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  • News Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (20th May)

    It's Wednesday again and time for the WiiWare Top 20!

    It's time to take a look at the most popular WiiWare titles available on the Wii Shop Channel. If you're feeling adventurous you can even take a look for yourself by simply logging on to your Wii Shop Channel, heading into the WiiWare section and then viewing "Popular Games". It's that...

  • Review Crystal Defenders R2 (WiiWare)

    Does this second Crystal Defenders release bring enough new material to the table to warrant a look?

    Whereas the Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone releases of Crystal Defenders came in one package, Square-Enix has chosen to split the WiiWare release into two separate parts. We've already seen Crystal Defenders R1 released on the service and now we've...

  • News Nostalgia Coming to Nintendo DS in September

    Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment bring some new JRPG goodness to Nintendo's DS.

    Tecmo and Ignition Entertainment will be bringing a brand new Japanese RPG experience to Nintendo's DS system in September called Nostalgia and they were kind enough to send us over some brand new screenshots of the game in action. As you can see, the game has quite a...

  • News Digital Leisure Announces Copter Crisis for WiiWare

    Use your Wii Remote to fly your helicopter on many challenging missions.

    Digital Leisure has just announced yet another new WiiWare title they have coming up. Copter Crisis puts you in control of your helicopter, where you'll get to use your Wii Remote as your control stick. You'll also have to respond to the various missions the game assigns you...

  • News Eternity's Child Status Update

    If you're wondering what ever happened to Eternity's Child, wonder no more.

    You may have noticed that it's been quite awhile since we've heard any news on Alten8's upcoming WiiWare title Eternity's Child. Well we managed to get in contact with Alten8 regarding a status update on the title and CEO Paul Andrews was kind enough to give us a little...

  • News Fugazo Announces Frobot for WiiWare

    Check out Fugazo's upcoming WiiWare title Frobot in action.

    WiiWare developer Fugazo has just announced their upcoming WiiWare title Frobot. We were able to snag a game play video of the first level demo and a handful of screenshots for you to check out. Here's a snippet from the game's official website that gives a little insight into what we can...

  • News Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (13th May)

    It's Wednesday again and time for the WiiWare Top 20!

    It's time to take a look at the most popular WiiWare titles available on the Wii Shop Channel. If you're feeling adventurous you can even take a look for yourself by simply logging on to your Wii Shop Channel, heading into the WiiWare section and then viewing "Popular Games". It's that...

  • News New Magnetis WiiWare Screenshots

    Check out some brand new screenshots

    We just got in a brand new set of screenshots from Yullaby's upcoming WiiWare puzzler Magnetis. The game play idea behind Magnetis is for the player to connect magnets facing opposite directions together. As you do this, they will contract and everything in between them disappears. The longer the lines in...

  • News Exclusive New A Boy and His Blob Screenshots

    Exclusive new screens of WayForward's upcoming Wii title in action!

    Well just when we decided to run the batch of A Boy and His Blob screens that were used in the WayForward interview we did, Sean Velasco, Designer/Director at WayForward, sent Nintendo Life over a brand new batch of 10 exclusive screenshots of the game in action for everyone to...

  • Interviews Matt Bozon, Adam Tierney, and Sean Velasco of WayForward - Part Two

    Matt, Adam, and Sean talk about their respective projects at WayForward, among other things.

    Here's part two of the WayForward interview where the guys talk a bit more about some of their all-time favorite video game classics, as well as shed some new light on their upcoming A Boy and His Blob game. Q. We saw in the interview with G4TV where Voldi...

  • Interviews Matt Bozon, Adam Tierney, and Sean Velasco of WayForward - Part One

    Matt, Adam, and Sean talk about their respective projects at WayForward, among other things.

    WayForward, the company behind such stand out titles as Shantae and Contra 4, have already released their LIT title on Nintendo's WiiWare serivce, and are currently hard at work on several new projects for Nintendo's Wii console. We recently got the chance...

  • News Happy Birthday WiiWare Service

    Today the WiiWare service is one year old!

    It's hard to believe that it's been a whole year since the WiiWare service first kicked off. We thought it might be nice to take a look back at some of the more memorable events that have taken place in the WiiWare service's first year. Now keep in mind we couldn't include every great event that took place,...

