The WiiDS Podcast

Episode 81: The Ramshackle Strikes Back

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:57:00 GMT

- Special Guest: Alex Haffenden

- Question Of The Week: Perfect Plastic

- News

- Wii Speak For All

- Aonuma wants to surpass LOZOOT

- Nintendo to relax WiiWare releases

- Icarus flies onto WiiWare

- Old Red Retires

- NewsBites

- What We've Been Playing

- Online Section

- Wii Shop Releases

- Topic Of The Week: VC , Retro Rubbish Or Retro Gold?
- More!

Episode 80: Rose-Tinted Birthday Edition

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:26:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: If you could run Nintendo for a day...?
- News
- Wii Outsells 360/PS3/PSP Combined
- Pirates blamed for Nintendo shortages
- Factor 5 to announce titles soon
- GTA: Chinatown Wars details
- MadWorld fans strike back
- Main Discussion: Ocarina Of Time
- How well does it stand up ten years on?
- How does it compare to other Zelda titles?
- Which are the better Zelda games?
- Where should the series go?
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- Wii Shop Releases
- Topic Of The Week: DSi Games
- More

Episode 79: Necessary Evils

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:09:00 GMT

- Special guest: Our Man In Japan
- Question Of The Week: First game you bought
- News
- WiiMakes Give Us More Than We Bargained For
- Nintendo Trademark Blowout
- Apple Wants DS' Territory
- Crystal Chronicle Still Exists. Honest.
- Nintendo After Used Games
- Main Discussion: DSi Hands On
- How does it improve on the DS Phat/Lite?
- Are the new features enjoyable?
- Is it worth buying/upgrading?
- What would we like to see in the future?
- What We've Been Playing
- VC Shop Releases
- Topic Of The Week: Where's My Sequel?
- More!

Episode 78: Now With Added Zippo

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:42:00 GMT

- Special guest: Kid Dogg, Gaming Unlimited TV
- Announcement: Media Channel Coming Soon
- Question Of The Week: Animal Crossing
- News
- DSi sells out in Japan
- DSi equipped with 256Mb memory
- DSi to hit Europe before Autumn
- WarioWare Photograph announced
- Nintendo "still has a lot of work to do
- Main Discussion: Small Publishers
- Why do they focus on Wii and DS?
- What advantages and disadvantages do these platforms give them?
- What challenges do they face?
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Sections
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: 2D Mario Games

WiiDS SE: Obscure II Review

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:08:00 GMT

Jason The Wiki Davidson takes on the responsibility of handling our first dedicated review, playing his way through Obscure II, a title combining the survival horror and teen slasher flick genres generously supplied by its publisher PlayV. Listen in for the definitive WiiDS verdict on this upcoming Wii title...

Episode 77: Spoilers

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:45:00 GMT

- QOTW: Nintendo Games In Real Life
- News
- Sega Snags The Conduit
- Galaxy And Twilight Princess We're Not Up To Scratch
- New Games Rating System Gets The Green Light
- Japan Not Interested In DSi?
- Everybodies Theatre Channel Coming To Japanese Wii's
- Still Holiday Wii Shortages
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- Wii Shop Releases
- New Members
- The Big Discussion (Homebrew)
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: If You Don't Have The Gold Wii Wheel...
- More!

Episode 76: Where Not To Say Bomb

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:47:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Scariest Game
- News
- Hardcore Responsible For Wii Success
- Homebrewers Hand Out Storage Solution
- Wii Cleaning Solution Confirmed
- Hudson's The Calling Sends Shivers Down Spines
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- New Members
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: I'm Kind Of Sold On Wii Music
- More

Episode 75: Secret Sauce

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:23:00 GMT

- Announcements
- Strong Bad Contest winner
- Logo Contest winner
- Secret Sauce Unveiled
- A farewell
- Question Of The Week: Favourite gaming enemies
- News
- DSi Region Locked
- E3 Did Not Do Wii Music Justice
- DSi did not meet analyst expectations
- No More Heroes 2 announced
- Main Discussion: New IPs
- What new announcements should you be looking forward to?
- Hear the worst pronounced Japanese game names in podcasting!
- What Weâve Been Playing
- Online Section
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: DSi face-mapping
- More!

Episode 74: The Motherload

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:33:00 GMT

- Reminders: last chance for contests!
- Question Of The Week: Wii MMOs
- News
- DSi
- Wii Storage Solution Announced
- Wii Speak Channel
- New Games Announced
- GameCube Wiimakes Revealed
- Wii Shop Releases
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: Is The Force Strong On Wii
- More!

WiiDS SE: One Man And His Game

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:30:00 GMT

We bring you a special edition of the WiiDS podcast, taking to upcoming developer Robert Pelloni and his single handed project Bob's game. We get all the info on the upcoming game along with plenty of exclusives. We also get to take a look at the DS development process and what it takes to turn an idea into reality. We also get to meet the man behind the game, hearing his story and thoughts and feelings on gaming today.

Episode 73: A New Hope?

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:09:00 GMT

- Reminders
- Question Of The Week: Multiformat Purchases
- Nintendo Press Conference Announced
- New DS Bundles Announced
- Pokemon Still Going Strong
- Capcom Stop Exclusives But Maintains Support
- Ubisoft Knew About Motion Plus
- What We've Been Playing
- Wii Shop Releases
- Emails
- More!

Episode 72: Ramshackle III

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:57:00 GMT

- Announcements
- Strongbad Contest Reminder
- We've Been Nominated!
- Question Of The Week: Games That Should Be Films
- News
- Storage Solution "Better Than" A Hard Drive
- Animal Crossing Priced
- Nintendo Flattered By Xbox Avatars
- New Phantasy Star For DS
- Wii/DS Router Announced
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Online Section
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: WiiDS Games Night
- More!

Episode 71: Nintendon't

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:44:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Unreleased games
- News
- Disaster strikes on October 24
- Run the Gauntlet in October
- KORG DS-10 announced for October
- Wii and DS to lead TGS
- GTA IV on Wii
- Main Discussion: Nintendonât
- 10 reasons why Nintendo is not catering for its core gamers
- Is Shigsy still up to it?
- Is the company about to see a radical shift in focus?
- Are hardcore games worth it?
- Where do third parties stand?
- What Weâve Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Online Section, including e-mails
- Topic Of The Week: Imagine [insert random occupation here]
- More

Episode 70: Yuletide Yearnings 2008

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:12:00 GMT

-Question Of The Week: Desert Island Games
- News
- Nintendo Dismisses DS Remake Rumours
- New Consoles To Arrive Before Next Gen
- Core Games 2-3 Years Away
- Motion Sensing On DS
- Main Discussion: Yuletide Yearnings 2008
- What games should you keep an eye out for over the next few months?
- What games should you avoid?
- Which ones suprised us the most?
- What We've Been Playing
- More

Episode 69: Live(ish) From Leipzig

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:53:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: New Wii Channels
- News
- Censor call on MadWorld
- Ubisoft announces more shovelware
- Wii likes third parties
- Game Announcements
- Main Discussion: Live(ish) From Leipzig
- James reports from GC 2008
- What titles look promising?
- How many Wii/DS games are there?
- How are our favourites shaping up?
- Does he know any German?
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- Emails
- Topic Of The Week: Custom DS/ Game Boy On VC?

