Virtual Console, DSiWare and WiiWare Releases for this Week!

WiiWare
Cocoto Platform Jumper (Neko Entertainment, 700 Wii points): Cocoto is a remake from a game available two generations ago. You and your friends must overtake the evil Zaron in this classic platforming action title.

Virtual Console
Nobunaga's Ambition (1992, Super Nintendo, 800 Wii points): Nobunaga's Ambition is a turn-based strategy game where you must restore peace choosing between force and diplomacy. Arrange for some peace talks or send in some ninja assassins, it's up to you.

DSiWare
Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics (Nintendo, 500 DSi Points): Enjoy five card games right on your DSi. Choose from Blackjack and Five Card Draw, or try out games we've never heard of like Last Card, Last Card Plus, and President.
Paper Airplane Chase (Nintendo, 200 DSi Points): A minigame found in the WarioWare franchise, Paper Airplane Chase has you guiding a paper airplane through a never-ending maze of tight turns and close calls.

Source: news.cnet.com

WiiRemoteJ v1.4

QJ.NET:

This development library isn't strictly Wiibrew, but since it concerns the Wii peripherals, it rightly belongs here in the Wii blog. WiiRemoteJ is a library that allows the Wiimote and the Balance Board to interact with computers via Bluetooth, with Java as the medium.

• Fixed bugs with multiple remotes
• Made Exceptions thrown when connecting via findRemote() propagate to user
• Added Balance Board support
• Updated README and LICENSE appropriately2/24/08 v1.3
  
  
  WiiRemoteJ v1.4

Dancing with the stars WII/DS

Dancing with the Stars: Get Your Dance On! features all-new stars such as Mel B, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joey Fatone and Jennie Garth. Players will be able to cha-cha with new professional dancers including Derek Hough, and his sister, two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion, Julianne Hough.
“‘Dancing with the Stars’ is an ongoing cultural phenomenon that appeals to people of all ages. It is mainstream entertainment at its best. We feel the game is the perfect opportunity to evolve the idea of ‘active family fun’.”said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing.

Wii-DVD plans on hold. TV on the DS?

Whilst Nintendo may have been planning to allow Wii owners to play DVD’s on their consoles from the very first day, plans were thought to have been temporarily put on hold whilst Nintendo ironed out one or two undisclosed issues. Now, however, it would appear that the potential DVD-compatible version of Wii could be even further away than everyone actually thought.


Nintendo DS owners in Japan, as Nikkei is reporting the company has confirmed it will be giving the 1-seg TV Tuner (that allows Japanese DS users to view digital television broadcasts) for the Nintendo DS a full-scale retail release next month, in July, following a overwhelming response to online sales.

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