This is a pretty big week for the virtual console. A first-party Nintendo game is being released, and that's always a big deal. What game, you ask? Super Punch Out (SNES, 800 Points)! Undoubtedly, Nintendo is whetting our appetites for the main course: the upcoming release of Wii Punch Out in a few weeks.
In addition, there is a new WiiWare title this week: Bonsai Barber (1000 Points) which involves.. cutting the hair of different fruit and vegetable based customers.
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Today, at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, Iwata announced Wii Menu 4.0 which is live in North America right now.
This is probably the most significant update to the Wii yet, and it's one that's been too long in the making. There are two core changes here- it adds SDHC support, and allows you to download games directly to your SD card. It also affects homebrew tools. Scroll down for info on that.
When we reported on these plans before, the gist was that you would have to transfer games to the internal Wii memory in order to play them, but this is not the case at all. Games can be stored and played directly from the SD card. Beautiful!
With 8 and even 16gb SD cards getting so cheap, it seems like this is a perfect solution and one that won't cost the consumer a cent.
So Nintendo,.. now that we have inexpensive expanded storage.. let's drop that 40mb cap on WiiWare titles and get into some real competition with XBLA and PSN!
Homebrew Effects
UPDATE: According to hackmii.com, the Homebrew Channel and DVDx ARE still working after the update.
As of now, Wii Menu 4.0 breaks the Twilight Hack, DVDx, and the Homebrew Channel. Not much more is known at this time, so users wishing to preserve this functionality should NOT update. Of course we'll update with more information once it's released.
This week marks the release of the newest entry into the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series, which should be interesting for connecting the Wii and DS together. Only time will tell if this will work out better than it did previously on the Gamecube and GBA.
Many of you are probably already familiar with Military Madness. It's a somewhat silly titled turn-based strategy game in the vein of Advance Wars that was originally released on the TG-16.
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The original Puzzle Quest was a brilliant game. It combined light RPG elements with simple, familiar gameplay.. attracting both the hardcore and casual crowd to a game that none of us saw coming.
Today, at the 2009 Game Developers Conference, Iwata announced Wii Menu 4.0 which is live in North America right now.
Nintendo dropped us a note to let us know that they've sold a whopping 10 MILLION copies of Wii Play. This has to be a record for the most copies of the worst game ever sold.
One of the best things about the DS is the possibilities extended to it's software through the unique hardware. Dual screens, a stylus, a microphone.. leave it to Nintendo to give developers interesting mediums for the 
