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By Erich Jurgens After Lair received disappointing reviews, Factor 5 announced that they would be moving back to developing for Nintendo. Naturally, everybody began speculating that Factor 5 may be working on a new Rogue Squadron title. Well, according to a rumor, Wii owners might be getting the next bes...

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Welcome to VC Weekly, N-Europe’s guide to the wonderful world of Nintendo’s download service. Written by Sam C Gittins. Looking for reviews on other Virtual Console games? Or a full list of games available on the system? Then Check out our Virtual Console Index Page.

By RawmeatCowboy Will this be the last Castlevania on the DS? I don’t know the answer to that, but I sure hope it isn’t. If it is, this may end up being the last 2d Castlevania game we ever see. Let’s treat it as such, and pick this baby up later this month. If you are a Castlevania fan, you will be far from disappointed.

By RawmeatCowboy I can’t tell you how happy I am that Cave Story is heading to WiiWare. Ever since the day I played the PC version, I did my best to spread word of the game. I disparately wanted as many people to play the game as possible. I feel its one of the [...]

By RawmeatCowboy The only thing to really speak of with Rhythm Heaven is the quality of the translation. Everything was in English this time around, so now I knew just how the games were being explained, and what my ratings meant after I finished a minigame. As you can guess, none of this was necessary to play an...

By RawmeatCowboy Wow…Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is damn good. Hell, I think it may end up being the best of the DS titles. That’s quite a compliment, considering just how high-quality the other entries have been. So what makes Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia better than the other Castlevania games? Well...

By RawmeatCowboy The only thing to really speak of with Rhythm Heaven is the quality of the translation. Everything was in English this time around, so now I knew just how the games were being explained, and what my ratings meant after I finished a minigame. As you can guess, none of this was necessary to play an...

By RawmeatCowboy I can’t tell you how happy I am that Cave Story is heading to WiiWare. Ever since the day I played the PC version, I did my best to spread word of the game. I disparately wanted as many people to play the game as possible. I feel its one of the best games created in the last 5 years…I truly mean that. Litt...

By RawmeatCowboy Nintendo’s DS Lite versus DSi by the numbers R.I.P. Game Boy: 1989-2008 Nintendo’s pedometer tied to DS fitness game Tommy Tallarico of Video Games Live - interview Japanese market down 20% this year Nintendo UK: ‘No price cuts before Christmas’ Wii Music - screens

By JC Fletcher In 2006, Nintendo and developers Skip and Q-Games released a series of Game Boy Advance games in Japan called "bit Generations." These lower-costs GBA games emphasized simplistic gameplay and minimalist, abstract graphics. They were very cool. But Nintendo of America, for some reason,...

By BJ Schwinghammer Doh. But I will say that this is what I’ve come to expect from a fledgling Nintendo developer. Then again the point is the gameplay. I do not rescue princesses because I want conversation and a long sequence of romantic beach walking. I rescue the princess because getting to her rocks.

Super Smash Bros Melee was the highest selling game worldwide on the GameCube, a bright success on a console that didn’t produce that many top sellers. Not only was it a top seller, it was a fantastic game and even spawned a vibrant tournament scene. So when Nintendo announced Brawl it was met...

By Joe Fourhman Next month in Nintendo Power… Well, if NP is to be believed, we shouldn’t expect any killer surprise holiday announcements from Nintendo’s presentations during Tokyo Game Show. Because the next issue teaser is all about “the season’s biggest Wii game,” Animal Crossing: City Folk. Me, I’...

By Mark Brown Mini Review: Lock’s Quest (Nintendo DS) Xbox 360 PDC World Championship Darts 2008 Pure Xbox Live Arcade: Duke Nukem 3D (800 Points, September 24th) Nintendo Wii Pipemania Rock Band: Song Pack 1 Samba De Amigo de Blob The Destiny of Zorro Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (BGB Review)

By hey_suburbia Favorite entry in the Wario Land franchise? Virtual Boy game - Bozon, Wario Land 2 - Daemon, Super Mario Land 3 (?) - Craig Mega Man 9 on which console? Wii for Bozon since it looks muddy on the 360 Wii Shop Channel is inefficient - Bozon thinks Nintendo won’t fix it, Matt wants a storage soluti...

