Mario is back in Super Mario Galaxy, now available for the Wii console. Super Mario Galaxy launches Mario into space to explore a multitude of planets, collecting Power Stars, and encountering crazy creatures along the way.
For the first time, Super Mario Galaxy lets a second player lend a hand in “co-star” mode. Using the revolutionary motion-sensitive Wii Remote, the co-star can point at the screen to collect starbits to shoot at enemies, deflect incoming attacks or stall enemies to help Mario.
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November 12, 2007 at 11:17 pm | Action & Adventure, Wii | No Comments
This week’s Wii-Kly Shop Channel Update includes three new titles from NES, Super NES, and NEOGEO. You can now add Volleyball from NES, AXELAY from Super NES, and BLUE’S JOURNEY from NEOGEO to your collection of classic games. Read on for details about the new titles available for download on the Wii Shop Channel.
Volleyball (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Step onto the court in one of the first volleyball games ever made. Select either the men’s or women’s competition, choose from one of eight available countries to represent, and prepare for some intensely fun game play. The straightforward controls include all the moves you’ll need to effectively direct your six-person team. Take some time mastering them in the training mode, though, because you’ll need all the practice you can get when competing against challenging computer opponents. If you feel like some multiplayer action, take on a friend in the two-player mode and see whose skills are more polished. Block, set and spike your way to victory.
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November 12, 2007 at 10:37 am | Wii | No Comments
On November 11, 2007 Nintendo will launch the new “Check Mii Out” Wii channel so gamers can show off their Mii characters online for the world to see.
“The Check Mii Out Channel lets people show off their Mii creations and vote on those created by others,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “It’s yet another way that we’re building fun, interactive communities of Wii owners without charging them extra for the privilege.”
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November 8, 2007 at 2:22 pm | Wii | No Comments
This weeks Wii-Kly Shop Channel update features one of the greatest classic games from the NES Super Mario Bros. lineup. You can now download Super Mario Bros. 3 on the your Virtual Console. It should wet your appetite for next week’s Super Mario Galaxy release. Alien Soldier for Sega Genesis, and Power Golf for TurboGrafx16 also join this week’s Virtual Console update.
Read on for a synopsis of these 3 new titles for the November 5, 2007 Wii-Kly Shop Channel Update.
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November 5, 2007 at 11:27 am | Wii | No Comments
Today’s Nintendo Wii-kly classic games update for Wii Shop Channel offers a collection of spooky titles for Halloween. The games include a mix from NES, TurboGrafx16, and NEOGEO. So what’s on the offering table? Castlevania II Simon’s Quest for NES, SAMURAI-GHOST for TurboGrafx16, and Magician Lord for NEOGEO.
Details about these Wii-Kly classic games follow:
Castlevania II Simon’s Quest (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): In this one-player adventure, you’ll take on the role of Simon Belmont once again and duel to the death with Count Dracula. Read more…
October 29, 2007 at 8:35 am | Wii | No Comments
Nintendo is back this week with 3 new additions to the Wii Shop Channel classic games lineup. This week’s additions promise to deliver a brisk, eye-pleasing mix of classic gameplay for fall. The games include Lunar Pool and Ninja JaJaMaru-kun from NES, and Golden Axe III from Sega Genesis. Details about the three titles follow:
Lunar Pool (NES, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): Lunar Pool takes the historical game of billiards and reinvents it with a unique and futuristic flair. Read more…
October 22, 2007 at 7:27 pm | Wii | No Comments
Rockstar Games is pleased to announce Table Tennis for the Wii home video game system from Nintendo is now available at North American retail stores for the suggested retail price of $39.99. Read more…
October 16, 2007 at 7:40 pm | Sports, Wii | No Comments
This week’s Wii Shop Channel update includes three new titles from NES, Super NES, and TurboGrafx16. All three games are single player and rated E for everyone. Have fun playing Ninja Gaiden II, Metal Marines, and Gate of Thunder. Details about the three titles follow:
Ninja Gaiden II™: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES®, 1 player, rated E for Everyone - Mild Violence, 500 Wii Points): In Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, a new villain, Ashtar, is revealed. Take on the role of Ryu Hayabusa and rescue Irene Lew, a former CIA agent, from Ashtar. Destroy the Sword of Chaos, a weapon of great power forged from the bone of a demon. Read more…
October 15, 2007 at 8:54 am | Wii | No Comments
Just when you thought Sony and Microsoft had some momentum for the 2007 holiday season after announcing their upcoming game lineups, Nintendo brings on their own list of titles readying to launch. As Nintendo’s list of upcoming games demonstrates, Nintendo has a game or experience for everyone, and from almost every Publisher imaginable.
“Because of Wii and Nintendo DS momentum, third-party publishers are supporting our systems like never before,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “Their lineup of diverse games is testament to how we make the population of gamers a little bigger every day.”
By the end of the 2007 season, the Wii library will contain 140 titles, not including nearly 200 downloadable Virtual Console titles. The DS library will grow to nearly 450 titles.
The following is a partial list of the upcoming games for Wii and Nintendo DS. Read more…
October 12, 2007 at 10:47 am | Business & Law, Wii | No Comments
Nintendo released its newest firmware update for the Wii console. Version 3.1 brings a few new features to the console, including USB keyboard support and improved internet browsing.
Additional updates include hyperlink compatibility in the Wii message boards resulting in the browser window launching automatically, and users will now be able to submit their own questions on the “Everybody Votes” channel.
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October 10, 2007 at 2:49 pm | Software, Wii | No Comments
Mario is back in Super Mario Galaxy, now available for the Wii console. Super Mario Galaxy launches Mario into space to explore a multitude of planets, collecting Power Stars, and encountering crazy creatures along the way.