Review Super Castlevania IV (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Castlevania goes super
Review Donkey Kong Country (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Worth going bananas over still?
News Commodore 64 games to join the Virtual Console!
Home computer nerds will be dancing in the streets at this latest piece of VC news. We have it on the highest authority that Commodore 64 games will soon be coming to the Virtual Console.
Review Ristar (Virtual Console / Sega Mega Drive)
Ristar proves that being unique and different can sometimes be a good thing.
Review Donkey Kong Jr. (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Donkey Kong has finally been captured by Mario!
News - December, 2006
Saturday30th Dec 2006
Review Baseball (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Batter up!
Nintendo’s Baseball was actually a launch title for the NES way back in 1985. With unknown brands like Ice Climber and Gyromite it made perfect sense for Nintendo to have a representation of a popular sports game to attract sceptics to their new console. Predictably enough, it’s now horribly dated. The gameplay itself just focuses on...
Tuesday26th Dec 2006
Review Super Castlevania IV (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Castlevania goes super
Every now and then you play a game that simply changes your life. To me, Super Castlevania IV is that game. I recall playing it at a friend's house and regardless of the slow pace of the first few levels, it had a real impact on me. The game was quickly purchased and hasn't left my collection since. If your Castlevania...
Review Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Fighting Street
To say that the original Street Fighter II was a genre-defining game would be the understatement of the century. Not only did the game take the one-on-one fighting game idea and take it to heights never before reached, it also single-handedly kicked off a fighting game craze that's still in full swing to this very day and spawned...
Review R-Type (Wii Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16)
This is R type of game!
R-Type is widely considered one of, if not the greatest shooters every created. But kick off any conversation with a shooter fan about R-Type and you're likely to get a 10 minute rant on how excruciatingly difficult the game is. Over the years, shooters have come and gone. Some have been good and some have been bad, but in...
Monday25th Dec 2006
News Wii Wish You A Rabbid Christmas
It's that time of the year, where thousands of kids (and the bigger, older, kids) are opening up their presents in hope of finding some Nintendo magic.
I hope that fat bearded guy (no, I am not talking about pHaT-aNt_ ) brought everyone what they wanted... Just make sure to keep the Wii away from drunken relatives! So on behalf of everyone at...
Sunday24th Dec 2006
News Nintendo's Christmas Presents
New Virtual Console titles available on Christmas morning, no freebies though. Sadly.
Just in case you missed it the first time around, Nintendo will be unleashing Super Mario Bros. onto the Virtual Console from Christmas morning, what a treat! The classic game will make Christmas morning extra special, just as it did more than two decades ago...
Saturday23rd Dec 2006
Toe Jam and Earl are two fun-loving aliens
This is a very strange game. It was hugely popular at the time and most Megadrive / Genesis gamers at the time will probably remember the wacky lead characters, but how does it fare today? The action is played from a top-down view. As either Tom Jam or Earl you must search the planet Funkatron for all the...
News Penny Arcade Are At It Like Bunnies
Helping evil bunny rabbits and sick children.
The gaming webcomic Penny Arcade, have leant their efforts to help show off Rayman Raving Rabbids in a new ad campaign. The game was released at launch but Ubisoft have asked Gabe over at the PA blog to design some short comics in order to give the game an extra kick in the media stakes. If you are...
Friday22nd Dec 2006
News USA Virtual Console Christmas releases
Nintendo's Press site has revealed the Virtual Console releases for Christmas day for the North American regions:
Super Mario Bros - NESStreet Fighter II: The World Warrior - SNESSuper Castlevania IV - SNESToe Jam & Earl - MegadriveR-Type - PC Engine Keeping it short but sweet the VCA can report there is not one duffer in the bunch above. Let's...
Tuesday19th Dec 2006
News Commodore 64 games to join the Virtual Console!
Home computer nerds will be dancing in the streets at this latest piece of VC news. We have it on the highest authority that Commodore 64 games will soon be coming to the Virtual Console.
Although no specific titles were named, the indications so far are of titles from now defunct U.S. developer Epyx who are best known for their work on the 8-bit...
Review Tennis (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Anyone for Tennis?
Tennis was one of the launch titles for the NES way back in 1985, and it succeeded in winning new gamers to the system in much the same way as Wii Sports. That begs the question, of course, why bother with this if you already have Wii Sports Tennis, which you got as a freebie with your Wii? Well for a start you control the...
Review Military Madness (Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16)
Strategic lunacy!
