Nintendo Weekend Warrior – the E3 buildup begins

We’re down to the last few weeks before E3, and sure enough, we’ve got new announcements, new releases, and new info leading up to the expo. Nintendo’s got aces up its sleeve to keep up with competition, so come on in and stay in the know.

We’re down to the last few weeks before E3, and sure enough, we’ve got new announcements, new releases, and new info leading up to the expo. Nintendo’s got aces up its sleeve to keep up with competition, so come on in and stay in the know.

Games

• Nintendo announces Wii Party. Link
• Ubisoft looking for talent for Just Dance sequel. Link
• ONM’s June 16 issue to reveal details on top secret new game. Link
• Video: New Super Mario Galaxy 2 Starship Mario, game to come with tutorial. Link
• Sid Meier’s Pirates! shacking upon the Wii this Fall. Link
• Watch: TrackMania Wii “track editor” trailer. Link
• Bit.Trip Runner ducking and jumping into WiiWare this month. Link

Hardware and industry

• Fils-Aime: We sold 5 million Wiis already this year. Link
• Black Wii coming to US next week. Link

Hacks and homebrew

• Wii homebrew – MPlayer CE r590 Link
• Wii homebrew game – BlastGuy v3.0 Link
• Homebrew – ScummVM v1.1.1 for PSP, DS, and Wii Link
• DS homebrew – DSCovered 280410 update. Link
• DS homebrew game – Pokemon Battle v0.72 Link