The latest Nintendo Power has new information on the next Conduit title.

The latest issue of Nintendo Power confirms that a sequel to High Voltage Software's The Conduit is in development. According to the preview, The Conduit 2 will once again be published by Sega.

The sequel will focus a lot more on the game's art and story, two aspects criticized by many in the... Read more...

Mario's creator was present for the last half of the tournament, greeting fans and handing out trophies.

Last Saturday, Nintendo's legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto made an appearance during the latter half of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii tournament held in Tokyo. The designer was on hand to greet attendees, hand out trophies to the winners, and deliver some final words to close the country-wide tournament.

Japanese Tales fans will be able to dress up their characters in new costumes.

Namco Bandai has announced their latest batch of downloadable content for Tales of Graces. This new wave of content will hit Japan on March 31.

Players who pay 400 Wii Points ($4) will receive a new costume for main character Malik. The costume turns him into a samurai, and was designed by Tales series designer Mutsumi Inomata. The character will wear the costume in real time, including battles and cutscenes.

Wario shows off his micro-games on WiiWare, a classic N64 strategy game arrives on Virtual Console, and DSi owners get to save cute turtles.

This week brings eight new titles to Nintendo's downloadable services. WiiWare receives two titles, the first of these being WarioWare: D.I.Y Showcase. A companion game for the DS title of the same name, Showcase lets players upload their creations onto the Wii and play them on their TV. Players can... Read more...

Players can now purchase Virtual Console and WiiWare games at Nintendo's online store.

In a surprise move Nintendo has two downloadable titles listed at their online store for purchase. Using real world currency players can purchase Super Mario Bros. 3 for 5 dollars and Pokemon Rumble for 15 dollars. Nintendo has not made a formal announcement about this new initiative nor has offered details regarding future titles and other services.

A select group of Netflix users are slated to receive their Wii Netflix instant streaming discs very soon.

A lucky few Netflix users are slated to receive Wii Netflix instant streaming discs in the next few days. While not all users who requested the disc are receiving it, it appears that it will only be a matter of time until they do.

Netflix Instant on Wii was announced earlier this year, and was slated for a spring launch. With spring just beginning, it looks like Nintendo and Netflix will meet that window.

Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions will be developed by Beenox Studios, include two new villains, and take place in a universe that hasn't been in a Spider-Man video game before.

At WonderCon in San Francisco next week, Activision will reveal information about Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions at a panel, according to the convention's website.

The game, which hasn't been officially confirmed for Wii or DS, will be developed by Beenox Studios, who worked on Guitar Hero:... Read more...

Be a master microgame maker like Wario in these fun video tutorials.

For years, WarioWare has provided gamers some of the wackiest game experiences yet. From a girl with a runny nose to stripping a man on the beach, no game is too wacky or too surreal for Wario and crew.

Now, they are giving players the opportunity to create their own crazy micro-games in WarioWare: D.I.Y. (Do it Yourself) for the DS and WiiWare.

Players will be able to download creations from the minds behind Cave Story and Bit.Trip on WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Nintendo has announced more developers that will be creating downloadable microgames for WarioWare: D.I.Y. In addition to the already confirmed creations of Nintendo's own Yoshio Sakamoto, Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata, and Masahiro Sakurai, there will also be games made by Studio Pixel (Cave Story), Team Meat (Super Meat Boy), Gaijin Games (Bit.Trip series), WayForward (A Boy and his Blob on Wii), and 5th Cell (Scribblenauts).

New 3D-capable handheld system does not require glasses.

In a surprise announcement, Nintendo Co., Ltd. released a brief teaser regarding their next portable system. Tentatively called the Nintendo 3DS, the system features three-dimensional gameplay without the need for glasses.

The handheld is set to release sometime in Nintendo's next fiscal year,... Read more...

The sequel to Super Mario Galaxy drops the hub world in favor of a more traditional map.

Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy 2 will feature a traditional world map instead of a 3D hub world. The concept of the hub world was first introduced in Super Mario 64, with Peach's Castle serving as the hub. In Super Mario Galaxy, Rosalina's Station was the hub world to many of its levels.

Mario's creator comments on the subject of art, education, and games.

At a recent BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Arts) ceremony in which Shigeru Miyamoto was honored with its fellowship award, he chatted with the Associated Press about the event. The designer first expressed his desire to bring consoles and handheld into schools and turn them into educational tools.

Nintendo provides a smaller helping of digital gaming this week, but dishes out one of the biggest downloadable games of the year so far.

This week in Nintendo Downloads we have six new titles across the Wii and DS, including five for DSiWare, and one for WiiWare.

The only WiiWare release is the hotly anticipated title Cave Story. This Nicalis-developed game is a side-scrolling, Metroid-style platformer with RPG elements. ... Read more...

Nintendo's handheld expands its reach into every part of Japanese life yet again.

Nikkei reports that McDonald's will begin using Nintendo's DS system as a training tool for part-time employees in Japan. The fast food chain plans to leverage the Japanese public's existing familiarity with the device to cut training time in half.

The training software will be called "eSmart",... Read more...

Mario's latest knocks Wii Fit off of the throne.

The weekly Japanese sales report published by ASCII Media Works lists New Super Mario Bros. Wii as selling 35,580 copies, right behind number-one seller Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light. What's notable about this sales tally is that it officially makes New Super Mario Bros. Wii the best-selling Wii title in Japan to date.

The upcoming Konami title will likely be the first on the market to use the super-sized DS card.

Konami Japan has announced that Tokemeki Memorial: Girl's Side 3rd Story, another entry in the venerable visual novel series, will be one of the first DS titles to use a 4-Gigabit (512-Megabyte) DS card.

Level 5's Ni no Kuni is also set to use a 4-Gigabit card, and may very well ship before 3rd Story's summer date, but it's unclear if the game will actually hit its scheduled spring release.

The Regginator admits that Nintendo looks to third parties for mature content, but also encourages consumers to buy the mature games out there.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime recently spoke to MTV about a very hot topic, namely the availability of "mature" games on Nintendo platforms.

While reiterating the importance of offering a wide range of entertainment options and the importance of third-party success on Nintendo... Read more...

The NOA President gives his thoughts on the competition, third-party support, and the future of Nintendo's hardware.

In an interview with Industry Gamers, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé gave his opinion on many industry-related topics.

On the subject of how Nintendo plans to attract third-party support at a time when many developers are seemingly reducing Wii development budgets, Reggie said,... Read more...

The team behind Fire Emblem is now releasing educational titles.

Intelligent Systems will be releasing new DSiWare apps in Japan later this week. They are educational titles aimed to develop memory and language skills.

The first of these titles is "Write and Memorize: English Vocabulary Notebook". The title lets the player create their own flash cards and use them to practice their English and Japanese words.

CEO drops the news via his Twitter account.

In a Twitter post, Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that the company, known around the world for the Professor Layton series, will be announcing a new title in April. He explained that "it will become an extremely anticipated title" once it is announced.

A recent Level 5 trademark, while... Read more...