Dr. Mario Online RX released on WiiWare

Dr. Mario Online RX is based on the classic Dr. Mario series which originally began on the NES. All of the original charm of the game is preserved. Dr. Mario Online RX will cost 1000 Wii Points ($10). View the trailer below…

Metal Slug and City Connection now on Virtual Console

Two titles made their Virtual Console debuts this week.

First up is Metal Slug. Metal Slug is a side-scrolling military-action game that was originally released on the NEOGEO in 1996.

City Connection also hit the VC this week as well. Based on the arcade hit and originally released on the NES.

Metal Slug is rated T for Teen and costs 900 Wii Points while City Connection is rated E for Everyone coming in at 500 Wii Points.

Wii and PS3 outsold Xbox360 in March

For the month of March, 2008, the Xbox360 was last in console sales behind Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PS3. According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, the sales breakdown had Nintendo selling 700,000 Wii’s, Sony shipped 365,000 PS3’s and the Xbox360 selling 310,000 units.

Pachter also stated that Nintendo is selling more units to Europe than the US in order to avoid the weakening US Dollar:

“We believe that Nintendo has diverted a significant portion of its available supply to Europe since April, as the weakening dollar has made US sales less profitable for the company. However, we believe that European supply has caught up with demand, and think that the company likely shipped the US its ‘fair share’ in the month of March, particularly in light of Nintendo’s need to support the launch of Super Smash Brothers Brawl.”

Greenpeace says Wii is “Playing Dirty”

A recently released report by Greenpeace says that the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 all contain hazardous chemicals.

From the Report:

The use of hazardous chemicals and materials in electronic products is widespread. Despite some recent improvements – a result of a combination of legal restrictions in some parts of the world, and voluntary action by companies – many devices still contain a variety of hazardous substances.

All three consoles included PVC-based materials containing other types of plasticiser chemicals, principally a mellitate and various adipates, at apparently high levels in some instances. The use of these substances provides flexibility to the materials without the use of phthalates, but raises similar concerns regarding the potential for resulting exposure to, and toxicity of, these leachable chemical additives. Rather than providing reassurance, therefore, their presence highlights the reliance on leachable additives that stems from the use of PVC as a material and the value in replacing PVC with polymers that do not require the use of such additives.

The report says that Microsoft says they will eliminate the use of PVC and BFRs in its game systems by 2010. Sony has committed to stop using PVC and BFRs by 2010, but only for it’s handheld PSP system, not the PS3 and other consoles. Nintendo has recently committed to not using PVC in its products as well, although not timeline was given for their plans.

[via hexus.net]

New DS Lite Colors Due June 13?

It appears that Nintendo may be preparing to roll out a few new DS Lite colors soon. A Spanish online game retailer has three new colors listed in it’s online catalog including Red, Ice Blue and Lime Green. We’re not sure if these new colors will make their way to the US or not. We should find out for sure around June 13th, which is the rumored drop date for these new colors.

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