Also known as Nectaris in Japan, this game was a cult hit when it was released in the US many years ago. It wasn't a massive seller but positive reviews made sure it got a decent reception from gamers 'in the know'. For anyone who has played Advance Wars on the GBA you will know exactly what you are getting here. It’s a...
Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces, and a call for help comes from deep in the universe.
I'm sure most 80's gamers can recall their first brush with the arcade Space Harrier - it was like looking into the future. The silky-smooth sprite scaling coupled with the excellent sound and futuristic feel made this an instant coin-op...
News Free Opera Browser From Friday 22nd December
The free Opera browser trial for the Nintendo Wii, is up for download from this Friday
On Dec. 22, Nintendo and Opera Software bring the Internet to the living room couch with a free trial version of the Opera Web browser. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can download a free trial Opera browser to activate the Internet Channel of the...
News I've Got A Wii, So Could You....
Well, it's been a horrible few weeks trying to get a Wii, hearing their out of stock and lots of missions of ringing about, but today I head good news....
I heard Argos was trying to get Nintendo Wii's again as they sold out of their last batch. I rang up today and heard "there out of stock" what I didn't klnow is my mum rang 10 minutes before and...
Monday18th Dec 2006
Review Densetsu no Starfy 4 (DS)
Starfish are so adorable... but hard to understand in Japanese
For many, this may be the first time of hearing the name Stafi. Over in the land of the rising sun the name is held in high regard, with several Stafi games out for the GBA/DS. Alas, all four of the Stafi games have never gone to retail outside of Japan, a huge shame. So without further...
News New USA Virtual Console releases for 18th December
The following games will be in the US Wii Shop by 5pm (GMT) today:
Military Madness - PC EngineSpace Harrier II - MegadriveTennis - NES As confirmed by the Nintendo press release. A bit underwhelming this week especially as we were expecting 4 games to be released each week! The old one we could recommend is Military Madness which is a little like...
Saturday16th Dec 2006
Review Urban Champion (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
More like Urban chump!
It's impossible to overlook the fact that many of the earlier NES releases were extremely simple in design and took very few chances when it came to gameplay design and visual substance. While many of the games were classic arcade titles from Nintendo, there were a handful of original releases that tried to up the ante. Urban...
News Nintendo NOT Recalling Wrist Straps
Internet wild fire causes a problem again, Nintendo will replace broken straps but its certainly not a product recall.
It amazes me that professional media sites can get it so wrong, Nintendo have yesterday announced that they will replace any broken wrist straps free of charge but should not be considered a product recall (when a company asks...
Friday15th Dec 2006
News ESRB List Updated - More VC Games!
Nintendo have applied for more ESRB ratings, which can mean only one thing - more Virtual Console games are on the way (in the US, at least).
The new games are: Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior - SNESHagane: The Final Conflict - SNESUniracers / Unirally - SNESTin Star - SNESAerofighters Assault - Nintendo 64 Obviously Street Fighter 2 is the big...
News New UK Virtual Console releases for 15th December
Right kids, here's whats on today's Virtual Console menu for the UK Wii Shop:
Gunstar Heroes - MegadriveRistar - MegadriveDr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - MegadrivePinball - NESSoloman's Key - NESUrban Champion - NESColumns - MegadriveAlien Crush - PC Engine Gunstar Heroes and Ristar are our top picks today but be warned PAL users it's crappy PAL...
Thursday14th Dec 2006
News Europe Snaps Up 325,000 Wiis In Just 2 Days
Nintendo boast about their highly successful product launch across Europe.
It's going to be a good Christmas period for Nintendo, possibly their best for over a decade. Wii has sold extremely strongly in all regions with many more people still trying to get their hands on a console. Even the PR writers have lost it and start using Wii-puns. 'Tis the...
News Wario Ware Debut Set For January
Nintendo announce that Wario Ware: Smooth Moves will be released on the 12th of January 2007.
It seems the Wii will have plenty of multiplayer party games, we've had confirmation that Wario Ware will ship in just under a month. "Get ready for the ultimate party game extravaganza! Wario Ware: Smooth Moves will have you and your friends competing...
News EU Excite Truck In February
Nintendo announce that racer Excite Truck will launch 16th February 2007 in Europe.
Along with the release data announcement Nintendo also included a host of information about the upcoming Wii racer. "As Nintendo’s first racing title for the innovative Wii console, Excite Truck sets the standard for motion-sensitive racing, a challenge that...
Tuesday12th Dec 2006
Gunstar, more like Funstar!
