Europe gets their multiplayer Mario only a few days after North America.

Today Nintendo announced the European release date for the highly-anticipated title New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The game will launch in European territories on November 20, 2009. Nintendo recently announced the game's North American release date of November 15, 2009.

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Capcom releases two new trailers for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars showcasing two new characters.

During TGS Capcom has officially revealed two characters for the upcoming fighting game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars. The two new characters are Frank West, from Capcom's Dead Rising series, and Tekkaman Blade, from the Tatsunoko series that bares its name.

If you like ass-kicking Samurai warriors, look no further.

Koei used Tokyo Game Show 2009 as an opportunity to unveil a pair of trailers for its upcoming Wii title Samurai Warriors 3. The first trailer shows several of the game's 35 characters in action, and features plenty of the game's stunning cinema scenes.

The second trailer of B-Roll footage shows off the game's large numbers of enemies, as well as some spectacular special attacks.

This trailer is full of pure arcade fishing action.

Today Activision released a trailer for their Wii title Rapala We Fish. We Fish includes a "Rod & Reel" peripheral that lets you fit the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in place, and then crank your line with the Nunchuk as you would with a real rod and reel.

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Nintendo announces the price drop, along with a new promotional tour and a release date for the next Mario game. UPDATED with Japanese price drop details.

Nintendo has officially announced that the price of their Wii console will drop to $199.99 USD effective Sunday, September 27. The hardware will still come packaged with a copy of Wii Sports, a Wii Remote, and a Nunchuk.

Nintendo has also announced that the price of the console will drop from ¥25,000 ($273) to ¥20,000 ($217) in Japan on October 1.

See the monkeys balance their way to victory in this new gameplay footage.

Sega has released a new gameplay trailer for Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll for the Wii. This new installment of the Super Monkey Ball series features Balance Board support. The new trailer shows off Balance Board gameplay as well as some new mini-games.

Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll is set to release in Winter 2010.

Capcom announces one DS game and one Wii title at their TGS press conference.

Capcom Entertainment has announced two new titles for Nintendo systems at their Tokyo Game Show conference. The first game is a DS title called Ghost Trick, a supernatural adventure title featuring puzzle-solving as well as characters designed by those behind the Ace Attorney series. Players take on the role of a ghost named Sissel who suffers from amnesia, with the goal being to protect Sissel's loved ones from danger.

Netflix CEO divulges eventual plans to bring streaming movies to Nintendo's console.

In an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has mentioned that, while they have no plans at the moment, they wish to eventually bring their movie streaming services to the Wii. Their ultimate goal is to have all consoles supporting the service. The CEO explains, however, that they have... Read more...

PopCap Games brings their popular franchises to Nintendo's handhelds.

PopCap Games has announced that they will be releasing two of their most popular franchises, Bookworm and Bejeweled, on the DS platform.. The downloadable DSiWare version of Bookworm will be released later this month, with the retail version being released on December 1. Bejeweled Twist for the Nintendo DS is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2010. It will also receive a DSiWare version.

Instead of a price drop, the UK might be getting a new Wii SKU.

Recently, early listings of American retailer circulars have revealed that the Wii will receive a $50 price drop, lowering its price from $249.99 to $199.99.

According to MCV UK, retailers have revealed to the website that there will not be a price drop in the country. Instead, there will be a new Wii SKU that will replace the current one.

A recent patent reveals Namco Bandai's new Wii peripheral.

A patent that was filed earlier this year by Namco Bandai reveals that the company is developing an inflatable drum controller for the Wii. While the patent doesn't state what game it is for, it will presumably be for their Taiko no Tatsujin series (known as Taiko Drum Master in North America).

Get ready to beat up some robots.

Today Capcom announced that they have shipped their Wii-exclusive brawler Spyborgs. The game was the subject of some controversy early in its development cycle, undergoing an overhaul that saw two of five playable characters dropped and a move away from its originally cartoony aesthetic.

A recent trailer showcases the game's emphasis on co-operative beatdowns, with two players able to play simultaneously.

Despite the overall weak economy, video game sales have done comparatively well.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Square Enix Chief Executive Yoichi Wada spoke on the future of the video game industry. Wada began by discussing the major role Sony and Microsoft's upcoming motion control solutions are taking at the annual Tokyo Game Show this week. Complementing Microsoft's... Read more...

The first trailer of the upcoming WiiWare title features 8-player games and a wealth of options.

Medaverse Studios has released the first gameplay footage of their first WiiWare title, Gravitronix. The trailer mentions that the game uses the Wii Remote or Nunchuk to control the characters on screen, and allows up to eight players to battle each other on one Wii console. Other modes mentioned in the trailer include a 21-level campaign mode and 6 special modes.

The footage showcases first-person battles and mystical creatures.

Aspyr Media recently released new gameplay footage of their fantasy adventure DS title Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. The footage shows off exploring and battles from a first-person perspective. It also shows the basics of the battle engine, including how to use weapons and items.

The DSiWare application allows you to animate photos with MySims characters.

Today Electronic Arts released MySims Camera, a Nintendo DSi application that allows users to manipulate photos taken with the DSi camera using MySims characters. Players will ultimately have 12 characters to choose from, with the ability to add these characters into photos as they see fit. They can move, crop, rotate, and scale photo elements as well.

A new batch of downloads include a puzzle title from Kenji Eno, a Tennis title for WiiWare, a sequel to a Commodore 64 classic, and two DSiWare releases.

This week in Nintendo Downloads brings a total of five new releases: two for WiiWare, one for Virtual Console, and two for DSiWare.

You, Me, and the Cubes is a physics-based puzzle game for WiiWare where the player throws creatures that resemble humans onto a series of cubes which are free... Read more...

Big John Games shows off their impressive-looking DSiWare shooter.

Thorium Wars is an upcoming vehicle shooter being released for DSiWare. This trailer features plenty of footage of the game's impressive 3D engine, showing lots of large mechanized enemies and battles on land, in the sea, and in space.

Thorium Wars is scheduled to release this month.

Some new DS and Wii gameplay footage features sledding plumbers and hedgehogs.

Sega of America has released new gameplay trailers for the DS and Wii versions of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Both trailers show off several of the games in the title, such as Ice Hockey, Bobsledding, and Figure Skating. The Wii trailer also shows how the game supports the Wii Balance Board in the Sled Racing and Bobsledding games.

The latest game in the Atelier series will soon be available on the DS.

NIS America released a new trailer for their upcoming DS game Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island. In the game, players are tasked to manage a resort development project in order to earn the privilege to marry the prince or princess of Orde. The twist is that players will have to take advantage... Read more...