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Big Kahuna Party on WiiWare

In a press release earlier today, Reflexive Entertainment announced they intend on bringing Big Kahuna Party onto Nintendo's WiiWare service. With a total of 99 levels, Big Kahuna Party builds on previous titles released on the PC. In addition to the usual single player mode, it's said to be multiplayer focused, with both coop and competitive styles of play for up to 4 players. The "Big Kahuna" series are... read more

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Iwata apologizes for E3

Nintendo big-man Satoru Iwata has issued an apology to fans, after a general feeling that the E3 conference was not all it could have been. Nintendo's E3 was mainly focused on Wii Music and Animal Crossing: City Folk, leading many to think there wasn't much for the 'core' gamers. "If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it's a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that... read more

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June 2008 NPD numbers

June's sales figures for the three home consoles in the US look like this, according to the NPD Group: Wii - 666,000 PS3 - 405,500 Xbox 360 - 219,800 Once again, Wii comfortably outsells both the PS3 and 360 combined. Do I hear a lulz? These sales mean Nintendo Wii is now officially the best selling console in North America (of the current gen).... read more

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Dead Rising Wii info

A few days ago Capcom announced that Dead Rising was being brought over onto the Wii. In an official press release they've added a subtitle to its name, so now it's called Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop. Christian Svensson from Capcom has stated that it's not a port as we originally thought, but created from the ground up using the same engine as Resident Evil 4 (Wii version). Hopefully that will... read more

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Y'arrr, Pirates on WiiWare

Avast, shipmates. Three more downloadable games are available on Wii in North America, as of this morning. One is for WiiWare and the other two for Virtual Console. Pirates: The Key of Dreams (WiiWare) Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis) Gleylancer (Genesis) Buried treasure or a bunch of bilge rats? Ye tell me.... read more

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Rubik's World new screenshots

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Sonic & The Black Knight Wii exclusive

The latest Nintendo Power magazine brings news of a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog game (newer than Unleashed even), exclusive to Wii. It's called Sonic and the Black Knight, for now anyway. There aren't many details to go on, except that Sonic will probably be wielding a sword. So he was a werewolf, and now he's a knight. Right, ok. Guess what's coming next year.. "Sonic Tycoon". You heard it here first.... read more

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Dead Rising new screenshots

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Wii officially #1 in the US

According to a press release issued by Nintendo, the Wii has now officially forged ahead of the Xbox 360 and is the best selling home console in the US. This being based on reliable NPD numbers. "Equaling its status on a worldwide basis, Wii has become the best-selling video game console in the United States. According to independent sales tracking information from the NPD Group, over 666,000 Wii consoles were... read more

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Kirby Superstar Ultra clip

This is DS news, but Kirby's a good guy (apparently). Kirby Superstar Ultra is an enhanced port of his popular title from SNES days gone by. It also adds some mini-games that make use of the touch screen. Shamefully I still haven't played a single Kirby game, but this is the one to get me initiated.... read more

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Sonic cameo appearance

Gaming legend/has-been Sonic the Hedgehog will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming maraca-fest Samba de Amigo by Sega. Not content with that, he will have his own entire bonus stage set in Green Hill Zone, with chao and all sorts in the background. Presumably Samba-Sonic will move in time with the music as you shake your stuff. "BUY UNLEASHED! PLZ!" Good old Sonic, you never know what he's... read more

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Pirates and SPOGS hit WiiWare

Two WiiWare games today for Europe, both weighing in at 1,000 Wii Points. Word around the campfire says that SPOGS is a stinker, so please exercise caution. Pirates: The Key of Dreams (WiiWare) SPOGS Racing (WiiWare) Back Monday with the US releases, enjoy your weekend.... read more

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MySims Kingdom trailer

Here's the newly released trailer for MySims Kingdom. It's got cows, pigs, cowgirls, rockets, EVERYTHING. ... read more

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Pikmin 3 in the pipeline

In response to a question given to the Nintendo Developer Roundtable at E3, Shigsy apparently came out with this quote: "We're making Pikmin". That's it, plain as can be. No platform has been confirmed, but people at large are assuming it will be for Wii. How do you feel about that?... read more

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Gradius coming to WiiWare

Konami, the popular funsters behind such hit games as "Frogger Beyond", "Fisherman's Bait 2", "Hyper Athlete" and "Nagano Winter Olympics '98" have announced their first delicate steps onto WiiWare. The game they'll be releasing is Gradius Rebirth, it's not yet clear whether this is a remake of an older title or a new effort. The Gradius franchise is one of side-scrolling shmups, players take the helm of a ship... read more

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Wario Land: Shake it new screenshots

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Animal Crossing: City Folk new screenshots

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Sonic the Werehog

Want to see a hedgehog transform into a wolf? This is Sega's new trailer for Sonic Unleashed. ... read more

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Dead Rising on Wii

Wow, Dead Rising has been revealed for the Wii. Apparently the sales figures of Resident Evil 4 Wii have been high enough to make Capcom look at what other zombie games they could bring over. It's being ported from the original Xbox 360 version, the publishers say they're hoping to match the looks as much as they can. For those unfamiliar with the game, it takes place in a shopping mall packed with zombies up... read more