Episode 68: OMWiiDS

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

- Guest stars: Alex and Ben of the OMG Podcast- Question Of The Week: New Handheld Features- News- LucasArts Upset About MotionPlus Secrecy- Overlord coming to Wii, DS- The Name's Wii, Yatani Wii- Capcom: We're Not Shafting The Wii. Honest- Main Discussion: Wii Hacking- The Twilight Hack- The Homebrew Channel- Homebrew On DS- What counts as homebrew?- Is it right?- Nintendo's view- Should Nintendo encourage user-generated content?- What We've Been Playing- Online Section- More!

Episode 67; The Nintendo Difference

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:49:00 GMT

- We're Back!
- Question Of The Week: Favourite Bad Game?
- News
- Ex-Nintendo Xbox Rep: Wii is a gimmick
- Saints Row Wii: A bad idea
- Nintendo finds holographic storage solution?
- MotionPlus not exclusive to Nintendo
- Iwata: Miyamoto out of ideas
- Main Discussion: The Nintendo Difference
- Are Nintendo trying too hard to be different?
- Has this caused them to miss out on certain markets/successes?
- Virtual Console Releases
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- Emails
- New Members
- Topic of the Week: Forum awards

WiiDS Special: 25 Wii Games

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:19:00 GMT

This episode is dedicated to those posters and owners who ask the, "What is there to buy for my Wii?" Question.

Mani and Jason discuss 25 titles that might have dodged a keen eye, or have been around a while perhaps have been forgotten about it?

Hopefully a normal WiiDS service will resume next week, as all of us are now returning from our summer migration to find sun, sanctuary or both!

Enjoy!

Episode 66: Pre-3 Live - Part II

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:22:00 GMT

Here it is: the second part of the first ever WiiDS Podcast to be recorded live. Picking up where we left off, the team continue to speculate about the big game rumoured to be arriving this Christmas, as well as coming up with a few ideas of our own about what we'd like to see hit shop shelves.

After that, we move on into What We've Been Playing with a brief hint of the shennanigans we got up to and James can finally discuss that title he's had under embargo. Can you guess what is is?

Throw the likes of emails, virtual console releases, forum members, and topic of the week into the mix and the most epic episode of the WiiDS Podcast so far is finally complete. Enjoy!

Episode 66: Pre-3 Live - Part I

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:42:00 GMT

This week, we have a very special show for you as we present the first ever live episode of The WiiDS Podcast. Recorded from a flat somewhere in the heart of Essex, the episodes features James, Tom, Mani and Dippy together for the first time. Along with all the usual banter, we covered the latest news, including rumours of a widescreen DS, a Wii version of Animal Crossing, Epic's comments on the Wii and UK trade body ELSPA's stance on those dreaded R4 cards.

The majority of the show is taking up by the main discussion in which we speculate over what we could be seeing from Nintendo at this year's E3, including Reggie's Big Game and a range of listener suggestions. As you would expect, the inane banter inherent to the podcast ensued with four hosts in the same room, so the second half of the main discussion, plus all of the usual segments, will be released later this week.

We apologise for any discrepancies in the audio quality, but the nature of recording live and channeling four microphones into a single feed means a slightly reduced quality that could not be fixed in the edit. We hope you enjoy the show.

Episode 65: Putting In The Hours

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:41:00 GMT

- Normality restored!
- Question Of The Week: Dealing with online players
- News
- Chrono Trigger DS
- No More Brain Training
- Japan gives up on Wii Fit
- Sadness Release Date Announced
- Main Discussion: Putting In The Hours
- Wii playing figures revealed
- How much are people playing Boom Blox and Okami?
- Are people finishing Metroid Prime 3?
- How much time do people spend on Wii Sports/Wii Fit?
- Finally Revealed: Do people only buy Wii Play for the free controller?
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- New Members & Emails
- Topic Of The Week: Film Tie-ins
- More!

Episode 64: Ramshackle II - Dippy's Revenge

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:45:00 GMT

-   Announcement: The GamePlay Network
-   First Impressions: Super Smash Bros Brawl
-   What Weâve Been Playing
-   News
-   Star Wars Clone Wars â First Details
-   Nintendo Caters For The Core
-   DS Demo Stations Appear
-   Release Date Extravanganza
-   More!

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Episode 63: Ramshackle aka The Blogcast aka Worst Episode Everrrrr!

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:46:00 GMT

Question of the Week: What is your favourite NPC from any game?

Fischerâs Folly - Follow Up

Jack Thompsonâs Career Coming to an End?

Freeloader Frozen!

Gamestation Prepares Smashing Tournament

Mr. Mod Chips, Cleared on appeal!

Virtual Console releases

What We've Been Playing

Online Section

Episode 62: Never Ad It So Good

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:59:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week
- News
- Microsoft interested in DS
- Resident Evil Zero to be Japan only?
- USB Devices for Wii
- Fischer's Folly
- Game Announcements
- Main Discussion: Nintendo's Advertising
- How difficult are Wii and DS to promote?
- How good are Nintendo at advertising?
- How do they appeal to the different audiences?
- Virtual Console releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- More

Episode 61: East Vs West

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:41:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: WiiWare Franchises
- News
- Quit Smoking On DS
- No Street Fighter IV
- Clone Wars Exclusive To Wii/DS
- 100 WiiWare Games In Development
- Game Announcements
- Main Discussion: East Vs West
- Miyamoto on Western developers
- Are the culture differences?
- How do these affect different genres?
- How is Nintendo working with to bring the two territories together?
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- More!

Episode 60: Casual Acquaintances

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:23:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Best Box Art
- News
- Miyamoto: My Style Has Changed
- Animal Crossing rumoured
- Nintendo's 2008 conference plans
- Nintendo Channel released
- Main Discussion: Casual Acquaintances
- Nintendo Europe claims there are no casual gamers: are they right?
- What defines 'casual'?
- Should gamers be pigeonholed?
- How does a control system affect whether or not it is casual?
- Virtual Console Reviews, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- More

Episode 59: When WiiWare Kings!

