If you’re looking for a good deal on the Nyko wireless adapter for the nunchuck, Amazon has it on sale right now for $10 stinkin’ dollars. Here’s some bullet points and it’s not a bad little device with 4 out of 5 stars from reviews:

* Converts the wired Nunchuk into a wireless peripheral. Provides lag-free wireless connection between Nunchuk and Wii Remote
* Wireless technology supports Nunchuk up to 15 feet from Wii Remote. Two AAA batteries provide up to 60 hours of gameplay.
* Cord management system keeps Nunchuk cord hidden
* Unique sleeve holds Nunchuk, cord and batteries in compact, easy-to-use setup
* Self-standing sleeve provides easy storage of Nunchuk

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I know, I know, this is a day late and right now, I’m a dollar short. My main development PC died on me but a new power supply is on the way for that. Poor power supply gave all she had for 7 years until one of her cooling fans gave out on her yesterday morning. It’s ok, I have this backup laptop from the 1990’s I’m using that allows me to still do updates. Just a day late it seems, eh? OK, ON WITH THE NEWS!

Aug. 18, 2008 - Fans of ’80s platforming action have something to shout about this week-namely, the Virtual Console? debut of a true classic: Mega Man?. Whether you’re experiencing this vintage robot adventure for the first time or reliving the fun of your NES® heyday, you’ll find all of the game’s side-scrolling thrills intact. Meanwhile, players with a passion for sinking the perfect shot can rule the table with a new WiiWare? pool title or conquer the links in a challenging, globetrotting golf game.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii? Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii? owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points? to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

WiiWare

Midnight Pool (Gameloft, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated Gambling, 800 Wii Points): Take a trip across America to make your dreams come true in a pool tournament worth millions. Visit the most colorful bars and meet seven of the coolest players on the circuit, from country music star Travis to Alison the biologist and John the sheriff. Learn the tricks of the trade through tutorials along the way, while advanced players can take on challenges to show off their trick-shot abilities. Keep things interesting with three sets of rules.

Virtual Console

Mega Man (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Join the blue bomber in his first-ever adventure as he battles the evil Dr. Wily and his robotic henchmen to restore peace to a troubled world. Mega Man is a super-robot created by the genius scientist Dr. Light. When Dr. Wily goes rogue with an army of six of his own devious robot masters, it’s up to Mega Man to put a stop to his nefarious plot by traversing a series of stages rife with enemies, traps and perilous platform challenges. At the end of each stage, conquer one of the robot masters and claim his weapon as your own, using it to your advantage in subsequent fights.

NEO TURF MASTERS (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 900 Wii Points): This is a golf game that was first released in 1996. The player picks one of six available golfers and competes on a number of golf courses around the world, including Japan (Fujiyama Oriental Golf Club), America (Grand Canyon Golf Course), Australia (Blue Lagoon Golf Course) and Germany (Baden Golf Course). The game features two modes of play. The first is Stroke Play, in which the player attempts to get the best score by playing all 18 holes. The second is Match Play, in which two players compete to see who can win more of the 18 holes. Grab a friend and get ready to hit the fairway.

Check out some of the weapons from the upcoming Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop in the video below:

Sega is coming out with a new House of the Dead game for the Wii and it’s definitely got some style judging by the trailer below. It seems to be a throwback to the 60’s and 70’s era horror movie style with the “Grindhouse” theme going on. Check out the trailer below, it kicks ass:

With three zany, kooky crackpots sharing a cybernetic K.O.R.E suit, insane action is guaranteed. After all, the suit enhances the wearer’s abilities beyond imagination. Pixie becomes a pro at climbing, Madboy gains an iron fist, and the dog Rex develops astonishing senses of hearing and smell.

And these super powers they will desperately need as they jump, run and fight their way through the wonderful, whimsical world of “KORE”. Your job is to cleverly utilize their different abilities to free the kooky inventor Dr. Samuelsen from the evil Krank Brothers who are attacking from the center of the Earth.

Explore a vast game universe packed with action, puzzles and countless surprises. Meet strange characters and even stranger creatures as you unravel the game’s off-the-wall storyline. Become the leader of a wacked-out team three times more demented, three times weirder, and three times stronger than one hero alone!

