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News Europe Gets Adventure Island: The Beginning On WiiWare Tomorrow
Master Higgins rides again!
For any of our Euro / Aussie readers who are patiently waiting for Hudson Soft’s Adventure Island: The Beginning we can gladly tell you that your wait will soon be over. It will be on sale in the Wii Shop at midnight tonight for 1000 Nintendo points (GMT of course!). This installment of Adventure Island will return...
News Wii Sports Resort & MotionPlus: Prices and Dates Confirmed
Nintendo of America's press site is updated with some information Wii gamers have been waiting for!
If you live in North America, you'll be pleased to know that Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort have finally been given release dates. Dates? Plural? Correct. Wii MotionPlus has been dated for June 8, 2009 and will carry a MSRP of $19.99, and just...
News Rising Star Games: 2009 Line-up Revealed
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, Steal Princess, Avalon Code and more dated for European release.
Rising Star Games, publisher of such games as Rune Factory, No More Heroes and Bomberman in Europe, has unveiled its full release line-up for 2009. Included in the eleven-game line-up are a whopping ten releases for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms,...
News Pikmin 2 Given Europe Release Date, More Jungle Beat Info
Nintendo have dated their second wave of New Play Control! titles for Europe, starting with the acclaimed (and bloomin' hard to find on Gamecube) Pikmin 2, and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat not long after.
Gamers will have the opportunity to revisit the Oxygen-packed planet (wonder which one that could be) of Pikmin once again on April 24th, as you take...
News Bit.Trip.Beat Coming To WiiWare On Monday
Are you ready to get your funk on? You'd better be, because Aksys Game's Bit.Trip.Beat is coming to the North American WiiWare service on Monday, March 16th.
Much like Pong, you still move your paddle around by tilting the Wii Remote, but in this unique WiiWare title you'll have to bounce the blocks off your paddle in rhythm with the pumping musical...
News Rock Band 2 released April 24th
EA confirm Rock Band 2 for Wii a month or so after the PS3/PS2 versions,
Rock Band 2 revolutionizes music gaming with the ability to export most of the songs from the original Rock Band disc , Online World Tour, daily Battle-Of-The Band Tournaments, No Fail Mode, and a real Drum Trainer. Rock Band 2’s massive list of innovations also includes the...
News Nintendo announces Excitebots: Trick Racing
Another new game in the Excitebike series, this time it's Excitebots and apparently it's got lots of tricks.
Excitebots™: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. It launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel™ accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun...
News Punch-Out!! gets May 18th US release
Nintendo updates its USA release schedule for Wii, Punch-Out!! on May 18th, New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat on May 4th.
Punch-Out!!™ launches May 18 and brings back all of the fun of the beloved, classic NES® game that thrilled players in the early 1990s. Boxers battle as iconic hero Little Mac as they fight their way through a cast of...
News SEGA dates Sonic and the Black Knight
Hot on the heels of Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Black Knight is scheduled for March, worldwide.
Created by Sonic Team in Japan, this innovative game takes Sonic into a medieval world and arms him with a sword to aid in his effort to save the day. More Details » Sonic and the Black Knight will provide Sonic fans with an irresistible cast of...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (4th Feb)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 1 new release this week, Sonic Chaos (SMS).
Sonic Chaos: System: Master SystemRelease Date: Mon 2nd Feb (US) Play as Sonic or Tails in Sonic Chaos, which was originally made for the Sega Master System. Dr. Eggman (a.k.a. Dr. Robotnik) has stolen the Red Chaos Emerald to create nuclear weapons. This has thrown the...
News Weekly WiiWare Round Up (4th Feb)
Nintendo's WiiWare shop has 4 new releases this week, Pop Them, Drop Them SameGame, Lonpos, Family Glide Hockey, Snowboard Riot.
Pop Them, Drop Them SameGame: Release Date: Fri 30th Jan (EU) Same Game is a simple yet engrossing puzzle game where you clear matching blocks in sets of 2 or more. Score high by clearing out more blocks at once. If you...
News World Goes Mad, March 10th
SEGA confirm the US release date for new gore-fest MadWorld as March 10th, Europe to follow in Spring.
MADWORLD, is an inventive third-person action game exclusively for Wii. Produced by Atsushi Inaba, MADWORLD has a unique black and white style, depicting an incredibly sharp backdrop that straddles graphic novels and 3D worlds. As players battle...
