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When the eShop launches on June 6, it won't just be our Japanese friends ripping up the track: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/"><em>Excitebike 3D Classic</em></a>, a remake of the NES title, will be right there for free on the North American store. Act fast, though, as you'll be paying $5.99 to download it after the first 30 days of availability have elapsed.<br />
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If you don't mind parting with some cash, you'll also be able to buy Game Boy ports <em>Super Mario Land</em>, <em>Alleyway</em> and <em>Radar Mission</em> on day one.<br />
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The update will also add the ability for DSi and DSi XL owners to transfer "most" of their DSiWare purchases to the system (we're looking for clarification on what titles will be left behind).<br />
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But let's get to the <em>really</em> important news: Nintendo's eShop will also arrive alongside <em>Pok&eacute;Dex 3D</em>, a virtual compendium of pokemon from the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/04/pokemon-black-and-white-review/"><em>Black/White</em></a> games. It's available as a free download (not timed) and lets you summon vast amounts of information on the critters, as well as full 3D models. It also has Street Pass functionality (unlock random pok&eacute;mon by exchanging data) and QR support.<br />
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The QR feature is actually pretty neat: you can take a picture of your friend, set it as a background layer, then snap a pic of a QR code to introduce a pok&eacute;mon. Now you won't have to photoshop all your pok&eacute;-snaps!<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/">Excitebike 3D Classic</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/#4182651"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/eb3dimage1x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/#4182652"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/eb3dimage2x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/#4182654"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/eb3dimage3x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/#4182655"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/eb3dimage4x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/excitebike-3d-classic/#4182656"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/eb3dimage5x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/">PokeDex 3D</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/#4182673"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/pokedex3dimage1x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/#4182674"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/pokedex3dimage2x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/#4182675"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/pokedex3dimage3x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/#4182676"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/pokedex3dimage4x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pokedex-3d/#4182677"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/pokedex3dimage5x_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/excitebike-3d-free-for-30-days-after-eshop-launch-pokedex-3d-fr/">Excitebike 3D free for 30 days after eShop launch, Pokedex 3D free forever</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/excitebike-3d-free-for-30-days-after-eshop-launch-pokedex-3d-fr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19955967/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/02/excitebike-3d-free-for-30-days-after-eshop-launch-pokedex-3d-fr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>ds</category><category>eshop</category><category>excitebike</category><category>excitebike-3d-classic</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pokedex-3d</category><category>pokemon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excitebike 3D Classic to be offered free with 3DS eShop update]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/04/excitebike426.jpg" style="padding-right: 10px;" vspace="0" /></a>When Nintendo finally flips the switch on the <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/3ds">3DS</a> <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/eshop">eShop</a>, it's got a pretty solid plan for enticing users into the service. During an investor briefing, president Satoru Iwata announced that Nintendo plans to offer a free downloadable version of <em>Excitebike</em> through the eShop, for a limited time starting at launch.<br />
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It won't just be <em>Excitebike</em> -- it'll be 3D <em>Excitebike</em>. This freebie will be 3DS owners' first experience with the "3D Classics" line, in which classic games are updated with new 3D effects. So when some anonymous racer knocks you off your bike, it'll be more ... exciting. Iwata didn't specify a region for this release, so there is a possibility that it might be restricted to Japan.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/">Excitebike 3D Classic to be offered free with 3DS eShop update</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19923916/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/26/excitebike-3d-classic-to-be-offered-free-with-3ds-eshop-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3d-classics</category><category>3ds</category><category>ds</category><category>eshop</category><category>excitebike</category><category>nintendo</category><category>satoru-iwata</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Nintendo downloads: Excitebike World Challenge, Final Fight 3]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/excitebike1028.jpg" alt="" /></center><a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/excitebike-world-rally"><em>Excitebike World Rally</em></a>, having just been released in Japan this week, is now available in Europe, ready to delight players with online, tilt-controlled classic motorcycle racing. <em>Final Fight 3</em> is also out in Europe this week, with classic dude-punching. We're starting to wonder -- is the worldwide Virtual Console release of <em>Final Fight 3</em> some kind of abstract promotion for <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/super-street-fighter-iv"><em>Super Street Fighter IV</em></a>, which features characters and locales that originated in the <em>Final Fight </em>series? Or is it the Wii's equivalent of <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/final-fight-double-impact"><em>Final Fight Double Impact</em></a>?<br />
