Twenty-Nine Cleveland State University students have concluded what we already know: Wii Boxing provides a helluva workout.

In fact, spending 30 minutes pummeling a virtual punching bag provides virtually the same burn as a real bag. A group of 29 students spent 30 minutes punching a real punching bag as well as 30 minutes virtually boxing via the Wii. Information from a heart monitor, pedometer, and oxygen analyzer was streamed into a computer and analyzed.

Rocket launchers? Secret rooms? Missing scientists? Deathmatch mode? A mysterious meteor from space? The DS is getting an FPS inspired by the classics.

New developer NoWay Studio has announced their first major project: DS first person shooter C.O.R.E.. The game will feature a single player mission mode based around a Roswell style storyline taking place across fifteen levels, and a multiplayer mode with Capture the Flag, Team Arena, and Free for All battle types with ten specially designed areas to battle in.

The interview discusses a return to the Wii for the franchise and delves into the "kind of Zelda-esque" DS sequel.

The designers of the Wii launch title Elebits are back for a second swing at the concept, using their original title as a learning experience. Elebits: Adventures of Kai & Zero for the DS is an entirely new approach to the intellectual property that "started almost from scratch with a more compelling story and thought about what worked well in the first game."

Mega Man makes his Virtual Console debut with the first title in the series and he is accompanied by Gameloft's Midnight Pool for WiiWare and Neo Turf Masters for the Neo Geo.

This Week's Virtual Console and WiiWare provides a timeless NES classic, Mega Man, along with a brand new WiiWare offering, Midnight Pool, and the highly regarded golf game for the Neo Geo, Neo Turf Masters.

Midnight Pool, the sole WiiWare release, takes players on a trip across America to the... Read more...

Enjoy Metroid? Enjoy Marathons? Come watch TheSpeedGamers' 72-hour Metroid Marathon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

This weekend TheSpeedGamers, a group that does gaming marathons in order to raise money for charity, will be doing a live stream of their 72-hour Metroid marathon. They will be collecting donations to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the world leader in the treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases. They start streaming on Friday at 6 PM Pacific, continuing through Sunday.

Resident Evil and Viewtiful Joe creator Shinji Mikami is partnering with Goichi Suda, director of cult hits Killer7 and No More Heroes, to frighten Wii owners.

EA announced today that it will serve as publisher for a collaboration between two of the biggest names in gaming today, Shinji Mikami and Goichi Suda. The pair are working together to develop a brand new action horror title across multiple platforms including Wii.

Mikami-san will act as producer... Read more...

A prequel and spin-off to the Pikmin-esque title will be making their way to Nintendo's platforms.

Through an interview with IGN, Codemasters revealed their latest effort on the Wii, Overlord Dark Legend. The original title Overlord was released on all of the competing home consoles, including PC.

Overlord Dark Legend will star a brand new, younger Overlord, as well as many returning characters... Read more...

The sequel will have to do a better job including features in its Wii release if it is to avoid the criticisms of the first game.

Amidst fears of this holiday's Wii release of Rock Band 2 ending up a stripped-down port like the original, Wired's Chris Kohler has reported that a Harmonix representative reassured him during E3 on that very topic. Kohler says that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will be a "much more competitive... Read more...

A new intellectual property from the makers of EA Playground features playable celebrities like Paul Pierce and Fergie.

Today, Electronic Arts announced Celebrity Sports Showdown for the Wii underneath their casual EA SPORTS Freestyle brand. Developed by EA Canada, Celebrity Sports Showdown features twelve outdoor sports games, like Inner-Tubing and Smash Badminton, and ten playable celebrities ranging from singers... Read more...

The Zuma-esque title will compete with Nintendo's own Magnetica Twist for gamer's Wii Points.

Last month, in a somewhat silent fashion, Hyderabad and Gameshastra announced an agreement to develop a Wii version of the extremely popular Tumblebugs franchise. The title is not due for a traditional Wii release but will instead be available for download through the WiiWare service.

The game... Read more...

EA's unique adventure puzzle title was inspired by the indie gaming scene.

EA is promising that their new DS title, Henry Hatsworth, will be an "incredibly unique game," at least according to the game's Executive Producer Scott Walker. The title, inspired by the indie gaming scene, is being produced under EA's Casual Entertainment Label, developed by EA Tiburon, and stars... Read more...

Atari's sequel to the minimalist flash game N has gone gold for the DS.

Atari announced that the DS version of the early 2008 Xbox Live Arcade ninja-platformer has gone gold. The title was originally created by Metanet, and the DS version has been developed by SilverBurch Studios.

Sequel to a popular flash game, N+ depicts the player's ninja, the opposing lethal... Read more...

"Told no" when they tried to get the NES classic on the Wii's downloadable retro library.

In a recent interview with 1UP, Capcom's Ben Judd said that they "couldn't get (Bionic Commando) approved for the Virtual Console." With the pending release of a remake of the game and an upcoming release of a new Bionic Commando game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Judd was disappointed that they couldn't work it out.

It’s not a new color, but it will come with a never-before-released Pokémon Mystery Dungeon animation DVD when it goes on sale in a week!

Nintendo has announced a new DS package that will go on sale in limited numbers around the end of this week: the Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack. It may not be a new color, but the custom Onyx DS Lite features images of Palkia and Dialga etched into its cover. These two "legendary" Pokémon... Read more...

This week you can Break In to a billiards game, parody Hudson's classic shooter titles in Star Parodier, or play what Strong Bad is calling a "Cool Game" for "Attractive People."

Strong Bad arrives on WiiWare this week, and the Virtual Console library grows by two TurboGrafx16 games (one originally for the TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM), the first a billiards simulation and the other an outright parody of Hudson's classic shooter franchise.

Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner... Read more...

The legendary time-travelling RPG will make its belated debut in PAL territories on DS in the early part of next year.

Square Enix has announced that Chrono Trigger will launch across Europe and other PAL territories for Nintendo DS in early 2009, marking the end of a fourteen year wait for the Super NES classic to make an appearance in those regions.

The DS version promises to be extremely faithful to the original... Read more...

The developers are challenging themselves to faithfully recreate the 8-bit experience, including limiting number of enemies on screen and making 8-bit music.

In an interview with Mega Man 9 producer Hironobu Takeshita, it was revealed that the team behind the game has included options to enable screen flicker and slowdown to truly evoke the classic feeling of the title.

Players looking forward to Mega Man 9 can expect a fully classic experience in... Read more...

The interview reveals information on the future of Wii including peripherals, the Wii Motion Plus, and some future titles in the Wii line.

In a recent interview, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata shared a variety of views on how his company would keep moving forward.

To begin with, he revealed that Wii Music actually marks the end of a series of titles originally envisioned by Designer Shigeru Miyamoto. When proposing the... Read more...

A gallery shooter for WiiWare, the sequel to a Genesis gorefest, and the Master System port of a classic Genesis title.

This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare releases bring an interesting assortment: one title on WiiWare and a couple on the Virtual Console from Sega systems.

Wild West Guns for WiiWare has players testing their skills with a revolver to see if they are the fastest gun in the West. Gameloft's... Read more...

Wario flops into the charts and barely makes a splash.

This was a mixed week for Nintendo with continuing high sales of Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit, but a disappointing start for Wario Land: Shake It.

In fact, if it weren't for Dragon Quest, Sony would own the top half of the charts entirely. However, Square Enix's fifth Nintendo DS remake seems to be doing very well and should easily take one million units in the next few weeks.