Another arcade-style light gun game for your Wii Zapper (or not) is on the way.

KONAMI BRINGS OLD-SCHOOL ARCADE ACTION TO THE NINTENDO WII™ WITH TARGET: TERROR™

First Konami Title Compatible with Wii Zapper™ Peripheral, Features Fast-Paced Run ‘N’ Gun Action, Dual Wielding and Fun Mini-Games

El Segundo, CA – January 3, 2007 – Konami Digital Entertainment,... Read more...

The publisher's president dishes on the Harvest Moon series, King's Story, and more.

Marvelous Interactive President Yasuhiro Wada was there when the first Harvest Moon came out for the SNES in 1996. Almost 20 games later, RPGFan interviews Mr. Wada to probe all of that perspective and find out what is next for his company.

First RPGFan asks about the upcoming Harvest Moon: Shining... Read more...

Clap your hands if you believe in genies. Or just join the fan club!

It's not easy to get a publishing deal for a game that isn't based on an established brand or franchise. Just ask Matt Bozon, creative director of WayForward, who's been trying to get a deal for a sequel to the studio's 2002 Game Boy Color title Shantae, a platformer which featured a genie who belly-dances and whips her hair.

The Wii and DS smash records left and right.

The past week saw another Nintendo dominated week of software sales. The only non-Nintendo platform game was new Naruto Shippuuden game for the PlayStation 2, which debuted at No. 5.

Top Ten Japanese Software (Weekly / Total)

1. Mario Party DS (DS) - 329,826 / 1,156,000

2. Final Fantasy IV (DS) - 287,697 / NEW

Today: France. Tomorrow: le monde!

The Nintendo DS continues to post impressive sales worldwide, and now the handheld video game player has surpassed four million units sold in France alone since it was released there in March 2005.

Stephan Bole, general director of Nintendo France, attributed the tremendous DS sales to users of all ages, including gamers over 40 years of age, females, and people who traditionally hadn't spent time with video games before.

Nintendo's global dominance asserts itself in Britain as Wii overtakes the 360 despite a year head start; DS smashes its own single week hardware sales record.

The latest Chart Track data on UK hardware sales has revealed that, with the sale of 100,000 units last week, Wii has exceeded the installed user base of the Xbox 360. In spite of globally constrained supply limiting hardware allocations to the UK, Wii has attained this position in only half the time that Microsoft's console has sat on store shelves.

Ronaldinho, Crouch, and Gattuso will each represent a different playing style in EA's over-the-top street soccer title.

Ronaldinho, Crouch, and Gattuso Named Cover Stars for FIFA Street 3

Trio Will Appear as Stylized Action Heroes Performing Over-the-Top Trick Moves

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that international soccer superstars Ronaldinho, Peter... Read more...

Seven titles bound for Wii; Carnival Games bound for DS after shipping 500,000; no GTA for Nintendo.

Take-Two recently reported sales and financial results for their fourth quarter, ending October 31, and included in the wealth of information that included nuggets of interest for gamers on Nintendo platforms.

Take-Two reported that their Wii surprise hit, Carnival Games, has shipped more than... Read more...

NOA can't think ahead if it's always worrying about getting consoles out as fast as possible.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says that his company is having difficulty laying out a game plan for the coming months because of the record-breaking demand of the Wii.

"The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning," said Reggie in an interview with Reuters. Until supply and demand balance each other out, he said, "all of that becomes a much tougher exercise."

This week: GIFTS!

It’s time for the holidays, and this week, we're keeping it simple. What we want to know is what gaming stuff do you want for your gift-receiving holiday of choice? Let us know and we’ll send your list to Santa and you’ll get it in your stocking!*

*NWR makes no promises for magical gift giving old men, but if you make a good post you may end up here next week! That’s just as good.

Sega's cult classic finally has its sequel.

SEGA SHIPS NiGHTS: JOURNEY OF DREAMS FOR THE Wii

Dreams Come to Life in SEGA’s Highly Anticipated Release of NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii Home Video Game System

SAN FRANCISCO (December 18, 2007) – SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that NiGHTS™: Journey of Dreams for... Read more...

By spring North America will be seeing Dragon Quest Swords for the Wii, and both Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates and The World Ends With You for the DS.

SQUARE ENIX JUMP-STARTS THE YEAR WITH AN ACTION-PACKED LINEUP FOR 2008

Fans Advised to Warm Up this Holiday Season in Preparation for an Assortment of Exciting New Adventures

LOS ANGELES (December 17, 2007) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix™ interactive entertainment... Read more...

One in Florida, the other in Japan.

Ignition Entertainment Opens Additional Development Studios

Newly Opened Studios in Tokyo and Florida Show Commitment to Next Gen Development

December 17, 2007 – Marina Del Rey - Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Software Communications Ltd enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, announced today that it will be expanding its videogame development capabilities by opening studios in both Japan and the USA.

One game player decided to sue Activision for "deceptive and unlawful" conduct.

Samuel Livingston of San Diego has brought suit against Activision for "deceptive and unlawful" conduct for the marketing of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Wii. The class-action lawsuit charges Activision with not addressing or attempting to warn customers about the mono sound issue, despite the game's packaging continuing to advertise Dolby Pro Logic II sound.

Canadians bought a lot of games too, enough to put them over $1 billion total for the year to date.

November wasn't just a big sales month in the USA, but up north as well. According to estimates released by the NPD Group, Canadian game sales reached $209.1 million Canadian (US $205.6 million), enough to put Canada over a cool billion dollars Canadian in sales for the year 2007 with the month of December still to go.

The environmental company launches "Clash of the Consoles" website.

The "Greenpeace vs. the video game industry" saga grows nastier by the day. Greenpeace recently launched a "Clash of the Consoles" site that pastes the Big 3's mascots next to bar graphs that account for: toxic use, toxic policy, recycling credits, and energy use. Their clip-art Mario, with his... Read more...

The bullet hell arcade shooter comes stateside next year.

CASTLE OF SHIKIGAMI III ON THE

Wii™ IN THE SPRING OF 2008

Bullet hell comes to the Wii!

Torrance, CA (December 14, 2007) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, is set to release Castle of Shikigami III, a vertical scrolling shoot’em-up on the Wii in the spring of 2008.

Wii Fit balances confidently at the top.

Last week’s Japanese charts saw Wii Fit reach the second spot with only a few days on sale, so a full week at retail went exactly as predicted – Wii Fit sold big. The 8,800 Yen ($80) pack reached the top spot with just short of 150,000 units sold, just ahead of Mario Party DS at No.2 with almost 107,000 units.

Major retailers will have a big supply release this weekend; GameStop will offer a rain check program for those who still can't get one. Also, what about Wii online voice chat?

In a conference call this morning, Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime explained what Nintendo was doing about the tight supply issues of the Wii, as well as detailing a new program aimed at making sure prospective Wii owners having difficulty finding the elusive console will have “something to put under the tree" this holiday.

Wii flirts with the million mark; the DS laughs at it.

The NPD Group has released its U.S. video game sales figures for the month of November, and the numbers are downright staggering across the board:

November 2007 Hardware Sales

Nintendo DS -1.53 million

Wii - 981k

Xbox 360 - 770k

PSP - 567k

PlayStation 2 - 496k

PlayStation 3 - 466k