Great news to all Wii emulator fans! Homebrew coders tehpola, sepp256 and emu_kidid has release the first beta of Wii64, a port of the ever-popular multi-OS Nintendo 64 emulator, Mupen64, to the Nintendo Wii and Gamecube through the libOGC library.


Download: Wii64 Beta 1
Download: Wii64 Beta 1 Source

This was expected to happen much, much earlier - but what the hey, it's coming! Super Smash Bros., the original game on the N64 that started the Smash franchise, is coming to the Wii Virtual Console next year for Japan. A release in other regions shouldn't be far behind.

Ola, Wiibrewers! It's been a busy week on the Wiibrew front this week. Several of our favorite Wiibrew programs were updated this week, including the Homebrew Browser and WiiPhysics. Big news this week is the release of Whiite-Linux, which lets your console serve as a PowerPC-based Linux computer. There's a also a fun new Guitar Hero Wiibrew clone up for grabs! Let's get started!

Lately, we've haven't heard much updates for Wii64, the N64 emulator for the Wii. However, it seems that one gamer didn't need it. He (or she) managed to play the classic GoldenEye 007 N64 game on the Homebrew Channel with little hitches. Watch a vid of it in the full article.

In honor of the landmark launch of the Wii Homebrew Channel, several developers have released Wii64, a Nintendo 64 emulator for the Wii. It's far from perfect, but it's the beginnings of something grand. More details in the full article.

Download: Wii64

Puzzle and beat-em-up lovers will love this week's Virtual Console update. So what's the gaming goodies in store for gamers this Virtual Console Monday? It's N64's Pokemon Puzzle League and Renegade, a classic NES side scroller. If you don't remember or know what these games are, hit the full article to find out more.

Two new games are coming to the US Virtual Console in a few days: Cruis'n USA from the N64 system, and Wonder Boy, the first ever Sega Master System game to arrive for the US VC. Details and pricing details in the full article.

We're sending word that Nintendo is preparing to release three more games to Europe's Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii this week: International Karate, Uridium, and Cruis'n USA. More information for each of these titles are available in the full article.

Players don't like it when a game that they've been waiting for ends up being canceled. Take the case of the XBLA version of GoldenEye007, for instance.

With rumors of the title's cancellation at Nintendo's hands, is it any wonder that Microsoft claims that its rival holds "more than just influence" over the game's licensing rights?  More on Microsoft's views regarding the matter, right after the jump.

With only a couple of weeks to go before the Japanese release of Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii, some new videos featuring the highly popular racing title have surfaced once again for everyone's viewing pleasure. The new set of videos takes a look at the game's Japanese opening, as well as several track profiles of the different courses players can get to race in. You can watch the videos by clicking on the "read more" link found below.