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August 29, 2009
by Lukasz Balicki - 6:34 pm EDT
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Source: N-Europe
Though no official release date has been announced, a variety of new details have been revealed.
When WiiWare launched, LostWinds stood out because of its beautiful graphics, well-designed puzzles, and excellent use of the Wii Remote. Shortly after the game launched, Frontier confirmed that they had started work on a sequel.
The latest issue of Edge revealed that the sequel, LostWinds: Winter... Read more...
August 28, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 9:37 am EDT
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Source: Gamelion
The legend goes portable next year.
With their WiiWare title Furry Legends nearing completion, Gamelion has announced on their official blog that the property will also be hitting DSiWare in 2010. The DSiWare version will be a prequel to the WiiWare title, taking place long before the invasion of the Squaries. It will be a 2D platformer with puzzle and action elements, along with hand-drawn graphics and realistic physics.
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August 27, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 3:12 pm EDT
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The colorful WiiWare adventure is coming out in September.
Exkee Games has announced that their WiiWare title, ColorZ, will hit the North American WiiWare service on September 7 and will be priced at 700 Nintendo Points ($7). The game has been available on the European WiiWare service since July 24.
ColorZ takes places in a colorful world invaded by a terrible virus that has created thousands of microbes. Players will take control of UFOs who try to rid the world of this threat once and for all.
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August 26, 2009
by Neal Ronaghan - 6:58 am EDT
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This trailer for Capcom's brawler features a new environment and enemies.
Capcom released a new trailer for Spyborgs today. In it, Clandestine and Bouncer take on enemies on a pier. It shows off new enemies, and one of the cooperative attacks.
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August 25, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 1:47 pm EDT
Total comments: 5
Source: Nintendo Life
A puzzle-platformer set in a unique world made out of paper comes to WiiWare.
Broken Rules has announced that their PC/Mac game And Yet it Moves will be coming to WiiWare.
This puzzle-platforming game allows the player to inhabit a world made out of ripped paper. In order to explore the 17 stages and solve puzzles, players can rotate the level 90 degrees and uncover new passages. Walls become floors and passage ways become slides when turning the game's world on its side.
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by Neal Ronaghan - 12:14 pm EDT
Total comments: 6
Source: Capcom
Capcom's on-rails shooter sequel is hitting stores on November 17.
Today, Capcom announced a November 17 release date for Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles.
The game, a sequel to 2007's Umbrella Chronicles, is a cooperative rail-shooter that features levels based off of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica.
For more information, you can check out the game's official website, follow Leon S. Kennedy's and Claire Redfield's Twitter pages, or read the Resident Evil Nostalgia Diaries.
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by Pedro Hernandez - 11:45 am EDT
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Source: Silicon Era
Nintendo's partnership with Sega goes one step further.
Nintendo has announced that they will be publishing Sega's Sonic Rush Adventure in Korea. The DS game will be handled as a full-fledged Nintendo title.
There is a Sega of Korea, and there is currently no word as to why the Korean division will not be handling the game.
This, however, isn't... Read more...
by Pedro Hernandez - 4:28 am EDT
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Source: SiliconEra
The controller aspires to bring a new level of interactivity to football games.
Shortly after the discovery of a horse saddle patent, Silicon Era has discovered yet another Nintendo controller patent. The patent is for a soft football controller recently filed by Howard Cheng, Vice President of Research and Development at Nintendo of America.
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August 24, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 2:13 pm EDT
Total comments: 6
Source: Revogamers
Revogamers sits down with the developers of the title and discuss the series' potential on Wii.
The Spanish website Revogamers talked to the developers of TrackMania at Gamescom and discussed the upcoming Wii release of the game.
The team feels that TrackMania for Wii was a logical choice due to its accessible, arcade feel involving toy cars racing through impossible tracks, which is vastly different from the realistic racers seen on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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by Pedro Hernandez - 1:19 pm EDT
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Source: Pocket Gamer
The new initiative hopes to attract more independent developers to DSiWare.
Nintendo has announced that they will revise their DSiWare royalty plans as a way to inspire more independent game developers to create games for their DSiWare service through an easier method.
While the current prices will remain intact, Nintendo will have some control over the prices by charging... Read more...
by Pedro Hernandez - 8:19 am EDT
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The CG trailer shows off Silver and Bowser Jr.
While the trailer doesn't show real time gameplay footage, it does confirm some of the new characters and events that will be featured in the highly anticipated title.
From the Sonic side, we have Silver, a time-traveling hedgehog first showcased in 2006's Sonic the Hedgehog, participating at a curling event.
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by Pedro Hernandez - 7:36 am EDT
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Sonic and friends hit the tracks in the latest trailer featuring new characters and gameplay footage.
Sega's upcoming kart racer, Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing, will feature some of Sega's biggest characters from past and present games, with Sonic and friends taking the starring role.
The newest trailer from Gamescom reveals that Alex Kidd, Amigo (Samba de Amigo), Billy Hatcher, and AiAi (Super Monkey Ball) will be joining the already colorful cast as they race through wacky and stylized tracks and unleash deadly attacks on each other.
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by Nick DiMola - 7:29 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
A meager three games are offered across all of Nintendo's platforms this week.
This week in Nintendo Downloads brings us a single title for each of the download services, including the second entry in the Super Star Wars series.
Super Empire Stikes Back for the Virtual Console is the follow-up to the recently released Super Stars Wars on the Super Nintendo. Players will... Read more...
August 23, 2009
by Jared Rosenberg - 11:17 am EDT
Total comments: 2
Source: Karthik Bala
Vicarious Visions talks about revamping the online code, getting rid of friend codes, and including DS/Wii connectivity in Guitar Hero 5.
In 1991, Karthik and Guha Bala formed the development studio Vicarious Visions. The developer first gained notice in the gaming community with their technically impressive port of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for the Game Boy Advance. In recent years, Vicarious Visions has become well-known for their... Read more...
August 22, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 12:28 pm EDT
Total comments: 1
Source: Nintendo Life
The creators of Toki Tori have their eyes set on Rubik's Cube.
Two Tribes, best known for their WiiWare launch title Toki Tori, has revealed their next WiiWare project. The title will be in reality a series of games based around Rubik's Cube.
The first title under the Rubik's Cube banner will be called Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy-Rush, a mini game collection featuring the famous puzzle cube. While little information has been given, an official siteis live with a teaser trailer for the release.
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by Neal Ronaghan - 11:17 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
The two companies are getting ready to release two new Tetris games next spring.
Majesco and Tetris Online have announced that they will be joining together to bring two new Tetris games for Wii and DS to North America in spring 2010.
Minoru Arakawa, former Nintendo of America president and current president and CEO of Tetris Online, is happy with the team-up. "Majesco was... Read more...
by Neal Ronaghan - 11:14 am EDT
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Source: Press Release
The game will be similar to the PSP's Rock Band Unplugged, except with touch screen control.
The upcoming LEGO Rock Band for DS will not need any new peripherals to make it playable, according to a recent press release. Instead, the game appears to function similarly to the recent Rock Band Unplugged for PSP, and Harmonix's early games Amplitude and Frequency.
Developed by Backbone Entertainment... Read more...
August 21, 2009
by Pedro Hernandez - 9:20 pm EDT
Total comments: 1
The game's voice talent has also been revealed.
D3Publisher has announced the release date for Astro Boy, the videogame based on the upcoming CG film. The game will be released on October 20, with the film opening in North America three days later on October 23.
In addition to the official release date it has been confirmed that both Freddie... Read more...
by Pedro Hernandez - 7:55 pm EDT
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The classic SNES title highlights the releases celebrating Gamescom week.
In celebration of this week's Gamescom event, Nintendo of Europe has updated their European Virtual Console service with the addition of the Super Nintendo title Pilotwings.
In addition to Pilotwings for the Virtual Console, the DSiWare service received two new titles: Mario vs. DK: Minis March Again! and Nnooo's Pop+ Solo. WiiWare also received two new games, Square-Enix's ARKANOID Plus! and Gaijin Game's BIT. TRIP CORE.
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August 20, 2009
by Lukasz Balicki - 12:58 pm EDT
Total comments: 24
Source: Andriasang
Namco Bandai will continue to heavily support the Virtual Console Arcade service in Japan.
When Nintendo revealed the Virtual Console Arcade service at GDC, one of the most prominent supporters was Namco Bandai.
A few months ago, the publisher announced an impressive initial lineup of 30 games. In Japan, the publisher has already released 25 of those titles.
Today, Namco Bandai announced an additional twenty more games for the service. Look for the full list of games below:
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