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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii | 5 Comments

The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is officially no more.

All services were terminated just a few minutes ago, meaning it’s no longer possible to play the various Wii and DS titles that took advantage of the functionality (at least through traditional means). DLC offered through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is now unavailable as well.

It was nice while it lasted!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

Rodea: The Sky Soldier is kind of like the game that never was. The title was first announced in 2011 for Wii and 3DS, but still has yet to release.

Nearly a year ago, publisher Kadokawa Games said Rodea was still in the works. The 3DS version was in a “plus alpha” state at the time.

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been an update on Rodea since. But Kadokawa may still intend to bring out the title having recently re-registered a trademark in Japan. Perhaps one day we’ll finally see it launch!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 31 Comments

The Natural Resources Defense Council has put together a report that investigates the amount of energy used by current-gen and last-gen consoles. Wii U seems to come out on top of all systems – even beating out its predecessor. Check out the full results in the graphic above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

In just a few days, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will be discontinued. This affects a whole slew of games – see a listing of first-party releases here.

Even though the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is reaching its end, fans have put together an alternative method of playing some titles online. The “Wiimmfi” essentially patches the server addresses in the game to play on custom servers once May 20th has passed.

There’s lots more information about the project here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 10 Comments

This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Super Metroid (Wii U, 200 coins), 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure (3DS, 200 coins), Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters (3DS, 200 coins), and Mario Kart 64 (Wii/Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through June 8.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

At the end of this month, GameSpy will be ending all hosted services for games. This move will affect titles produced by a variety of companies, including EA.

Due to GameSpy’s shutdown, the following Nintendo-related games will no longer offer online functionality starting on June 30:

Bejeweled 2 for the Wii
Dracula – Undead Awakening for the Wii
Dragon Sakura for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 08 (KOR) for the Wii
FIFA Soccer 08 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 09 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Soccer 10 for Nintendo DS
FIFA Street 3 for Nintendo DS
GREEN DAY: ROCK BAND for the Wii
Madden NFL 08 for Nintendo DS
Madden NFL 09 for Nintendo DS
MySims Party for Wii
MySims Racing for Nintendo DS
MySims SkyHeroes for the Wii and DS
Need for Speed: ProStreet for Nintendo DS
Need for Speed: Undercover for Nintendo DS
SimCity Creator for Wii
Skate It for Nintendo DS
Sneezies for the Wii
Spore Creatures for Nintendo DS
Spore Hero Arena for Nintendo DS
THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND for the Wii
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 for Nintendo DS

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 10 Comments

Square Enix still appears to be thinking about bringing Dragon Quest X to western territories.

That’s according to analyst David Gibson, who tweeted the following earlier today:

Dragon Quest X originally launched in Japan back in August 2012 for Wii. The Wii U version followed in March 2013.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii | 1 Comment

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments

Those looking to complete their Mario themed Wiimote sets needn’t wait much longer, as Play-asia is now offering the ability to pre-order the Peach and Yoshi remotes. The Wiimotes can be pre-ordered here (Peach) and here (Yoshi) and are expected to ship May 29th.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, GBA, Images, Wii, Wii U | 29 Comments

Game Informer has put together a few graphs comparing Wii U and 3DS sales to Nintendo’s previous platforms. You can find them in the gallery above, and more information at the source link below.

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