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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed new screenshots

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed screenshot

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Heavenly Guardian

This is a box for Heavenly Guardian. Come to think of it, I can't remember hearing a single thing about this game yet. Attack of the generic evils. None of those things look particularly heavenly to me.... read more

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FFCC DLC MP3 BBC ETC

Got carried away with the acronyms there. FFCC: My Life as a King is already out in Japan on the Nintendo WiiWare service. It's priced at 1,500 Wii Points, but Square Enix are also providing extra content you can download if you want to: New races - Lilty, Yuke and Selkie (300 points each or 800 for all three). New buildings - These are handy for boosting stats and funding (200 Wii Points). Costumes and... read more

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Battle of the Bands new screenshots

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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Video Game new screenshots

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Video Game screenshot

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Prizefighter Panda

Here we have two US box arts going head to head. In the red corner is Don King Presents: Prizefighter. I could've been a contender. The challenger in the blue corner is Kung Fu Panda. Ding ding. Be thankful I'm wearing this diaper. ... read more

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MotoGP Wii

Capcom have announced they will be bringing the MotoGP franchise onto the Wii and DS. Previously limited to MS and Sony, this is the first time the series will grace a Nintendo console. For the unfamiliar, MotoGP is about bike racing. The games span 18 Grand Prix tracks at various locations around the world, featuring all the best bike manufacturers and professional racers. Capcom's Mark Beaumont... read more

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Alien Crush and Karaoke on WiiWare

Publishers Hudson are really getting into WiiWare. They've announced a remake of Alien Crush, a pinball game with a sci-fi theme. The original was released in 1989 on the TurboGrafx-16. This new one is coming out in August, a few screenshots are already available: Krang is that you? This place gives me the creeps. Time to suppress another memory. Not only that, Hudson are supposedly... read more

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Cruis'n USA and Wonder Boy VC

Good morning America, two games released today on the Virtual Console, vying for your Wii Points. This includes the first title from the Sega Master System. Cruis'n USA (N64) Wonder Boy (Master System) More on Friday with the PAL VC releases.... read more

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Military using Wiimote to defuse bombs

It turns out the US military have adapted the Wiimote to control bomb-defusing robots in warzones. The machines are called Packbots, developed by iRobot they're capable of bomb disposal and locating dangerous landmines, saving soldier lives. Scientists at the US Department of Energy commented the Wii remote was much more intuitive to use than standard controls. This is another in a long line of examples where... read more

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Agent Hugo: Lemoon Twist new screenshots

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First Commodore 64 titles hit Europe

An interesting Virtual Console week, for once. Europe sees the first Commodore 64 games approaching, and also an N64 title. These new entries bring the total number of games available to the dizzy heights of 200. Cruis'n USA (N64) Uridium (C64) International Karate (C64) See you, space cowboy.... read more

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Console sales in Japan last week

Here are the sales figures from Japan, showing hardware units sold for the week of March 17th - 23rd. Nintendo take the lion share, red ringer brings up the rear. Nintendo DS - 65,055 Nintendo Wii - 62,404 Sony PSP - 59,833 Sony PS3 - 12,874 Xbox 360 - 1,407 ... read more

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Mario Kart Wii trailer

Here's a trailer for Mario Kart Wii fresh out of Japan. It's in Japanese (who'd have thought), but still lots of cool footage. ... read more

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Sheik special moves

The enigmatic Sheik is being looked at today on Sakurai's official Super Smash Bros Brawl dojo. Sheik doesn't have the power to knock an opponent flying or cause massive damage (ha), but what she does have in abundance is speed. Standard special move: Needle storm This move can be charged up, Sheik will send a flurry of needles towards her opponents, giving them a bad time. Time to do some... read more

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Fishing and Ping Pong on WiiWare

There's news of other WiiWare titles creeping out of Japan. One of them being Cocoto Fishing Master. It's under development by Neko Entertainment, features include: Number of lakes to fish in, each specializing in certain fish. Sell your fish to the fishmonger for money. Use money to buy and upgrade items like hooks etc. Story mode where you battle against bosses. The token mini-games with... read more

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Master System coming soon to VC

Games of the 8-bit lolmachine, Sega Master System will soon be hitting the Virtual Console. The good news is they'll be cheaper in the US than over in Japan, selling for just 400 Wii Points. The first two titles to be released are: Wonder Boy Fantasy Zone ... read more

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Hanenbow stage in Brawl

Electroplankton has its own stage in Super Smash Bros Brawl, it's proper name is Hanenbow. You can unlock this by finishing Event 28 (Flower Blooms in the Echoes). An artistic stage at heart, you won't be able to hear your own choice of music here. The Hanenbow are the pink things that move around the area, each time they hit a leaf a sound will be made. Party like it's 1984. You cannot harm me, for... read more

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Monster Rock Sports

A bevy of box arts for the US. First here's Monster Lab, an action-rpg from Eidos. Need brains. Num num num. Next up is Deca Sports, a would-be Wii-Sports-killer by Hudson. Last, but probably not least, we've got Rock Band. I'm not seeing a Wi-Fi logo. Some new info is floating around regarding the Wii version of Rock Band. The game will release in June, bundled with peripherals including... read more