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Overlord game on Wii

Much-loved publishers Codemasters have announced that Overlord is to have new games on the Wii and DS. Overlord started life on the Xbox 360 last year and was generally well received, reviewers likened it to Pikmin. The game's director Lennart Sas spoke: "We used Pikmin as inspiration, of course - but also games such as Sacrifice; which involved a central character who controls hordes of followers.... read more

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July NPD figures

The NPD numbers for the month of July are in. These track hardware sales in the US. Nintendo DS - 608,400 Nintendo Wii - 555,000 Sorry PS3 - 224,900 Sorry PSP - 221,700 Xbroke Please Fix Me - 204,800 Another fine showing from Nintendo.... read more

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LucasArts peeved at Nintendo

A report in the most recent Game Informer magazine suggests that a number of companies are annoyed with Nintendo about being kept in the dark about the MotionPlus accessory. Publishers LucasArts are said to be particularly upset, since Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels is a Wii-exclusive title which could have really benefited from using the addon, had they known about it. As it stands, the game won't... read more

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Escape the Museum new screenshots

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Strong Bad tops WiiWare chart

Despite some semi-fatal bugs and only coming out a few days ago, Strong Bad is sitting pretty at the top of the WiiWare chart for August 13th: Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Pong Toss: Frat Party Games My Pokemon Ranch Wild West Guns Dr Mario Online Rx Defend Your Castle Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King TV Show King LostWinds Pirates: The Key of Dreams ... read more

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Mega Man 9 boss sprites

An image has been leaked showing eight of the bosses set to appear in Mega Man 9. It's in black and white, but reports indicate that it's better than nothing. Jewel Man Magma Man Hornet Man Splash Woman Plug Man Galaxy Man Concrete Man Tornado Man ... read more

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Sonic Unleashed

If Amazon is to be believed, this is the European box art for Sonic Unleashed. I'm left feeling that maybe it could use more colors. What do you make of it?... read more

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Mario best loved game character

A survey conducted over in Japan suggests that Mario is still the most popular video game of all time. Over 1,000 people were asked, the results were: Mario Cloud (Final Fantasy) Yoshi (Super Mario) Pikachu (Pokemon) Solid Snake (Metal Gear) Slime (Dragon Quest) Chocobo (Final Fantasy) Doraemon Toad (Super Mario) Professor Layton Men's choices Mario Cloud Solid Snake ... read more

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My Aquarium new screenshots

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My Aquarium trailer

Hudson has released a trailer for their upcoming fish-em-up on WiiWare, My Aquarium. Now that's some peaceful music.... read more

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Rock Band 2

Here's the cover art for Rock Band 2. Developers Harmonix say the Wii version won't be the same gimped affair that the first game was. Whether or not that's true, if you're into these kinds of games, you might want to see how Guitar Hero: World Tour turns out before deciding. ... read more

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Bugs in Strong Bad

Despite seemingly positive reviews for Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People so far, a number of people are complaining of bugs. Apparently the game is prone to crash at certain points, forcing the player to power down the Wii and restart. If this glitch is happening to you, Telltale's suggested solutions are: Turn off the 'Widescreen' option. Disable subtitles. Hopefully a real fix can be... read more

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Strong Bad now on WiiWare

Last weeks reports were true, Strong Bad fans can rejoice as his WiiWare game has now been released. Other than that, two Virtual Console games to mention. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (WiiWare) Star Parodier (TG-16) Break In (TG-16) More on Friday with the Euro/Aussie releases.... read more

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Mega Man 9 intro video

The intro for Mega Man 9 has been let out into the world by Capcom in the form of a video. In terms of storyline, it's as basic as you're likely to find. Was that Chun-Li reading the news?... read more

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Shigsy banned from hobby talk

Sources close to Nintendo are claiming that Shigeru Miyamoto has been banned from speaking about his hobbies in public. This shock news comes from the fact that any inside glimpse into the man's lifestyle could potentially be worth billions to competitors. Many of Nintendo's successful franchises in recent years have been inspired by what Shigsy gets up to in his free time. Ideas for Pikmin originated from his... read more

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Rubik's World new screenshots

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Shaun Blob Man

Time to look at some more box arts, two of them are from Japan. First up is De Blob. Shaun White Snowboarding. And for something a little different, the official soundtrack to Mega Man 9. ... read more

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Ecco Jr hits PAL Virtual Console

Three more downloadable games added to Europe's catalog today (two for Australia). No WiiWare to speak of, it's all about the Virtual Console. Ecco Jr (Genesis) Samurai Shodown 2 (Neo-Geo) Pitstop 2 (Commodore 64) Nothing there that really catches my eye. See you Monday for the US releases, have a traumatic weekend.... read more

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Mega Man gets his flicker on

Looks like Capcom are really going all out to please nostalgia fans with the upcoming Mega Man 9. In a recent interview with producer Hironobu Takeshita, he confirmed that you would have an option to turn on old-school glitches. "On the NES you couldn't have more than three enemies on the screen at once, so we had to make sure that that's how it stayed in our game. At the part with the dragon and flames, there... read more