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Pokepark coming to Wii

Pikachu and his pokepals will be coming to Wii in another spin-off title, supposedly called Pokepark. Players take direct control of Pikachu in this one, guiding him/her/it through a series of mini-games like battles, tags and quizzes. Pokepark is penned for a December 5th release in Japan, costing 4,800 Yen.... read more

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Shinobii Console Toolkit review

The kind folk at Shinobii, accessory-makers extraordinaire, have sent me one of their Console Toolkits. Essentially a set of screwdrivers, these badboys can be used to get inside almost any of today's, and some of yesterday's, consoles and handheld gaming devices.... read more

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Super Meat Boy new screenshots

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Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack review

Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack, published by Majesco, is billed as the first full motion video (FMV) shooter on Wii. Anyone who visited arcades or had the dubious pleasure of owning a Philips CDi machine back in the early 90s might remember when the Mad Dog first made an appearance. The Wii version is more or less a direct port of that game, or those three games to be exact, the following collection is bundled onto... read more

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Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack new screenshots

Mad Dog McCree: Gunslinger Pack screenshot

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Gradius Rebirth updated

The official Japanese website of Konami confirms they've put out an update for their WiiWare game Gradius Rebirth. The new version has some significant changes: Extra background music. Adjustments to the scoring. New ranking board (due to the above) Enhanced visuals. Displays your number of play times. Adjustments to the stage selects. The update is free, all you have to do is hit the Wii Shop... read more

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Zero in Tatsunoko vs Capcom

Two new characters have been revealed for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. The first is Zero, of Mega Man fame: The second, on the Tatsunoko side, is Joe the Condor. He's from the anime Gatchaman apparently. Looking forward to this one?... read more

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Cyberbike new screenshots

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On your Cyberbike

The Wii has more than its share of peripherals and accessories, but the Cyberbike from Bigben Interactive is surely the first exercise bike. The machine comes bundled in with software of the same name, in which you pedal a flying contraption with a rotor blade as well as regular bikes. Discover the very first video game that comes with an exercise bike?have fun while pedaling! Cyberbike introduces a... read more

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Heron: Steam Machine trailer

This is the trailer for Heron: Steam Machine, a pipe-themed puzzle game on WiiWare. Dutch developers Triangle Studios are behind this, and aim to release it across Europe on October 16th for 500 points.... read more

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Heron: Steam Machine new screenshots

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Manic Monkey Mayhem new screenshots

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JumpStart Escape from Adventure Island info

Take off on an island adventure packed with excitement! Designed for kids aged 5-9, JumpStart Escape from Adventure Island is the second title in the JumpStart series of adventure-based learning games for the Wii. This action-packed game invites players to use their explorer skills and brain power to find a way to escape a mysterious island after a crash landing strands them there! As players race to... read more

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Gravitronix hints

Medaverse Studios, the developers of WiiWare's Gravitronix have sent out some useful strategies helping players get on the fast track to success in the game. Flint and Tinder Quite possibly the most risky but enjoyable technique to pull off in Gravitronix, the "flint and tinder" involves charging a cube, pushing it at an opponent's territory and then detonating the cube with a second projectile before they... read more

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Squeeballs Party review

The party game. Perhaps no better example of a stereotypical Wii game comes to mind. This is not to say that all party games on Wii are of poor quality, but it does mean that the average Wii owner is one of two things: completely sick of party games from playing too many, or has been completely turned off of party games since the very beginning. Squeeballs Party, developed by Eiconic, is a party game for the target... read more

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Gravitronix review

WiiWare has proven thus far that it can be a capable haven for both incredible experiences and horrible abominations. Both of these categories, however, are the extremes and few games truly deserve to fall into either. Gravitronix, a game gifted to me for this review by Medaverse Studios, finds itself somewhere in between.... read more

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Punch-Out!! review

I remembered being both sad and glad that Punch Out was under-hyped. On one hand it almost assured it wouldn't receive the credit it COMPLETELY deserves, but on the other this ensured no annoying reviewers would nitpick it to death like they do with every other moderately hyped game that they attack in a desperate attempt to be different from everyone else.... read more

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Squeeballs Party new screenshots

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Last Flight new screenshots

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Gravitronix and Final Fight 2 to download

Today's downloads on the Wii Shop Channel: Gravitronix (WiiWare) Final Fight 2 (SNES) Looks like those waiting for the LostWinds sequel will be disappointed. Maybe next week.... read more