Gunstar Heroes ranks as one of the finest Megadrive/Genesis titles ever, so it's no surprise that people are getting excited about the Virtual Console release! If you've ever played Contra or Metal Slug you will have a good idea of what to expect here. One or two players battle it out against a seemingly endless array of...
The game that exists so exclusively to introduce you to the Wii Remote, it even gives you one free
Wii Play is developed by Nintendo and its main purpose is to introduce players who have never used a Wii Remote before to the device. It even says so on the back of the box. Yes you can learn the basics by playing any other game until you get the hang...
Review Ice Hockey (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Ice to see you again
The earlier titles in the NES sports series are probably not remembered by many for being great games, but Nintendo’s Ice Hockey — a latecomer to the series in 1988 — certainly bucks that trend. It is fondly remembered as a semi-faithful translation of the sport which was fiendishly addictive to play and hard to put down...
Alien Crush is a fan-favorite pinball game that features a sinister sci-fi theme.
It's easy to dismiss Alien Crush as "just another video pinball game," but those who do so will be missing out on an outstanding Turbografx-16 game. While it is a pinball game at heart, Alien Crush somehow takes a great Alien theme and manages to craft a...
Review Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (MD)
Dr. Robotnik has hatched a plan to ensure that no music or fun remains on Mobius.
This is basically Puyo Puyo given a lick of paint, but that's no bad thing as Puyo Puyo is an excellent Tetris-style game which is amazingly addictive in two-player mode. A series of beans of the mean variety fall into a pit. Your job is to rotate and arrange the...
News Wireless Sensor Bar For Wii
Cable not long enough?
No problem! Some clever little spark has managed to create a wireless sensor bar for Wii. Remember all those people that complained that the Wii's sensor bar was too short? Now there's a easy solution, wireless sensor bar, just what all those Projector types were after! "The Wireless Sensor Bar™ can be used with any...
... Glove. Just in case you missed it, here's the brand spanking new Power Glove for Wii.
When Wii was first announced, alot of people said "wait, isn't that just a power glove all over again?" Thankfully they were wrong, Wii has proved to accomplish exactly what the Power glove wanted to achieve on the NES over 15 years ago. It was only a matter of...
Getting abit sweaty whilst playing Wii Sports? GameStation have the answer, Nintendo sweatbands!
Component cables seem to be somewhat like gold dust at the moment, mine finally arrived this morning. Fellow staff member Tom "Nanaki" Bowskill managed to hook me up with one of those MadCatz component cables, which seems to be doing a fine job. Tom...
Square back in bed with Nintendo? Maybe so, infamous Dragon Quest series to continue on DS.
The Japanese get very passionate about their video game series, that's why you see so many sequels with developers staying loyal to a specific series of game. Dragon Quest is a huge deal in Japan, much like Final Fantasy - infact any Square series. After much...
News Sega Announces Alien Syndrome
"Completely re-designed from the ground up", Sega offer a new title for Wii RPG fans.
Japanese gurus over at Sega hve today announced a new title that'll be released for both Wii and PSP, it comes in the form of Alien Syndrome a "Action RPG" no less, lets get to the PR: "Alien Syndrome offers two fast-paced action-RPG modes – the dramatic and...
News UK Wii Sells 50,000 In 12 Hours
Just in case you haven't heard already, Wii sold out very very quickly.
Sorry, I'm playing news catch up today (yes, It's been one of those weeks) most of you will already know, but the Wii sold a whopping 50,000 units in the first 12 hours of launch, impressive. "Within just 12 hours of going on sale, the much anticipated launch of the...
Wii sets a UK record, fastest selling console of all time.
The UK arm our favourite Japanese gaming mecha, Nintendo, has announced that over 105,000 Wii consoles were sold over launch weekend, a new record. The previous record was last year when the Xbox 360 sold 70,000 on its launch weekend. What's funny is that apparently Nintendo sold over...
Monday11th Dec 2006
Competition Celebrity Mii Competition
Jason over at kottke.org has devised a Celebrity Mii Contest, create a Celeb Mii and win a game, its that simple!
It seems to be quite a craze at the moment, creating your favourite people in Mii form. We've been passing around lots of celebs over the past few days, now you have a chance to win a Mii contest! It's like a 21st century beauty contest...
News Zelda DS: Delayed, Zelda Wii: In Development
Everyone's favourite Zelda newspaper, The Hylia reports on an article published in this months Game Informer magazine.
