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Nintendo Co. on Mon. announced four new classic game titles for the Wii Virtual Console. The releases mark a total of 100 game titles available for download at the Wii Shop Channel.

New titles include Milan's Secret Castle for the NES, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funktron for the Sega Genesis, Dead Moon for the TurboGrafx-16, and Zelda II - The Adventure of Link for the NES.

Milon's Secret Castle is an action platform title that will sell for 500 Wii Points, ToeJam & Earl is an adventure title that retails for 800 Wii Points, Dead Moon is a side-scrolling shooter that sells for 600 WiI Points, and Zelda II is an action RPG that retails for 500 Wii Points.

Nintendo last week announced that Zelda II would mark the 100th title for the Wii Virtual Console. Since launch in Nov. 2006, the Wii Shop Channel has held a steady release of classic game titles for various game platforms. Previous titles include Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.

Wii is the best-selling home console in the U.S. and has sold 2.5 million units to date.

Nintendo expects to achieve sales of 35 million Wii units by 2012.

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Innovative arcade and surf feeling with players performing a variety of impressive tricks in the air and learning to surf inside a tube.
Win the championship in the single-player mode or challenge your friends in the multiplayer mode with easy pick-up-and-play game controls.
10 playable characters with their own tricks and characteristics.
Impressive water simulation and physics. Surf in a variety of locations, each with its own waves and obstacles. Train in the calm water of Shiverpool, ride your first tubes in Pen Gu Island and try to surf on the explosive waters of the volcano area
Tons of unlockable content.
Awesome game soundtrack for carving waves featuring more than 20 licensed music tracks.

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Surf's Up is an exciting arcade surfing and extreme sports video game. The action is set at the annual "Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off," where surfers from around the world are ready to risk it all for glory. Players will experience the rush and thrills of surfing in exotic surf spots around Pen Gu Island, and can rip it up as one of 10 characters from the film, such as Cody, the young challenger from Shiverpool; Tank, the merciless champion; or Z, the surfing legend from the past. Only by mastering and understanding the waves can the player become not only the new champion, but a true surf legend. ...

news via nintendojo

Bill Gates apparently thinks that Wii is the future of computer hardware and software. But not in so many words.

Speaking with Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the D5 conference, the Microsoft founder described what he saw as the future of input devices for PCs and other electronic media: "And as we get natural input, that will cause a change. … Software is doing vision and so, you know, imagine a game machine where you’re just going to pick up the bat and swing it or the tennis racket and swing it."

To which the moderators replied, "We have one of those," and referred to Wii by name.

Gates, however, insisted that Nintendo's console was not what he was talking about, saying, "No, that’s not it. You can’t pick up your tennis racket. And swing it."

It's possible that those who've played Wii Tennis might think otherwise, however.

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D3Publisher of America has announced that its first Naruto title for Wii is now known as Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution. Previously titled Naruto: Clash of Ninja MVZ, this fighter from developer Eighting features support for up to four players at a time, several game modes (including mini-games, surprise surprise), and exclusive content for North America.

The company sent out an updated fact sheet, which we've included below. They also released the first screens of the game, which you'll find here

NARUTO™: Clash of Ninja™ Revolution FACT SHEET for Nintendo Wii™

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution is an original Nintendo Wii game exclusive to the North American Market. Based on the hit series currently airing on Cartoon Network, this first game for the Nintendo Wii released in North America will include characters that have never been featured in the Clash of Ninja game series. The game will follow the storyline of the television series and will take advantage of the Wii Remote in fast-paced ninja action for up to four players in nine different gameplay modes. The next generation in NARUTO games will also include all new character animations, new interactive environments and special mini-games created exclusively for the Wii Remote.

KEY FEATURES:

* 14+ available characters – Among the available characters will be original characters such as Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura, but other characters will include some never seen before in the Clash of Ninja series. Plus, the characters will have all new animations for the Wii!

* Battle it out in one of six stages – Each of the six stages will have two distinct combat zones that allow players to beat their opponent in one stage and then continue to pile on the punches as they transition to the next combat zone.

