the Caribbean, use the Force in Star Wars, or hero-up alongside Batman or Indiana Jones. With classic adventures recreated in LEGO's trademark building blocks, and delivered with LEGO's trademark sense of humour, there's plenty for kids of all ages to enjoy - and for parents to enjoy once the children have gone to bed!

  

  Skylanders continue to be a big hit with the kids, and you'll be a big hit with your kids if you bring Skylanders home! The age-old battle of good versus evil is brought to life not only through the video game itself, but enhanced by the collection of character toys that interact with the game. There's a whole host of cool characters to collect and who join are brought to life in the game via the Portal of Power, so the opportunities for new games and new challenges are endless!

  Games for friends and family:

  

  When's the plenty of people round, a little friendly competition always goes a long way. Where better to find out who's best than at the Olympic games? And who better to play with than Mario and Sonic? Well, as luck would have it, Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is chock full of fun contests that test a wide variety of skills, with unique ways of interacting with the action. There's everything from sprinting to table tennis, canoeing to show-jumping, as well as some imaginative twists in the 'Dream' events, like a long-jump that takes you flying from cloud to cloud. And all for a lot less than a ticket to the real Olympics!

  

  If you - or your party - starts to get a bit more active, then there's always Just Dance 3. The latest chapter in the hugely successful dancing game series continues to challenge all to bust their best moves. This time there's an even wider variety of dancefloor-classic songs from almost every era and a range of different game modes to keep the party fresh and four-player action for the ultimate dance-off! It's compatible with Wii, PlayStation Move and Kinect, and pushes motion controls to their funky limits!

  Games on your own:

  

  Looking for a game to put some serious single-player hours into? Well, you can always journey into space with Mass Effect 3, one of the biggest and most talked-about games of the year. This sci-fi adventure is as much an in-depth role-playing experience as it is a third-person shooter, promising a journey where you choices really define the way the game is played. Thousands of people all over the world have committed almost as many hours following Commander Shepard across the Trilogy, so why not spend this weekend finding out just why?

  

  If you prefer your role-playing a little more traditional, then the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Pandora's Tower are two fantastic offerings. Questing in fantasy worlds, battling mythical beasts, swords, sorcery and an ending based on how you play - the whole RPG experienced wrapped up in a complete package! Skyrim offers a first-person adventure and dragons, while Pandora's Tower gives you classical music and a very personal quest. Either game will take up your entire weekend!

  

  For time consumption of a different kind, Minecraft has finally made its way to Xbox 360 thanks to Xbox LIVE. This 8-bit phenomenon has become a global cult classic, with it's simple sandbox gameplay: mine things and then build things. What sounds so simple becomes perilously addictive as your skills and ambitions become greater and greater still, and the long weekend is ideal to get settled into a time-sucking game like this!

  Published: 30/04/2012

• Sonic signs with Nintendo

  In what may yet prove to be one of the signs of the apocalypse, SEGA has announced that the European release of the next three Sonic titles will be exclusive to Nintendo.

  This isn't the first time the former rivals have collaborated, of course. The Mario and Sonic Olympic games are a well established tradition now, but even so - to see the speedy blue hedgehog officially under Mario's roof should still cause any child of the 1990s to do a double take. It's like Han Solo giving the Millenium Falcon to Captain Kirk.

  The deal covers the next Olympic title - Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - which will be a Wii U exclusive. Figure skating doubles is one of the new events added, and you'll be using both Wii remotes and the Wii game pad for different mini-games.

  Nintendo will also be publishing Sonic: Lost World, the next entry in the main Sonic the Hedgehog series. This too will be exclusive to Wii U and 3DS. A solitary screenshot was released to mark the announcement, showing Sonic and Tails' iconic red biplane approaching what looks like an incomplete jigsaw planet. More details are promised at E3 next month.

  What will the third game be? SEGA isn't saying just yet, leaving us to simply contemplate a terrifying new reality where cats love dogs, Mick Jagger is in The Beatles and Sonic lives at Nintendo.
  

  Published: 21/05/2013

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