Two peices of Zelda news in one nicely packaged news article. Firstly the bad news, Zelda DS aka Phantom Hourglass has been pushed back, doh. "Game Informer is reporting that Phantom Hourglass has not just been pushed back to...
Hold the press! Japanese man plays with his Wii on a 1.5" TV.
We love those Japanese games designers, they make some great crazy games but how to they actually come up with the ideas in the first place? It's probably a culture thing. Just when you thought you'd seen it all, this "little" video comes outta no-where, its a Japanese gamer playing his...
News New USA Virtual Console releases for 11th December
Here's what's out later today for the Virtual Console in North America:
Ice Hockey - NESGunstar Hereos - Sega MegadriveDr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Sega MegadriveAlien Crush - PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 A pretty smart line up I think you will agree. Alien Crush came out of nowhere but is a most welcome addition to the VC library. Gunstar Hereos...
News Just Another Virtual Monday
Monday has come round again and that means new VC games.
Today four new games are to be released on the Virtual Console, in the US anyway. Nothing for Europe has been confirmed yet. Here are the four straight from the horses mouth: Ice Hockey (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Ice Hockey is hard-hitting, fast-action competition that re-creates...
Sunday10th Dec 2006
Here is a little fact for you: Superman is shit. Why people choose him as their favourite superhero I will never know. How can you relate to an alien character that perfectly resembles a human and wears his underwear outside his tights? Oh and couple that with the fact he is perfectly invincible and it all gets a bit pointless really, doesn’t it?
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News Struth mate, Aussies can download TG-16 games too!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Here’s a short but sweet tip from one of our readers known only by the name of George. It seems that Aussie gamers who were originally thought to be blocked from downloading lovely TurboGrafx-16 games from the Wii Shop can in fact take advantage of a sneaky workround. Those flamin’ galahs at Nintendo can’t fool our...
Is the Nintendo Wii Remote a rip?
While the answer to the question is most probably NO! A small company with a patented mouse-like product believe otherwise. The company ‘Interlink’ applied for a patent in 1997 and successfully received it in back in 2005, which describes a device that is held in one hand, has a trigger, and also a features...
Saturday9th Dec 2006
Review Donkey Kong Country (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Worth going bananas over still?
Much fuss was made about Donkey Kong Country when it was first released, and with good reason - the CGI visuals were a cut above what SNES owners were used to at the time and the game seemed to give the Super Nintendo a much needed second wind. Donkey Kong Country is a side-scrolling platformer. Using DK and Diddy,...
Review Dungeon Explorer (TG-16)
Dungeon Explorer is a multiplayer action/role-playing game where up to five players can play at the same time.
When the PC Engine was first released, NEC and Hudson knew that they would have a hard time tempting third party companies to produce games for the machine - Nintendo's NES was still the number one machine and Nintendo themselves had made...
News Unannounced Hudson Title Coming To VC?
Previously unannounced TurboGrafx title Alien Crush is likely to make a release on the Virtual Console this Monday.
In a post on Hudson's company website an employee teased: "Stay tuned! This upcoming Monday Dec 11th, there will be a new TurboGrafx game coming to your Virtual Console on the Nintendo Wii! It's a new one, which has not been...
Friday8th Dec 2006
Your View Zelda Twilight Princess
Launching a console with a new Zelda game, how does it measure up?
It's been a very long time coming, but you should finally have Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess in your hands and your swinging your Wiimote around. After the "different" style of Wind Waker, how do you find the graphics of Twilight Princess, back on form? Have you missed the look...
England awakens to a Wii winter wonderland, the Wii is out, the Wii is out. Do you have yours?
Hundreds of people turned out on a bitterly cold London night to witness the birth of Wii into the UK. Gamers were treated to the "talents" of Ian Wright, Ricky Hatton and Nell McAndrew. New York had the Wii Segway, London had the Wii bus, a classic London...
Bundled with the console, everyone has an opinion
Wii finally launches and everyone should of booted up Wii Sports by now. Which does it best for you, Tennis? Boxing? Bowling? Golf? Baseball? Have you tried Wii Fitness? Are you classed as an old man (ReInstall) or a fit athelete (pHaT-aNt_)? Tell us about your experience with Wii Sports, what you...
News Upcoming games for UK PAL Virtual Console
A little birdie has told us what games you UK Virtual Console users can expect to be getting for the rest of December. The list is likely to be very similar across the whole of the EU depending on licensing issues. Sorry Australia and New Zealand you will miss out on the sublime Devil Crush, life is a bitch huh?
Here's the release schedule as it...
