Nintendo President Satoru Iwata reveals a July release date for Wii Sports Resort, robust sales for the DSi in Europe and North America, and a desire to refrain from price cuts for the Wii.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto discussed Nintendo's upcoming strategy while speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo yesterday.

After months of speculation, Iwata officially announced the release window for Wii Sports Resort. The game and Wii Motion... Read more...

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says that plans for a video download service for the Wii may also extend to the Nintendo DS.

Last year, Nintendo made an announcement that they will be partnering with a Japanese ad agency by the name of Dentsu to start a video service for the Wii sometime in 2009 in Japan. This service will feature free videos that are supported by advertisements, and pay-to-view content.

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The All-Seeing Eye uncovers a lot of secrets of The Conduit.

Sega and High Voltage Software released a new trailer that shows gamers how the A.S.E. uncovers the many secrets that The Conduit has to offer.

Tales of Graces, the 12th main game in Namco Bandai's Tales series, is coming to Wii this year.

The latest issue of Japan's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine has announced three new titles in the Tales series of RPG, Tales of Graces for the Wii being the only one announced for Nintendo consoles. Graces is the mothership title (main line Tales game) that Namco Bandai has been hinting at for the past year.

Roogoo Twisted Towers looks to bring the fun puzzle game to Wii with unique features and modes. Check it out in the latest trailer.

Sega VP of Marketing Sean Ratcliffe hopes that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will "exceed the original," says House of the Dead: Overkill has met expectations, thinks that MadWorld could b

Based on the interview Sean Ratcliffe gave Venture Beat, the ongoing success of Sega's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games franchise requires keeping a lot of people happy. "It's quite a long list of people who are involved in making that game," explained Sega of America's Vice President of Marketing,... Read more...

BDA, a leading manufacturer of consumer electronic accessories, launched their officially licensed accessories to coincide the launch of Nintendo's brand new portable.

To coincide with the DSi launch, Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc. (BDA) released peripherals to supplement the new system. Like all of their prior products, these are all officially licensed by Nintendo. The new line of DSi accessories includes a starter kit with various essential accessories, a cleaning kit, various cases, extra styli, and a car adapter which allows owners to charge their systems on the go.

Atlus' throwback RPG gets a new trailer.

Atlus is set to release The Dark Spire, a 3D dungeon-crawling RPG with stylized art and a unique look. An homage to older games like Shadowgate (NES), The Dark Spire should please any gamer looking for some hack'n'slash action.

The Dark Spire is currently scheduled for an April 14th release.

Vogster Entertainment has announced the next game in their Robocalypse real-time strategy series.

Vogster Entertainment has announced a new WiiWare title, Robocalypse : Beaver Defense, the follow-up to last year's comedic real-time strategy DS game Robocalypse. Set for a summer release, Beaver Defense is a tower defense-style game that features wise-cracking robots with humorous weaponry and upgradeable skills. Along with a single player campaign, there will also be a multiplayer mode for up to four players.

Alongside existing launch titles, Nintendo shows off some new games for their DSiWare service.

A new video on Nintendo's website reveals more games for Nintendo's new DSiWare service. The unreleased games, all published by Nintendo, have all seen release in Japan but haven’t previously been confirmed for U.S. release.

The new games are as follows:

Dr. Mario Express: The DSi version of the classic Nintendo puzzle game.

The recently announced cooking game will feature over 200 recipes and 10 extra ones for DSi users.

Just a day after the DSi was released in the United States, Ubisoft announced My Healthy Cooking Coach, the first third party game to make use of the DSi's new features.

Similar to Nintendo's Personal Trainer: Cooking, this game will feature more than 200 recipes, with 10 of them exclusively... Read more...

The Silent Hill series will make its debut on a Nintendo console this fall with Wii specific controls and new features.

Konami announced that Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, a remake of the original game, will arrive on Wii this fall. It is being developed by Climax, who developed Silent Hill: Origins for the PSP.

Featuring a new soundtrack by series composer Akira Yamaoka, Shattered Memories stays true to original... Read more...

The first week of Nintendo Downloads brings us five launch DSiWare titles alongside one for each Virtual Console and WiiWare.

This week in Nintendo Downloads opens with a bang providing players with five brand new DSiWare titles, one WiiWare title, and one Virtual Console title.

Equilibrio, this week's solo WiiWare title, is yet another ball-rolling game. Players will need to avoid deadly traps in 64 levels by navigating... Read more...

EA developers that are working with the new peripheral claim that the new technology is so accurate, that it's over responsive at times.

Even though the Wii MotionPlus doesn't have an official release date, it won't stop publisher EA from releasing Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, which support the peripheral, in June.

In an interview with TechRadar, EA producers Thomas Singleton and Mike Taramykin explained how... Read more...

The gaming world rejoices, Nintendo counts its money, and GameStop has a midnight launch party in L.A.

The Nintendo DSi is officially available in North America as of today, and Nintendo had a party at the Universal CityWalk GameStop in Los Angeles to commemorate the occasion. Nintendo Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Cammie Dunaway was there to personally hand a DSi to the first purchaser in line, and the band Gym Class Heroes also made an appearance. That Mario guy was around too.

High Voltage has one good-looking FPS in the latest trailer.

Sega's latest trailer for The Conduit was released a while back (I actually thought it was up already since it's been sitting on my desktop, but in my old age I must have been distracted by Wheel of Fortune...mmmm Sajak), and it's looking great. This newest clip really shows off what High Voltage is doing in terms of environments and enemies, and shows how you can blow up stuff real good.

The Aussies and Kiwis already have their hands on Nintendo's newest system.

Nintendo fans in Australia and New Zealand got a special treat today, with the release of the Nintendo DSi in both territories. Nintendo Australia has posted photos of a near-midnight launch party at an EB Games in Melbourne.

The Nintendo DSi is available for $299 AUD and $375 NZD.

Epicenter releases the GDC 2009 trailer for its upcoming firefighting title.

Epicenter Studios has released a new trailer for its upcoming Real Heroes: Firefighter. Hot off the presses from GDC 2009, this clip shows you running into buildings, dousing flames, and rescuing people from cars.

Real Heroes: Firefighter is scheduled for release in the third quarter of this year.

The latest interview with the Nintendo President is translated just before the game's North American release.

The latest in the Iwata Asks series of interviews is with the team behind Rhythm Heaven (known as Rhythm Tengoku in Japan, and Rhythm Paradise in PAL territories).

The interview has been available for some time on the Nintendo of Japan website, but to commemorate the release of the game in North America it has now been fully translated.

Launching with the DSi this weekend, the DSi Shop will open with five DSiWare games available for download.

Accompanying the release of the DSi on April 5th, five DSiWare games will be available for purchase from the DSi Shop on the day of launch.

The games announced for North America are WarioWare: Snapped!, Bird & Beans, Brain Age Express: Math, Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face, and Art Style: AQUIA. The same titles will be ready for the European launch two days in advance, with the names of certain games differing slightly.