News LIT Coming To US WiiWare on February 9th
Those of you out there who've been anxiously awaiting Wayforward Technologies' new WiiWare title LIT won't have to wait much longer. WayForward has just announced on their web site that LIT will be coming to the North American WiiWare service on February 9th for 800 Wii Points.
LIT is a 3D horror action puzzler that follows Jake, a typical,...
News Nintendo's 2009 Release Schedule... Hmm
We're a little worried at the moment, Nintendo only seems to have a couple of titles down for 2009, and they aren't even that special.
Gaming nerds at Kotaku are worried too, they posted the proposed release schedule: North America: Wii NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/3 NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2009/3 Wii Sports Resort CY2009 First...
News Evasive Space Cleared for February Lift-Off
We’ve had our beady eyes on High Voltage’s Evasive Space for a while now, and on more than one occasion we would find ourselves pondering that vital question: when is this excellent-looking WiiWare title going to be made available for public consumption?
Well, we can finally put these thoughts to rest because one of the most promising titles...
News SEGA goes OVERKILL, Uncut
Just in case we haven't mentioned the game enough, SEGA release another trailer, this time with all the naughty, gory, swearing bits intact - a true taste of things to come.
The latest trailer for The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is out. This time rookie agent G teams up with bad-ass cop Washington for some hardcore mutant mayhem. This trailer is...
News Niki - Rock 'n Ball Released in the US Next Week
Yet another WiiWare game's US release date has been confirmed in advance - You can expect Niki - Rock 'n Ball in the Wii Shop next Monday, the 26th.
After the disappointment of Plättchen: Twist 'n' Paint, we must admit we didn't have high hopes for this game, but when it was released in Europe we actually found it quite good, and, at just 500 Wii...
Suffer Like G Did?
SEGA feeds us more information about the looking-great House of the Dead: OVERKILL, first mission details, it's Papa’s Palace of Pain. The first mission of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is also Special Agent G’s first mission. He has been dispatched by his agency, the secretive AMS, to investigate Papa Ceasar’s...
News Resident Evil: Degeneration
Craving Resident Evil, bored of waiting for Resident Evil 5? Sony & Capcom give you the latest injection to the franchise, CGI movie Resident Evil: Degeneration
A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back...
News High Voltage Voltage Hot Rod Show Dated For 19th Jan
Way back in October we caught up with our pals at High Voltage to bring you the inside scoop on their upcoming racing game High Voltage Hot Rod Show.
This Micro Machines style racer certainly looks like it could pack a punch when it hits WiiWare, which fortunately will not be a long wait for North American gamers as the press release below confirms:...
News Planet Pachinko Out Next Monday On WiiWare
Readers with good memories will remember last month that we did an interview with Allied Kingdoms about their upcoming game Planet Pachinko. It’s great to see an indie company taking a chance on WiiWare with something original like this.
The good news is for anyone interested in this that it will be available for download next Monday (12th Jan) in...
News Dead Rising goes GaGaGa SP
To help promote the latest Dead Rising game for Wii Capcom have teamed up Japanese punk band GaGaGa SP to create a specially themed music video.
Infecting gamers and completing Capcom’s list of releases for February is Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, scheduled for release for the Nintendo Wii™ on the 27th of the month. Based on the Xbox 360™...
News Niki - Rock 'n' Ball Coming To European WiiWare This Friday
Bplus has just announced that their newest WiiWare title Niki - Rock 'n' Ball is set to hit the European WiiWare service this Friday, December 19th for a mere 500 Wii Points. After seeing video of the game in action, we're looking forward to taking the game for a spin once it's released. Below is the official press release for the game and the official Niki - Rock 'n' Ball site has also just launched that you can check out for even more details on the game.
Bplus, independent software develope...
News Swords & Soldiers Officially Delayed
Swords & Soldiers, an upcoming side-scrolling real time strategy WiiWare title developed by members of the team that created the original PC version of the Wii title de Blob, has now officially been pushed back to a February 2009 release date.
Joost van Dongen of Ronimo Games has just confirmed the delay after rumblings began popping up around...
News Space Invaders Get Even Coming To US WiiWare December 1st
Taito has just announced that Space Invaders Get Even will be hitting the North American WiiWare service on Monday, December 1st. The game is set 30 years after the original Space Invaders title and this time reverses the role putting the player in charge of the invading aliens as they attack Earth in an attempt to destroy humanity.
While it's not...
