VC Releases 4/26

River City Ransom

System: NES®
Genre: Action, Fighting
Original Release: 1989
Wii Points: 500



Phantasy Star III Generations of Doom

System: Genesis
Genre: RPG
Original Release: 1991

Wii Points: 800

SNES Classic Controler for the Wii

This offer appears only available in Japan for Nintendo Club members.


As reported on:
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com

Tutorial: iTunes on the Wii (Free)

This tutorial will show you how to stream your iTunes music library to your Wii through the Opera browser. The Opera browser can be download to your Wii for free from the "Wii Shop Channel." This tutorial will work with both a Mac and a PC.

Things you'll need:
*Nintendo Wii with Opera Browser Installed (free from the shop channel)
*iTunes
*MyTunesRss (free)

Let's get started:

1. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer.
2. Make sure you have the latest version of the Opera browser installed on your Wii.
3. Download and install MyTunesRss (select your operating system on the right hand side of the page and the download will begin).

Configuring MyTunes RSS (from their page):

1. When you start MyTunesRSS for the first time, it automatically starts searching a file named "iTunes Music Library.xml" in all directories inside your user home. You can cancel this process in case you want to select the file manually or you don't use iTunes at all.

2. To get started you need to configure at least one data source, i.e. either the "iTunes Music Library.xml" or at least one watch folder. The previously found "iTunes Music Library.xml" (if any was found) is already configured. To select your own music library source click the "Directories" tab and under the iTunes box click the "..." button. From here browse to where ever your Library.xml is stored on your computer. I also configured a watch folder. To do so click the "+" button next "Watch Folders" box. Point that window to look at your iTunes music folder.




3. Then you need to do at least one initial database update. Under the "Database" tab you can trigger this update manually or you will have to check the option for doing this automatically when the server starts. You can also configure automatic updates at fixed intervals while the server is running.



4. Now you need at least one user. Go to the user management tab and create a new user. Enter a username and password and check the permissions for the user. You should start with a user with all permissions and no download and zip archive limit. (You will not be able to download music or videos to your Wii...I already tried)

5. After creating the user you can start the server. The server is started and MyTunesRSS checks if it is reachable and if there are any tracks in the database. If your server is up and running, you can test the web interface.



6. Open a web browser on the same computer that is running MyTunesRSS and enter "http://127.0.0.1:8080" in the address line. After a few seconds you should see the login page. Enter the username and password for the user you just created and click the login button. You should see the portal page. MyTunesRSS is working correctly now.


7.Before you leave MyTunesRss click the "Server" tab once more. Next click on the "Server Info" button. When the pop window appears look in the "Internal Addresses" window. Write one of them down (in my case it will be "http://192.168.10.147:8080" - see picture below).




Configuring the Wii:

1. Load the "Internet Channel"
2. Click on the "WWW" icon
3. Enter in the IP address you wrote down in step 8 of "Configuring MyTunes RSS " into the address bar. In my case it was "http://192.168.10.147:8080"
4. Enter the username and password for the user you created earlier and click the log in button (I also clicked "Remember Me"). You should see a portal page. Congratulations you can now stream your iTunes music to your Wii!!!

*I also saved the ip address "http://192.168.10.147:8080" to my favorites and renamed it "iTunes" for easier access. If you chose to remember your username and password earlier, every time you click on your new iTunes favorite item you will be automatically logged into your iTunes library for instant browsing.

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"Make your Mii, then play it on Wii"

Vids of the new Nintendo Wii "Mii" commercials

Zelda "Ocarina of Time" coming to VC

If you were to look at the top of GameRankings list of best games of all time, heck almost anyone's list, what would you see? Hint, it's coming to the Wii's virtual console on Monday.

