Capcom has today announced that three classic Ace Attorney™ games are due for release via WiiWare™ in early 2010, starting with the game that kicked off the whole series, Phoenix Wright™: Ace Attorney™ (Episodes 1 through 4). That release will then be followed by Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations. The Ace Attorney gam... more.

Nintendo’s official UK website has today announced the immediate launch of the WiiWare Download Demo Service. It’s great to see that the rumoured development is actually now happening for real, although so far there’s no news on whether or not it will be available in other territories. The first three demos that are available so far are: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Dark... more.

Konami has today revealed new screenshots for Frogger Returns. The five new screenshots have been unveiled with the purpose of showing fans who are eagerly awaiting the game’s WiiWare debut the new and improved graphics, new camera angle and all-new environments. As you can see from the screenshots, the brand new locations include a subway ( where our little frog friend has to dodge giant rats a... more.

Legendo has today released three new screenshots and some artwork from their episodic WiiWare game Pearl Harbor Trilogy. The three screenshots show incoming fighters, battle-ships in danger and Pearl Harbor itself, while the artwork shows the Japanese command HQ aboard the carrier Agaki. The episodic air combat action game series is a reinterpretation of Legendo’s Attack on Pearl Harbor PC ... more.

Japanese gaming news website Andriasang.com is reporting that WiiWare demos could very soon be available on the Wii Shopping Channel. The site gleaned this information from a Q&A session at a financial meeting in Japan last week, where Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata made the following statement: “As an experiment to see if we can expand our customer base by offering demos on WiiWare, we hope to r... more.

Abylight has today announced the forthcoming release of Stop Stress: A Day of Fury on WiiWare in North America and Europe. "Stop Stress: A Day of Fury is the perfect antidote for the modern, city-living stressed-out gamer,” said Ignacio Garcia Gonzalez, producer at Abylight. “You will experience the highs and lows of a manic world as you will constantly move onto the next crazy encounter to se... more.

The WiiWare service was introduced in mid-2008. This gave developers a chance to put out smaller-scale games. These games, ranging from 500 to 1500 points, spawned a new market for downloadable games on the Wii. WiiWare has also opened up access to genres fading away, including 2-D side-scrollers. With a plethora of games on the WiiWare, the question posed to many is "What's the best?" I'm here to... more.

Konami today announced a new Frogger title for WiiWare™ called Frogger Returns, an updated version of the arcade classic. The core elements of the basic gameplay that made the original so addictive will still be there as you try and guide Frogger through the perils of the big city and back to his marshy homeland, but it’s been spruced up with better graphics, a new camera angle and new levels.... more.

Excitebike was one of the most popular NES games in the mid 1980s. Nintendo looks revamp the graphics and controls, but keep the classic feel of the original game. Like many other revamps, Excitebike will include the new motion controls and standard-classic controls (similar execution to Punch Out!!). Excitebike will also include online multiplayer and the all important level editor/creator. ... more.

As if the general all-round awesomeness of Fridays wasn’t enough, what with it being the beginning of the weekend and all that, it’s also the day that the EU Wii Shop Channel gets stocked up with some fresh goodies, and we’ve certainly got some interesting ones this week. First up on WiiWare we have the unusual PictureBook Games™: A Pop-Up Adventure. Something a little different, this is ... more.

Everyone knows that Mondays can be a bit rubbish in general, but not for US Nintendo fans, as Mondays are their special day when their Wii™ Shop gets updated with all sorts of fresh goodies. Right, let’s get cracking then!  On WiiWare™ we have the US release of LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias which recently became the 100th game to be released by Nintendo of Europe on WiiWare. ... more.