Category Archives: WiiWare

Mon, May 13, 2013 | 11:12 BST

Nintendo eShop EU: Super Metroid for 30p and Super Mario Bros 2 lead the week

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Nintendo has revealed its weekly list of eShop downloads, starring a 30pm download of SNES classic Super Metroid, and Wii U Virtual Console ports of Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 10:45 BST

Super Mario RPG hits Club Nintendo US rewards this month

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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars is one of four new Club Nintendo rewards hitting North America this month.

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Fri, Mar 08, 2013 | 14:07 GMT

Team Meat isn’t very confident in console development, but is keeping its options open

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Team Meat hasn’t had the best of luck developing for consoles in the past, and the indie darlings behind Super Meat Boy and the upcoming Mew-Genics, don’t seem super confident in next-gen systems either.

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Thu, Feb 28, 2013 | 15:05 GMT

Mirror of Fate demo, Runner 2, Fire Emblem Awakening DLC hit eShop in North America

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A demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate has landed on the North American eShop. Also available today is Runner 2, some Fire Emblem Awakening DLC , and Fractured Soul is on sale. Retro City Rampage is also available for Wii. Get your full update below.

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 19:51 GMT

Retro City Rampage has sold more on Vita than other platforms

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Retro City Rampage developer Brian Provinciano has said the Vita version of the game available through PSN has sold “much more” than its Steam, XBLA or PS3 iterations. “Steam’s done far better than XBLA too, but PSN has still done the best,” Provinciano said, according to Joystiq. Provinciano also said over Twitter the XBLA version cost more to develop “than all other SKUs combined,” and that “Sony promoted” the title “incredibly well and Vita players are hungry for games.” Retro City Rampage is expected on WiiWare this week.

Mon, Feb 25, 2013 | 15:43 GMT

Nintendo Downloads Europe: Pac-Man & Retro City Rampage lead the week

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Nintendo has released this week’s list of eShop downloads across 3DS, DSiWare and Wii U. The NES edition of Pac-Man and VBlank’s riotous Retro City Rampage lead the week.

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Fri, Feb 22, 2013 | 12:34 GMT

Retro City Rampage heading to WiiWare next week

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Vblank Entertainment’s Retro City Rampage will be ready to bring its numerous gaming references to Wii next week.

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Thu, Feb 21, 2013 | 20:01 GMT

Designer Kenji Eno dead at 42

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The creator of the cult Sega Saturn title D has died in Tokyo at only 42 years of age.
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Sat, Jan 26, 2013 | 18:46 GMT

Nintendo’s network services being brought down for emergency maintenance starting January 28

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Nintendo’s network services will be brought down for emergency maintenance on Monday, January 28.

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Wed, Jan 09, 2013 | 11:34 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Fractured Soul leads this week’s line-up

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Nintendo has issued a run-down of its weekly eShop and other downloadable titles. Endgame Studios’ platformer Fractured Soul – which has taken some eight years to develop – leads this week’s offering.

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Wed, Jan 02, 2013 | 11:55 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Ghosts N Goblins leads this week’s digital charge

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Nintendo 3DS owners have Capcom’s fiendishly difficult Ghosts N Goblins to look forward to on the eShop this week, leading 2013′s first run of digital releases. Get the rest of what’s on offer below.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 17:36 GMT

Nintendo Downloads US: Wario Land 2, escapeVektor, NSMB 2 DLC lead the week

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Nintendo has posted this week’s American 3DS, Wii, DS and Wii U eSHop updates, including new DLC for New Super Mario Bros. 2, Wario Land 2 and escapeVektor on 3DS, and more. Get the full list of content after the break.

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Thu, Nov 15, 2012 | 16:46 GMT

Retro City Rampage EU PSN, WiiWare and XBLA versions complete

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Retro City Rampage is now ready for the European PlayStation Store as well as Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare, Brian Provinciano has announced.

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Thu, Nov 01, 2012 | 14:10 GMT

Nintendo downloads add Freakyforms Deluxe, Style Savvy

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A new batch of Nintendo downloads are fresh out of the oven, but the pickings this week are pretty slim.

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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 | 13:16 GMT

Nintendo Downloads: Gradius, Monster Shooter lead this week’s store update

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This week’s list of various Nintendo European store downloads has been unveiled, and other than classic shmup Gradius, the pickings are pretty slim.

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 14:31 BST

Super Mario 3D Land, Star Fox 64, Ocarina of Time 3D lead Nintendo content for US

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Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and more are now available for download through the Nintendo eShop in the US.

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Fri, Oct 05, 2012 | 08:57 BST

Retro City Rampage releasing this month on PS3 & PS Vita, Xbox 360 in November

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Retro City Rampage, the nostalgic top-down shooter is heading to PS3 and PS Vita this month, creator Brian Provinciano has confirmed. Good news for pixel junkies.

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Thu, Oct 04, 2012 | 16:42 BST

Cave Story, Dr. Mario, Drop Zone: Under Fire and more head up Nintendo US downloads

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Cave Story, Dr. Mario, and Drop Zone: Under Fire are just some of the goodies available for 3DS, WiiWare, and DSiWare this week from Nintendo. Become informed below the break.

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Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 14:53 BST

Quarth, Hitori, Kart Krashers, others make up Nintendo weekly downloads

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Quarth, Hitori, Kart Krashers and other titles have been released as part of Nintendo’s weekly download offerings. The full update is below.

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Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 10:47 BST

Lexis Numerique: “It is really hard to work on a Nintendo platform”

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Lexis Numerique recently released Red Johnson’s Chronicles 2- One Against All on Xbox Live and PSN. Since doing so, the team has quickly quashed any chance of the title appearing on one of Nintendo’s formats.

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