Wiibrew developer Hermes has released an update to WiiEngine, an emulator of the classic PC Engine and Turbo Grafx 16 systems for the Wii. Major updates in this version as it now supports several new compression formats, as well as ISOs. There are new features you won't want to miss as well. Details after the link.

Download: WiiEngine 1.5B

Here's some hope that the Wii could actually support a hardcore shooter playerbase. According to High Voltage Software, WiiSpeak is a go for The Conduit, as well as MotionPlus. I have high hopes for this game. It seems the studio is too - they don't have a publisher yet and they already have a sequel in mind. Details in the full article.

Wiiengine is a homebrew PC Engine emulator for the Nintendo Wii console. Developer Hermes has further bolstered the emulator's functionality with the release of version 1.5. You can check out the full changelog for Wiiengine v1.5 after the jump.


Download: Wiiengine v1.5

New DS, check. Storage solution for Wii, check. GameCube games for the Wii? Uber check! Announced during today's Nintendo press conference is Wii de Asobu Selection. It's a new line of Nintendo releases, taking their first-party titles from the GameCube and bringing them over to the Wii. No, they're not just re-releasing them as they were in the GameCube! Nintendo is enhancing their previous games and giving them Wiimote support, kinda like what Capcom did for Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.

It's not only Sony's consoles getting a dose of quiz games. We've also got one right here for the Wii and it's homebrewed. Check out Cashman's Wii Quiz v1.0 and see how the dice rolls.


Download: Wii Quiz v1.0

Here's an all-time classic making yet another appearance on the homebrew front, Pacman. This time, it's fit for the Wii and it's called Pacman Emulator 1.0.


Download: Pacman Emulator v1.0
Download: Pacman Emulator v1.0 (source)

If you want to give yourself a quick distraction from all the Wii homebrew you've been immersing yourself in, then perhaps you'd like to take a easy with a quick Breakout clone designed for the Nintendo console. Wiibreaker v0.1 is a simple brick breaker-type game that works with the Homebrew Channel, and includes Wiimote and Front SD Card Loader support.

Download: Wiibreaker v0.1

Nintendo of America has sent 'round a press release announcing the release date for their own first-party music game, Wii Music. Hit the full article for details.

Tantric's Gameboy emulator (GB/GBC/GBA) Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.1 is here, featuring a couple new improvements. You'd be glad to know that GBA games now run at full speed, among other things.


Download: Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.1

Developer dborth recently released a new homebrew emulator for the Wii, based on the PC-released Visual Boy Advance. The port of Game Boy Advance emulator includes many useful features and provides a seamless player for ROMs of the Nintendo handheld. Check out the features of Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.0 in our full article after the jump.

Download: Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.0