This Week’s Nintendo Download: March Is Virtual Console Month

by Lee Garbutton February 29, 2012
Nintendo gamers with a penchant for retro gaming have plenty to look forward to this month, with a bounty of classic greatness available over the coming weeks.

Get Crush3D & Flip Burgers in This Week’s Nintendo Downloads

by Lee Garbutton February 7, 2012
Nintendo have announced their list of download goodies for this week, with something for every Nintendo console.


Metroid II: Return of Samus, Returns Via This Week’s Nintendo Downloads!

by Lee Garbutton November 22, 2011
A bumper crop of Nintendo download releases this week, for all platforms. The big deal this week is the little seen Metroid II: Return Of Samus, but there is plenty more in store in this Thursday’s picks.

Kirby Returns As Nintendo Updates Virtual Console And eShop Titles

by Robin Parkeron June 29, 2011
Nintendo and HAL Laboratories will unleash their lovable pink mascot on a new generation of gamers as the original Kirby title will see a re-release through the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Kirby’s Dream Land – first released in 1992 on the Gameboy – will be available to purchase for the equivalent of €4 (about £3.50). The […]


Capcom Classics Hit Nintendo Virtual Console Today

by Adam Cookon January 7, 2011
Two Capcom Classics are hitting the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console today! Firstly we have Ghost ‘n Goblins, released in arcades in 1985. This classic side scrolling platformer has to be one of the first games whereby taking damage reduced you to your underpants! The other title, Exed Exes (also known as Attack of the Savage […]

The God is a Geek Retro Corner: Splatterhouse

by Robin Parkeron December 3, 2010
Game: Splatterhouse Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Originally Released on: Arcade, PC, TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine, FM Towns Currently Available on: Wii Virtual Console, Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 (as unlockable extra in new Splatterhouse title) The modern gaming landscape is filled with mature-rated games, filled with blood and guts, decapitations and scenes of a sexual nature. The release […]