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

Rabbids spoof Twilight New Moon

Always ones to keep up with popular culture, Rabbids have put up a comical video clip done in the style of Twilight. Rabbids, you may remember them from such games as Rayman Raving Rabbids, Raving Rabbids TV Party and the more recent Rabbids Go Home.... read more

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Calling box art

Hudson is Calling, will you pick up? ... read more

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Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll new screenshots

Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll screenshot

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Bits, Blobs, Karts and more

Big N have pulled out all the stops for today's downloadable releases, likely the strongest week we've seen in a long time: Bit.Trip Void (WiiWare) Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (WiiWare) Little Tournament Over Yonder (WiiWare) Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1 (WiiWare) Super Mario Kart (SNES) A Boy and His Blob (NES) At least something for everyone in there?... 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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Alter Ego adventure game on Wii

German publishers bitComposer Games have put out a press release announcing a creepy new adventure game called Alter Ego for Wii and PC. The screenshots are taken from the PC version, but give you an idea of what to expect. Alter Ego is the latest offering from the Czech studio Future Games, who were responsible for successful adventure titles like Black Mirror and Nibiru. Alter Ego will be released on Windows... read more

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Shiren the Wanderer new screenshots

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Shin'en Art of Balance interview

The lost art of balancing things in stacks is set to see a revival as popular developer Shin'en brings Art of Balance onto WiiWare sometime soon. I caught up with Manfred Linzner for a few questions. WW: Hello, please introduce yourself and describe your role at Shin'en. Manfred: My name is Manfred Linzner, I'm one of the founders of Shin'en in 1999. I'm involved in engine programming, gameplay... read more

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Phoenix Wright WiiWare press release

Capcom has put out a press release talking about three Phoenix Wright games coming to WiiWare next year. Rumor has it they will cost 1,200 points apiece. Capcom, the leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that three classic Ace Attorney games are scheduled for release on Nintendo's WiiWare download service early next year. It kicks off with the one that started it all, Phoenix... read more

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney new screenshots

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Remington Great American Bird Hunt new screenshots

Remington Great American Bird Hunt screenshot

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Wii beats competition in build quality

In a recent poll, CNET asked the public about their experiences with console hardware failures. Unsurprisingly, the wacky red ringer came out looking the worst, while Wii had the lowest problem rate of all three major home consoles. 60% of Xbox 360 owners had encountered hardware failure. 16% of Sony PS3 owners had encountered hardware failure. 6% of Nintendo Wii owners had encountered hardware... read more

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Sled Shred new screenshots

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WiiWare demos go global

Wii gamers in PAL regions like Europe and Australia can now download WiiWare game demos too, the current lineup looks like this: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord Bit.Trip Beat NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Puzzlingly, the demos aren't forever. They will actually expire on January 31st, 2010. A bad move by Big N?... read more

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BBC iPlayer gets a Wii channel

According to a news update on the BBC website, they've been working in partnership with Nintendo and will be releasing a special iPlayer channel on the Wii. UK Wiiers won't have to wait long for the new channel, as it's expected to launch at midnight on November 18th, 2009. It features a full-screen interface designed to give the end user a faster and higher quality experience. The BBC's Erik Huggers... read more

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Pokemon Rumble and first WiiWare demos

It's the start of a brand new week, and Nintendo has pushed out the first batch of "try before you buy" WiiWare demos. Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare) Bit.Trip Beat (DEMO) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord (DEMO) NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (DEMO) World of Goo (DEMO) Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (SNES) Demos, it can only be a good thing?... read more

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October NPD figures

As expected, Nintendo sees a return to the top of the hardware sales charts after a recent blip. Here are the numbers, as tracked by the NPD Group. October 2009 hardware Nintendo Wii - 506,900 Nintendo DS - 457,600 Sorry PS3 - 320,600 Xbroke 360 - 249,700 PSP - 174,600 Big N has already put out a press release talking about how cool they are: Nintendo's Wii and DS systems claimed the top... read more

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Art of Balance new screenshots

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Shin'en's Art of Balance

Shin'en Multimedia, you may know them from such games as Fun Fun Minigolf and Nanostray, has announced a new game coming to WiiWare. Art of Balance is a physics-based puzzle game with an emphasis on being addictive. Gameplay involves putting objects on top of each other to create a balanced stack. 100 levels to play. Single player and multiplayer modes (including co-op play as well as versus). ... read more