2/11/2008 Wii Virtual Console Updates – Harvest Moon and Lords of Thunder

Which would you rather do? Would you rather have a farm, get married and have children or would you rather blast your enemies to the sounds of heavy metal music? Farmer or fighter – that’s the choice created with this week’s releases for the Wii Virtual Console. Harvest Moon (800 Wii Points) is a simulation / RPG from the SNES, while Lords of Thunder (800 Wii Points) is a shooter from the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM.

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2/4/2008 Wii Virtual Console Updates – Operation Wolf and Columns III

Two new games hit the Wii Virtual Console today. Operation Wolf (500 Wii Points) is a shooter from the NES, while Columns III (800 Wii Points) is from the Genesis. New retro games typically hit the WiiShop Channel every Monday, 12:00pm Eastern / 9:00am Pacific.

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Nintendo's 2008 Game Lineup for Wii and DS

2007 was an excellent year for Nintendo. According to the company, the Nintendo DS was the #1 selling game system and the Wii was #2. With both top spots secured, where can Nintendo go from here? There’s no need to wonder what’s next, as a tentative game lineup list is now available.

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1/14/2008 Virtual Console Updates – Pac Attack and Riot Zone

Oh no, it’s two weeks in a row. Only two new games have been added to the Wii Virtual Console. Nintendo has been releasing less games on the virtual console. Pac Attack (SNES) and Riot Zone (TurboGrafx 16 CD-ROM) make their Wii debut today. What game would you have added? You can discuss this matter in the Photics Forums.

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