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Nintendo just recently announced that it planned to release game demos for the Wii and it has already made it happen. This week's list of downloads from Nintendo also includes fives demos for the Wii console. The first one on the list is also accompanied by its full game and it's the Pokemon Rumble. The tit... |
17 November 2009
06:24 GMT |
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Nintendo has a lot of new additions to this week's download list, so we're going to jump right to them and start off with the WiiWare. First off, we have Excitebike: World Rally, another installment in the Excitebike franchise, which will allow players to soar across a bumpy dirt-road on their mountain bike... |
10 November 2009
05:25 GMT |
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Nintendo sheds its more typical shyness for this week's line of games and gives a stunning eight new titles for download. So, get your consoles ready and let's get this started. First off, we have the WiiWare that receives three games, Carnival King, "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game and Family Card Games. The f... |
3 November 2009
05:04 GMT |
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Nintendo's downloads list for the Halloween week has arrived and it seems worthy enough to be a holiday release. If anything, it has definitely hit the classic themes: zombies, pirates, ghosts, barbarians and sudoku. OK, maybe the last one isn't really a classic and is not at all scary, but we can call it a... |
27 October 2009
08:02 GMT |
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Nintendo and LucasArts have announced they have entered into a partnership designed to bring Super Star Wars, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi to the Virtual Console service of the Nintendo Wii. The videogames were initially released on the Super Nintendo and arrived wa... |
12 August 2009
16:11 GMT |
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The Nintendo DSi, released in the month of April, is set to increase the sales of the Nintendo made handheld by more than 175% year over year, which is quite the performance, says industry analyst Mike Hickey, who is working for Janco Partners.One of the reasons is the increased price of the Nintendo DSi, which makes... |
14 May 2009
03:34 GMT |
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Nintendo is announcing that those who own a Nintendo Wii home gaming console can get their hands on two titles via digital download, one on theWiiWare and the other on the Virtual Console.The Japanese company is also announcing that beginning with April 6, the releases for the Nintendo Wii will be supplemented by the... |
2 April 2009
03:02 GMT |
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We may be a bit late in talking about the Wii Shop Channel releases for this week, but with the Game Developers Conference providing quite a bit of news, it's understandable. Still, Nintendo does not rest and offers three new titles, two old hits and a new puzzle game. On the WiiWare, you can get Pop'Em Dr... |
27 March 2009
04:22 GMT |
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The most awaited talks at the Game Developers Conference came, no surprise, from Nintendo representatives. While Masato Kuwahara, the project leader for hardware development on the Nintendo DSi, talked about what his company was aiming to do with the new version of the handheld, Satoru Iwata, the president and the Ch... |
26 March 2009
05:15 GMT |
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Apparently, with the release of the Nintendo DSi impeding in both North America and Europe, Nintendo is also thinking of creating a complete online store for games, which could then be downloaded onto its Wi-Fi-capable handheld.Website Kombo reported that, at a special Nintendo Club event, those attending talked abou... |
25 March 2009
07:53 GMT |
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On the WiiShop Channel, Nintendo is announcing the release of two new games, which are available to all those playing on a Nintendo Wii and ready to spend a few Wii Points. The most interesting release of the week is the WiiWare title, which is built around the idea of the 8 bit game and shows how they can be adapted... |
18 March 2009
03:51 GMT |
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Nintendo is fond of the idea of new weekly releases for its WiiWare service, which is the Nintendo answer to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. This week, all those gaming on the Wii are getting two fresh videogames, one for shooter lovers, the other aimed at platformer players.On WiiWare, Nintendo is offe... |
11 March 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Nintendo seems to be continuing its practice of releasing game controllers suited for limited series of games. It has now unveiled on its Japanese website a new Classic Controller set to arrive sometime during this summer. It is dubbed the Pro and features a new design bearing some resemblance to the way the classic ... |
2 March 2009
03:43 GMT |
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With little in the way of blockbuster titles announced for the first quarter of the year for the Wii, the videogames Nintendo puts up on its digital download WiiWare service are all the more important in keeping the player base satisfied. This week brings three new games aimed at a wide variety of players.The most ex... |
13 January 2009
03:31 GMT |
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Nintendo is really putting its money where its mouth is. After promising regular updates for the WiiWare service, which aims to bring small, interesting games to Nintendo Wii users through a download service, Nintendo is announcing new additions to the service in the form of one new game and one new update for the No... |
1 July 2008
03:17 GMT |
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Nintendo is really working on a solution to the storage issues that Nintendo Wii users are reporting, but apparently it is not preparing to deliver an external hard drive for the Wii. The same Laurent Fischer of Nintendo Europe that ignited a small controversy by calling all those wishing for more storage space "geek... |
19 June 2008
17:51 GMT |
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Namco Bandai has announced that its old and clunky horror action title Splatterhouse is due for a remake. Apparently, after the old TurboGrafx-16 version of the game came out on Nintendo's Virtual Console, a lot of gamers have been asking the company to take and make it play worthy again on next generation conso... |
