Nintendo Wii U and 3DS news at Wii's World

Mario sofa cushion

A snappy addition to any living room's couch, Banpresto has released a 14" cushion based on the design of Mario's hat: The product description reads "This is only the shape of a hat, and cannot be worn". Words to live by. Amazon has these in stock individually at $18.99 and to buy as a bundle. There's also a green one for Weegy fans: ... read more

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Mama sells 4 million

Cooking and/or Gardening Mama are celebrating tonight as Majesco announces over 4 million copies have been sold within the franchise, across DS and Wii. Jesse Sutton, a CEO at Majesco spoke: "We're thrilled to reach this significant milestone. Majesco's number one franchise continues to resonate with gamers of all ages and both genders. We'll continue to explore ways to expand the Mama brand with innovative and... read more

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A Boy and His Blob new screenshots

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Bit.Trip Core trailer

Fans of the popular Bit.Trip Beat on WiiWare will be pleased to know there's sequel well underway, in the form of Bit.Trip Core. Bit.Trip Core has you controlling a canon which can fire in one of four directions (up, down, left and right). Here's a trailer: ... read more

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WiiWare is 1 year old

Nintendo's WiiWare service is now one year old. They grow up so fast. The latest US releases on it and the Virtual Console are: Family Pirate Party (WiiWare) Galaxy Force 2 (Genesis) Check back on Friday for the European/Aussie updates.... read more

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Family Pirate Party new screenshots

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Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes new screenshots

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes screenshot

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A swine flu a day keeps the devs away

It turns out that Japanese professionals are all too aware about the swine flu threat, and are taking measures to minimize risk. According to Haru Akenaga, president of Nippon Ichi Software (NIS), a number of gaming companies are restricting their overseas travel before the run up to E3. With the economy already in trouble, could this make things worse?... read more

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Sounds from the hill

A series of sound samples from Silent Hill: Shattered Memories have been put up onto the Internet by unknown sources. Konami may not have authorized these, so if you're a fan of the game's music you should feast your ears while you can. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Mystery In The Bright Light Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Night Silent Hill: Shattered Memories - Missing Silent Hill:... read more

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Punch-Out promo videos

Nintendo has put out some promotional videos for Punch-Out!! on the Wii. Little Mac interview. Doc Louis jabbering about the Wiimote controls. ... read more

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Nintendo's million sellers on Wii

A list of Nintendo's million+ selling titles on the Wii console has been published. Wii Sports - 45.7 million Wii Play - 22.9 million Wii Fit - 18.2 million Mario Kart Wii - 15.4 million Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 8.4 million Super Mario Galaxy - 8 million Mario Party 8 - 6.7 million Link's Crossbow Training - 3.76 million Animal Crossing: City Folk - 3.3 million Wii Music - 2.65 million ... read more

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Armin van Buuren in the mix

Recognized by some as the best DJ in the world, Armin van Buuren is getting his own Wii game titled Armin van Buuren: In the Mix. The game is being headed up by Dutch publishers Foreign Media Games. It's said to include a number of van Buuren's hits, as well as some material exclusive to the game itself. In the Mix will also feature artists he regularly works with. Armin commented: "I have been a huge games... read more

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Contra reborn on WiiWare

Contra, the classic side-scrolling shooter series from Konami is to be revamped and released on WiiWare, under the name Contra Rebirth. In essence, it will be a follow-up to the SNES game "Contra 3: The Alien Wars". The developers have done a great job keeping this one under wraps, as it comes out in Japan in just four days time, on May 12th 2009. Japanese gamers can expect to pay 1,000 Points for it. Some... read more

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Bakugan new screenshots

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Spectrobes: Origins new screenshots

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3D Realms shut down

Reports are flying around the Internet willy nilly saying that 3D Realms, the developer of Duke Nukem, has shut its doors for the last time. This is allegedly down to financial problems in these trying times, all employees have been let go. Regarding further Duke Nukem games however, things could still be ok. A PR spokesperson commented: "Deep Silver and Apogee Software are not affected by the situation at 3D... read more

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Tatsunoko vs Capcom licensing woes

Seth Killian from Capcom has dealt a blow to anyone hoping to see Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes in the US or Europe. "There's a lot of "dance with the lawyers" on that one. The rights holders for Tatsunoko in Japan are one company, but in North America it's 13 companies, some of which are very attentive, but some are not". 13, that's a lot of companies. Can they pull it off? Yes, no, maybe... read more

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Rabbids Plunger Gun accessory

The Rabbids may be on their way home, but accessory makers Mad Catz still want you to join in the fun with this "plunger gun" shell for the Wiimote. This wacky casing inspired by the games has a spring-loaded trigger mechanism for the B button. The Nunchuk cable can also be passed through the handle to allow for two handed controls. Amazon has the Plunger Gun in stock for $19.99.... read more

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Bit.Trip Buggin'

Gaijin Games, the developers of Bit.Trip Beat have blogged about a bug/unintentional feature in the game. The trouble being, the game will only chooses to save progress if you get a high score. This glitch is exclusive to the US version, both the European and Japanese games were fixed before release. If this problem is affecting you, Gaijin Games are offering two save files which you can use: Level 1 and 2... read more

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Furry Legends info

European developers Gamelion have put out a trailer for their upcoming WiiWare title Furry Legends. Set in some brightly colored environments reminiscent of LostWinds, it's a platform/puzzle type game where you guide your furry ball through the levels. Looks fun to me. Does it give you a warm furry feeling?... read more