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT

- 3 Special Guest's!
- Question Of The Week: What is your favourite Nintendo spin off?
- News
- Shenmue Wii Rumoured.
- Nintendo Apologies for Wii Fit.
- BNintendo to Pioneer Console MMOs?
- Madworld.
- Main Discussion: WiiWare
- What did we buy or Will be buying?
- A Heart Felt Plea from Mani!
- Virtual Console Releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Sections, featuring new members, email and topic of the week
- More!

Episode 58: The Rare Necessities

Sun, 18 May 2008 12:57:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Favourite cheat/hack?
- News
- Confirmed WiiWare launch line-up
- Nintendo sued for $21 million
- Beyond Good & Evil 2
- Game Announcements
- Main Discussion: Rare
- Does Banjo 3 betray its origins?
- Does it capture the Nintendo magic?
- Banjo decapitates Mario: a statement?
- What value does Rare have today?
- Virtual Console Releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Sections, featuring new members, email and topic of the week
- More!

Episode 57 (Now In Stereo!) : Downhill For The DS?

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Question Of The Week
Which games would you bring back?

News
DLC Comes To Wii
Wii Fit calls skinny kid fat
EAâs All Play Range for Wii
Nintendo Channel released in U.S.
Silicon Knights On Wii:
Protothea:
Sonic Unleashed on Wii:

Main Discussion: Downhill For The DS?
Has the DS had itâs peak?
Are Nintendo giving up on the DS?
Will we see fewer decent games on the DS?
Do we feel like weâre still waiting for anything on the DS?
When will we see a successor?

What Weâve Been Playing
GTA IV:
Brothers In Arms DS:
Dewyâs Adventure:
Pokemon Diamond:

Virtual Console Release, brought to you by http://www.vc-reviews.com

Episode 56: The Quick Fit Kit

Thu, 8 May 2008 23:56:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: How much do we play the DS?
- News
- Release Date Bonanza
- WiiWare accompanied by new channel
- No Price Cut For Wii and DS
- Main Discussion: Wii Fit
- Is it a game or exercise?
- How responsive is the board?
- Is it worth your money?
- Virtual Console Releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section
- More

Episode 55: Viral Gaming

Thu, 1 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Virtual reality?
- News
- Zelda Team returns
- Golden Sun on DS?
- Most Wii Games Look Like Crap
- Main Discussion: Viral Gaming
- Is the Wii a 'virus', a passing infection?
- Does the console have staying power?
- Does/has the novetly wear off?
- Is the DS affected in the same way?
- Virtual Console releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- What We've Been Playing
- Online Section, including N+ DS
- More!

Episode 54: Calling All Karts

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:09:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Favourite in-game weapons
- News
- Nintendo Media Summit
- Mario Kart launch
- No head tracking in Boom Blox
- Nintendo dismisses DS3 claims
- Main Discussion: Mario Kart
- How good is the online system?
- How accessible are the controls?
- Favourite tracks
- Biker or karter?
- Virtual Console Releases, brought to you by www.vc-reviews.com
- Online Section
- More

Episode 53: Beauty And The Beeb

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:37:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Favourite Nintendo tune
- A special congratulations
- News
- Gauntlet DS
- Xbox 360 Wiimote Revealed?
- Freeloader foiled by Mario Kart
- Guitar Hero Replacements Available
- Kirby: World Of Shadows
- Main Discussion: BBC iPlayer
- What does this deal mean for Nintendo?
- How could it work?
- How could it be expanded?
- What similar deals could be done in the future?
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Online section
- More!

WiiDS SE: Mario Kart Wii Preview

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 13:38:00 GMT

Mani and Jason question Tom on the latest version of Mario Kart - Mario Kart Wii, hitting shelves in Europe on Friday 11th April. Tune in for insight and a special announcement involving one of the team!

Episode 52: Handheld Hits

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 22:07:00 GMT

- Special Guest: Kid Dogg
- Question Of The Week: Non-gaming hobbies
- News
- Trauma Centre returns to DS
- Wii Fit sales predictions
- GTA-wannabe for Wii?
- THQ's line-up
- Sam & Max
- Main Discussion: Blockbusters On DS
- Do big franchises work well on DS?
- What motivates publishers to bring their series to DS?
- How does the impact of exclusives on DS differ from those on Wii?
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console releases
- Online Section
- More!

Episode 51: TLC For DLC

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:24:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Favourite Mario Power-Up
- News
- Win A Mario Kart
- Driving Theory Training
- No DLC for Rock Band Wii
- Guitar Hero DS
- Main Discussion: Downloadable Content
- Wii Play & Pay Revealed
- DLC for DLC: A good idea?
- Wii Fit: Will It Sell?
- Future of DLC on Wii
- Downloadable Brawl Stages
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Online Section
- More!

Episode 50: Still Online

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:26:00 GMT

- OUR 50TH EPISODE
- Question Of The Week: Which video game character would you be?
- News
- Manhunt 2 will see release in UK
- LOL offers "endless possibilities"
- Reggie Reveals All
- Sky Crawlers
- Main Discussion: Fighters
- How hardcore is the fighting genre?
- Is Brawl all that different?
- What can Wii and DS do for the genre that other consoles can't?
- Have beat-'em-ups become too complicated?
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Listener mail/forum section
- A very special after-show skit
- More!

Episode 49.5: Community Service

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:04:00 GMT

- Question of the week: do you get into the Wii?
- News
- Controversial Holocaust DS game
- Nintendo on Brawl failures
- Cheerleading game revealed
- WiiWare launch announced
- Main Discussion: Community Service
- What should Nintendo be doing to interact with its userbase?
- Does Nintendoâs website need improving?
- How can Nintendo market their titles to their new audience?
- How could the Wii Channels help?
- Could Nintendo benefit from a Major Nelson figure?
- What Weâve Been Playing
- Xbox 360 price cut to trigger similar move from Nintendo?
- Virtual Console releases
- The forum section returns!
- More!

Episode 49: Please Release Me

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:06:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Favourite Non-Nintendo Game
- News
- Mario Kart Communication Problems
- Wii Freeloader Revealed
- Resident Evil Zero Wiimake
- We Ski
- Main Discussion: Please Release Me
- Nintendo's attitude to release schedules
- Wii Fit/Mario Kart Vs GTA IV
- Strategically timed DS releases
- Q4 2007: Too much or too little?
- Delays, delays, delays
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console releases
- Listener emails
- Jason's Wrath
- More!

