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Confirmed: Sonic Unleashed

Last week, we announced a rumor that a new Sonic the Hedgehog video game called Sonic Unleashed, had been in development. Well thanks to Sega, it’s official.
The game will be available for PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, and Wii. So far, it’s release date stands at Holiday 2008. Sega says that the new title will feature […]

April 6th, 2008 | Jordon | 3 comments | Continued
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WiiWare Launches In Japan

Today is the day that Nintendo makes their long awaited downloadable service available to Japan Wii owners. Launch titles such as Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and Pokemon Ranch are ready to be downloaded to your Wii for the cost of Wii points.
North America can expect the service May 12th, and Europe must still wait […]

March 25th, 2008 | Jordon | 1 comment | Continued
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Details Of WiiWare Titles From Hudson

One of Hudson’s representatives, John Master Lee, visited the NeoGAF forums to discuss details of the companies WiiWare titles being developed. The company is planning to release two classics that include Bomberman and Star Soldier R.
Interesting comments such as Bomberman WiiWare will not be similar to Bomberman Live were made. Mr. Lee says it’s “still […]

March 15th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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North American Release Date Confirmed For Mario Kart Wii

Today, Nintendo of America has announced an April 27th 2008 release date for their Mario franchise racer.
Ninitendo claimed that the title might have been arriving in May due to the release of Wii Fit, but that is not the case. Nintendo’s executive vice president of sales and marketing says that Mario Kart Wii is a […]

March 12th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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Old School Classic Comes To WiiWare

The newest title that will be featured on WiiWare has been announced from Hudson and Tetris Online. Well, you guessed it, Tetris will be making it’s way onto Nintendo’s downloadable store because apparently, we haven’t seen enough versions of the Russian puzzler.
The title will be very similar to the classic as in blocks falling and […]

March 11th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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Brawl Lays The Beat-Down A Little Too Hard For Some Wiis To Handle

If you are experiencing problems with Super Smash Brothers: Brawl take a deep breath and count to ten. There have been some complaints from gamers out there regarding disc read errors, the problem is widespread enough that Nintendo has already setup a site to deal with the issue:
Super Smash Bros. Brawl utilizes a double-layer disc […]

March 9th, 2008 | Will | 0 comments | Continued
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Mario And Sonic At The Olympic Games Continues It’s Success

When fans heard that Nintendo icon Mario and Sega icon Sonic the Hedgehog would finally appear in the same game, they went nuts. However many would be a little disappointed that it would be a mini-game compiliation.
Despite the slight let down, fans of both franchises found it in them selves to propel the title to […]

March 6th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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New WiiWare Title From Contra 4 Developer

Today, Contra 4 and Shantae developer WayForward Technologies has announced that they have been working on a new title for WiiWare. Featured on Nintendo’s own downloadable store, the new game will be titled LIT. It is a 3D horror puzzler which takes place in a high school crawling with creatures. The main character is a […]

March 6th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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A Free Taste Of Zack & Wiki: The Wii’s Buried Gem

Zack and Wiki: Quest For Barbaros’ Treasure is a point and click adventure exclusive to the Wii that came out this past cluttered holiday season. The game has been praised for it’s beautiful visuals and fantastic use of the Wii Remote. First available in October 2007, it is considered by many to be a sleeper […]

March 5th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued
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Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Ships 1 Million Copies Globally

Today, creator of the survivor-horror video game Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Capcom announced that they have shipped 1,000,000 copies of the title. It was first available Nov. 2007 exclusively for the Wii and is the second from the company to do so along with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.
As of late February, the franchise has […]

March 4th, 2008 | Jordon | 0 comments | Continued