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Wii Shop Channel Update: Shining Force 2, Mario Golf N64, Mega Man 9 DLC and 2 WiiWare Games

By Chris Faylor, Oct 06, 2008 9:26am PDT

This week's additions to the Wii's online Shop Channel bring a total of four new downloadable games, plus some downloadable content for the...

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"yeah, i feel ya. complete horse shit they didn't give that series the spot light it deserved. ..."

- mrnails see all 13 comments

Tetris Party Falls Onto WiiWare in October for 1200 Points

By Blake Ellison, Oct 03, 2008 5:00pm PDT

Hudson's WiiWare remix of classic puzzle game Tetris will descend onto the Wii Shop Channel, inch-by-inch, this month. Announced back in...

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"^^^^^ I LOVED that game! New and different, yet still Tetris."

- boughton supreme see all 12 comments

Cave Story Set to Explore WiiWare

By Blake Ellison, Oct 03, 2008 1:17pm PDT

Cave Story, a freeware 2D PC action game by Daisuke Amaya, will arrive on Wii as a downloadable WiiWare game, Nintendo has announced. "This...

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"I've been looking for a way to pay for this game for 2 years now. Do you hear that, industry? ..."

- kallanta see all 8 comments

Nintendo Addresses Wii's 'Insufficient Memory'

By Chris Faylor, Oct 02, 2008 8:16am PDT

With the Wii's ever-growing emphasis on downloadable games and in-game content, console maker Nintendo has revealed that Wii owners will be able to...

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"He doesn't need any inside info. The Wii already has USB hardware, so it's a software issue ..."

- murray see all 24 comments

Wii Shop Channel Update: Bomberman Blast, Super Turrican 2, Art Style: ORBIENT

By Blake Ellison, Sep 29, 2008 10:28am PDT

The retro revival continues this week on Nintendo's online marketplace. If anything can follow up the lauded arrival of Capcom's Mega Man 9, it's...

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Wii Shop Channel Update: Mega Man 9, Super Dodge Ball, Vectorman, Plattchen twist 'n' paint

By Chris Faylor, Sep 22, 2008 7:30am PDT

In addition to the promised release of Mega Man 9--also coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 within the next week and a half--today's update to the...

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"Vectorman isn't really worth it. For two dollars more, you can get Sonic Gems Collection which ..."

- roto13 see all 13 comments

Wii Shop Channel Update: Mega Man 2, Strong Bad 2

By Blake Ellison, Sep 15, 2008 9:58am PDT

This week's Wii Shop Channel update throws a twist into the mix. We only get one Virtual Console release while the WiiWare shop gets two new...

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"I really loved Mega Man 3...but 2 was damned amazing (I consider X to be its own seperate series ..."

- Vorlonesque see all 12 comments

Wii Shop Channel Update: Cho Aniki Brings Extreme Manliness

By Blake Ellison, Sep 08, 2008 11:15am PDT

This week's Wii Shop Channel update bestows us with a puzzle game, a scrolling shooter, and Cho Aniki, the very, uh, manly side-scrolling shooter....

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"-and they thought "mad world" would ruin the Wii's family friendly imagine."

- ElArabDeMagnifico see all 6 comments

Wii Shop Channel Update: Super Mario RPG, Clu Clu Land, My Aquarium

By Chris Faylor, Sep 01, 2008 9:17am PDT

This week's update to the Wii's online Shop Channel brings with it the seemingly traditional mix of one new WiiWare game, and two Virtual Console...

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"I missed out on SMRPG back in the day. I was too busy playing Diablo and the Fallout demo at the ..."

- Killrig see all 19 comments

EA: Retailers Not Threatened by Digital Distribution, Games Too Large to Go Download-only

By Chris Faylor, Aug 29, 2008 12:45pm PDT

As some predict that digital sales and downloads of video games will soon render traditional retailers obsolete, Electronic Arts European...

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"Digital distribution is the future, and I'm all for it, but with multiple ISPs introducing ..."

- theflux see all 43 comments

New Bomberman, Alien Crush Games Coming to WiiWare

By Blake Ellison, Aug 26, 2008 3:15pm PDT

New entries in the multiplayer classic Bomberman and sci-fi themed pinball Alien Crush series are getting released on the WiiWare service....

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"Better yet, pickup atomic bomberman for the pc, and play over a LAN. If you have enough USB ..."

- Sir_Shaggy see all 7 comments

Wii Shop Channel Gets New Dancing Game Helix, Samurai Shodown 2 and Ys Book I & II

By Chris Faylor, Aug 25, 2008 8:04am PDT

Per its weekly tradition, Nintendo has issued details on the new downloads that will be available later today from the online Wii Shop Channel....

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"Nah, Streets of Rage 2 was on VC and XBLA, and I believe Showdown 2 is slated for release on ..."

- sevogajre see all 11 comments

Mega Man, Midnight Pool, Neo Turf Masters Arrive on Wii Shop Channel

By Aaron Linde, Aug 18, 2008 11:20am PDT

Nintendo has announced the latest batch of games hitting the Wii's downloadable gaming platform, with Capcom's classic platformer Mega Man finally...

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"I've never heard of Midnight Pool, but I doubt it. VP3 was a fantastic simulation, best ..."

- pyide see all 4 comments

Swords & Soldiers Screenshots Depict Toonish RTS

By Aaron Linde, Aug 15, 2008 4:15pm PDT

Dutch studio Ronimo Games has announced Swords & Soldiers, a side-view RTS title bound for the Nintendo Wii's WiiWare downloadable gaming platform....

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"Looks nice, like a cross between Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, and Grim Grimoire. Shame it ..."

- SiW73 see all 5 comments

Strong Bad's Cool Game Launches on WiiWare, PC; Wii Virtual Console Gets Break In, Star Parodius

By Aaron Linde, Aug 11, 2008 12:40pm PDT

The first episode of Telltale Games' Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People has arrived on PC and the Wii's downloadable gaming platform...

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"Well, the demo made me laugh more than Sam & Max 1 through 3. Still not sure if I'll get this ..."

- yobock see all 8 comments