The developer explains the "Super" in the title of their upcoming game.

When Scribblenauts launched for the Nintendo DS late last year, it elicited some criticism regarding its controls. 5th Cell took the criticism to heart, and this week Jeremiah Slaczka addressed the issue, bluntly stating that the new game is "way better" than the original.

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Creator of the best-selling Dreamcast game says Seaman may be heading to Nintendo’s new portable.

Seaman was released back in the 1990s for the Sega Dreamcast and eventually became its best-selling title, beating out other popular titles such as Resident Evil Code: Veronica.

Yoot Saito, mastermind behind the talking fish sensation, has been hinting at the possibility of the game hitting the Nintendo 3DS recently.

Xenoblade yields the top spot to Nintendo's other big title, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Yesterday we reported that Xenoblade fell out of the top spot in Japan’s sales chart, giving it up to Super Mario Galaxy 2. Even though Xenoblade took quite a dip, falling from the top to the fourth position in Media Create sales chart, the title's sales numbers weren't far behind the games in front of it.

Capcom’s new Nintendo DS game is set to be released in just a few short months.

Today Capcom announced that their upcoming Nintendo DS, Ōkamiden, is set to be released on September 30 for ¥5,040. Early purchasers will be given the opportunity to pick up a special stylus and screen cleaner.

In addition to this promotion, Capcom is also preparing a special bundle containing... Read more...

The 3D remakes for Final Fantasy V and VI ran into technical problems, but might see a return on 3DS.

The Final Fantasy V and VI DS remakes are currently on hold, according to Square Enix's Shinju Hashimoto in an interview with SiliconEra.

Hashimoto said the two games ran into technical problems, and with the advent of the 3DS, Square Enix decided to temporarily pull the plug on development.

The Wii Speak alternative won't work with existing games, for now.

One of the questions gamers had about PDP's upcoming Headbanger Headset - a Wii Speak replacement - was whether or not it would be compatible with existing games that utilize Wii Speak. Unfortunately, a PDP representative that we talked to recently confirmed that it is not compatible with existing games at the present time.

The company's CEO discusses multiple aspects of the gaming business in an interview with Forbes.

While speaking with Forbes at E3, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada had some very clear goals in terms of incorporating multiplayer gaming into his company's titles. The executive stated that, "In all of the games we will be releasing going forward, some kind of multiplayer element will be incorporated one way or another."

And you'll never believe what you might be shaking. Well, yeah, you probably would.

The Nintendo 3DS was recently demonstrated for analysts in Japan, and one of them blogged about not being able to find a demo that displayed the system's motion-sensing technology.

That is, until he overheard somebody talking about the Dead or Alive 3D demo. "I noticed that no one had shown... Read more...

Nintendo of America COO clears the air regarding slowing sales of the Wii console.

Nintendo held an E3 Analyst briefing on June 16, touching on what it considered to be several myths surrounding sales of its Wii console.

Addressing whether or not sales of the console are slowing, Fils-Aime presented NPD data showing that Wii sold more consoles between November 2009 and April 2010 than the PS3 and Xbox 360 combined.

Observe brief snippets of Paper Mario and Mario Kart for the 3DS, and listen to music from Pilotwings Resort.

At E3, the 3DS versions of Mario Kart and and Paper Mario were demostrated in non-playable form with short videos. Each demo displayed GameCube-quality footage with some very impressive 3D effects, such as boulders rolling towards the drivers in Mario Kart and fishbones popping out of the screen in Paper Mario. Here is a tiny

Despite their beliefs in a strong offline offering, Iwata believes more can be done online.

In a recent E3 Q&A session with analysts, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata expressed his discontent with Nintendo’s online efforts.

Iwata was quite candid in expressing a need for improvement. “I have heard commentary that people feel that Nintendo’s online functionality is behind... Read more...

Nintendo’s new role-playing game sees a big dip in its second week.

After Xenoblade’s respectable debut last week, many were hoping that good word-of-mouth and additional shipments would keep the game from dropping too far down the charts. Unfortunately for those fans it didn’t happen, as Xenoblade falls from the top spot to number 5 in the preliminary rankings.

Tetsuya Nomura believes that Pixar worlds and characters could appear in future titles.

In an E3 interview, Kingdom Hearts creator and character designer Tetsuya Nomura talked about the possibilities of future Kingdom Hearts games featuring Pixar-based worlds. “I am aware of the fan requests for Pixar characters,” said the Square Enix director. “I will do my best. Maybe one day Pixar characters will be featured in the Kingdom Hearts series.”

The franchise's creator talks about new additions to the DS version.

In an interview in this week’s Famitsu magazine, Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura revealed some details about the recently announced DS title Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded.

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According to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, 3DS development costs could be higher than those of the DS.

In an E3 Q&A session, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata commented on the development costs of Nintendo 3DS games, explaining that costs could be higher than those of the DS.

He attributed this extra cost to the system's additional graphics capabilities. "Because the visual capabilities of... Read more...

Two games for the price of one!

The second Fire Emblem remake for the Nintendo DS is due out next month in Japan, and Nintendo has been releasing all sorts of juicy tidbits of information about the game. Today they released what is arguably one of the biggest – the inclusion of BS Fire Emblem: Record of Akeneia Wars as bonus content.

As PS3 sales continue to increase as Wii sales fall, Reggie comments on how Nintendo hopes to maintain a lead, even with Sony’s new PlayStation Move.

At a recent investor relations meeting held on June 16, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime commented on how Nintendo hopes to combat the rising sales of the PlayStation 3 and its new motion controls.

When asked about how they are going to respond to PlayStation Move, Reggie was confident... Read more...

The Nintendo CEO talks about the beginnings of the 3D-enhanced handheld.

In an interview with VentureBeat, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata talked about how the 3DS came to be. The interview traced the creation of the 3DS to the days of the Virtual Boy, an experiment Satoru Iwata claims "didn"t work that well".

The interview discussed the following:

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Capcom is using its MT Framework to develop the handheld title.

4Gamer has revealed that Capcom is using its MT Framework, used to create titles like Resident Evil 5 and Lost Planet 2, to develop their upcoming 3DS title Resident Evil: Revelations.

The goal of using the MT Framework is to achieve console-quality visuals on a portable system. Looking at the trailer below, they seem to be well on their way to achieving that goal.

Reggie Fils-Aime states that they are still judging feedback.

In an interview with IndustryGamers, Nintendo of America head Reggie Fils-Aime stated that the current design of their recently-revealed 3DS is not necessarily final.

He emphasized that part of what the company looks for at an event like E3 is feedback. "At an E3, our engineers are looking for... Read more...