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

Unlock Assist Trophies in Brawl

Some assist trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl must be unlocked before you can get them. Custom Robo This Ray Mk III starred in the DS game called Custom Robo Arena. When he appears, he likes to throw his weight around robot-style, whizzing around in the air shooting a barrage of bullets. He's also got some bombs loaded up. Play a total of 100 matches in Brawl or related modes. Robots in... read more

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Balloon battle in Mario Kart Wii

Check out this video of a team battle taking place in Mario Kart Wii. It looks like you start off with 3 balloons, and go around bursting your opponents'. Mario Kart Wii's release date in the US has now been confirmed as April 27th.... read more

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Wonderworld Amusement Park new screenshots

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Active Life: Outdoor Challenge new screenshots

Active Life: Outdoor Challenge screenshot

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Brawl tops Amazon chart

Brawl is proving popular as expected, topping the Amazon Top 10 sales chart right now. Several other Wii titles are enjoying good success too. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo - Wii) Guitar Hero 3 (Activision - Wii) Army of Two (EA - Xbox 360) Driver: Parallel Lines (Ubisoft - Wii) God of War: Chains of Olympus (SCEA - PSP) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo - Wii) Professor Layton and the Curious... read more

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Wacky Races: Crash & Dash new screenshots

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We Ski

A box art for We Ski from Bandai Namco (or is it Namco Bandai? Stop the madness!). Skiing with attitude. ... read more

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Wacky Races trailer

The whispers were all true, there is a Wacky Races game in the works from Eidos. It's called Wacky Races: Crash & Dash. Here's a trailer: A racing game with a side-on view? Hummm. Doesn't fill me with too much optimism, maybe we would have been better off with Wacky Wheels instead.... read more

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Kororinpa sequel possible

Hudson representative John Master Lee held a Q&A thread recently, posters were invited to ask any Hudson-related questions they wanted. He revealed that a sequel to marble game Kororinpa might be on in the future. "It's one of those games that hardcore gamers seemed so ready to write off, but ended up being a real treat for those who love a more casual experience. I loved the Apple level, where you can turn the... read more

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Bomberman WiiWare 8 player Wi-Fi

Hudson are really taking to the WiiWare service, they're currently working on a Bomberman game for it. A piece in Famitsu magazine suggests its features include: 8 player Wi-Fi battling. Story mode for solo play. 5 worlds and 39 areas. 1 epic battle arena for big games. There are some screen images available too, but note these are scans and the quality is... kinda ass. Maybe... read more

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Backyard Baseball 09

Here's a new box art, it's Backyard Baseball 09 published by Atari. No batter. Will it turn out better than Backyard Football?... read more

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Iron Chef America trailer

A trailer announcing a new game for Wii and DS, it's Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine. Well er, that was intense. The game is being published by Destineer. No release dates are set for the time being.... read more

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Unlock Masterpieces in Brawl

The Masterpieces previously talked about in Super Smash Bros Brawl have hidden elements as well, some of the games have to be unlocked. Luckily most of these are easy to do. Unlock Donkey Kong Have the game powered on for more than 10 hours. Unlock Super Mario Bros 2 Win with Peach 5 times in brawls. My turnips, let me show you them. Unlock Super Mario World Play more than 3... read more

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Wacky Races from Eidos

A listing from game rentalists (don't think that's a real word) GameFly suggests Wacky Races is on its way to Nintendo Wii and DS. It's said to be published by Eidos and release on June 30th this year. If true, you can assume it's based on the cartoon by Hanna-Barbera. Super Slag Bros.! ... read more

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WiiWare launch lineup

Nintendo has now revealed the WiiWare download service will be going live in Japan on March 25th. A string of nine games will be available from day one, priced between 500 and 1,500 Wii Points. Okiraku Ping Pong Wii (500) Tenshi Solitaire (500) Star Solider R (800) Dr Mario & Saikin Bokumetsu (1,000) Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii (1,000) Lonpos (1,000) Minna no Pokemon Bokujou (1,000) Saku... read more

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Tetris online in WiiWare

The universally popular puzzle game Tetris, created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, has been implemented on just about every gaming system imaginable. WiiWare is not about to buck that trend, as publishers Hudson are working with The Tetris Company to bring a version onto it. Probably the most aspect of this is that online play will be included for up to 6 players. You can expect upgraded controls as well, using the... read more

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TV stand for Wii

A manufacturer called Thanko (lulz) has come up with a new TV stand aimed partly at Wii users. It has the ability to raise the TV set high off ground level, for those sessions where you just have to stand up. Thanko very much. By no means a flimsy thing, the stand is motorized and can lift screens of over 60" in size. The crazy down side is that it costs $700. I don't see Thanko being a household name... read more

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Wii gets diabolikal

Comic book hero Diabolik will be creeping and scheming his way onto Wii, in his very own game courtesy of publishers Black Bean. In development by Artematica, Diabolik: The Original Sin aims to meld your typical point-and-click adventure game with sections of combat and stealth. David Pain, General Manager of Black Bean commented: "Bringing Diabolik to the market is a thrilling opportunity for us. We are... read more

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Fragile new screenshots

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Brawl errors experienced in the US

It turns out that a number of players in the US are experiencing the same Brawl problems that the Japanese did. The complaints are related to the disc either failing to start, or stuttering that adversely affects gameplay. This is no fault of the disc, but of the Wii itself, due to dirty lasers inside the console. Nintendo are already on the case, insisting users do not try to clean the laser themselves for fear... read more