virtual console
News
Virtual Console: Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Pilotwings, All Coming
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Has a year of uninspiring selections all but made you forget the Wii’s Virtual Console even existed? Understandable. Might want to buckle up, though, because three of the most-requested games for the service are finally making an appearance. More »
News
The Nintendo Download: Let’s Get Ready To Pokémon Rumble
2:20AM Mike Fahey | This week brings WiiWare demos for four popular titles, a new Art Style title for the DSi and Pokémon’s answer to Gears of War Horde Mode, Pokémon Rumble. More »
News
The Nintendo Download: It’s Old Home Week
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Familiar names and face populate this week’s downloadable Nintendo games, with appearances by Frogger, Excitebike, Bomberman and more Electroplankton than you can shake a stylus at. More »
News
Europe Rates Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker For Virtual Console
12:30PM Owen Good | Pan-European Game Information has given Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, the iconic 1990 Sega Master System game, a 12-rating for Nintendo’s Virtual Console, raising hopes the King of Pop will make a posthumous return to video games. More »
News
The Nintendo Download: Vikings, Dragons, Spaceships, And Street Fighters
5:20AM Mike Fahey | Eight new games drop today across Nintendo’s WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare platforms, running the gamut from snapshot editing to the original Street Fighter. More »
News
The Nintendo Download: Zombies Ate My Monkeys
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Zombies eating neighbours, giant manatees eating pirates, and ghostly mini-games in this week’s spooktacular Nintendo Download update. More »
News
Which Free NES Game Should I Get?
7:30PM AJ Glasser | Those of you that shelled out for the Wii’s Internet Channel before Nintendo made it free can now download one NES game on Virtual Console — as long as it’s worth 500 points. More »
News
The Nintendo Download: Domo Arigato, LostWinds, Shootanto, Domo Domo, Domo Domo
2:00AM Mike Fahey | Nintendo loses more winds this week, and they’re passing the savings on to you before the furry Japanese television mascot Domo completely devours the DSi. More »
News
Rare: ‘Who Knows” Why Donkey Kong 64 Hasn’t Hit The VC
4:30PM Owen Good | Who knows? Maybe it has something to do with Rare being owned by Microsoft, and it and Nintendo being unable to decide who divides the loot. But yeah, answering a reader question, they don’t know what the deal is either. More »
News