EA and Nunchuck Games today announced Ninja Reflex, a unique action party game in development for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Due out in March of next year, the title is a mini-game compilation consisting of various martial arts challenges, all of which will utilize the Wii Remote and Nunchuck. We presume the Nintendo DS version will make use of […]

Nintendo has officially announced that N64 hit Pokemon Snap will hit the Wii Virtual Console alongside next week’s update on Monday, December 10. This isn’t any ordinary VC release though. What’s so special about it you ask? Nintendo has added new functionality into the game that allows players to save and share their Pokemon photos with friends via the Wii […]

With the inflated prices that the Wii is currently fetching on eBay due to high demand, you can imagine what this totally blinged-out Swarovski crystal Wii would go for. Clearly targeted at those who take an interest in their console’s fashion sense, the Wii pictured above has been covered in 7,500 24-carat gold dipped Swarovski crystals. While this Wii doesn’t […]

Nintendo’s Wii Balance Board packaged with Wii Fit went on sale last week in Japan. Going by reports, the launch wasn’t Dragon Quest crazy but there was a sizable amount of folks purchasing the new peripheral. Most stores were limiting purchases to one Wii Fit per person. Hit the clip for CheapyD’s unboxing of the Wii Fit bundle.

Kicking off the weekly round of Wii Virtual Console updates is ZANAC (500 Wii Points),  an original NES shoot-’em-up game that was released in November 1986. Featuring an impressive AI system (for its time) along with a wide array of special power-ups, ZANAC should prove to be a worthy purchase for any fan of the shooting genre. Joining ZANAC is […]

While it’s a given that Nintendo is making oodles of cash off its DLC-based Virtual Console service, how much exactly are they making? It’s a number that hasn’t been revealed, until now that is. According to IGN, during a recent press conference held in Tokyo, Nintendo exec Shinji Hatano was quoted as saying that the Wii Virtual Console service has […]

So how well did Nintendo fare during the Thanksgiving sales rush? Last week the Wii enjoyed its second best week ever, moving 350,000 units. The Nintendo DS, on the other hand, sold 653,000 units – effectively breaking the previous sales record set by the Game Boy Advance back in 2005 during the same time period. Do the math – that’s […]

Nintendo continues its weekly round of retro updates with three new classic games on the Wii Virtual Console service. This week kicks off with the release of NES title Double Dribble (500 Wii Points), a 5-on-5 full-court home basketball game. Next up is gambling simulator Vegas Stakes (800 Wii Points) for the Super NES. Last we have Genesis title Ecco […]

Epic Games have said in the past that they would never consider bringing Unreal Engine 3 to Wii. And guess what? They aren’t, but someone else is! Speaking in an interview with gaming site Kikizo, Epic VP Mark Rein once again reiterated the fact that Epic has no interest in porting the engine over, but revealed that an unnamed developer […]

Earlier last week, controversy sparked over Nintendo’s decision to replace MP3 playback in the Wii Photo Channel with AAC playback. Turns out, the update will not be bundled in the next system software update and is an entirely optional, separate update for the Photo Channel. In addition, Nintendo says that the update will not affect games which take advantage of […]

Live in Japan? Member of Club Nintendo? We hate you*, then. Nintendo is currently offering all members of Club Nintendo a choice between three gifts, which include a Mario desk calendar, a 2-disc Mario Galaxy soundtrack, or a Wii-compatible SNES pad. Sure, the soundtrack and calendar gifts are nice but that Wii SNES pad is the gold mine here. Doubt […]

Rather unexpectedly, today Namco launched a teaser site for Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo, a new RPG for the Wii. Little is known about the title at this time but it is said to have a strong emphasis on dungeon crawling. Famitsu will begin covering the game next week, with the official site opening on November 26. Fragile [Namco via […]

Nintendo designer Masahiro Sakurai has revealed that Brawl will introduce a Spectator mode to the series. How it works is simple. Simply choose Spectator from the With Anyone menu and you can watch a live action game of Brawl over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Match selection is handled at random, and nicknames of the players will remain hidden from view. At […]

Microsoft enjoyed a month at the top spot thanks to the release of Halo 3, but Nintendo has managed to reclaim its throne in NPD sales figures. According to sales data for the month of October, the Wii sold a total of 519,000 units compared to the 360’s 366,000. Software sales, on the other hand, saw Bungie’s Halo 3 leading […]

Here it is. The final box art for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. We’ve seen lower-res versions of the box floating about earlier, but here it is in its original high-res glory. I’m surprised they didn’t stick Sonic on the front cover.

Shinobu Shimizu of D4 Enterprise, the team responsible for bringing over classic Neo Geo titles to the Wii Virtual Console, said in a recent interview that his team will be adding easier difficulty settings to titles like Magician Lord on the VC: Yes that’s right. These will all be ports, or emulations rather, of the original arcade games. We will […]

Earlier this week it was revealed on IGN’s podcast that Nintendo was limiting WiiWare games to only 40MB. However, that’s not exactly true, according to a Nintendo spokesperson. Speaking to GI.biz, the spokesperson clarified IGN’s claims by stating that the 40MB number is not a cap, but merely a suggestion. I can confirm as we originally said at the announcement […]

According to Famitsu sales figures for the week ending November 11, the PS3 managed to sell through 56,000 units, compared to the Wii’s weekly number of 35,000. Meanwhile, the battle of the handhelds still rages on, with the Nintendo DS Lite pushing a whopping 82,000 units while the PSP sold 52,000. Despite the slight increase in sales last week, Xbox […]

Nintendo has revealed that as of next month December, the Wii will no longer officially support MP3 playback, but rather AAC. The change will affect Wii consoles purchased in December, as well as those who download and install the new Photo Channel 1.1 update, which is also due for release next month. There’s nothing wrong with AAC, it’s a superior […]

Atari today announced that the next installment in the Alone in the Dark series is heading to the Wii and PlayStation 2, along with the previous announced PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions still in the pipeline. Atari promises to take full advantage of each console’s capabilities. With the Wii, the controls have been adapted to make full use of […]