That's right, Nintendo just dropped the bomb. Ocarina of Time is coming to the Wii's virtual console in North America too. So there Europe. The game will be on the site Monday for 1,000 points or $10 in real money. Hit the jump for the short but sweet release. Brian Crecente

Every form of entertainment has its artistic pinnacles. On Monday, Nintendo will make The Legend of Zelda®: Ocarina of Time available for download in the Wii Shop Channel of the hot new Wii™ video game system. Originally released in November 1998 for the Nintendo 64® console, the game is widely considered by critics and industry observers to be one of the greatest video games of all time.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time inspired millions of players around the world with its in-depth game play, rich 3-D visuals and memorable adventures. It set the standard by which all other games have been judged. And now it's available once again, both for veteran gamers to relive their gaming glory days and for younger players to discover it for the first time.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be available for 1,000 Wii Points™ when it goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Feb. 26. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. The Wii Shop Channel now boasts more than 55 downloadable classic games, in addition to the dozens of new disc-based games available for Wii.

Wii: Guitar Hero Coming...

That’s right, during Activision’s conference call on Wednesday, CEO Mike Griffith stated that Guitar Hero will be making it’s way to the Wii:

The key difference in our strategy versus the prior cycle, is that in addition to full support on Sony and Microsoft platforms, we will aggressively target the Nintendo platforms consistent with our multi-platform strategy and Nintendo’s expected growth. In fiscal 2008, we will double our offerings on the DS and the Wii, including Spider-Man, Shrek, Transformers, and Guitar Hero.

No other details were given during the 60+ minute conference call. Since the announcement was given by the President of Activision, I think the chances are high for an official press release in the future. If you wish to hear the announcement for yourself, check out the conference call below and skip ahead to around the 28-minute mark.

Retrieved from:

Thetanooki.com

Zelda "A Link to the Past" Virtual Console Release

Jan. 22, 2007

Today Nintendo adds one of the most popular games in its library of classics to the Wii™ video game system's Wii Shop Channel. The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™ goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Super NES®, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Return to an age of magic and heroes. When an evil magician named Agahnim begins kidnapping young maidens in Hyrule in a quest to break the imprisoning seal on Ganon, a young boy named Link is called upon to stop him. Link must venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests as he searches for the maidens and Princess Zelda. Traversing both Light and Dark Worlds, he must navigate eight dark dungeons, fighting evil enemies and huge bosses. Help our hero prevent Ganon and Agahnim from shattering Hyrule forever.

