High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewWii Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/wii/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Videogame Releases: Week of June 8th, 2014 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jun-8-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jun-8-2014/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:00:45 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=62963 E3 is in full swing this week. Only the plucky (if obscure) videogame releases dare to contend with the year’s biggest gaming event. Enemy Front (PS3, 360, PC) As the years go by, some gamers, myself included, enjoy the simplicity of FPS games circa 2000. Great gameplay, fewer weapon unlockable weapon skins. ‘Enemy Front‘ appears...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jun-8-2014/feed/ 0 Videogame Releases: Week of October 20th, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-20-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-20-2013/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:00:53 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=57394 In this week’s videogame releases, Marvel’s Avengers assemble… their Lego bricks. Also, Batman exposes his origins, the human revolution gets revamped, and more. All-in-all, the week is packed with goodies. Batman: Arkham Origins (360, PS3, Wii U, PC) After two huge ‘Arkham’ titles, ‘Batman: Arkham Origins‘ reverts the story to the ‘Year One’ era. Even...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-20-2013/feed/ 0 Videogame Releases: Week of October 13th, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-13-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-13-2013/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:00:55 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=57208 This may be an oddly slow week for videogame, but it’s really just the calm before the storm. This time, however, the calm comes packed within collectible, swappable figures. Skylanders SWAP Force (360, PS3, Wii U, Wii, 3DS) Figures, figures, figures… ‘Skylanders SWAP Force‘ is the third in the series of figure crazy, Activision-backed games,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-13-2013/feed/ 3 Videogame Releases: Week of August 18th, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-aug-18-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-aug-18-2013/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:00:25 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=54955 This week’s new videogame releases feature a sequel, a prequel and a reboot to longtime popular franchises. If those don’t break your budget, Disney has plans to drain the rest of the money from your wallet. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (360, PS3, PC) The year is 1962 and XCOM is being formed in response to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-aug-18-2013/feed/ 3 Videogame Releases: Week of July 21st, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-21-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-21-2013/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:00:19 +0000 Wayne Rowe http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=53966 The doldrums of summer continue with this pretty dang thin week for videogame releases. We have a summer movie tie-in, a fan fave collection, a long-running golf series and a groovy-looking little PSN title. If you’re hoping for some cheap tide-me-overs until the good stuff comes toward the end of summer, you just may want...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-21-2013/feed/ 2 Videogame Releases: Week of July 14th, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-14-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-14-2013/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:00:19 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=53612 At first glance, this week may look like a summer lull for videogames. However, further inspection reveals the first installment in over a decade for one of the all-time great Japanese RPGs. And that’s just one of several intriguing titles that hit the streets this week. Dynasty Warriors 8 (360, PS3) To consider ‘Dynasty Warriors...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-14-2013/feed/ 9 Videogame Releases: Week of April 14th, 2013 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-14-2013/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-14-2013/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:48 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=49968 Take notice, comic book fans. This week sees Superman seize control in an act of injustice while Batman is forced to ally with some of his most villainous rogues. Meanwhile, fantasy RPGs take hold of the rest of this week’s videogame releases. Along with the below games, Vita owners should also check out the ‘Soul...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-14-2013/feed/ 9 Videogame Releases: Week of November 4th, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-nov-4-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-nov-4-2012/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:00:28 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=43255 Xbox 360 owners, it’s ‘Halo’ time once again. As a smattering of other titles also ship this week, I’d toss them all aside if only EA could have gone the full measure for a videogame trilogy that deserves better. Halo 4 (360) Still working within the tech of the Xbox 360, the latest installment of...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-oct-21-2012/feed/ 8 The Nintendo Wii in Six Titles https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/nintendo-wii-titles/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/nintendo-wii-titles/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:00:21 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=42446 The recent price drop of the Nintendo Wii further illustrates its imminent death at the hands of the impending Wii U. With that in mind, this would be a good time to consider the Wii as it lived. Over the six years it’s been in the marketplace, the Wii has vacillated between sales sensation and...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/nintendo-wii-titles/feed/ 5 Videogame Releases: Week of September 30th, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-30-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-30-2012/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00:57 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41594 The machinations of two malicious organizations dominate this week’s videogame release slate. I’m referring to the Umbrella Corporation and the National Basketball Association. Can there be any room for other games when these two titans take the stage? Find out now. (Plus, Conan O’Brien.) NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC) The ‘NBA 2K’ series...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-30-2012/feed/ 1 Videogame Releases: Week of September 23rd, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-23-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-23-2012/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:00:24 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=41305 This week in videogame releases, pandas break free, there’s so much soccer (or “football,” depending on where you live) that it’s impossible to see it all, and scantily-clad women fight to determine the difference between life and death. FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, PSVita, PSP, PC) The latest iteration for the most popular...

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