No, seriously, my alternate headline for this was the slightly more immature ‘…More like Wii Sh*t’, but I withheld. The guys atSarcasticGamerdidn’t hold back much, though. Their parody of Nintendo’s video announcement for their newWii Fitsoftware and Wii Balance Board at the 2007 E3 Media & Business Summit seems like it echoes many feelings and issues others in the gaming community had. The overall reaction seemed less than favorable. What Nintendo proclaimed as revolutionary seemed more like a wireless scale for the Wii to some, and if you’re one of those who feels the same, then you’ll absolutely love this video....

It’s aDante’s Infernomega giveaway of extreme awesomeness this week! Thanks to AttentionUSA and Electronic Arts, we’re giving away a bunch ofDante’s Inferno-themed prizes this week — 19 prizes, to be exact! Up for grabs areDante’s Infernoposters, action figures, comics and a shirt spoofing the three wolf moon shirt! In order to win one of these prizes, we want you to show us your take on one of the nine deadly sins that theDivine Comedytalks about....

WhenFinal Fantasy XIIIwas announced for the Xbox 360, the usual run of predictable bitchery was had — “Oh wah, this means the game’s going to get delayed,” and “Oh wah, this means the quality of the game is going to be brought down,” or my personal favorite “SQUARE ENIX ARE TRADERS!” Final Fantasy XIIIproducer and “trader” Yoshinori Kitase has goneout of his wayto ease the fears of these twelve-year-olds by assuring them that the quality ofFFXIIIwon’t suffer on the PS3 thanks to the extreme limitations that we all know the 360 has....

I heard rumblings of this awhile back (Kotakueven recently posted it as a related rumor), but it’s true — Midway and Ubisoft have partnered to publish theWheelmanthis March. The press releasing is calling it a “strategic partnership” which is industry code for “Midway didn’t really have the cash to do it themselves.” Ubisoft’s Tony Key is thrilled about the parternership, saying that “gamers will love” the “intense, fast-paced action” ofWheelman. We also love Vin Diesel’s sexy and sweaty, bald head....

I think the primary reason that this gamer creation bamboozles me is that I can count the number of gamers on one hand who actually like to spend time in the kitchen. In fact, the modus operandi of the hardcore gamer is usally to game until stomach pain ensues, at which point he or she ventures to the refrigerator in search of frozen food, pizza rolls, ramen noodles or something edible in a bag....

In the most hilarious case of sour grapes I’ve seen since Richard Nixon punched out a donkey during a fundraiser in 1974,Uwe Boll seems to be firing back atWiredfortheir negative reviewofPostal, his film based on a similarly titled video game. Here’s a quote from the e-mail sent by Mr. Boll toWired: your review shows me only that you dont understand anything about movies and that you are a untalented wanna bee filmmaker with no balls and no understanding what POSTAL is....

WithAlan Wakehitting store shelves this week, we’ve been chatting with the game’s writer, Mikko Rautalahti. As fans of videogame narrative, we asked Rautalahti how importantAlan Wake‘s story was to the game, and whether or not narrative is crucial to the videogame industry as a whole. “It’s extremely important,” he tells us. “Personally, I definitely put the story first, because that’s my job as a writer. Our gameplay designers put the gameplay first, because that’s their job....

If therecent Microsoft Brazil slipwasn’t enough to convince you that we’ll see a newForzagame at E3 this year, then maybe this latest leak will. While internet pre-order listings aren’t the most reliable sources, we feel pretty good about theForza Motorsport 3 Prima game guide listed onAmazon.de. If real, we’re sure this guide will help us through the rumored100 tracks and 400 cars on a two-disc set inForza 3. The date for this book is listed as July 15, 2025....

When it comes to thetalentedandaccomplishedpool of game industry folk that we here at Destructoid have coaxed into being our friends, we seem to have an inherent tendency toshow them to you(like teh Pokemons, as it were). Rich Grillioti, the neo-retro game designer fromPixeljam Gameswho was interviewed earlier this week onRetroForce, manages to create both timelessgamesthat stimulate your upper pixel gland while simultaneously making artwork that stimulates your lower game art gland....

Another day, another discussion about some game getting post-launch content. This time, it’sJust Cause 2, the lovable open-world game about free falling and grappling hooks from Avalanche Studios. Talking to lead designer Peter Johansson, Eurogamer got a tease of what’s to come. “We’re going to have a lot of DLC,” says Johansson. “We’ll see what happens. DLC is important, but a game likeJust Cause 2can live pretty long because it’s not just playing through the story and being done with it — there’s the completion rating and playing with friends....

I bet you thought that people had stopped using the Wii’s technology tobetter mankind, but, as the video above and the video below show, you thought wrong. These vids showcase the Ithaca College Tots on Bots program, which has the goal of mobilizing infants with physical disabilities. How are they going about doing that? With a robot and a Wii Balance Board. As you’re able to see, as the child leans the Balance Board is triggered and the robot cart moves in that direction....

In news that will likely surprise nobody,Battlefield 3is looking likely to feature the online pass, everybody’s favorite method of inconveniencing new players and punishing used ones. According to EA, server costs are the reason. “The whole idea is that we’re paying for servers,” said executive producer Patrick Bach, “and if you create a new account there is a big process on how that is being handled in the backend. We would rather have you buy a new game than a used game because buying a used game is only a cost to us; we don’t get a single dime from a used game, but we still need to create server space and everything for you....

Viral marketing is the way to go, and Bethesda has decided to play the oldest trick in the viral book — the “get your friends to click this link and unlock some JPEGs” trick. Yes, apparently if a mere three people follow your own personal link to a glorifiedFallout 3advert, you will get a bunch ofFallout-flavored desktop backgrounds. Woot. It’s obvious, it’s blatant and nobody would ever go to that effort simply to get some free wallpapers....