Nintendo is currently being sued by Hillcrest Labs regarding patents that have been granted as recently as August. Surprisingly, this case is going forward.

Hillcrest Labs is filing suit against Nintendo regarding four of their patents, including one which was granted a day before they filed suit against the game company in August. Due to an interesting loophole, Hillcrest Labs' case actually holds water despite the fact that Nintendo's Wii, which is... Read more...

Nintendo is offering a 20,000 copy limited print of the DS Lite at Amazon now.

Late last week, Nintendo made available 20,000 copies of their white DS Lite with a pink ribbon emblazoned to the back of the top screen. The print is intended as support for breast cancer research with Nintendo contributing $5 per DS, or $100,000 in total to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity.

Continuing the good streak of content, Bomberman Blast explodes onto WiiWare alongside a new Nintendo IP and Super Turrican 2 for Virtual Console.

After last week's great titles, the final week in September had a big act to follow. With the release of the anticipated Bomberman Blast alongside Art Style: ORBIENT for WiiWare and the Super Nintendo game, Super Turrican 2 for Virtual Console, the streak of weeks with quality games continues.

Possible price mentioned, and a larger screen, a Japanese newspaper reports.

The Nintendo DS could finally be getting the redesign that rumors have centered on for months. Nikkei Net, the online component to Japan's Nikkei newspaper, has reported that Nintendo is set to announce a new hardware revision of their wildly successful DS handheld system. This revision is said to include a built-in camera, music-playback capabilities, and the ability to connect to information terminals.

Konami's first console title in the series introduces Wii controls and "dependable pets."

Konami recently announced that their latest Lost in Blue game, Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked!, is now out for Wii. The first in the series on a console (previous games have all been on the DS), Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked! takes advantage of the Wii's innovative controls as players use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to battle the elements and survive on a deserted island.

30 Songs to get you to shake your pom-poms, or your Wii Remotes.

We Cheer promises to bring a lot of cheerleading spirit when it arrives on the Wii, but until then this list of 30 songs from the game's soundtrack shows the sort of pep the game will deliver. The game's playlist runs the gamut with songs from "Perfect Day" to "Whoomp! (There It Is)" and artists ranging from Hillary Duff to Kenny Loggins.

Konami's touch-based adventure title is now available in America.

Konami announced earlier this week that their latest touch-based adventure title for Nintendo's DS is now available in stores.

The game puts the Hollow Pen in the hands of the player, allowing them to follow the quest of Ethan Kairos through the past and present. Ethan seeks his missing parents and uses the Hollow Pen to bend time in order to find them.

Lego Batman: The Videogame was unleashed by Warner Bros. Interactive earlier this week.

Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games announced earlier this week that Lego Batman: The Videogame, the latest in the Lego game series, is now available for both Wii and DS.

The blocky offering is based in Gotham City, and as with all Lego games, players are able to play as either good or evil... Read more...

Nintendo of Europe gives the Wii version of the top-selling "communication game" a launch window, and also as a new subtitle: Let's Go to the City.

Nintendo of Europe announced today that the Wii version of Animal Crossing is set to launch across Europe sometime during December under the new name of Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City.

Described as a "communication game" since the series' inception on Nintendo 64, Animal Crossing will... Read more...

The second iteration of the DS Path of the Ninja series is completed and heading to stores soon.

Tomy Corporation and D3Publisher announced earlier this week that the localization of Naruto RPG 3: Reijuu vs Kinoha Shoutai has been completed, and will be released as Naruto: Path of Ninja 2 on October 14.

The RPG title follows the Naruto crew through a completely original storyline where thirty... Read more...

The Wii-exclusive ninja game is already out in Japan, but America and Europe will have to practice patience.

Tecmo, Acquire, and Nintendo have collaborated to bring the fourth game in the stealth-action series Tenchu to the Wii, but it will be Ubisoft who distributes the title in the American and European markets.

Already out in Japan, Tenchu 4 is slated for an early 2009 release elsewhere. The game... Read more...

The online DS RPG will borrow heavily from Phantasy Star Online, won't support voice chat, and launches in Japan on Christmas.

Two weeks ago, Sega announced that they were bringing the Phantasy Star Online franchise, which came to the Nintendo GameCube console last generation as Phantasy Star Online Ep. 1 & 2, to the Nintendo DS. Since then, new information has emerged about the upcoming online DS RPG.

The race and class... Read more...

Data Design Interactive hails their successful lineup of value-priced games, sets sights on the future.

Videogames may be a multi-billion industry, but Data Design Interactive has managed to carve out a place for itself. In fact, the small UK developer/publisher announced last week that their Popcorn Arcade label games had captured a full 40% of the European market for value-priced Wii games.

Data... Read more...

Brain Training, Big Brain Academy, Nintendogs, and Cooking Guide will each be packed in with DS Lite colours in another push to draw in new users in the UK over the holiday shopping season, with Europe-wide releases to follow.

In an effort to attract an even greater number of British consumers into the Nintendo DS fold, Nintendo has announced that it will bundle DS Lite units with top-selling "Touch! Generations" software for the first time ever in the UK just in time for the Christmas shopping season. Available at British... Read more...

Telltale Games' popular PC adventure series makes its Wii debut on October 7. Also, GameStop is offering a pre-order disc with bonus content.

Telltale Games announced last week that the first season of their popular dog and rabbit detective adventure series, Sam & Max, is coming to Wii on October 7. Containing six episodes, Sam & Max Season One combines point-and-click adventure games with the pacing of a TV show.

Sam & Max's point-and-click... Read more...

Konami's second Wii DDR game is in stores and ready to celebrate DDR's ten-year anniversary.

Konami announced the release of DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 2 for Wii last week. The sequel to last year's Hottest Party, the new game features the same inclusion of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk that the previous iteration had. It also introduces some new gameplay modes, such as the new Dance... Read more...

Mega Man 9 falls from the heavens, along with a couple Virtual Console classics and another unique WiiWare release.

This Week's Virtual Console and WiiWare provides us with an epic update containing two for the Virtual Console, and two for WiiWare, one of which is the eagerly anticipated Mega Man 9.

Mega Man 9, the latest entry in the mainline Mega Man series has been developed as a spiritual successor to... Read more...

The DS sequel to the Xbox 360 title is being brought out of Japan for a worldwide release.

Ignition Entertainment announced early last week that they would be publishing the AQ Interactive title Blue Dragon Plus for the DS in North America and Europe early next year. The title was directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, famous for creating the Final Fantasy series, and features character designs... Read more...

According to GamesRadar, Proto Man will playable as a downloadable character on October 6 for 200 Wii Points.

On the heels of Mega Man 9's release date announcement comes information about the game's downloadable content. Slated for an October 6 release, the first bit of downloadable content will be a playable version of Mega Man's robo-brother, Proto Man. Proto Man will be able to slide and charge his shots,... Read more...

It's coming soon, very soon.

Through a recent posting on the Capcom Blog, the release date of Mega Man 9 has been revealed for North America. This coming Monday, September 22, the game is said to be hitting the WiiWare service. As usual this date is subject to change as the only official release information is provided by Nintendo's own Wii-kly Update.