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Nintendo DS (NDS) ROMs. Nintendo Wii. Nintendo Wii Emulator. Wii Emulator Allows Games to Run in 720p HD: News from 1UP. No, the Wii unfortunately can't run games in resolutions higher than 480p, a sad fact for audio/visual connoisseurs. But in this fantastical age of technological wizardry and workarounds, that doesn't mean we can't have a glimpse of what could have been. Using the Wii PC emulator Dolphin, YouTube user renebarahona (via Kotaku) has uploaded a few videos showing some Wii games running in 720p, including Super Smash Bros.

Brawl (above) and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (below). Naturally, be sure to click the HD button to get the full effect. If you like what you see enough to want to try it on your own, keep in mind that you need pretty competent PC specs to run the games well. Nintendo Wii Emulators + Wii ROMs.

How to Play Wii Games on a Laptop. 10 Things I Hate About Wii U | Game|Life. Image: Touchstone Pictures, Illustration: Wired On Sunday, Nintendo finally released Wii U, its new game console. We’ve raved about early launch games like NintendoLand and New Super Mario Bros. U, showing that the big N still has the magic touch when it comes to making great play experiences. Unfortunately, Nintendo is still lagging behind when it comes to creating what consumers are increasingly expecting out of their devices: a feature-rich, multimedia online experience.

Wii U, available in $300 and $350 configurations, has a bunch of these features — Netflix, a social network feed called Miiverse, a digital game shop — but all of them have distinct problems that make the user experience less fun than it should be. Problems like this at the launch of a new piece of hardware are to be expected. 1. The reason you’re only reading about Wii U’s online features now is that out of the box, it doesn’t have any of them. Okay, no problem. 2. 3. 4. 5. I changed my profile to “Hi!” How long does it take to beat your favorite games?