Gamelion Studios, an independent game developer from Poland, released a new trailer of the upcoming WiiWare platformer Furry Legends (first WiiWare game developed in East-Europe, schedule for launch Q3/Q4 2009).

Be sure to check out the developer’s blog at http://devblog.furrylegends.com/

The graphics look to be very good especially for a WiiWare game title. Let’s hope the gameplay can match them. Here are some screenshots of the game…

I’m sure there will be more info on the game to come. For now, here’s a trailer of the game in action… Enjoy!

Fresh off its success in Japan, the new camera- and browser-enabled handheld sells 300,000 units in each territory during its first two days on the market.

When it went on sale in Japan last November, the DSi proved quite popular. In its first two days at retail, the dual-camera- and Web-browser-equipped portable sold more than 170,000 units. In its first month on sale in the island nation–where DS ownership rates are even higher than in the US–more than 535,000 units of the handheld were purchased.

Today comes word that the DSi has proved as popular in the West. Speaking at a Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan lunch in Tokyo, attended by NPR, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the handheld sold more than 600,000 units in 48 hours in North America and Europe. The device went on sale in the EU on April 3 and in the US on April 5 and sold 300,000 units in its first two days on the market in each territory.

Unveiled last October, the DSi is 12 percent thinner than the DS Lite, with screens 17 percent larger than those of its predecessor. Though it doesn’t have a Game Boy Advance slot, it boasts two cameras–an outward-facing 0.3 megapixel one and a lower-resolution one for self-portraits–and an SD card slot for multimedia storage. The third redesign of the 100-million-unit handheld also sports a built-in Internet browser, which will let users directly download games from a new online store. The DSi retails for $169.99 in the US and for £149.99 in the UK.

For a closer look at the DSi, check out GameSpot’s unboxing video feature below:

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Tecmo confirms that Nintendo has declined to publish Grasshopper-developed horror game outside Japan.

The success of Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition and House of the Dead: Overkill have shown that there’s a place for horror games on Nintendo’s latest system. Unfortunately, Nintendo is apparently unconvinced of that, given that Tecmo has confirmed to GameSpot that Nintendo has declined to publish the Wii installment of its survival horror franchise Fatal Frame in North America and Europe.

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Earlier this week, WiiBlog reported on an ‘unofficial’ announcement of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics. You can now turn the switch to ‘official.’ SEGA has released a website, featuring a debut trailer, and has issued a press release. (more…)

Atari plans to bring wintery Wii sequel Family Ski & Snowboard to Europe in February 2009.

As the title suggests, this Namco Bandai follow-up adds snowboards to the range of piste pursuits. And like Family Ski, control will be handled by the balance board, which will be turned sideways to imitate the fat uni-ski. Wiimote and nunchuk are waggled to pull off tricks.

There’s more content than before: two big mountains to plummet down, littered with half-pipes and rails, plus all sorts of activities for both radical snowboarders and leisurely skiers.