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Nintendo has been uber generous and pounded us with WiiWare releases us this past couple of weeks. With five games in two weeks we’re quite perplexed as to the reason for the huge outburst as we usually only get one game per week. Long may it continue though! First we have PLÄTTCHEN – twist ‘n’ paint; which costs an extremely expensive 1500 WiiPoints. Described as a challenging Puzzle Shooter for 1-8 players, it has over 300 levels and Wii Zapper support. Secondly we have Bomberman Blast; which costs a reasonable 1000 WiiPoints. Bomberman Blast for Wii is what every fan...

For Virtual Console last week Nintendo gave us two classic retro games. First up is Final Solider from Hudson Software for the TurboGrafx16. This is yet another vertical shooter for the Virtual Console catalogue, yes we can’t believe how many there are to choose from now but if you love shooters, Final Solider with its tough difficulty, huge amount of weapons, power-ups and enemies to blast should keep you going for ages, it costs 700 WiiPoints. Next is Cho Aniki from Masaya for the TurboGrafx16 CD. Quite an unusual one is this, a side scrolling shooter which features semi naked...

For Virtual Console this week Nintendo have given us two classic retro games. First up is the one of the last Mario games to be released on the Super Nintendo; Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; created by the RPG masters at Square (yes that’s right – Square Enix) on behalf of Nintendo and was released in 1996 to huge acclaim both in Japan and the US. At 800 WiiPoints Super Mario RPG is a trifle expensive but well worth the money for new Mario fans and those who never managed to play this back in the day....

Nintendo have updated the Virtual Console with another two classic games this week. First up is Ys Book I & II, a single player TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM game for 800 WiiPoints. A mysterious RPG adventure full of; magic, monsters, danger and traps. If you like the classic 2D Zelda and Final Fantasy games then this could be fun for a while. On WiiWare we have a brand new game called Helix that costs 1000 WiiPoints from a new developer named Ghostfire. Helix for Wii is a music rhythm game which makes you move your body around whilst thrusting the WiiRemote (or...

Nintendo have updated the Virtual Console with another two classic games this week. Firstly we have the original Mega Man in all its 8bit platforming NES glory. For 500 WiiPoints it is well worth a purchase in preparation for the upcoming Mega Man 9, beware though – Mega Man is a very tough game and not for the fainthearted. Secondly we have yet another NEOGEO game for 900 WiiPoints. A two player golfing game from the mid-nineties called Neo Turf Masters which features stroke and match play with full 18 hole courses. The game might have been fun at the...

Nintendo have updated the Virtual Console with another two classic games this week. Firstly we have a very cool pool game for up to four players; it’s called Break In and is from the TurboGrafx16 catalogue. At 700 WiiPoints it may seem a bit expensive but don’t worry the game has lots different modes, whether you prefer straight 9 ball pool or even Billiards you’ll be catered for here. Secondly we have Star Parodier, also from the TurboGrafx16 but this time coming in at 900 WiiPoints because it was originally a CD-Rom title. Star Parodier is a spoof of Hudson’s...