Club Nintendo US now open

Club Nintendo US now open

Club Nintendo for US residents is now officially open. You can register at this address: Some users have reported trouble using the site, this is likely due to high traffic due to the launch. The initial batch of rewards available are shown below: Ways to earn coins Registering Wii or DS games and completing a brief survey: Wii game - 50 coins DS game - 30 coins WiiWare/Virtual... read more

Fun Fun Minigolf trailer

Fun Fun Minigolf trailer

Developers Shin'en have posted up a trailer showing off some gameplay in their WiiWare game Fun Fun Minigolf. It seems pretty impressive for a WiiWare title, and is bound to be better than Data Design Interactive's effort.... read more

MadWorld xmas poem

MadWorld xmas poem

In some kind of PR stunt, Sega has sent out this Christmassy poem in the style of MadWorld. Twas a night before DeathWatch, when all through downtown Not a person was stirring, since being stomped to the ground. The bodies were hung on the rosebushes with care, In hopes that more enemies would soon appear. Jack was nestled all snug in his bed, While visions of beating hearts danced in his head; Jack... read more

Next Tales Of game Wii exclusive

Next Tales Of game Wii exclusive

The next game in the Tales Of ____ series by Namco Bandai is to be a Wii exclusive, and some footage has been made availabubble: Its actual title is yet to be revealed, but this looks pretty sweet, particularly if you're an RPG fan.... read more

Cocoto Platform Jumper new screenshots

Cocoto Platform Jumper new screenshots

Cocoto Platform Jumper being ported

Cocoto Platform Jumper being ported

Neko Entertainment has revealed they'll be porting two of their PS2 games over to Nintendo's WiiWare service, Heracles: Chariot Racing and the innovatively titled Cocoto Platform Jumper shown below. Apparently both games will be revamped with Wiimote controls, but I can't say I'm particularly excited if this video is anything to go by. Reminds me a little of Rainbow Islands, except... bad.... read more

Strong Bad episode 5 on WiiWare

Strong Bad episode 5 on WiiWare

Wiiers in the US now have two more WiiWare games available to download as of this morning, and one retro Virtual Console title. Strong Bad Episode 5: 8-Bit is Enough (WiiWare) Big Kahuna Party (WiiWare) Enduro Racer (Master System) This is the final episode of Strong Bad's series and features the popular Trogdor, who reportedly comes in the night.... read more

November NPD - Wii sells 2 Million

November NPD - Wii sells 2 Million

Whoah, this is ridonculous. The NPD sales figures for the month of November are in, showing Wii taking the top spot in the US once again by a huge margin. Nintendo Wii - 2,040,000 Nintendo DS - 1,570,000 Xbox 360 - 836,000 Sony PSP - 421,000 Sony PS3 - 378,000 2 million! Nintendo are eating FOOD tonight.... read more

Impossible Mission 2 for Virtual Console

Impossible Mission 2 for Virtual Console

Three more games for the offering on Virtual Console if you're an European/Aussie resident: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure (Mega Drive) Impossible Mission 2 (Commodore 64) Last Ninja 3 (Commodore 64) Enjoy the weekend and check us out on Monday for the US releases.... read more

Hemp fiber Wii remote

Hemp fiber Wii remote

DHRECK sent word of this interesting modification. If the white plastic of your Wiimote gets you down, maybe something coarser and more absorbent would be an improvement. I doubt it, but maybe. Presenting the Hemp Wii Remote and Nunchuk. I think it's giving birth.. Hemp. Is it really the future?... read more

Sonic and the Black Knight

Sonic and the Black Knight

This is suggested to be the final cover art for the European version of Sonic and the Black Knight. Hot or not?... read more

Sonic Black Knight info

Sonic Black Knight info

Some tidbits of information on Sonic and the Black Knight from the latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine: Controls Thumbstick to move. A to jump. Wiimote shake to attack. Z to block. Details Shadow, Knuckles and Blaze the cat are bosses at first, but after defeat will become allies (possibly playable). Each environment has between 6 and 9 missions. Three fighting styles to choose from:... read more

Ninja Turtles fighting game

Ninja Turtles fighting game

Ubisoft has revealed it will be publishing a fighting game based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. According to Nintendo Power magazine, it will be 2.5D in style, similar to Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Features include: Story mode Battle Royal mode Tournament mode Practice mode Unlockable characters and stages There's said to be a quality development team behind the title, comprised... read more

Tomb Raider missing lever advice

Tomb Raider missing lever advice

Much has been made of the missing lever glitch found in Tomb Raider Underworld and its possible fixes. Now, publishers Eidos have offered some advice that may be easier to take in order to avoid the problem: As you start Level 2 underwater, DON'T swim into the passage against the cliffs on the right. Move to the ledge leading up the cliffs. Play through the level as normal, the switch you need will always... read more

Dragon Quest X Wii exclusive

Dragon Quest X Wii exclusive

Over in Japan, Square Enix has held a press conference with some important news. The tenth game in the Dragon Quest series is heading exclusively to the Wii console. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was present at the event and was more than pleased. Dragon Quest is Square Enix's second most popular franchise. It's an RPG series, particularly popular with Japanese gamers and Dragon Quest X will likely... read more

Shigsy on EDGE cover

Shigsy on EDGE cover

Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo fame graces this month's cover of EDGE Magazine. WOOOOOO! He's looking all kinds of awesome, right?... read more

Strong Bad Episode 5 trailer

Strong Bad Episode 5 trailer

Telltale Games has released a trailer for the fifth and final episode in the Strong Bad series on Strong Bad Episode 5: 8-bit is Enough. ... read more

Hockey Allstar Shootout new screenshots

Hockey Allstar Shootout new screenshots

Bruiser and Scratch WiiWare

Bruiser and Scratch WiiWare

Two dubious sounding WiiWare games and one for Virtual Console were added to the US catalog yesterday. Bruiser and Scratch (WiiWare) Hockey Allstar Shootout (WiiWare) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System) More downloadable news on Friday with the PAL releases.... read more

Scrabble's guttermouth

Scrabble's guttermouth

Tonya Carrington, a woman based in the UK has spoken out against bad words included in the DS title Scrabble 2007 Edition. She bought the game for her eight year old son to help him improve his vocabulary, but was shocked when it threw up words like tits and F-bombs. She's now urging other parents to stay away from it: "I was mortified. It's disgraceful. I bought it at Asda and the packaging said it was suitable... read more

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