Episode 48: GDC 2008

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:58:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: Our very first game?
- GDC SPECIAL
- Wii Pay & Play
- WiiWare size problems solved
- Developer Choice Awards
- Lost Winds
- World Of Goo
- Wii Fit's Future
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Releases
- Listener Emails
- More!

Episode 47: Blast From The Past

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:09:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week: What do we want to see from GDC?
- Mario Kart and Wii Fit Dated
- Miyamoto: Wii Fit doesn't make you fit
- Smash Bros Release Date denied
- WiiWare dated for U.S.
- Main Discussion: Virtual Console
- Is it what we expected?
- What benefits does it have?
- What influences our purchases?
- What We've Been Playing
- Mani's hands-on with our most wanted title
- Virtual Console releases
- Listener emails
- More!

Episode 46: Going Through The Motions

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:39:00 GMT

- Question Of The Week - How much would you spend on WiiWare?
- This Week In Wii: EXCLUSIVE game announcement, only on WiiDS
- News
- Spore release date
- Wii's low review scores
- Smash Bros breaks record
- Factor 5 hint at Wii project
- Main Discussion: Going Through The Motions
- Which Wii/DS games best use Nintendo's controls?
- Is one-to-one motion control possible on Wii?
- Which genres can Wii/DS help or bring back?
- What We've Been Playing
- Listener Emails
- Virtual Console Releases
- More!

Episode 45: Online With Strategic Cuts

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:30:00 GMT

- Mario Strikers Tournament
- Listener emails and a reminder
- News
- Wii Civilization too much effort
- Dr Kawashima turns down Brain Training Royalties
- Rock Band Wii Confirmed
- Fatal Frame 4: Wii Exclusive
- Main Discussion: Online Cuts
- Why are companies dropping online support on Wii?
- Should Nintendo develop an MMO?
- What can Wii bring to the online landscape?
- This Week In DS: Brain Training Vs The North
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console Release
- More!

Episode 44: Europe - The Third World?

Tue, 5 Feb 2008 07:37:00 GMT

Apologies for the problems we've had uploading this ep. Hopefully, you've got it now!

- Guest host: PeteyPie
- Question Of The Week: Which characters would we add to Brawl?
- News
- PaRapper Developer Disputes DS Lifespan
- Wii Civilization on Hold
- Exclusive Force Unleashed Levels
- Bestselling DS titles of 2007
- Main Discussion: The European Market
- What needs to be improved?
- Could we eliminate delays between releases?
- How does it compare to the other markets?
- What we've been playing
- This Week In Wii: Master System On Virtual Console
- Our Man In Japan
- Virtual Console releases
- More

Episode 43: Write You Are

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:01:00 GMT

- Special Guest: Steviepeas!
- Question Of The Week: Worst Gaming Moments
- News
- Mario & Sonic Boosted By Word Of Mouth
- 5 Million Wiis in Japan
- Smash Bros Roster revealed? Additional Pokemon appear?
- Main Discussion: Game narratives
- An interview with a games writer
- What does games writing involve?
- How to enter the industry?
- How well do Nintendo present their storylines?
- Could Nintendo do more with their storylines?
- This Week In DS: Disney GPS system
- What We've Been Playing
- More!

Episode 42: See You In Court

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:15:00 GMT

- With an opening keynote speech from Reggie
- Question Of The Week: Guilty Pleasures
- News
- Assassin's Creed DS
- Smash Bros Delayed. Again.
- Factor 5 Wiiturns
- Bioware Sonic RPG details
- Main Discussion: Controller Lawsuits
- Is Nintendo's technology stolen?
- Why do people file such lawsuits?
- What if Nintendo hadn't invented the DS/Wii first?
- Why is control so important to gaming?
- Our Man In Japan: PWiidictions
- What We've Been Playing
- Virtual Console releases
- Competition deadline

Episode 41: PWiidictions 2008

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:05:00 GMT

- WiiDS is back!
- Reader reviews
- News
- Konami's War On Terror
- Nintendo's double Emmy
- Wii are amused
- Wii figures from Japan
- The Big Issue: Predictions 2008
- What surprises can we expect in the next year?
- What will we succeed and what will fail?
- What does Nintendo need to do to stay on top?
- What we've been playing?
- NEW SECTION: This Week In Wii: Goldeneye 64 on XBLA
- more!

WiiDS 2007: Merry Christmas

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:02:00 GMT

A little Christmas message from your favourite Nintendo podcast. See you all in the New Year...

Episode 40: One Year On

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:31:00 GMT

- Carol singing gone wrong
- The original WiiD returns
- Reminders: Wiiject Appeal, new forums, competition
- Nintendo 2008 release schedule
- No More Heroes censored
- Photo channel update, Pokemon Snap arrives
- New Nintendo Website
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: One Year On
- How has Nintendo performed this year?
- What have they done right?
- What have they done wrong?
- How the WiiDS began...
- VC releases
- A message from Dippy, and two celebrity guests
- How to get involved
- The Best of WiiDS 2007
- more!

Music:
- Starfox Godspeed, The Wingless (OCRemix)
- Super Mario Sleigh Ride, Dale North (OCRemix)

Episode 39: Bullet Time

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:35:00 GMT

- Ghostbusters Wii
- Pokemon Snap for VC
- DSVision
- ActiBlizz
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: Shoot-'em-ups
- Are shooter's that important anymore?
- What makes them disappointing?
- What has Nintendo done to improve the genre?
- Why are Nintendo consoles best for shooters?
- Competition: Your gaming moments in MS Paint
- Online Section
- How to get involved
- More!

Games Discussed: Ghostbusters, Pokemon Snap, No More Heroes, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Metroid Prime, Geist, Goldeneye, Halo 3, Red Steel, Paper Mario, Sin And Punishment, more

Music:
- Starfox Godspeed - The Wingless, OCRemix
- Robotobots Wiimixes

Episode 38: Here's One Wiimade Earlier

Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:27:00 GMT

- Super Mario Galaxy first week sales
- New Nintendo Channel
- Nintendo on the R4
- Greenpeace vs Nintendo
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: Wiimakes
- What counts as a Wiimake?
- Are Wiimakes worth our money?
- What would we like to see wiimade?
- 2D to 3D: worth the effort?
- Virtual Console releases
- Our Man In Japan: Wii Fit Interview - Part II
- How to get involved
- More!

Games discussed: Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTS: Journey Of Dreams, Turok, Endless Ocean, Phoenix Wright, Link To The Past, Ocarina Of Time, Zelda II: Adventure Of Link, Resident Evil 4, Killer 7, Okami, Final Fantasy III, Jet Force Gemini, Goldeneye, more...