News Mystery Virtual Console Game?
UK Magazine GamesTM has hinted that a new Virtual Console release is coming soon. Several staffers have been posting on Rllmukforum saying they know what the game is, but cannot reveal it as Nintendo have forbidden them from doing so.
What we do know so far is that it's not a Nintendo game, it's not from Japan, it's over 10 years old, it's not an...
Zelda reaches sales of 410,000 copies in the US, 87% of Wii owners snapping it up on launch day.
Nintendo announce the sales figures for the first 8 days of Wii in the US, selling 600,000 with a total of 1,000,000 to be available by the end of 2006. "In only the first seven days of availability after its Nov. 19 launch, Wii sold nearly half a...
News Opera Going Live Dec 23rd?
We've heard a rumour that the Internet Channel on Wii will launch on the 23rd of December, just in time for Christmas.
Even thought the console ships with a "lite" version of Opera (the Wii Shop uses this) the general Internet Channel isn't yet live. The good folk over at Wii Spin have received word that the software will become available later this...
News Amazon.co.uk Get More Wiis
The mammoth UK retailer has announced more Wii consoles will go on sale at 3pm today.
Some of you unlucky gamers that still haven't got a Wii have just been given another chance to snap one up, the email went out about half an hour ago with the consoles going on sale in just over an hour. "Dear Nintendo fan, Great news! We've managed to get our...
Thursday7th Dec 2006
The countdown is almost over, you have only 24 hours to prepare to Wii.
If you've not already pre-ordered your console, you could be in for a tough fight to get your hands on a Wii for launch day. If your in London maybe you should head down to the official launch at HMV as they should have a huge pile of Wii's. Otherwise you might find yourself...
News Queues Form In Oxford Street London
Nintendo fans flock to a rainy London HMV store in anticipation of tonight's midnight launch of Wii.
If your reading this, your probably not already at the HMV store, queues are already starting to swell and its likely your already too late to get a console. "Excited shoppers are already forming queues outside shops across the country to ensure...
Wednesday6th Dec 2006
Gone, but not forgotten
As we count down to the release of Wii, we look back at our favourite moments on Gamecube. The Gamecube has been some what of a mixed bag, it's provided us with some classic moments but maybe its let us down, once more, with third party titles. It's pretty safe to say its done better than the Nintendo 64. We expect alot of...
News PAL Virtual Console to have games in 50Hz only!
Whilst we applaud Nintendo of Europe for pulling their finger out and launching the European Wii this week just a few weeks after North America had their launch (haha take that Sony!) it is confirmed NOE still want us to live in the dark ages by giving us 50Hz limited Virtual Console games.
Back in the days of old most European TVs could only handle...
News Sony Patents Wii Remote Style Device
So we're not one for rumours here at NintendoLife.com but here's something you may (or may not) be interested in.
Sony - who suffered some harsh press from hardcore gamers when they announced the tilt sensors in their PS3 remote may be about to enrage Nintendo fanboys and the general gaming press once again. A recent patent filed by Sony states: An...
News SSX Blur Exclusive To Wii
Beauty
EA have released the high resolution trailer and a snippet of information about its upcoming snowboard sequel, SSX Blur.. Developed once again by EA Montreal, part of the EA Sports BIG label, SSX Blur will be built exclusively for Wii utilising the control system that can only be offered by the Wiimote. "We wanted to take the soul of the...
Tuesday5th Dec 2006
Review Ristar (Virtual Console / Sega Mega Drive)
Ristar proves that being unique and different can sometimes be a good thing.
Sonic the Hedgehog and Ristar actually began life as basically the same game. When Sonic Team began developing the game that would become Sonic the Hedgehog, they initially envisioned the character having the ability to reach out and grab things as part of the game's core...
Review Donkey Kong Jr. (Wii Virtual Console / NES)
Donkey Kong has finally been captured by Mario!
Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo's quintessential characters; pre-dating even the illustrious Mario as a video game lead, the goofy simian was enthralling arcade-goers the world over during the early '80s. However, once the Italian plumber decided to star in his own game, Donkey Kong's appeal started to...
The TurboGrafx's answer to Rad Racer and Out Run.
Victory Run may look like just another bland 16-bit racer. But once you dive into the game you begin to see that it's actually got a lot of depth and playability to it. Not only do you have to watch out for other racers, but you also have to spend a lot of time dealing with parts of your car going...
Columns is loosely derived from Tetris, as it involves arranging falling blocks in such a way as to clear them.
