Nintendo today announced the release date for Wii Music. October 20, 2008, will be the day the game sees retail shelves. Players will be able to use their remote and nunchucks to conduct classical symphonies, or just screw around with the them to Mario Brothers, as the case may be. A mere month away, folks.

Ubisoft Boss Yves Guillemot has stated in an interview with Gamedaily that Tom Clancy games will be making their way to the Nintendo Wii. Ubisoft apparently wants to make sure that the games both play and look good, he stated. It will be interesting to see how Ubisoft makes Clancy games fun using the motion control.

"We have engines that were created for the next-generation consoles. We had to re-engineer a certain number of engines to be sure we could use the quality of the machine. Even without the [high-end] graphics, the experience can still be very interesting," he continued.

Famitsu this month has confirmed that the fighting game the hardcore fans have been waiting for, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, is coming to the Nintendo Wii! This is very exciting for fans of the game and genre, and for everyone else, let's hope we do not have to import the game. Scans when we can get them.

The WiiWare and VC Channel releases for this week include Strong Bad Episode 2, as well as and old school Mega Man classic. Click read more for the full info.

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Sept. 15, 2008 - Two is your lucky number at the Wii™ Shop Channel this week. You'll find a pair of totally different yet equally awesome sequels on offer: the second installment in the outrageous Strong Bad game series on WiiWare™, and a memorable sequel from the classic Mega Man™ series on the Virtual Console™. Two is also the total number of WiiWare titles debuting this week, including an eye-popping new puzzle game that's suitable for two players. And while it only takes one Wii™ console to access them, you'll need two hands to applaud this ever-growing selection of great games.

The new Animal Crossing game, City Folk, will be released with a bit of a different name down under. The game, now rated G, is called Animal Crossing: Let's go to the City. Interesting, but certainly not as catchy as City Folk. Just FYI, folks, it is not a totally different game, when you hear about it.

Simon Fox, a representative from HMV, told The Sun recently that while music sales will account for just one quarter of sales, while video games will account for almost 20% of total sales, and sell more every month. This is not surprising, of course, as retail music sales have been dying for a while, but it is nice to see that video games are finally big enough to be able to swing its weight around to better the lives of us gamers!

According to Reggie Fils-Aime, the NOA boss, the company is working on a better storage solution for the Wii. The solution may or may not involve a hard drive, but we all know the Wii's miniscule 512mb of built in memory is near-worthless. Add-on cards can be a partial solution, but moving items back and forth from the card due to the inability to run the games and channels from said card make things ridiculously time consuming and complicated. Reggie, in an interview with Latin America's official Nintendo Magazine called Club Nintendo, said that a solution is being prepped at the moment, but it may not be a hard drive. Oh, yeah, Miyamoto also mentioned in the mag that a new Zelda is in the works, but it is not ready to be shown yet. Interesting.

"We are working on a storage solution and it is especially important in America because our consumers are using Wii Points for the Virtual Console and WiiWare. I want the people to have the right expectations; We have never said that it will be a hard drive nor have we mentioned how we will fix this issue, but we are going to deliver a better way to store the games,"

School is back in session, and Nintendo has rolled out new WiiWare and VC titles for the occasion. The first is a WiiWare puzzler called Groovin' Blocks. Final Soldier and Cho Aniki round out the VC titles for download. Check out read more for the full info.


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School's back in session, but it's not the only place to get your brain buzzing. This week's additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel include a challenging new puzzle game available via WiiWare™, plus a pair of crackling Virtual Console™ actioners to keep your imagination raging between classes. Even if your school days are behind you, this latest lineup of downloadable titles will help get you fired up for fall, fueled by the one-of-a-kind fun of Nintendo's top-selling Wii™ system.

We hope all of you had a great Summer folks, because now, it is time to get back to the grindstone! Another year is on its last legs, and this one happens to be filled with some great games. The Wii Shop channel releases for this week include the Super Mario RPG. Click read more for the full info.

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Strike up the band and let the confetti fly! This week, the Wii™ Shop Channel celebrates the momentous release of its 250th game title for the Virtual Console™, pushing the selection of classic games to an exhilarating new high. And because a special occasion deserves a special guest, Nintendo is thrilled to name the beloved Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™ as the game to hold this exciting distinction. Along with a delightful new WiiWare™ title and a delirious underwater adventure, this gem from the Super NES® era guarantees a festive, fun-packed Labor Day holiday for Wii™ owners of all stripes.

EA has revealed the tracklist for their upcoming Wii music game, Boogie Superstar. As you can see, the songs are mostly top 40 tracks, so it should be popular with the kids. Click read more for the full info.

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Guildford UK, August 27, 2008 – International music sensation Natasha Bedingfield was today unveiled as the featured spokesperson of Boogie™ SuperStar, the upcoming Wii™ title from the Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS). Bedingfield lends three songs to the Boogie SuperStar soundtrack, also announced today, which features a total of nearly 40 hit singles made famous by some of today’s hottest artists.