Music:
- Starfox Godspeed, The Wingless (OCRemix)
- Robotobots Wiimixes

Episode 37: Return Of The Plumber

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:03:00 GMT

- House Of The Dead For Wii
- DS redesign rumour
- WiiWare Size dispute
- DS sells 20 million units sold in Japan
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: Flagship Franchises
- How does Nintendo keep its franchises fresh?
- Has Mario been worth the wait, and why?
- Which franchises need updating?
- What new franchises could we see from Nintendo?
- Online Section
- Virtual Console round-up
- Our Man In Japan: Wii Fit Interview - Part I
- How To Get Involved
- The Original M&S Skit
- More

Games Discussed: Super Mario Galaxy, House Of The Dead, Endless Ocean, Call Of Duty 4 DS, The Legend Of Zelda, Mario Party, Brain Training, Battalion Wars, Wii Fit

Music:
Starfox Godspeed - The Wingless (OCRemix)
Star Wars Main Theme - John Williams
Imperial March - John Williams
Robotobots Wiimixes

Episode 36: The More The Merrier

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:13:00 GMT

- More hosts than ever before, inlcuding Our Man In Japan!
- Alone In The Dark for Wii
- Mii Contest Channel
- John Carmack on the DS
- Pokemon to teach science
- What we've been playing
- James' tantalising freebie
- Main Discussion: Multiplayer
- What makes the Wii perfect for multiplayer games?
- Online versus Split-screen multiplayers
- What have been the multiplayer highs and lows of the past?
- How much had Nintendo contributed to the development of multiplayer games?
- Online section
- Virtual console releases
- How to get involved

Episode 35: Missing The Link?

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:43:00 GMT

- Update: Our First Interview
- No Wii Hard Drive
- PS3 gains on Wii in Japan
- Resi Wii sells a million
- DS Sales hit 4 million
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: Missing The Link?
- Is the DS-Wii link a gimmick?
- How could it be used?
- What will it take for the link to be popular?
- Why did previous handheld-console links fail?
- Online Section: An email
- Virtual Console Releases (we promise)
- How To Get Involved
- More!

Games Discussed: Dementium: The Ward, Resident Evil 4, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games, Sight Training, More Brain Training, Scrabble, Pokemon Battle Revolution, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Zelda Four Sword Adventures, more...

Episode 34: Two Screens, How Many Problems?

Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:12:00 GMT

- Smash Bros Level Editor
- Awards Season for Wii
- Spore confirmed
- Wii Zapper
- New DS Functions
- Nintendo Financial Results
- What We've Been Playing
- Main Discussion: The DS
- Has the DS been pushed out of the limelight by Wii?
- Does it suffer from the Game Boy's legacy?
- Is there too much shovelware?
- Do gamers truly appreciate the DS?
- Do we buy the right games for it?
- Will we see a second coming for DS?
- Online Section: wiimail and a wi-fi tournament
- Our Man In Japan: Super Mario Galaxy review
- How to get involved
- More!

Games Discussed: Smash Bros Brawl, Spore, Metroid Prime 3, Brain Training, Phantom Hourglass, Phoenix Wright, Super Mario Galaxy

Episode 33: Yuletide Yearnings

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:13:00 GMT

[FIXED, FINAL VERSION!]

- Our longest episode ever
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
- link exchanges, and the Mushroom Men love WiiDS
- NEWS
- Okami confirmed for Wii
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles details
- Sega's hopes for Mario & Sonic
- EXCLUSIVE Super Mario Galaxy Info
- What we've been playing
- Main Discussion: Yuletide Yearnings - our definitive guide to the best titles approaching shelves this Christmas, and why we're going to buy them, including:
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Zack & Wiki: The Quest For Barbarosâ Treasure
- Guitar Hero III
- The Simpsons Game
- Medal Of Honour: Heroes 2
- NiGHTS: Journey Into Dreams
- Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games
- Have Your Say: your opinions on exclusive titles
- Online section: the latest from the website and forums
- Our Man In Japan returns!
- More!

Games Discussed: Mushroom Men, Okami, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: The Little King & The Promised Land, Mario & Sonic At tHe Olympic Games, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Zack & Wiki: The Quest For Barbarosâ Treasure, Guitar Hero III, The Simpsons Game, Medal Of Honour: Heroes 2, NiGHTS: Journey Into Dreams

Episode 32: Warning! Hazardous Materials

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:52:00 GMT

- Nintendo News Overload
- Metroid Channel
- Wii Lightsabre
- Online co-op in Smash Bros
- Sonic in Smash Bros
- Mario Kart Wii will include motorbikes

- Monster Hunter 3 for Wii

- Super Mario Stadium Baseball for Wii

- Fire Emblem DS

- New WiiWare titles
- Doctor Mario Wii
- Pokemon Farm
- Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land
- Bomberman

- DS Demo Channel

- Check Mii Out channel
- Everybody Votes Channel
- Online Section
- Virtual Console Releases
- How to get involved
- More!

Episode 31: The One And Only

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

- New Intro Music

- New wiimote jacket

- Nintendo's christmas supply

- Potential new wii model

- Manhunt 2 banned. Again

- What We've Been Playing

- Main Discussion: Exclusives, their importance to a console, and what can be considered exclusives

- Online section

- Have your say

- Virtual Console releases

- Much much more, including a Microsoft news story cunningly slipped in and Rockstar's Manhunt 2 appeal

WiiDS SE: Top 30 GC Titles - Part II

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:11:00 GMT

In the second part of our Top 30 GameCube titles, Manish 'The Man' Patel and Jason 'The Brother' Davidson take you through the ten definitive titles of the last five years, the games you cannot afford not to experience.

The WiiDS Podcast accepts no responsibility for how much money you spend after listening to this episode.

WiiDS SE: Top 30 GC Titles - Part I

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:07:00 GMT

With so many Wii and DS titles coming out, you may not have enough cash for all the gaming goodness. If this is the case, why not track down some GameCube classics to keep you going?

In the first of two parts, Manish "The Man" Patel and Jason "The Brother" Davidson break down the Top 30 GameCube Titles of all time, whether they redefined a genre or served as the best source for entertainment. Part One includes every title from 30 to 11 - expect the Top Ten in the next week.

WiiDS SE: Tokyo Games Show

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:25:00 GMT

In the first ever Special Edition of WiiDS, our Man In Japan brings you the definitive guide to the Tokyo Game Show. Alex Procter reports from the show floor on all of the best Wii and DS games, how they look and - more importantly - how they play. It's a tasty little slice of WiiDS with an Eastern flavour!

