The strongest Link?

While we anxiously await a release date for Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, have a new trailer for the game straight from San Diego Comic-Con.

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3D Classics Xevious is here!

Now everyone's had their fill of the first game in the 3D Classics series, the NES favourite 3D Classics: Excitebike, it's time to kick it into second gear with the next instalment. Elsewhere there's a 3DS VC game and a trio on DSiWare, though WiiWare and the Wii Virtual Console take the week off.

3DS eShop

3D Classics: Xevious (Nintendo, €6/£5.40) — The classic arcade scrolling shooter receives a new lick of 3D paint. Take the Solvalou to the skies and blow up everything you see, in three glorious dimensions. We'll have our verdict for you in the coming week.

3DS Virtual Console

Game & Watch Gallery (£2.60/€3) — A collection of some of the most enjoyable Game & Watch games released, this is worth a dabble if you're into your handheld heritage or just want a good high score challenge. Read all about it in our Game & Watch Gallery review.

DSiWare

AfterZoom (Abylight, DSi: 500pts, eShop: £4.50/€5) — Find microscopic organisms in every day objects using your DSi camera. This game released in North America last week, so we should have a review by the time you can download it to your European console.

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No denying either

Yesterday we reported that GameCube games could come to Wii U via WiiWare, and Nintendo has now released an official (and very carefully worded) statement to Destructoid:

To clarify the capabilities of the Wii U system: As correctly stated, Wii U will not play Nintendo GameCube discs, however Nintendo has not made any announcements regarding downloadable content.

Both statements of fact, of course: Wii U doesn't use GameCube discs and Nintendo has said nothing about WiiUWare or Virtual Console for Wii U, but could the two dovetail together?

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Barrel roll with it

Star Fox 64 3D will buck Nintendo of America's regular trend for releasing games on Sunday, and will instead see release on Friday 9th September.

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Welcome bwaaa-ck

Kinect's advanced innards should make augmented reality easy, but so far we've only seen the mediocre Fantastic Pets combine live video with computer graphics. Ubisoft's preparing itself to have a go now with Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking, a collection of minigames, microgames and sections probably best described as 'toys'.

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Making us blue

June was Sonic's 20th anniversary, and later this year Sega celebrates with Sonic Generations, a project that aims to combine the hedgehog's best and, admittedly, worst moments. 3DS owners get a very different version to PS3 and 360 fans, both for better and worse.

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So be happy!

We know you're bored of not being able to download any new 3D games to your beloved 3DS, and that any announcement of future 3DS downloads is like a faraway carrot, but indulge us anyway.

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So be happy!

We know you're bored of not being able to download any new 3D games to your beloved 3DS, and that any announcement of future 3DS downloads is like a faraway carrot, but indulge us anyway.

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Last year's GoldenEye 007 on Wii was a particularly enjoyable slice of James Bond action, bringing the beloved N64 original up to date with online play, experience and all that good stuff. If you were looking on from the sidelines, filled with jealousy, that can stop soon: Activision has announced GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is coming to PS3.

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Bursting from the chest of secrets

Retail rumours and ESRB age ratings let us know that Aliens: Infestation was approaching, and now SEGA has finally lifted the lid on its upcoming DS title.

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