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Silver Star Reversi (WiiWare)
Review by Kaes Delgrego / It’s Reversi on WiiWare: what more do you want to know?
Reel Fishing Challenge (WiiWare)
Review by Brody Olimar / Keeping it reel.
Water Warfare (WiiWare)
Review by Marcel Van Duyn / Fill up your super soakers and prepare for a drenchin..
Puzzle Bobble Plus! (WiiWare)
Review by Marcel Van Duyn / The third Bubble Bobble series remake to hit WiiWare...
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong (WiiWare)
Review by Corbie Dillard / Look alive, maggot!
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News: Super Meat Boy Creators Hosting Live Q & A Today
Webcam info session is today (July 2nd, 2009) at 5 PM PST.
Those who are interested in the WiiWare-bound indie game Super Meat Boy (which includes many of us here at Nintendo Life) will be pleased to know that its often-facetious creators Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes are hosting a live question and answer web cam chat today.Starting at 5 PM PST (less than eight hours from the time of this..
News: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (1st July)
It's Wednesday again and time for the WiiWare Top 20!
It's time to take a look at the most popular WiiWare titles available on the Wii Shop Channel. If you're feeling adventurous you can even take a look for yourself by simply logging on to your Wii Shop Channel, heading into the WiiWare section and then viewing "Popular Games". It's that easy!We compile this list using the USA region Wii..
News: 5 Spots Party Coming to Europe July 10th
You can check out the final gameplay trailer while you wait.
For those European gamers who have been waiting for the release of 5 Spots Party on the WiiWare service, the wait is almost over. The game, based on the popular pastime of spotting the differences between two photos, will be released on July 10th and will cost 500 Nintendo Points.The folks over at Cosmonaut Games were kind enough to send..
News: Bit Boy!! Coming to Europe July 3rd
Bplus' newest WiiWare title hits the European WiiWare service on Friday.
Austrian developer Bplus has just announced that their newest WiiWare title Bit Boy!! will be released in Europe on July 3rd. The title will retail for 600 Nintendo Points. The US version of the game is currently still in check at Nintendo, but Bplus assures us that a North American release date should be coming soon and the..
News: Carnival King Coming to WiiWare
A good old-fashioned carnival shooting gallery!
Incredible Technologies, developers of Target Toss Pro: Bags, has just announced their brand new WiiWare title Carnival King.If you've ever wanted to experience the thrill of an old-fashioned carnival shooting gallery, this is the game for you.You can take a look at the official press release below, along with a brand new gameplay video showing the..
News: New Furry Legends Gameplay Trailer
Check out the newest gameplay video in action.
We just got in a new trailer for the upcoming WiiWare title Furry Legends for you to check out.As you can see from the video, the game is fairly far along in development and Gamelion Studios have stated that the game's development process is progressing nicely and it should be ready soon.You can check out the official trailer..
Review: Silver Star Reversi (WiiWare)
It’s Reversi on WiiWare: what more do you want to know?
Similar to its sibling Silver Star Chess, the latest game from Agetec is a decent but barebones take on a classic board game. The game of Reversi dates back to late 19th century England and has been known in modern times as Othello. Two players take turns placing black and white dots on an 8 by 8 grid, trying to create horizontal, vertical,..
Review: Reel Fishing Challenge (WiiWare)
Keeping it reel.
There are some sports that seem tailor-made for video game translations, but fishing is arguably not one of them. A pastime that centers around patience rather than action or skill does not seem like the sort of thing that most people would be interested in experiencing indoors. Yet strangely enough the genre has existed for some time, and with the Wii it continues to flourish. It..
News: Magnetis WiiWare Trailer
Check out Magnetis in action.
The folks at Yullaby were kind enough to send over the official trailer for their upcoming WiiWare puzzler Magnetis along with a press release for the game below. Yullaby is proud to introduce a video trailer and three new images for its new game, Magnetis, which demonstrates combo mechanics for advanced players. Magnetis is a multiplayer arcade puzzler with a very..
Nintendo Download: 30th June - 1st July 2009 addendum (JAPAN)
Two more WiiWare titles coming Tuesday aimed at younger gamers and an extra DSiWare title on the 1st.
Looks like the mock tears for Japan were premature last week as some additional releases mean Japan has a 3-2-2 week it turns out. Thanks to Nintendo Life reader Ratengo for noting that the Japanese Shop news item for this week's releases had two additional WiiWare titles that weren't detailed on..
