Nintendo releases new DSi bundles for Black Friday.

For Black Friday, green and orange Nintendo DSi bundles will be released, containing a console and a copy of Mario Party DS in the box.

The DSis will be available from November 26 at a suggested retail price of $149.99, while supplies last. 

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The latest LEGO game will showcase all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies, including the forthcoming sequel.

Pirates of the Caribbean is getting the LEGO treatment next May, courtesy of Disney Interactive Studios, TT Games, The LEGO Group.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is set to come out on Wii and DS alongside the upcoming fourth film in the franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. It will feature more than 20 levels that will take players through all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

This week's downloads will be accompanied by free demos of four games.

Downloadable WiiWare demos are returning to North America next week. The games available on the demo service this coming Monday are Bit.Trip Fate, And Yet It Moves, ThruSpace, and Jett Rocket.

The service offers free, trial versions of WiiWare games for download. It is expected that new games will be added each week, with older games removed periodically.

The 3D enhanced Kingdom Hearts games won't reuse past worlds.

Kingdom Hearts creator and designer Tetsuya Nomura confirmed via Famitsu that Kingdom Hearts 3D won't be reusing Disney worlds from other games. Past handheld titles such as Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and the upcoming Re:coded featured worlds from the previous titles. "Except for original worlds and Traverse Town", he said, "We plan to make all new Disney worlds."

Despite a lack of support towards the microphone, Nintendo will still carry it.

Despite news of several retailers no longer carrying the device, Nintendo will still be fulfilling retail orders for the Wii Speak microphone.

Recently, Conduit 2 developer High Voltage Software confirmed that Nintendo told them to not use the peripheral for their online chat features in favor of PDP's Headbanger Headset. It hasn't been confirmed, however, if the title will still support WiiSpeak for those that still use it.

Budcat Creations is closed as of today, and Bizarre Creations' closure is expected in the near future.

Bizarre Creations is in the process of possibly being shut down by the parent company, Activision. The company has filed notice to their employees that a sale or closure is likely in 90 days, a legal requirement for the UK-based developer. Bizarre created the Geometry Wars series and more recently developed James Bond 007: Blood Stone, which came out November 2.

The Nintendo of America President ponders about the future of the series.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime expressed his concerns regarding the future of Metroid: Other M's sales. He expressed that the tile "should be a million unit title" in an interview with Kotaku.

"We're not going to get there, not through the holiday," he said. "And we are doing a lot... Read more...

Several Nintendo entries made it onto the list.

Square Enix has conducted a survey asking players to select which Dragon Quest title is their favorite at the official Dragon Quest site. The survey began on October 7, 2010, and ended on October 21, 2010. In addition to the games, players were also asked to select their favorite character and monster.

Nintendo is now advertising Wii Fit Plus towards new mothers in Japan.

Nintendo has released a new Japanese campaign for Wii Fit Plus. The initiative has been dubbed "Post pregnancy exercise through Wii Fit Plus," and it encourages new mothers to exercise after giving birth using Wii Fit Plus. A page for the campaign has been made live.

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The Need for Speed invades Nintendo's downloadable game service.

Five new titles have been added to Nintendo's downloadable game service, including one from a notable franchise. 

EA's Need for Speed series makes an appearance on DSiWare in the form of Need for Speed: Nitro X. Nitro X offers arcade-style racing on 16 race tracks and local multiplayer for... Read more...

Curious to see what the Super Scribblenauts strategy guide will look like?

To celebrate Prima's Super Scribblenauts strategy guide, 5th Cell and Prima showed us a few pages from the book, which came out alongside the game in October.

Like last year's Scribblenauts guide, it will feature a variety of solutions for every puzzle in the game. It also features tips from members of the development team, a dictionary filled with words from the game, and more.

The studio behind Conduit 2 is instead using the Headbanger headset.

High Voltage Software's Eric Nofsinger revealed that Nintendo asked the developer to not use Wii Speak for its upcoming game, Conduit 2, according to an interview with Bitmob.

Conduit 2 will use the Headbanger headset instead. The headset, also usable in the recently released Call of Duty: Black... Read more...

The sequel to the Wii-exclusive original is hitting Wii and DS in February.

THQ revealed a February 22, 2011 release date for de Blob 2 for Wii and DS.

The game, developed by Blue Tongue on Wii and HalfBrick on DS, continues the story of the lovable blob as he fights for the color revolution against the villainous Comrade Black. In the sequel, you will be able to jump with a button instead of a motion, which was an issue most gamers had with the first game in the series. It also adds co-op and more gameplay variety.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime believes the Wii has many more systems to sell.

The successor to the Wii is not a must for 2011, according to Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview with Kotaku.

"As we sit here today we're saying the Wii has many, many more units to sell," Fils-Aime said. "After we've reached an installed base of 45 million here in the U.S., we can have a conversation about the next generation."

Players that pre-order Sora's latest adventure will receive a special item for their DS.

Square Enix announced today a special pre-order offer for Kingdom Hearts Re:coded for the DS. Players who reserve the game on Gamestop or Amazon will receive a set of 32 DS decals. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PlayStation Portable also received a similar offer.

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Warren Spector is more than pleased with Epic Mickey.

In an interview with MCV, Warren Spector expressed his thoughts regarding the development of the game. He first commented about creating games towards a family audience, reciting the Disney and Pixar ideals of creating family films. "Adults and kids love Toy Story, Ratatouille and Up", explained Spector to MVC. "That’s something games rarely manage: that appeal to both adults and children simultaneously."

European players can obtain a black Wii along with a black Wii Wheel.

Nintendo of Europe has announced a new Wii bundle for the region. Dubbed the Mario Kart Wii Pack, the limited edition bundle will include a black Wii console, a black Wii Remote Plus, a black Nunchuck, a copy of Mario Kart Wii, a copy of Wii Sports, a black Wii Wheel, and finally Donkey Kong Original Edition pre-installed onto the system.

The smash-hit mobile game will find a home in consoles.

At the Social Gaming Summit and Virtual Goods Summit in London, Rovio's head of North American business development, Peter Vesterbacka, announced through his Twitter feed that their hit mobile game Angry Birds will be released on the Wii, Xbox and PlayStation Network.  Multi-player, currently... Read more...

Rock Band developer on the market from MTV Games' parent company.

In a financial earnings statement released today, Viacom announced that they are in the process of selling Harmonix.

Viacom are auctioning the company, which is a money-losing business unit and has dragged down Viacom's earnings for several past quarters. They are now talking with several potential... Read more...

Dragon Quest IX is one of many Black Friday deals.

According to a leaked Target Black Friday ad, Dragon Quest IX for the DS will be available at a bargain price. Players who have not obtained the RPG title will be able to do so at $17. Another Square Enix title, Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will be sold at the same price.