Debugging Izuna 2 involved "staring at the screen, mouth slightly agape, eyes unblinking, with a few choice words running through our heads."

Atlus is a company known for their quirky niche titles with a distinctly Japanese flavor, hence they're always challenged with localizing their games for American release. Thankfully, Izuna 2 benefited from "a lot of the first title's text for reference material" and Atlus quickly finished translation into English.

Gameloft's third WiiWare title was first listed on the ESRB website, but it is Japanese magazine Famitsu who gives the shooting game a release date and price.

A recent issue of Famitsu contained the first details of the upcoming WiiWare game Wild West Guns, tucked into the bottom-right corner of a page. Developed by Gameloft, Wild West Guns is a gallery-style shooting game where the player acts "as a wild west gunman" and picks off targets in a traditional... Read more...

Whoever was ardently holding out for Brain Training 3 to be Nintendo's big E3 reveal, our condolences.

Last week, an interview in MVC magazine with Nintendo UK's Marketing Director Dawn Paine, revealed that there are currently no plans to bring a third entry to the popular series.

According to Dawn, because both Brain Training titles already released "continue to perform well, there are no plans for any more titles in the series."

Contrasting previous statements about not screening WiiWare content, Nintendo elicited changes in JV Games' upcoming title, including a name change from Frat Party Games – Beer Pong to Frat Party Game

According to the co-founders of JV Games, Nintendo asked them to change the name and some of the content of their upcoming WiiWare title because of one word: "beer." Their game, originally titled Frat Party Games – Beer Pong, was renamed to the more family friendly Frat Party Games – Pong Toss.

Wii Fit outruns Solid Snake in only his second week on the charts.

Four new entries were made by Nintendo games last week including the top three best sellers. Nintendo's sequel to its music creation game, Band Bros DX made a bold entry at No.3. Meanwhile, proving that a good horse simulator can always sell well, Enterbrain's Derby Stallion dominated everything this week.

SPOGS racing crosses the finish line to WiiWare and King of the Monsters smashes onto the Virtual Console.

This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare release brings us, for the fourth week in a row, a new Neo Geo title as well as a brand new WiiWare entry, a racer from D2C Games.

SPOGS Racing, this week's WiiWare entry, features classic arcade racing with simple pick-up-and-play controls. Players can... Read more...

Handheld gamers don't seem to mind the $50 price point.

Activision announced that Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold over 300,000 units in North America since its recent release, making it Activision's top-selling DS game by a landslide. In fact, On Tour is among the top 5 releases for any console in the company's history, despite being the most expensive DS game on the market (thanks to the included Guitar Grip peripheral). Rock on, gamers!

"It may turn a lot of musicians into gamers," says Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, "and gamers into musicians."

Activision's Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is now available in stores nationwide. You play along with the crew of Aerosmith - Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, and Joey Kramer - at venues from historic moments in the band's career. Players will feel "sweet emotion" as they capture the essence of the band's rise to fame.

Wii continues worldwide reach as Taiwan gets official site and launch date.

The Nintendo Wii video game console will officially launch in Taiwan on July 12, 2008. Nintendo Phuten Co. recently launched Taiwan's official Nintendo site. The site features the Wii bundled with Wii Sports at a price of 8,500 TWD (280 USD).

However, in a country known for media piracy,... Read more...

Titled Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, the Fall 2008 release will be a direct sequel to the Wii game.

In March of this year, a listing on Gamefly hinted at a sequel to the 2006 Wii release Elebits for the DS. Surprisingly enough, Konami has revealed that the sequel is indeed heading to the DS this fall.

The game, titled Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, is a direct sequel to the original... Read more...

Race or die! That's the impetus for the mean street racer that's coming to the Popcorn Arcade label.

Urban Extreme: Street Rage is set in Fortune City. As an experienced street driver you are forced by the Underworld into a series of extreme and potentially lethal urban races. Data Design Interactive will release the game under their Wii value brand Popcorn Arcade.

The game will feature 32... Read more...

Doodle up the solution this holiday in Majesco's upcoming puzzler utilizing physics and imagination.

Majesco announced today that Marker Man Adventures will be making its way to the DS. Seemingly inspired by Crayon Physics Deluxe, Marker Man Adventures gives players the ability to draw basic geometric shapes, creating simple machines which operate according to the game's physics.

Marker Man... Read more...

It's like Mario Party… with monsters, hit points, and backstabbing.

Atlus announced early last month their answer to shallow party games for Wii. A group of four friends can vie for the throne of Dokapon by defeating monsters, completing challenges, unlocking secrets, and betraying each other.

Players are required to destroy the monsters that are ruining the... Read more...

Based on the popular European tabletop football (soccer) series, Subbuteo will head to Europe with stylus control, customization, and online play.

505 Games announced last week that they will be bringing the popular tabletop football (soccer) series, Subbuteo, to the DS in September. The game will use stylus-based controls to replicate the tabletop game and also feature customization options like player-created tournaments, team and player creation, and logo design. The game will also feature online play using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection.

The DS game will tell an earlier portion of the Mushroom Men story and is set to release before the Wii game.

Gamecock Media Group recently revealed some of the back story and details of their new Wii and DS series, Mushroom Men. Developed by Red Fly Studios, each title will tell a different piece of the story, starting with the DS title.

Mushroom Men – Rise of the Fungi will show the development of... Read more...

The sequel to Cooking Mama: Cook Off for Wii will feature 3D graphics, new recipes, and kitchen mini-games.

Majesco announced Monday that the upcoming Cooking Mama title for Wii, World Kitchen will feature a number of new additions to the series.

Cooking Mama World Kitchen, though the fourth entry in the series, will be the first to feature full 3D graphics. The title is also set to feature the Wii... Read more...

The rerelease of the classic title will feature touch screen functionality, wireless play mode, and a new dungeon.

Square Enix announced today, following the overseas rumblings from yesterday that Chrono Trigger is officially coming to the Nintendo DS.

The enhanced rerelease of the classic title will receive unique DS features, including a dual screen display and touch screen functionality. Additionally, the title will introduce a wireless play mode and a brand new dungeon, of which no details are currently known.

The most recent issue of Jump Magazine and a Square Enix countdown page confirm the long-rumored project.

SquareEnix launched a new website today in Japan that confirms news from the most recent issue of Jump Magazine: the SNES classic Chrono Trigger is being ported to the DS. The new site features a clock similar to the iconic RPG's logo as well as the ticking sound heard in the introduction sequence of the SNES game.

The first Castlevania experience for Wii will be a fighter that features connectivity to the DS title Order of Ecclesia.

Though pre-empted last week by early issues of Nintendo Power, today Konami has officially announced Castlevania Judgment for Wii. But unlike previous Castlevania action titles, Castlevania Judgement offers a 3D fighting experience.

Though an untraditional Castlevania title, the famous Koji "Iga"... Read more...

Nintendo wants to focus on manufacturing the current model for now.

During a stockholders meeting held on the 27th, the long talked about DVD-enabled Wii was discussed. Nintendo’s company president, Satoru Iwata, stated that they need to concentrate on producing as many of the current model as possible before thinking about a second iteration.

The possibility... Read more...