You may have heard the term WiiWare bandied about: It’s the name for Nintendo’s tool to ease the creation and distribution of downloadable games for the Wii. Certainly, many games have already been released for the Wii Virtual Consoles, but these have been ports of classic games from older platforms. more...

In a meeting which was primarily about his new WiiWare game LostWinds, and after much prodding and inquisitorial asking from our side, David Braben, who together with Ian Bell created the cult space game Elite back in the 80ies, confirmed that he will do a modern version of his classic title. He also very strongly hinted on that announcement coming this year. more...