* Exclusive content for North America – This game will include all new game effects, new interactive environments and an all new special attack animations which will deliver exclusive content for North America.

* Various game modes - Game modes include: story mode, score attack, timed attack, survival, 2P Versus, 2P Score Attack, 2P Survival and 1-4 Multiplayer Versus.

* Three special mini-games created especially for the Wii Remote – Shuriken Throw, Rasengan Training and Shadow Clone Trick.

Publisher: TOMY Corporation

Distributed by: D3Publisher of America

Developer: Eighting

Release Date: Fall 2007

Platform: Nintendo Wii™

ESRB Rating: Rating Pending

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features
Innovative arcade and surf feeling with players performing a variety of impressive tricks in the air and learning to surf inside a tube.
Win the championship in the single-player mode or challenge your friends in the multiplayer mode with easy pick-up-and-play game controls.
10 playable characters with their own tricks and characteristics.
Tons of unlockable content.
Awesome game soundtrack for carving waves featuring more than 20 licensed music tracks.

description
Surf's Up is an exciting arcade surfing and extreme sports video game. The action is set at the annual "Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off," where surfers from around the world are ready to risk it all for glory. Players will experience the rush and thrills of surfing in exotic surf spots around Pen Gu Island, and can rip it up as one of 10 characters from the film, such as Cody, the young challenger from Shiverpool; Tank, the merciless champion; or Z, the surfing legend from the past. Only by mastering and understanding the waves can the player become not only the new champion, but a true surf legend. ...

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features
Innovative arcade and surf feeling with players performing a variety of impressive tricks in the air and learning to surf inside a tube.
Win the championship in the single-player mode or challenge your friends in the multiplayer mode with easy pick-up-and-play game controls.
10 playable characters with their own tricks and characteristics.
Impressive water simulation and physics. Surf in a variety of locations, each with its own waves and obstacles. Train in the calm water of Shiverpool, ride your first tubes in Pen Gu Island and try to surf on the explosive waters of the volcano area.
Tons of unlockable content.
Awesome game soundtrack for carving waves featuring more than 20 licensed music tracks.

description
Surf's Up is an exciting arcade surfing and extreme sports video game. The action is set at the annual "Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off," where surfers from around the world are ready to risk it all for glory. Players will experience the rush and thrills of surfing in exotic surf spots around Pen Gu Island, and can rip it up as one of 10 characters from the film, such as Cody, the young challenger from Shiverpool; Tank, the merciless champion; or Z, the surfing legend from the past. Only by mastering and understanding the waves can the player become not only the new champion, but a true surf legend. ...

New from Play Asia



features
Innovative arcade and surf feeling with players performing a variety of impressive tricks in the air and learning to surf inside a tube.
Win the championship in the single-player mode or challenge your friends in the multiplayer mode with easy pick-up-and-play game controls.
10 playable characters with their own tricks and characteristics.
Impressive water simulation and physics. Surf in a variety of locations, each with its own waves and obstacles. Train in the calm water of Shiverpool, ride your first tubes in Pen Gu Island and try to surf on the explosive waters of the volcano area
Tons of unlockable content.
Awesome game soundtrack for carving waves featuring more than 20 licensed music tracks.

description
Surf's Up is an exciting arcade surfing and extreme sports video game. The action is set at the annual "Reggie Belafonte Big Z Memorial Surf Off," where surfers from around the world are ready to risk it all for glory. Players will experience the rush and thrills of surfing in exotic surf spots around Pen Gu Island, and can rip it up as one of 10 characters from the film, such as Cody, the young challenger from Shiverpool; Tank, the merciless champion; or Z, the surfing legend from the past. Only by mastering and understanding the waves can the player become not only the new champion, but a true surf legend. ...

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Electronic Arts has just gave word that the Official NBA live 08 website is now up and running. Any sports fans out there that follow the NBA live franchise should definitely go check it out.

The site contains clips of the actual game NBA live08. Along with coverage of the athlete Gilbert Arenas, as he talks about his nickname and getting on the cover of NBA live08. Theres also various wallpapers for download.

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