In some huge, exciting news to gamers everywhere, at least to those of you old enough to have owned a Super Nintendo when it was next-gen, Earthbound is coming to a home near you. According to a listing on the ESRB, Earthbound has a rating of E on the Nintendo Wii. So what does this mean? It means that Earthbound is coming to the Wii in some shape or form, most likely on the Virtual Console. Also soon to be on my own Wii.

If you are one of the people who still can’t find a Nintendo Wii, which from what I understand is a ton of people, you just may be in luck. There are reports that your local Toys R’ Us stores will be getting shipments in this Sunday. I’m not sure if this is nationwide, so you should probably call for details first. Isn’t it ridiculous that Wii’s are still impossible to find after all this time. In my opinion, they’re not even that great.

Monster Hunter is a huge hit over in Japan. It’s pretty much the equivalent of Halo, here in the States. But why hasn’t it caught on outside of Japan. Probably because of the very low amount of advertising that Capcom has put into it over here. Well that’s all about to change.

Capcom’s Chris Kramer has stated that he believes that Monster Hunter 3 for the Wii could be just as big as it is in Japan, in North America. In my opinion, it really should be. I was in the beta test for the first Monster Hunter on the Playstation 2, I absolutely loved the game. I hope the third installment really takes off.

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles for the Nintendo Wii has now sold more than one million copies around the world. Not like this wasn’t expected though, considering how awesome the Resident Evil franchise has always been.

If you’re one of the people anxiously awaiting the release of Okami on the Wii, your wait is about to get a little bit longer. Capcom has confirmed that the game will be released three weeks later than what was expected, so you can look for it on store shelves on April 15.

If you head on over to Amazon.com and check out their Goldbox deals, you’ll see that they will be providing some great deals on Nintendo Wii games today. The main offer today is for Super Paper Mario at $29.99. You’ll have to wait for the scheduled times to see what the other games are and at what prices though.

Many Nintendo Wii owners have sadly have to sit by idly waiting for any news of Rock Band coming to their consoles, and now they can run into the street screaming and celebrating. That would be weird, wouldn’t it? Anyway, a conference call held by Electronic Arts has revealed that a Wii version of Rock Band will be coming. An official release date wasn’t given, but it is scheduled to hit shelves in the fiscal year of 2009.

It has been announced that the very popular horror game, Fatal Frame, is coming soon to a Japan near you. Grasshopper Manufacture is developing the game and Nintendo is helping to publish it. I played the first one and I really enjoyed it, and my brother loved the second one, so I’m betting this one will be great too.

If you hate that mono sound that comes out that Guitar Hero III disc on your Wii, those replacement discs are only a phone call away. Actually, the phone call will just get you one step closer. If you call (866) 780-8286 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, you can pre-register so that the company will call and let you know when the discs are available. You can learn more here.

I wasn’t sure if Nintendo would release new games for the Virtual Console on Christmas Eve, but they came through. Blades of Steel is an ice hockey game originally released on the NES. It was a lot of fun in those days, and may still be today. Then you got Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble. I haven’t played this one, but Donkey Country Games are always fun, right, so I’m sure I’ll be picking this one up sooner or later. Lastly is Rolling Thunder 2. I haven’t played this one either, but I did play the hell out the first Rolling Thunder. If the second is as hard as the first, you’re in for quite a challenge. Check out the official press release below.

WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL

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