By Boy Pingas(noreply@blogger.com) Bill Thompson looks at ways hackers are opening up the Wii for uses never intended by Nintendo. Just think what brilliant software we'd have for the Wii by now if Nintendo had said: "here's a games console. And here are the hardware schematics - go play!"

By Mark Brown Xbox 360 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed PDC World Championship Darts 2008 Warriors Orochi 2 Xbox Live Arcade: Domino Master (800 Points, September 17th) Xbox Live Arcade: Feeding Frenzy 2 (800 Points, September 17th) Nintendo Wii Samba De Amigo Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

By Doug Aamoth Here’s one man’s opinion: Nintendo Wii, as a gaming system, was meant for golf. I would have bought the thing if it was called the Nintendo Golf Simulator back when it was released. Nintendo keeps releasing non-golf games for it, yet I just wait for one game every August. The Good The Bad

Top Spin 3 is a pretty darn well put together serious tennis game and the Nintendo Wii version take full advantage of the intuitive motion sensitive controls to put together a pretty good interactive tennis experience. I know that I am not the biggest sports game player but I've found that W...

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Nintendo DS Review Publisher: Activision Developer: Vicarious Visions Released: June 22, 2008 The most unique aspect of the game is the included four-button guitar attachment, which plugs directly into the Game Boy Advance slot.

WALL-E, the latest creation from Disney and Pixar, has been brought from the big screen to the Nintendo Wii thanks to Heavy Iron Studios. In theaters, WALL-E is being loved by all who sets their eyes on the little robot. Does this transfer over to an enjoyable Wii experience though? Or does th...

By Charmy WiiWare — the perfect complement to Nintendo’s own Virtual Console service. And the ideal avenue from which smaller development studios can distribute their retail-unfriendly games. Titles like Defend Your Castle, already a fully playable web-browser experience and something of a...

By Jake The game was developed by Vivacious Visions who made the Tony Hawk games for Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS and Red Octane built the controller. It is a bit more than other Nintendo DS games at $50 but it is totally worth it. It is about half the cost of Guitar Hero 3 and compared to the cost of the...

By Chris Kohler See also: Interview: Nintendo Taps U.S. Talent In Search of WiiWare HitsOpinion: For WiiWare, Nintendo Summit Brings More Questions Than AnswersVideo: Game|Life the Video #8, WiiWareReview: GeekDad Reviews the "Nintendo Channel"Hands-On: Wired.com's WiiWare Launch Guide

By Michael McWhertor Gamers frustrated with the lack of storage on the Wii may have a glimmer of hope, if we're reading Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata right. He endured the usual end of quarter question barrage from the financial community recently, revealing many a hint about the company's plans for the Wii and Ni...

By Sal Cangeloso Share This It’s been almost 16 years since we first played Mario Kart and in that time the game has become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. In addition to being an important part of Nintendo’s repertoire, it has earned a reputation as being one of the most approachable racing games on a...

By James Share This When the Nintendo Wii first came out, the biggest issue was that people would let go of the Wii remote and destroy their brand new TVs. Nintendo solved this issue on its own, adding a tighter cinch cord to better fasten the remotes to our wrists. But then another problem arose for som...

By Mike Fahey Super Smash Bros. Brawl improves upon its predecessors in every way imaginable - a truly worthy successor to the Nintendo fighting throne. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, developed by Sora, published by Nintendo, released March 9, for $50. Available on Nintendo Wii, story mode and several charac...

By Mike Fahey Super Smash Bros. Brawl improves upon its predecessors in every way imaginable - a truly worthy successor to the Nintendo fighting throne. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, developed by Sora, published by Nintendo, released March 9, for $50. Available on Nintendo Wii, story mode and several charac...

By Meg S When you think Square Enix, you think about some of the best RPGs on the planet, particularly the Final Fantasy series. Dragon Quest Swords: The Mask Queen and the Tower of Mirrors is Square Enix’s first title on the Nintendo Wii. Read on to find out whether it lives up to the developer’s name.

I think nintendo is the only menufacturer doing this console thing right. As powerful as the HD consoles are they are still horrible when compared to PC gaming. Many believe HD console gaming is cheaper...LOL after you buy your TV then is it?

By Tall Writer The 18th version of this popular NFL football game has some nice analytical and role playing additions. The read and react system lets you exploit individual strengths and weaknesses before every play. Madden 08 extends role playing elements in Superstar and the new Front Office mode. The...

