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

The Rune Factory franchise is now 2 games old, and a third is on its way. For the unfamiliar, the game's designer Yoshifumi Hashimoto describes the series as: "Harvest Moon where you wield a sword". That'll teach those lousy crops not to grow. The first two games were released on the DS handheld and did well in reviews, but the third will be hitting Wii, in Rune Factory: Frontier. This was announced by... read more

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Dokapon Kingdom new screenshots

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Dokapon Kingdom from Atlus

Guess who that is? That's right, it's Princess Penny. She features in a new game published by Atlus on Wii - Dokapon Kingdom. It's selling itself as an RPG-meets-board-game for up to four players. There's a trailer, box art and a number of screenshots already available. Dokapon Kingdom comes out in the US during October. Yay or nay?... read more

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Spyborgs new screenshots

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Capcom spying on Wii users

At Captivate 08, a media event held by Capcom, a new game exclusive to the Wii has been announced. Spyborgs is an offbeat action title with cartoon sci-fi stylings. Each level sees two characters working together in order to reach the goal, so it's recommended that gamers play in pairs for the best experience. Solo players are accommodated too though, with computer AI controlling the second... read more

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Toki Tori flaps into the US

Two new WiiWare games became available to download in the US this morning, along with a Neo-Geo title. Toki Tori (WiiWare) Protothea (WiiWare) Ninja Combat (Neo-Geo) In celebration, Toki Tori developers TwoTribes have released another commercial promoting the game. Check back Friday to see what's released in Europe and Australia.... read more

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Spyro in hospital

Some fresh Wii box arts, targeted to the North America region. For a lot of people, Spyro games are no longer anything to get excited about. Nevertheless he's still carrying on, in Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon. Duck and cover! And this is Zoo Hospital. Yea. If that scene was real there'd be carnage. ... read more

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MySims Kingdom new screenshots

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Super Mario RPG for Japan's VC

On Japan's official Virtual Console page, Nintendo has announced that Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars will be available for download sometime this month. Good news for fans of the game, of which there are many. When Nintendo Power conducted a poll for Virtual Console requests, Super Mario RPG featured highly in the results. Note however that this doesn't necessarily mean it's coming to the US. The... read more

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Skate It teaser

Take to the deserted streets in EA's Skate It, exclusive to the Wii and DS. ... read more

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New DS colors in Australia

On June 19th, Australia is to see two new DS Lite colors: Blue/Black Crimson/Black I still like the Crimson one best, but they're both pretty awesome. Nintendo says these will only be available for a limited time, so if you want one and live down under, you'd best jump in the ute!... read more

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Nintendo Channel launches in Europe

The pally PAL regions of Europe and Australia can now use the Nintendo Channel, which allows access to news, videos and downloadable DS demos. The initial selection of stuff looks like this: Wii videos Shigeru Miyamoto discusses Wii Fit Discover Wii Fit Wii Fit TV Commercial Wii Fit Launch Event Mario Kart Wii Tournament Mario Kart Wii Trailer Michael Owen & Ian Wright play PES 2008 Wii ... read more

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Burning Pokemon Shodown

Three more Virtual Console titles for the Europeans and Aussies today. Pokemon Puzzle League (N64) Burning Fight (Neo-Geo) Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo) Come back on Monday for the US releases. They don't love you like Wii's World loves you.... read more

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SimCity Creator new screenshots

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Shaun White Snowboarding new screenshots

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Snowboarding with Shaun

Earlier today, Ubisoft confirmed that Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and 8 time X-Games gold winner would put his name to a snowboarding title on Wii - that name namely being the name Shaun White Snowboarding namely name name. Ubisoft's Tony Key spoke: "Shaun White Snowboarding will turn all of the traditional ideas and experiences of past action sports titles upside down. The combination of Ubisoft's... read more

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SimCity Creator on Wii

Japanese magazine Famitsu has revealed some information about a new SimCity game on Wii called SimCity Creator. Similar to previous games in the series, this one has you building a city on a grand scale. In addition to regular cities, a number of 'themes' are available, including: Greek Egyptian Japanese (traditional) Futuristic Crystal Sweet (cakes and candy etc) Las Vegas Jungle Hindu ... read more

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Babies Party new screenshots

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Wii overtakes Xbox 360 in the US

According to VGChartz, Nintendo Wii has now overtaken the Xbox 360 as the most popular home console in North America. The Wii, depicted as a blue line above, has been gaining ground fast since its launch in November 2006. The figures determined by VGChartz aren't entirely accurate, but it's expected next month's NPD numbers will confirm this news. Note these statistics are focused on the US. In worldwide... read more