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

Shut your cakehole

In a press release earlier today, Majesco announced a new game in the popular Cake Mania series, namely Cake Mania: In the Mix, exclusive to Wii. Cake Mania is aimed at the casual market and focuses on time-management skills. The player takes control of the lovely Jill, who owns and runs her own bakery. Gameplay involves customers coming in and placing orders for cakes. Jill must complete the order before the... read more

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Pitfall: The Big Adventure new screenshots

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WiiWare launch titles in Europe

The WiiWare service goes active on May 20th in Europe, Nintendo has now revealed which games will be around to welcome users: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Square Enix) LostWinds (Frontier) Pop (Nnooo) Star Soldier R (Hudson) Toki Tori (Two Tribes) Dr Mario & Germ Buster (Nintendo) Pirates: The Key of Dreams (Oxygen) TV Show King (Gameloft) Looks like a pretty good... read more

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Wii Fit ad in Times Square

Take a look at this huge ad in Times Square (Manhattan, New York City). Nintendo are clearly spending big moneys promoting Wii Fit, will it pay off? I say yes! ... read more

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Happy WiiWare day!

The WiiWare service goes live today in North America. Nintendo have added some new info to their official page which can be seen here. For the uninformed, WiiWare is a download service where you can pick up original games using Wii Points. The starting lineup looks like this: LostWinds - 1000 Points Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 1500 Points Defend Your Castle - 500 Points Pop -... read more

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Rogue Trooper approaching

Publishers Reef have announced they'll be bringing an enhanced port of Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre onto the Wii, thanks to a deal with the game's developers Rebellion. Rogue Trooper is a 3rd person shooter game, based on a UK comic book. Set in Nu Earth (it's the future), the main character is a genetically modified soldier seeking revenge on a traitor. Originally released on PC and consoles in 2006,... read more

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Chocobo's Dungeon

The US box art for Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon has surfaced. That kid's soiled himself. I just know it. ... read more

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English of the Dead demo

Here's a Flash demo for the DS game English of the Dead. As far as I can tell there's not much to the demo, you just get 5 questions and that's it. You have to love the chipper music though. Save that child! Play Demo... read more

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor new screenshots

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor screenshot

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Wave to Mummy

Mummies, arguably the most useless monster ever conceived of, will be plodding their way onto Wii and DS in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This is to tie in with the new movie starring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li (he is the one). Published by Sierra, their VP of Marketing Al Simone commented: "We're pleased to partner with Universal to deliver an exciting extension to this popular film franchise. The... read more

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Metal Slug on Virtual Console

A good selection of games released today to the Virtual Console in PAL regions, as the Hanabi Festival continues. Metal Slug (Neo-Geo) Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu (Genesis) Cho Aniki (TG-CD) Break In (TG-16) Have a nice weekend ^_^... read more

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EA wants you to get fit too

EA revealed earlier today that they too have a fitness game in the works, one which uses the balance board like Wii Fit. Peter Moore, EA's President commented that their game would take a western approach to fitness, with activities that are more strenuous and work the heart harder. "I need to have a point of difference. We also need to make sure we're delivering something that's truly exercise. I'll call Wii... read more

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Yamauchi richest in Japan

80 year old Hiroshi Yamauchi, the former President of Nintendo is now the richest man in Japan according to Forbes. Yamauchi was Nintendo's third President, and he maintained that position for 53 years. Since stepping down in 2002, he has kept a low profile but still owns shares in Big N, helping him triple his net worth since the success of the Wii and DS. Don't get too excited ladies, he's married with kids.... read more

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Nintendo Channel launched in the US

As of today, the Nintendo Channel is available to download and use in North America. It aims to provide promotional information on new Wii and DS releases like videos, interviews with Shigsy and game demos. Nintendo are also using this channel to collect your feedback, after playing a game for half hour or more you can give it a rating. If your Wii has the Internet Channel, you can also click through and order... read more

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Woolworths renamed Wiiworths

In an effort to promote Wii Fit, UK-based retailers Woolworths (famed for pick n mix) have temporarily renamed themselves Wiiworths and plastered stores with advertising banners. How's that for motivated salesmanship?... read more

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Mushroom Men

Here's the US box for Mushroom Men: The Spore-Hero Wars. The developers say they're pushing the Wii hardware further than most 3rd parties for this game, here's hoping it turns out well. The General is a fun guy. ... read more

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EarthBound on Virtual Console possible

A new listing on the ESRB website has EarthBound (known as Mother 2 in Japan) down for Wii. This means that the SNES classic could well come to the Virtual Console at some point in the future. Who says that NP poll was just for fun? I'm hopeful for this, since I haven't played EarthBound before (the shame).... read more

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LEGO Batman: The Videogame new screenshots

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Miles Edgeworth DS game

Fans of Phoenix Wright / The Ace Attorney series on DS might be pleased to know that the prosecutor Miles Edgeworth is getting his own game. Miles Edgeworth: Perfect Prosecutor (tentative title) seems to focus more on investigation than on courtroom battles. Detective Dick Gumshoe also plays an important role in the game - so you'd better get used to it, pal. Here's a Japanese trailer: ... read more

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Pokemon Puzzle League hits VC

This morning two more games were added to the North American Virtual Console catalog, enjoy0r. Pokemon Puzzle League (N64) Renegade (NES) More VC news on Friday with the PAL releases.... read more