Players who complete a WiiWare-based survey will receive episode two of the Tales of Monkey Island series. UPDATE: Offer has ended due to popular demand.

Telltale Games will be offering players the chance to receive a free episode of the Tales of Monkey Island series, "Episode 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay", after participating in a survey regarding WiiWare. Once players complete it they will receive a message containing Telltale Games' Wii friend code. When the code is registered, the episode is then gifted to the player.

The DS survival horror first-person shooter promises frights, puzzles, and new gameplay mechanics.

Renegade Kid's Dementium II, the follow-up to 2007's Dementium: The Ward, is coming out in North America on February 16 according to publisher SouthPeak Games.

The survival horror first-person shooter sequel will feature new weapons and items, an improved interface, and all-new environments, puzzles, and scares.

Get ready for the new year, as well as the release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, with these new videos.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is coming to North American Wii consoles early next year. In order to get players ready, Capcom has released a new series of videos featuring some of of its colorful characters, along with plenty of fighting action.

The first of these videos is a match up between Jun the Swan and Roll from Mega Man:

Everybody wants some new gameplay footage of the latest band-themed Guitar Hero game...right?

For a limited time, Activision gave away Guitar Hero: Van Halen with the purchase of Guitar Hero 5. To give you an idea of what the game will be like, here's a new trailer of the song "Everybody Wants Some!!".

Guitar Hero: Van Halen will officially release on December 22.

Mega Man's sister is involved, and online rankings also make a return.

Famitsu has revealed a few new details about Mega Man 10.

What is already known is that the game's story features a computer virus called "Robotenza" which infects robots and causes them to go insane. A new wrinkle is that the virus infects Roll, Mega Man's sister. Mega Man is called upon to save both his sister and the city, which is under attack from infected robots.

New sales figures show that Nintendo's flagship console and game are both selling incredibly well.

New sales figures reported by Famitsu show that Wii has sold over nine million units in Japan.

The site, whose data comes from Enterbrain, says that the total number of Wii consoles sold between launch and December 13 is 9,048,012. For comparison, the closest competitor is the Playstation 3 with 4,020,563 units sold.

A mysterious trademark is filed in Japan.

Nintendo has filed a trademark for the term "Zii" in Japan. The trademark is related to video games or electronic devices. It was revealed yesterday, but was originally filed back in October.

No other information is available, but this is not the first time Nintendo has filed a trademark or... Read more...

The original version of the DS Lite originally featured bigger screens.

In an "Iwata Asks" segment about the DSi LL, the team behind the latest version of the DS has confirmed that at one point, the original DS Lite design had bigger screens in addition to its brighter displays. The size of the screens was going to be 3.8 inches, bigger than the standard DS Lite screens but smaller than the DSi LL screens.

The Forgotten Sands is set between the events of The Sands of Time and Warrior Within.

Ubisoft has announced that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be released in May 2010 for all gaming systems, Wii and DS included. Its story will take place between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, presenting new characters and powers for the Prince. While visiting his brother's kingdom, the Prince discovers that the palace is under siege; he then embarks on a journey to save his brother's kingdom.

The unique DSiWare title will place players in the heat of the action.

Nintendo has announced a new DSiWare title called Fight with Photos: Photo Fighter X. The title features a unique concept that has players using the DSi cameras to take digital pictures of themselves and others in various fighting poses, and then adding them as playable fighting characters. Players can also record vocal and sound effects and store up to eight custom fighters.

In celebration of the game's release in Japan, Nintendo will be featuring special Zelda-themed Flip Note animations.

With The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks about to be released in Japan, Nintendo will be featuring special Flip Note animations based on the Legend of Zelda as special promotion for the game's release.

Through a special Flip Note Hatena page, fans will be able to watch the first in a series if animated movies, "Sneaking for Treasure".

11 new games come your way, led by a boy searching for his frog and an earthworm named Jim.

This week in Nintendo downloads sees 11 new games, with 2 on Virtual Console, 5 on DSiWare, and 4 on WiIWare.

On Virtual Console, we are treated to the original Blaster Master, a beloved NES classic originally released in 1988. It features a character named Jason who hops down into a sewer... Read more...

New Wii Remote colors are among the highlights of Nintendo's release schedule.

Today Nintendo announced its release schedule for early 2010, along with an announcement of two new colors for the Wii Remote. Pink and Blue Wii Remotes will be available starting on Valentine's Day. These colors will be bundled with Wii MotionPlus.

Several titles were given firmer launch... Read more...

After an early footage leak, the game is confirmed at the Spike TV VGAs.

Harmonix has announced that the next Rock Band title will be Green Day: Rock Band. At tonight's Spike TV Video Game Awards, the band themselves announced the game. A video was shown that featured Rock Band avatars styled as members of the band playing the song "American Idiot", while a "Green Day: Rock Band" logo was displayed.

Mario unsurprisingly walks away with an award, and a few other games for Nintendo platforms score as well.

The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards were held tonight in Los Angeles, California. While the lion's share of the trophies were taken home by PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC juggernauts like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and Dragon Age: Origins, Nintendo themselves walked away with one trophy, and several games for Nintendo platforms won awards as well.

Rubber Soul becomes the third downloadable album for The Beatles: Rock Band.

MTV Games and Harmonix have announced that Rubber Soul will be the third album to be available for The Beatles: Rock Band as downloadable content on the game's music store.

Set for release on December 15, Rubber Soul is the sixth Beatles studio album, originally released on December 3, 1965.... Read more...

The colorful fighting franchise invades DSiWare.

Through a Japanese video podcast called Buru Raji, a new BlazBlu game has been confirmed for release on DSiWare in Japan. Titled BlazBlu Battle X Battle, the game will star cute and small versions of the franchise's lead characters in a series of 3D free roaming battles. Up to four players can participate through wireless play.

Nintendo will only showcase the latest Mario title at the event.

A special Nintendo Jump Festa Page has confirmed that Nintendo will only have one game to demo at the event: New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Visitors to Nintendo's booth will be able to try out some of the game's levels with up to three other players, highlighting the game's multiplayer features.

In... Read more...

The newest Wii Tales game impresses with its first day sales.

Japanese retail site Sinobi has confirmed that the latest game in the Tales series, Tales of Graces, sold 113,000 copies in its first day of release.

In comparison to earlier Tales series release on Wii, this is the second best selling title. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World sold 120,000 copies in its first day, 151,000 copies in its first week, and 212,000 copies overall.

Experience the first four years of Harry's adventure at Hogwarts in Lego form.

Warner Bros. Interactive and Traveler's Tales have released a new trailer for the upcoming Lego game, Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

The game, similar in look to the previous Lego game, will have players playing through the first four Harry Potter stories and experiencing some of the major events as well as face off against the villains.