Nintendo.com

Wii Virtual Console Release Info

January 17, 2007 WarioWare: Smooth Moves Nintendo Action
January 2007 Super Mario World (Virtual Console) Nintendo Platformer
January 2007 Metroid (Virtual Console) Nintendo Action
January 2007 Baseball (Virtual Console) Nintendo Sports
January 2006 Kirby's Adventure (Virtual Console) Nintendo Platformer
January 2006 Pilot Wings (Virtual Console) Nintendo Flight
January 2006 Wild Gunman (Virtual Console) Nintendo Shooter
January 2007 Urban Champion (Virtual Console) Nintendo Fighting
January 2006 Punch-Out (Virtual Console) Nintendo Sports
January 2006 Pro Wrestling (Virtual Console) Nintendo Wrestling
January 2006 Kid Icarus (Virtual Console) Nintendo Platformer
January 2006 Hogan's Alley (Virtual Console) Nintendo Shooter
January 2006 Duck Hunt (Virtual Console) Nintendo Shooter
January 2007 Comix Zone (Virtual Console) SEGA Action
January 2007 Bio-Hazard Battle (Virtual Console) SEGA Action Adventure
January 2007 Gain Ground (Virtual Console) SEGA Action
January 2007 Bonanza Bros. (Virtual Console) SEGA Action
Q1 2007 Cooking Mama: Cook Off Taito Other Action
January 2007 Streets of Rage (Virtual Console) SEGA Action
January 2007 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Midway Games Fighting
February 12, 2007 Wii Play Nintendo Action Compilation
March 5, 2007 Mario Party 8 Nintendo Party
March 13, 2007 TMNT Ubisoft Action
March 20, 2007 Godfather: Blackhand Edition, The Electronic Arts Action
March 2007 Blitz: The League Midway Games Sports
March 30,2007 Wii Browser Nintendo Productivity
March 2007 Medal of Honor Vanguard Electronic Arts Shooter
March 2007 Heatseeker Codemasters Flight Action
Q1 2007 Bust-A-Move Bash! Majesco Puzzle Action
March 2007 Prince of Persia: Rival Swords Ubisoft Action
March 2007 SSX Blur Electronic Arts Sports
Q1 2007 Sonic and the Secret Rings SEGA Platformer
May 2007 Spider-Man 3 Wii Activision Action Adventure
May 2007 Shrek the Third Activision Action
Q2 2007 Bigs, The 2K Sports Sports
June 2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer Take-Two Interactive Action Adventure
Q2 2007 Mercury Meltdown Revolution Ignition Entertainment Puzzle Action
Q2 2007 Line Rider inXile entertainment Puzzle
Q2 2007 Alien Syndrome SEGA Action RPG
July 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Electronic Arts Adventure
Q3 2007 Transformers (2007) Activision Action
Q3 2007 100 Bullets D3 Publisher Action
Q3 2007 Madden NFL 08 Electronic Arts Sports
Q4 2007 Mortal Kombat Next-Gen [untitled] Midway Games Fighting
Q4 2006 Spider-Man Trilogy Activision Action
Q4 2007 Marvel Nemesis 2 Electronic Arts Fighting Action
TBA 2007 Soulcalibur IV [Untitled] Namco Fighting
TBA 2007 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nintendo Fighting
TBA 2007 n-Space Wii project [untitled] Nintendo Action
TBA 2007 Sadness *TBA Action Adventure
TBA 2007 Dr. Mario (Virtual Console) Nintendo Puzzle
TBA 2007 Ice Climber (Virtual Console) Nintendo Action
TBA 2007 Excitebike (Virtual Console) Nintendo Racing
TBA 2007 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Virtual Console), The Nintendo Action Adventure
TBA 2007 Star Fox 64 (Virtual Console) Nintendo Flight Action
TBA 2007 Mario Kart 64 (Virtual Console) Nintendo Racing Action
TBA 2007 Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Virtual Console) Nintendo Platformer
TBA 2007 Super Metroid (Virtual Console) Nintendo Adventure
TBA 2007 Kirby Super Star (Virtual Console) Nintendo Platformer
TBA 2007 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Virtual Console) Nintendo RPG
TBA 2007 Black [next-gen] Electronic Arts Shooter
TBA 2007 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Nintendo Adventure
TBA 2007 Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo Platformer
TBA 2007 LucasArts / Day 1 Action Project [untitled] LucasArts Action
TBA 2007 Cosmic Family Ubisoft Educational Action
TBA 2007 Brothers in Arms D-Day Ubisoft Shooter
TBA 2007 Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting *TBA Productivity
TBA 2007 Mario Strikers Charged Nintendo Sports
TBA 2007 Wii Motor Sports Airplane Nintendo Flight
TBA 2007 Lost Ubisoft Adventure
TBA 2007 One Piece: Unlimited Adventure Namco Bandai Group Action Adventure
TBA 2007 Fire Emblem Nintendo RPG
TBA 2007 Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Square Enix Action
TBA 2007 NBA Live Wii Electronic Arts Sports
TBA 2007 James Bond 007 (2008) [untitled] Activision Action
TBA 2007 Animal Crossing Wii Nintendo Simulation
TBA 2007 Forever Blue Nintendo Adventure
TBA 2007 Alive Ubisoft Action
TBA 2007 Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Nintendo Action
TBA 2007 Disney's Meet The Robinsons Buena Vista Games Action
TBA 2007 Penny Arcade Adventures [TBA] *TBA Adventure
TBA 2007 Battalion Wars 2 Nintendo Action
TBA 2007 DK Bongo Blast Nintendo Platformer
TBA 2007 Pokemon Battle Revolution Nintendo Battle
TBA 2007 TNA iMPACT! Midway Games Wrestling
TBA 2007 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers Square Enix Action RPG
TBA 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Buena Vista Games Action
Summer 2008 Beijing 2008 SEGA Sports
TBA 2008 Harker *TBA Action Adventure
TBA 2008 Iron Man: The Movie SEGA Action Adventure
TBA 2009 Alien -- RPG Project [untitled] SEGA RPG
TBA 2009 Alien -- FPS Project [untitled] SEGA Shooter
TBA GoldenEye (Virtual Console) Nintendo Action

