New Nintendo Wii games - Summer 2009

After the bunch of games we had in the last month, you can say summer will be quite quiet. Time for people to play their EA Sports Active and Wii Fit games, I suppose! Seems like anybody got a Wii Fit; seriously, how many are still doing their exercises? In fact, I may have a better idea: go play outside this summer! And, for the rainy days, well the new Wii Sports game, Wii Sports Resort, is set to be in store here in Canada on July 26! Have fun! I know we will!

With so few new Nintendo Wii games this summer, it will be a two-month forecast.


New Wii games this summer: July - August 2009

July 14:

• Birthday Party Bash - CDN$ 44.99

July 21:

• Brave: A Warrior's Tale - CDN$ 29.99 (Amazon only)
• Rock Band Country Track Pack - CDN$ 29.99 (FutureShop only)

July 26:

• Wii Sports Resort - CDN$ 59.99

July 27:

• G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra - CDN$ 59.99 (Amazon only)
  

August 14:

• Madden NFL 10 - CDN$ 59.99

August 24:

• Metroid Prime Trilogy - CDN$ 59.99

All these Nintendo Wii games will be available at these prices in the usual stores in Canada: Amazon.ca, BestBuy.ca, FutureShop.ca and The Source Gaming.

New Nintendo Wii games - Summer 2009

Rent Wii Games Online in Canada - Free Trial

Maybe you know about Gamefly, the website where you can rent Nintendo Wii games online and have them delivered at no cost at home? I always thought it would have been great to rent my Wii games online but the thing is that they only work in USA! Too bad for us :( And sure enough, they quickly become very popular south of the border.

But now, we finally have someone who offer the exact same service here in Canada! Finally! I was so excited the first time I heard about Game Access that I almost flipped out! They have nothing at my local video games retailers! So I tried them and boy I was amazed by their services! GameAccess.ca had almost all the latest games, shipped fast with prepaid return envelops, great! Renting video games online is amazing: it's like having unlimited games for pennies a day! :D This is way more cheap than buying all these finished-in-three-hours games!

Anyway, you can try them free in Canada - with credit card verification ;) - and I even have some coupon codes for you: instead of getting only 10 days of free trial, get 15 days! This way you can have a better idea of if you should pay for GameAccess or not. Just enter this code in the signup process to get your 15 days of free trail:

Click on coupon code to access GameAccess.ca FREE trial offer

Also, you can get 2 Nintendo game packages for the price of 1 in your first month if you use this code:

Click on coupon code to to get to the Game Access games package

Rent Wii Games Online in Canada - Free Trial

The Conduit: the best Nintendo Wii Multiplayer Game Yet?

Well, maybe Nintendo finally have that "best multiplayer" game for the Wii, and it is not too late!! Seriously, the first reviews for The Conduit all seems to agreed on this: The Conduit for Wii is really a great multiplayer game. And an "A" on average consumer rating almost everywhere tend to confirm this!

Get The Conduit for Wii for less than CDN $50: The Source Gaming!

The Conduit for Wii Review - 1up (excerpt):

With no real online shooter competition on the Wii, just having the ability to hop into a game with up to 12 players online would have been great. But High Voltage went ahead and built out a complete multiplayer suite. The clean matchmaking system takes only a couple of clicks to get into a group and once there it lets everyone have a voice in setting up the game through a slick voting system that lets everyone have a say on the rules, available weapons, and map selection. Team modes fit the pace of play best but suffer from the lack of communication options other than the uncommon Wii Speak peripheral.

Online may come off a little crude by modern standards, but its raw, run-and-shoot action taps a nostalgic sense from back in the early days of playing PC shooters online. In the heat of this action, The Conduit comes closest to realizing its aspirations to become the first epic shooter for the Wii.

Read the whole 1up The Conduit Review here

If you have been desperately searching for a competitive online shooter with robust options, The Conduit will be a near permanent fixture in your motion-sensing console. While it's not up to the experiences offered on the more advanced Xbox 360 or PS3, The Conduit is easily the best online shooter on Wii. As the saying goes, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

- The Conduit for Wii G4tv.com Review

The Conduit Multiplayer Hands-on Video

The Conduit: the best Nintendo Wii Multiplayer Game Yet?

Nintendo Wii new games release this week in Canada - June 23

The new Nintendo Wii video games that should be release in Canada this week, June 22 - June 28 (approximate dates):

June 23:

• Transformers 2: Revenge of The Fallen - CDN $59.99
• Dawn of Discovery - CDN $29.99
• Games Around The Globe - CDN $39.99
• Little League 2009: World Series Baseball - CDN $49.99

June 25:

• The Conduit - CDN $54.99
• Overlord: Dark Legends - CDN $49.99

As usual, you can buy these games in Canada at the Amazon.ca, BestBuy or FutureShop stores. They all have the same prices on these games. No discount anywhere yet, but I will be on the lookout and will let you know if I can find any! By the way, I have found Games Around The Globe only on Amazon!

The Conduit for Wii Gameplay Video

Gameplay from High Voltage Software's The Conduit for Nintendo Wii from the Fall 2008 Nintendo Media Summit.

Nintendo Wii new games release this week in Canada - June 23

Canada Rock Band 2 for Wii June Sale

Current Deal: Save on Rock Band 2 Games for Nintendo Wii

Now through June 27, 2009, save on Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Wii, Rock Band 2 Wii game, Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock and Rock Band 2 Drum Set, all for the Nintendo Wii only at Amazon.ca. Savings on select titles below are available only for a limited quantity of inventory on-hand. Offer good while supplies last. A great sale and some nice deals on Rock Band 2 online!

• Rock Band 2 Special Edition: Save CDN $12!
• Rock Band 2 game: 10% Off discount price!
• Rock Band 2 Drum Set: Save 50%, CDN $45 off!
• Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock: Save 23% off regular price!

Canada Rock Band 2 for Wii June Sale

Ghostbusters Video Game Review Video

This is the Ghostbusters (Gametrailers Review). The final, definitive answer regarding whether bustin' will make you feel good.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii

Release Date: June 16, 2009

Ghostbusters Video Game Review Video

Quebec City in Guitar Hero Smash Hits last stage

If you ask yourself where is that last stage in Guitar Hero Smash Hits, well it's the famous Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City! As you may know, the development team, Beenox, is from Quebec City and they thought it would be nice to include the town in the game.

So, the final stage take place on St.Lawrence River, on a gigantic flotting scene made of Old Quebec Fortifying Doors. You can see the Chateau Frontenac, the Quebec bridge, and the crowd is actually on barges.

Now, I know what you're thinking: why not make a big Guitar Hero convention party night in the real Chateau Frontenac? That would be great!

Guitar Hero Last Stage

Quebec City in Guitar Hero Smash Hits last stage

June 16 Wii Games Release in Canada

These Nintendo Wii new video games should be in store tomorrow, Tuesday 16th:

• Ghostbusters: The Video Game
• Guitar Hero Smash Hits: Standalone Software
• Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
• Let's Tap
• Smiley World Island Challenge
• Big League Summer Sports

If you want to buy any of these games online, I suggest to visit Wii Online Store.

June 16 Wii Games Release in Canada