• Wii Downloadables

    Weekly Wii Update: Dangeresque Bean Bag Invaders

    It's time for your Monday Wii update, and this week we get an excellent example of the range of Nintendo's WiiWare program. On one hand, we have Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 (1,000 points), the latest in Telltale's excellent series of adventure games based on the characters from Homestarrunner.com, and on the other, bean bag tossing. Target Toss Pro: Bags (700 points) is a game from Incredible Technologies that promises all the fun of tossing bean bags at stuff. Judging by the colon in the title, I am assuming that there will be a wide range of Target Toss Pro games that allow you to throw different things. Think I'll hold off until Target Toss Pro: Kittens comes out.

    Meanwhile, through the mists of the ages, the Virtual Console gets two classic titles from the 16-bit era. Space Invaders: The Original Game for the SNES (800 points) is the original Space Invaders, enhanced with arcade cabinet emulation and a VS mode, while Forgotten Worlds for the Sega Genesis (800 points) is a classic Capcom scrolling shooter featuring 360-degree shooting goodness. And that's the week in Wii downloadables! Try not to sprain yourself tossing. More »

    8:40 AM on Mon Nov 17 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    1,469 views, 38 comments

    Most discussed tralfaz23: other than strong bad, it's all kinds of blah where's earthbound you fuckers? more »

  • impressions

    Pit Crew Panic – Girls in Miniskirts Fixing Giant Toilets


    Pit Crew Panic is one of those games that makes me question the wisdom of the Wii being marketed to casual audiences. On the one hand, we get quality mini game compilations and fantastic motion controlled-adventures. And on the other – we get girls in miniskirts fixing giant toilets.

    The “point” of this game is to have your team of pit crew girls fix up anything and everything that rolls into their station as fast as they can. You accomplish this by clicking on one of your beskirted girls and dragging the Wii Remote icon over the item to be fixed. The Wiimote will rumble when you’ve come upon a part that needs cleaning or repairing. Holding down B sends your girl over to that part and activates the motion-controlled part of the equation where you’ve got to perform some random gesture with the Wiimote so the girl will do her job faster.

    These motions don’t sync up with any you’d make in real life to fix a potted plant – more often than not, it devolves into a waggle fest that could potentially injure any of your friends sitting next to you. More »

    1:40 PM on Tue Nov 11 2008
    By AJ Glasser
    4,730 views, 48 comments

    Most discussed theboyfrombrasil: THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING IVE EVER SEEN. Im just selling my wii, Im getting way too frustrated with the lack more »

  • Wii Downloadables

    Weekly Nintendo Update: Yummy Yummy Mega Man 3

    It's Monday morning, and we all know what that means! More joy and goodness delivered straight to your Nintendo Wii entertainment system, courtesy of the young sprightly elves who handle WiiWare and their older, more jaded Virtual Console counterparts. Despite the Virtual Console's strong showing this week with Mega Man 3 for the NES (500 points), the game that introduced us to Proto Man, Rush, and the electric slide, WiiWare comes out on top this Monday for the simple fact that it has a game that allows you to serve pizza to ninjas.

    Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam from Virtual Toys (1,000 points) is a fast-action cooking game that has you working your way through four different restaurants on your way to becoming the best chef in the city, serving the needs of local ninja, alien, mafia, and vampire population. If you don't find that exciting, you might want to spend some time on this week's other WiiWare title, Gameloft's Brain Challenge (1,000 points), though probably not. More »

    8:40 AM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    2,926 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed CaptLtrl: Mega Man 2 and 3 are the best. If I didn't already have the actual NES carts, I probably would more »

  • Pinball Gizzard

    Here's What Alien Crush Returns Looks Like

    In celebration of the release of their remake of the classic TurboGrafx-16 pinball game Alien Crush on Nintendo's WiiWare platform, Hudson has let us see what Alien Crush Returns looks like with this batch of screenshots. Looks as if you're playing pinball inside someone's digestive system which just happens to be filled with bug-like aliens, doesn't it? Good, that means it's working.

    10:40 AM on Mon Nov 3 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    1,773 views, 28 comments

    Most discussed WordMan: That last picture looks like a big toothy uterus. Imagine the devil spawn that are developed in there. Anyone seen that more »

  • Wii Downloadables

    Weekly Wii Update - Space Harrier, Alien Crush, And Interior Design?

    This week in Nintendo Wii downloadables, two classic franchises make their triumphant return, and if neither tickles your fancy you can always take a crash course in interior design. That's right, in addition to good old Space Harrier for the Sega Master System (500 points) and Hudson's classic pinball title reborn in Alien Crush Returns for WiiWare (800 points), Big Blue Bubble releases Home Sweet Home (1,000 points), a WiiWare title that promises all the fun of designing a home interior that you'd get in The Sims without all those pesky Sims running about. Sure to make an excellent stocking stuffer. The most interesting of the three to me is of course Alien Crush Returns. I am a certified video game pinball junkie, and the option to play online against three completely anonymous players only sweetens the deal.

