Nintendo Wii News and Views

Official Nintendo Forums - Down

Nintendo has shut down their forums according to recent reports from various video game sites. The main reason why Nintendo made this move according to the reports is that Nintendo is working on a big change to their website.
A blog entry on Wired.com quoted Nintendo’s message which is, “For more than four years, these NSider [...]

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North America VC Update

Nintendo has released three Virtual Console games recently for North American Wii owners in the Wii Shop Channel.
The three games are all different in terms of genre, costs, and the systems that they were previously released for.

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Piracy Suit Against Korean Websites

Various internet sites have reported that Nintendo has filed a suit with the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seoul against people who uploaded pirated copies of their software on webhard and peer-to-peer sites.
“They infringed on our copyright by posting Nintendo’s game titles through the Internet without our permission. The legal action was taken against only some [...]

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SSBB Updates

Three updates have been released for Super Smash Bros Brawl on their official website.
The first update that I will talk about is the Battleship Halberg stage. On the website, the description says that the stage will begin in a hangar and your characters will eventually land on the ship’s deck. In the ship, there will [...]

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Upcoming UK VC Games

Gameguru.in has reported what will be the next three Virtual Console games that will be released for European Wii gamers.
The titles are Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, Mario’s Super Picross, and Neutopia II.

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Wii Zapper Controversy

It was reported recently that there were parents who are angry about the upcoming release of the Wii accessory, the Wii Zapper.
They think that it will make children violent when they play games with this accessory because it simulates shooting games to another level.
Susan Arendt from Wired.com noted some interesting comments and here they are:

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