Wii Shop Channel

Review: 1080° Snowboarding (Wii Download – No, N64 games aren’t on the Wii U eShop yet!)

It would seem I’m not the only Infendo staff member who has recently had 1080° Snowboarding on my mind, as our very own Colin included the game and its successor (1080° Avalanche for the GameCube) in a list of “The Forgotten Franchises” (forgotten by Nintendo, it would seem, but not by us!). Now the game is currently available on Club Nintendo at a cost of 200 coins, and I feel t...

WiiWare Demo service hits Shop Channel TODAY!

Nintendo’s new WiiWare demo service hit European and Australian Wii consoles early this morning – and Nintendo soon followed with an official press update, indicating it will be available today for North American consoles as well: This week, Wiiâ„¢ owners who connect their Wii consoles to the Internet can enjoy demos of five exceptional games for the WiiWareâ„¢ downloadable game servic...

Wii Update: SD copying up to 5x faster!

Have you been waiting for Nintendo’s Wii Storage Solution? The Wii System update earlier this week took us a step closer to playing games directly from SD, but you may have missed it. In addition to enhanced parental controls, USB keyboard support for the Mii Channel, and a modified privacy policy, update 3.4 boasts dramatically increased SD transfer speeds. This update marks Nintendo’...

Wii Points to be renamed Nintendo Points

Apparently in November of this year Nintendo plans to replace Wii points with a new line of cards going by the title Nintendo Points. These new cards will be released in Japan and be able to work with both the Nitnendo DSi, and the Nintendo Wii. It should be noted that once you use a Nintendo Point card in either system the Wii or the DSi, you will not be able to switch the balance to your other s...

Top 10 games you can’t afford to miss on the Wii Virtual Console

Despite your favorite games not being released for the Virtual Console yet, there are a ton of games available in the Wii Shop Channel now. Here’s a look at the top ten games you shouldn’t miss playing: