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Resident Evil Revelations 2 is Skipping Nintendo Systems

Resident Evil Revelations 2 is Skipping Nintendo Systems

Recently, Resident Evil Revelations 2 was confirmed through a leak. One of the questions people (myself included) asked about the game was: "Is it coming to Nintendo systems?" After all, Resident Evil Revelations was originally released on the 3DS and then ported to the Wii U. Today we got our answer... Sadly the sequel is...gasp... skipping Nintendo systems. The title was officially confirmed at a Sony press...... read more

Resident Evil 3DS screenshots

Resident Evil 3DS screenshots

Not strictly Wii news, but publishers Capcom have released several new screenshots from Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, a title which will be hitting Nintendo's new 3DS...... read more

Clergy criticizes Resident Evil Wii

Clergy criticizes Resident Evil Wii

The Right Reverend Mark Bryant, Bishop of Jarrow (real pic) and other members of the clergy have raised concerns about Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on Nintendo Wii, claiming it glamorizes violence and promotes the occult. "If we dabble in this area we open ourselves to influences and put ourselves at risk. I would regard any encouragement for children to be drawn into this behavior with extreme...... read more

Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles boxart

Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles boxart

The official blog of Capcom has revealed the box art for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles on Wii. This cover features Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Steve Burnside (CODE Veronica) and a MYSTERY character shrouded in shadow. Any clue who it is? No idea here. It might require some thinking outside the box...... read more

Resident Evil Archives

Resident Evil Archives

Capcom have put together a new brand called "Resident Evil Archives", which they will use to release old RE games on the Wii at a budget price. The first game to have this new lease of life will be the original Resident Evil from Gamecube, which was itself a remake apparently. My head hurts. Both the US and European box arts can be seen on the left there. You might say they're of the mugly persuasion. Capcom's...... read more

More Resident Evil for Wii

More Resident Evil for Wii

As revealed by the latest issue of Famitsu magazine, Capcom are hoping to appease Wii gamers with a new Resident Evil title. Described as a direct sequel to Umbrella Chronicles, this one is called Resident Evil: Dark Side Chronicles. Again, it's an on-rails shooter. The action takes place in Raccoon City, where things have gone awry thanks to the dastardly T-Virus. Some scenarios from Resident Evil 2 are...... read more

Resident Evil Zero only in Japan

Resident Evil Zero only in Japan

Yesterday there were reports of Resident Evil Zero being Wii-made. It turns out this is true, but the game is likely to be a Japan-only release. Capcom spokesperson Christian Svensson commented: "Yes, this title exists.. for Japan. There are no plans for a Western release for the game at this...... read more

Resident Evil Zero Wii-make

Resident Evil Zero Wii-make

According to Famitsu magazine over in Japland, Capcom are working on a remake of Resident Evil Zero for the Wii. Released in 2002 on GameCube, it was a critical success. That said, aren't Capcom putting out too many remakes? Maybe this effort should be going into creating new titles. The Wii is backwards compatible after all, if people want to play old cube games they already...... read more

Resident Evil 4 Wii sales high

Resident Evil 4 Wii sales high

Welcome stranger! It looks like the Wii edition of Resident Evil 4 is selling like hot cakes. Publishers Capcom initially forecast worldwide sales of around 420,000 units. Currently the game has already sold over...... read more

Resident Evil 4 Wii box art

Resident Evil 4 Wii box art

Publishers Capcom have revealed the official box art for upcoming game Resident Evil 4 on the Wii. It's significantly different from the original. This is the European version, it's unknown whether the US will get the same. RE4 Wii European...... read more

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away at 55

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away at 55

Earlier today Nintendo announced the sad news that Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata, has passed away at the age of 55. Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth.Nintendo Iwata had been dealing with this medical issue the last couple of years, even having surgery last year to remove the growth, causing him to miss last...... read more

Former Factor 5 President Reveals Cancelled Rogue Squadron Game for the Wii

Former Factor 5 President Reveals Cancelled Rogue Squadron Game for the Wii

It's a fact- During the course of a console's lifespan, many games never see the light of day. There are several reasons for this: A game proves too costly to make, the developers shift their focus to other projects, or perhaps the game is unable to attract a publisher. Nintendo systems are no exception to this rule. One just has to look at the Wii for example. Many "could have been great" games got the axe:...... read more

GameStop President Still Believes in Nintendo

GameStop President Still Believes in Nintendo

Tony Bartel, president of GameStop, was recently trying to sell investors on the potential of the Wii U. Bartel pointed out increased pre-orders for Wii U software after Gamescom as proof that the console can rebound. He also directed attention to the massive success of Mario Kart 8, which has sold somewhere in the area of 3 million copies. Bartel stated strong first party releases and new uses to justify the use...... read more

Iwata Gets Re-Elected As Nintendo President

Iwata Gets Re-Elected As Nintendo President

Satoru Iwata has managed to retain his presidential status at Nintendo following the company's Annual Shareholders Meeting. Due to Iwata's approval rating steadily declining these past few years, some thought that Iwata would lose his position, but it looks like the man's going to stick around for a bit longer after all. Iwata's current approval rating has yet to be...... read more

Vice President meets with video game industry

Vice President meets with video game industry

Just over a month ago, a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut was shocked by gunman Adam Lanza's rampage. The incident resulted in 26 deaths and has inevitably led to questions about why it happened and what can be done to prevent future shootings. A task force led by Vice President of the US, Joe Biden has been holding meetings with a large number of groups - most recently figureheads in the games industry....... read more

Resident Cheer

Resident Cheer

Ready for some box art? Below is the Japanese cover of Resident Evil Zero, which is a port of the GameCube version. There are currently no plans to release this outside Japan. Gimme a W! an I! an I! All Star Cheer Squad aims to fill you full of pep. Additionally, UK retailer HMV seems to have secured itself a unique box art for...... read more

Beyond Good & Evil 2 reconfirmed

Beyond Good & Evil 2 reconfirmed

Beyond Good & Evil is a game that some of us hold dear, although not enough of us, if reports of poor sales figures are accurate. Released a decade ago on GameCube and other systems of the time, BG&E told the story of would-be journalist Jade and the resistance movement against sinister alien invaders. A sequel has been teased for around five years now, but it seems Ubisoft are taking a stop-and-start approach to...... read more

Death Jr: Root of Evil

Death Jr: Root of Evil

Dark times we're in, this is the box art for Death Jr: Root of Evil, published by Eidos. Am I evil? Yes I...... read more

The devil's come for a brawl

The devil's come for a brawl

Ever played the NES game called Devil World? Me either, but that's where this guy comes from. Today's update says the Devil is a new assisting character in Super Smash Bros Brawl. Despite being released in Japan and Europe, the game never made it to the US due to strict policies on religious icons being used in games (sounds a bit spastic? tee hee). This devil likes to point a lot, and when he does he means...... read more

The devil's in the detail

The devil's in the detail

Here are some fun little bits of info about the Wii you may or may not know: * In Wii Sports Bowling, you can throw the ball behind you if you release the trigger on the backswing. It'll frighten the Miis behind you. You can also throw your ball onto other people's lanes. * If there are mp3s on your SD card you can set one of them to be the background music during a slideshow. * The Message Board records...... read more

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