It's a pretty strong week for WiiWare and Virtual Console across North America. Check these badboys out, released today: Bit.Trip Runner (WiiWare) Blood Beach (WiiWare) Kirby Super Star...... read more

The next installment in the popular series of Bit.Trip games is to be called Bit.Trip Runner. Here's the official trailer: Looks like a winner to me. Spot the cameo appearance by Meat...... read more

If you've been wanting more Bit.Trip action on WiiWare, Gaijin Games has got you covered, unveiling the next title in the series called Bit.Trip Void. Void has you controlling an adjustable black hole, swallowing up black dots but staying away from white ones, as seen in the trailer below: Bit.Trip Void features 4 player co-op action. Chiptunes provided by Nullsleep. Nunchuk and Classic Controller...... read more

Today's releases bring the number of WiiWare games available up to an impressive 100. They may not all be classics, but it's still a milestone. Bit.Trip Core (WiiWare) Bust-A-Move Plus (WiiWare) Heracles: Chariot Racing (WiiWare) California Games (Commodore 64) How do you feel about WiiWare, is it doing a good job right...... read more

Fans of the popular Bit.Trip Beat on WiiWare will be pleased to know there's sequel well underway, in the form of Bit.Trip Core. Bit.Trip Core has you controlling a canon which can fire in one of four directions (up, down, left and right). Here's a...... read more

Gaijin Games, the developers of Bit.Trip Beat have blogged about a bug/unintentional feature in the game. The trouble being, the game will only chooses to save progress if you get a high score. This glitch is exclusive to the US version, both the European and Japanese games were fixed before release. If this problem is affecting you, Gaijin Games are offering two save files which you can use: Level 1 and 2...... read more

Today's downloadable games seek to take you on a trip down memory lane. Even the WiiWare title has a retro theme going on, Bit.Trip Beat from Aksys is a rhythm game with an 8-bit soundtrack and graphic style. Bit.Trip Beat (WiiWare) Summer Games 2 (Commodore 64) Here's a trailer: More on Friday with the Euro/Aussie...... read more

2Awesome Studio (2AS) announces the launch of Formula Bit Racing DX. The game will be available on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch for a retail price of 4.99 eur/gbp/usd on July 8th. Pre-orders are currently available on Xbox and Nintendo Switch with a 20% off discounted price. Formula Bit Racing DX is a fun arcade racing game that's influenced by the classic arcade racing games of the early 90s. Each...... read more

I have no idea why I did it, but I thought it would be fun to take one whole year dedicated to a generation. So this year it's the 8-bit generation, the front-runners being the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System and Game Boy. Next year will be the 16-bit, introducing the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis and so on. Because of this I've essentially become the "fill-in Virtual Console" reviewer of the...... read more

Awesome Blade Software is a one-man studio based in Denmark, its founder Rasmus Konig Sorensen is currently working on a game called 8-Bit Boy (not to be confused with WiiWare's dismal Bit Boy). 8-Bit Boy will first release on Windows - but versions are planned for Wii U, Xbox 360 and PS3. The game itself is inspired by a love of 80's platform games like Mario, Sonic and Mega Man - with a plot that echoes the...... read more

In a new interview, Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime talked about Apple's entry into the games market with devices like the iPhone and new iPad. Apple is not having an impact on Nintendo when you look at our business, our volume, our hardware, our software. I've seen data that suggestions that while consumers are constantly downloading Apps, they play with them for a few times and then they are...... read more

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...... read 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...... read more

Today it's North America's turn to get the dubious pleasure of Bit Boy's company, along with two other WiiWare games and two for Virtual Console. Bit Boy (WiiWare) Incoming (WiiWare) Ant Nation (WiiWare) Pulseman (Genesis) Secret Command (Master System) Stay tuned for more downloadable game news on Friday with the PAL...... read more

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

Australian developers Straight Right are busy bees when it comes to working on Wii U. They're not only porting Mass Effect 3, but have two other projects in the pipeline as well. This could be considered a rumor for now, but one of their current employees, Chris Slater, gave away some information on his LinkedIn profile earlier today: "Working for Straight Right on a short term contract, porting a triple-A...... read more

Fans make all kinds of things based on their favorite video games, but Shapeways.com user joabaldwin thought outside the box and came up with this cool mobius strip. It's inspired by World 1-1 of the NES classic Super Mario Bros, its entire level is charted across the twisted band. Undoubtedly cool, these things are made from sandstone and can be bought from Shapeways. The maker also made this interesting video...... read more

Nintendo has seen fit to release one WiiWare game and a Virtual Console title this morning in PAL regions of the world. Bit.Trip Beat (WiiWare) Galaxy Force 2 (Genesis) More on Monday with the US releases. Have an ok...... read more