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    <li><em>Final Fight 3</em> (Virtual Console: SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em>"Aha! I Found It!" Hidden Object Game</em> (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em>Excitebike World Challenge </em>(WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em>Snakenoid</em> (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/">European Nintendo downloads: Excitebike World Challenge, Final Fight 3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19346576/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/05/european-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-final-fight-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aha-i-found-it-hidden-object-game</category><category>dsiware</category><category>europe</category><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>final-fight-3</category><category>friday</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Racing</category><category>snakenoid</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese Nintendo downloads: Excitebike, Reversal Shooting]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/gyakushooting2210.jpg" /></center>Japanese gamers get to experience the joy of <em>Excitebike</em> with a different camera angle and online play today, with the release of <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/excitebike-world-rally"><em>Excitebike World Rally</em></a> (as "Excitebike World Race"). It's a pretty faithful adaptation of the original, something that can't be said for Tecmo's <em>Are? DS ga Sakasa Desu Kedo: Gyaku Shooting</em>, a shooter with elements of its own <em>Star Force</em>, but played from the <em>other</em> side -- and with the DS upside down. Using the DS's touch screen, players control the <em>enemies</em> firing downward at what is usually the player ship. <em>DS ga Sakasa Desu Kedo: Sakasa Drops</em> takes the same approach and applies it to a falling-block puzzle game. Check out a trailer for <em>Shooting</em> after the break.<br />
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    <li><a href="http://www.konami.jp/products/dl_wii_quarth_msx_vc/"><em>Quarth</em></a> (MSX, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.konami.jp/products/dl_wii_contra_msx_vc/"><em>Contra</em></a> (MSX, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wwrj/index.html"><em>Excitebike World Race</em></a> (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/k34j/index.html">Are? DS ga Sakasa Desu Kedo: Gyaku Shooting</a> (</em>DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/k3mj/index.html">Are? DS ga Sakasa Desu Kedo: Sakasa Drops</a> (</em>DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/knmj/index.html">Artist ni Narou! Minna no Nurikai Museum Hen</a></em> (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 500 DSi Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kdnj/index.html">Hobonichi Rosenzu 2010</a> (</em>DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/dsiware/kj3j/index.html">Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku Sannensei</a> (</em>DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)</li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Japanese Nintendo downloads: Excitebike, Reversal Shooting</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/">Japanese Nintendo downloads: Excitebike, Reversal Shooting</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:16:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19341007/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/japanese-nintendo-downloads-excitebike-reversal-shooting/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>contra</category><category>dsiware</category><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>gyaku-shooting</category><category>japan</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>msx</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>quarth</category><category>Racing</category><category>reversal-shooting</category><category>tecmo</category><category>vctuesday</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of the Rest: Randy's Picks of 2009]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/12/mmch.123009-580px.jpg" /> </strong></em></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes">Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes<br />
</a> </strong></em>If I had my way ... well, a lot of things would be different. When it came to video games, I'd make sure that everyone -- whether they own a Nintendo DS or not -- had a chance to play <em>Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes</em>. Now, I know, <em>Might and Magic</em>? Isn't that some long-dead RPG franchise that's probably best left in the ground? Well, yes -- but <em>Clash of Heroes</em> is about as far from any of the other games in the series as you can get. At its core, it's a puzzle game -- a combat puzzle game -- developed by Capybara, the same team behind PSN's wonderful <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/critter-crunch">Critter Crunch</a></em>. Take that game's core mechanic, add a load of clever new ones and build a story-driven experience around it and you have one of the finest (not to mention most addicting) DS games ever.