Some North American and UK consoles are getting bricked.

Nintendo of America released Wii system update 4.2 on Tuesday, a patch that reportedly had the intention of shutting down Wii hacking solutions. The popular Wii Homebrew Channel is removed by the update, and several known exploits (both hardware and software) are eliminated along with the ability to use USB loaders or downgrade your Wii firmware. The Wii Shop Channel was also updated to reflect the new firmware.

The intergalactic battle game sets forth on October 5.

Big John Games has announced that their DSiWare title, Thorium Wars, will be released on October 5. Thorium Wars is a futuristic vehicle shooter in which players will fight against a race of machines called the Thorions to prevent the destruction of mankind.

Players will have five vehicles to choose from, navigate through exotic locales, and face dangerous enemy mechs.

Are you a bad enough dude to play this classic compilation?

Today, Majesco officially announced Data East Arcade Classics for Wii. The compilation includes 15 arcade games that were originally released by Data East. Some of the games that will be included in the compilation are Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja, Burger Time, Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory, Burnin'... Read more...

The Gameloft title has been rated E10+ by the ESRB.

A listing by the ESRB confirms that a remake of the classic educational title Oregon Trail is coming to DSiWare courtesy of Gameloft. The title has been rated E10+, and the ESRB describes it as a strategy title that has players assuming the role of a wagon leader who must protect their family and avoid diseases such as Dysentery.

The group will quest through Link's greatest adventures for Big Brothers & Big Sisters.

The Penguins in the Desert Team has announced that they will be hosting a marathon featuring The Legend of Zelda series. Starting on November 27 at 6:00PM Eastern, it will be broadcast live on their site.

The group will play through 7 Zelda titles, starting with The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo... Read more...

A Samurai Warriors 3 fact sheets reveals the details.

Koei has dropped hints of the Classic Controller Pro coming to North America and Europe via a fact sheet for the North American/European release of Wii title Samurai Warriors 3. The fact sheet describes the game as being fully compatible with the Classic Controller Pro, despite the fact that the peripheral has yet to be announced for either region.

The ambitious multiplayer WiiWare game is coming very soon, and to celebrate Medaverse Studios has released a new trailer.

Medaverse Studios has announced that their first WiiWare title, Gravitronix, will be released on October 5 after two years of development.

Gravitronix is an action/battle game in which players control a gravity platform, throwing objects to other enemies with the goal of destroying their defense... Read more...

Classic Final Fantasy enemies, magical battles, and everything in between are on display in this new trailer from the Tokyo Game Show.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, a games years in the making, is set for release in North America on December 26. To help get fans excited for the release Square Enix has released a new trailer that showcases everything that makes the game unique among its Crystal Chronicles brethren.

A little bit of CG. A little bit of direct feed gameplay footage. A whole lot of monkeys in balls.

Sega featured a new Japanese trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll on their Tokyo Game Show media DVD. The newest trailer actually combines footage from the first CG trailer along with gameplay footage that shows off some of the Balance Board controlled stages.

Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll is slated for an early 2010 release.

Dragon Quest Wars and more art lessons arrive on DSiWare, a classic Taito franchise and a top-down racing game arrives on WiiWare, and another classic Sega arcade game arrives on Virtual Console.

This week in Nintendo Downloads once again brings us five new games: two for WiiWare, two for DSiWare, and one for Virtual Console.

Dragon Quest Wars for DSiWare is the big release this week. The game is a strategy title developed by Nintendo's own Intelligent Systems, famous for the Fire Emblem... Read more...

A teaser trailer displays what you can accomplish by flipping the world on its side.

And Yet It Moves is an upcoming WiiWare title by Broken Rules. It's an adventure/platforming title with the main innovation of allowing you to move the stage on its side, creating new passages, entrances, and solutions to puzzles. This trailer shows this in a clearer light, along with some amusing stop-motion footage.

UK gamers will be battling in October for a trip to Japan.

Nintendo of Europe has announced an upcoming tournament that they are holding to determine "Britain's Best Gamer". Held at several GAME group (GAME/Gamestation) stores in mid-October, the grand prize is a trip to Nintendo of Japan worth an estimated £10,000. Players in each region will compete on Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros., and Wii Fit.

Everybody's favorite News Editor and PR Managing Editor break out to form their own website, and they take their women with them.

As you all know, Nick DiMola and Neal Ronaghan have been prime contributors to Nintendo World Report over the past year or so. Along with Nick's wife Chessa and Neal's fiancé Lauren, they've provided a constant stream of great content including game marathons and lots of expertly-written news and reviews. They're a talented bunch, and that's something that cannot be denied.

The smash hit title will have two MotionPlus units for an additional cost.

Nintendo has announced a limited edition bundle of their highly successful Wii title, Wii Sports Resort. The limited edition will have the game along with two MotionPlus units at a price point of $59.99. Wii Sports Resort originally released with a single MotionPlus unit at $49.99. The bundle will be in retail stores while supplies last.

The third game in the BIT.TRIP series promises to deliver challenging gameplay with a retro-tastic look.

Aksys Games has released a new trailer for the third game in their WiiWare BIT.TRIP series, BIT.TRIP.VOID. The game once again features the classic look reminiscent of old-school arcade and console titles, along with challenging gameplay and techno music.

BIT.TRIP.VOID is set to release this month.

Europe gets their multiplayer Mario only a few days after North America.

Today Nintendo announced the European release date for the highly-anticipated title New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The game will launch in European territories on November 20, 2009. Nintendo recently announced the game's North American release date of November 15, 2009.

The game picks up right... Read more...

Capcom releases two new trailers for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars showcasing two new characters.

During TGS Capcom has officially revealed two characters for the upcoming fighting game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars. The two new characters are Frank West, from Capcom's Dead Rising series, and Tekkaman Blade, from the Tatsunoko series that bares its name.

If you like ass-kicking Samurai warriors, look no further.

Koei used Tokyo Game Show 2009 as an opportunity to unveil a pair of trailers for its upcoming Wii title Samurai Warriors 3. The first trailer shows several of the game's 35 characters in action, and features plenty of the game's stunning cinema scenes.

The second trailer of B-Roll footage shows off the game's large numbers of enemies, as well as some spectacular special attacks.

This trailer is full of pure arcade fishing action.

Today Activision released a trailer for their Wii title Rapala We Fish. We Fish includes a "Rod & Reel" peripheral that lets you fit the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in place, and then crank your line with the Nunchuk as you would with a real rod and reel.

We Fish offers 24 fishing tournaments to... Read more...

Nintendo announces the price drop, along with a new promotional tour and a release date for the next Mario game. UPDATED with Japanese price drop details.

Nintendo has officially announced that the price of their Wii console will drop to $199.99 USD effective Sunday, September 27. The hardware will still come packaged with a copy of Wii Sports, a Wii Remote, and a Nunchuk.

Nintendo has also announced that the price of the console will drop from ¥25,000 ($273) to ¥20,000 ($217) in Japan on October 1.