Nov. 9, 2009
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Load Up on Excitebike Action, Musical Plankton and More
Rev up your engines for a huge week at the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop, starting with the launch of a pulse-pounding revamp for the WiiWare™ service, Excitebike™: World Rally. For the Nintendo DSiWare service, you’ll find five new titles in the mesmerizing Electroplankton™ series – available at just 200 Nintendo DSi Points™ apiece – plus the irresistible multiplayer mayhem of Bomberman Blitz. With two new classic Virtual Console™ offerings to sweeten the selection, there’s truly something for everyone to download and enjoy.
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Excitebike: World Rally
Rumor has it that Konami is working on a remake of the NES title, Jackal, for WiiWare! Check out the first screen for the game as well as some art after the jump!
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During a Q&A session at a recent earnings meeting, Nintendo’s head honcho, Satoru Iwata, went on record saying that Nintendo is going to launch a test program …
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Nov. 2, 2009
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This Week’s Downloadable Lineup Truly Sparkles
Why just take photos with your Nintendo DSi™ system when you can have access to a virtual photo booth? Sparkle Snapshots™, a new Nintendo DSiWare™application, lets you customize pictures with fun extras like fancy frames and stamps. On the other hand, if you’re more of a fan of Nordic pillaging and/or dragons, you’re going to want to check out this week’s Nintendo DSiWare offerings of both Viking Invasion and Battle of Giants: Dragons – Bronze Edition.
Three fun WiiWare™ games are added to the ever-growing library, including Carnival King, which turns your TV into a carnival midway. And the Virtual Console™delivers its usual quality classics, including Fighting Street®, a port of the original arcade version of STREET FIGHTER.
A poster for the Toys R Us Arceus Event (which is November 7-15) has revealed a release date of November 16 for Pokemon Rumble.
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Club Nintendo patrons who qualified for Platinum status can now pick up their Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!! Reward Download Tickets by checking their email—that is of course you …
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A remake of the classic Excitebike from the NES is coming to WiiWare November 9! The game has been updated with 3D graphics as well as online play! Check out the jump for the first trailer!
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Oct. 26, 2009
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Nintendo Offers Downloadable Halloween Fun from Axe to Zombies
Boo! As the year’s spookiest holiday draws near, this week’s additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop are ready to put some extra chills and thrills into your Halloween week. The WiiWare™ service invites you to explore a ghostly mansion or face menacing foes in a new Tales of Monkey Islandadventure. On the Virtual Console™, battle zombies and other supernatural creatures in a Super NES™ classic, or ward off evil forces in the legendary arcade game Golden Axe™. For Nintendo DSiWare™ users, a portable PictureBook Games™ title delivers nifty tricks, while sudoku solvers are in for a real treat. And speaking of treats, Wii owners who have their Wii consoles connected to the Internet should check out the Nintendo Week show on Nintendo Channel for an exclusive WiiWare announcement of a fresh take on an 8-bit classic.
3rd Chapter Available in North America for 1000 Wii Points, European Version Coming Soon
Pirates, giant sea mammals and demonic talking skulls invade the North American WiiWare™ network Monday, October …
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It’s not much, but here’s a quick glimpse of the graphics we can expect for Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth.
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