Episode 30: Smashing Developments

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:58:00 GMT

- NEWS

- Reggie promises unprecedented Wii supply

- Star Wars Force Unleashed for Wii

- Harrison Bows Out

- Iwata promises more surprises

- NiGHTS Two Player Mode

- WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

- MAIN DISCUSSION: Smash Bros Online

- We attempt to get an apology from Toz

- Will it work?

- How will SSBB set the standard for Nintendo's online titles?

- Are the parental controls going to be effective?

- ONLINE SECTION

- VC RELEASES

- How to get involved

- PREVIEW: Our Man In Japan - TGS Special

[Note: The Top 30 GC titles are not here as suggested at the beginning of the episode. Watch this space for the top 30 in full over the coming weeks]

Episode 29: Under The Influence

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:35:00 GMT

- Tom's new nickname

- A new host

- NEWS

- Zelda Crossbow Training

- DS Guitar Hero Gadget

- Nintendo nabs XBLA title

- WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

- MAIN DISCUSSION: Influencing Gamers in the way of Nintendo

- The effect of podcasts

- Who do you trust: Friends or magazines?

- What makes you buy a game?

- ONLINE SECTION

- The latest forum and website news, including a Super Mario Galaxy Hands-On Preview

- REVIEW: Streets Of Rage

- VC RELEASES

- GET INVOLVED

Episode 28: The Art Of The Matter

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 23:49:00 GMT

- A full episode, with no techinical problems (we hope)

- ANNOUNCEMENTS

- Shoutout to American listeners

- NEWS DISCUSSION

- Worms on Wii

- Wii hits one million

- PS3 closes the gap

- Logitech to release Wiimote rival

- New Nintendo trademarks

- ONLINE SECTION

- The latest forum and website news

- MAIN DISCUSSION: The Art Of The Matter

- Which is more important: artistic style or graphical superiorty?

- Can an imaginative art style raise a game closer to next-gen status?

- Are realistic graphics necessary?

- What effect can an art style have on a game, a series or a player?

- HAVE YOUR SAY: Your voices heard!

- WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

- OUR MAN IN JAPAN: Why the other markets are better than Japan

- VC RELEASES

- How you can get involved with the show

Episode 27: Grand Theft 'Tendo

Sun, 2 Sep 2007 13:19:00 GMT

- ANNOUCEMENTS

- A new addition behind the scenes, and Mani the Man returns

- NEWS DISCUSSION

- DVD playback on Wii

- Manhunt 2 scheduled for Halloween release

- Does Metroid Dread exist?

- New Mario Galaxy levels

- What We've Been Playing

- MAIN DISCUSSION: Criminal Gaming

- Are ROMS and Emulators so wrong, and why do people seek them out?

- Is it Nintendo's fault that people resort to using R4s?

- Is there anything that could be done to prevent gaming piracy?

- HAVE YOUR SAY: Your opinions heard!

- VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASES

- READER REVIEW: Metroid Prime Pinball

- How to get involved with the show

Episode 26: Keep It Casual

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 01:05:00 GMT

- Tom returns!

- News Discussion

- Wii close to UK Bestseller

- Stormfront defends Wii

- Wii production stalled

- First WiiWare details

- What we've been playing

- Main Discussion: Casual versus Hardcore

- How will Nintendo's shift towards casual games affect their hardcore following?

- What is a casual game?

- How casual are Nintendo's flagship franchises?

- Why don't hardcore gamers like casual games?

- Have your say

- Our Man In Japan

- Virtual Console releases

- Online section

- How you can get involved with the show

Episode 25: Pressing Matters

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:11:00 GMT

- A cranky gaming guest

- NEWS DISCUSSION

- Nintendo Patents DS/Wii Hybrid

- Month Of Metroid

- Miyamoto focuses on fun

- Updates on the Update

- WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

- Podcast Promo

- MAIN DISCUSSION: Nintendo's attitude to the press

- Multi-format media

- Trailer channel and casual gamers

- Smash bros blog: a good idea?

- Nintendo's Major Nelson

- VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASES

- OUR MAN IN JAPAN

- ONLINE SECTION

- How to get involved with the show

Episode 24: If It Isn't Broken...

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:02:00 GMT

- More guests!

- News Discussion

- Viva Pinata DS

- No Nintendo conference at Leipzig

- Quake DS

- Wii System Update 3.0

- What we've been playing

- Main Discussion: Nintendo's game formulas

- What could have been done to improve Pokemon?

- Who's going to Pokemon Summer Camp?

- Did Metroid and Starfox get it right?

- Smash Bros segment

- Our Man In Japan: The Slide Controller
(Check out: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/aguj/index.html)

- Virtual Console release

- Jason's Review

- How your can get involved with the show

- A public appeal

Episode 23: Peripheral Vision

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:43:00 GMT

- ANNOUNCEMENTS

- Updated website

- Tom's de-geekification, and how YOU can help

- NEWS DISCUSSION

- Rockstar's next Wii game

- Pokemon London Launch

- Wii tops 3million in Japan

- Mario Party 8 recalled

- WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING

- MAIN DISCUSSION: Peripheral Vision

- Are the new Wii peripherals worth your money?

- Do they, or previous peripherals actually affect the gameplay?

- Have Nintendo peripherals been behind their rivals or ahead of their time?

- SMASH BROS

- Virtual Console releases

- How you can get involved with the show

Community

www.wiidspodcast.com

www.wiidsforum.com

www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Episode 22: Back with a vEng3nce

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:40:00 GMT

- More guest hosts that you could shake Tom's Bamboo Ban Stick at

- What We've Been Playing. All of us.

- MAIN DISCUSSION: E3 EXTRAVAGANZA

(The most in-depth WiiDS Main Discussion ever!)

- Audience non-reaction

- Nintendo's attitude to gamers

- Third party support

- Wii Fit, the Zapper and other peripherals

- Online plans (or lack thereof)

- NEW SEGMENT: Our Man In Japan

- WIIVIEW: Gunstar Heroes

- Virtual Console releases

- How YOU can get involved in the show

Buy a Wii!

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:14:00 GMT

This is the Buy a Wii song that Ben promised would be on the end of Episode 21, but wasn't because he didn't send it in time. However, here is, now available to make your ears bleed...

Episode 21: The Parting Of The Ways

wiidspodcast@gmail.com — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:01:00 GMT

- It's been a while, but the WiiDS return

- News Discussion: The hottest stories of the last month

- Announcements: A WiiDS Host is leaving...

- What we have been playing

- Main Discussion: Licenses

- Do Licenses make a difference to the games we play?

- Would games fare better with or without a license?

- What the hell does the Tom Clancy license represent?

- Are licenses necessarily a bad thing?

- Smash Bruise/Bras/Bros segment: All the latest juicy updates on the Smash Bros Dojo

- Virtual Console releases

- REVEALED: The departing host...