</div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Best of the Rest: Randy's Picks of 2009</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/">Best of the Rest: Randy's Picks of 2009</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19297153/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/02/best-of-the-rest-randys-picks-of-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Apple</category><category>best-of-the-rest-2009</category><category>Canabalt</category><category>capcom</category><category>Codemasters</category><category>Colin-McRae-DiRT</category><category>DiRT</category><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>god-of-war-collection</category><category>iPod</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>Need-For-Speed-Shift</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Racing</category><category>street-fighter</category><category>street-fighter-iv</category><category>Wii</category><category>wiiware</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Nelson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Excitebike World Rally, Electroplankton, Cybernoid, and more]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=20636"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/excitebikewr_102609.jpg" /></a></center>It's a very exciting day for Nintendo downloads, thanks to one very <span style="font-style: italic;">thrilling<em> two-wheeler</em></span>. But <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/excitebike-world-rally"><em>Excitebike World Rally</em></a> is far from the only offering this week. In fact, there are multiple games available for WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare, which seems like a rare feat for Nintendo of America. Head past the break to see if any of the other new games <em>excite</em> you.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NintendoWare Weekly: Excitebike World Rally, Electroplankton, Cybernoid, and more</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/">NintendoWare Weekly: Excitebike World Rally, Electroplankton, Cybernoid, and more</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=20636>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19228780/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/09/nintendoware-weekly-excitebike-world-rally-electroplankton-cy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bomberman-blitz</category><category>cybernoid</category><category>dragon-master-spell-caster</category><category>DS</category><category>dsiware</category><category>electroplankton</category><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>frogger-returns</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Racing</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>Wii</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Excitebike World Rally has some motion control]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3176679&amp;p=44"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/excitebike1028.jpg" alt="" /></a></center>Wait! Come back! The motion controls sound okay! We know that you're already groaning about the potential ruin of an NES classic with unwarranted waggle, but according to <a href="http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3176679&amp;p=44">1UP</a>'s preview of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/"><em>Excitebike: World Rally</em></a>, the limited Wiimote motion sensing added to the traditional <em>Excitebike</em> control scheme actually <em>improves</em> the game.<br />
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You still move with the D-pad and accelerate with a button, but you can now tilt the Wiimote to lean your rider and "affect the pitch of your bike." "Jumping was always the trickiest part of Excitebike," 1UP's Jeremy Parish notes, "and the analog smoothness of the motion controls makes it intuitive -- it became second nature before the end of the first track."<br />
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We're curious enough about this sensible-sounding innovation that we'll delay throwing our controllers down in disgust. For now.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/">Yes, Excitebike World Rally has some motion control</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:16:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3176679>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19213848/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/28/yes-excitebike-world-rally-has-some-motion-controls/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>motion-control</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>Racing</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Excitebiking to the World Rally]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/excitebikewr_102609.jpg" /></div>
This week's most noteworthy item on the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-channel">Nintendo Channel</a> is undoubtedly the unveiling of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/excitebike-world-rally"><em>Excitebike World Rally</em></a> -- if you haven't had a chance to check out the brief trailer for November's WiiWare racer then, by all means, get with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/">the clicking</a>. If that doesn't tickle your fancy, then we suggest you check and make sure it's still breathing, because a new <em>Excitebike</em> is definitely a <em>fancy tickler</em>.<br />
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Head past the break for this week's Nintendo Channel content.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Excitebiking to the World Rally</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/">This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Excitebiking to the World Rally</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19210061/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-excitebiking-to-the-world-ral/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>Racing</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excitebike World Rally heats up WiiWare Nov. 9, includes online multiplayer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="418" id="viddler_6c217c8b"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/6c217c8b/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/6c217c8b/" width="580" height="418" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_6c217c8b"></embed></object></center>Turn on your Wii and check out the Nintendo Channel right now: on the weekly "Nintendo Week" program, the hosts revealed a new WiiWare version of <em>Excitebike</em>, called <em>Excitebike World Rally</em>, due out November 9. It looks like a 2.5D version of the original <em>Excitebike</em> redone in polygons, with the classic track editor. But this version has online multiplayer! Take that, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/31/pax-2008-and-the-final-omegathon-challenge-is-vs-excite-bik/">Vs. Excitebike</a>.</em><br />
