Just Dance 2020 Will Be Released On The Wii

During Ubisoft’s E3 presentation, it was announced that Just Dance 2020 will be coming to PS4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Nintendo Switch and Wii (yes, the Wii, that wasn’t a typo) on November 5th, 2019. Check out the trailer below. 

Nintendo Switch Currently Has 3 Times As Many Games As The Wii U Did At This Time

The one-year anniversary of the Switch’s release is soon upon us, and the console has surpassed the Wii U in just about every way possible. According to Kotaku’s calculations, the amount of games on the Wii U is no match for the Switch’s. In fact, even the Wii’s game library is nothing compared to the Switch game library. It has been 279 days since the Switch launched, and the console has managed to accumulate 3 times as many games as the Wii U did in that same time span. There are 191 Switch games available on day 279. The Wii U didn’t reach that same number until 857 days after the console launched. Here’s Kotaku’s chart on the matter:

The Wii Shopping Channel Will Close In January 2019

Nintendo has announced that the Wii Shopping Channel will close on January 31st 2019. You can add points until 03/27/2018 and will still be able to buy Wii Ware and Virtual Console games until 01/31/2019. This move also affects the backwards-compatible one on the Wii U.

“Redownload of already bought software, as well as the Wii -> WiiU data transfer will stay online for the time being but will also shut down at an undetermined date in the future.”

Here’s How Nintendo Hardware Sales Have Performed In The Americas

Video game analyst, Daniel Ahmad, at Niko Partners has revealed via Nintendo’s Historical Sales archive how current and past Nintendo hardware has performed in the Americas. Here’s the results:

Home Consoles

• 34.00m – NES
• 23.35m – SNES
• 20.63m – N64
• 12.93m – GCN
• 48.64m – Wii
• 6.29m -Wii U

Handheld Consoles 

• 44.06m -GB/C
• 41.64m -GBA/SP
• 59.93m -NDS Family
• 20.11m -3DS Family

These Nintendo Selects Titles Are Coming To North American

Nintendo Selects titles are coming to North American. The titles will arrive on March 11 and will cost $29.99 for the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS titles. There's a lot of good games here, You really can’t go wrong with any of these titles. Which title or titles are you going to pick up ? Here are the full list of games:

• Animal Crossing: City Folk
• Donkey Kong Country Returns
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
• Mario Party: Island Tour
• NES Remix Pack
• Pikmin 3
• Super Mario All-Stars
• Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Super Mario 3D World
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
• Yoshi's New Island

UPDATE 3/8/16 - You can now pre order this games on Amazon. 

Super Mario Galaxy Is Coming To Wii U Virtual Console

It looks like the original Super Mario Galaxy is coming to Wii U. The 3D platformer has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) for its upcoming re-release through the console’s Virtual Console. The game launched via the service in Japan last May and its fantastic sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, has been available for purchase on Wii U since January. The re-release of Super Mario Galaxy will also join other Wii re-releases like Punch-Out andMetroid Prime Trilogy. What Wii game would you like to see come to the Wii U Virtual Console ? 

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away Due To Cancer

Sadly, the other day it was announced that Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has passed away, he was 55. "Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth", as in Nintendo’s statement. Iwata had spent the last few years battling a growth on his bile duct. For those who don’t know Satoru Iwata began working at Nintendo in the 1980s as a programmer. A lot of the success of Kirby is due to Iwata, who created the Dream Land in Kirby's debut on the Game Boy in 1992. He became a director of the company in 2000, and was appointed President of Nintendo in May 2002. Iwata oversaw the launch of many Nintendo products including the GameCube, the Nintendo DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U. This is a huge lost of the gaming industry and for creative minds everywhere. His legacy will live on in everything that is Nintendo. In memory of Satoru Iwata we should all play Nintendo games today.  “On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I'm a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” - Satoru Iwata, 2005. Those were true words. You will be missed, thank you for all that you have done. 

Nintendo Is Re-Releasing 3 Awesome Wii Titles

Nintendo has announced 3 classic  Wii titles that they are re-releasing digitally for Wii U. These include Super Mario Galaxy 2, which comes out today, Punch-Out on January 22, and Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29. These will be available at half-price for the first week though pricing for the games aren’t known yet.

Game Releases For October 2014

Super Smash Bros. (3DS) - October 3

Skylanders: Trap Team (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Wii U, Wii, 3DS) - October 5

Alien: Isolation (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC) - October 7

Costume Quest 2 (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC) - October 7

Driveclub (PS4) - October 7

Minecraft (PS4 Retail Edition) - October 7

MX vs. ATV: Supercross (PS3 Xbox 360, PC) - October 7

NBA 2K15 (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC) - October 7

Project Spark (Xbox One, PC) - October 7

Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle (3DS) - October 7

Ryse : Son Of Rome (PC) - October 10

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - October 14

The Evil Within (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC) - October 14

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, 3DS) - October 14

Petz Beach / Petz Countryside (3DS) - October 14

Poptropica: Forgotten Islands (3DS) - October 14

Raven's Cry (PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, PC) - October 14

Tiers to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord (PS3) - October 14

Fable Legends Beta (Xbox One) - October 16

Fantasia: Music Evolved (Xbox One, 360) - October 21

Jagged Alliance: Flashback (PC) - October 21

Just Dance 2015 (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii) - October 21

The Voice (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii) - October 21

The Legend of Korra (PS4, PS3, PC) - October 21, (Xbox One, Xbox 360) - October 22

Samurai Warriors 4 (PS4, PS3, PS Vita) - October 21

Bayonetta 2 (Wii U) - October 24

Civilization: Beyond Earth (PC) - October 24

Fantasy Life (3DS) - October 24

Pokemon Art Academy (3DS) - October 24

Big Hero 6 (3DS) - October 28

The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins (3DS) - October 28

Lords of the Fallen (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - October 28

NBA Live (PS4, Xbox One) - October 28

Power Rangers: Super Megaforce (3DS) - October 28

Singstar (PS4) - October 28

Sunset Overdrive (Xbox One) - October 28

WWE 2K15 (PS3, Xbox 360) - October 28