    So, who among us will admit to pondering downloading Home Sweet Home? It's okay, you are among friends...well, I can't guarantee they'll still be friends once you make an admission, but they started out as your friends, and if they don't support you in your interests do you really want them as friends anyway? More »

    9:20 AM on Mon Nov 3 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    1,991 views, 23 comments

    Most discussed Sensai-N: I wonder how Alien Crush Returns will stack up as a pinball game compared to, say, Pinball Hall of Fame: more »

  • Wii Downloadables

    Weekly Wii Update - Earthworm Jim And Strong Bad, Together At Last

    It's a banner week in Nintendo downloadables, with two releases that are so exciting they could only be accompanied by one of Nintendo's little Art Style WiiWare Titles. Poor little Art Style: Rotohex (600 points) is fixing to be completely overshadowed by the third episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Baddest of the Bands (1,000 points), in which our titular hero attempts to completely dominate the “Battle Royale of the Bands” with his signature style and dashing good looks.

    As if another dose of Strong Bad weren't good enough, today marks the day that North Americans finally get our hands on Earthworm Jim for the Sega Genesis (800 points), the best game starring a worm since....Worms. Help Jim save Princess What's-Her-Name from Psy-Crow and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt. See?! It's even fun to type it! It's a fine day to be a Wii owner.

    8:20 AM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    2,291 views, 41 comments

    Most discussed DerrickDS: Nice... I believe the Genesis version of Earthworm Jim had one additional level that the SNES version didn't have. Superior more »

  • Crime

    Wii Stolen; Nintendo Replaces More than 250 WiiWare/VC Games

    Gaffer MiketheBSG got robbed, bigtime. Yesterday some burglar broke into his place, stole $26,000 worth of electronics, his girlfriend's jewelry and traumatized his dog. If there's a silver lining? His 228 Virtual Console and 30 WiiWare games were all restored by Nintendo to his new Wii. Ordinarily Nintendo doesn't allow such transfers. But my guess is they saw the volume of his catalog, not to mention heard about the 151 and 127 GameCube and DS games lost in the theft, and figured he was a good customer who definitely deserved a break. So, good on Nintendo. But the burglar is a piece of shit forever.

    66 Wii, 228 VC, 30 WiiWare, 151 GameCube, 127 DS Games. STOLEN from My Home [NeoGAF via GoNintendo]

    5:00 PM on Sat Oct 25 2008
    By Owen Good
    33,413 views, 137 comments

    Most discussed Marlor: It's a bit of a worry that this is considered so exceptional. If my Wii dies, I certainly hope that Nintendo more »

  • Review

    World Of Goo Review: Fun Bounces Off Me And Sticks To You

    Know that I am not a “puzzles man”. Narrative-driven problems in an adventure game, I can do, but a wholly-dedicated puzzle game? Not for me. The endless repetition, the cold, sterile environments and the focus on head-scratching over finger-twitching seems more like punishment than enjoyment.

    And yet, here I am, having just finished World of Goo, 2D Boy's physics based goo building game, and I’m writing a review about it. Was it because I did something wrong, and was, yes, being punished? Or did I, somehow, find a puzzle game enjoyable? More »

    1:00 PM on Thu Oct 23 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    16,404 views, 78 comments

    Most discussed arcum: I liked the demo. A fresh take on the puzzle genre. But I just can't justify purchasing a more »

  • Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People

    Strong Bad Wreaking Havok At Telltale, New Making of Documentary

    Strong Bad seems to be pissing everyone off over at Telltale. In part 2 of this - make believe - making of video series, Strong Bad who is ticked off about his office, attempts to gain creative control over his own game. If you haven't gotten a chance to pick up the game yet, both Episode 1: Homestar Runner and Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free are ready for you to play via WiiWare and PC. Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands should be launching sometime later this month.

    10:00 AM on Wed Oct 22 2008
    By Adam Barenblat
    2,377 views, 36 comments

    Most discussed 3inst3in is all up in your relativistics.: also, bring this to XBLA, please. Do it Now or DIE! more »

  • Mega Man 9

    More Mega Man 9 DLC - Fake Man!

    Capcom unleashes another wave of Mega Man 9 DLC upon an unsuspecting public this week, with three separate DLC packs available today on WiiWare, tomorrow on Xbox Live, and Wednesday on the PlayStation Network. The first of the three packs is a new stage for Time Attack Mode that introduces an all-new Robot Master Boss, Fake Man, who looks like a policeman and not Dustin Hoffman's Tootsie as I had hoped. Oh well.

    The other two packs are for the hardcore Mega Man 9 player, with Hard Mode kicking asses and Expert Mode crawling up inside and kicking intestines. I sure paint a pretty picture, don't I? More »

    8:40 AM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    9,521 views, 92 comments

    Most discussed Modus_Operandi: Wow. Capcom is really going to nickle and dime people here for awhile huh? This is really insulting. A $10 more »