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Wii Shop Update Brings Chaos, Riots and LONPOS

By Chris Faylor, Feb 02, 2009 11:03am PST

This week's update to the Wii Shop Channel has an odd theme to it. Snowboard Riot. Sonic Chaos. And let's not forget LONPOS. What are you trying to...

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Hot Rods, Air Hockey and Robots Invade Wii Shop

By Chris Faylor, Jan 19, 2009 11:20am PST

With Monday signaling the start of yet another work week, Nintendo has updated the Wii's online Wii Shop Channel with two entirely new games and...

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Ogre Battle Heading to Virtual Console, Says ESRB

By Nick Breckon, Jan 12, 2009 11:25am PST

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, the original SNES ogre-based strategy title, will soon be available on the Wii Virtual Console,...

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"Liberation! ::noise that kinda sounds like people cheering::"

- guido anchovy see all 17 comments

Wii Gets Castlevania 3, Jungles and Pachinko Today

By Chris Faylor, Jan 12, 2009 10:37am PST

Continuing the recent trend of two new WiiWare games and one retro re-release, Nintendo has detailed today's update to the Wii's online Shop...

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"To be honest, as much as I loved/played the game, TMNT 2 (Arcade) was pretty gimped on the NES."

- Mommar see all 10 comments

Super Smash Bros. Coming to Virtual Console in Japan

By Nick Breckon, Dec 30, 2008 10:34am PST

Nintendo recently announced its upcoming titles for the Virtual Console in Japan, and amidst a number of boring games, one Nintendo 64 classic made...

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"Still love it for Contra 3 and Gradius 3, yup. I want Super Punch Out very badly."

- Serpico74 see all 21 comments

Wii Shop Channel Gets Pool Revolution, StarTropics 2 and Maboshi's Arcade Today

By Chris Faylor, Dec 29, 2008 8:14am PST

As 2008 draws to a close, Nintendo has detailed the last Wii Shop Channel update of the year, continuing in the tradition of two new WiiWare games...

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"hmm wonder if this pool revolution is any good, could be neat if done well"

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Wii Shop Channel Adds Tiki Towers, Fun! Fun! Minigolf and Phantasy Star IV

By Maarten Goldstein, Dec 22, 2008 7:28am PST

Though we're deep into the holiday period, the Wii Shop Channel will receive its usual double helping of WiiWare games along with a new Virtual...

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"About time they release Phantasy Star IV... How about putting some of Sega CD's classic games ..."

- 3dchipset see all 7 comments

Wii Shop Channel Monday Update: Strong Bad and Enduro Racer Ready Burnination Party

By Chris Faylor, Dec 15, 2008 12:31pm PST

It's Monday, and you know what that means. New games in the Wii Shop Channel! WiiWare Strong Bad Ep. 5: 8-Bit Is Enough (Telltale) / 1000...

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"Yeah, go for it. These are pure point-and-click games. I don't think you'll be missing much ..."

- willy359 see all 4 comments

Wii Shop Channel Scores Hockey, Bruises and 8-bit Sonic the Hedgehog 2

By Chris Faylor, Dec 08, 2008 7:46am PST

"The Sega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is already on the Wii's Virtual Console," you may have just told your computer monitor. "What's...

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"It's really obnoxious that Nintendo and/or Sega are releasing platform-variants of already ..."

- geedeck see all 10 comments

Wii Shop Channel Gains Pit Crew Panic, Space Invaders Gets Even and Metal Slug 2

By Chris Faylor, Dec 01, 2008 9:13am PST

As Monday arrives, so does set of additions to the Wii's online Shop Channel: WiiWare Pit Crew Panic! (Hudson) / 800 Wii Points ($8) Space...

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"You can get the Metal Slug Anthology for Wii, which is a standalone retail product, for $20 as ..."

- manlyman see all 2 comments

Wii Shop Channel Gets Boogers, Boingz and Sudoku

By Chris Faylor, Nov 24, 2008 9:24am PST

In typical Monday fashion, Nintendo has provided details on today's update to the online Wii Shop Channel and the new downloads that have been...

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"Pretty Wii-k update. Come on Nintendo, where is the SNES and N64 Pilotwings for crying out loud?"

- Digital-Hero see all 3 comments

Wii Shop Channel Update: Strong Bad and Space Invaders Toss Bean Bags in Forgotten Worlds

By Blake Ellison, Nov 17, 2008 7:56am PST

It's a good week for simple games on Nintendo's Shop Channel digital distribution service, as Space Invaders joins the party being thrown by the...

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"$8 for the 1978 version of Space Invaders? I'd be more impressed with the Space Invaders Extreme ..."

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Wii Shop Channel Update: Yummy Yummy Cooking, Brains and Mega Man 3

By Chris Faylor, Nov 10, 2008 8:43am PST

With a mix of titles that appeal to casual and hardcore gamers, this week's Wii Shop Channel update certainly seems par for the course--right up...

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"just play MM on emulators on the PC. using a ps2 controller with usb adapter rocks"

- thrymm1 see all 5 comments

Wii Shop Channel: Space Harrier, Home Sweet Home and Alien Crush Return

By Chris Faylor, Nov 03, 2008 7:37am PST

Continuing its traditional celebration of Monday, Nintendo has listed and priced the downloadable Wii games that will be released later today via...

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"Alien Crush is a MUST BUY! I was a total Alien/Devils Crush junkie back in the day! The world ..."

- leadgold see all 7 comments

Wii Shop Channel: Earthworm Jim, Strong Bad Ep. 3 and Art Style: ROTOHEX

By Chris Faylor, Oct 27, 2008 8:17am PDT

Details on today's update to the Wii Shop Channel have arrived via Nintendo, revealing the three downloadable games that Wii owners will soon be...

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