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Monday 8th February, 2010 - 22:45 GMT

Interviews: Firemint - Flight Control

Firemint - Flight Control

The two-million selling iPhone app is coming to DSiWare very soon...

Flight Control is coming to land on DSiWare in Europe and Australia next Friday, February the 19th for only 500 Nintendo points - sadly the US release date is still up in the air. To coincide with this imminent arrival we took the opportunity to fly some questions over to Firemint's Community Manager, Alexandra Peters, about this..

8 comments | In Interviews, Firemint, DSiWare.

Monday 8th February, 2010 - 20:45 GMT

Review: Snakenoid (DSiWare)

Snakenoid (DSiWare)

Combining two classics into one disaster

Cinemax's last DSiWare game wasn't too hot, so we didn't exactly have high hopes for their second effort. It looks like our assumptions were correct, because although it borrows heavily from classics Arkanoid and Snake, it just doesn't work. How does one combine Arkanoid and Snake, you ask? Simple: by taking the general gameplay of Arkanoid, and simply..

10 comments | In DSiWare, Reviews.

Monday 8th February, 2010 - 17:30 GMT

Nintendo Download: 8th February 2010 (North America)

8th February 2010 (North America)

Another big update for North America: blasting, dancing, balloons, rockets and more this week!

The big North American updates keep on coming. This week there's four new WiiWare releases, five new DSiWare releases and a quirky NES adventure game. WiiWareBlaster Master: Overdrive (1000pts - Sunsoft) -- The announcement of the original NES classic on Virtual Console was a surprise, but not as much as..

68 comments | In DSiWare, Nintendo Download, North American Releases, Virtual Console, WiiWare.

Monday 8th February, 2010 - 14:30 GMT

First Impressions: Chōkon Chicken Do Shindan

Chōkon Chicken Do Shindan

Test your "Chicken Bird Soul"

The DS has become massively popular in part due to the number of games on it which claim to test players cleverness in some way. These are typically referred to as "brain training" programs and they've clearly been embraced by a large audience of people that enjoy being tested on math skills and such. This application appears to be a parody of these games in..

13 comments | In First Impressions, Japanese Releases, DSiWare.

Sunday 7th February, 2010 - 04:07 GMT

Talking Point: Nintendo Arcade Games on Virtual Console?

Nintendo Arcade Games on Virtual Console?

Should these arcade wonders get a re-release?

While we've already seen four of these arcade classics released as NES titles on the Virtual Console, we've yet to see Nintendo bring their own arcade games to the Virtual Console Arcade, despite many third party companies already doing so. So why exactly is Nintendo dragging its feet on these arcade classics and will we ever see them finally made..

111 comments | In Virtual Console, Talking Point, Nintendo, Virtual Console Arcade.

Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 21:34 GMT

News: Blaster Master: Overdrive Coming to WiiWare on Monday

Blaster Master: Overdrive Coming to WiiWare on Monday

A blast from the past is back!

Sunsoft has just announced that their brand new WiiWare title Blaster Master Overdrive will be hitting the North American WiiWare service this coming Monday for 1000 Wii Points. You can check out the snippet of information from Sunsoft's official web site, along with 6 new screenshots of the game in action. BLASTER MASTER™ OVERDRIVE is an action-shooting game that..

63 comments | In Sunsoft, WiiWare, Upcoming Games, Screenshots.

Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 09:33 GMT

News: Art of Balance Coming Soon to North America

Art of Balance Coming Soon to North America

Release date and pricing set.

Shin'en Multimedia have informed us that their upcoming WiiWare title, Art of Balance is coming to the North American Wii Shop on the 15th of February and will be retailing for 800 points. Naturally we'll give it a full review at that time, but for now you can read our first impressions and feast your eyes on a new video:

9 comments | In WiiWare, Shin'en Multimedia, Upcoming Releases.

Saturday 6th February, 2010 - 07:50 GMT

Nintendo Download: 9th & 10th February 2010 (Japan)

9th & 10th February 2010 (Japan)

A revamped PC Engine game comes to WiiWare, more Mega Man on the VC and a DSiWare gaming assault next week in Japan!

The Wii only has two downloads next Tuesday, but they're both hotly anticipated releases for strategy and retro fans. DSiWare is where the real download action is though, with no less than seven releases - all of which appear to be bona fide games this time! WiiWareNectaris (1000pts..

26 comments | In DSiWare, Nintendo Download, Japanese Releases, Virtual Console, WiiWare.

Friday 5th February, 2010 - 20:45 GMT

Interviews: Virtual Playground - Oscar In Movieland

Virtual Playground - Oscar In Movieland

Let's go to the movies with Oscar!

With the upcoming release of their second DSiWare platformer featuring Oscar this coming Monday in North America, we thought now would be a good time to get in touch with the developers in order to find out a bit more information about the game. Colin Courtney, Managing Director of Virtual Playground, was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to sit..

11 comments | In Interviews, Virtual Playground, DSiWare.

Friday 5th February, 2010 - 16:08 GMT

News: Sonic Playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2?

Sonic Playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2?

Will Sonic be touring space with his old rival?

UK magazine Ngamer has posted an interesting tweet on Twitter this afternoon, making a rather bold claim that not only comes right out of the left field and has left us all a bit dazed and confused here at Nintendo Life Towers. We should stress this is currently deep in the realms of rumour territory for now, with no confirmed word from Sega or..