By Brian Szabelski Last year, Madden 07 was a great surprise for Wii owners who may have expected a poor port of EA Sports’ flagship title. The Wii remote was implemented well, and while it didn’t have the graphics or depth of the Xbox 360 version, it was still a very good game.This year, the franchise is back in Ma...

By Brian Szabelski The fact that the Wii has been getting so many ports has been a sore spot for many Wii owners, even though games like Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Battalion Wars 2, Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are set to come out in the next few months. However, not every port is cause for conce...

By Matt Paprocki Many of the significant issues with Mario Strikers Charged lie with Super Mario Strikers on the Gamecube. Out of the Mario sports games, this is the least compelling, fun, and inventive. While Mario Golf and Mario Tennis take a backseat, Strikers is the spin-off to gain an unnecessary sequ...

By Matt Paprocki For a small die-hard section of the video game fan base, the Neo Geo Pocket was a special piece of hardware. Yes, its varied library offered some of the best portable fighting games ever made, a couple memorable sports games, and even a few solid puzzle titles. However, there’s one reason to o...

By Matthew Valdez This Nintendo DS title originated from the Playstation 2, where it was a wacky game. Now, it hops into your pockets, with all the crazy puzzles and boss battles from the original with a touch screen twist. Despite its slow-moving pace, it is still a good game. Unfortunately, Cookie & Crea...

By Matt Paprocki From the “it should be obvious” department comes the second attempt at capturing the national pastime on the Wii. The Bigs is certainly suited for the hardware, and the controls make it loads of fun to play, though some significant tweaking is needed in places. Missing features also drop th...

By Diesel Diesel hails from the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Living the American dream by feeding off of Guinness and Chipolte, this former punk rock super hero has finally slowed down a little and accepted the fact that he is a better listener of music than a performer.

By Meryl Nintendo smartly created a genre of games known as Touch Generations that attract all generations, not just the hard core gamer. Such casual games focus on unwinding and brain exercise. Nintendo is definitely onto something as brain exercise games grow more popular as Baby Boomers want t...

By Brian Szabelski Ever since the DS and sudoku both became popular, Nintendo's handheld has been flooded with countless sudoku games. Most of them are completely forgettable and incredibly generic, only adding to the number of DS games you'll be able to find in the bargain bin at stores like Gamestop.

By Matt Paprocki Once you've finally experienced the Wii Edition, you'll come away knowing you've played the finest version of one of the greatest titles this industry has ever received. On paper, the motion controlled aiming is nothing to be excited about, and given the numbers of games that have failed...

By Andrew Ogier Andrew Ogier lives on a little rock in the middle of nowhere. Ever since the tender age of three-years-old, he has been addicted to video games, and has owned every major system created, along with a 10,000 strong video game collection spanning three decades.

By Andrew Ogier I've been disappointed with Sim games on the DS lately. First we had Theme Park, which is a port of the 14 year-old SNES game with absolutely nothing new added in. Second, we had Sim City DS, which valiantly attempts to win the DS Sim category with it's classic game play, but stumbles at the fini...

By Matt Paprocki With no relation to the popular Sega franchise House of the Dead, the development studio that handled Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure on the Game Boy Advance shifts gears (drastically) to Touch the Dead. Dream On Studio brings this shooter to the DS with some unique ideas that un...

By Matthew Valdez There are six themed boards in Mario Party 8. To name a few, you have: Donkey Kong, Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and a level that looks like the Super Smash Bros. Melee Earthbound level. Some of the levels have unique elements to them. For instance, in Luigi’s Mansion, the board is a mystery...

By Matt Paprocki Unlike the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions, combat here feels more controlled. You know when a hit has connected, instead of flailing fists around hoping to make contact in other editions. Fully performing a combo requires a specific movement of the Remote at the end to dish out full pow...

By astrotriforce Iwata - This is the feature for the original Wii software that Mr (Shigeru) Miyamoto referred to as “kokeshi” (traditional Japanese dolls with a cylindrically shaped body and a round head), isn’t it? Iwata - …you are complimenting Nintendo, aren’t you?

By astrotriforce Iwata - You were conceptualizing Nintendo’s next console release well before the Wii project officially started, right? It might be fair to say that you’ve experienced more Wii presentations, both internal and external, than anyone else!