Hudson News Articles
Tuesday10th Mar 2009
Interview Catching Up With Takahashi Meijin On Hudson's Adventure Island
The man, the legend
Takahashi Meijin is something of a legend in his native Japan. You might know him as '16 Shot' thanks to his famed ability to hit a controller button 16 times in a second. However, if you're a keen fan of Hudson's output then you might also know him as the inspiration for Master Higgins from Adventure Island. However, these days...
Saturday14th Feb 2009
News Hudson Not Abandoning Virtual Console After All?
While there's no denying that Hudson has already enjoyed quite a bit of success on Nintendo's WiiWare service, it's not been all good news for those of us who are still anxiously awaiting more Turbografx-16 Virtual Console releases.
Since they began releasing games on the WiiWare service, Hudson has all but stopped releasing any Turbografx-16 titles...
Thursday5th Feb 2009
News Hudson Releases Onslaught Screenshots
WiiWare fans who've been aching for a first-person shooter experience are in for a treat with Hudson's upcoming WiiWare title Onslaught. Combining intuitive FPS controls using the Wii Remote with intense shooting action, Onslaught looks to be just the WiiWare title action fans have been waiting for.
Being the first FPS on WiiWare, Onslaught gives...
Friday16th Jan 2009
News Hudson Officially Announces Pop 'Em Drop 'Em Samegame
Although we've known about Hudson's upcoming WiiWare title Pop 'Em Drop 'Em Samegame for several months now, we haven't had a lot of information on the title. Today Hudson has sent out the official press release for the game that gives out a few new tidbits of information and would lead us to believe that the game must be on its way to the North American and European WiiWare services soon.
Hudson also hinted to us that their upcoming Adventure Island WiiWare title is supposed to hit the service sometime in April 2009. We're currently trying to pry some more information out of them r...
Thursday1st Jan 2009
News Hudson Launches Official Snowboard Riot Website
Hudson has just launched the official site for their upcoming WiiWare title Snowboard Riot. The game takes place on a volcanic island that is covered in snow almost all year round and pits up to four snow boarders against each other in race after thrilling race.
The game will offer up wi-fi online battles as well as Wii Balance Board support for...
Thursday4th Dec 2008
Nintendo has once again shown some serious love to European Wii owners today with the release of a whopping four WiiWare titles.
That's right; if you're a Euro Wii owner then you have Art Style: Rotohex, Bang!, Pit Crew Panic!, and Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 to choose from. You lucky ducks! We’ve already covered Art Style: Rotohex, Pit...
Monday1st Dec 2008
News USA WiiWare Update: Space Invaders Get Even & Pit Crew Panic!
Well the US WiiWare releases feature something old and something new. The US finally gets the release of Taito's Space Invaders Get Even, which Japanese and European gamers have already been enjoying, as well as the newest Hudson WiiWare release Pit Crew Panic!
You can check out WiiWare World's Space Invaders Get Even review if you're still...
Saturday22nd Nov 2008
News Hudson Interview - Alien Crush Returns
With the recent release of Alien Crush Returns, Hudson continues to breath new life into their classic franchises through both the Wii Virtual Console and WiiWare services. While they've also brought out some great new titles, it's these remakes of their classic titles that seem to grab the most attention from gamers around the world.
We recently...
Friday21st Nov 2008
News Hudson Considers More Realistic Adventure Island
Although not quite as well-known or recognized as Shigeru Miyamoto, Takahashi Meijin (Master Higgins) has long been a gaming celebrity in Japan. His amazing ability to press a fire button 16 times a second has long garnered him a reputation among shooter fans around the world, but it's been his unique association with Hudson's Adventure Island series that's been his biggest claim to fame.
For those who don't already know, the main character in the Adventure Island games, Master Higgins, was molded after Takahashi Meijin. He's become synonymous with the game series over the years and will typically be...
Tuesday11th Nov 2008
News Hudson announce Pool Revolution: Cue Sports for WiiWare
Last week we exclusively revealed Hudson’s latest batch of WiiWare games as given to us by Hudson’s European rep. Now it is the turn of Hudson USA who have just released a press release about Pool Revolution: Cue Sports, which is also known as Cue Sports: Snooker vs Billards in Europe.
See below for our screenshot gallery. Are you ready for a...
News Hudson announce Pit Crew Panic! for WiiWare
Last week we exclusively revealed Hudson’s latest batch of WiiWare games as given to us by Hudson’s European rep. Now it is the turn of Hudson USA who have just released a press release about Pit Crew Panic!.
See below for our screenshot gallery. So who is game for fixing a giant toilet? Fix a Variety of Wacky "WHATSITS" With Your...
News Hudson announce Snowboard Riot for WiiWare
Last week we exclusively revealed Hudson’s latest batch of WiiWare games as given to us by Hudson’s European rep. Now it is the turn of Hudson USA who have just released a press release about Snowboard Riot.
See below for our screenshot gallery. Après-ski anyone? A Unique Twist on Snowboarding Using Weapons! REDWOOD CITY, CA - November 11,...
