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

Sin and Punishment sequel

Over at the Nintendo Conference, a sequel to N64 rails shooter Sin & Punishment has been announced for Wii. Developed by Treasure, the first game was never released outside of Japan (until the Virtual Console came along), but it's held in high regard by many. Sin and Punishment 2 will make use of both the Nunchuk and Wiimote to control movement and aiming. The game is said to hit the US in Spring... read more

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Another Code new screenshots

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Another Code heading to Wii

More news from Nintendo's Fall Conference, an Another Code game is currently in development for Wii. Another Code: Two Memories (aka Trace Memory) is an adventure game which released on the DS in 2005. It was created by Cing, the Japanese studio behind "Hotel Dusk: Room 215". The game's main character is a 13 year old girl named Ashley Mizuki Robbins, she will also take the lead in the Wii version. Other... read more

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Will you get a DSi?

Have your say on the third DS hardware revision.... read more

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Nintendo reveals DSi

Big N has shown off a remodeled version of the DS handheld at the Nintendo Conference 2008. It's called the DSi, and has a number of modifications over the DS Lite: Built-in camera, capable of taking shots both inside and outside the unit. It's a 0.3 Megapixel capable of 640x480 resolutions. Music playback, support for ACC files mentioned so far. Compared to the DS Lite, the DSi will be 12%... read more

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Kororinpa 2 given new title

What you're staring at there is the new name for the sequel to the great, but relatively unknown Kororinpa. Marble Saga: Kororinpa hopes to better the original in a number of ways. It's due for release during Spring 2009, exclusive to Nintendo Wii. Here's the press release from Hudson: "Marble Saga: Kororinpa is full of new levels for gamers to explore, 4-person multiplayer gameplay, tons of... read more

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Marble Saga: Kororinpa new screenshots

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Mega Man 9 icons

Mitch Keeler of the Mitchelaneous blog has posted up desktop icons of the bosses from Mega Man 9. Each boss is available in these icon sizes: 16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64, 128x128 and 256x256. Mega Man 9 boss icons Concrete Man Hornet Man Galaxy Man Jewel Man Magma Man Plug Man Splash Woman Tornado Man ... read more

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Thrustmaster Glow Sabers and gun

After their last Wii abomination, Thrustmaster have bounced back and made some accessories which actually look kinda good. These are Glow Sabers, clearly modeled after the ones in Star Wars, they come in red and blue. They're lit up by 17 LEDs and use 3 AAA batteries for power. The plastic is curved for safety, so if you want to have someone's eye out you'll really need to put some effort... read more

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Professor Layton to star in movies

Information from a conference held by Factor 5 states that popular character (in Japan at least) Professor Layton is to feature in two movies. One of these will be a live-action film, and the other an animation. I've a feeling the animated one will be better. I mean the in-game cutscenes are pretty enjoyable. If you're unfamiliar, Professor Layton stars in a trilogy of puzzle games on the DS. Professor... read more

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Bomberman Blasts WiiWare

A mix of WiiWare games and Virtual Console today, including an unexpected title from Big N. Bomberman Blast (WiiWare) Art Style: ORBIENT (WiiWare) Super Turrican 2 (SNES) There we have it, what do you make of these releases?... read more

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Music for Nintendo Stars

Nintendo fans in Europe with spare stars can now choose to swap them for music if they want to. A new service called emusu.com has launched allowing this. The conversion rates look like this: 1 song - 350 stars 2 songs - 700 stars album - 3,000 stars Me, I'd probably spend them on WiiWare instead.... read more

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De Blob commercial

De Blob is now out at retail, and so far it's getting a positive buzz. The Official Nintendo Magazine gave it a score of 92%. To coincide with the release there's a commercial promoting the game: Has the ad persuaded you to get blobby?... read more

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Gravity trailer

Puzzle fans take heed, a new trailer for Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity has been released. Graphically it's not going to set the world on fire, but the gameplay looks like it has potential. For the right price I'd give it a try. ... read more

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Mega Man 9 and Strong Bad in Europe

Europe has three new WiiWare games to choose from this morning. Happy times. Mega Man 9 (WiiWare) Strong Bad Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free (WiiWare) Helix (WiiWare) Back Monday with more WW/VC news for the US. Have a weekend.... read more

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Capcom remaking original RE

Capcom has revealed they'll be porting another aging RE title over to the Wii. This time it's the original Resident Evil from the Gamecube (which was itself a remake..). Wiimote controls will be added, for example shaking to draw your weapon, but the Gamecube controller will also be supported. Like the other port, Resident Evil Zero, it's said this game will stay inside Japan.... read more

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Ocean Commander new screenshots

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Proto Man DLC in Mega Man 9

Capcom has already revealed the first downloadable content for Mega Man 9. For 200 of your Wii Points, you can choose to play as Proto Man. First appearing in Mega Man 3, Proto Man has many similarities to the blue bomber, but also some different abilities. Proto Man Ability to slide and perform charge shots. Deflect smaller bullets with the shield. Actual contact with bullets has more impact on Proto... read more

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Mega Man 9 hits USA

A big day for fans of the old Mega Man games, also some good titles on Virtual Console. Mega Man 9 (WiiWare) Plattchen: Twist 'n' Paint (WiiWare) Super Dodge Ball (NES) Vectorman (Genesis) More VC/WW news on Friday with the European/Australian releases.... read more