Gamertell

Another week, another deluge of releases on Nintendo’s three downloadable game services. This time around, we’ve got minor blockbusters on every wing - from Monster Boy to Dr. Mario to a Final Fantasy spin off. Decisions, decisions… In any event, you can find the newest goodies on the DSi shop… Continue Reading »

Sweeping changes are afoot for Nintendo’s downloadable game services, with today’s launch of DSiWare - downloadable games for Nintendo’s newest handheld. We’ve still got the good old Virtual Console and WiiWare on the Wii as well as the new arcade component - so things are really starting to swing on… Continue Reading »

Square Enix has combined an expected announcement with two unexpected ones. We all knew that the Final Fantasy IV cell phone game sequel, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was headed to Wiiware. We’ve now learned it won’t be alone. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King’s sequel,… Continue Reading »

This week, we have a lot of space shooting, alien crushing and… interior decoration on the Wii’s downloadable services. My pick of the week is definitely Alien Crush Returns - a WiiWare enhanced version of what is arguably the best pinball game ever made. I also remember spending hours on… Continue Reading »

Nintendo is no longer taking the “geeks and otaku” approach to ignoring the Wii’s tiny 512 mb storage capacity. In case you aren’t in on the issue, the Wii has two downloadable game services, yet only a miniscule amount of memory on which to store games. In a recent post… Continue Reading »

It may have been a holiday yesterday, but Nintendo delivered four new (or old…) games as DLC for the Wii’s various services. This week’s highlight is probably the highly anticipated re-imagining of Dr. Mario with Dr. Mario Online Rx. All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with… Continue Reading »

With the advent of WiiWare, we need to try something a bit different with these weekly (Wiikly?) updates of downloadable gaming on the Wii. Until you hear differently, we’ll be covering both the WiiWare and regular Virtual Console updates all in one convenient, easy to digest post. Special, no? This… Continue Reading »

In honor of today’s launch of WiiWare titles, there is no regularly scheduled update to the Virtual Console. I’ll take this opportunity to pine (once again) for a VC release of Majora’s Mask, one of the most innovative (and, in my opinion, under appreciated) Zelda titles of all time. It… Continue Reading »

After a long-ish drought, it looks like the Virtual Console is getting the goods again. With the recent news that SNES classic EarthBound is likely to land on the VC and today’s release of super-addictive N64 puzzler Pokemon Puzzle League, I’m happy to be a retro gamer again. Also on… Continue Reading »

It looks as if beloved SNES role-playing game EarthBound will be receiving a Virtual Console release. According to a post at GameLife, the title has just gotten an ESRB rating, a signal that the game is ready for release. There’s no word on when it’ll come out, but the fact… Continue Reading »