Worldwide sales will eclipse 700,000 units by the end of April, claims Disney.

Spectrobes Uncovers Global Sales Success

Disney Interactive Studios’ First Game Based on an Original Property Tops Sales Among Third Party Nintendo DS™ Games

Title Will Eclipse 700,000 Units Shipped Worldwide by End of April

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrobes, one of... Read more...

Half a million units sold and two games in the top ten means the portable is continuing to kick ass and take names. Updated with the official Nintendo statement.

The NPD Group has released the March 2007 game sales data, and the number one slot in hardware sales shouldn't come as a surprise. The Nintendo DS is far and away driving the industry forward, racking up 508,000 units sold in the 31-day month. The Wii topped all next-gen consoles with 259,000 units... Read more...

Build your own tracks and race on them with licensed cars. It's playable online, too.

As of right now, this game has only been announced for Europe. The Race Driver series is better known domestically as ToCA Race Driver, and seeing as how this is a perfectly fine game that yanks might appreciate, expect to hear details about this title coming to North America in the near future. For now, Europeans have another reason to be happy.

Starting this August, Konami will be calling SoCal home sweet home.

Konami currently has two main offices in the United States, both in California. In the north, it is based in Redwood City, which is near San Francisico. To the south lies its El Segundo office, which is located in the greater Los Angeles area.

By the end of July, Konami will be moving all of... Read more...

It's likely to come to the U.S. now that a top anime licensor has picked up the series.

Word is coming from VIZ Media, one of the biggest anime/manga licensors in America, has picked up the rights to the 13-episode run of the anime series based on the new Mega Man Star Force video game. A stateside release of the show is all but assured, though there was no mention as to how episodes... Read more...

The publisher is looking to exploit the strengths of each platform instead of porting everything everywhere.

THQ CEO Brian Farrell has made it known that going forward, his company's strategy is to ease up on broad multiplatform releases, instead focusing on each platform's particular strengths.

"In the past a lot of publishers - including us - would say, 'Okay, let's make a game and get it across every... Read more...

Company shares reach their highest level in 45 years of existence on the Osaka exchange.

You know that Nintendo is doing well when it needs to raise earnings estimates four times in one fiscal year. Now we have official word on the company's financial success from a group of people that are very, very important to Nintendo: Its stockholders.

Nintendo's stock price on the Osaka Securities... Read more...

Another 2D Sonic game is on its way ... with some 3D and touch screen controls.

SEGA ANNOUNCES SONIC RUSH ADVENTURE FOR THE NINTENDO DS

Sequel to Critically-Acclaimed Sonic Rush in Development

SAN FRANCISCO (April 16, 2007) - SEGA® of America Inc. today announced the development of Sonic Rush Adventure™ for the Nintendo DS™ system. Sonic Rush Adventure will seamlessly... Read more...

It's officially official. Also, a DS version?!?

Red Octane, the company responsible for bringing the Guitar Hero franchise to the light of day (bless them) has officially announced that Guitar Hero 3 will indeed be coming to the Wii, by the end of the year. The PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360 will also be getting the multiplatform game.

Speaking with... Read more...

Edit your Miis on your PC. Somehow.

Datel, the company best known for the Action Replay game cheat line of products, has come up with another product that enters the gray zone of intellectual property manipulation.

My Mii Manager is a program for your home computer that allows you to edit your Miis, using an included USB Bluetooth dongle to apparently transfer them via the remote's internal Mii memory.

Hop onto the Wii Shop channel to update your Opera browser. Come on, it's free!

Like a ninja, Nintendo has posted an update to the Wii system software...and updated the Wii Ware section in the shop. Those who already downloaded the trial can return to the "Internet Channel" page and click on "Update" give their Wii browser a kick in the pants. Those who passed on the trail... Read more...

The sharks behind the Madden series will try their luck at making a golf game.

Electronic Arts has revealed that Florida-based EA Tiburon, better known as the guys behind the Madden football series, has taken over development duties of the Tiger Woods golf series from EA's offices in Northern California.

Speaking to the Orlando Sentinel, EA Tiburon general manager Steven... Read more...

The Nintendo World Store will be throwing a party for the pocket-sized monster of a DS game.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl will be unleashed in a few weeks' time, and to celebrate Nintendo will hold a special launch event in the Big Apple.

About 5,000 people are expected to attend the festivities at the Nintendo World Store, which will be transformed into a Poké-nerd's dream. There will... Read more...

Still can't find a Wii? You may be looking for a while longer.

Talking on the Game Theory Podcast, Nintendo of America's VP of marketing and corporate affairs let it be known that because of how wildly successful the Wii console has been lately, those that are still looking to find one may need to keep looking a while longer. Referring to the Wii, Kaplan said, "the product is so very popular that we may see a supply-demand situation last for some time."

The accessory house and the Association will keep providing game accessories for the Wii, DS and the others.

Mad Catz Renews NBA License to Produce New Line of Controllers and Related Accessories

Customized NBA Team Controllers and Accessories for Current Generation Consoles to Complement Existing Product Offering

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSE: MCZ), a leading... Read more...

The publisher of the GTA series says, among other things, that “working with Nintendo is a priority."

Game publisher Take-Two has been going through troubled times lately. In the past week, the company has appointed a new chairman, Strauss Zelnick; a new interim CEO, Ben Feder; is looking for a new CFO, after Karl Winters left T2 on Monday; and has been relisted on the NASDAQ earlier today as the publisher continues to stabilize its legal situation.

RedOctane's official website confirms the game's existence, target platforms, and a release window.

RedOctane, the original publisher of Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2 (and now a subsidiary of Activision), has confirmed on its official website that the next game in the series is planned for a wide multiplatform release, including a Wii version. The game is scheduled to ship later this year. Here's the exact quote:

Dust off your Wii -- Super Paper Mario shipped today in North America.

NINTENDO'S FIRST MARIO GAME FOR WII LEAVES A PAPER TRAIL OF EXCITEMENT

Super Paper Mario Flips between 2-D and 3-D Perspectives

REDMOND, Wash., April 9, 2007 - Today's launch of Super Paper Mario™ for Nintendo's red-hot Wii™ system transports players into another dimension. Like a story... Read more...

A retail listing confirms budget pricing, release date, true wide screen support, and more.

A full listing for Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition at the EB Games online store provides quite a bit of information on this newly announced game. Most importantly, the North American release date is June 25, 2007 with a retail price of only $29.95. This pricing marks a significant break from Capcom's previous policy on Resident Evil ports.

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

Thanks (again) to DS hardware and software, Nintendo is expecting to beat its already lofty yearly sales target of 900 billion Yen ($7.58 billion), raising its consolidated net sales estimate for its 2007 fiscal year to 966 billion Yen ($8.14 billion). That's a 7.3% difference. The Wii wasn't mentioned in the note announcing this forecast adjustment, so it seems the DS is kicking ass and taking names all by itself.