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Video Games Happy Birthday WiiWare: 5 Games Worth Downloading

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A year ago today, Nintendo launched its WiiWare channel, a marketplace for downloadable games that was Ninty’s answer to the Xbox Live Arcade and Sony’s Playstation Network. Of course, with Nintendo’s lower-res graphics and internal memory limitations, comparing WiiWare to XBLA and PSN is an apples-oranges kind of thing. So no, you can’t expect graphics as with XBLA classics like Geometry Wars 2 or Bionic Commando Re-Armed–but yes, you can still find beautiful art direction, retro gaming nostalgia, and a captivating gaming experience for far less than the cost of a single console game (with decent multiplayer to boot).

Sure, there’s a ton of shovelware in Wii’s usual selection, but WiiWare’s best brings out the wide-eyed stoner kid in all of us. We picked our five favorite WiiWare Games to get you started…

May 12, 2009 | Permalink | Comment
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Video Games Punch-Out!! Hits Wii Without Mike Tyson

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When it dropped in the 1980s, we clocked many, many hours on our Nintendo playing Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!. Iron Mike was the heavyweight champion of the world, and the pixelated classic was the hottest game not featuring a character named Zelda. And although we reluctantly kept rocking with it when they dropped Mike (after his loss to Buster Douglas) and introduced Mr. Dream, we always had a special place for it in our hearts.

So you already know we got amped when we heard that they were working on a updated version of Punch Out!! for the Wii, which will drop at the top of '09. Our hopes are high, and after peeping the new trailer for the game, with its trademark over the top animation, we’re even more excited. Watch it below…

October 3, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment
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