Much fuss was made over Columns back when it was first released. Nintendo had just launched its version of Tetris alongside the portable Game Boy, and puzzle games had therefore become a vital element in a console creator's arsenal. Sega...
Monday4th Dec 2006
News Game Head Reveal SSX Blur
As promised, Reggie appears on Spike TV's "Game Head" show to help unveil the next SSX title from EA.
You may remember last week we heard that Reggie was to appear on Game Head, not to disappoint our main man was there with some random presenter that was extremely excited to show him the first footage of Electronic Arts latest snowboarding game, SSX...
Sunday3rd Dec 2006
Crash landing on DS, mini games a plenty, but how does this measure up to previous Crash titles?
From what I remember Crash Bandicoot was pretty much written off from the first moment when he landed onto PlayStation consoles all those years ago, at least by the non-Sony crowd, he's no Mario or Sonic, right? To his credit, Crash re-appeared again and...
News Current Virtual Console titles for PAL Nintendo Wii launch
From a bit of snooping on the Wii Shop for the UK (details of how to do this below!) we have discovered the following titles are already there waiting for download by the lucky people in the UK to pick up a Wii this coming Friday:
Donkey Kong - NESMario Bros - NESThe Legend of Zelda - NESWario's Woods - NESBomberman '93 - PC EngineBonk's Adventure -...
News Wii Go Online Second Quarter Of 2007
Reggie Fils-Aime has announced the full details of when we can expect to take the Wii online for multiplayer gaming.
Speaking with SpikeTV's Game Head Show he said: "The multiplayer is coming. During the Japanese launch, there is Pokémon Battle Revolution, and that's really the first one. There will be titles that we'll be announcing in first...
Saturday2nd Dec 2006
News Wii Say: Konnichiwa Japan!
Nintendo's homeland, the land of the future finally gets to play Wii and boy are they excited.
Japan is somewhat of an oddball market, fans are very loyal for long periods of time but then suddenly switch allegiance. Nintendo have been on the cold side the past 5 years, Gamecube did okay, but the PS2 reigned supreme throughout its life. But today,...
News New Virtual Console releases for 4th December
The NintendoWorldReport has revealed this coming Monday's list of Virtual Console releases.
Quite a mixed bag: Donkey Kong Jr - NESVictory Run - TurboGrafx / PC EngineColumns - Sega Megadrive / GenesisRistar - Sega Megadrive / Genesis The Virtual Console Archive recommends Ristar as a essential purchase. The other games are all OK if you have Wii...
News EA Acquires New Plant Solely For Wii Production
Electronic Arts are said to make or break a console depending on how much third party support they provide. so it can only be good news that they have acquired Utah-based Headgate Studios purely for Wii production.
EA has previously worked with Headgate Studios on an external contract basis but after six years the video game giant has finally...
News Next Monday's Virtual Console Games
The new set of Virtual console games will be released on Monday but we have found out ahead of time what these will be.
If you go in to the Wii Shop at the start of the week (4th December) you will be able to buy four new games if you have the points needed. With these new additions the total will be at 21 games available on the Virtual Console,...
News Wii Hits One Million Sales As Japan Welcome The Revolution
As Wii is unleashed onto the Japanese market more than 1000 gamers were reported to be outside various Tokyo stores as they awaited the opening of shops.
Nintendo made 400,000 consoles into the Japanese market which meant that a lot of gamers were left empty handed as demand far outstripped supply. This means we can conclude that coupled with...
Friday1st Dec 2006
News Connect NES And SNES Controllers To Your Wii
Retrozone, an American company, have developed an adapter for the Wii which plugs straight into the USB port of your Wii that will allow you to connect up your NES and SNES controllers.
While the adapter will add nothing but nostalgia to playing your Virtual Console games some purists may find this expansion to be an essential purchase. Each adapter...
News N64 GoldenEye on Virtual Console
Whilst it's great that the Virtual Console will probably get most of the outstanding 1st party Nintendo back catalogue available for download in the Wii Shop it is apparent that due to licensing issues not every game will make it.
N64 GoldenEye being one of those games. For most gamers aside from Mario 64 this game is their fondest memory the...
News Reggie Talks Mii And MMORPG
There has been talk on message boards for the past few weeks about exactly what way Nintendo will allow gamers to expand their Mii entity. Today the guy in the know (Reggie Fils-Aime of course) gave some details on what Wii owners can expect in the future.
Talking with Adam Reuters, Fils-Aime made the following comments: “We think the ability to...
