Homebrew coder Leathl has released a new version of ShowMiiWads, a Windows-based Wad file manager for the Nintendo Wii. The utility displays info about wad files, edits them and give a preview of the Banner and Icon. The latest update has added new features, bug fixes and various other improvements.

Download: ShowMiiWads v1.2

The Dolphin Team has released a new update for the Gamecube, Nintendo Wi and Triforce emulator for Windows. The latest unofficial SVN build of Dolphin features lots of code cleanups, additional new features, minor speedups and various other improvements.


Download: Dolphin Unofficial SVN build 4525

If you coughed up some dough to subscribe to the Wii Internet Channel, you probably hit the roof when you found out that Nintendo made it free. Today, however, you're about to get a small reprieve. You're entitled to one NES game on Virtual Console which you can download free of charge.

One more update from homebrew coder Tantric for you today. The dev has released a new update for FCE Ultra GX, a NES emulator for the Nintendo Wii based on FCE Ultra and powered by libwiigui. The latest release has added some new features and other bug fixes.


Download: FCE Ultra GX v3.0.9

Here's a little something for retro-gaming fans. Tipster Jamie pointed us to this one in a million Nintendo NES Desktop Mini ITX PC Media Centre up for bidding on eBay. The starting bid is at UK£ 300 and you only have four days and 17 hours to make it all yours.


Thanks for the tip, Jamie!

Good news, Wii fans! Nintendo has made the Wii Internet Channel available for free from now on! Yep, no more of that 500 Wii Points requirement (US$ 5). Free. Free. Free.

Homebrew dev aznag88 has popped in on the forums once again to release version 2 of his homebrew game, Naruto (Contra Edition). This version has quite a few improvements over the first release, so if you liked that check out this one as well.


Download: Naruto (Contra Edition) v2
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Homebrew coder Tantric has recently released a new update for FCE Ultra GX, a NES emulator for the Nintendo Wii based on FCE Ultra. The latest update has added a few tweaks and some more fixes.


Download: FCE Ultra GX v3.0.8

As reported back in March, Majesco Entertainment's 1989 NES classic, A Boy and His Blob, will be getting a Wiimake soon. Promising hand-drawn and painted animation for its updated graphics, it's time to see the world you'll be re-entering once the game comes out this Fall. Screenshots after the jump.

Punch-Out!! producer Ken Yeeloy has expressed a desire to develop a sequel to the cartoony Wii boxing title, seeing it as an opportunity to further evolve what they started with the first game. More after the jump.