30 May 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Japan is being the first country to benefit from the launch of Nintendo's WiiWare service. As of today, all Japanese Wii users will be able to buy and download games designed specifically for the Nintendo Wii gaming consoles using the new application.WiiWare is part of the WiiShop Nintendo initiative, created to... |
26 March 2008
04:16 GMT |
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Surely these three additions to the Wii Shop Channel wouldn't have made a difference at the time they went live, but now that New Year's Eve is gone your life is back to normal, you can check with the Wii Shop Channel to see what's there for you. But why don't you read on and see what to expect fr... |
2 January 2008
08:03 GMT |
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Now that you've opened all the presents underneath your Christmas tree, it's time to see one more place for treats. The Wii Shop Channel of course. In the regular Nintendo wii-kly fashion, the company behind the Wii has rolled out three more classics for you to grab, at prices ranging from 500 to 800 Wii Po... |
26 December 2007
05:43 GMT |
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This is a good week to own a Wii as the first Pokémon game for the Virtual Console, Pokémon Snap, is making its debut. The game is an N64 original, that now allows players to post pictures they take in the game to their Wii Message Board and send them to friends with whom they've traded Friends Codes. And this i... |
10 December 2007
10:28 GMT |
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With the arrival of these latest additions to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo's Wii is celebrating its first anniversary. Nothing is different though - just like every week, Nintendo rolls out one NES game, a SEGA Genesis original and a TurboGrafx16 classic, this time a CD-ROM version. Take a look below for more ... |
20 November 2007
03:03 GMT |
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This week's Wii Shop Channel update has a bunch of eerie games listed, as the service is also celebrating Halloween. Titles this week are the NES original Castlevania II Simon's Quest, Samurai-Ghost released on the TurboGrafx16 and a real arcade classic, Magician Lord from (NEO-GEO). The three games' d... |
30 October 2007
04:00 GMT |
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Just last month, news of Turbo CD and Super CD titles heading Wii's way popped up on the Internet. Hudson Soft has confirmed that, starting October, the games would be available for download via Virtual Console, going for even less Wii Points than Nintendo 64 games - 800 Pts. for each title. The time has come fo... |
16 October 2007
02:53 GMT |
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Nintendo fans and Wii owners are simply going to jump for joy at the sound of this piece of news. The Virtual Console Wii-kly update has just revealed that Nintendo is starting to launch Import titles on its service, for Wii owners to download and play for the necessary Wii Points. The introduction of this new genre ... |
2 October 2007
03:02 GMT |
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Last week's Virtual Console update saw Ninja Gaiden and Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun, available for download at just 600 Wii Points each, along with the Turbografx sports title World Class Baseball, as part of Nintendo's Hanabi Festival, which is now approaching an end. As such, Nintendo has announced the last title... |
28 September 2007
06:09 GMT |
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During Nintendo's three-week long Hanabi Festival, Europe's Virtual Console fans are introduced to games not originally released outside America and Japan. Last week was Mario-week and this week here is ninja week, with games such as Ninja Gaiden and Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun, available now for download at just 60... |
24 September 2007
04:03 GMT |
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Official reports posted everywhere say that Turbo CD and Super CD titles are to be distributed on the Wii, starting October. The games will be available for download through the Wii's Virtual Console, as you can imagine, going for even less Wii Points than Nintendo 64 games currently available through the servic... |
18 September 2007
07:47 GMT |
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Nintendo's weekly Virtual Console update generally brings original classics from old systems such as the NES, SNES, SEGA Genesis and the TurboGrafx16, but sometimes, Wii owners are treated to la crème de la crème from Nintendo's portfolio - Nintendo 64 titles! Although they set gamers back some 1000 Wii Poi... |
18 September 2007
04:01 GMT |
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To get straight to the point, this week's Virtual Console update brings Wii gamers one title originally released for the Famicom Disk System, one SNES puzzler and one action-adventure title first released o the Turbografx. Read on to see what each and every one of them is all about in order to make up your mind ... |
14 September 2007
07:02 GMT |
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Isn't it true that no matter how great graphics and character movement on screen get, classics are unbeatable? Well, ask someone in their mid 20s and you'll get the real answer. In case that's you, what do you think of this week's Virtual Console update? Nintendo says the following three games are... |
11 September 2007
06:03 GMT |
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Couldn't wait for those three new classics to arrive on the Wii Shop Channel, right? Well, as it turns out, this week sees four classics hitting the service and they're good ones too: "Adventure Island," "Donkey Kong Jr. Math," "Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole" and "Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure... |
4 September 2007
05:30 GMT |
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Just as I finished writing about the treat Xbox 360 gamers are in for next week (meaning that they're getting Fatal Fury Special on Xbox Live Arcade), I came across this week's Virtual Console update, which concerns Nintendo's Wii users and loggers onto the Virtual Console. According to the official po... |
31 August 2007
10:41 GMT |