News Target Toss Pro Bags Coming To US WiiWare On Monday
Well we've just received word from Incredible Technologies that their upcoming WiiWare title Target Toss Pro Bags will be coming to the WiiWare service on Monday, November 17th. The game will be available for download at a cost of 700 Wii Points.
We've just added a couple of new screenshots to the game page and we'll have more information as it...
News Weekly WiiWare Round Up (29th Oct)
Nintendo's WiiWare shop has 5 new releases this week, Art Style: Rotohex, Tetris Party, Strong Bad Episode 3 - Baddest of the Bands, Home Sweet Home, The Incredible Maze.
Art Style: Rotohex: Release Date: Mon 27th Oct (US) Use colored triangular panels to create a vibrant mosaic of stained glass in Art Style: Rotohex. As triangles fall from the top...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (29th Oct)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 1 new release this week, Earthworm Jim (MD).
Earthworm Jim: System: Sega Mega DriveRelease Date: Mon 27th Oct (US) A crow is chasing a worm named Jim, while in outer space, Psy-Crow is chasing a renegade ship. The ship's captain has stolen an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit and Queen...
News Manhunt 2 finally breaks free this Halloween
Rockstar finally get their way, Halloween cometh, Manhunt 2 releaseth. The illusive game goes on sale Oct 31st across the UK.
UK gamers will finally be able to buy Manhunt 2 for Playstation 2, PSP, and Wii on 31 October. Originally released in the US over a year ago, the game was refused a certificate by the British Board of Film Certification in...
News Time to stop cooking, its Gardening Mama time!
505 announce a new game in the Mama series the non-cooking based Gardening Mama, scheduled for DS Spring next year.
Gardening Mama sees Mama heading into the great outdoors to turn an empty garden into a tranquil paradise. Green-fingered players use the touch screen to dig holes, plant seeds, mix fertiliser and ultimately grow a range of fruits,...
News Baddest of the Bands Launches 27th Oct On WiiWare
Our friends at Telltale Games have just confirmed what we probably already all suspected anyway – Yes that’s right Strong Bad Episode 3 will hit North America this coming Monday! Yay!
We expect that the third Strong Bad outing is likely to be more of the same, but if you were a fan of episodes 1 & 2 then it is likely that this will rock your...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (22nd Oct)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 5 new releases this week, Mayhem in Monsterland (C64), Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (TG-16), Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (MD), Space Harrier (SMS), Digital Champ: Battle Boxing (TG-16).
Mayhem in Monsterland: System: Commodore 64Release Date: Fri 17th Oct (EU) Mayhem is an unhappy dinosaur, as...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (15th Oct)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 2 new releases this week, Secret of Mana (SNES), Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (MD).
Secret of Mana: System: Super NintendoRelease Date: Mon 13th Oct (US) Good and evil battle for a young warrior’s heart. There is one force in the universe that keeps good and evil in perfect balance. It is called...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (8th Oct)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 3 new releases this week, Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing (MD), Earthworm Jim (MD), Mario Golf (N64).
Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing: System: Sega Mega DriveRelease Date: Mon 6th Oct (US), Fri 3rd Oct (EU) It’s a dark and stormy night in the kingdom of Granseal when a thief steals two jewels from the Tower...
News Strong Bad: Baddest of the Bands Coming In October
Episode 3 of the Strong Bad series, titled Baddest of the Bands, is coming to the WiiWare service in October. Below is a portion of the press release that was just sent out to the media which gives a little insight into the story line the new game will feature.
Rock and roll! Hurting for cash, Strong Bad sets out to dominate the Battle Royale of the...
News European DS Winter Lineup
Nintendo of Europe also announce a list of DS games that should arrive before the end of the year.
Wipe your eyes again, drink some red bull because its another long list: Hell’s Kitchen (Ubisoft) 25th September 2008 Make 10: A Journey of Numbers (Nintendo) 26th September 2008 Shaun the Sheep (D3 Publisher of Europe) 26th September 2008 SimCity...
News European Wii Winter Lineup
Nintendo of Europe release an updated list of release dates for the games we'll all be playing until the end of the year.
Wipe your eyes, this might take a while to read: Runaway the Dream of the Turtle (Focus Home Interactive) 25th September 2008 Wild Earth: African Safari (Majesco / Codemaster) 25th September 2008 Family Trainer (Namco Bandai)...
News Wii Music primed and dated
Nintendo announce that Wii Music will hit the stage this October in the US and November in Europe.