227 comments | In Wii, Mario, Sonic, Rumour.

Friday 5th February, 2010 - 13:58 GMT

Review: Yume Koujou Doki Doki Panic (NES)

Yume Koujou Doki Doki Panic (NES)

Super Mario Bros. 2, minus the Super Mario Bros.

Depending on who you ask, you're likely to hear quite a few different variations on the story of how Yume Doujou Doki Doki Panic came to be. Some say it was originally intended to be a Super Mario Bros. game but ended up taking on a life all its own at the hands of video game developer extraordinaire Shigeru Miyamoto, while others claim it was always..

33 comments | In Retro, Reviews.

Friday 5th February, 2010 - 12:47 GMT

News: The Grinder Gets a Release Date, Goes Multi-Platform

The Grinder Gets a Release Date, Goes Multi-Platform

No longer Wii exclusive, coming next year

High Voltage software has revealed a lot of information about anticipated team-based horror FPS The Grinder including a new trailer and the announcement that it will be shown off at this year's Game Developer's Conference. No publisher is mentioned in the interview, but there's some other interesting new titbits including the possible inclusion of versus..

59 comments | In High Voltage, Wii, Upcoming Games, Halloween.

Friday 5th February, 2010 - 07:45 GMT

Review: Tumblebugs 2 (WiiWare)

Tumblebugs 2 (WiiWare)

When the bugs come tumbling down

Originally released on the PC, the first and second Tumblebugs games were relatively well received. However the series failed to attain the mass popular appeal of similar games such as Zuma and Luxor as well as others. Tumblebugs is not even the first in this genre on WiiWare: that distinction goes to Magnetica Twist, from the makers of the very first marble..

10 comments | In WiiWare, Reviews.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 23:57 GMT

Nintendo Download: 5th February 2010 (Europe)

5th February 2010 (Europe)

Two anticipated titles finally arrive.

The Virtual Console seems to be in full swing in Europe again, after a rather lackluster period - We got Street Fighter Alpha 2 last week, and we're getting Sonic & Knuckles the next. The space inbetween isn't empty either, because Capcom has chosen to release two games in a row. Meanwhile, on WiiWare, we've finally gotten a certain racing game from..

51 comments | In European Releases, DSiWare, WiiWare, Virtual Console, SNES, Nintendo Download.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 22:00 GMT

Review: Downtown Texas Hold 'Em (DSiWare)

Downtown Texas Hold 'Em (DSiWare)

One step forward, two steps back.

We've already seen a host of card games released on DSiWare so far and Texas Hold'em seems to be the hot new card game to get. Hudson recently released its High Stakes Texas Hold'em onto the service to rather mediocre reviews and now EA is serving up its version of the game with the release of Downtown Texas Hold 'Em. There are basically three modes of play to..

10 comments | In DSiWare, Reviews.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 21:45 GMT

Review: 5 in 1 Solitaire (WiiWare)

5 in 1 Solitaire (WiiWare)

Tethered to a television is not the way to play

Just like sudoku, crossword puzzles, word searches, and other public-domain fare as WiiWare, Digital Leisure's 5-in-1 Solitaire will have you tied down in front of a television after having plunked down your Nintendo Points for games available for free on the internet or, worse yet, that came pre-installed on your computer. You can easily bust out..

10 comments | In WiiWare, Reviews.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 21:30 GMT

First Impressions: Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

Tri-Crescendo's brooding adventure comes to life

You may have already heard some impressions about Fragile Dreams in our recent podcast, but there's still much to tell about Tri-Crescendo's upcoming post-apocalyptic adventure. The game begins with the death of your surrogate grandfather, the only human being you've ever had contact with. The world is empty and decaying, seemingly uninhabited, but..

33 comments | In Wii, First Impressions, Rising Star.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 19:12 GMT

News: Sonic & Knuckles Coming to EU Virtual Console on 12th February

Sonic & Knuckles Coming to EU Virtual Console on 12th February

Sega due to finally complete the Mega Drive series

It's been a big day for hedgehog fans. Along with the Sonic 4 reveal today, Sega has also let slip that Sonic & Knuckles is now Wii-bound at long last. The 1994 title is a follow-on from Sonic 3 story-wise, continuing the journey of Sonic as he takes down the Death Egg, and Knuckles's path as he reclaims Angel Island after learning of..

34 comments | In Virtual Console, Sega, Sonic.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 19:00 GMT

News: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Coming to Wii

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Coming to Wii

A return to 2D side-scrolling action of old - now with trailer!

Sega has just announced that Project Needlemouse is in fact a return to the 2D Sonic side-scrolling action of the 16-bit era. The game will be called Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 and will be released on XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare this Summer. Below is a snippet of the interview conducted by Gamespot with Sega associate brand manager Ken..

136 comments | In Sega, WiiWare, Upcoming Games.

Thursday 4th February, 2010 - 15:00 GMT

First Impressions: Panel Renketsu 3 Minute Rocket

Panel Renketsu 3 Minute Rocket

Pipe Mania plus Apollo Space Progam plus Sky TV?

Whilst Nintendo's Intelligent Systems development team might be better known for the Fire Emblem series, on the download front they seem to be cutting loose with a lightgun shooter on WiiWare and now a puzzle game for the DSi. At first glance it looks like the classic puzzler Pipe Mania, but that's only because you've got some kind of fluid going..

7 comments | In DSiWare, First Impressions, Japanese Releases.

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