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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09 All-Play Review

December 21st, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
gnore the kid-friendly look of the box and the goofy All-Play tagline that mar the Nintendo Wii edition of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09. Yes, this looks like the preteen version of the EA Sports golf game, but it packs a real punch when it comes to faithfully re-creating an afternoon on the links. Brilliant controls that almost perfectly mimic real golf

Sorry, EA, Xbox 360 Graphics ≠ Wii Graphics

December 17th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
Electronic Arts is the latest company to run afoul of Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the U.K. The ASA has twice banned iPhone ads over false or misleading claims. In this case, the ASA said that an EA ad tried to pass off Xbox 360 graphics as Wii graphics. In the ad, Tiger Woods uses a Wiimote to play the game, but the graphics displayed are from the Xbox 360 version. EA claimed that while Woods was shown using the Wiimote and Wii branding was shown at the end of the ad, the text "ava

Turkeys, Football, Nintendo Wii…It’s Thanksgiving Just Like The Pilgrims Did It!

November 27th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
Turkeys, Football, Nintendo Wii…It’s Thanksgiving Just Like The Pilgrims Did It! Posted by Cinematically-Correct on November 27, 2008 Today at my house will, just like every other house, focus on football, turkey, and Tiger Woods Golf on the Wii. There may be limited posts this weekend so I hope everyone has a great holiday! Happy Thanksgiving! Posted in Cinematically Correct | Tagged: Football, Nintendo Wii, Thanksgiving, Tukey

iFun Golf Can Bring Out the Tiger in You

November 20th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
Better make sure you have a good grip on your iPhone or you’re likely to launch your phone through your PC screen (another aspect of this game that’s similar to Wii Golf before Nintendo decided to add a tether to the controller).
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iFun Golf Has the Potential to Bring Out the Tiger in You

November 20th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
Social Gaming Network, or SGN as it is better known, has built a business around popular iPhone games such as iBowl and iBaseball as we noted in our interview with Shervin Pishevar, CEO of SGN last month. Now, SGN has upped the ante with iFun, a golf game that uses the iPhone as a motion-sensing controller to control the action on your PC screen. If you’re familiar with Nintendo’s Wii, think Wii Golf for the iPhone and you have the right idea. Go to SGN’s iFun site and register for an account

iFun Golf Can Bring Out the Tiger in You

November 20th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
iFun - Social Gaming Network, or SGN as it is better known, has built a business around popular iPhone games such as iBowl and iBaseball as we noted in our interview with Shervin Pishevar, CEO of SGN last month. Now, SGN has upped the ante with iFun, a golf game that uses the iPhone as a motion-sensing controller to control the action on your PC screen. If you’re familiar with Nintendo’s Wii, think Wii Golf for the iPhone and you have the right idea. Go to SGN’s iFun site and register for an

‘Sports Active’ takes Wii the extra mile (USA Today)

November 13th, 2008 Nintendo Wii Review No comments
A new trend in video games that is gaining weight and could help you lose some is the virtual personal trainer. The latest entry, due in stores in March, is EA Sports Active for the Nintendo Wii video game system. From the makers of Madden NFL Football and Tiger Woods PGA Tour video games, the interactive fitness program is being developed with the help of Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer, Bob ...