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

XSEED looking fragile

RPG fans who are wanting to see Fragile-Dreams-Farewell-Ruins-of-the-Moon released in the west may now have something to pin their hopes on. Publishers XSEED are looking into localizing the game for English speaking audiences. One of their spokespeople.. spoke.. "Appreciate the heads-up on Fragile-Dreams-Farewell-Ruins-of-the-Moon, it's a title that has been requested many times before so we're investigating it.... read more

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Big Family Games new screenshots

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Rock Band - The Beatles box art

EA has put out the European cover art for Wii's version of Rock Band: The Beatles. I am the walrus. How do you like it? No release date has been specified, but Rock Band: The Beatles will be out sometime this year.... read more

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MySims Agents new screenshots

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MySims take to spying

EA are really running with this whole MySims franchise, today they've announced yet another title in the lineup. Described as a mystery adventure, this one is called MySims Agents. The game puts players in the shoes of elite agents, tasked with foiling the plans of an evil underworld boss called "Morcubus". This will involve using gadgets and recruiting a number of different Sims into the squad, each with their... read more

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PDC Darts 2009 trailer

To promote the upcoming release of PDC World Championship Darts 2009, Oxygen Games has put out a new trailer. This year's outing has been rewritten from the ground up and will include new walk ons (everyone loves a walk on), new venues, new commentary, improved character creator which includes FEMALE darters (whatever next!) and eighteen professionals: Phil Taylor Raymond Van Barneveld Peter... read more

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LEGO Rock Band f'real

Warner has issued a press release announcing for definite that LEGO Rock Band is genuine and under development. It's a collaboration which includes a number of companies: Warner Bros. Interactive TT Games Harmonix Backbone Entertainment The LEGO Group Tom Stone, Managing Director at TT Games commented: "LEGO Rock Band combines two compelling properties and creates an experience that family... read more

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Happy Birthday Game Boy - 20 today

Nintendo's original Game Boy handheld was released in Japan on April 21st 1989, that's twenty years ago today. The monumental machine took on and defeated its technical superiors like the Sega Game Gear and Atari Lynx with an attractive price point, lower battery requirements and most of all the fun games. The Game Boy sold 118.69 million units worldwide. Some of its most popular games were Tetris (often... read more

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Shimano Xtreme Fishing new screenshots

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Fishing gets XTREME

Another day, another press release announcing a new fishing game for Wii. Will they ever stop coming? Shimano Xtreme Fishing isn't your run of the mill fishing experience though, in addition to rods and reels it brings some new tools to the table. Equipment like bows, arrows, spear guns and ninja stars (* not really) can be used to land bigger fish than you've ever thought possible. He took out a plane, a... read more

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Club Nintendo now in Portugal

After a long wait, Nintendo has now opened up a Club Nintendo for gamers in Portugal. The website is active and features a number of cool gifts to be picked up by spending points. Wii Music harmonica. Animal Crossing baseball cap. Wii Fit sandals. Link and Epona statue. Other gifts include t-shirts, mouse mats, bags and soundtrack CDs.... read more

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Sam & Max Season 2 box art

The official European box art for the second season of Sam & Max's adventures on Wii has been revealed. The game is being published by Atari. Sam & Max Season Two ... read more

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First look at Water Warfare

A few weeks back Water Warfare was announced for WiiWare, one of the only family-friendly FPS games out there. At the Game Developers Conference 09, Amar Gavhane from Hudson talked through a video demonstration. ... read more

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers new screenshots

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers screenshot

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Crystal Defenders R1 on WiiWare

Today's WiiWare and Virtual Console games released in North America are these: Crystal Defenders R1 (WiiWare) Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair (Genesis) Crystal Defenders R1 is so named because it's the first installment of a 2-part game. More WW/VC releases on Friday for Europe/Australia.... read more

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March NPD numbers and MadWorld

Console sales in the US for the month of March are down a little all across the board. Needless to say, Nintendo is still laughing at the "competition". Nintendo Wii - 601,000 Nintendo DS - 563,000 XBroke 360 - 330,000 Sony PoS3 - 218,000 Sony PSP - 168,000 The success of MadWorld has been a little more modest however, with 66,000 units sold in the US during March. Sean Ratcliffe, a marketing... read more

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Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga new screenshots

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Alex Kidd and Secret Command on EU VC

Two golden oldies from the Sega Master System have hit the Virtual Console service in Europe and Australia today. Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (Master System) Secret Command (Master System) Note that Secret Command is also known as "Secret Commando", and was at some stage turned into "Rambo: First Blood Part II" by altering the title screen and changing the main sprite.... read more

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Feel new screenshots

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Rabbids want to win core gamers

According to Jacque Exertier from Ubisoft, their latest Rabbids title is a significant departure from the mini-game fests we're used to, and core gamers should get something out of Rabbids Go Home. "Core Nintendo gamers should enjoy the controls and variety in gameplay as well as the open progressive structure. We're working to make Rabbids Go Home easy to learn, hard to master, in the finest Nintendo... read more