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Wii Virtual Console Line-up / Releases

A good website with write-ups on all the VC release up-to-date.

http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/wii/available_now.php

Music on your Wii

The social streaming music service, Finetune, has created a Wii friendly interface that looks and works really great. Listen to featured playlists, search artist names or tags on the “radio” and create a profile on a PC and then use the Wii to play your playlist or find similar artists.

The interface is absolutely amazing, one of the best I’ve seen for the Wii browser. From the rollovers to the iTunes 7 like 3D album view.

Retrieved from:Wiinintendo.net

Where to Find a Wii

Ironic but here is a website that looks for Wii's in your area:

http://www.ps3seeker.com/wii/

More anticipated shipments on 1/8-1/9

Wii sports tips

These tips and tricks come from our own observations or items we have found on the ‘net. So check them out and let us know via our Forums new ones you have discovered or if you know any we missed:
Bowling

* If you position yourself far enough to the left and aim towards the opponents lane, you can knock down their pins. If you hit any of their pins it counts toward your score!

# The bowling ball seems to go much straighter if you release it high in the air.
# Change bowling ball color: As The screen is fading to black for bowling, hold down the control pad until it fades to bowling for these colors:

Code Effect
Control Pad Up Blue Ball
Control Pad Right Gold Ball
Control Pad Down Green Ball
Control Pad Left Red Ball

* Scare the crowds while bowling: Start the regular motion for bowling and let go on the back swing. The ball will fly backwards and the crowd will scream and jump.
* Get a Strike on the 91 Pin lane: In training mode you can get a strike on the 91 pin lane by rolling the ball along either the left or right rail all the way to the end. This will trigger an explosion and all the pins will fall down adding 182 (91 * 2) to your score.

Boxing

Here is a list of control motions for Wii Boxing (from GameSpot Forums posting):

High Guard: Hold Wiimote and Nunchuck vertically, then tilt both controllers inward toward your body to cover face.

Mid Guard: Hold Wiimote and Nunchuck parallel to ground, then tilt both controllers inward if still not covering center of body.

Left Dodge: Hold Wiimote and Nunchuck vertically, then tilt both controllers to your left.

Right Dodge: Hold Wiimote and Nunchuck vertically, then tilt both controllers to your right.

Right High Jab: Hold Wiimote vertically, with controls facing yourself, and jerk it forward with the wrist. Helps to keep arm stationary, and just let the Wiimote fall forward.

Right Mid Jab: Hold Wiimote parallel to ground, and jerk downward. Again, keep arm stationary and just push Wiimote downward with wrist.

Right High Hook: Hold Wiimote vertically, with controls facing yourself, and rotate it quickly to the left, as in this (please forgive my ASCII art):

BEFORE:
____
| D |
| A |
| 1 |
| 2 |

AFTER:
___________
|D A 1 2|

Right Uppercut: Hold Wiimote parallel to ground, and then jerk upward. It’s the exact opposite movement from the Right Mid Jab.

Right Low Hook: Hold Wiimote parallel to ground, but turn it 90 degrees COUNTER-CLOCKWISE so that the face of the Wiimote is looking out to your left, then jerk it in the direction of the face of the controller. It’s exactly like the right uppercut, except the entire motion is rotated to the left 90 degrees.

Left High Jab: Hold Nunchuck up vertically so that the analog stick is facing you, and then jerk it forward. Just like Right High Jab.

