Fredrik Liliegrin is the former CEO and co-founder of DICE and is now running a gaming company called Antic Entertainment. As such we should take his view on things very seriously and get really angry when he says things. Here’s the thing to get angry about (or concur with him on, I suppose):

…the Wii, to me, I would describe it as a Virus, that doesn’t stick. Everyone comes home, it’s a toy, people have got to realize the Wii is a toy, not an entertainment focused product. People come home, someone, they play Wii for a bit, feel it’s really cool, blah blah blah, they go out and buy one. Ask people how often they play the Wii, that are not the core game consumer that buys one because they’ve an Xbox 360 and a Wii or a PlayStation 3 and a Wii. The people that only own the Wii, ask that consumer how often they use their machine. They just don’t use it, it was cool, but they’re not gamers, so they put it away. Other than the Wii Fit phenomenon that helped a lot of people get a nice cutie voice telling that they’re fat and need to go work out, they need to find other alternatives. Nintendo is smart in that way in that they realize this is not a video game machine, this isn’t a games game machine.

Aside from the fact that his virus metaphor kind of falls apart about half way through and whoever typed the quote up could have sharpened it up a bit, do you think he has a point? I know my Wii has been turned on nearly constantly recently, but I’m the hardcore gamer he’s talking about. Is everyone else just shelving the thing? If the answer is yes, it’s sad to see so many people missing out on great games.

Free world wide web high five to whomever insights the first fanboy argument.

Former DICE CEO: ‘The Wii Is A Virus’ [Gaming Union]

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There’s little mystery behind why the classic “whodunit?” board game “Clue” is so popular. Everyone likes to feel smart — piecing together puzzles for those “ah-ha!” moments — and everyone likes to point the finger. But there’s a catch, as with most board games… all of that clean up.

Cards and other game pieces require set-up and post-game clean-up, which usually falls on one poor soul as the remainder of the players scatter off to use the restroom or fix their hair. Okay, I admit it – I’m a bit lazy. And since I’m too busy to get my detective’s license, what’s my substitute to scratching that gumshoe itch?

Disney Interactive’s Guilty Party, developed by Wideload Games (Stubbs the Zombie, Hail to the Chimp) just may be my answer. The four-player Wii-exclusive title mixes the crime solving of “Clue” with Wii Remote-based mini-games. The title’s being designed exclusively for Nintendo’s console with “family fun” style play, both cooperative and competitive, in mind.

At Nintendo’s Media Summit this week, I had a opportunity to get a first look at the game, as well as solve a few cases myself. Best of all? No mess.

Guilty Celebration introduces players to the Dickens Detective Bureau, a group of elite sleuths made up of crime solver stereotypes, designed to appeal to as many people as possible on the planet as possible. For example, there’s Charlotte, the petite and elderly granny who just happens to know kung-fu, or

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If the new Wii Legend of Zelda doesn’t come out this year, Nintendo’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Cammie Dunaway is going to owe Wired’s Chris Kohler a steak dinner.

In an interview conducted earlier in the week, Dunaway hints strongly that we’ll see the new Zelda this calendar year. She was so confident, she bet a steak dinner on it. Release dates for Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M were confirmed at Nintendo’s media summit earlier this week, but Dunaway went out of her way to tell attending press that Nintendo was only showing titles for the first half of 2010. The second half, the exec told Wired, should be just as strong.

“One of the things that’s true for Nintendo is that we’re not driven by a calendar for our release dates,” she explains, leaving the door open for Kohler to be on the receiving end of said dinner. “When the games are ready to go, when the quality is perfect, that’s when we release.”

We may get to see the quality of the new Zelda this June — Nintendo is expected to show off the title at E3 this year.

Q&A: Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway Says Wii Might Have Peaked [Wired]

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Remember those old-timey fragfest FPSes? The ones that got your mouse-palm all sweaty as you reduced opponents to giblets and sprays of viscera on poorly textured arena walls? A new (old) one is set to hit Xbox LIVE Arcade and PSN. It’s called Nexuiz, and if you’re familiar with the Computer scene, you might have checked it out.

Developed now by IllFonic, Nexuiz is the kind of teeth-rattling FPS experience that isn’t too common on the downloadable platforms. It was originally an Alientrap Software open-source joint, but now IllFonic is taking it to the next level, polishing up the visuals and ostensibly making it a console-friendly experience. Anticipate it to hit at some point in 2010.

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