Nintendo piques interest in "Mario Party 6" by coat-tailing recent election news.

Disney likes what it sees in handheld gaming, and wants to improve its synergy factor.

Reuters reports that Disney is increasing its investment in handheld gaming. The entertainment giant is looking will increase investment by $40 this year—more than the division’s current operating income. Disney may even acquire small developers to work on games with movie tie-ins if it can do so without a decrease in profits.

Microsoft is happy to see Sony spend energy on its PSP, but predicts that its Redmond neighbors have the advantage.

Microsoft’s Home & Entertainment vice presidents Robbie Bach & Peter Moore presented Microsoft’s perception of the handheld market and, more specifically, Sony’s PSP, when questioned during a Halo 2 launch event.

Microsoft’s representatives reinforced the company’s stance that the handheld... Read more...

Actress Monica Bellucci and heavy metal band Godsmack will be featured in Ubisoft’s awaited game.

Ubisoft today announced that Monica Bellucci, perhaps most recognizable as Persephone from the Matrix movies, lends her voice in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. She plays the role of Kaileena, unwilling servant of the “Empress of Time,” and should bring out the sexual appeal of the character.

You'll get served.

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Mario Power Tennis Teaches the Basics, Then Hammers All the Rules

The keys to winning a tennis match in the real world are fast

footwork, consistency and a wicked backhand. Enter the realm of Mario

Power Tennis(tm) , exclusively for Nintendo GameCube(tm), and the

secret to winning includes Power Shots like Mario's Iron Hammer,

Nintendo’s marketing guru talks about new advertising campaigns and the future of the company.

During Nintendo’s recent press event in Seattle, vice-president Reggie Fils-Aime addressed the group of journalists to discuss the company’s holiday marketing efforts, as well as broader issues they are facing.

Reggie began with a few comments on Nintendo’s current position. He said that... Read more...

Rayman DS, Sprung, and Asphalt Urban GT will arrive early on Nintendo's new handheld.

UBISOFT BRINGS MENAGE-A-TROIS TO NINTENDO DS™ LAUNCH PARTY

A Racy, Sexy and Adventure-Filled Threesome Lead the Way

SAN FRANCISCO — November 4, 2004 — Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest videogame publishers, today announced Rayman® DS, Sprung™ and Asphalt Urban GT™ as official... Read more...

That doesn't mean you'll get one any sooner, unless you work for Nintendo.

According to the Seattle Post, Nintendo has begun shipping DS handheld units from their distribution center in North Bend, WA (check out PGC's tour of the North Bend facility by following this link). This does not indicate an early launch of the system. Nintendo is simply shipping them out now so... Read more...

Nintendo tours all around glorious Canada with DS fun. Those Canadians get all the luck!

If you're living in Canada, you can expect the Nintendo DS to be in your area pretty soon! Starting November 6, the Too Much Fun Tour will be travelling across Canada, demonstrating the Nintendo DS so that people get a chance to play the launch titles. You'll also be able to have a go of the upcoming Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for GameCube!

American Video Graphics summons dated patents in an attempt to swipe money from dozens of hardware and software companies.

In what can only be described as exploitation of digital technology’s earlier years, American Video Graphics is suing Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft in addition to major third party publishers and many PC hardware manufacturers. All together, AVG claims the companies targeted have breached one or more of its 25 relevant patents.

Get the full experience now.

Nintendo has revamped and relaunched their website for the Nintendo DS. The site is no longer just a teaser page. It is now a full-on site, themed after the adventure of playing games on the DS. The site starts in a field, and you can look around and click on various DS icons to learn more about the system. There is also a link to a DS Store Locator which, when updated, will list the locations of stores with DS trial units.

Future line-up also detailed.

MAD CATZ REPORTS HIGHER EARNINGS IN FISCAL 2005 SECOND QUARTER

Strong Gross Margin and Reduced Operating Expenses Continue in the Second Quarter

SAN DIEGO. Nov. 4, 2004. Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the world's leading third party video game accessory provider, today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter and the six-month period ended September 30, 2004.

GameStop has stopped taking preorders for the system, and EBGames is likely to follow.

GameSpot reported yesterday that gaming specialty store GameStop has presold its entire launch allocation and is no longer taking preorders for the Nintendo DS.

GameSpot also says EBGames is quickly approaching its limit as well, and will likely stop taking preorders soon.

Games Industry's... Read more...

The purple dragon continues his battle against evil in A Hero's Tail.

SPYRO A HERO'S TAIL BLAZES ONTO STORE SHELVES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Spyro and his allies battle evil in the heroic purple dragon's biggest adventure yet!

PARIS (November 4, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that Spyro A Hero's TailTM, the next installment... Read more...

Moscow-based Akella will handle the release of the upcoming Prince of Persia game in Russia.

PRINCE OF PERSIA WARRIOR WITHIN WILL COME IN RUSSIA BY AKELLA

Moscow, 4. Nov. Some years have passed since the Prince fought the treacherous vizier and stopped the grasping Sands of Time. When the Prince finally returns to Babylon after his long journey, he realizes that he's constantly pursued... Read more...

Pikmin 2 reaches Australian shores.

NINTENDO OFFERS PROOF OF ALIENS

Shigeru Miyamoto’s Latest Creation Isn’t Your Garden-Variety Video Game

Melbourne, Australia, 4th November 2004 – With their heads sporting leaves, buds and flowers, the alien Pikmin might be mistaken for garden plants. But this is one hyperactive garden club. A single whistle mobilizes a multitude of Pikmin to gather treasure, fight enemies and solve puzzles.

Seriously, there's video of over FIFTY games!

Nintendo recently started their Touch! Tour event in Japan, and today released on the internet many videos that are airing at the event. There are seven videos, showcasing well over 30 different games across the company's three platforms (or pillars, if you like it that way). Highlights of the videos... Read more...

The sequel to Sempai Legends finds its way to store shelves

THE SEARCH FOR THE GREATEST KAIJUDO MASTER IS ON AS ATARI SHIPS TWO EXCITING

NEW 'DUEL MASTERS' GAMES

BEVERLY, Nov. 3, 2004. The Kaijudo library is about

to expand as Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Wizards of the Coast, a

subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., today announced that two new Duel Masters(TM)

Warp Pipe Technologies’s Demasked service for the Nintendo DS will remain shrouded for longer than promised.

N-Sider reports that the mysterious online service will remain under wraps until 2005.

When the project was first announced in late September, the plan was to have the service available shortly after the system’s launch in 2004. Details were to be revealed this month. According to N-Sider’s... Read more...

The system's first dancing game --and a dance pad controller to play it on-- are coming this fall from Mad Catz.

Fans of music games have longed for the genre to break out on GameCube, and their wish is finally being fulfilled by Mad Catz. The accessory company is not only releasing a dance pad controller for GameCube, but they are also publishing their first-ever software title to support the peripheral. The game features the following songs: