Games You Probably Haven’t Played: The Island of Dr. Frankenstein (Wii)

Today on Games You Probably Haven’t Played, we have The Island of Dr. Frankenstein. Visual Impact is the game’s developer while the publisher is Storm City Games. It was released on October 13, 2009.  This game was a Wii exclusive. The only noteworthy thing about its release is that it somehow received a WiiWare prequel … Read more

Nintendo is no longer repairing Wii consoles

While games like Just Dance 2020 are still getting released for the Wii, Nintendo has officially ended support for the console. The Wii first launched back in 2006. It’s still Nintendo’s most successful home console ever released. But as with many older consoles, the expenses involved with maintaining repair services do not always make sense. … Read more

Just Dance is single-handedly keeping the Nintendo Wii alive

Nintendo launched a motion-control console named the Wii way back in 2006. Nearly thirteen years later, developers have abandoned the top-selling console of its generation… except for Ubisoft, which is still making Just Dance games for the system. Ubisoft confirmed during E3 that Just Dance 2020 is coming out this year for Nintendo Switch, PS4, … Read more

Wii Shop Channel’s closure shows why we still need physical games

After twelve years in business, the Wii Shop Channel closed its digital doors for good today. Last year, Nintendo stopped allowing users to purchase Wii Points for digital products. Yesterday was the last day to redeem any remaining Wii Points toward purchases. While users can still re-download WiiWare and Virtual Console titles, as well as … Read more