This week brings two new DSiWare applications, a penguin-influenced WiiWare game, and another Commodore 64 game for Virtual Console.

This week Nintendo released two new Animal Crossing-themed applications for DSiWare, Gammick Entertainment brings Penguins & Friends - Hey! That's My Fish! to WiiWare, and Commodore Gaming brings us Tower Toppler for Commodore 64.

Animal Crossing Calculator, like the name implies is an Animal... Read more...

The sales success bodes well for the future release of Monster Hunter 3, but Wii sales still down.

The week ending April 26 saw the remake of the PlayStation 2 best seller Monster Hunter G come out on the Wii and go straight to the top spot of the Media Create sales charts.

Despite this strong debut, Monster Hunter G is actually just a taste of what's to come for Wii gamers. Capcom has the latest fully-fledged entry in the series, Monster Hunter Tri, set for a summer launch.

Ada Wong, dynamic camera work, and lots of zombies highlight the newest game footage for Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil rail shooter.

Capcom believes that The Darkside Chronicles will feature the best graphics on Wii yet and if the newest trailer from Captivate 2009 is to be believed then they might be right in their belief. The trailer showcases dramatic camera movements, and very detailed characters and environments. This is also the first footage of Ada Wong and Sherry Birkin in Darkside Chronicles since their appearance was confirmed by Famitsu weeks ago.

The latest trailer asks "how can mankind fight a war the enemy has already won?"

While it's being touted as a major online multiplayer title on the Wii, the latest The Conduit trailer showcases the game's storyline. The Drudge have invaded Earth and with their invasion they bring about a web of conspiracy and mystery. As with the other trailers, this one shows even more All-Seeing Eye gameplay and high-end Wii graphics.

Electronic Arts has moved up the release dates of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 a week so that they will be available on the same day as Wii MotionPlus.

Electronic Arts revealed that their first two MotionPlus compatible games, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis, will now debut on June 8, as opposed to June 15.

EA's Vice President of Global Marketing Todd Sitrin explained that it was "important" to the company to have the... Read more...

XSEED brings the action role-playing series to the Wii.

Despite recently losing the publishing rights to Muramasa: The Demon Blade, XSEED has confirmed that they will be publishing Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga for the Wii.Valhalla Knights is an action role-playing game first published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment, and developed by K2 LLC for the Playstation Portable.

Madworld’s sales do not change the outlook for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

The news of Madworld’s disappointing first month sales made many fans and analysts question the viability of mature titles on the Wii. Capcom’s Masachika Kawata, producer of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, does not see a bleak fate for the latest installment in the series.

"I personally... Read more...

Wolverine, robots, horses, and aquariums populate the game releases while Nirvana, Jane's Addiction, and Megadeth are among the bands with new songs for Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2.

With a few more releases than last week, this week has little more going for it than a pair of Wolverine titles and a Monolith Soft game.

On the downloadable side, World Tour gets three more Nirvana tracks while Rock Band 2 gets a Jane's Addiction album, a Megadeth album, and more.

Wii Games

The DS will see the scribbling adventure thanks to Warner Bros. Interactive.

Warner Bros. Interactive, known for distributing games under Warner Brothers’ film licenses, have acquired the publishing rights for 5th Cell’s DS title.

Touted as a groundbreaking new IP, Scribblenauts is a platforming adventure title in which players solve puzzles by writing down the name... Read more...

Everything from races to unlockables is offered in the upcoming puzzle adventure game from Spidermonk Entertainment.

Roogoo started its life as a downloadable game on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade. It gained enough critical acclaim to merit a port to both the Wii and DS with Roogoo: Twisted Towers and Roogoo: Attack respectively.

Both games feature the same puzzle adventure gameplay that made it a charmer... Read more...

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata details the recently released service while confirming its release in other regions.

On May 1 Nintendo made the new Wii no Ma channel available for Japanese fans. As we detailed a few days ago, Wii no Ma is a new video download service featuring video and services from various Japanese companies, as well as a DSi option that lets gamers download videos off the Wii channel and play them on their DSi.

Citing NPD data, THQ has claimed the first All Star Cheer Squad as "the best selling cheerleading video game."

Hot on the heels of Namco Bandai's announcement of We Cheer 2, THQ has announced a second title in their own cheerleading Wii franchise, All Star Cheer Squad. However, in a game of PR one-upmanship, THQ has cited NPD US sales data in claiming their first All Star Cheer Squad title as "the best selling cheerleading video game."

The new website reveals the existence of multiplayer modes.

Earlier this week, the website for Square Enix's WiiWare follow-up to Final Fantasy IV, titled Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was launched. The site lists the number of players as "1 - 4," belaying the existence of hereto unknown multiplayer content.

Final Fantasy IV was originally released... Read more...

EA reveals a mid-May release for the game and launches its website.

EA announced that the highly-anticipated sequel to Boom Blox will appear in stores on May 19.

In addition to revealing the release date, EA also unveiled the games website. Visitors to the site can watch short videos displaying some of the different modes, and read descriptions of some of the... Read more...

Eidos' brand will be left intact despite the recent acquisition.

Every time news of a company buying/merging with another company emerges fans begin to doubt and wonder if the quality and brand of each company will change or be affected by the events. In the case of Eidos and Square Enix, many wondered if Miss Lara Croft from Tomb Raider would be venturing into the realms of Final Fantasy. This, according to Square Enix, will not happen.

Strong sales from Rayman and Shaun White helped Ubisoft increase their bottom line.

Ubisoft has been a strong supporter of the Wii since its launch. Evidently, this support paid off this past fiscal year when robust sales of the company's Wii titles helped to boost full-year profits by 14 percent to 1.06 billion euros ($1.5 billion dollars).

While earnings were down a little... Read more...

Players will be able to use the Wii Balance Board to train with and race against the renowned Jamaican Bobsled team.

Did you know that there is a Jamaican Bobsled team? Perhaps best popularized by the 1993 Disney movie Cool Runnings, the team is now featured in SouthPeak Games' recently announced Sled Shred for the Wii.

Sled Shred doesn't only promise bobsleds (both the two and four-person variety) though;... Read more...

The game will boast 10 events in a wacky world tour. Updated with announcement trailer.

With Wii Sports Resort promising 1:1 controls thanks to MotionPlus, Mario and Sonic returning for round two at the Olympic Winter Games, and Hudson's Deca Sports 2 offering online play, Sega is making their own sports compilation called Wacky World of Sports.

Exclusively for the Wii, the title's... Read more...

You've always known it's true, but now it's truly true. UPDATED with press release and lone piece of art!

The cover of the June issue of Nintendo Power finally confirms what has been an open secret for a while now: Red Steel 2 is coming to Wii. The teaser text on the cover ("Finally, wielding a sword in a Wii game feels as real as you'd always dreamed!") also seems to confirm the July 2008 report that... Read more...

For its part, Nintendo is promising their "full support."

Last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) looks like it will be the last year to experiment with a small format. Right after the 2008 show ended officials decided to go back to the previous and more grand E3 style, last experienced in 2006. With this change E3 2009 has gained a lot of support... Read more...