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

The Conduit is here

Back when the Nintendo Wii was revealed at E3 Expo in 2005, while a lot of people were still laughing at Big N's choice of name for their console, others saw huge potential for FPS style games using the Wii's remote. Fast forward nearly four years, to our dismay this potential still hasn't been properly tapped. Despite one or two solid efforts, FPS just isn't a staple genre on Wii. In steps The Conduit, a great... read more

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World of.. Zoo

At E3 today, publishers THQ announced another animal-centric game in World of Zoo. Available on both Wii and DS, the game allows you to take charge of your own zoo. Obviously, looking after animals is a big part of this, and there are over 90 types to choose from. Animal facts from National Geographic are also included for edumacational purposes. Coaxing bears down slides, that's what I call gameplay.... read more

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Monkey Island goes WiiWare

Guybrush Threepwood, star of the old Monkey Island games is coming to WiiWare in a new adventure series called Tales of Monkey Island. President of LucasArts, Darrell Rodriguez spoke: "We couldn't be any more excited about bringing Monkey Island to today's gamers through our collaboration on the episodic series. We can't wait for Guybrush and LeChuck to return to our screens". This will be an episodic series... read more

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Bit Boy, Bit Boy, whatcha gonna do

Indie development superstars (slight exaggeration) Bplus have revealed another game coming to WiiWare. Bit Boy is a retro-styled homage to games of an age gone by. Bit Boy features a hero by the name of Kubi, not the biggest of fellas, he's actually one pixel in size. In order to rescue his equally pixely friends, Kubi must take a journey through the history of video games. Kubi will have to fight it... read more

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FFIV - The After Years on WiiWare

Two WiiWare games and one for Virtual Console released this morning in North America: Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WiiWare) Texas Hold'em Tournament (WiiWare) Boulder Dash (Commodore 64) For DSiWare users there's also "Mighty Flip Champs" from WayForward. More news on downloadables coming Friday, with the Euro/Aussie releases.... read more

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LEGO Harry Potter confirmed

Another announcement from Warner, this time they've teamed up with TT Games and the LEGO Group to bring us LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. No that's not the recommended age, it's a game that covers the first four Harry Potter books. Tom Stone, a managing director at TT Games commented: "With LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 we aim to create an open, wide-ranging experience within Hogwarts that's full of fun and LEGO... read more

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Lord of the Riings

Warner Bros has secured the rights to create and distribute games based on the Lord of the Rings films. The first of these is to be The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, an action-adventure done with a 3rd person viewpoint. Warner's President, Martin Tremblay spoke: "The Lord of the Rings franchise is world famous for its captivating adventures, we're creating new experiences in the game space designed to... read more

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No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle new screenshots

No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle screenshot

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No More Heroes Desperate Struggle

An E3 trailer for No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle has been put on YouTube. Travis Touchdown and Sylvia both make a comeback, along with a host of new characters driven by a revenge-fueled storyline. There's also an indication that NMH:DS will support MotionPlus, which would make sense for the combat aspects. This time around, Travis has the ability to wield two Katana beams at once. The game is still on... read more

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Atlus checks in to the Hospital

Atlus has announced a successor to the Trauma Center series. This new entity will feature the same general stylings, but on a grander scale: Trauma Team. Trauma Team will include a number of interesting characters that you can take control of: Gabriel Cunningham - Similar to TV's House, Gariel examines patients in the doctor's office. Maria Torres - A paramedic skilled at treating multiple patients at the... read more

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Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage new screenshots

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage screenshot

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Rabbids Go Home E3 trailer

EA has released a fun new trailer for Rabbids Go Home. Looking forward to seeing the Rabbids take on more than a mini-game?... read more

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Rabbids Go Home new screenshots

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Grinder - Another High Voltage game

Seemingly on a roll, High Voltage Software has announced another title aimed at core gamers on Wii to be shown off at this year's E3 Expo. The Grinder is a horror FPS featuring a team of mercenary hunters, paid to seek out and kill swarms of monsters. The members of the team are Hector, AJ, Doc and Miko. HVS are keen to make The Grinder action-packed, reports suggest that up to 65 enemies can... read more

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Drawn to Life sequel on Wii

THQ has gone ahead and announced Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter for both Wii and DS. The original Drawn to Life was a hit on Nintendo DS in 2007. Players are given a chance to draw their own character, weapons and other objects to use in the game itself. The package comprised of three types of play, an adventure mode (side-scrolling platform action), a village mode (top-down view of a village where you can... read more

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Gladiator AD from High Voltage Software

Earlier today the intrepid High Voltage Software revealed another Wii title it has in the works. Gladiator A.D is a fighting game that takes place in Rome in ancient times. A selection of Gladiators are available to choose from, each one has strengths/weaknesses, as well as unique attacks, weapons and a storyline throughout. Brutal in nature, things like decapitations and chopped off limbs are commonplace in the... read more

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Metroid Prime Trilogy new screenshots

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Iwata talks about Miyamoto replacement

It's no secret that Shigsy is getting long in the tooth, in a recent Q&A with Nintendo, President Satoru Iwata was asked about finding a successor to such a gaming genius: "Certainly, when it comes to identifying and verbalizing some of the important major findings, not many people can easily succeed him. For example, who other than Shigeru Miyamoto could declare that weighing yourself every day must be fun for... read more

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Capcom teasing E3 game

Through their Twitter page, publishers Capcom have been teasing about a secret game to be revealed at the E3 Expo. So far, these are the tidbits of info they've let slip: It isn't Devil May Cry 5. It's in the "action" genre. It comes from an established Capcom franchise. It isn't a remake. Capcom Japan are developing it. Mega Man 10??... read more

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No slots in Pokemon Platinum EU

Nintendo has gone ahead and removed any gambling references in the European version of Pokemon Platinum on DS, they say this is to safeguard children. Previous Pokemon titles have included a "Game Corner", where would-be trainers can try their luck in winning prizes. All slot machines have been taken out. Puzzlingly, these features are still available in the US and Australian versions. When... read more