Creators of Real Heroes: Firefighter promote fire safety.

Epicenter Studios recently released Real Heroes: Firefighter for Wii, a game that did its best to give a realistic depiction of firefighting. They've now joined the cause of promoting fire safety for everyone during Fire Safety Week (October 4-10), along with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN). The FCSN is an organization founded to raise awareness of cancer screening and detection among firefighters.

Time to melt away that fat…again.

Nintendo has shipped Wii Fit Plus, the follow-up to their immensely popular Balance Board-supported title Wii Fit.

In addition to all of the activities from the original Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus includes 20 new activities such as skateboarding and Segway-riding. Players can also customize routines... Read more...

The legendary artist as you've never seen him before.

USA Today has spilled some tidbits regarding the latest Rock Band release,Lego Rock Band. Contributing artist David Bowie will make an appearance as a Lego character as he performs his hit "Let's Dance". He will be joining Iggy Pop as the second artist to appear in Lego form. The animation of the Lego characters will be based on the original music videos from each singer.

There's a seminal role-playing game on Virtual Console, a vehicle shooter for DSiWare, and a word search game for WiiWare.

This week in Nintendo Downloads brings us the meager offering of a single title for each of the download services, including the first game in the venerable Final Fantasy series.

Final Fantasy for Virtual Console is the first game in the ever-popular role-playing series. In this RPG you create... Read more...

What would happen if Mario used a green shell on Sonic during a snowboard race?

Sega has released a new trailer for the DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. This time the dream events are previewed.

Dream events are arcade versions of regular Olympic events. They allow players to use items borrowed from both the Mario and Sonic universes, including speed rings and turtle shells.

See how the new Wii Fit Plus activities are performed in this new trailer.

A B-Roll trailer for the upcoming Wii Fit Plus has been released. In this new trailer, Wii Fit Plus' new activities are highlighted, along with footage of the players performing the actions on their Wii Balance Boards. Among some of the activities shown are skateboarding, juggling, obstacle course racing, and even weighting in your pet.

Four-player platforming has never looked so good.

One of the biggest features in New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the ability to play with up to three other players and co-operate (or sometimes compete) in order to beat the level.

This new trailer from PAX showcases four-player platforming and the things that can be accomplished when brotherly love is brought to the table.

The grudge begins in October.

XSEED Games has announced the North American release date for Ju-On: The Grudge. The title, based on the horror film of the same name, will be hitting shelves on October 13, just in time for the Halloween season.

Ju-On: The Grudge is described as a "haunted house simulator" in which players explore creepy locales such as a decrepit hospital and an abandoned warehouse, with a flashlight being the only weapon at your disposal.

The WiiWare title, set to be released next Monday, has been pushed back.

Medaverse Studios' first WiiWare title, Gravitronix, has been delayed. According to the development house, the game was delayed due to a minor clerical error. A new release date has not been set, but Medaverse expects it will likely occur in a week or two.

Gravitronix is an action/battle game... Read more...

November will see Europeans killing demons in glorious 2D.

Rising Star Games has announced that Vanillaware's Muramasa: The Demon Blade will be released across Europe on November 13.

Muramasa was released last month in North America, receiving praise for its beautiful hand-drawn depictions of Japanese folklore and blending of RPG elements with hardcore platforming action.

Some North American and UK consoles are getting bricked.

Nintendo of America released Wii system update 4.2 on Tuesday, a patch that reportedly had the intention of shutting down Wii hacking solutions. The popular Wii Homebrew Channel is removed by the update, and several known exploits (both hardware and software) are eliminated along with the ability to use USB loaders or downgrade your Wii firmware. The Wii Shop Channel was also updated to reflect the new firmware.

The intergalactic battle game sets forth on October 5.

Big John Games has announced that their DSiWare title, Thorium Wars, will be released on October 5. Thorium Wars is a futuristic vehicle shooter in which players will fight against a race of machines called the Thorions to prevent the destruction of mankind.

Players will have five vehicles to choose from, navigate through exotic locales, and face dangerous enemy mechs.

Are you a bad enough dude to play this classic compilation?

Today, Majesco officially announced Data East Arcade Classics for Wii. The compilation includes 15 arcade games that were originally released by Data East. Some of the games that will be included in the compilation are Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja, Burger Time, Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory, Burnin'... Read more...

The Gameloft title has been rated E10+ by the ESRB.

A listing by the ESRB confirms that a remake of the classic educational title Oregon Trail is coming to DSiWare courtesy of Gameloft. The title has been rated E10+, and the ESRB describes it as a strategy title that has players assuming the role of a wagon leader who must protect their family and avoid diseases such as Dysentery.

The group will quest through Link's greatest adventures for Big Brothers & Big Sisters.

The Penguins in the Desert Team has announced that they will be hosting a marathon featuring The Legend of Zelda series. Starting on November 27 at 6:00PM Eastern, it will be broadcast live on their site.

The group will play through 7 Zelda titles, starting with The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo... Read more...

A Samurai Warriors 3 fact sheets reveals the details.

Koei has dropped hints of the Classic Controller Pro coming to North America and Europe via a fact sheet for the North American/European release of Wii title Samurai Warriors 3. The fact sheet describes the game as being fully compatible with the Classic Controller Pro, despite the fact that the peripheral has yet to be announced for either region.

The ambitious multiplayer WiiWare game is coming very soon, and to celebrate Medaverse Studios has released a new trailer.

Medaverse Studios has announced that their first WiiWare title, Gravitronix, will be released on October 5 after two years of development.

Gravitronix is an action/battle game in which players control a gravity platform, throwing objects to other enemies with the goal of destroying their defense... Read more...

Classic Final Fantasy enemies, magical battles, and everything in between are on display in this new trailer from the Tokyo Game Show.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, a games years in the making, is set for release in North America on December 26. To help get fans excited for the release Square Enix has released a new trailer that showcases everything that makes the game unique among its Crystal Chronicles brethren.

A little bit of CG. A little bit of direct feed gameplay footage. A whole lot of monkeys in balls.

Sega featured a new Japanese trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll on their Tokyo Game Show media DVD. The newest trailer actually combines footage from the first CG trailer along with gameplay footage that shows off some of the Balance Board controlled stages.

Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll is slated for an early 2010 release.

Dragon Quest Wars and more art lessons arrive on DSiWare, a classic Taito franchise and a top-down racing game arrives on WiiWare, and another classic Sega arcade game arrives on Virtual Console.

This week in Nintendo Downloads once again brings us five new games: two for WiiWare, two for DSiWare, and one for Virtual Console.

Dragon Quest Wars for DSiWare is the big release this week. The game is a strategy title developed by Nintendo's own Intelligent Systems, famous for the Fire Emblem... Read more...