The second Tamagotchi game for DS will release November 14th.

TAMAGOTCHI(R) CONNECTION(R): CORNER SHOP(TM) 2 EVERYTHING MUST GO GOLD

The Original Virtual Pet Returns with Quirky New Mini-Games

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 3, 2006) – Leading video games publisher and

developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Tamagotchi(R)

Check out the first footage of Fox as well as Solid Snake's stage.

GameTrailers.com has posted Nintendo's new trailer (also available below) for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The trailer, which was shown at the Nintendo World show in Japan, features new gameplay footage of the upcoming brawler. Included in this reel is the first glimpse of Solid Snake's level, as well... Read more...

Many, many Wii and DS games are playable for free.

Nintendo and their third parties have a plethora of playable Wii games on display at Nintendo World, including many never even shown to press! Various games for the Virtual Console will also be playable. In addition, Nintendo is showing many new trailers of gameplay for previously announced games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Disaster: Day of Crisis. The full list of playable games is as follows:

Want to know what's going on with the new PGC? Read on to see what we're doing to make it happen.

In March of 1999, a gentleman by the name of Billy Berghammer decided to start a website called PlanetN2000. It was devoted to bringing people every bit of news and information he could about Nintendo's Dolphin and Atlantis projects. With time, Atlantis became Game Boy Advance, Dolphin became GameCube,... Read more...

Videos showcase shops, dungeons, and Wii Remote sword swinging.

Following a two-day Zelda event held at NOA, Nintendo's marketing machine has kicked in: two substantial Zelda videos, and a variety of smaller ones have popped up on two Nintendo websites.

Short videos of Zelda have been included with each recent update to the Iwata Asks series, a Q&A session... Read more...

Cartman goes to great lengths to survive the wait until Wii's launch.

Over the years, Comedy Central's South Park has included several video game references. Episodes have featured Dreamcast, PSP, World of Warcraft, Chinpokomon, and of course, the Okama GameSphere.

This week's new episode involves Cartman's obsession with the upcoming Wii launch. After a sleepless... Read more...

49 games, including many conspiculously missing from the other regions' list.

Nintendo has posted the Virtual Console launch line-up for Japan on their website. Japanese gamers will be treated to big name titles, such as the 16-bit Mario and Zelda games, which are absent from the US and European launches.

The full list is as follows:

Famicom (NES) - 500 points

Missed out on the GameStop pre-order madness? Fret not!

According to Cheap Ass Gamer, WalMart.com will begin taking Wii preorders Wednesday November 1st. Unfortunately, we don't know at what time they start nor how many units will be available, but if you must be absolutely sure to have one at launch, we recommend you get friendly with your preferred browser's refresh button early.

Hudson will have five games at launch in western markets and seven in the homeland.

HUDSON ANNOUNCES FIRST BATCH OF “VIRTUAL CONSOLE" TITLES FOR Wii IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND JAPAN

Gamers Will Be Able to Play Classic Turbografx-16 Games on Wii’s Virtual Console

REDWOOD CITY, CA - October 31, 2006 - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of Hudson... Read more...

You will be able to play Sonic The Hedgehog, Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin, Gunstar Heroes, Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and others at launch!

SEGA UNVEILS VIRTUAL CONSOLE TITLES FOR THE Wii CONSOLE

Ten SEGA Genesis® Classics Will Be Available for Download on the Wii™ in 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (October 31, 2006) -- SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the first round of titles from its SEGA Genesis® library that will be... Read more...

Forget-Me-Not-Valley is the place to be for farming enthusiasts this winter.

SOW THE SEEDS OF A HAPPY FUTURE WITH HARVEST MOON DS

Harvest Moon DS launches in Q1 2007

31st October 2006 – Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a dab hand around the garden? Now you can put your green fingers to the test, or simply enjoy a peaceful life on your farm, as Harvest Moon returns, this time on the Nintendo DS. Harvest Moon DS launches across Europe in Q1 2007.

If you just have to own something with the word "Wii" stitched onto it, Target has you covered. Pics included!

PGC reader Deric Miller noticed some strange Wii-branded items at his local target store, and he snapped a few photos of the goods. Note that none of these items appear to be designed for the Wii, except for the remote "gloves" which snap onto the Wii Remote like an Xbox faceplate. The rest are... Read more...

Ask to be on its friends list and get the chance to win some cool prizes.

Activion's already hit the Facebook community, and how they've got their eye on MySpace, now sporting a page for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Aside from providing info about the game, you may just end up winning some cool prizes.

After getting on the game's friend iist, you become elligible to... Read more...

Nintendo will soon be worth one trillion dollars yen, thanks to the money-printing Nintendo DS.

Nintendo of Japan released its financial statement for the six-month period that makes of the first half of the company's fiscal year. As if you needed this news report to tell you, Nintendo is selling a lot of hardware and making a lot of money.

In the past half-year, over 10 million Nintendo... Read more...

Scurge: Hive is out for DS and GBA, and Juka and the Monophonic Menace has been released on GBA.

Scurge: Hive and Juka & the Monophonic Menace in Stores Now!

SouthPeak Interactive and Orbital Media Bring Two Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi Titles to Nintendo's Handheld Consoles

GRAPEVINE, Texas and CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SouthPeak Interactive, a leading independent publisher,... Read more...

And one of them is a brand new game that we haven't heard of yet.

Ubisoft released their Q1/Q2 sales report for their 06/07 fiscal year, and things are looking good for the French company. Game sales during the 6 month period were up 13%, and overall the figures exceeded expectations by 25%.

The press release containing all of that financial mumbo-jumbo also... Read more...

The SpongeBob SquarePants GameCube game is now $20.

SpongeBob SquarePants™: Lights, Camera, PANTS! Soaks Up Top Honor by Reaching Coveted Sales Milestones, While SpongeBob SquarePants Nighty Nightmare Launches Exclusively for Windows PC

Two Great SpongeBob Adventures Now Available to Consumers for the Suggested Retail Price of $19.99

AGOURA... Read more...

Sega plans to release the title on November 14th.

SEGA ANNOUNCES DOMINIC SCOTT KAY TO LEND VOICE TO ‘CHARLOTTE’S WEB’ VIDEO GAME

Young Star to Voice Wilbur the Pig, in Video Game Based on Upcoming Feature Film

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON (Oct. 24, 2006) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that actor Dominic... Read more...

Europeans are invited to brush up on their cooking skills just in time for Christmas.

MAMA'S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS ON NINTENDO DS

Taito's gastro-game Cooking Mama is scheduled for a winter release in Europe, from 505 Games.

London, October 24th - Publisher 505 Games today dons its chef’s hat and jaunty pinny to proudly announce the European release of Cooking Mama, the innovative cooking simulation that fans have already been wildly salivating over since its hugely successful debut in Japan and America.

Contra, Gradius, Rush'N Attack and Track and Field are just some of the classics in the package.

KONAMI ANNOUNCES KONAMI CLASSICS SERIES: ARCADE HITS

More than a Dozen Classic Arcade Hits Coming to Nintendo DS with

Wireless Multiplayer Functionality and Unique Dual Screen

Presentation

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ­ October 23, 2006 ­ Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

today announced Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS.