Gold members will get a 2010 calendar while Platinum members get to choose between a Mario hat and a Punch-Out!! WiiWare game.

Two weeks after the inaugural year of Club Nintendo ended, Nintendo has unveiled what rewards the Platinum and Gold members will receive. In order to reach either status, members had to accrue point plateaus by registering their Nintendo games and systems. Platinum members get to choose between a... Read more...

The latest Dragon Quest title is selling at a faster rate when compared to its predecessor.

Media Create reports that 2,318,932 copies of Dragon Quest IX have been sold in Japan for the first two days in the market. When Dragon Quest VIII was released for the PS2 in 2004, it sold 2.23 million copies in the first two days, which shows that the latest Dragon Quest title is already selling at a faster pace.

Game Freak's Pulseman graces the Virtual Console service alongside a Master System title, three new WiiWare games, and one title for DSiWare.

This week in Nintendo Downloads offers a healthy selection of titles for Wii and a single DSiWare title.

Bit Boy!! from Bplus is this week's first WiiWare title. Players will take the role of Bit Boy Kubi in an adventure through the history of video games. Players will explore 4-bit dungeons,... Read more...

Hudson is working on Calling, a traditional survival horror game exclusively for Wii.

Hudson recently announced that they are developing Calling, a new traditional horror game for Wii.

In the game, there are no weapons or armor to protect yourself against the enemies that inhabit the game. Players will instead use flashlights, cell phones, and other items to aid them as they visit various locations in an alternate world. In order to survive, they will have to solve puzzles and interact with objects in the world.

Based on the literary line, Firetop Mountain is set to captivate DS gamers.

Aspyr Media and Big Blue Bubble recently announced a partnership to create Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain for Nintendo DS. Firetop Mountain is a first-person RPG fantasy that promises to deliver an intriguing adventure through dark and eerie dungeons, thanks to the implementation of a 3D engine that makes the title the most ambitious release ever for Big Blue Bubble.

Series also looks to have an anime series.

Sega has given a January 2010 North American release window for their DS fantasy adventure title Sands of Destruction. The game takes place in a world where oceans are made from sand, forcing its occupants to travel via large sand ships. You play as Kyrie, a loner who is dragged into the increasing... Read more...

Nintendo's classic portable games will be reborn on Japanese DSiWare.

According to their Japanese website, Nintendo will start releasing classic Game & Watch titles on DSiWare in Japan starting next week.

There will initially be nine games from the Game & Watch series that will be released in the next two months. Each game will be priced at 200 DSi Points ($2).

Nikkei reveals that there is tremendous demand for the next Dragon Quest game.

A recent story in the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei Industrial reports that the amount of pre-orders for the hotly-anticipated Dragon Quest IX has appeared to surpass two million copies. According to retailers, this figure is higher than previous Dragon Quest games. Some are even expecting Dragon Quest IX to sell more than five million copies.

Theme park guests will be able to experience Wii Sports Resort at various Six Flags locations.

Six Flags Theme Parks has announced that they have extended their partnership with Nintendo as part of a promotion for the upcoming Wii Sports Resort. The deal will let guests experience Wii Sports Resort before its U.S. release at selected Six Flags locations starting on July 4. The deal will also include in-park promotions of the highly-anticipated game.

Rockstar’s drug-addled masterpiece achieves a rare feat.

The Japanese version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be the first DS title to carry the CERO Z rating for adult content. Even though all GTA titles have been rated Z in Japan, this is only the second title on a Nintendo console to receive the rating. The first was Capcom and Suda 51’s Killer 7, which debuted on the GameCube.

NC State team to study the game’s effect on the cognition skills of the elderly.

North Carolina State University researchers have received 1.2 million dollars from the National Science Foundation for the funding of a study that involves videogames and the memory and thinking skills of the elderly. The hope is to ultimately createa videogame that stimulates these skills. The research... Read more...

The initiative to attract inexperienced gamers will be present in future DS titles.

Andriasang reports that Nintendo's Demo Play feature will be available in future DS games as well. A story by Japanese newspaper Nikkei confirms that not only will New Super Mario Bros. Wii be the first title to feature Demo Play, but that this initiative will be focused on high-speed action games on the DS as well.

A new wave of import releases is underway, with eight classic titles coming to European shores for the first time during July.

Nintendo has announced that a new "Hanabi Festival"—where classic games previously unreleased in PAL territories are made available to download from the Wii Shop Channel—is now underway and will run through the rest of July.

The July 3 update kicked-off the proceedings with the Super NES... Read more...

Players will be able to download the rare DS game in pieces.

Electroplankton, which was originally released on the DS in 2006, is coming to Japanese DSiWare soon.

The game is a music-making tool where players manipulate neon fish in order to produce various sounds or music. There were ten different musical programs in the retail version of Electroplankton. These programs will be split up into separate releases on DSiWare for 200 DSi Points ($2) each.

WiiWare reaches the 100 game mark with a second entry to the BIT.TRIP series and DSiWare keeps chugging with yet another Art Style game.

This week in Nintendo Downloads brings three new titles for WiiWare, two for DSiWare, and one for the Virtual Console.

BIT.TRIP CORE is the second entry in the BIT.TRIP series and the 100th game for the WiiWare service. In this retro-arcade-style game, players will again get to appreciate action/rhythm... Read more...

Mario will jump, attack Goombas and Koopa Troopas, and rescue Princess Peach...all for a good cause.

A group of gamers from Lafayette, Indiana have announced their second Mario Marathon in benefit of Child’s Play, an organization funded by the creators of Penny Arcade that brings toys and games to hospitalized children worldwide.

A team of three players will play through 25 years worth of... Read more...

Xseed is localizing the latest Wii title from Namco's Project Aces team.

Xseed Games recently revealed to IGN that they will localize and publish The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces in North America.

The Sky Crawlers is an arcade flight simulator for the Wii developed by Project Aces, who are responsible for the Ace Combat games. In the game you play as Lynx, a rookie pilot that joins the Sky Crawlers squadron and is involved in a secret project that makes pilots immortal.

The sales of MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill still haunt the outlook for mature titles on Wii.

Despite showing the utmost confidence in Dead Space: Extraction, EA still sees its release on Wii as a gamble. EA Games President Frank Gibeau talked to Gamasutra about the situation currently affecting the Wii.

"Well, there has been some M-rated high-quality games released recently on Wii that... Read more...

Players will quest, slice, and dice in the name of charity.

From July 10 to July 13, The Returners will be hosting a Wayback Role-Playing Game Marathon. The marathon will be in honor of Child's Play, a charitable organization founded by the creators of Penny Arcade, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, that donates toys and games to hospitals for sick children.

The soundtrack to the bloody Wii brawler is available in stores now for your violent listening pleasure.

Sumthing Else Music Works has announced that they have partnered with Sega to release the soundtrack to Platinum Games' violent Wii title MadWorld. Praised for its originality and quality, the soundtrack features over twenty hip-hop tracks from the likes of Doujah Raze, Sick YG, and Optimus.

The... Read more...