The top Nintendo executive has confirmed he will soon be leaving after more than 15 years with Nintendo of America.

Nintendo of America has made it official. Nintendo Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications George Harrison will be leaving the company he joined in 1992 by the end of 2007.

"I have confirmed to all employees that I will be leaving at the end of December and not making the move to California," said Harrison to the Reuters news service. Harrison did not mention what he would do after his departure from Nintendo.

Initial availability is scheduled for next month.

Hot on the heels of the Neo-Geo announcement, Hudson has revealed that PC Engine CD-ROM² and Super CD-ROM² (TurboGrafx-CD in the US) games will soon be released on Virtual Console. Starting in October, Hudson expects to release at least five titles this year and an additional ten or more games next year. The planned price is 800 Wii Points (regular PC Engine games cost 600 points).

We're looking for a few good staffers. Details on new job openings inside!

Nintendo World Report wants you! We're looking for some fresh talent to take NWR to the next level in the video game news and information world, and we know there are a lot of people out there who are motivated enough to help make it happen. Are you one of them?

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Not surprisingly, Madden was the biggest selling game... but not so much on Wii.

The NPD Group's August sales figures have been posted at the NeoGAF forums (an official outlet of the NPD), and Nintendo is on top once again. Wii took first place in the hardware race yet again, with just over 400,000 systems sold. Nintendo DS is right behind with over 380,000 units. In its second month of a price reduction, the PS3 sold roughly one third as many units as either Wii or DS, while Xbox 360 split the difference.

Japanese titles are now available... temporarily and at a price. Updated with upcoming games.

Recently, two Japanese titles, Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) and Mario's Super Picross popped up on the OFLC's website. Just two weeks later, they are available for download in Europe and Australia.

It doesn't appear that Nintendo put any effort in localizing the games as Mario's Super... Read more...

High sales for Capcom's Wii titles fuel growth spurt; company doubles number of planned releases for the console.

Japanese publisher Capcom has seen its stock grow by a considerable amount this year, climbing 6.3% to 2,855 Yen ($25.10), a five year high for the company. Over the past few days alone, the company's shares have risen by a total of 14%, with a year-to-date increase of 33%.

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It has finally come to pass.

Back in the days of the N64 and GameCube, if you said to some one that Nintendo would once again be back on top, you would be laughed at. If you said it on a gaming forum, you would be laughed at and either given some ridiculous forum title, or be banned.

Well, the impossible has come to pass... Read more...

Seattle Mariners fans can show up on Sept. 15 with their DS systems to get free access to the wireless baseball info service, Nintendo Fan Network.

MARINERS AND NINTENDO TEAM UP TO SALUTE FANS

Sept. 15 is Nintendo DS Day at Safeco Field

The Seattle Mariners and Nintendo are thanking fans for helping make the Nintendo® Fan Network (NFN) at Safeco Field a success. The first 1,500 Fans who bring their Nintendo DS™ to the game on Saturday,... Read more...

Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Art of Fighting debut at 900 Wii Points.

SNK to Release Classic NEOGEO Arcade Games on Wii(tm) Virtual Console(tm)

Wall, NJ - Sep 12, 2007 SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, today announced that the Company will release several of their greatest NEOGEO arcade games via the Virtual... Read more...

There's even more to collect!

Hurray for another week of Brawl hype! It was a pretty good week too, that was finished off with an announcement of something else we'll be able to collect while we play!

New Movie: Pit's DescentPit saw what happened to Peach and Zelda from the heavens and Palutena has tasked him with helping... Read more...

Are North American and European releases imminent?

The Australian media ratings board, the OFLC, has listed Sin and Punishment on its site, giving it an M (Moderate) rating. In other words, the game is going to be released on the Aussie Virtual Console very soon.

The Treasure shooter is another in a line of Japan-only games that have recently... Read more...

Nintendo's head honcho sits down with Newsweek's N'Gai Coral to talk business.

N'Gai Coral, the head of Newsweek's "Level Up" videogame blog, just posted an interview he did with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata way back in July at E3. The two talk about all things Nintendo, including the company's strong focus on the casual gamer, the DS' dominance, and Nintendo's perception in the marketplace (below).

ONM in the UK looks like it will have the scoop in its next issue. "And oh—it's online."

Scans from the current issue of the Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK have strongly hinted at the possibility of the publication revealing details on a new Red Steel game.

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Friday had significant Virtual Console news, but the best is yet to come.

The OFLC, Australia and New Zealand's version of the ESRB, has rated numerous Virtual Console games that have not yet been released. Added to that list on Thursday were two extremely interesting titles, particularly in light of Sin & Punishment coming soon to the Japanese Virtual Console. Though that title has not yet shown up on the list, two others have: Mario's Super Picross and Super Mario Bros. 2 (JPN).

Capcom sets another milestone for its survival-horror masterpiece.

At the same time Capcom announced it would be publishing Wii Love Golf for Camelot, the granddaddy publisher also revealed that it has shipped out 750,000 copies of Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition to retailers worldwide. This is an impressive figure, considering that it's only been available for about three months.

The ESRB rates a few more games ahead of their official announcements.

Continuing today's Virtual Console information flow, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board updated their ratings list. The update included a couple new Virtual Console games. The first is Vegas Stakes, a casino simulator that Europe and Australia received today. It received an E with a notice... Read more...

The blog is still releasing new details every weekday!

There weren't any huge announcements this week, but there weren't any major duds either. The week ended with an extremely cool new stage!

New Item: Superspicy CurryA brand new normal item was announced on Monday. The Superspicy Curry, coming right out of the Kirby universe, engulfs players... Read more...

Virtual Console news just keeps coming in.

It's been a Virtual Console morning with news trickling in about various releases from around the world. We now have the full picture for The Land of the Rising Sun as Nintendo has updated their Japanese site with a list of September releases. Battle City, Mach Rider, Golden Axe III, Legend of Hero Tonma, and Override all debut next Tuesday, September 4th. The full list of nineteen games is found below.

PAL gamers can download Bonk 3 and Vegas Stakes.

Gamers in Europe and Australia get a paltry two games this week. The first is HAL-developed Vegas Stakes for SNES. The game includes several Vegas-style games, including Roulette, Blackjack, and seven card stud. Players can bet in an attempt to win virtual millions.

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...in Japan!

For years, gamers in the States have been rallying for Treasure's N64 shooter, Sin & Punishment, to receive a release in North America. There seemed to be some hope back in February, when George Harrison said that previously Japan-only games might have a chance of crossing over on Virtual Console.