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Nintendo Brings Shogi to WiiWare

July 23, 2008 - Great news, Nintendo fans! Nintendo has released its latest WiiWare game over in Japan. The bad news is revealed by the title: Tsuushin Taikyoku Hayazashi Shogi Sandan. Hidden within all the moon talk is one of those dreaded words from the Japanese game market: shogi. That's right, Nintendo's latest WiiWare title is the download service's latest shogi game.

Hudson Entertainment Announces its PAX 2008 Lineup

Hudson Soft has announced their Penny Arcade Expo 2008 (PAX 08) lineup today, and will be showing four games for the Nintendo Wii: two for WiiWare and two full Wii games. The games to be shown include: Bomberman Blast (WiiWare), Alien Crush Returns (WiiWare), FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR (Wii) and DECA SPORTS(tm) (Wii). Full details are available in the full press release, on GameVortex's PAX 2008 Coverage site.

European WiiWare Update: Pirates and SPOGS Racing

It's WiiWare week for Europe again, and this time there are once again two new games available. Although you might as well say it's just one, as one of them was already released in the US and was found to be rather shockingly bad.

Two new WiiWare titles online

In case you've not noticed it seem two more games have found their way onto Nintendo's WiiWare service.

News: Two New WiiWare Titles For Europe

Amongst all the E3 hubbub of the past week, two new WiiWare games were launched yesterday. Head inside to find out which...

Strong Bad Episode 1 Hits the WiiWare Shop

Nintendo has added a new title to their WiiWare shop, Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner from developer Telltale Games. The new title features the infamous boxing-glove-adorned character in the first of five installments of Telltale's "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People". "The point-and-click adventure game stars Strong Bad, the lucha libre mask-wearing character from web cartoon series Homestar Runner. Players can create "Teen Girl Squad" comics, play a retro-styled minigame titled Snake Boxer 5, and send pictures and messages to their friends through the Wii's message board system." In addition to the new title two classic titles have also been added for virtual console, Break In, and Star Parodier.

The King Requires More Dungeons (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - WiiWare)

Square Enix released five downloadable add-ons today for their WiiWare title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. The downloads vary from new dungeons to costumes for the main character.

Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People arrives August 11

Telltale Inc. has announced that Homestar Ruiner, the first of five monthly Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People episodes, will premiere Monday, August 11. Homestar Ruiner will release on Nintendo’s WiiWare download service in North and South America and worldwide on PC simultaneously. WiiWare availability for Europe, Australia and New Zealand will follow shortly.

WiiWare Gets its Groove Back

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WiiWare Running into Ratings Fire?

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European WiiWare Update

Although you might as well say it’s just one, as one of them was already released in the US and was found to be rather shockingly bad.

Bomberman Blast Hits WiiWare

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News: Pokmon Hitting WiiWare This Friday

You may have travelled across the land, searching far and wide in an effort to complete your Pokédex in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl on the DS, but we bet your next mission would never have even crossed your mind. Put away the Rare Candies and start mucking out the Girafarig stables, you're the new owner of My Pokémon Ranch.

Mega Man 9 goes beyond WiiWare

Mega Man 9 Confirmed for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3; Mega Man 1 and 2 Headed to Wii Virtual Console

Japan: Mega Man 9 Hitting WiiWare in September

Mega Man 9. The words still sound a tad mythic considering the last proper Mega Man title was released on the PlayStation 12 years ago. Yet here it is, in all its Dr. Wily blaming poor Dr. Light glory. Luckily the wait won’t last too much longer, thanks to a reveal in the latest issue of Famitsu.

Hudson's Alien Crush release on WiiWare

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Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball for PS3, WiiWare too?

Strategy Informer has been talking with Chris Stockman, studio director of Blazing Lizard, about the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, which will be released on September 3rd for 800 MS points.

Strong Bad game set for PC and WiiWare

Square Enix sells A Million Copies of Dragon Quest V (Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride)

Wii-kly Update (July 28, 2008)

One WiiWare game and two Virtual Console games are added to the Wii Shop Channel.

Luc Bernard quitting games development

Following poor reviews of WiiWare title Eternity's Child stateside, British-based games developer Luc Bernard has vowed never to make another videogame.

Homebrew Games Coming To Xbox Live

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NEWS For Nintendo, 'Beer' is Too St...

Contrasting previous statements about not screening WiiWare content, Nintendo elicited changes in JV Games' upcoming title, including a name change from Frat Party Games – Beer Pong to Frat Party Game

Homebrew devs allowed to sell content through Xbox Live

Xbox 360 will challenge the recently launched Nintendo WiiWare and Apple AppStore distribution channels when it starts allowing XNA Creators Club members to sell their homebrew games via Live later this year.

What is a SPOG and why is it racing?

Nintendo of America has an ample supply of WiiWare games sitting in a vault. SPOGS Racing was pulled from it today. As the title suggests, it's a racing game with a twist of crashing into other players and stealing parts. Changing the SPOG driving avatar from a racer to pirate probably doesn't have an effect. It's unclear if SPOGS Racing uses motion control, but the input methods it supports are: a lonely remote, nunchuck, and Classic Controller. With a limited amount of information it's hard to plunk down 1,000 Wii Points ($10) for what aesthetically looks like a lost Nintendo 64 game.

Braid might come to PS3, not Wii

Braid might end up on the PlayStation 3 eventually, but a WiiWare version is apparently out of the question.


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