  • News Nintendo Life Exclusive - Bit.Trip Core E3 Trailer

    We get a sneak peek at Gaijin Games' brand new Bit.Trip Core trailer.

    Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games was kind enough to send us over their upcoming E3 Bit.Trip Core game play trailer for everyone to enjoy. If you haven't had a chance to see the game in action yet, this is a good opportunity for you to see exactly how the game will be played and how it...

  • Review Fantasy Zone II (Virtual Console / Master System)

    Does Opa-Opa's second adventure feature the same unique charm of the original?

    The original Fantasy Zone release kicked off a series of shooters that's still quite popular to this day. When the game was released on the Sega Master System, it immediately became one of the more beloved titles for the console so it was pretty much a given that a sequel...

  • Review Klonoa (Wii)

    Does Namco's Klonoa remake manage to capture the magic of the original Playstation release?

    Before true 3D platformers became all the rage, 2.5D platformers began showing up on Sony's Playstation console during the 32-bit era. These games featured 3D visuals, but kept the player on a 2D pathway through the game. This would allow developers the...

  • News More Details on Nintendo's Punch-Out!! Challenge

    Nintendo wants Wii fans to get ready to rumble!

    You might remember that we reported on this Punch-Out!! Challenge earlier this week, but Nintendo has issued a press release that contains a wealth of new information regarding the event. You can check out the full press release below for more details on the event, complete with time, date, and...

  • News Art Style Games Coming to Japan

    Japanese gamers are finally getting the Art Style WiiWare titles

    Nintendo's unique Art Style WiiWare titles have already been available in North American and Europe for some time now, but Japanese gamers have been left out in the cold. That's all about the change with the announcement that Nintendo is finally bringing its three Art Style titles to...

  • News Nintendo Rejects Intellivision Lives for DSiWare

    It seems Nintendo doesn't allow emulation on their WiiWare or DSiWare services.

    After failing to find a publisher for his Intellivision Lives DS compilation, license holder Keith Robinson decided to submit the compilation to Nintendo for approval for a possible release on the DSiWare service. Unfortunately, Nintendo shot that idea down rather...

  • News Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Coming to WiiWare June 1st

    The brand new Final Fantasy title is set to hit the WiiWare service June 1st.

    According to a Square-Enix ad in the June issue of Nintendo Power magazine, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years will be coming to Nintendo's WiiWare service on June 1, 2009. While we haven't seen a lot of new information on this title lately, it has to be exciting for fans...

  • News Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (6th May)

    It's Wednesday again and time for the WiiWare Top 20!

    It's time to take a look at the most popular WiiWare titles available on the Wii Shop Channel. If you're feeling adventurous you can even take a look for yourself by simply logging on to your Wii Shop Channel, heading into the WiiWare section and then viewing "Popular Games". It's that...

  • Review Animal Crossing Clock (DSiWare)

    Is Animal Crossing Clock a useful DSiWare application, or just an ironic waste of time?

    Animal Crossing Clock is the second Animal Crossing-themed application so far for Nintendo's DSi system. Nintendo has carefully put together a clock application and tossed in a bunch of Animal Crossing audio/visual influences to create yet another semi-useless...

  • News New Arc Rise Fantasia Screenshots

    New batch of screenshots show the upcoming Wii RPG in action.

    We just got some Arc Rise Fantasia screenshots of the upcoming Wii RPG from Marvelous Entertainment. The game is a traditional turn-based RPG that features a three member party that all fight in conjunction with each other and share the same AP gauge during battle. This team battle...

  • News New Screens - Robocalypse: Beaver Defense

    A handful of new screenshots from the upcoming WiiWare tower defense title.

    Vogster Entertainment was kind enough to send us four brand new screenshots of their upcoming tower defense WiiWare title Robocalypse: Beaver Defense in action. As you can see from the screenshots, the game is looking pretty sharp and it will be interesting to see what new...

  • Review Animal Crossing Calculator (DSiWare)

    The Animal Crossing theme adds charm to this basic application - but is it ultimately enough to justify the cost?

    With the popularity of the applications available for Apple's iPhone, it comes as no real surprise to see Nintendo releasing apps for their DSi system. Animal Crossing Calculator takes the standard calculator function and builds an...