In the month of June, Nintendo DS systems outsold all current-generation home consoles combined.

The Nintendo DS topped the NPD Group’s June hardware sales chart by a wide margin. More than 424,000 DSi systems and 342,000 DS systems (Lite and Phat) found their way from retail stores into the hand of gamers. In total over 766,000 DS systems were sold, which is more than the combined sales of the Xbox 360 (240,600), PS3 (164,700), and Wii (361,700) put together.

The magical L. Frank Baum story becomes a fantastical DS RPG.

XSEED Games announced that they will localize the Wizard of Oz-inspired DS RPG, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road. Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive and originally published in Japan by D3Publisher, Beyond the Yellow Brick Road follows the story of the original book as made famous by the MGM film of the same name.

Players will be able to enjoy the cooperative brawler in September in North America.

Capcom has recently announced that Spyborgs will be released on September 29 in North America, with a price point of $49.99.

Spyborgs is a two-player cooperative brawler where you choose from two of three specially-enhanced cyborgs to stop a former ally turned evil. The game boasts over 35 stages filled with many enemies and challenges to conquer.

Everyone's Nintendo Channel received an update which many new features and enhancements.

Nintendo recently posted an updated version of Everyone's Nintendo Channel in Japan. The channel has a new, sleeker interface that allows for easier navigation.

In addition to the new interface, the updated channel boasts five new features. When you start the channel, you can configure it to view videos in high or standard quality.

Nintendo will be releasing three versions of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon on Japanese WiiWare.

Nintendo has recently revealed that the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon franchise will arrive on WiiWare in Japan.

The latest Mystery Dungeon game will be released as three different versions: Pokémon: Mysterious Dungeon - Proceed Forward! Flame Adventurers!, Pokémon: Mysterious Dungeon - Let’s... Read more...

Furry Legends, Gamelion Studios' first WiiWare game, will feature a guest appearance by Nyx from the WiiWare game NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits.

According to the Furry Legends twitter page, Gamelion Studios' WiiWare debut will feature a cameo appearance by Nyx from fellow WiiWare developer Over the Top Games' NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits. Nyx is a winged girl who sets out to find her missing friend Icarus. It is unknown how she will fit into Furry Legends.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord arrives on WiiWare alongside two others with an Art Style game for DSiWare rounding out the week.

This week in Nintendo Downloads offers a healthy variety for WiiWare, no Virtual Console games, and a single DSiWare game.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord is a sequel to last year's My Life as a King for WiiWare. This time around, you play as the bad guys and try to defend... Read more...

First-person shooter outperforms first-month sales of MadWorld and The House of the Dead: Overkill.

The NPD Group recently released their U.S. sales data for June, and Edge reports that sales of The Conduit came in just shy of 72,000 copies during the period of June 23 to July 4. Sega's first-person shooter entered the charts at number 25 overall.

Edge also notes that U.K. sales numbers for the week ending July 11 list The Conduit as the highest new entry for the month to date, entering the charts at number 29 overall.

Instead of being the "Darth Vader of skateboards," the final version of the upcoming peripheral will be a "more consumer friendly" white.

In an interview with gamesindustry.biz, Robomodo's Josh Tsui revealed that the Tony Hawk Ride skateboard peripheral that has been shown recently does not feature the final color of the board. Instead of black, the release version of the board will be white.

"The board we've shown so far is like... Read more...

With over 200,000 sales coming from the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 bundle, MotionPlus seems to be off to a good start in its inaugural month.

Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus has sold 374,000 units between the standalone version (169,000) and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 bundle (205,000).

Both were released on June 8, and the Tiger Woods MotionPlus bundle was the seventh-best-selling game of the month. Virtua Tennis 2009 and Grand Slam Tennis also came out the same week and took advantage of MotionPlus.

The new service allows musicians to make their own Rock Band tracks and potentially get them included in the game.

MTV and Harmonix are planning a fall launch for Rock Band Network, an online service that allows musicians and record labels to make their own Rock Band tracks and submit them for possible inclusion in the game. A closed beta test recently began and a public beta test is set to begin in August.

The company has plans to evolve series into a major franchise.

In a recent article from Edge Online, Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Goichi Suda (a.k.a. Suda 51) said his company plans to evolve No More Heroes into a bigger franchise. For the studio, the only way to accomplish that would be to look past the Wii and into other systems. He expressed that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will probably be the last game in the series to be developed on the Wii.

The second game in Sega's Mario and Sonic series will hit stores October 13.

Sega recently confirmed an October 13 release for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, which is heading to Wii and DS.

Based off of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the upcoming game will feature numerous winter events including bobsleigh, ice hockey, and figure skating.

Capcom’s Morrigan and Saki and Tatsunoko’s Yatterman and Doronjo are highlighted in the latest gameplay footage.

Capcom has released a brand new gameplay trailer that showcases four more characters from the final roster of the American release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. From the Capcom side we have Morrigan from Darkstalkers, and Saki from a Japan-only arcade game called Quiz Nanairo Dreams.

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The Speed Gamers will explore the rich fantasy of the series for a noble cause.

The Speed Gamers have announced that they will be hosting a Final Fantasy-themed gaming marathon in order to raise money for autism. The team will play all Final Fantasy games from 1 on the NES to 12 on the Playstation 2, with all funds generated going to ACT Today.

The event will start on Friday July 17 and will continue for the rest of the week, with the top 5 donators receiving Final Fantasy-themed gifts including t-shirts and bags.

Konami is working on Walk It Out, a new exercise game based on walking.

Konami recently announced Walk It Out, a rhythm-based fitness game where players walk to the rhythm of the music.

While walking in the game, players will be able to explore various locations, such as cities. To motivate players, Walk It Out features a soundtrack with over 120 songs that features popular artists, such as The Black Eyed Peas, Demi Lovato, and Jesse McCartney.

Gold members will get a 2010 calendar while Platinum members get to choose between a Mario hat and a Punch-Out!! WiiWare game.

Two weeks after the inaugural year of Club Nintendo ended, Nintendo has unveiled what rewards the Platinum and Gold members will receive. In order to reach either status, members had to accrue point plateaus by registering their Nintendo games and systems. Platinum members get to choose between a... Read more...

The latest Dragon Quest title is selling at a faster rate when compared to its predecessor.

Media Create reports that 2,318,932 copies of Dragon Quest IX have been sold in Japan for the first two days in the market. When Dragon Quest VIII was released for the PS2 in 2004, it sold 2.23 million copies in the first two days, which shows that the latest Dragon Quest title is already selling at a faster pace.

Game Freak's Pulseman graces the Virtual Console service alongside a Master System title, three new WiiWare games, and one title for DSiWare.

This week in Nintendo Downloads offers a healthy selection of titles for Wii and a single DSiWare title.

Bit Boy!! from Bplus is this week's first WiiWare title. Players will take the role of Bit Boy Kubi in an adventure through the history of video games. Players will explore 4-bit dungeons,... Read more...

Hudson is working on Calling, a traditional survival horror game exclusively for Wii.

Hudson recently announced that they are developing Calling, a new traditional horror game for Wii.

In the game, there are no weapons or armor to protect yourself against the enemies that inhabit the game. Players will instead use flashlights, cell phones, and other items to aid them as they visit various locations in an alternate world. In order to survive, they will have to solve puzzles and interact with objects in the world.