Both the Wii and DS saw impressive sales in North America.

According to internal tracking numbers at Nintendo, the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii, DS and DSi units during the busy Thanksgiving shopping weekend. Additional sales data confirms that more than 550,000 Wii consoles were sold. More than 1 million DS units were sold, surpassing Game Boy Advance sales from 2002.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo’s internal tracking numbers show that the company sold more than 1.5 million Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ video game systems combined in the United States during Thanksgiving Week. That works out to more than 150 Nintendo systems sold every minute continuously for the week – or more than 2.5 every second.

The title is coming, but we don't know which platform will get it.

Ubisoft has announced that they will release a new Prince of Persia game called "The Forgotten Sands" in March of 2010. The game will return the series to the "Sands of Time" storyline.

The game is set to be released alongside the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie, although there is no indication as to whether or not the game will tie into the film. Series creator Jordan Mechner alluded to this announcement in our recent interview, stating that, "the guys at Ubisoft Montreal are working on something that I'm excited about, and that we'll see some new announcements from Ubisoft in the next few months that relate to Prince of Persia."

Cammie Dunaway comments on Nintendo's healthy console sales.

In an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle, Nintendo Sales and Marketing VP Cammie Dunaway says that Wii sales have risen 85% on a week-to-week basis thanks to the recent price cut.

Enacted in late September, the Wii saw a 50 dollar price cut, lowering its price point to 200 dollars. It came after Wii sales grew relatively stagnant throughout 2009, with September being the first time in three years that the Wii was not the top-selling console - thanks to Sony's own PlayStation 3 price cut.

An emulation-filled advertisement for the N900 smartphone may earn Nokia a court date.

Nintendo is investigating a possible lawsuit against cell phone manufacturer Nokia. An advertisement for the N900 smartphone on a Nokia video blog demonstrated how easily the phone could handle NES, SNES and Game Boy Advance emulation. The video stated "There's already a bunch of great retro gaming emulator apps available for you to download" while showing video of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World playing on the handheld.

Although no legal action has taken place as of yet, Nintendo UK's PR manager Robert Saunders said "We take rigorous steps to protect our IP and our legal team will examine this to determine if any infringement has taken place."

Ten new titles are here to kick start the holiday season.

This week, we have ten new available titles: four on WiiWare, four on DSiWare, and two on Virtual Console.

The first WiiWare title for download is the fourth chapter of the Tales of Monkey Island saga. In this chapter, titled The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, the player must keep cool in the face of an angry mob and a slick prosecutor. Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter Four is available on the Wii Shop Channel for 1,000 Wii Points ($10).

MyZoo is the second WiiWare title available this week. The game is an animal simulator, meant to show you the ropes of raising and breeding zoo animals. There are 12 animal types included in the game, with four more available for purchase as downloadable content. MyZoo is available on the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii Points ($5).

The King of Fighters 95 and Metal Gear also arrive just in time for the holidays.

Nintendo has announced the games that will hit the Japanese Virtual Console service in December.

Among them are Final Fight Tough (known as Final Fight 3) for the Super NES, The King of Fighters 95 for the Neo Geo, and Metal Gear for the MSX. The King of Fighters 95, along with Ordyne and Rombers (both for Virtual Console Arcade), will hit the service on December 1.

No date has been given for the rest of the announced titles.

Famicom Tantei Series Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shojo (Nintendo, Famicom, 500 WiiPoints)

A recent survey reveals interesting information regarding the recently released DSi model.

According to a survey conducted by Japanese group Orimo, purchase intent for the DSi LL is high among 30 and 40 year old consumers.

Out of 416 consumers that participated in the survey, 28.3 percent of males in their 30s and 24.5 percent of females in their 30s had intentions of purchasing the handheld. The highest number, however, came from consumers in their 40s; 31.7 percent were interested in purchasing the DSi LL.

This new DSi model is aimed at an older demographic, and the survey seems to confirm that it is hitting the mark.

The upcoming Final Fantasy game has a new feature you might be interested in.

Inside Games is reporting on a new feature in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. Players will apparently be able to save screenshots to their Wii's SD Card.

The screenshot functionality allows for shots to be taken at any point in the game, whether it's during gameplay or during a cutscene. The shots also get stamped with Square Enix copyright information in their bottom-right corners.

DSiWare application lets you easily count down to important events.

Nintendo is bringing a new productivity application to DSiWare in Japan next week. It is a calendar/event planner application entitled "Nintendo DSi Calendar", and will be released on December 2 at a cost of 200 DSi Points.

The core functionality of the program is to provide a countdown to important events. Up to 110 events can be added to a user's list, with pre-loaded events including "Graduation Ceremony" and "Pay Day". Custom events can also be created by users, and sorted by event type.

Boom Blox sequel sees an avalanche of new free content.

Electronic Arts has released 139 new online levels for Boom Blox Bash Party. The levels are created by EA themselves, and are available for download at no charge.

According to the company, there are 57 single-player levels, along with 48 multiplayer levels and 15 co-op levels, in this update. Combined with the levels currently available, this brings the downloadable level total to more than 500. There are also over 15000 user-created levels available online.

EA has also provided some new cheat codes.