Sprite, Dr. Pepper and Fanta drinkers in the UK will have a chance to win a Wii prize package through July.

Nintendo has partnered up with the UK arm of Coca-Cola to give Sprite, Dr. Pepper and Fanta drinkers in Great Britain the opportunity to win an "Ultimate Wii Game Room" that includes a Wii with Wii Sports, an LCD TV, a mini fridge and a few cases of soda. 10 of these packages will be given away every day from May 14 until the beginning of July. Codes found on bottles and cans can be entered on the contest website, getupandplay.co.uk.

Two unannounced games join Mortal Kombat in the company's 2007 Wii plans.

During Midway's Q1 2007 financial report conference call, Midway CEO David Zucker said that his company has plans for two exclusive Wii titles, to be announced and released later this year.

When asked about the Wii in the Q&A portion of the call, Zucker said, "[The Wii] is off to a great start,... Read more...

NOA may be planning to relocate to San Francisco or New York, if the word on the street is to be believed.

Game Informer Online is reporting that Nintendo of America's sales and marketing departments may soon be leaving its Redmond, Washington headquarters and relocating elsewhere, perhaps as early as this fall. Other departments were not mentioned, so it is currently unclear whether or not other parts of NOA would stay or go if the move were indeed to happen.

The news magazine includes him on the list of influential people; readers voted him ninth.

TIME magazine released its official list of 2006's most influential people, and thanks to the success of Wii, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto ranked in. Writing for the magazine, pro gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel explained why Shiggy was such an influence to him personally.

"By making video... Read more...

Nintendo's president answers questions about the the American market, FPS Wii controls, the purchase of Monolith and more.

As part of Nintendo's financial report festivities, Satoru Iwata sat down with investors and engaged in a question and answer session. The investors did the asking, and Mr. Iwata did the answering. The topics covered a broad spectrum, and Iwata's answers were long-winded. To save you the trouble of reading through the entire thing, we've highlighted some of the best parts. If this doesn't satisfy you, you can read the entire Q&A here.

EA takes a little-league swing at Wii Sports.

Though the game won't be "officially" announced until later this week, EA has revealed to IGN (and the world) an upcoming Nintendo-exclusive franchise titled "EA Playground" for both the Nintendo DS and the Wii.

The game, which is in development at EA Canada, focuses on the kinds of games kids... Read more...