Star Soldier R
Hudsun have announced another chapter in the Star Soldier series, to be released on Nintendo's new Virtual Console channel "WiiWare". Star Soldier R will contain revamped graphics but retain the vertical shooter's traditions, including the 2- and 5-minute "Caravan" modes.
Screenshots from Famitsu look superb, and they hint at some sort of new combo system too (see the top-right corner of this screeny). Due to arrive around May in Japan.
In other Wii news, Sega has revealed they plan to begin releasing Master System games for the Virtual Console, with the first (Sega's Fist of The North Star, otherwise known as Black Belt in the UK - a game I used to whittle away hours playing as a nipper), arrived on 26th February in Japan.
Wiiloader
Datel have released a Freeloader disc for Wii. There are actually 3 different versions of the disc, one for each region which in itself might seem a little overly-fiddly. But the main problem is that the disc is obviously liable Nintendo's firmware updates, which in theory could render the software completely obsolete. As such, but many importers are holding back.
Early impressions are positive though, and if all goes well on the firmware issue (or if someone comes up with an alternative method to prevent it) it may yet become as indispensable to Wii as it was to the GameCube.
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