The downloadable game will even feature online four-player co-op.

Who knew that the company behind the classic-but-cute Bomberman had a first-person shooter in the works? Hudson recently revealed Onslaught, a futuristic first-person shooter that promises not just "a horde of enemies to blast away," but also cooperative play for up to four people. Another surprise? It's for WiiWare.

Prope's unique game will be tapping its way around America and Europe this summer.

On the heels of its December release in Japan, Sega of America and Sega of Europe have revealed that they will be releasing Let's Tap in their respective markets this summer. Let's Tap features an innovative control scheme that has users place the Wii Remote on a box or flat surface. This way, the controller can detect the minute vibrations of players tapping on that same surface.

The Nintendo platforms will get an arcade-style racing game featuring strategic shortcuts, customizable vehicles, and a unique visual style in addition to classic Need for Speed staples.

EA Montreal recently announced the latest addition to the Need for Speed series, Nitro for the Wii and DS. The Nitro title will be unique to Nintendo consoles and is designed to mimic the feel of an arcade-style racing game. A separate Need For Speed title, Shift, will appear on the other consoles.

Their first game together will be an exclusive Wii sports title, expected out sometime in 2009.

Earlier this week, French publisher Ubisoft announced the acquisition of the Vancouver-based Action Pants Inc. While Ubisoft currently has studios in many other locations around the world, the acquisition will mark their first in-house development studio on the west coast of North America.

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Nintendo's third quarter financial results suggest that Wii Sports Resort and Punch-Out!! will arrive in the first half of 2009. Also, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Wii Music join the list of Nintendo million sellers.

Nintendo's financial releases often contain data that can be of interest to game industry followers. Most recently, supplemental data for Nintendo's third quarter finances included a list of recent first-party million-selling titles as well as a rough forecast for future releases.

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In the face of economic uncertainty, Iwata shared data to show that Nintendo's products "are not seeing any decreased momentum."

Nintendo just enjoyed a record-breaking holiday sales season, but would post-gift-season fatigue set in and dampen their new year? According to Satoru Iwata, the answer is no.

In fact, Iwata believes that, in the US and Europe, sales for Nintendo's products are actually increasing despite concerns... Read more...

Nintendo and Hudson provide this week's WiiWare titles, while Sega rounds out the week with one for the Virtual Console.

The week's Virtual Console and WiiWare update provides players with an ESRB-leaked WiiWare title, another WiiWare title, and a Master System Virtual Console game from Sega.

Sonic Chaos for the Sega Master System is this week's sole Virtual Console release. Players will take the role of either... Read more...