Features:

- 6 graphically distinct worlds

- Dozens of different enemies and challenging boss fights

- 3 unlockable minigames

- Hollywood quality in-game movies and voice acting

- Innovative gameplay „Designed for Wii“

- Hilarious story and characters

- Unique art style

- Highly original and imaginative.

Nerf N-Strike looks like a perfect game for our near 2 year old as it’s slow paced and very non-violent to the point of being almost “cute” despite the fact you’re shooting robots in a very Doom 3-esque looking space environment. Of course, you’re shooting them with a Nerf gun that launches rubber bullets, but these robots HATE rubber bullets! So much so they will explode in a flash of blue light if one touches them. It’s a slow, on-rails shooter, it’s Nerf, and the video is right here:

As a bonus, here’s a shot from IGN showing off the light gun attachment for the game:

In this post over at the Capcom-Unity.com forums, Christian Svensson (who is the Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development) answered a few questions, one of which mentions a few hit Capcom titles that are not on the Wii. Yet. “Sven” had some interesting answers including this one:

Original Post: Capcom, I’m really pissed right now. I want to play these games, but you give us Wii owners the shaft. No RE5 Wii, possibly no Dead Rising 2, no Lost Planet, no Flock, no Age of Booty, No Street Fighter 4, no Devil May Cry, no Dark Void.

We are contemplating versions of one or two of the CEI titles you’ve mentioned on the Wii (not saying which), but we’d like to see how they do on their initial target systems before doubling down on additional SKUs.

If I was a betting man, I would say DMC and RE5. Any thoughts?

According to this IGN article, the PC/360/PS3 game known as Overlord will be coming to the Nintendo Wii with a few changes and enhancements. In Overlord, you control a group of minions and use them to carry out your deeds as you progress through the game. The Wii motion controls be used in some cool ways when it comes to this.

Here’s a bit more on the Dark Legend version coming for the Wii:

Dark Legend will feature an original tongue-in-cheek storyline penned by award-winning games author Rhianna Pratchett, and is set to include a host of old and new franchise-favorite characters, including Halflings, trolls, elves and dwarves, as well as new wicked witches, gingerbread men, and Lil’ Red Riding Hood, “the seeming sweet girl with a very personal lupine secret.”

The Overlord franchise sparked to life on Xbox 360 in 2007 and immediately drew comparisons to Nintendo’s own Pikmin because the main character, although very different from Captain Olimar, controlled his squad of minions around the world very similarly to the way Olimar did the Pikmin. Players used the second analog stick to move the Minions about like a wave.

Of course, Overlord Dark Legend will make full use of the Wii remote to further enhance the experience. According to Codemasters, the Wii remote enables “unprecedented control over the minions.” Using the controller, gamers can pluck a minion from the horde, hold him by the neck and shake him around, “throttled to imbue him with some Overlordly power and turn him into a manic minion missile.” Now charged with an explosive body, the in devilish critter can be guided into enemies with “hilarious, if rather fatal, consequences.”

There’s much more talk over at the IGN link so check it out if you’re interested.

My one class in French I in high school wasn’t enough for me to be able to understand this spot for de Blob, but it is cool to see some of the game.

A very cool release this Monday with Strong Bad Episode 1 up for grabs on Wii Ware and a coupld of fun TG16 games for the Virtual Console. Check the press release below then watch the videos below it to get an idea of what the games look and play like.

If your idea of a superhero is someone with an invincible ego who can type e-mails while wearing boxing gloves, then the Wii™ Shop Channel has great news for you. The legendary Strong Bad (from the popular Homestar Runner Web series) makes his eagerly anticipated WiiWare™ debut this week. For even more laughs and clever gaming kicks, you’ll also find a satirical space-age shooter on the Virtual Console™, along with a classic billiards game for those who prefer to keep their feet planted firmly on the ground.

Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:

WiiWare

Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (Telltale Games, 1 player, Rated T for Teen-Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 1,000 Wii Points): Charming. Suave. Awesome. These are the words Strong Bad would use to describe himself. In a world gone mad, only one man can be trusted to save the day. A man with an attitude. A man called Strong Bad. As the star of the Homestar Runner Web cartoons, Strong Bad has been answering e-mails (in boxing gloves), pranking his friends, pummeling his enemies, and making people with questionable taste snort milk out of their noses for years now. And he’s branched out to star in Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, a monthly five-episode series. In Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner, Strong Bad’s plans to beat the snot out of Homestar backfire, and he ends up with an unwanted houseguest cramping his style. Now he needs to get life back to normal by any means possible. But wait, there’s more: Teen Girl Squad comics, achievements, funny costumes and arcade games. You can even send pictures and messages to Wii Friends using Strong Bad’s computer. So how about it? Can you handle Strong Bad’s style?

Virtual Console

Break In (TurboGrafx16, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone-Tobacco Reference, 700 Wii Points): Gather up to four players for an authentic game of pool right in your own home. Choose from six billiards games including 9-Ball, Rotation and Carom (a game played without pockets). Use Simulation mode to calculate the perfect shot, or select Action mode and check out what went wrong with your missed shots. With all that to choose from, Break In gives players-from beginners to experts-all the elements necessary to enjoy a great game of pool. But it doesn’t stop there. Select Technique to practice your angles or even go for a trick shot. Get some help from the CPU and hone your skills. With Break In, you’ll be a pro in no time.

Star Parodier (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 900 Wii Points): Star Parodier is the hilarious spoof of the classic Hudson shooter Star Soldier. In this parody, there are three playable ships for players to choose from: the ingratiating PAROCEASER, the hot-headed BOMBERMAN, and the ever-so-introverted PC-ENGINE. Players control one of these unique and original ships and set off to blast their way through eight stages on the planet PAROSON. The comical characters take the color and flavor of the Soldier series to the next level and are guaranteed to leave players mesmerized. In addition to the normal game mode, there are also the familiar two-minute and five-minute attack modes, making Star Parodier the complete package that is sure to have players coming back for more.

It’s technically $16.81 and a good deal on a decent game of Manhunt 2 for the Nintendo Wii. Go get it here at Amazon before it sells out!

Wow.. this game.. I’m just not sure what to even think but here’s a video showing off Major League Eating and in this case we have a very hungry gentleman going up against a huge bear.

MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SHOOTER ‘BLAST WORKS: BUILD, TRADE, DESTROY’ RECEIVES NEW LOW PRICEEDISON, N.J., August 4, 2008 - Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced that Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy is now available at retailers for the unbeatable price of $19.99. Developed exclusively for Wii™ by Budcat Creations, Blast Works has secured top ratings from major media outlets, including:

• ‘A’ rating from Electronic Gaming Monthly
• ‘A’ rating from 1Up.com
• 9 out of 10 from Destructoid.com that said the game was “fantastic” and “a fine example of excellence in the genre…”
• 9 out of 10 rating from GameZone.com that said Blast Works was “an unrelenting blast”
• 8.5 out of 10 from Nintendo Power that recognizes the game’s “genuinely unique gameplay”
• 8.1 rating and Wii Game of the Month for June from IGN.com that said Blast Works “provides almost limitless replayability”

“Blast Works has been well received by the gaming community as one of the most innovative and creative games for Wii,” said Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations, Majesco. “With the lower price point, the game is among the best values available this summer and a must-own for hardcore gamers, budding game designers and action fans alike.”

Blast Works is an innovative side-scrolling 2D shooter based on Kenta Cho’s popular online game Tumiki Fighters. Featuring multiple game content editors and the groundbreaking Blast Works Depot website where gamers can post and trade custom content worldwide, Blast Works also features a “sticky” element that lets players absorb the pieces and attributes of enemy ships to boost their own flying arsenal. In addition to 15 missions included in the basic game, multiple Blast Works Editors allow players to construct their own shapes, ships, levels, enemies, movement and bullet patterns. Also, Blast Works lets gamers trade their unique content directly with friends or share their content globally over BlastWorksDepot.com via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and WiiConnect24. This website allows players to upload and download community-developed content with other users anytime from anywhere for endless gameplay possibilities.

Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy is rated E for Everyone, and is now available for a suggested retail price of $19.99. For additional information, please visit www.blastworksgame.com. and www.blastworksdepot.com.