It’s a dangerous world out there, so grab your gun and your sword before entering that foreboding house or that dank cavern or that alien compound; you’re going to have to fight if you want to stay alive. And if fighting for your life is your idea of fun, here are the funnest Wii video games for you.

Read my list of the 7 best action video games for the Wii.

The 7 Best Action video games for the Wii originally appeared on About.com Wii video games on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 10:59:24.

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Thanks for your patience. The WiiNintendo forums are back online.

Special thanks to hey_suburbia, who did everything worth mentioning while I sat around pretending to help.

At a Nintendo meeting today, Kotaku has learned that Miyamoto is working on the new Zelda Wii title, which will sport swordplay with the MotionPlus feature. He is also working on a “DS game to play at home” and is interested in how the DS can be used in “public spaces”.

Nintendo mentioned that the company was not against HD, and Miyamoto pointed out that a title like Wii Fit would not benefit greatly from HD, but the Nintendo creator added that a game like, say, Pikmin would.

[Kotaku]

For currently unknown reasons, the WiiNintendo forums are offline. We will strive to correct the problem as soon as possible.

In the meantime, I take this chance to remind you all of the WiiNintendo IRC channel, which you are all (of course) free to use while you wait on the forums to be back online.

Access the IRC channel here.

Come to Nintendo World between 11am and 3pm on Sunday, November 1 to be one of the first to play Band Hero for the Wii and Nintendo DS! Rock out to 65 of the biggest chart topping hits, get Band Hero giveaways, and enter to win raffle prizes.

The game is a standard mascot kart racing game, very similar to other games in its genre like Mario Kart and Crash Team Racing. Characters race through various race circuits themed on different Sega franchises and collect power-ups to boost their speed or hamper their opponents. Like Sumo’s previous Sega game, Sega Superstars Tennis, each character has a special ability (called an “All-Star Move”) unique to them that they may use to their advantage (such as Sonic transforming into Super Sonic and AiAi riding in marbles), which they can obtain if they are running behind in the race.

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Lego Rock Band is based primarily on the same gameplay as the main Rock Band series, though includes aspects of collecting and building with Lego bricks as in Traveler Tales’ other Lego-themed games; as compared to Rock Band’s slogan of “Start a band, rock the world”, Lego Rock Band’s catchphrase is “Build a band, rock the universe”.

The music portions of the game will remain the same as the Rock Band series, though easier skill levels will be provided for “budding musicians”. This includes the addition of a “Super Easy” mode in which the player only needs to hit any button ..read the full article

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Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 is the fifth installment in the Clash of Ninja series and is the third installment to Clash of Ninja Revolution series and set for release in November 17, 2009. Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 will feature the Rescue Gaara story arc and will feature over 35 characters and fighting environments as well as Wi-fi multiplayer matches, co-op matches, and an overhauled combat system. New to the game is the ability to call on your teammate in team battle to help.

Playable characters The characters in the Clash of Ninja ..read the full article

The year 2009 is full of new innovations from Nintendo Wii and its team. We are experiencing a new gaming experience thanks to the wonderful work of the staff. The massive market of amazing new Nintendo Wii video games and with multi player mode give us the opportunity to play with our family or friends.

That is why I like havin different Wii remotes, different colors and now the Wii remote skins give me that occasion. You have many different colorful products that will satisfy your needs no mater if you are a women or man, you have colors from pink ..read the full article

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We’ve posted a couple stories on this Netflix-Wii idea lately, but there might be something you did not catch.  Of course, we still have rumors of Netflix being ready to come to Wii by the end of the year, but Nintendo wants to wait until the HD version of Wii, which (get this) is coming in early 2010.

“What I’m hearing is that Nintendo originally planned to bring the Netflix service to the Wii before the end of this year, which still might take place, but that Nintendo is also considering holding off on the Netflix service until they release their ..read the full article

Well, you knew it was coming soon, right?  We officially have the announcement of the new Nintendo DSi XL coming to North American soil.  We’ll get it around the same time as Europe does, in the first quarter of 2010.  No word on the price yet, but the Japanese one will sell for about $220 (American).

“A new iteration of the Nintendo DSi? system will be introduced in Japan on November 21, 2009,” a spokesman told Kotaku. “To be known as Nintendo DSi LL in Japan, and as Nintendo DSi XL in North America and Europe, it will offer a screen ..read the full article

Here are some more photos of the new Nintendo DSi XL/LL.  These were found by WiiNintendo blogger and forum moderator, DarkWish.

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Pre-order Raving Rabbids on the WiiNintendo Online Store

Earlier today, we posted the specs for the new 4.2 inch screen Nintendo DSi LL (or XL in Europe).  However, at that time, they were in Japanese.  Here are the specs in English.

4.2″ screen, TFT color liquid crystal (260,000 colors) Width 161.0mm Length 91.4mm Thickness 21.2mm Stylus length: 96.0mm Large stylus length: 129.3mm Weight: 314g Battery life: 4-5 hours maximum brightness, 13-17 hours minimum brightness

Contains: -DS card slot -SD memory card slot -AC adapter -Stereo headphone/Microphone connected terminal

[GameSpot]

According to Gamespot, Nintendo has plans to release the Nintendo DSi XL (as it will be called in Europe) in early 2010.

When contacted by GameSpot UK, Nintendo issued this statement regarding the new handheld’s European launch: “Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi. Further details will be released soon.” No information on a US launch was available at the time of going to press.

[GameSpot]