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DateNov 10, 2006
Wii turns developers heads

Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime, recently gave a speech at the Montreal Games Summit, reporting that more and more developers are turning their attentions away from rivals consoles and focusing on Wii. “We’ve had a tremendous amount of third party support as we’ve prepared for the launch. The shift that’s been reported in developer [...]

DateNov 10, 2006
Disney To Develop Nintendo Games

Elizabeth Millard, newsfactor.com Disney’s video game publishing division, Buena Vista Games Group, announced development of the smaller group, called “Fall Line Studio,” which is tasked with creating Disney-inspired games for Nintendo’s devices. Based out of Salt Lake City, Fall Line Studio is expected to draw on the iconic Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse and Donald [...]

DateNov 5, 2006
Virtual Console secrets

CVG has interviewed Nintendo about the eagerly-anticipated Virtual Console. The information is a mix of the old and new, but offers a comprehensive look at how the retro-fans dream will work. – As well as Wii’s 512MB internal memory or SD cards. Any VC games on SD cards will be locked to the console they [...]

DateNov 4, 2006
Times Square Launch Party

November 19 will an important date for all and sundry in the United States, and the events of November 18 are the only thing guaranteed to make the weekend better. Nintendo will be holding two launch parties, one in Times Square’s gargantuan Toys R Us store (which can already be seen sporting a three-storey Wii [...]

DateNov 4, 2006
First DS-Wii connectivity information

IGN’s recent playtest of the first Pokemon Wii title, Pokemon Battle Revolution, has revealed that the game can be played entirely with the DS. Following in the footsteps of its Stadium and Colosseum predecessors, Battle Revolution is based mainly on the combat and tournaments of the Pokemon world. While Colosseum featured a story mode, the [...]

DateNov 2, 2006
Nintendo prepare to take the world with force

The Wii will see the largest worldwide console launch in at least a decade, as approximately 4 million Wii systems will be shipped globally in the six weeks following America’s November 19 launch – and the biggest share of that 4 million is heading to the States. The big N is maximising its resources to [...]

DateNov 2, 2006
New Twilight Princess Movies

Nintendo of Japan’s website have released a series of short clips from the upcoming Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess. While these clips don’t reveal anything ground-breaking, there are glimpses of never-before-seen elements, such as a Wild West-style townstead, the inventory of one of the shops and a strange goose thing that Link seems to have [...]

DateOct 30, 2006
DVDs on your Wii

Edge Magazine has suggested that an enhanced Wii console, capable of DVD playback, will be released in Japan. However, Nintendo have stated that there are currently ‘no plans’ to release such a machine in America or Europe. A statement in September confirmed that “in Europe (and the Americas), we have no plans for a DVD [...]

DateOct 27, 2006
Red Steel Multiplayer Trailer

The first trailer for Red Steel’s multiplayer mode has been released. Featuring four lucky posers ducking and weaving on a couch, the video shows both their actions and the in-game action. Good news is that the control system looks to be good fun, and the levels and weapons are everything you expect from a shooter. [...]

DateOct 27, 2006
Metal Slug Wii Direct Feed Footage

Gamevideos has one of the first direct-feed videos showing off Metal Slug for the Wii. The videos show different ways to play the game. You can view the video by clicking here.