The game is finished but not expected for a release this year.

Details have emerged for the final installment of the Bit.Trip series, titled Bit.Trip FLUX. The game is complete and is likely to be released in early 2011, Gaijin Games programmer Chris Osborn told Destructoid. He also mentioned that the game is not meant to be Wii Zapper compatible, unlike the previous game in the series; it would be possible, but difficult to play using that control scheme.

Osborn added that he is currently working on more Bit.Trip RUNNER, though the specifics of the project are unknown. He stated, "It would be foolish for us to not revisit RUNNER at some point, as it's the most popular game in the series so far."

"If you want to make a hit, you have to give a game time to get to quality," says company president. 

EA Games is not keen on licensed games anymore, according to President Frank Gibeau in an interview with Develop.

"The days of licensed-based, 75-rated games copies are dead like the dinosaur," Gibeau said.

He specifically called out the James Bond franchise, which EA worked with last generation, citing creative limitations, high percentage royalties, and the decaying movie-game business as a few reasons why EA has little interest in licensed games.

"Considering the total amount of money we have to spend on those types of James Bond games, and the total amount of man-hours we had to put into them, we thought: hell, let’s work on our own IP," he said. "The guys who made James Bond games for us, well yeah, they went on and made Dead Space."

Even more Brain Training coming to a Nintendo platform.

In his book, Saraba Nou Game (Farewell Brain Games), Professor Ryuta Kawashima confirms that the next Brain Age game is in development. At the time the book was written, the game's release was expected by the end of 2010. As the Nintendo 3DS was previously expected to be released this year, it is possible that the 3DS is the target platform. A Brain Training tech demo for 3DS was shown at E3 2010.

There are no further details about the new game in the book, as Kawashima said he's sworn to secrecy. He explained that the reason for the long interval between the second game in the series and this new game is that Satoru Iwata and he agreed that they would wait for a "special idea" for the third title.

Holiday shoppers eat up Wii and DSi systems.

During Thanksgiving week, beginning November 21, Nintendo sold 900,000 DSi units, while the Wii managed to move 600,000 units according to Nintendo's internal sales data. These sales include the recently released bundles for both systems -- the limited edition Super Mario 25th Anniversary red Wii bundle, the limited edition Super Mario 25th Anniversary red DSi bundle, the black Wii system, and the new green and orange DSi systems bundled with Mario Party DS.

“U.S. shoppers bought about 9,000 Nintendo hardware systems nonstop for every hour of every day during the week of Black Friday,” expressed Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “For the past several years, consumers have decided that Nintendo defined both top value and all-inclusive entertainment, and that sentiment continues again at the start of this shopping season.”

Cave Story explores the DSiWare service, and its WiiWare counterpart receives a demo.

Headlining this week is Cave Story, Nicalis's indie sensation. Starting life as a free PC game by Pixel, the game received a WiiWare update, which was released on March 22, 2010. Today, a demo of the WiiWare version has been added to the demos section of the Wii Shop Channel. In addition, a DSiWare version was released today. For 1,000 DSi Points ($10), players will get to experience Mimiga Village and uncover the plot behind their existence.

The second DSiWare title this week is Frenzic, a puzzle game from Two Tribes that promises to challenge players' minds with gameplay that is easy to learn, but challenging to master. Frenzic can be downloaded for 200 DSi Points ($2). From Big John Games comes this week's third DSiWare title, Spot It! Challenge. Based on the Spot-It series of books by Capstone Press, the main objective is to spot different objects in 10 different puzzles. The item-finding game is priced at 200 DSi Points ($2).

Public 3DS showcase will take place in January.

Nintendo's previously announced Japanese Nintendo 3DS demo event, where the public will be able to try the Nintendo 3DS for the first time, will take place in Tokyo on January 8-10, 2011. The venue is the Makuhari Messe convention center and admission is free.

The last time Nintendo World took place was in 2006, focusing on Wii following the reveal at E3 that year.

Level-5's soccer RPG series is being translated for release in Europe.

The first of Level-5's Inazuma Eleven games for Nintendo DS will be released in Europe under distribution by Nintendo. The release date is set for January 28.

Initial screenshots show that the game will keep its Japanese title, rather than using the translated name - Lightning Eleven. This is the first time the soccer RPG series, from the company that brought us Professor Layton, has been announced for a release outside of Japan.

The announcement of a Swedish release comes from Bergsala, who work as a distribution company for Nintendo in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and in some cases, Finland. Further information and screenshots have been posted on Nintendo Sweden's website. As it would be highly unusual for a game to be released in only these countries, it is expected that the game will be announced shortly for the rest of Europe.

Update: Announcement was made in error, Nintendo will have no show floor presence.

Update: A press release from the planners of CES, the Consumer Electronics Association, states that the announcement that Nintendo of America would be exhibiting at the show was made in error. Nintendo has meeting rooms booked only.

Nintendo have been announced as an exhibitor at CES 2011, the first time they will attend the event for 16 years. The Consumer Electronics Show is the world's largest consumer technology trade show and is known for new product announcements. Next year it takes place between January 6-9.

WiiWare demos reign supreme in this week's update.

As announced by Nintendo last week, WiiWare demos return to the Shop Channel. The first four demos are And Yet it Moves from Broken Rules, BIT.TRIP Fate from Aksys Games, Jett Rocket from Shin'en Multimedia, and Thruspace from Nintendo. All of these demos are free and will be available for a limited time. New demos will be added in the coming weeks.

One new WiiWare title was released, Nintendo's Snowpack Park. The title has players rescuing penguins and bringing them back to the park. They can interact with them and tend to their needs. The quirky penguin title can be obtained for 800 Wii Points ($8).

Mario and friends invade Namco's latest drum master game.

The third Japan-only Taiko Drum Master game for the Wii will include a track from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, among other video game songs. When playing the game, the background will feature Mario and Luigi dancing along with other characters such as the Koopa Kids.

Other video game cameos in the game include the Idols from Namco's Idol Masters series and characters from Capcom's Monster Hunter series. Video game tracks include God Eater, Ridge Racer Type 4, and Nintendo's Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. The final track list will include 70 songs.