http://www.wiiha.info The latest and best news about the Nintendo Wii Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:22:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After their takeover bid of Take-Two Interactive fell through, Electronic Arts may be on the hunt once again for another studio to buy out. Rumor has it that this time, EA's eyes are set on Epic Games.According to Gameguru, EA has already started looking into the viability of acquiring Epic ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/buyout-rumor-ea-eyeing-epic-games/ This morning, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick laid down the final word on Take-Two's status as a company, deciding to remain independent after all."Our management and outstanding and talented employees have maintained an unwavering focus on our products and our business through this lengthy strategic review process and we are confident ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/strauss-zelnick-take-two-will-remain-independent/ So apparently the Kojima FPS and DMC-style Strider game weren't the only rumors in EGM's latest issue. NeoGAF member SuperSonic1305 let us in on a few more rumors, including one that could have quite an effect on PSP gaming.Perhaps the biggest rumor is that all of the PSP games that ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/rumor-alert-all-psp-games-in-2009-will-be-available-as-downloads-more/  Sega is working closely with ESRB on the development of MadWorld to make sure that the game won't pull a Manhunt 2. That is, the game wants to maintain a level of violence, without going overboard and get an Adults Only rating, which the first version of Manhunt 2 got.Sega ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/gory-but-not-too-gory-madworld-for-wii-making-sure-it-gets-solid-m-rating/ Rockstar finally gets to release Manhunt 2  (Wii, PSP) in the UK after a long and grueling year-long battle against the BBFC. UK gamers can expect the game to hit shelves on October 31.Perfect timing too. Guess UK gamers have some inspiration for their Halloween costumes? This is the ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/one-year-later-manhunt-2-coming-to-uk-on-october-31/ Studios and publishers don't benefit from the sales of used games, just ones fresh off the shelves. Finding a way around this, three new games are offering exclusive content - but only once per copy of the game.Meaning that if you want the exclusive content, you'll have to ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/renting-and-borrowings-out-three-upcoming-games-offer-exclusive-content-but-only-once/ MPlayer seems to be the name of the game this week in the Wiibrew community.Not long after the latest release of GeeXboX, developer fcorbier has released a new version of his media player for the Wii, MPlayerWii.This version has a speed boost on reading USB devices, and ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/mplayerwii-v006-faster-usb-added-support-for-classic-controller/  Third time's the charm.The latest numbers from Japan show that the Xbox 360 has once again outsold the PlayStation 3 for the third week running. Crunching some numbers reveal that the Xbox 360 outsold the PlayStation 3 for the entire month of September. It's a little too early for ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/03/japan-xbox-360-outsells-playstation-3-for-september-handheld-sales-decline/ Another TCP client GUI has been released for the Nintendo Wii console. This one's called WiiTCPLoadGUI.It's still in beta, but it looks pretty promising. This app lets you connect your PC to the Wii Homebrew/TCPLoader channel and stream binary files. It's an easy way of transferring files to  your Wii.The ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/02/wii-homebrew-wiitcploadgui-v001-beta/ EGM's resident rumor specialist Quartermann has set his eyes on Capcom, who has recently enjoyed success via its massive catalog of classic games. According to Quartermann in the latest issue of EGM, Capcom may be reaching into that classic gaming bag again.The rumored target for a remake is Strider Hiryu, ... http://www.wiiha.info/2008/10/02/quartermann-rumors-new-strider-hiryu-game-capcom-hideo-kojima-fps/