Friday7th Nov 2008
News Hudson's Upcoming WiiWare Games Revealed
News splurge! We’d only just finished our morning cup of coffee here at WiiWare World towers when our good friends at Hudson gave us exclusive screenshots and information for their upcoming WiiWare line-up for Europe (and hopefully North America at roughly the same time).
After the excellent Alien Crush Returns which came out this week for both...
Friday24th Oct 2008
News Cue Sports: Snooker vs. Billiards Coming To WiiWare In November
Hudson hopes to continue their successful run of WiiWare titles with the upcoming release of their Cue Sports: Snooker vs. Billiards WiiWare title. The official Japanese site is now live for anyone that wants to check it out, but keep in mind the majority of the site is in Japanese.
Hudson have told us that they expect the game to see a US and...
Tuesday14th Oct 2008
News Tetris Party Released On WiiWare In Japan
Judging from the Japanese WiiWare releases today it would appear that Tetris Party is about to make its way to other regions sooner than many expected. This is great news for all the Tetris maniacs out there who've waited long and hard for a Tetris title to reach the Nintendo Wii console.
Update: Tetris Party is now confirmed on the official site to...
Saturday4th Oct 2008
News Puzzler Kororinpa gets another outing
HUDSON decide that we've not had enough of Kororinpa and decide that a sequel is the only way to fix the problem, due next spring.
The sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, Marble Saga: Kororinpa is full of new levels for gamers to explore, 4-person multiplayer gameplay, tons of customization features, the ability to connect and compete online and the...
Friday19th Sep 2008
News Bomberman Blast Coming Soon To North America
It seems that Bomberman Blast isn't far away from a North American release, at least according to Hudson's Fan Club Insider newsletter.
Bomberman Blast has already seen a release in Europe, so we've pretty much assumed that it wasn't far away from release in the other regions. This new information basically solidifies that assumption. Maybe North...
Saturday13th Sep 2008
News Tetris Party - Japanese Trailer
We just got our hands on the brand new Japanese trailer for the upcoming WiiWare puzzler Tetris Party. The official Japanese Tetris Party site has also been launched and has some great information on the various playing modes found in the game. For those who can't read Japanese, you can always surf over to Google Translate and use it to translate the various pages of the site.
Tetris Party is set to debut in Japan in October 2008 and will cost 1200 Wii Points. The Japanese site also mentions a few new aspects of the game including the Easy Mode in which the blocks are l...
Friday12th Sep 2008
News EU WiiWare Update: Plättchen, Bomberman Blast, and Midnight Pool!
It seems that European gamers have hit the jackpot today with an unprecedented three WiiWare releases. Plättchen: Twist 'n' Paint, Bomberman Blast, and Midnight Pool have all been added to the European WiiWare service for you to enjoy!
Midnight Pool (800 Wii Points) has already seen a release in the US, but European gamers are the first to get a...
Friday5th Sep 2008
First Impressions Alien Crush Returns
Alien Crush Returns has been on our radar for some time now. We're massive fans of the original game here at WiiWare World and the idea of a 3D update has us very excited indeed. It's out in Japan as we speak and we've had a quick blast to see if this lives up to expectations.
Alien Crush Returns is a pinball game with a difference. Set in an alien...
Tuesday26th Aug 2008
News Bomberman Blasting Onto The Wii
It would seem that the impending release of Bomberman Blast can't be too far away now that Hudson has sent out an official press release for their upcoming WiiWare title. Bomberman fans should be pleased that all of the unique and intense multi-player action will be returning in this newest rendition of the classic series. You can take a look at the press release below, along with some new screenshots of the game in action.
Hudson have also launched the...
News Alien Pinball Action Returns
Gamers anxious to get their hands on Alien Crush Returns may not have to wait much longer. Hudson has just sent out an official press release regarding the impending WiiWare release of the game. You can take a look at the press release below, along with three brand new screenshots of the game in action.
Hudson Entertainment, the North American...
Tuesday12th Aug 2008
News Tetris Party - New Game Play Video!
We already know that Hudson's Tetris Party will support the Wii Fit Balance Board as well as Wii Remote 'point and shoot' control. Couple that together with online play and 18 different game modes to choose from and what you have is a fairly impressive Tetris package overall.
We still don't have a firm release date for Tetris Party, but Hudson has...
Tuesday15th Jul 2008
E3 2008 Fishing Master World Tour from Hudson
Hudson announce a follow up gaming in the Fishing Master series for Wii, one play and your hooked!
The new FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR offers over 200 different types of fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in their native waters around the world in the first ever global fishing game on the Wii. Players now have over forty different...
Friday11th Jul 2008
News Alien Crush Returns - New Screenshots and Video
Fans of the TurboGrafx-16 pinball simulation Alien Crush will be happy to know that the official Japanese Alien Crush Returns website for the upcoming WiiWare sequel has gone live. The game has also gotten its official title of Alien Crush Returns as well. We got our hands on some new screenshots as well as the official trailer for the game for everyone to check out.
Just from perusing the web site and watching the trailer, it's safe to say that if the game plays as good as it looks, WiiWare fans are in for a real treat when this game hits the WiiWare service. It looks like all of the classic game play is back, only this...
