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Nintendo: new Wii bundle and games

Yesterday saw the release of the news that Nintendo are releasing a new Wii bundle for Christmas and a number of new titles across their range of products.

Coming in October the new Wii slim bundle combines a newly designed Wii console which comes at 30% smaller a feat that was achieved by removing support for the Gamecube memory card slots and controller ports, the new package comes bundled with the Wii plus remote, Nunchuk, Wii Sports and Wii Party which allows up to 4 players to combine or compete in 80 mini-games with 13 modes of play.

With this year being the 25th annieversary of the Zelda franchise November 18th sees the next instalment The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword onto the Wii console, there is also two new outing for the old faithful Mario coming in November and December titled Super Mario 3D Land for the 3DS and Mario Kart 7, another 3DS offering is Super Pokemon Rumble, we also have two new Kirby games on the way with Kirby’s Adventure Wii and on the handhelds Kirby Mass Attack 28th October.

Release listing:

Nintendo 3DS autumn/ winter 2011

Nintendo 3DS download software – 3D Classics Urban Champion (Nintendo) 18-Aug
Virtual Console (Game Boy) – Gargoyle’s Quest (Capcom) 25-Aug
PAC-MAN & Galaga Dimensions (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 26-Aug
DRIVER: RENEGADE (UBISOFT) 1-Sep
DualPenSports (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 2-Sep
Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo) 9-Sep
Virtual Console (Game Boy) – Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge (Capcom) 15-Sep
Nintendo 3DS download software – 3D Classics TwinBee (Nintendo) 22-Sep
Angler’s Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) 30-Sep
Nintendo 3DS download software Pyramids (Enjoy Gaming LTD) Sep Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (Activision) 14-Oct
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (UBISOFT) 20-Oct
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D (UBISOFT) 27-Oct
Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Activision) Oct
Need for Speed The Run (Electronic Arts) 15-Nov
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights (KONAMI) Nov
Frogger 3D (KONAMI) Nov
Happy Feet 2 (Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment) Nov
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND (Nintendo) Nov
Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) Dec
Super Pokémon Rumble (Nintendo) Dec
Nintendo 3DS download software – Mutant Mudds (Renegade Kid) Dec
Nintendo 3DS download software – Mighty Switch Force (WayForward) Autumn
Nintendo 3DS download software – Zen Pinball 3D (Zen Studios) Q4
Virtual Console (Game Boy) – Super Mario Land 2 6 Golden Coins (Nintendo) Q4
Virtual Console (Game Boy) – Metroid II – Return of Samus (Nintendo) Q4
Michael Jackson: The Experience (UBISOFT) Q4
Tales of the Abyss (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) Q4
Ace Combat 3D (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) Q4
One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) Q4
Ben 10 Galactic Racing (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.) Q4
Virtual Console (Game Boy) – BIONIC COMMANDO (Capcom) Q4