Nintendo has released its first classic update for the Wii Shop Channel. The update only includes two new titles. Star Tropics from NES, and The King Of Fighters ’94 from NEOGEO.
Star Tropics (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements. Step into the shoes of Mike Jones, a teenage star pitcher from Seattle who has come to the tropics to visit his famous archeologist uncle, Dr. Jones. After being told that his uncle has been abducted, Mike begins a perilous quest in order to rescue him and figure out the mysterious plot behind his disappearance. Read more…
January 7, 2008 at 9:26 am | Wii | No Comments
Got nothing to do on New Year’s Day? This week’s Wii-Kly classic game update will keep you occupied for some time. The update includes 3 new titles: Bubble Bobble from NES, Light Crusader from Genesis, and Top Hunter from NEOGEO.
BUBBLE BOBBLE® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): BUBBLE BOBBLE‘s release in 1986 introduced the two bubble dragons, Bub and Bob, and brand new play mechanics, with players defeating enemies by trapping them in bubbles and then popping them. Read more…
December 31, 2007 at 8:13 pm | Wii | No Comments
This week’s Wii-Kly classic game update includes three Sci-Fi/Fantasy titles. Included is Cybernator from SNES, Alien Storm from Sega Genesis, and Monster Lair from TurboGrafx16.
Cybernator (SNES®, 1 player, rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): It is the near future. Resources are dwindling, and the major powers of the world are in dispute over territory. Pilot the Cybernator G5-E for the 95th brigade of the mechanized marines and throw yourself into the war. Read more…
December 17, 2007 at 9:53 pm | Wii | No Comments
This weeks Wii-Kly Shop Channel update includes three new games as well as new features. Pokemon makes its debut on the Shop Channel with the release of Pokemon Snap. This Pokemon photographic adventure comes with a special Wii bonus: It now includes a special feature that allows players to post pictures they take in the game to their Wii Message Board and send them to friends with whom they’ve traded Friends Codes.
Also included in this week’s Shop Channel update is the ability to use a new Gifting feature to send games to other Wii owners with whom they’ve traded Friend Codes.
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December 10, 2007 at 11:04 am | Wii | No Comments
This weeks Wii-Kly classic game update includes a mix of games from three different consoles. The games include ZANAC from NES, Eternal Champions from Sega Genesis, and The Dynastic Hero from TurboGrafx16.
ZANAC (NES, 1 player, rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): ZANAC is a vertically scrolling shoot-’em-up game that was released in November 1986. Take control of the state-of-the-art fighter, ZANAC, with the objective of destroying the bases of the mechanized enemy forces. Read more…
December 3, 2007 at 11:45 am | Wii | No Comments
Nintendo has a lot to smile about this holiday season. The sales of both the Nintendo DS and Wii console have reached historic figures in the first week of the holiday shopping season. This includes more than 653,000 Nintendo DS, and 350,000 Wii throughout the United States.
The Nintendo DS set a new record for sales during the Thanksgiving week, surpassing the 600,000 Game Boy Advanced sales in 2005. Nintendo’s 350,000 Wii systems represent the highest one-week U.S. sales total outside of its launch week one year ago. “Wii has been dubbed the must-have gift of the 2007 holiday season and has been placed at the top of numerous gift lists”
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November 28, 2007 at 1:21 pm | Business & Law, Wii | No Comments
Instead of fighting the crowds at the shopping malls, why not relax at home and play the newest additions to the Shop Channel. This weeks games include a mix from NES, Super NES, and Sega Genesis. You can now download DOUBLE DRIBBLE from the NES, Vega Stakes from the Super NES, and Echo Jr. from Sega Genesis. Read on for a synopsis of each.
DOUBLE DRIBBLE™ (NES®, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): DOUBLE DRIBBLE, the first 5-on-5, full-court home basketball game, is pure hoops action at its finest. While still a surprisingly accurate basketball game for its time, the frantic action keeps you on your toes as your players run from one end of the court to the other. Read more…
November 26, 2007 at 11:37 am | Wii | No Comments
Super Mario Galaxy is turning out to be one of the most popular games of all time amongst gamers and critics alike.
Independent review-tracking site GameRankings.com now lists Super Mario Galaxy for Nintendo’s Wii system as the best-reviewed game of all time, and another review-tracking site, Metacritic.com, lists Super Mario Galaxy as having “Universal Acclaim,” with a score of 98 out of 100.
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November 22, 2007 at 1:29 am | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
Nintendo’s Wii Zapper is now available in stores. The Wii Zapper is capable of housing a Wii Remote and Nunchuck in order to gain precision targeting and accuracy in games where these aspects are needed the most. Included with the Wii Zapper is Link’s Crossbow Training, a series of targeting challenges in the style of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess designed to demonstrate the full range of fun for the Wii Zapper. Both can be picked up at a combined price of $19.99.
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November 19, 2007 at 11:19 pm | Hardware, Wii | No Comments
Today the Wii console is celebrating its first anniversary. What better way to celebrate by releasing some more games for the Wii Shop Channel. This week’s Wii-Kly update included three titles from the NES, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx16 consoles. You can now download Wrecking Crew from the NES, Sonic 3D Blast from Sega Genesis, and Super Air Zonk from the TurboGrafx16 video game system. Read on for details on the three new games.
Wrecking Crew (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): In the days before Mario and Luigi became sports stars in their downtime between plumbing and saving the Princess, they tried their hands as one-man wrecking crews. Read more…
November 19, 2007 at 12:55 pm | Wii | No Comments