Left Mid Jab: Hold Nunchuck parallel to ground, and jerk it downward. Just like the Right Mid Jab.

Left Uppercut: Hold Nunchuck parallel to ground, and jerk it upward. Just like Right Uppercut

Left Hook: Hold Nunchuck parallel to ground, but turn it 90 degrees CLOCKWISE so that the face of the controller is looking out to your right, then jerk it in direction of the face of controller. Basically just like the Right Mid Hook.

* Turn your Boxing Gloves Silver: After you’ve beaten the Grand Champion, Matt, in a boxing match you’ll be able to wear silver boxing gloves. To do so, hold (1) when the screen becomes black before a boxing match.

Golf

* Put better: Press (1) on the controller to see the break of the green and use this to line up your putt. You can also press (2) to get a lower, closer view of the green.

* Play Golf without maps or meters: To disable the power meter, map, and the wind speed indicator, press and hold (2), then make a selection at the “Select a Course” screen.

Baseball

* Pitch Underhand: While pitching, press 2 before throwing. To return to normal pitching press 1

Tennis

* Change the tennis court: To change the tennis court to the blue practice court, press and hold (2) at the warning screen that shows after selecting characters.

* Play Ping-Pong Tennis: You can place yourself on both sides of the net in a single player game and play against yourself, which is quite challenging. In addition, if you’re really masochistic, you can do a 4 player doubles with only you involved.

Retrieved from: http://www.workoutwithwii.com

Wii Sports Time Magazines Top Video Game

WII SPORTS (for Wii)

There is no possible way to say this enough times: great graphics don't make great games. Perfect Dark Zero looked like a Titian, but it was a snooze. Wii Sports—a mini-sports anthology that includes golf, boxing, tennis, baseball and bowling—looks like Colecovision. The little guys on the screen don't even have arms. But it's hilarious, and it shows off the power of the motion-sensitive Wii controller to put you right in the game, sweating and yelling and trying crazy spins and lunges and angles. The tennis game alone is worth the price of admission. Which is nothing, since it comes free with the Wii.

Retrieved from: Time.com

NORTH POLE NEWS: SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TREAT ON THE WAY FOR WII

Dec. 21, 2006

This year Santa is getting some competition from another jolly guy with a big belly and a red cap. We're talking about video game icon Mario™, of course. As a special holiday surprise for Wii™ owners from Nintendo, the original Super Mario Bros. ™ game for the Nintendo Entertainment System® will appear in the Wii Shop Channel and be downloadable for 500 Wii Points™. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the game. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets.

The classic game will make Christmas morning extra special, just as it did more than two decades ago. Super Mario Bros. reigns as perhaps the best-known and most-played game on any video game system in history. More than 40.2 million copies of the game found their way into homes worldwide. In addition to Super Mario Bros., other top-notch offerings available on Dec. 25 include:

* Street Fighter® II: The World Warrior (Super NES®, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): This game revolutionized the fighting-game genre with characters that had unique fighting skills, speed, special moves and unique endings.

* Super Castlevania® IV (Super NES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Simon Belmont uses his trusty whip to fight the powers of evil on his way to Dracula's Castle.

* Toe Jam & Earl™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): Two fun-loving aliens crash on Earth and must find 10 pieces of their spaceship so they can get back home to Planet Funkotron.

* R-TYPE® (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): This is a completely faithful port - right down to the character details - of the famous shooting-game masterpiece.

Games available on Jan. 1 include:

* Baseball (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Play nine innings of fierce sandlot competition with classic NES graphics.

* Urban Champion™ (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Don't let the big, bad bully of the neighborhood push you around! Players fight for the right to walk the street.

In just five weeks the library of classic games available through the Wii Shop Channel has grown to 33 titles. Every Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific, Nintendo adds more classic games to the channel.

Retrieved from: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=10831

Wii Interview with Reggie Fils-Aime's Nintendo Chief

Critical Hit: Reggie Fils-Aime's Pledge to Nintendo Wii Owners--Read My Lips. 'No New Game Drought.'

