Nikkei Shimbun reports that a brand new Super Mario title is in development for the Wii for a late 2009 release. This is in attempt by Nintendo to increase sales of the console in Japan due to recent lagging sales of the system in the country.

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What a horrible three-year anniversary. From the site being stolen at first to the site crashing constantly, currently the hosting company is working to move the site over to another server.

I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE to everyone out there especially with the lack of updates and what has been going on! Once everything is set things will hopefully go back to normal!

Finally! Fans have been waiting to see Red Steel 2 for sometime now. Originally the game was set to release in 2008, but Ubisoft was unhappy with the title. Now it seems they may have re-imagined the graphics as well as use Wii Motion Plus compatibility.

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A new trailer has been released for Sonic and the Black Knight for the Wii. Take a look below!

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“That’s the thing with console games: they offer perfect escapism…The other day, for the first time, I had a go on a Nintendo Wii. I fail to see the point of the Wii. I used to think it was stupid. Now, after playing on a friend’s one, I’ve changed my mind. It is, in fact, really stupid. For a start the graphics are childlike and wrong. It’s all too bright and flat, like a kids’ drink. Playing the Wii is like watching a futuristic Japanese advert in a bar in Blade Runner.”

“You want exercise? Okay, what you need to do is this. Take the Wii to an actual, real-life bowling alley. Line yourself up carefully, with the Wii gripped firmly in your hand. Now, when you’re comfy, run full pelt down the lane as fast as you can. Then, when you get to the pins, use them to smash up the Wii. And then take the bits to the park and throw them at a duck.”

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With Mario & Luigi RPG 3, Street Fighter IV and the release of Kidou Senshi Gundam V in Japan, not a single Wii title has made it to the Top 10 for the week of the 9th to the 15th of February 2009 (in sales). Not only was Street Fighter IV a big hit (taking No. 2 + No. 5 for PS3 and 360 respectively), Mario & Luigi RPG 3 conquered Japan with 193,000 units being sold. Hopefully E3 will shake the very foundations of Japanese gaming as Nintendo unveils its Playstation 2 killer package…perhaps in another dimension. Sorry Nintendo, fans just don’t believe you anymore.

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