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There's also footage of <em>Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth!</em> It looks fantastic. That comes pretty early in the show. The <em>Excitebike</em> reveal comes only after a Frag Doll appearance and a <em>Scooby-Doo </em>style fast-motion chase sequence. And a zombie grunting his way through a description of <em>Zombies Ate My Neighbors</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/">Excitebike World Rally heats up WiiWare Nov. 9, includes online multiplayer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19209809/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/excitebike-world-rally-heats-up-wiiware-november-9-includes-onl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Excitebike</category><category>Excitebike-Wii</category><category>Excitebike-World-Rally</category><category>Monster-Games</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>nintendo-week</category><category>Racing</category><category>Wii</category><category>WiiWare</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtually Overlooked: Excitebike variants]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/virtually-overlooked-excitebike-variants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/virtually-overlooked-excitebike-variants/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/virtually-overlooked-excitebike-variants/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtually-overlooked/" rel="tag">Virtually Overlooked</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/excite090408.png" />Jerry "Tycho Brahe" Holkins and Mike "John Gabriel" Krahulik took the stage at the final round of the PAX 2008 Omegathon and introduced the climactic final game, which would decide which of two Omeganauts would win a trip to the Tokyo Game Show, cash, and a collection of customized, PAX-logo-emblazoned consoles. Last year, two Omeganauts vied for the prize in a round of <em>Halo 3</em>, which had yet to be released in stores. Everyone in attendance anticipated a similar surprise for this year's final round. The two competitors were introduced, and then the cartoonists/hosts unveiled the secret game that would be the arena for the final battle.<br /><br />It was <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/01/pax-2008-omegathon-finale-crowns-geko-gabe-as-winners/"><em>Vs. Excitebike</em>.</a> After some Famicom Disk System fiddling, the flashing <em>Vs. Excitebike</em> logo appeared on the giant projector screen. The crowd <em>exploded</em>.<br /><br />We'd totally pay five bucks for that. Or even <em>six.</em><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/virtually-overlooked-excitebike-variants/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Virtually Overlooked: Excitebike variants</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/04/virtually-overlooked-excitebike-variants/">Virtually Overlooked: Excitebike variants</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:12:00 EST.  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Within 15 minutes, it was all over. After Tycho and Gabe revealed this year's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/31/pax-2008-and-the-final-omegathon-challenge-is-vs-excite-bik/">final PAX 2008 Omegathon challenge</a>, 1987's <em>Vs Excite Bike</em>, finalists Fallout (blue rider) and Geko (red rider) went at each other with all they had. Unfortunately, the close competition didn't last, as Geko won every round to become this year's best Omeganaut, winning an expenses-paid trip to Tokyo Game Show in October.<br /><br />Following Geko's winning victory, Tycho and Gabe picked up the Famicon controllers to challenge each other as the blue and red riders, respectively. The race was once again painted red, as Tycho kept overheating his bike and crashing after the ramps. He managed a victory in the 3rd round after knocking down Gabe twice in a row, but every other round went to Gabe and red rider, giving the <em>Penny Arcade </em>co-creator a two-win streak after his <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/26/pax-07-the-final-omegathon-challenge-was-halo-3/">5-2 <em>Halo 3 </em>victory last year</a>. After the race was over, Tycho and Gabe stood up to thank the crowd, who promptly began to shuffle out and away from the now-concluded convention. Geko took the stage one final time, <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">plush</span> <a href="http://www.marissasbunny.com/">Marissa's bunny</a> in tow, to talk to the few who stayed behind.<br /><br />Stay tuned, we'll have more on the pre-Omegathon "puppet troupe" later today. Gallery quick-jump:<br />
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    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/1011425/">Pre-Omegathon line and various pipe cleaner art</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/1011430/">The puppet troupe</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/1011426/">Omegathon!</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/1011431/">The End</a><br /></li>
</ul>