In the downslope of Orson Welles' career, the actor-writer-director was less known for his seminal films than for his role as a TV pitchman for Paul Masson Vineyards, wherein he would sonorously intone "We will sell no wine before its time." Substitute games for wine, and he could well have been speaking of Nintendo, whose previous consoles have notoriously gone months between significant first-party games. (Google "Nintendo drought" and you'll get more than 190,000 results.) Now comes word from the U.K. gaming site CVG that two highly anticipated Wii titles-Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Mario Galaxy-won't be released until October 2007 at the earliest.

We have no way of determining the credibility of CVG's report, which it attributes to "reliable sources close to Nintendo." But it reminded us of an interview that we conducted with Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in October, where he freely made a "Read my lips" pledge that Wii owners would not endure the same software droughts they had on prior Nintendo machines. Here's our exchange on that point:

NEWSWEEK: Let's look at first-party software for a minute. As evidenced by software sales, gamers who purchase Nintendo platforms do so primarily to play Nintendo-developed games. But from the Nintendo 64-era on, Nintendo has a history of repeatedly delaying key titles, creating long droughts between the AAA games for which its fans bought the hardware. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, your flagship title for the Wii, is in fact a long-delayed Gamecube game that has been moved over to the Wii, as has Super Paper Mario. So how can you assure gamers that are considering a Wii--keeping in mind that they've heard such promises before--that they won't endure the same droughts between AAA first-party titles that they suffered on the Nintendo 64 or the Gamecube?

Reggie Fils-Aime: The way I answer that question is with three very real examples. First, Zelda: Twilight Princess, on Wii, is arguably the best game we've ever made. Period. It is fantastic. It's been essentially made, from the core essence of that game, to be perfect for Wii. And yes, while its development started as a Gamecube title, the fact is the Wii version plays fundamentally different. A consumer can buy the Wii version and the Gamecube version and have two fundamentally different experiences. Now certainly, the Gamecube version of Zelda is fantastic. But the Wii version of Zelda is without peer.

The second example I point out is Metroid Prime 3, which is a from-the-ground-up creation of Metroid for the Wii system. That title is going to come out early in 2007. That will give us fantastic momentum coming off of the launch, and will certainly be an example of how there will be no new game drought for this system.

The third example I would give you is Mario Galaxy, another from-the-ground-up Wii game that we are strategically timing the launch to make sure that we continue driving momentum through 2007. So N'Gai, how do I answer the question, "Will there be no drought," and "How will we make sure that there are fantastic titles for Wii?" The answer is Zelda, Metroid and Mario. Which is a pretty darn good lineup.

So are you willing to make a "Read my lips" pledge right here?

I thought I just did.

All right. I'll be checking in with you when these titles actually ship.

[Chuckles] Exactly.

Retrieved from: http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=395614

Wii Games use Weather Channel

If its raining in your region and your playing Madden football it will be raining. Switch your region to a snowy one and it will be snowing.

A nice easter egg for Wii players.

Wii Virtual Console Release Info: Rumor

Nintendo Entertainment System

Baseball Nintendo December 18, 2006 E
Tennis Nintendo December 25, 2006 E
Urban Champion Nintendo December 25, 2006 E
Dr. Mario Nintendo January 1, 2007 E
Duck Hunt Nintendo January 8, 2007 E
Excitebike Nintendo January 15, 2007 E
Hogan's Alley Nintendo January 22, 2007 E
Ice Climber Nintendo January 29, 2007 E
Kid Icarus Nintendo February 5, 2007 E
Kirby's Adventure Nintendo February 12, 2007 E
Punch-Out!! Nintendo February 19, 2007 E
Pro Wrestling Nintendo February 26, 2007 E
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo March 5, 2007 E
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo March 12, 2007 E
Wild Gunman Nintendo March 19, 2007 E