- Community Outlet and a fond farewell

Community Outlet

Email:

Episode 20 - Hardcore Richards!

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:53:00 GMT

Unfortunately, there are no show notes this week. However, all the usual procedures will be applied to the next show. Enjoy Episode 20 everyone.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidspodcast.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the map. Add your pin, now!)

Episode 19 - Return of the... Scot?

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 01:55:00 GMT

After 19 days, the WiiDS are finally back to bring you another cracking show!
James decides to do the news a little differently this week...
Jason joins us once again!
What exactly did happen over the past 19 days...?
What games have we been playing this week?
Main Discussion â Rumours, rumours and more rumours!
Website of the Week: www.smashbros.com
Forum Update!
Feedback.
Competition Reminder â 2000 Wii Points are up for grabs!
Release Dates and Virtual Console releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll down to the bottom of the page to locate the map!!)

Episode 18 - JJB is back! (Journo James Batchelor...)

Sun, 13 May 2007 09:41:00 GMT

Journo James is back!
Ben makes an official apology...
We have new music, all throughout the show!!
An old section revived, News Dicussion!
What games have the WiiDS been playing this week?
Main Discussion: Where does the future lie for Zelda games...
Website of the Week: www.ds-play.com
Forum.
Competition!
Release Dates.
Virtual Console Releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll down to the bottom of the page to locate the map. Add your pin, and help us grow our Frappr Map!)

Episode 17 - Long Overdue...

Wed, 9 May 2007 17:16:00 GMT

Tom does the news! It may be old but there's no news worth mentioning other than that this week!
Two guest hosts! Josh and Stephen make their debut on the podcast.
What games have we been playing this week?
Main Discussion: GAME buys out Gamestation - What does it mean for us?And do people try hard enough with the Wii's graphics?
No debate this week - expect it back next week.
Website of the Week:

www.zreomusic.com

www.witendofi.com
Forum Section, as you like it!
Feedback - Ben has a rant

Release Dates.

Virtual Console Releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the map. Add your pin and help us grow our Frappr Map!)

Episode 16 - Brother!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:21:00 GMT

No news this week, unfortunately...
We have a guest host as promised! Meet Jason Davidson, our fellow Scotsman!
What games have we been playing this week?
Main Discussion: Mario Quadruplets!
Debate: 2D v 3D in the world of Zelda...
WiiVote.
Website of the Week: www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=57998
Forum.
Q&A.
Feedback.
Release Dates.
Virtual Console Releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the map. Add your pin and help us grow our Frappr Map!)

Episode 15 - I think I hit a vein...

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 17:31:00 GMT

James is leaving WiiDS to concentrate on his education...
...which means that we are looking for a guest host for a few weeks!
The DS has hit 3 million sales in the UK.
Nintendo head E3's sister convention, 'E For All'.
Laurent Fischer and his statement on first party support.
What games have we been playing this week.
Main Discussion: Mario and Sonic at the Olympics!
Debate: The Godfather: Blackhand Edition v Medal of Honour: Vanguard
Wiiview: Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Wiivote.
Website of the Week: www.vc-reviews.com
Forums.
Q&A Bumper Edition.
Feedback.
Release Dates.
Virtual Console Releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidspodcast.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Just scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the map. Add your pin, now!)

Episode 14 - Mutiny on-board HMS WiiDS!?

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:48:00 GMT

Small PS3 launch discussion.
Ben can't make the show, and the rest of the hosts mutiny against him!
We apologise for not having a show last week.
What games have we been playing over the past 2 weeks.
Debate: Super Mario Galaxy v Super Paper Mario.
Main Discussion: Has the novelty worn off?
Are all developer's using the DS' full potential as a console?
Has the DS been sidelined while the Wii has been soaking up the limelight?
Does the DS work so well that we don't even think about how great the dual, touch screen combination actually is?
Now that the Wii is out, are we still amazed by it's unique control method?
Is it not the consoles that are losing the 'WOW Factor', but the games themselves?
The Wii Channels, nothing more than a gimmick?
Wiiview: SSX Blur, reviewed by Tom.
Website of the Week: www.wiiminder.com (Please note that this website will only work ON YOUR Wii!)
Forum.
WiiVote.
Virtual Console Releases.
Release Dates.
Our very first competition!

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com (Scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the map, and then add your pin!!)

Episode 13 - Regal Leasons?

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:25:00 GMT

WiiDS is the best for news once again.
We give our opinions of Spectrobes.
Please Nintendo, Pokemon in 3D, please!
Mani says: âPlay Killer7!â?
Chat about Smash Bros..
Buttons + Stylus control = Incredibly difficult.
Another Heated Debate: Sonic v Mario.
Main Discussion: GDC Part 2 â The Aftermath.
So Nintendo couldn't announce any news due to legal reasons, but what about the third parties?
Should Nintendo have a Nintendo-only event?
The reason Nintendo didn't announce anything â and the consequences.
In depth discussion about the new PlayStation 3 Home...
...As well as a discussion on LittleBigPlanet.
Wiiview: Sonic and the Secret Rings, reviewed by Mani.
WiiVote.
WiiCade Playtest of the Week: Territory Wars.
Website of the Week: http://www.freewebs.com/bentley-bros-productions/index.htm
Forum.
Feedback.
New Section â Questions and Answers.
Release Dates.
Virtual Console Releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Frappr: www.wiidspodcast.com Just scroll down to the bottom of the page to locate the map.

Episode 12 - We're joined by an 'old friend'...

Sun, 4 Mar 2007 15:03:00 GMT

Tom isn't dead!
Matt from Nintentalk joins us!
What games have we been playing this week?
A heated debate between Tom and James, on whether either Ocarina of Time or Twilight Princess is the better game.
Main Discussion: GDC Conference 2007.
What we'd like to see revealed at this years conference.
We discuss what we've already heard, if anything.
Wiiview: Kororinpa, reviewed by Mani.
WiiCade Playtest of the Week: Radioactive Snakes from Mars.
Website of the Week: www.topsecret.acclaim.com
Forum.
Feedback on Episode 11.
Release Dates.
Virtual Console releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Frappr Map: www.wiidspodcast.com; Scroll down to the bottom of the page to locate the map.

Frappr Map!

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:27:00 GMT

Hey there everyone! There's been an addition to our website; an all new Frappr map! Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and add your pin now!!

Ben@WiiDS

Episode 11 - Oh my word! A WiiDS without Mani!

