Datel today announced availability of the Wii FreeLoader, a disc-based solution for bypassing the Wii’s region lock on games. The software is now available at the official Codejunkies website for $19.99. Wii FreeLoader is really easy to use. Simply insert your FreeLoader disc and load it in the usual way. When the drive stops, eject the Wii FreeLoader disc and […]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl includes a nifty feature that allows players to take a snapshot of the battlefield in the middle of a match. Thing is, the images are saved in an proprietary format and can be viewed only from within Brawl’s built-in image viewer. Thankfully, homebrew developer GTCoder has come to the rescue. His latest creation is a freeware […]
Following the news that GameCube title Resident Evil 0 would be hitting the Wii this Summer this Japan, Capcom’s Christian Svensson issued a statement in response to fans who asked if the port will find its way to North America. Yes, this title exists… for Japan. There are no plans for a Western release for the title at this time. […]
Disney’s answer to Rock Band? Ultimate Band. Due out this holiday season for the Wii and Nintendo DS, the game invites players of all ages to become a true rock legend. Ultimate Band eliminates the need of expensive peripherals by utilizing only the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to give players the ability to play the drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, […]
Haven’t gotten enough of Super Smash Bros. Brawl? Jealous that Japanese gamers are playing the game right now? To ease the wait, Nintendo today sent over 76 new screenshots of the title. Only less than a few weeks to go before the game is officially released across the states. Too bad Europe is still in for the long haul, with […]
All this talk about Street Fighter IV and we still lack confirmation as to which home console platforms it will land on. Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono shed some light on this hot topic during a GDC interview: Street Fighter IV, as it stands now, would be well-suited for the higher-level platforms. But the game doesn’t have to have these visuals […]
Hot off the heels of the enormous success of Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, a Famitsu article has revealed Capcom’s plans to bring former GameCube title Resident Evil 0 over to the Wii. The port will be slightly upgraded, featuring use of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Aside from that, though, the magazine reports that there will be no other […]
Wii flashing blue? Yep – the big N has quietly rolled out a new Wii system update. Update 3.2 doesn’t add anything significant feature-wise, but does include some tweaks that will improve system performance, according to Nintendo: This update does not affect any prominently-used features or menus; however it does provide some behind the scenes updates that will improve system […]
Back in January, Macromedia Flash developer XGen announced that it was working on a secret project for Nintendo’s upcoming WiiWare service. The project in question is none other than an updated port of its popular Defend Your Castle Flash game. Formally revealed in the April issue of UK-based NGamer magazine, the WiiWare port is undergoing a facelift in terms of […]
This week’s additions to the Wii Virtual Console take players on a trip down memory lane with the release of N64 title Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (1000 Wii Points). In the pink ball of fluff’s first 3D debut, players journey across six worlds in an attempt to recover all 100 pieces of a distant land’s shattered crystal and to […]
The first batch of shipments for the Wii edition of Guitar Hero III suffered from an audio output glitch which resulted in mono sound quality even when hooked up to a stereo setup. Initially, Activision offered customers affected by the bug a free replacement disc. Now, the company is offering a full monetary refund in the amount of $132 USD […]
Nintendo plans to follow in the footsteps of both Sony and Microsoft and allow developers to offer downloadable content for games on its Wii console. Nintendo Network Group manager Takashi Aoyama broke the news in his GDC speech today. Wii owners will be able to use their Wii Points to purchase add-on content for disc-based and upcoming WiiWare titles. Downloadable […]
During a GDC presentation today, Nintendo announced that it plans to introduce a pay to play plan for certain Nintendo WiFi Connection enabled titles. While Nintendo Network Group manager Takashi Aoyama did not reveal which upcoming titles will fall under the new plan, he did say that to avoid customer confusion, the titles will be specially marked with a red […]
Speaking at an invite-only press lunch at GDC, Sony’s Phil Harrison downplayed the success of Nintendo’s Wii, remarking that the console’s “addressable market is only 40% of the installed base.” By addressable market, Harrison is implying that when a third party releases a Wii title, that title will only reach 40 percent of the Wii’s audience. How many Wii consoles […]
We’ve received official confirmation that Nintendo’s upcoming downloadable game service, WiiWare, will launch May 12 in North America. No word on what games will be available at launch, although Nintendo mentions that early titles will include Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, LostWinds, and a new episodic series from Telltale. Also with a solid date is WiiFit. […]
THQ has announced that it will publish Deadly Creatures, an original action thriller, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Developed in collaboration with Rainbow Studios, the game follows the adventures of a giant armored scorpion and furry tarantula, thrusting players into a venomous world of desert terror filled with vicious Gila monsters, tarantula wasps, black widows, and humans. According to THQ, […]
Here it is, Nintendo has released the final box art and packaging images for Mario Kart Wii, scheduled to grace retailers in Spring 2008.
The latest chapter in the ongoing fight against software piracy sees Nintendo filing a request to the U.S. Trade Representative that governments around the world, specifically in China, Korea, Central and South America, should take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo video games and system. Nintendo estimates that in 2007, piracy resulted in nearly $975 million USD […]
Eidos Interactive today announced that it is bringing Death Jr. over to the Wii. Rather than a completely new game, Death Jr. Wii will be an enhanced port of the PSP release, complete with updated visuals and controls designed to take advantage of Nintendo’s motion sensing Wii Remote controller. Eidos is proud to bring the console debut of the Death […]
Word comes that Silicon Knights, developers of the critically-acclaimed GameCube horror title Eternal Darkness and Too Human, have been granted $500,000 in investment funds to develop a “psychological thriller” for next generation systems. From SK founder Denis Dyack: We believe that Ontario, and Niagara in particular, is an excellent place for a company to thrive, and, with the OMDC’s funding […]