Bit.Trip Core will mark an achievement for the downloadable game service when it comes out this July.

Just having finished celebrating its one year anniversary, Nintendo's WiiWare service will once again see another milestone. On July 6, 2009, Gaijin Games will release Bit.Trip Core, a follow up to Bit.Trip.Beat, which is already available on WiiWare.

The game will be WiiWare's 100th game. An image on their website confirms this..

The lovable middle-aged fairy from The Legend of Zelda series will star in a DSiWare title and a retail DS title.

The latest issue of Famitsu revealed that Tingle, the weird Legend of Zelda character, will have two new games based around him, including one of which is already out now.

That one is a DSiWare game called Too Much Tingle Pack. It released for the service last week in Japan and is priced at 500... Read more...

Samus Aran brings sexy back with an awesome collector's tin.

Nintendo recently announced and released pictures of the box art for the upcoming release of Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii. The game will be shipping in a special tin case with a cardboard sleeve. In addition, Nintendo will be including an art book with the game.

The Metroid Prime Trilogy hits shelves on August 24 and features Wii controls and achievements across all three games. It will carry a MSRP of $49.99.

The highly-anticipated first-person shooter title ships today. We've got the final trailer, a commercial, and some direct feed from E3 to get you excited.

The Conduit is one of the most anticipated titles to be released for the Wii. Featuring intense action, robust online multiplayer, and customizable controls, The Conduit is shipping to stores today.

If that wasn't enough, Sega has been advertising the game heavily with online ads, magazine ads, and recently numerous TV ads.

It's official. The United Kingdom has chosen the widely popular PEGI system as the sole means for rating video game content.

Following a protracted battle between the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) body, the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport has decided to use the PEGI age rating system as the country's only standard for rating video games, making it enforceable under British law for the first time.

Yet another Art Style game makes its way to the DSi Shop alongside three new titles for WiiWare and a single Virtual Console title.

This week in Nintendo Downloads features, yet again, a hefty collection of titles with three for WiiWare, one for DSiWare, and one for the Virtual Console.

Easily the most notable release of the week comes to us from Skip Ltd. and Nintendo. The title is also the third entry in the Art Style series... Read more...

E3 sent us into a tail spin and we got a bit behind. Check out the releases that happened during E3 and the two weeks after it.

(Editor's Note: Sorry this is so late. I promise that the next article will actually be out during the week it is supposed to come out.)

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Nintendo promises it will be a Metroid like no other.

One of the most surprising moments at Nintendo’s recent E3 press conference was the announcement of Metroid: Other M, a game being made by Tecmo’s Team Ninja, known for their work on the Dead of Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises. Marking the second time that Nintendo has collaborated with Tecmo... Read more...

The famed game designer discusses his latest projects with Chris Kohler.

In a post-E3 interview with Wired’s Chris Kohler, Shigeru Miyamoto sat down and discussed his most recent projects including New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and an upcoming Zelda title. All of these were unveiled at E3 in early June.

The first topic of discussion was the idea... Read more...

Nintendo’s console may help symptoms of depression as well.

The Wii’s championing of a healthy, active lifestyle with titles like Wii Fit may enhance the treatment for Parkinson’s disease, according to a researcher of the Medical College of Georgia. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disease of the brain which affects a person’s motor skills, speech and other basic functions.

The initiative hopes to make the game even more accessible to new players.

Nintendo has confirmed that their recently unveiled New Super Mario Bros. Wii will feature a help system in which players can let the game take over for them during difficult parts.

Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed this. "In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they're ready," said the famed developer.

Give dad the gift of mystery and puzzle-solving.

Nintendo of Europe will be offering a Father's Day DS Lite bundle featuring Professor Layton. The bundle will include a black DS Lite and a copy of Professor Layton and the Curious Village.

The bundle will be offered at £120 (USD$195) and it is currently exclusive to Europe.

The DS RPG that seems to take inspiration from Skies of Arcadia receives its first official trailer.

Today, Ignition released the first official trailer for the air-based DS RPG, Nostalgia.

Coming this fall, the game follows the main character Eddy and a cast of Londoners as they travel the world.

For further information, check out our E3 preview and impressions on the upcoming game.

A lawsuit against Nintendo brought about by Guardian Media Technologies about the Wii Remote has been dismissed. .

A U.S. District court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by Guardian Media Technologies made against Nintendo involving a patent and the Wii Remote.

Guardian Media Technologies claims that Nintendo violated one of their patents when creating the Wii Remote. The case was dismissed on June 8.

However, it is still the top-selling system.

The DSi, while still remaining the top-selling system in Japan, has seen a decline in sales numbers. During the week of June 7, the Media Create numbers confirm the handheld dropped 40 percent to a total of 38,783 units sold.

The handheld has seen strong software releases, which include Square-Enix's... Read more...

Former employees of the recently closed company sue for intellectual property fraud and unpaid wages.

Last month, the German branch of Factor 5 confirmed that San Rafeal, CA branch of Factor 5 closed down. In a recent report in the Marin Independent Journal, it was revealed that when Factor 5 filed to liquidate the company's assets under Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 13, the company had an estimated... Read more...

According to Nintendo and the most recent NPD numbers, the Wii has sold over 20 million units in 31 months.

In 31 months of release the Wii has sold over 20 million units in the United States, according to Nintendo. The most recent NPD numbers confirm this, leading Nintendo to declare the system as "the fastest-selling console in history."

Despite the landmark, the Wii has seen a big sales drop in... Read more...

Enter the world of Hogwarts once more through the eyes of LEGO Blocks.

Announced last week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with the LEGO group to create LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

Based on Harry's first four years at Hogwarts, the game will give players the chance to experience all the magic and adventure of the world. Players... Read more...

A whopping three WiiWare titles grace the Wii Shop Channel as well as the first entry to the Virtual Console Arcade since launch and two DSiWare applications.

This week in Nintendo Downloads proves to be larger than normal for WiiWare with a total of three new titles appearing for the service. Accompanying them is the first Virtual Console Arcade title since the launch of the system in March. After a few solid weeks of DSiWare, this week only nets another pair of clock and calculator applications.

Life's no Hakuna Matata in this WiiWare-exclusive title.

Finnish game developer Lapland Studio along with publisher Inaria Interactive has announced Lead the Meerkats, a simulation/strategy hybrid for WiiWare.

Players take on the role of a lone meerkat who is separated from her pack. She has to create her own pack by making alliances with other meerkats by helping them search for food, defending them from predators, or helping to attack them.