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Donkey Kong Country Rare/Nintendo December 25, 2006 E
Hagane: The Final Conflict Red Entertainment January 1, 2007 E
Kirby Super Star Nintendo January 8, 2007 E
Kirby's Dream Land 3 Nintendo January 15, 2007 E
Pilotwings Nintendo January 22, 2007 E
Street Fighter II:The World Warrior Capcom January 29, 2007 T
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Squaresoft February 5, 2007 E
Super Mario World Nintendo February 12, 2007 E
Super Metroid Nintendo February 19, 2007 E
Tin Star Software Creations February 26, 2007 E
Uniracers Nintendo March 5, 2007 E

Nintendo 64

AeroFighters Assault Paradigm December 25, 2006 E
Beetle Adventure Racing Paradigm/EA January 8, 2007 E
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo January 25, 2007 E
Mario Party Hudson Soft February 12, 2007 E
Star Fox 64 Nintendo February 26, 2007 E
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo March 12, 2007 E

Sega Genesis

Space Harrier II Sega December 18, 2006 E
ToeJam & Earl Sega December 25, 2006 E

TurboGrafx-16

Dungeon Explorer Hudson Soft December 25, 2006 E
Military Madness Hudson Soft January 15, 2007 E
R-Type Irem/Hudson Soft February 26, 2007 E

Retrieved from: Play-nintendo.com

Nintendo Wii will be getting a Final Fantasy exclusive

Recently Square-Enix has announced the latest installment of Dragon Quest on the DS and it seems like they are giving Nintendo a tremendous amount of support contrary to last gen. But there is even a bigger game that Square will be releasing on Nintendo's home console the Wii, Final Fantasy. From a Square rep. we have recieved a tip that a Final Fantasy is being developed as I type this out. It won't be a sequal to the latest FF's but rather it will be similar to the DS's FF3 and can be said to be a port/remake. This is great news to all Wii owners!

Retrieved from: Randomnewz.blogspot.com

Wii Virtual Console Game Release 12/18

From Nintendo.com:

Tennis (NES®, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Players slam a serve, fire a blazing backhand and smash a forehand volley on their way to winning the victory cup. Players can choose between five different levels of difficulty, ranging from Beginner all the way up to Advanced. If players want to become true champs, they should be ready to show off their most brilliant lobs and most powerful smashes. Play a singles match or grab a partner for doubles, and then choose an opponent. Players control the moves in tennis action so intense, they'll almost believe they're at center court.

Space Harrier II™ (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces, and a call for help comes from deep in the universe. Space Harrier is quick on the scene, armed with his laser, to defeat wave after wave of destructive forces through 12 thrilling stages, with a dangerous boss waiting at the end of each round.

Military Madness™ (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points): Military Madness is a futuristic simulation game that throws the player into the middle of a war on the moon's surface. The rules are simple, making it easy for newcomers to enjoy the thrills of this war-strategy game. Players can see easy-to-understand, detailed instructions from the Title screen. Military Madness is also turn-based, allowing players to devise their strategy before they move. To top it off, the units players have for each stage are already decided, allowing them to concentrate on commanding. Use the terrain and surround enemies to claim victory. Fight through all 16 stages and thwart the enemy's ambitions!

Wii-mote Strap Replacement Program

Nintendo is offering to replace the original version of the wrist straps for the Wii Remote with a newer version. Because Wii consoles shipped starting in early December already utilized the newer version of the strap, you will need to determine which version of the strap you have before ordering a replacement. To view the difference between the original and the new version of the strap, please click here.

If you have an original version of the strap, please complete the form below to get a replacement (also, to ensure you continue to have a fun & safe experience, please read our Safety Information for Playing Wii by clicking here).

Once your replacement wrist strap has shipped, you will receive a confirmation email from Nintendo. We expect to begin shipping replacement straps around December 21st. It will take 5 to 9 days for delivery depending on your location. Please do not contact Nintendo regarding your replacement wrist strap until after that time period has passed.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your interest in our products.

Form can be found here: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp