New Wii Channel Available – Check Mii Out

Today is a very busy day for Nintendo. With the launch of Super Mario Galaxy and three new Wii Console Games, the blue glow from the slot illuminator did not fill me with the usual joy. Instead, it was more like, “What now?!” Oh, that’s right. I forgot about the new Wii Channel – Check Mii Out. Here’s the message that greeted me…

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What Are You Doing Sunday Night?

Around at 8 pm, Sunday, Nov. 11, Super Mario fans will line up at Nintendo World, for the launch of Super Mario Galaxy – and I will be there! For those of you that are unable to make the mecha to 10 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC, don’t worry. Photics.com should have full coverage of the event. Return on Monday morning for pictures, videos and details of the event.

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Battalion Wars 2 (BWii) Review

There was something of a drought with Wii games. With Battalion Wars 2, the rain is starting to fall. That is if exploding shells and machine gun fire quench your thirst for entertainment. In a surprising combination of tactics and twitch, BWii is a wonderful release for the holiday season.

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Happy Hallo-Wii! Castlevania II, Samurai-Ghost and Magician Lord on Virtual Console

Halloween is this week and it looks like Nintendo is celebrating the occasion. Today’s Virtual Console releases have a Halloween theme. Castlevania II (NES), Samurai-Ghost (TurboGrafx) and Magician Lord (Neo-Geo) are now available. Nothing says Halloween like Fantasy Violence. For nostalgic video game fans, traveling back almost two decades in time is quite the Halloween treat.

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Lunar Pool, Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun and Golden Axe III hit Wii Shop Channel

The Wii shop channel is updated every Monday, at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacfic. Roughly three hours from this posting, Lunar Pool, Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun and Golden Axe III will be available for purchase. Monday mornings aren’t so bad, not when there’s retro gaming to look forward to.

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