Microsoft’s software development kit allows designers to build games for the Wii Remote.

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s announcement that their first party IP Viva Pinata would be making an appearance on DS, the Redmond-based software behemoth demoed an extension for it’s proprietary software development kit, XNA, that adds support for Nintendo’s Wii Remote as an input device. The extension, which was released in March, is known as Managed Library for Nintendo's Wiimote and was coded by Brian Peek.

Weekly sales figures show Nintendo sailing strong.

Weekly Japanese sales figures from Media Create indicate that Nintendo’s stranglehold on console sales is continuing strong through the otherwise slow days of summer. For the week of July 30 through August 5, the DS Lite sits head and shoulders above other hardware offerings accounting for half of all consoles sold with 135,729 units taken home by Japanese gamers. The Wii brings up the second spot with 61,498 units sold.

Once thought to be canceled, Nintendo says otherwise, announcing the title would be exclusive to Walmart stores nationwide.

Reports have been floating around the internet about GameStops calling up people who had reserved Chibi Robo Park Patrol for the DS, telling them their reserve had been moved to another game because the game had been canceled. As these reports grew and grew, Gamespot's Rumor Control feature investigated... Read more...

This week: I call a thread trolling battle! Also, win a prize!

Last week, we had the wordtacular thread about how willing our forum users would be to pay for a Pokemon MMORPG. Read it in your brain!

Since Metroid Prime 3 is coming out soon, we're hosting an ultimate troll battle about whether or not it is to be bought. Will you buy Metroid Prime 3: Corruption? And can you justify your decision to our crack team of internet trolls? You gonna get burned!

Adventure/simulation hybrid coming to the DS next Spring.

Kids and Their Favorite Disney Characters Bond With Disney Friends

Befriend, Nurture, and Talk With Stitch, Dory, Winnie the Pooh and Simba on the Nintendo DS™

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stitch, the mischievous creature from the popular “Lilo & Stitch" films and television series,... Read more...

Super Metroid is set for a re-release at last.

It's been several months since any images have been uploaded to the Channel earlier than their respective games' release dates, but now screenshots for six games have been uncovered on the Wii Shop Channel. The first two are RPGs, Shining in the Darkness for Genesis and Neutopia for TurboGrafx-16, both of which have already been released in Japan.

A bunch of small changes add up to a nice update. Also, the Wii Shop Channel gets a face lift. Update: Looks like USB keyboard support is in, too, but unlicensed discs are out.

UPDATE: Reports from around the Internet have revealed that this new firmware update also supports USB keyboards for text input in the Wii Message Board area. We have confirmed this to be true. However, keyboards will not work within the Wii channels (like the Internet Channel), meaning that they... Read more...

John Carmack talks about the possibility during his QuakeCon keynote.

While QuakeCon typically hasn’t been a big event for Nintendo acolytes in years past, John Carmack made specific mention of possibly bringing a version of Quake Arena to the Nintendo DS during his keynote speech this year. According to IGN, Carmack floated the idea of bringing the game to the DS... Read more...

API allows programmers to read remote data in the Internet Channel using JavaScript.

Opera Software, developer behind the Wii Internet Channel, have published the application programming interface (API) for the Wii remote. This allows web programmers to design pages using JavaScript that can retrieve data from the Wii remote enabling users to interact with web pages in new ways.

Another scoop for Midway?

Midway Hits The Track With Cocoto Kart Racer

Neko Entertainment's Kart-Blast under starter's orders on NintendoTM DSTM

London, 2007 - Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), has signed the European publishing rights to the fast and fun-packed Cocoto Kart Racer™ from Paris-based developer and publisher, Neko Entertainment, on Nintendo™ DS™.

Midway just couldn't say no to a Myst remake with touch screen controls.

Midway Goes For A Double With MystTM On Nintendo DSTM

Cyan Worlds' timeless adventure pocketed for Nintendo's handheld

London – 6 August, 2007 - Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), today announced a European publishing agreement (excluding South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) for Myst™ on Nintendo DS.

International basketball teams will be playable in the Wii version, but the new World Championship Mode won't.

EA and FIBA Sign Licensing Agreement to Feature FIBA World Championship in EA SPORTS NBA LIVE Franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, and FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, today... Read more...

Revenues increase so losses decrease.

Midway Reports 2007 Q2 Results

Chicago, Illinois, August 2, 2007 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today announced results of operations for the three month period ended June 30, 2007. The Company also confirmed its prior full year guidance and provided revenue and earnings guidance for the third quarter ending September 30, 2007.

The fourth version of the strap includes a locking clip that holds the loop around your wrist.

Nintendo World Report forums reader UncleBob has given us word that Nintendo is circulating a new type of Wii wrist strap, as seen in this photo:

As you can see, this new strap includes a little locking clip, replacing the sliding clip of the previous models, which had a tendency... Read more...

Four games for Europe and eight games for Australia and New Zealand lack any Nintendo titles.

Four games released today on Europe's Virtual Console conspicuously missing any Nintendo system titles. Three of the games originally come from the Sega Genesis. Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Dynamite Headdy, and Shining Force are now available in all PAL regions. Shinobi III is the only game not yet available worldwide; it has not yet seen a North American release.

Sega has announced a Japan release date and also a Ghost Squad and Wii Zapper bundle.

Sega has not only announced that Ghost Squad for the Wii will be released on October 25th in Japan, but also that it will also be available as a bundle with the Wii Zapper (apparently, you can also purchase the game without the Zapper). There doesn't seem to be any official word as to whether or not... Read more...

Nintendo accounts for over 70% of consoles sold in Japan last week.

Total Gamer Zone, reporting Japanese hardware sales figures for the week of July 23-29, shows Nintendo’s market domination in its home country is as strong as ever. The DS Lite leads the pack with a reported 150,494 units sold while the Wii follows in second place with 77,169 consoles sold. The DS Lite and Wii combined are responsible for just shy of 74% of all console sales for the week.

Smash Bros. DOJO!! reveals a ton of new information on the hotly anticipated fighter.

Though Super Smash Bros. Melee was, first and foremost, a fighter, the single player playtime was lengthened by the inclusion of an Adventure Mode, which put characters through various side-scrolling missions and matches. In Brawl, however, this feature is going to be completely overhauled, now called Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary:

Aonuma lets it slip that his team has been asked to create character designs for Sakurai.

It turns out the Smash Bros. Dojo isn't the only place where we can find out new details on everyone's most anticipated game. Game Informer Online's (and Nintendo World Report's founder) Billy Berghammer has learned from Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma that Sheik and Ganondorf will be playable characters in the upcoming Wii all-star fighter, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Karmarama will be the new force behind Nintendo's creativity in advertising.

Advertising agency Karmarama will soon be in charge of Nintendo's $26.5 million advertising account. Marketing Week magazine got the scoop, stating that the firm has apparently won the account over three other ad agencies. Some of Karmarama's previous and current clients include Amstel Beer, Goodyear Tires, the History Channel and CNN.