Creating fun for all the family, this fall will see the arrival of Wii Music. Whether you are a music maestro or taking your first musical steps, this new title for Wii will have the whole family creating unique musical performances together with over...
News Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City; Hitting Europe this December
Another Nintendo game with a slightly different title in Europe (why do they do that?) which is currently scheduled for a Christmas release this coming December.
Pack your bags and take a trip to the city as Animal Crossing comes to Wii! In a new instalment to the hugely popular series, Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City not only allows players...
News World Of Goo Coming To US WiiWare October 13
The wait is almost over. 2D Boy has just announced that World of Goo will be coming to the US WiiWare service on Monday, October 13. That means in less than two weeks Wii owners will finally be able to enjoy this much-anticipated WiiWare title. The price has now been finalized and will cost 1500 Wii Points.
If you want to get more insight into the...
News Weekly Virtual Console Round Up (1st Oct)
Nintendo's Virtual Console shop has 1 new release this week, Super Turrican 2 (SNES).
Super Turrican 2: System: Super NintendoRelease Date: Mon 29th Sep (US) As the last survivor of the United Freedom Forces, it is your duty to destroy the Machine’s forces that have devastated the galaxy. Fight through countless hordes of enemies using everything...
News Plättchen: Twist 'n' Paint Going Up Against Mega Man 9
After lacklustre reviews in Europe the overpriced Plättchen: Twist 'n' Paint is now heading to the USA. According to N-Europe it will be out this Monday alongside Mega Man 9!
Since our unfavourable review last week we haven’t seen WiiBoy AKA Bplus post here again. After getting an ex-employee to register here to leave ridiculously over the top...
News Mega Man 9 Confirmed For US Release On Monday!
The wait is almost over! Capcom has announced the US release of their highly-anticipated Mega Man 9 WiiWare title this coming Monday, September 22. This also means that WiiWare will see a release of the game before any other download service on the competing consoles.
As if this good news wasn't enough, Capcom has also announced a bit of...
News Potpourrii Coming To US WiiWare Next Monday!
It looks like another puzzler will be making its way onto the WiiWare service next week. Ralph Egas of Abstraction Games has personally told WiiWare World that their first WiiWare title Potpourrii will be released on the US WiiWare service on Monday, September 15 and will cost 800 Wii points.
You can also check out the interview we recently...
News Disaster: Day of Crisis IS ALIVE!
As Hurricane Gustav batters America Nintendo announces the re-birth of Disaster: Day of Crisis, horray!
Survive nature’s most devastating catastrophes in Disaster: Day of Crisis, a panic inducing survival game for Wii. In a devastatingly short period of time, an unprecedented wave of natural disasters has pummeled the United States. On top of this...
SEGA celebrate the announcement of the final release date for Samba de Amigo by throwing you an online mini-game.
The Samba-inspired rhythm music game made popular in arcades and on the Dreamcast is shaking its way exclusively onto the Wii! Grab your friends and shake the Wii controllers like maracas to the beat in a variety of crazy environments...
News Fatal Frame IV Update + Screenshots
The latest in the Fatal Frame survival horror games hits Wii in Japan, but when will we get a US/EU release?
The player controls the character of either Ruka, Misaki, Madoka, or Choushiro, and uses the Camera Obscura to photograph and fight off ghosts. The player explores the various buildings present on Rougetsu Island. On the main screen there is...
News Nintendo 'camp' things up with Captain Rainbow
Finally a game for the people of San Francisco, Captain Rainbow emerges from the people that brought you Chibi-Robo and GiFTPiA.
The main character "Nick" is able to transform into "Captain Rainbow" a tokusatsu-styled superhero wielding a yo-yo, with a wish to restore his lost popularity. To restore his popularity, Nick ventures...
505 Games announce the launch of more sports related budgetware for Wii, this time in the format of Table Football.
To celebrate the start of the football season, 505 Games is pleased to announce that Table Football for Nintendo Wii™ is heading on to the pitch today. Table Football uses the motion-sensing abilities of the Wii Remote to make it...
News Harvest Moon DS goes gold, out next week
Fans of Harvest Moon in the US will next week be able to get their hands on the latest addition to the DS series.
Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness brings the largest portable Harvest Moon experience ever to the Nintendo DS.Starting off with an abandoned farm, a handful of seeds, and the determination to start a new life, it's up to the player to...