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:15:00 GMT

Proof that WiiDS is the best place for the lastest in Nintendo news.
What games have you been playing this week?
Small Tales of Symphonia review.
Debate: Pokemon v Spectrobes.
Main Dicussion: Third Parties.
Are the third parties getting lazy?
Would you buy N64 ports on the DS? And is there much point?
What is it with developers and 2D on the DS?
First party over third party?
Why do third parties seem to constantly knock out cheap, crappy games all the while?
Excite Truck wiiviewed by Tom.
Wiicade Playtest of the Week: Bullet Bill 2.
Website of the Week: www.newgrounds.com
And another, cool little find from Tom...
Forum section.
Feedback section.
Release Dates.
Virtual Console releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Episode 10 - Wow! The show has been given a new lease of life!

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Tom doesn't make the show, due an unexpected London trip.
A new section: What games have you played this week?
Short 'Tony Hawks Downhill Jam' review.
A small insight into the 'Shivering Isles' expansion for Oblivion (X360, PC) from James.
MAIN DISCUSSION: Are Nintendo too secretive?
Should they have been so secretive about the 'Everybody Votes Channel?'
Do gamers like to be surprised?
Mani comes to a conclusion about Nintendo's promotion strategy...
Should Nintendo have released more Wii information at E3 2005?
Are there any companies as secretive as Nintendo?
Are Nintendo as vulnerable as Microsoft and Sony?
Huh? The Wii60 movement?
EA on the Virtual Console?
Wiiview: Star Fox Command for the Nintendo DS. Reviewed by James.
New Channel!! Everybody Votes!
Customisation Updates?
WiiCade Playtest of the Week: Missile 3D
Website of the Week: www.gametrailers.com
The first fan mail in weeks!
James' very own Zelda: Ocarina of Time theory.
Another new section! The 'Forum' section.
Release Dates.
This weeks Virtual Console releases.

Community Outlet

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Episode 09 - Oh my Gosh! The WiiDS are getting Manhunted...

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:11:00 GMT

New Intro Music, hope you like it!
News, Live and Unrehearsed.
Again, we all make it to the show... for a while...
Discussion on the GAME Stores 'Game of the Year' Awards.
Did Bully have a storyline?
The impact of Manhunt 2 for the Wii.
ARRGGHHH! Oh my Gosh!! Tom's been murdered!
The significance of third-parties.
Debate: Eledees or Excite Truck?
Nintendoâs Online experience.
DS controls: Lefties v Righties
MAIN DISCUSSION: Upcoming DS Titles (part 2)
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, incl. Battle Revolution, drool, and token WoW reference.
DS, greatest invention ever?
Pokemon Ranger.
D/Pâs online trading: will it be fair?
How much has the DS sold worldwide?
Is Pictochat safe?
Noooooo! Not James as well! Now there's only Mani and Ben left...
WiiCade Playtest of the Week: Paintball
Website of the Week: www.stickam.com
Release Dates, Virtual Console releases.

Community Outlet

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Episode 08 - Gillywiids!

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:03:00 GMT

James isn't here, and so Ben has to do the news!
We were on the iTunes homepage!
Some WiiConnect24 rants.
More Wii Launch Stories and discussion.
A random Harry Potter discussion.
Elite Beat Agents discussion.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 discussion.
Diddy Kong Racing DS discussion.
A chat about Rare...
Which led onto Xbox 360...
And Assassin's Creed.
WiiCade Playtest of the week: 3D Logic
Website of the week: www.miitube.com
Forum Feedback.
Release Dates.

Community Outlet

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast

Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Out of storage...

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:17:00 GMT

Hey there everyone. I'm just posting this to let y'all know that unfortunately, due to an episode we did a while back, that was extremely large (in MB, anyway), we have run out of monthly storage, and won't be getting it back uptil February 22. We are still going to be recording our shows, however, and we will post all the episodes we have done up to then on here, for your listening pleasure. Sorry for the inconvinience, but we will be back as soon as we can. Thanks.

If you want to stay up to date with WiiDS going ons, then join our forums at: www.wiidsforum.com

Episode 07 - Rejoice! All the WiiDS are here!

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:54:00 GMT

In Episode 07:

All 4 hosts are on the show this week!!
Live news this week!!
Main topic: Lookback on the Launches.
Would the Wii Launch be as successful without Twilight Princess?
Would we have bought Wii Sports if it wasn't bundled?
Without Sony, would the video games industry be dead?
Has the Nintendo always ruled the handheld roost?
Another history session.
Where the hosts started in the video gaming world.
Some Zelda revelations...
The first games we played on our 'Cubes.
Why we get distracted from the show...
Orgasms over the N64.
Karting Conversations.
Super Mario Sunshine debate.
More Super Mario Galaxy discussion.
Updates section: News Channel!
WiiCade Playtest: Mindfields.
Website of the Week: www.gonintendo.com
Fan Mail.
Release Dates.

We hope you enjoy Episode 07!

Community Outlet

MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast
Forums: www.wiidsforum.com

Just a small announcement...

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:15:00 GMT

Hey there everyone, just a small annoucement to say that Episode 07 of WiiDS will not be up for download until the 1st of February, due to some minor technical difficulties. Thanks.

Episode 06 - The Battle of the WiiDS

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:03:00 GMT

In Episode 06:

- Is Nintendo a killer?
- Wii Hard Drive Discussion.
- Main Discussion: Super Mario Galaxy.
- WiiCade Playtest of the Week: Mindfields.
- Website of the Week: www.miiplaza.com
- Some more Fan Mail.
- Release Dates.
- And another forum update!

We hope you enjoy Episode 06!

Community Outlet
MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast
Forum: www.wiidsforum.com

Episode 05 - Super WiiDS Chipmunk Power!

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:44:00 GMT

In Episode 05:

- We're getting rather popular.
- We discuss The Wii and it's online capabilities, as well as the Wii Channels and the Virtual Console.
- Wiiview: WarioWare Smooth Moves
- A couple of Wii Updates
- A new 'Online' section
- Plenty of Fan Mail...
- ...and release dates...
- ...but no Virtual Console releases!

Hope you enjoy Episode 05!

Email: wiidspodcast@gmail.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/thewiidspodcast
Forums: www.wiidsforum.com

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The WiiDS Forum is now active!

Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:29:00 GMT

Hey there everyone, Ben here, just informing you that the WiiDS Forum is now officially online. As of yet, we are being hosted by another Nintendo podcast, called Nintencast (www.nintencast.com), until we can get our own hosting, and get a decent website set up. Now, as of yet, the forums are really basic, with a plain layout, and only a few sections. However, as time goes on, we will get more content on there, to make the experience even more enjoyable!

Here's the link: www.wiidsforum.com

So get on there, and get involved!

Ben@WiiDS