According to the latest figures, there are now over 1 million virtual dog lovers in Europe. Bow wow!

Nintendogs Cements Nintendo's Position As Leader Of Handheld Video Games

1 Million Nintendogs sold across Europe

25th November 2005 – Nintendo has always led the way in innovation, ever since it first entered the handheld gaming arena over 25 years ago. As the end of 2005 approaches, not only do Nintendo continue to make the best selling handheld machines on the market, they are also expanding the gaming audience with total portable video game machine sales increasing year on year.

Win Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 in our new contest!

Whether you love strapping on a headband you bought online and going to anime conventions, or if you just love really good fighting games, chances are you want Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 for GameCube! It's an import game whose name translates roughly to "TOTALLY AWESOME NINJA BATTLE," and we don't think it's too presumtious to think that "it's awesome" and "you want it." Thanks to our super cool hookup buddies at Lik-Sang, we're going to give you one! Well, just one of you, anyway. You'll have to fight for it! And by fight, we mean constructively write!

These girls are awesome, they once saved a rave party from shrinking clothes.

totally SPIES!(tm) FOR THE GAME BOY(r) ADVANCE

now available nationwide

Butt-Kicking Animated Series on the Cartoon Network, Now Available as Video Game for the First Time Ever

NEW YORK, NY, November 22, 2005 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Marathon Animation today announced that Totally Spies!(tm) is available in stores nationwide for the Game Boy(r) Advance. Totally Spies! is the hit animated TV series that stars three teen super-spies from Beverly Hills, who fight international crime. On air since 2001, Totally Spies! is seen in more than 100 markets worldwide, including the Cartoon Network in the USA. Totally Spies! is rated 'E' for Everyone and available at a suggested retail price of $29.99.

The King of Kongs is now available on a whopping nine different game systems, including all of the Nintendo ones.

Ubisoft Unleashes Peter Jackson's King Kong: the Official Game of the Movie

Award-Winning Video Game Creator and Three-Time Academy Award® Winner Deliver Unprecedented Video Game Experience

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005--Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that its critically-acclaimed game of the year contender, Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie, launched today in North America -- rated "T" for Teen. The game, based on Universal Pictures' December 14 release, King Kong, from three-time Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), is positioned to be the top-selling title for the holiday season.

A developer and publisher that have supported Nintendo all of this generation may have something cooking for Nintendo's next-gen.

UBISOFT AND FREE RADICAL JOIN FORCES TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE ACTION BLOCKBUSTER

SAN FRANCISCO-- November 22, 2005--Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced an agreement with Free Radical Design, developer of the acclaimed TimeSplitters® series, to develop an action game based on new intellectual property for release in fiscal year 2006-2007.

The game (title to be announced) will be developed for next-generation consoles and the PC, enriching Ubisoft's catalogue for the next fiscal year and expanding its offering on new consoles. Targeting mature gamers, it will feature difficult strategic choices and moral dilemmas, tapping into both their rational and emotional instincts.

Kids rate Mario games second, third and fourth in the Today show's holiday Toy Test.

Did You Know?

The People Have Spoken: Mario Games Rank Among Today Show's Holiday Best

Three Mario(TM) games made exclusively for Nintendo GameCube(TM) rank second, third and fourth in this year's Today show holiday Toy Test. The survey collected more than 11,000 ratings from game testers, and Mario's

games earned top marks again and again and again. Both boys and girls rated these games highly, and each of the games has been Rated E for Everyone,

Compete for a chance to win a Nintendo DS and a copy of Metroid Prime Pinball. UPDATE: The contest has now ended

Metroid Prime Pinball saw Samus trying out something that isn't exactly on the to-do list of an interstellar bounty hunter. Even so, the game yielded terrific results, as you can tell from our review.Now it's your turn!

Our latest and greatest contest asks that you send in artwork of Samus performing acts completely out of sync with her usual persona - driving to work, paying taxes, anything! The contest officially starts now and will run until November 18th, 2005. The best three entries will be chosen by our staff and displayed on PGC. Also, thanks to Nintendo of America, the three winners will each win a Nintendo DS system and a copy of Metroid Prime Pinball. Just make sure you abide by the following rules:

Masahiro Sakurai is heading up the next-generation entry in the popular Nintendo mascot fighting game.

Smash Bros. fans, have no fear! IGN reports that Kirby and Smash Bros. father Masahiro Sakurai has allied with his former employers for Super Smash Bros. on the Revolution.

This relieving news was disclosed by Sakurai himself in the latest Famitsu Magazine. The seasoned creator reveals that upon his departure from Nintendo, his boss and long-time colleague Satoru Iwata expressed interest in collaborating down the road if HAL made another Super Smash Bros. game. Iwata followed up on his proposal and promptly approached him after the sequel's announcement during E3 2005. Sakurai accepted Iwata's offer, and is now director and lead game designer for the Revolution game. (Actual game production had not commenced when the project was publicly announced.)

Marcus Reed hits the streets of NYC.

ACTIVISION HITS THE GRITTY STREETS OF MANHATTAN WITH THE DEBUT OF TRUE CRIME®: NEW YORK CITY

Best-Selling Action Franchise Delivers The Most Accurate Video Game Recreation of NYC

Santa Monica, CA – November 16, 2005 – Gamers can now wield the ultimate power on New York’s city streets with the release of Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) True Crime®: New York City. The game puts players into the role of Marcus Reed, a former gang member turned cop who confronts four of New York’s most deadly crime syndicates as he hunts down the murderer of his mentor, all while cleaning up neighborhoods from Chinatown to Harlem to Times Square. Mastering five fighting styles, advanced weaponry, special driving maneuvers and all-new interrogation tactics, gamers choose to walk the straight line and move up the police ranks or cross the limits of their authority.

Shame it's stuck in a coma until March 2006.

Nintendo Of Europe Announces Deal With Altus To Publish Trauma Center: Under The Knife Across Europe

16th November 2005 – Nintendo of Europe will publish the medical drama simulator, Trauma Center: Under the Knife, from Japanese games developer, Atlus Co. Ltd when it launches across Europe in March 2006.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife puts life and death decisions in the palm of your hand as you play doctor, offering gamers a unique and exiting new use for the Nintendo DS. By utilising the touch-screen, players are put into the heart of the operating room using a scalpel and forceps, applying an antibiotic gel, lasering complicated tumours, and much more!