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/">PAX 2008: Omegathon Final</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/#1011425"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/dscf7534_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/#1011443"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/dscf7536_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/#1011435"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/dscf7537_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/#1011444"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/dscf7538_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/#1011448"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/dscf7539_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/01/pax-2008-omegathon-finale-crowns-geko-gabe-as-winners/">PAX 2008: Omegathon finale crowns Geko, Gabe as winners</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pax-2008-omegathon-final/1011425/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/01/pax-2008-omegathon-finale-crowns-geko-gabe-as-winners/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1301000/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/01/pax-2008-omegathon-finale-crowns-geko-gabe-as-winners/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>excitebike</category><category>gabe</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>omegathon</category><category>omegathon-2008</category><category>pax-08</category><category>pax-2008</category><category>penny-arcade</category><category>tycho</category><category>vs-excitebike</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excitebike bracelet pops wheelies on your wrist]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7088749"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/excitebike_bracelet_main99.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />As much as we love ourselves some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/arkanoid-and-space-invaders-extreme-are-likely-to-be-localized/"><em>Space Invaders</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/26/pac-man-jewelry-is-pretty-buy-it-for-us/"><em>Pac-Man</em></a>, it's always nice to see some <em>other </em>game or franchise covered on craft site <a href="http://www.etsy.com/category_sub.php?tags=geekery.videogame">Etsy</a>. When said game happens to be one of this blogger's fondest memories from ye olde NES days, it's all the better! This (gender-neutral) <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/search/?q=excitebike&amp;searchsubmit="><em>Excitebike</em></a> bracelet from Etsy user <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5219878">pixelparty</a> is a snip at $15, and if yours truly hadn't already put money aside for<em> Mario Kart Wii</em>, you'd better believe this would be on my wrist as I typed.<br /><br />Incidentally, we previously covered some of pixelparty's bracelets in our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/08/valentines-day-for-the-gamer-in-your-life/">Valentine's Day feature</a> earlier this year. Check out the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/">gallery</a> below for more of his excellent handiwork.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/">Pixelparty's bracelets</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/#726163"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/il_430xn.12656322_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/#726161"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/il_430xn.12656315_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/#726160"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/il_430xn.11507263_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/#726159"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/il_430xn.12656377_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/pixelpartys-bracelets/#726158"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/il_430xn.12656371_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/">Excitebike bracelet pops wheelies on your wrist</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7088749>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1151257/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/30/excitebike-bracelet-pops-wheelies-on-your-wrist/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bracelet</category><category>crafts</category><category>excitebike</category><category>jewelry</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Greenhough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder: Get your name into our VC giveaway!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/contests-giveaways/" rel="tag">Contests / Giveaways</a></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/vc_gift_con_1213.jpg" alt="" /></a>You know what you need to make your holidays brighter? A <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/">big ol' bundle of games for your Virtual Console</a>, courtesy Wii Fanboy! All you have to do is head over and check in at our current contest before the 20th, and since you can enter once per day, there's still time to get your name in. Remember if you already have <strike>exquisite taste</strike> the games we've selected, we've got back-up choices to offer. We'll make sure the winner has some new toys on the VC!<br /><br /><u><strong>Wii Fanboy's Virtual Console Gift Pack</strong></u>
<ul>
    <li><em>Devil's Crush</em> -- TurboGrafx-16, 600 points (JC)</li>
    <li><em>Dragon's Curse</em> -- TurboGrafx-16, 600 points (Candace)</li>
    <li><em>Excitebike</em> -- NES, 500 points (Chris)</li>
    <li><em>Gunstar Heroes</em> -- Sega Genesis, 800 points (Eric)</li>
    <li><em>The Legend of the Mystical Ninja</em> -- SNES, 800 points (Dave)</li>
