Every Monday, Nintendo offers gaming fans new and retro titles to purchase on their Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. Today’s adventure in the U.S. is one of the greatest Sonic creations of all time; Sonic & Knuckles. For years, the game was subtitled by fans as “Sonic 4″, but everyone now knows that the true Sonic 4 will be available summer 2010. Sonic & Knuckles was originally on the Genesis, and used this cool “lock-on” cartridge allowing you to connect the older Sonic games, opening new content. Today’s downloadable game features some recreated emulation, and Sega brilliance, so that if you’ve also downloaded Sonic 1, Sonic 2, or Sonic 3 to the virtual console, you can connect them in virtual land. All for just 800 Wii Points. Take a look at the game in action (more… )

Those of you with Treehouse can prepare for the debut of an all new animated series called the WotWots tonight at 6:15pm. Created by Weta Workshop and Pukeko Pictures, the WotWots launched globally in New Zealand on TVNZ last year, and now runs on both TV2 and TVNZ6 every day. Treehouse joins that group, along with ABC1 and ABC2 in Australia, Channel 5’s Milkshake in the UK, and MTV3 in Finland. Treehouse promises to show the new CG animated toon regularly, at 6:15 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:15pm, Saturdays at 6:30pm, and Sundays at 1:40pm. The series focuses on two young aliens who land their spaceship in a zoo and spend days exploring the environment around them, wondering what (Wot?) they will be. Take a look at the animation in action (more… )

The battle to harness the power of the seven Dragon Balls explodes in vivid detail like never before. Exploding and fighting its way into stores is the Dragon Box Z volume 2 DVD set. The Dragon Box features over 40 uncut episodes, #43-84, remastered and restored frame by frame from the original Japanese anime masters, rendering the legendary action in pristine clarity. Each episode is presented in Japanese with the complete opening and closing credits and includes the original episode previews, and each can be watched in Japanese with English subtitles, or dubbed in English. Having suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Saiyans, and with Goku still recovering from his injuries, the remaining Z-Fighters must embark on a perilous journey to Planet Namek in search of the Namekian Dragon Balls. Unbeknownst to them, however, a powerful new enemy has set his sights on the same prize: the ruthless tyrant Frieza! Whats more, you get a 48-page Collector’s Booklet along with the set! Ceck out the box art (more… )

She started off as just a web-based flash animated girl, but Pucca has since grown into a major success — so much so, that Warner Bros. Consumer Products has teamed with producer VOOZ Co. to launch a clothing line based on the series characters. The toon itself is a simple-styled, slick-moving animation, similar to PowerPuff Girls or Dexter’s Lab, but perhaps even a step further simplified. The result, however, is a collection of lovable characters and incredibly smooth animation. The show stars Pucca, a confident, but very loving (and crush-having) young Korean girl. The clothing line will star many different designers, including Preen, Mark Fast, Raquel Allegra, Unconditional, Not Rational, Genetic Denim, I.R.O, Erickson Beamon, and Curve boutiques. The toon still not ringing a bell? Check out an episode right here! (more… )

On March 2nd, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will bring Ponyo, and a number of other DVDs from legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The film stars Ponyo, the mermaid-like fish-girl who lives in an aquarium in her father’s underwater castle. One day, her father takes Ponyo and her siblings on a tour, where Ponyo slips away to explore. It’s then that she meets, and later falls in love with a human boy named Sosuke. Sound familiar? Disney has used this Hans Christian Andersen plot before with “The Little Mermaid, their 1989 animated classic tale staring Ariel. Does this one fare any better? Well, if you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll have to check out the Blu-ray and DVD in a few weeks and let us know your opinion! Check out the box art and full press release (more… )

Alone in an alien world that changes climates and landscapes on every level, you must destroy enemies, leap to platforms, dodge fire, collect coins, activate shields… yeesh, this game has a little bit of everything! But Futility is more than just a game, its an adventure! Move through the boards with the arrow keys, jump with Z, shoot with X, and activate your shield with the SHIFT key. Kill the enemies you can, avoid the ones you can’t, reach the boss, beat the level… and above all else, survive! Play this game now (more… )

Konami is bringing Gormiti fans with a Nintendo Wii or Nintendo DS a treat; their upcoming Gormiti: The Lords of Nature video game. The game recently made its first appearance at Toy Fair 2010, in Germany. The game is targeting a fall release this year, using characters and locations from Marathon and Giochi Prezios’s animated TV series, recreating the island of Gorm. There, the Lords of Earth, Sea, Air and Forest are charged with stopping the evil Magmion from wreaking havoc. Tj
The game also includes 40 minutes of animated scenes voiced by actors from the show. Check out the trailer and full press release right here (more… )

Namco Bandai has announced it is returning to the Origins part of the Nintendo DS Dragon Ball genre with this summer’s Dragon Ball: Origins 2. The sequel to the original will feature stylus-controlled action, but unlike some of Nintendo’s other games (we’re looking at you, Zelda!) you have the option to switch to the more traditional buttons if you’d like. A two-player co-op mode is included, so you wirelessly can pair with a pal to take down the Red Ribbon Army. This Game Republic developed game, also known as Dragon Ball DS 2: Charge! Red Ribbon Army, is based on Akira Toriyama’s popular manga and anime franchise. You have the ability to play as Son Goku, but also Bulma, Krillin, and Yamcha; each with their own abilities and powerups. Take a look at the Japenese trailer (more… )