The sequel will have to do a better job including features in its Wii release if it is to avoid the criticisms of the first game.

Amidst fears of this holiday's Wii release of Rock Band 2 ending up a stripped-down port like the original, Wired's Chris Kohler has reported that a Harmonix representative reassured him during E3 on that very topic. Kohler says that the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will be a "much more competitive... Read more...

A new intellectual property from the makers of EA Playground features playable celebrities like Paul Pierce and Fergie.

Today, Electronic Arts announced Celebrity Sports Showdown for the Wii underneath their casual EA SPORTS Freestyle brand. Developed by EA Canada, Celebrity Sports Showdown features twelve outdoor sports games, like Inner-Tubing and Smash Badminton, and ten playable celebrities ranging from singers... Read more...

The Zuma-esque title will compete with Nintendo's own Magnetica Twist for gamer's Wii Points.

Last month, in a somewhat silent fashion, Hyderabad and Gameshastra announced an agreement to develop a Wii version of the extremely popular Tumblebugs franchise. The title is not due for a traditional Wii release but will instead be available for download through the WiiWare service.

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EA's unique adventure puzzle title was inspired by the indie gaming scene.

EA is promising that their new DS title, Henry Hatsworth, will be an "incredibly unique game," at least according to the game's Executive Producer Scott Walker. The title, inspired by the indie gaming scene, is being produced under EA's Casual Entertainment Label, developed by EA Tiburon, and stars... Read more...

Atari's sequel to the minimalist flash game N has gone gold for the DS.

Atari announced that the DS version of the early 2008 Xbox Live Arcade ninja-platformer has gone gold. The title was originally created by Metanet, and the DS version has been developed by SilverBurch Studios.

Sequel to a popular flash game, N+ depicts the player's ninja, the opposing lethal... Read more...

"Told no" when they tried to get the NES classic on the Wii's downloadable retro library.

In a recent interview with 1UP, Capcom's Ben Judd said that they "couldn't get (Bionic Commando) approved for the Virtual Console." With the pending release of a remake of the game and an upcoming release of a new Bionic Commando game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Judd was disappointed that they couldn't work it out.

It’s not a new color, but it will come with a never-before-released Pokémon Mystery Dungeon animation DVD when it goes on sale in a week!

Nintendo has announced a new DS package that will go on sale in limited numbers around the end of this week: the Nintendo DS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack. It may not be a new color, but the custom Onyx DS Lite features images of Palkia and Dialga etched into its cover. These two "legendary" Pokémon... Read more...

This week you can Break In to a billiards game, parody Hudson's classic shooter titles in Star Parodier, or play what Strong Bad is calling a "Cool Game" for "Attractive People."

Strong Bad arrives on WiiWare this week, and the Virtual Console library grows by two TurboGrafx16 games (one originally for the TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM), the first a billiards simulation and the other an outright parody of Hudson's classic shooter franchise.

Strong Bad Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner... Read more...

The legendary time-travelling RPG will make its belated debut in PAL territories on DS in the early part of next year.

Square Enix has announced that Chrono Trigger will launch across Europe and other PAL territories for Nintendo DS in early 2009, marking the end of a fourteen year wait for the Super NES classic to make an appearance in those regions.

The DS version promises to be extremely faithful to the original... Read more...

The developers are challenging themselves to faithfully recreate the 8-bit experience, including limiting number of enemies on screen and making 8-bit music.

In an interview with Mega Man 9 producer Hironobu Takeshita, it was revealed that the team behind the game has included options to enable screen flicker and slowdown to truly evoke the classic feeling of the title.

Players looking forward to Mega Man 9 can expect a fully classic experience in... Read more...

The interview reveals information on the future of Wii including peripherals, the Wii Motion Plus, and some future titles in the Wii line.

In a recent interview, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata shared a variety of views on how his company would keep moving forward.

To begin with, he revealed that Wii Music actually marks the end of a series of titles originally envisioned by Designer Shigeru Miyamoto. When proposing the... Read more...

A gallery shooter for WiiWare, the sequel to a Genesis gorefest, and the Master System port of a classic Genesis title.

This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare releases bring an interesting assortment: one title on WiiWare and a couple on the Virtual Console from Sega systems.

Wild West Guns for WiiWare has players testing their skills with a revolver to see if they are the fastest gun in the West. Gameloft's... Read more...

Wario flops into the charts and barely makes a splash.

This was a mixed week for Nintendo with continuing high sales of Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit, but a disappointing start for Wario Land: Shake It.

In fact, if it weren't for Dragon Quest, Sony would own the top half of the charts entirely. However, Square Enix's fifth Nintendo DS remake seems to be doing very well and should easily take one million units in the next few weeks.

Set to feature gesture based controls, a visual experience that pushes the Wii hardware, and refined gameplay.

Deep Silver, through a feature on IGN, revealed their latest Wii title, Cursed Mountain. The game is a survival horror title and focuses around a particular exploit of a high altitude climber who is on a mission to rescue his brother, another climber, who is lost somewhere on a mountain.

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Players who decide to download and play pirated versions of the game will be taking a very long boat ride.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride released for the Nintendo DS nearly two weeks ago in Japan with a form of copy protection to prevent the distribution of pirated copies of the game. In light of significant piracy due to the R4 and other flash carts, Square Enix decided to protect their latest release by modifying the opening sequence of the game.

The SouthPeak Games adventure-puzzler is now available at the value price of $19.99.

SouthPeak Games announced early last week that their brand new adventure-puzzle title Mister Slime had arrived on store shelves.

The DS title features the titular character Mister Slime, also referred to as Slimey, who is tasked with bringing peace to the warring inhabitants of the planet, the... Read more...

Research scientists at the Osaka Bioscience Institute made a shocking discovery when researching human vision.

Scientists and doctors worldwide will now need to add a new word to their expansive vocabulary, particularly those involved with human vision. Pikachurin is a protein discovered and named by a group of 18 Japanese research scientists at the Osaka Bioscience Institute. The protein's function and properties bear similarity to its namesake Pokemon, Pikachu.

An early, Japan-only PS2 masterpiece by Suda51 is seeing release on the DS this fall.

Rising Star Games announced today that Suda51's Japan-only PS2 game, Flower, Sun and Rain, is being localized and ported to DS in Europe this fall. The game is a mystery title written and directed entirely by Goichi Suda, known to most as Suda51 for his work on titles such as Killer7 and No More Heroes.

Blast Entertainment announces the release of the DS game starring the popular British character. Also, a Wii version is slated for release before the year is out.

Blast Entertainment and Mastertronic Group announced last week that their new game for the Nintendo DS, Mr. Bean, is on store shelves. Based on the long-running British comedy TV series, the DS game brings 12 levels of puzzles and traps in a 3D environment. The game also allows players to dress Mr.... Read more...

The blue circle never lies.

When Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was announced by Nintendo at their E3 2008 press conference, it seemed pretty out of place with the fare they were offering up that morning. Since the simple announcement of the game's existence – the first iteration of the series on the DS – few new details have been offered about Chinatown Wars.