    <li><em>The Legend of Zelda</em> -- NES, 500 points (Alisha)</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/">Reminder: Get your name into our VC giveaway!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1065803/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/18/reminder-get-your-name-into-our-vc-giveaway/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>devil's-crush</category><category>dragon's-curse</category><category>excitebike</category><category>fanswag</category><category>gunstar-heroes</category><category>legend-of-the-mystical-ninja</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fanswag: Celebrate the season of giving with a VC pack]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/contests-giveaways/" rel="tag">Contests / Giveaways</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/vc_gift_con_1213.jpg" />Now that the Virtual Console <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/10/wii-fanboy-walks-you-through-the-gifting-feature/">gift feature</a> is alive and kicking, it just seems fitting that we celebrate with a few gifts of our own. Each member of the Wii Fanboy staff has carefully chosen one game currently available on the U.S. Virtual Console, and we're ready to show our appreciation by gifting the lot to one lucky reader. <em>But guys! What if I already have the game in question?</em> Well, dear reader, we've also each chosen <em>back-up</em> titles, just in case. If the winner has one, we'll move onto the next. If you have all of them? Maybe you should hang back and let someone else win! 'Tis the season of giving, after all.<br /><br />To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what you'd be most likely to give away, if you were so inclined. You may enter <strong>once per day</strong>, and we must receive your comments between now and December 20. The giveaway closes shop that night at 11:59 PM EST, so get to work! We'll announce the winner December 21. As usual, entries are limited to legal U.S. residents age 18 and older. Please check the <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/weblogs-giveaways-official-rules/">official rules</a> for any other questions.<br /><u><strong><br />Wii Fanboy's Virtual Console Gift Pack</strong></u>
<ul>
    <li><em>Devil's Crush</em> -- TurboGrafx-16, 600 points (JC)</li>
    <li><em>Dragon's Curse</em> -- TurboGrafx-16, 600 points (Candace)</li>
    <li><em>Excitebike</em> -- NES, 500 points (Chris)</li>
    <li><em>Gunstar Heroes</em> -- Sega Genesis, 800 points (Eric)</li>
    <li><em>The Legend of the Mystical Ninja</em> -- SNES, 800 points (Dave)</li>
    <li><em>The Legend of Zelda</em> -- NES, 500 points (Alisha)</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/">Fanswag: Celebrate the season of giving with a VC pack</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1061129/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/13/fanswag-celebrate-the-season-of-giving-with-a-vc-pack/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>devil's-crush</category><category>dragon's-curse</category><category>excitebike</category><category>fanswag</category><category>gift</category><category>gunstar-heroes</category><category>holidash</category><category>legend-of-the-mystical-ninja</category><category>nes</category><category>sega-genesis</category><category>snes</category><category>turbografx-16</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dojo update: Get excited for Excitebike]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/screens/" rel="tag">Screens</a></p><a href="http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/assist/assist09.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/10/excitebike_at_sm.jpg"  alt="" /></a>Today's dojo update reveals another kickass assist trophy. It's none other than those nuts and bolts fanatics from the NES title <em>Excitebike</em>. And here they do what they do best: drive <em>really fast</em>.<br /><br />In summoning up the crew, all of the racers will ride back and foth, running over any enemy of the initial summoner. And, as you can see in the picture including Bowser below, they do quite the considerable amount of damage.<br /><br />There is also another assist trophy revealed today in <em>Super Mario Bros.</em> franchise enemy Lakitu. And, as you might imagine, he tosses down Spinies left and right, hoping to catch an unsuspecting brawler.<br /><br /><br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/">Dojo update: Get excited for Excitebike</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/assist/assist09.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1004338/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/03/dojo-update-get-excited-for-excitebike/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dojo</category><category>excitebike</category><category>smash-bros-brawl</category><category>smashbrosbrawl</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Friday: Puffballs and bikes]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/virtual-console/" rel="tag">Virtual Console</a></p><a href="http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=zlQtqSSPJ1nOivjNt-_i8FBY1IXiHMs9"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/02/nes_ex_0216.jpg" alt="" /></a>Sure, so you could pick up <em>Excite Truck</em> this week if you're in Europe ... or you could save a few quid and go old school with <em>Excitebike</em> on the Virtual Console! Sorry, sorry ... we just loved us some <em>Excitebike</em> back in the day, and we get a little extra bouncy when we have an excuse to talk about it. If jumping blocky hills isn't your thing, there's a lot more to choose from this week:<br />
<ul>
    <li><em>Excitebike</em> (NES) -- 500 points</li>
    <li><em>Kirby's Adventure</em> (NES) -- 500 points</li>
    <li><em>New Adventure Island</em> (TurboGrafx) -- 600 points</li>
    <li><em>R-Type III: The Third Lightning</em> (SNES) -- 800 points</li>
</ul>
<br />Any of these rev your motor?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/">VC Friday: Puffballs and bikes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=zlQtqSSPJ1nOivjNt-_i8FBY1IXiHMs9>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/755757/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/16/vc-friday-puffballs-and-bikes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Europe</category><category>Excitebike</category><category>Friday</category><category>Kirby</category><category>NES</category><category>New Adventure Island</category><category>NewAdventureIsl</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>R-Type</category><category>SNES</category><category>Turbografx</category><category>Virtual Console</category><category>VirtualConsole</category><category>Wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
