Says creator of Wii platformer. The Wii is the best console for platform games because it's got a more casual and nostalgic audience, the creator of Wii-exclusive platformer Flip's Twisted World has said. Flip's Twisted World, due out in September, finds itself on the Wii because the console's motion controls fit the ...

Helps with "exaggerated characteristics". The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword's sort of cel-shaded art style was chosen to highlight the "exaggerated characteristics" of the game's characters, Zelda mega man Eiji Aonuma has said. It also helps the player identify how enemies are carrying weapons – a crucial gameplay factor in the sword-focused ...

EA paves the way. EA Sports will stuff a comprehensive Street mode into the Wii version of FIFA 11. This five-aside tangent uses a smaller pitch (indoor and outdoor) with a wall. And said wall can be used for jumping off or playing passes off. There's an arcade game-type that features a ...

Crossfire! Disturbance! Dodging! Dogfights! Death! Another week, another clutch of interesting games fall into my grateful paws. Obviously Limbo has already had its moment in the sun, and deserves all the plaudits coming its way. But that's not the only game you should be considering this week. Top of the heap ...

Plus: Pinball! Acrobats! Sports! Poker! Tomorrow's Nintendo Online Shop refresher brings two new WiiWare games, three new DSiWare downloads and one Virtual Console memento. That golden oldie is Aero the Acrobat from the days of the SNES. Bungee jumping, sky-diving, rollercoaster riding, tightrope walker - it all comes naturally for hero Aero. ...

Take that money and run. He's re-joined Take That, and now Robbie Williams has agreed to lend his name to a karaoke game on Wii. We Sing Robbie Williams will be released in October and feature 25 of the cheeky singer's tracks. The full listing is being held back for now, but ...

Part of the EA Sports Active family. EA wants to train the next generation of American Football stars with EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp. The game was announced for Wii with a release date of 16th November. However, EA mentioned that Training Camp will be a part of the EA Sports ...

Eiji Aonuma sets himself a deadline. Nintendo is aiming to release The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword early next year, according to producer Eiji Aonuma. "Early 2011 - that is what we're aiming for," Aonuma told Official Nintendo Magazine. Skyward Sword was officially unveiled for Wii at E3 this time last month but ...

Plus: tanks, solitaire and French for DSi. Nintendo has revealed the new arrivals who will be appearing in the Wii Shop and Nintendo DSi shop this week. First up is Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising, priced at 700 Wii Points (around a fiver in the old money). It's ...

The Last Story could be his last effort. Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he could be picking up a pipe and slippers once his latest project is over. The Final Fantasy creator is currently working on The Last Story, an RPG for the Wii. Writing on his blog (as translated by ...