Nintendo Download: Fantasies, Fishing, Warfare, Reversi and Sudoku (US)
NoA's sudden WiiWare push continues, with yet another 3 WiiWare games and 1 game for both DSiWare and Virtual Console.
Nintendo seems to be focusing on WiiWare a lot lately. Perhaps they're just trying to stir up excitement for upcoming big releases? It mostly seems to be a Europe catchup week - Only two WiiWare games are new for the west and neither seems very interesting.Water Warfare is Hudson's..
Review: Water Warfare (WiiWare)
Fill up your super soakers and prepare for a drenching in Hudson’s second WiiWare FPS game.
Earlier this year, Hudson released Onslaught, WiiWare's first FPS which proved that Japanese developers can actually make good FPS games! One of the only complaints with Onslaught was that it only featured online co-op and versus modes; there was no deathmatch. Water Warfare seems to have been made just to..
Podcast: Episode 5 - June's Download Round-up!
Round-up of June's downloads plus: YOUR voices!
This episode brings you more of a download-focused approach, rounding up some of the best titles you can download released in the last month. Plus you can hear the voices of some of your favourite Nintendo Life commenters!If you want to get involved in the next episode or leave your feedback, you can call us on +44 (0)20 8144 8216, Skype us at..
Review: Puzzle Bobble Plus! (WiiWare)
The third Bubble Bobble series remake to hit WiiWare. Is it any good after the somewhat disappointing Rainbow Islands?
Puzzle Bobble - or Bust-A-Move as it's known in North America - is perhaps the most well-known game in the Bubble Bobble series. Almost everybody's played it in some way or form, with multiple versions and a ton of rip-offs over the years. With that in mind, does this newest..
Nintendo Download: 30th June - 1st July 2009 (JAPAN)
An unusually light release week for Japan with 1 WiiWare, 2 Virtual Console and 1 DSiWare release.
After weeks of mass software dowloading we see a release week that would look at home in PAL territories or North America -- maybe it's going to be Japan's turn for light release weeks for a change?On the WiiWare front we have Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Hikari to Yami no Himegimi to Sekai..
Nintendo Download: Puzzle Bobble, Water Warfare, SimEarth, Altered Beast and More Sudoku (EU)
DSiWare takes a bit of a break to give the spotlight to the Wii releases this week.
A large part of today's update isn't very surprising - Three of the games are published by Hudson Soft and were already announced for release earlier this week. The two unannounced releases are quite nice surprises though!On WiiWare, we've gotten Puzzle Bobble Plus!, the third Bubble Bobble series WiiWare remake by..
News: Mecho Wars Confirmed for WiiWare and DSiWare
Luc Bernard's latest project meets with Nintendo's approval
In case you didn't know, Luc Bernard's fantasy-themed turn-based strategy title Mecho Wars has just been released on the iPhone and has been getting some generally positive reviews.Bernard himself has previously stated - albeit under the influence of alcohol - that he'd like to bring the game to either WiiWare or DSiWare and now he's..
Review: Drill Sergeant Mindstrong (WiiWare)
Look alive, maggot!
The best way to describe Drill Sergeant Mindstrong would be to liken it to a military boot camp version of Brain Training. The game presents you with four basic mini-games, each with its own unique military theme complete with a Drill Sergeant barking commands and insults at you on a nearly continuous basis. While these mini-games are enjoyable enough, the mere fact that there's..
News: BIT.TRIP CORE Coming to WiiWare July 6th
The next title in the Bit.Trip series is on its way.
Gaijin Games has just announced that their newest WiiWare release in their Bit.Trip series BIT.TRIP CORE is headed to the US WiiWare service on July 6th, which will make it the 100th US WiiWare release. Congrats to the guys at Gaijin Games for all their hard work!Below is a copy of the graphic that adorns their blog which gives away the release..
News: New Nintendo Channel Videos
Nintendo adds two new videos to their Nintendo Channel.
The nice folks at Nintendo were kind enough to send over two brand new videos of upcoming releases. These videos were just added to the Nintendo Channel as well, and more are on the way.The first video is of Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 with charismatic Creative Director Jason Vandenberghe on hand to give you some insight into their upcoming Wii..
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