News | Weekly Round-Up: 24.09.2006 - 01.10.2006

Welcome to the weekly C3 round-up (24.09.2006 - 01.10.2006), a collection of news and updates posted this week in world of Nintendo and video games.

General News

Free Radical Does Star Wars Battlefront
Quick News: Free Radical is set to develop the sequel to the successful Star Wars: Battlefront franchise according CVG. However the company have neither confirmed nor denied any involvement, but whatever title it is, it will be awesome. Hopefully with this announcement there will be some Battlefront action on the Wii.



Stay tuned for updates.

Super Mario Galaxy
Whilst Super Mario Sunshine was hailed by many as being a 'true' Mario experience, others criticised it for being too hard and lacking the charm of Super Mario 64. Now the proper successor to SM64 is here on the Wii in the form of Super Mario Galaxy, but how is it shaping up?



Adam Riley jumped the queue to bring you a special hands-on report straight from the London Wii event...

Wii Play History Revealed (Update)
Update: Various new Wii Channel and Message Board shots have been added!



Nintendo have revealed more information on the upcoming Wii as the central multimedia hub in the home, elaborating on the message board and the new "Play History" features to keep a family in touch.



Read on for more information...

Itadaki Street - Dragon Quest and Mario (Update - Confirmed)
Update 2 Confirmed!

Itadaki Street - Dragon Quest and Mario.



With Square Enix giving much needed RPG love to the DS recently, the company plan on bringing something a little bit different to the platform in a portable board game...



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Japanese Retail Predicts a Nintendo Christmas
With the DS's popularity on the increase in Japan and Nintendo's Wii due for release in December, Enterbrain - publisher of top magazine Famitsu - has quizzed retailers on their predictions for Christmas and beyond.



Read on to see who came out tops...

Reggie to Wii on Camping Gamers
For lucky Americans dedicated to getting the first Wiis available in the country this November, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be on hand to give out consoles to the first few gamers waiting patiently in line.



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No Blitz For Wii Launch
Quick News: Speaking to IGN this week, Midway have confirmed that the American football title Blitz: The League will not be making the Wii launch period, with reasons unknown. Rumours suggest that it could be the team delaying due to Madden NFL 07 hitting the Wii during at launch. The company noted that the title will still me making a Wii appearance, but just not in the 2006 side of the Wii's life.



Stick with C3 for future updates.

Commodore 64 Games on Virtual Console
Quick News - Following initial speculation, Epyx has revealed it will be bringing certain Commodore 64 titles over to the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console download system.



Which games from that platform would you like to see? Let us know inside...

Opera Internet Channel Wiivealed
Quick News: The Internet channel has been revealed on the Official Wii website, showing the service in action - how to select links and images, navigate around a page, the multimedia support and more! For more on Opera Wii, check out the recent press release on the software.

Official Wii Website

Nintendo DS Wipes Out Sony's PSP Threat
The latest set of Media Create software and hardware data is now available and with stock replenished for FFIII and Tingle, can the games help keep the DS above the PSP?



Read on to find out...

Nintendo: Wii Will Sell 4 Million in 2006
With the console wars continuing to build momentum in the weeks leading to the biggest hardware launches in recent times, both Nintendo and Sony have been spurting all sorts of pre-launch figures and promises to show their commitment to the industry and their potential user base.



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Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier Out Now
The Nintendo DS train is not about to slow down any time soon and another popular game has just been released.



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Team Ninja Reiterates DS Project
Quick News - In an interview conducted by EGM, Itagaki-san of Team Ninja at Tecmo confirmed that they are still working on a DS action title (thanks to sangreal for the tip). Could we see Ninja Gaiden?



Stick around to find out more...

Square Enix Wants Console Threesome
Square Enix has been one of several companies to lay out its next generation support cards this week, wanting to give each of the three main formats an equal chance as the console battle begins to heat up.



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Opera Reconfirm Wii Browser Details
Software developer Opera sent us a Wii press release this morning to reconfirm their intentions for Nintendo's living room entertainment hub, the Wii. As previously confirmed by Iwata and various other key figures, the Wii won't initially come with web browsing access but will be available on download.



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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
It seems like we have been waiting for far too many years to get our hands on Twilight Princess, Link's latest RPG adventure...and, in fact we have! But now it has been scaled-up for Wii and Adam Riley got his grubby mitts on the title.



Find out whether the additions are worth it in this hands-on special...

Rockstar Announce L.A. Noire
Rockstar, the creators of the successful Grand Theft Auto series have announced a new title, in collaboration with Team Bondi, based on the classic noir period of the 1940s