For anyone unfamiliar with WiiCade, you should definitely check out iAnimate’s article to familiarize yourself with them.

Basically WiiCade is a site that has collected a bunch of great mouse-based games in order to offer a free gaming experience for Wii owners via the built-in opera browser.

Since it’s inception several other sites have taken to the same concept, but being the pioneer that it is, WiiCade has upped the ante.

With the release of their new WiiCade API for Flash Player 7 (currently the only version supported by the Wii’s browser), flash developer’s now have the ability to utilize all the buttons on the Wii controller, expanding the potential game library for the wii beyond simplistic mouse games.

For anyone familiar with MY work, you can expect to see 2 of my most popular titles on WiiCade very soon.

Radioactive Snakes from Mars will be played using the Wii’s D pad, so you can relax on your sofa and gobble up pills on your big screen.

Turn the controller sideways like an NES gamepad and you can also play Nutty McNuts using the D-pad and 1/2/A buttons.

With WiiCade’s api I was able to get these games using WiiMote input in a matter of minutes with only a few very minor changes to my games.  Unfortunately, I have yet to get my hands on a Wii, so it was extremely helpful that the WiiCade API also accepts keyboard input to help you test your games with the api.

This API is a huge step for web-gaming, continuing to empower developers to reach new audiences, and giving Wii owners a lot of free content so they can maximize their online experiences.

With enough support, WiiCade is poised to shine a very bright light on an often overlooked section of the independent gaming industry.

Game developers can get the API here, and Wii owners will want to check out wiicade.com on a regular basis.

Wii would like to play… ON THE INTERNETS!!!!!!!!!