A Wii Sports sequel is coming to Nintendo Switch after 13 years

Feb 11 2022

After 13 years since establishing itself as a gaming classic, Nintendo has announced that a Wii Sports sequel is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch.

‘NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS’ will release on April 29 with the following games:

– Tennis
– Soccer
– Bowling
– Volleyball
– Chambara
– Badminton

Golf will be added later this year in a free update. pic.twitter.com/BRAkPLbeoy

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 9, 2022

When the Wii launched in 2006, it took over the world with its widespread appeal, attracting avid gamers looking for a lighter style of play whilst also capturing the interest of families searching for a communal activity. Ticking such boxes at a super-reasonable price point made the Wii the ideal family consol and on top of all this was Wii Sports, a game which brought together the youngest of children to grandparents and everyone in between with simple graphics and understandable mechanics.

Wii Sports went on to become the system’s best-selling game of all time, with its Motion Plus-utilising sequel Wii Sports Resort arriving after a few months and now, Wii Sports for Nintendo Switch. The release will reportedly include Tennis, Soccer, Bowling, Volleyball, Chambara and Badminton, with Golf to be added later in 2022 as part of a few update.

Do you remember playing Wii Sports?

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Over 75% of Malta’s 112 emergency calls were invalid or fake, minister reveals

Feb 11 2022

In a recent address by Minister for Home Affairs Byron Camilleri, it was revealed that more than three our of every four calls to emergency line 112 were either invalid or fake.

The minister revealed how the emergency hotline received close to 340,000 calls in 2021, with 260,000 of them either being for another entity or being “deliberately abusive.” While the 112 line is manned by the Malta Police Force, the issues presented during the calls are handled between the police, army, civil protection and ambulance service.

Camilleri urged the public not to misuse the emergency hotline as it takes up time from those truly in need. At a recent presentation outside the Zabbar primary school on European 112 day, school children were given a demonstration on such responses, with Camilleri and Education Minister Clifton Grima revealing that around 83,000 genuine calls were made in 2021, with the most common request being for paramedics and ambulances.

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Ira Losco shares importance of recycled clothing in latest snap of daughter Gigi

Feb 11 2022

Whilst we are more accustomed to Ira Losco judging songs and performances on X Factor Malta, the local songstress’ latest Facebook post revealed her two cents on the importance of recycled clothing, especially amongst children.

On the feast St. Paul’s Shipwreck, Losco shared two photos of her youngest child, Gigi, highlighting that her daughter was wearing hand-me-downs from a close friend’s daughter. The ‘Hey Now’ singer went on to say that hand-me-downs are not only pretty, most times children do not get to wear pieces for more than half a season.

In a comment on the same post, Losco also said that she always wore hand-me-downs and loves it, accentuating the fact that some items never lose fashion and they become something completely new by upstyling, along with being completely economical. The post has since garnered over 3.7k likes and 360 comments.

Do you share Ira Losco’s sentiments?

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Local photographer captures gorgeous photo of Etna eruption on St. Paul’s

Feb 11 2022

As various St. Paul’s Shipwreck festivities came to a close on Thursday, esteemed local photographer Daniel Cilia managed to capture a glimpse of the final instance of ‘fireworks’ in his latest work.

One of the photographer’s most recent works shows the statue of St. Paul on his island, seemingly ‘watching over the grandiose ‘fireworks’ display regaled to us by tonight’s eruption of Her Majesty Etna’. The photographer revealed that the picture was snapped from St. Paul’s Bypass Belvedere at exactly 21:48:18.

This is not the first time that Cilia managed to capture enchanting photos of Mt. Etna from Malta, with one of his most recent snaps going viral after capturing an eye-candy snap of the active volcano from Binġemma with Selmun Castle in the foreground.

While Sicily can be seen by the naked eye in certain conditions, a photographer’s eye, paired with some stellar lens work will immortalise the sights, much like Cilia does nowadays.

Have you ever seen Daniel Cilia’s work?

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