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

6 new games on WiiWare and Virtual Console

A bevy of new games released on WiiWare and Virtual Console today. We're having a good run lately? Stunt Cars (WiiWare) Diatomic (WiiWare) Moki Moki (WiiWare) Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (WiiWare) Blaster Master (NES) Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis) ... read more

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Early 2010 Wii and WiiWare games

Nintendo has published a list of upcoming Wii and WiiWare games for early 2010: Wii Major League Baseball 2K10 - 2K Sports (March) How To Train Your Dragon - Activision (March 23rd) Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley - The American Game Factory (March 17th) Shiren the Wanderer - Atlus (February 9th) Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Capcom (January 26th) Combat Wings: The Great... read more

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WiiWare & VC Friday (PAL)

Three new WiiWare games have been released in the PAL regions of the world today, as well as a lone title for Virtual Console. Tales of Monkey Island 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (WiiWare) Pallurikio (WiiWare) Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (WiiWare) Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Master System) The fine people at Playstos are apparently going to gift me a copy of Pallurikio, so I... read more

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Chicken Blaster new screenshots

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November 2009 consoles sales

The latest batch of NPD console sales figures are in, covering last month. No surprise that the Wii continues to dominate in the run up to xmas. November 2009 (US) Nintendo DS - 1,700,000 Nintendo Wii - 1,260,000 Xbox 360 - 819,500 Sony PS3 - 710,400 PSP - 293,900 ... read more

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Mega Man 10 new screenshots

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Mega Man 10 coming to WiiWare

Old school Mega Man fans can feel all warm inside today, as the 250th issue of Nintendo Power magazine reveals Mega Man 10 is in the works. As with Mega Man 9, it's definitely coming to WiiWare, but may be announced for other download services in future. Again, the style will be of the classic 8-bit variety harking back to its NES era. This time out, three characters will be playable from the start, one... read more

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Cammie Dunaway frustrated!... with sales

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was released on DS around 8 months ago. In that time, sales figures have unfortunately been a disappointment. Speaking with MTV, Nintendo spokeswoman Cammie Dunaway commented: "It's frustrating, quite frankly. Certainly there have been mature titles like Resident Evil, the first Call of Duty, that have sold over a million units. With something like GTA, there's great content... read more

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NMH Desperate Struggle 8-bit jobs video

One of the main criticisms aimed at the first No More Heroes game was the repetitive nature of Travis' jobs/chores, which were necessary to make money. In the sequel "Desperate Struggle", Ubisoft hope to make these a lot more entertaining and have given them an 8-bit feel. Looking forward to this one much?... read more

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Michael Jackson composed music for Sonic 3

After years of rumor and speculation, a new interview has confirmed that some of the tracks in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 were indeed worked on by the legendary Michael Jackson. Black & White magazine conducted the interview with Brad Buxer, who is credited for the game's soundtrack. Brad Buxer: "I've never played the game so I don't know which tracks the developer kept from what Michael and I both worked on, but we... read more

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Wii breaks UK records

The Nintendo Wii console crossed another milestone in the UK market last week, as it passed over 6 million units sold in less than three years. Wii is the fastest selling console in UK history, it launched on December 8th 2006 and crossed the 6 million figure on November 28th 2009, faster than any other previous console has managed. In other good news for Wii in the UK, NSMBW has taken the top spot in the... read more

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The dark side of Wii

Nintendo of Europe has been sending out this email promoting their black console and the "chilling world of Wii". Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Dead Space: Extraction Cursed Mountain Silent Hill: Shattered Memories ... read more

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My Zoo new screenshots

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Monkey Island episode 4 and more

Another healthy selection of new downloadable games released on WiiWare and Virtual Console in North America today. Tales of Monkey Island 4: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (WiiWare) My Zoo (WiiWare) Copter Crisis (WiiWare) Christmas Clix (WiiWare) The Combatribes (SNES) Solomon's Key (Arcade) Be ye satisfied?... read more

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Rabbids burst onto WiiWare

The downloads for Europe and Australia seem less impressive this week: Rabbids Lab (WiiWare) Copter Crisis (WiiWare) Dragon Master Spell Caster (WiiWare) Solitaire (WiiWare) Shanghai 2: Dragon's Eye (Genesis) Yep, no sign of Super Mario Kart or Bit Trip. Here's some footage of Copter Crisis anyway: ... read more

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing new screenshots

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing screenshot

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Pallurikio new screenshots

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Introducing Pallurikio on WiiWare

Playstos, an independent games developer based in Italy has announced its first WiiWare project, an action platformer called Pallurikio. The zany storyline goes: While playing a mysterious board game he found with his friends, Jimmy and his dog are taken through a dimensional vortex. They find themselves cast into a mystical and wondrous world, where Jimmy assumes the form of a round and bouncing... read more

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Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel new screenshots

Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel screenshot

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Clergy criticizes Resident Evil Wii

The Right Reverend Mark Bryant, Bishop of Jarrow (real pic) and other members of the clergy have raised concerns about Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on Nintendo Wii, claiming it glamorizes violence and promotes the occult. "If we dabble in this area we open ourselves to influences and put ourselves at risk. I would regard any encouragement for children to be drawn into this behavior with extreme... read more