Not really much different
Anyone expecting a huge change for the upcoming Wii redesign might be disappointed that the console has only undergone a slight alteration, as Eurogamer's first image proves.
Capcom has supported Virtual Console on Wii for years, so it's good to see it getting behind the 3DS Virtual Console with the same gusto.
Promise
So far we've only seen third-party download game in the Nintendo 3DS eShop, the decent but could-do-better Let's Golf! 3D. That offering is set to multiply significantly by year's end though, as Nintendo announces the 3DS download games on the way before 2012.
The trio completed
Xenoblade Chronicles is out in Europe this Friday, but those gamers who thought it was part of Wii's last hurrah might want to rethink that, as Nintendo has confirmed that both The Last Story and Pandora's Tower will see the light of day in Europe in 2012.
GB sequels confirmed
Nintendo just announced two more classic Game Boy outings on their way to the 3DS Virtual Console in the coming months: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Metroid II: Return of Samus.
Backwards compatibility for Gamecube cut
Nintendo will release a new-look Wii console in the UK this Christmas, reports Official Nintendo Magazine.
Logged off for the night. Have done quite enough work for one day. Enjoy #gamescom all.
And people complain about Nintendo milking their handhelds. There's been 4 DSes, now onto 5 PSPs: 1000, 2000, 3000, Go! and this new one.
My name is James Newton, and this is my website - a collection of my writings about
videogames, music and all my other thoughts.