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Nintendo has seemingly failed in rolling out an official report containing the names of this week's Virtual Console additions but luckily for us, thoughtful blokes over at Vc-Reviews.com have revealed them. Adding to the already existing 130 classic/arcade titles (or so) up on the service are SEGA Genesis origin... |
28 August 2007
09:44 GMT |
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With this week's Virtual Console update Wii gamers see Mario returning to the service with Wrecking Crew, a truly wacky adventure, or if you're a more chillout kind of gamer maybe you'd like to try out the NES original Lunar Pool and if these two don't do it for you, then the 1990 Turbografx class... |
24 August 2007
11:07 GMT |
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Wii owners had the chance to play many classic games, brought back to life by Nintendo thanks to its game download service. Many famous titles that rocked the NES, Genesis and TurboGrafX back in the days have made their way to the Virtual Console.Nintendo plans to offer the Wii gamers brand new titles, available for ... |
20 August 2007
05:50 GMT |
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Generally, Nintendo rolls out three titles every week for its Wii users to download via the Virtual Console. This week, owners of motion-sensitive controllers are in for a treat, as the company has released not three, but four new classics available for download, for the necessary Wii Points of course. So, without fu... |
3 August 2007
09:48 GMT |
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Not a very exciting Virtual Console week, I can tell you that right now, but at least one title (out of the three newly added) is worth looking in. Yes, the SEGA Genesis original, Dynamite Headdy. Although it is the most expensive of the lot (800 Wii Pts), it is by far the best from this week's update. So withou... |
31 July 2007
02:56 GMT |
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If you don't have Wii Points you'd better collect around 800 somehow, because at least one of this week's Virtual Console downloadables is a must have classic title. Every week, Nintendo throws in classic arcade titles or older titles from older systems such as the NES, SNES, SEGA Genesis, Turbografx16... |
27 July 2007
12:04 GMT |
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Oh, how some of you Wii gamers out there have been waiting for this moment to arrive! Finally, the Wii's Virtual Console makes room for one of the most beloved NES originals of all time: the original Metroid. Funny, isn't it? You'd expect a 2, or a 3, or a Prime or anything nowadays, but not sir, this ... |
20 July 2007
09:17 GMT |
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It finally looks like Nintendo is feeling constraints coming from all sides, given that they are making original Wii titles available for download via the console's Internet service, Virtual Console. That's right, not the NES, SNES, SEGA and Turbografx16 oldies everyone's become quite used to, but Wii ... |
28 June 2007
03:35 GMT |
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This week, on Monday to be more exact, we saw three new classic titles hitting the Wii's Internet service, the Wii Shop Channel. Those are: NES Open Tournament Golf, World Sports Competition and Bloody Wolf. Today, we have found out that two more have been made available as downloadable titles for 500 and 600 Wi... |
22 June 2007
11:01 GMT |
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As every week goes by, Nintendo makes available three new classic titles, up on Wii's Internet service, the Virtual Console (if we can use the adjective "new" when talking about "classic" titles, which are "old"). And here are this week's three, bringing back memories of the good old days when video games ... |
11 June 2007
18:21 GMT |
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Having 96 classic games to choose from to download via VC, Wii owners should be quite satisfied with the service provided by Nintendo. Today, those Wii owners will be even more pleased with the company's offers as 4 additions make an entry on VC, marking a new milestone for the service - 100 titles. We've s... |
5 June 2007
02:43 GMT |
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It's official Wii boys and girls, the upcoming addition of Zelda II - The Adventure of Link on June 4 in the US, marks the 100th classic game available on the Virtual Console. That's right, there are currently 99 classics on Nintendo's service, allowing users to download like crazy, for a few Wii point... |
1 June 2007
17:41 GMT |
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Last week was packed full of Virtual Console downloadable titles for the Wii. This week, as you can imagine, is no different, as Super Mario Bros. 2, Mach Rider and Blazing Lazers hop onto the Virtual Console today, available to download and play, as long as you have the necessary Wii points to spend.In Super Mario B... |
25 May 2007
09:08 GMT |
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With all the next-gen consoles out there with fancy Internet services showing off NEO-GEO/SNK titles from the old arcade days, when we used to steal change from mom's purse to go play them, they sure make a big fuss about it. But, as it turns out, all three major console manufacturers today (Sony, Nintendo and ... |
7 May 2007
09:34 GMT |
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Although today's news brings yet another oldie to the Wii's Virtual Console service, I'm not going to criticize the lack of next-gen titles, over the abundance of old NES, SNES and Sega systems titles, because this is one of the most beloved classics ever. Originally released for Sega's MEGA DRIV... |
4 May 2007
06:29 GMT |
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I can't express my appreciation when games such as these hit the Virtual Console. I become a bit of a tempered guy when I see games like Gyruss and Pac Man launching on console Internet services, having to pay for the download too, but no one can mess with the classics: Castlevania, The Legend of the Mystical N... |
1 May 2007
07:21 GMT |
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Just a few hours ago, I hit the go button for the article on 124 games for the Wii and DS, wondering if any of those 45 titles for the Wii (yes that makes 79 for the DS) would be Virtual Console titles. We may have just found our answer, as Wired's Chris Kohler points out, that Virtual Console game sales are ac... |
30 April 2007
09:58 GMT |
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