The survival-horror arrives later this month for European and North American markets.

Atari announced today that Alone in the Dark has officially gone gold. Though the fifth title in the series, it is the first mainline entry to be released on a Nintendo platform.

Alone in the Dark features a cinematic, survival-horror experience that takes place in New York's Central Park. The protagonist, Edward Carnby, is set to uncover an "earth-shattering truth" that will change New York forever.

These games for young girls set for Q3 release. Ubisoft, eat your heart out.

Oxygen Games will publish three games for the Nintendo DS aimed at young female gamers, or at least those who will enjoy the frills undoubtedly entailed in My Make-Up, My Dress-Up, and My Secret Diary.

Through the DS, players will get to play with virtual make-up and have make-over parties,... Read more...

Highest honor in marketing bestowed to Leo Burnett's Nintendo Wii ads.

The 40th Annual Effie Awards were presented this week in New York City. Nintendo's "Wii Would Like to Play" campaign won the highest honor. Agencies Leo Burnett, Starcom Worldwide, and Golin Harris led the marketing campaign and won the Grand Effie for the "most effective" marketing of the year.

Wii version of the DS puzzler becomes the first post-launch WiiWare game in Europe while the Virtual Console is left without any additions.

In the first update to the WiiWare service in PAL territories since its launch last month, Actionloop Twist has become available from the Wii Shop Channel for 1000 Wii Points.

Making its Western debut in Europe, Actionloop Twist is based on the Nintendo DS puzzle game Actionloop (known as Magnetica in the US). This Wii version includes motion controls and Mii integration, along with local multiplayer options for up to four people.

Come 2009, players will utilize a team of bionic superspies to save the world in the unique action-adventure, Saturday morning cartoon style.

On Tuesday morning Capcom announced Spyborgs, a Wii exclusive action adventure coming in 2009. Developed by the newly formed Bionic Games, Spyborgs will emphasize the teamwork of five bionic superspies in saving the world, all while maintaining a Saturday morning cartoon theme that "refuses to take itself too seriously."

Infinite Interactive, the developers of Puzzle Quest, will bring a Neopets game to Nintendo systems for the first time ever this holiday season.

Capcom has announced that the third game based on the Neopets property is underway and coming to the PC and Nintendo systems this holiday season. The game is being developed by Capcom and Infinity Interactive, the makers of last year's sleeper hit, Puzzle Quest.

Neopets Puzzle Adventures (working... Read more...

The UK publisher and Chinese game developer announced a two-year agreement for original concept titles.

Video game publisher Lexicon and game developer TG-H Co., Ltd announced a two-year partnership to bring a number of new gaming concepts to the worldwide market. The joint venture will create titles for the Nintendo DS, Wii, and PlayStation 3 exclusively.

The first title the team will produce... Read more...

The GBA title, from the makers of the WarioWare franchise, sees a sequel on the DS.

In a recent issue of Famitsu, Nintendo announced the second title in the Rhythm Tengoku franchise, Rhythm Tengoku Gold. The title is a sequel to the Japan only Rhythm Tengoku, which was released in 2003. That game consists of a series of rhythm based mini-games that borrow heavily from the WarioWare franchise. That's unsurprising, because WarioWare and Rhythm Tengoku had the same developer, Nintendo R&D1.

These new versions of Sim City will feature flybys, city themes, disasters, and even playing through ancient times and into the future.

Electronic Arts is bringing a new edition of the legendary Sim City series exclusively to the Wii and Nintendo DS systems. Dubbed Sim City Creator and releasing on September 19 in Europe, September 22 in North America, both the Wii and DS versions will have features unique to the series.

In the... Read more...

NEOGEO title Ninja Combat and WiiWare titles Protothea and Toki Tori are the newest additions to the Wii downloadable library.

Another Monday and another batch of games released to the Wii Shop Channel. This time, Wii users are introduced to two WiiWare titles, Ubisoft's shooter Protöthea and the puzzle/platformer Toki Tori from developer Two Tribes. In addition, the Virtual Console sees a retro release from the NEOGEO system: Ninja Combat.

Monolith’s release pushed back to "increase the quality" of the title.

Nintendo announced on their Japanese website that, despite the fact that it just received a Japanese release date in April, Disaster: Day of Crisis has been delayed yet again. The title, which had been scheduled for a July 3, 2008 release in Japan, was originally revealed at E3 2006. While no specifics... Read more...

This is why it pays to read the manual: an advertisement on the back of the LEGO Indiana Jones instruction booklet reveals Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

The Wii and DS are getting an exclusive Star Wars title this fall according to an advertisement on the back of the LEGO Indiana Jones instruction booklet. The game, entitled Star Wars: The Clone Wars, looks to be modeled after the upcoming animated movie and TV series that takes place in between Episodes... Read more...

Wii version is set to come out in 2009 while the previously mentioned DS version is scheduled for September.

At a media event last week, Tecmo confirmed the eventual release of Tecmo Bowl for Wii. However, the only information known about the upcoming release is that it will come out in 2009.

Tecmo also showed more of Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff for DS and announced a September release window. Also, since EA's... Read more...

Wario makes his return to 2D platforming in Wario Land Shake for the Wii.

Wednesday, Nintendo announced a new iteration of the Wario Land franchise, Wario Land Shake for Wii. Nintendo's announcement was followed by a FAMITSU article containing details on the upcoming game.

Wario Land Shake sports sprite graphics, featuring "hand-drawn animations." The images released... Read more...

Ubisoft will capture the popular and successful stop smoking method for the Nintendo DS handheld device.

Nintendo may be getting players active through WiiFit, but Ubisoft is hoping to play a part in clearing their lungs with the recently announced DS title My Health Coach: The easy way to stop smoking. Developed in conjunction with experts from the stop smoking programs, the DS game aims to provide "a truly interactive engagement with the game through which he or she learns that it can actually be enjoyable to quit smoking."

With no sign of a Nintendogs for Nintendo's console, Ubisoft is offering up an alternative.

Nintendo has yet to bring its successful Nintendogs franchise to Wii, but Ubisoft seems perfectly happy to step in and fill the gap with their Dogz franchise. They recently announced Dogz 2008 (working title) exclusively for Wii, the second Dogz game to make it to Nintendo's console, and another entry in their animal-oriented "Petz" franchise (other examples include Catz and Horsez). The title is due for release in Fall 2008.

Game information and downloadable DS demos come to Europe and Australia alongside three Virtual Console games, but no update to WiiWare in its second week.

The Nintendo Channel, an online service providing information and advertisements for first party and third party games on Wii and DS, has gone live across Europe and Australia.

DS owners will be able to wirelessly download demos from the Nintendo Channel to their handheld console, provided they... Read more...

Wii moves ahead on The Times' list of "Coolest Gadgets."

The South African Times recently announced its yearly special of the "Coolest Gadgets for the Young." Apple's iPod was number one on the list, followed by the PlayStation 3, then Xbox 360, with the Wii in fourth place. This is especially interesting considering the Wii has 51% of the local market share and so outselling the rival consoles combined, according to The Times.

Launching this holiday season, the Wii version will make extensive use of the Wii Balance Board.

Ubisoft announced that the humorous Rabbids will return this holiday season in Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party. It was also announced that the Wii iteration of the game will have a large focus on the recently released Wii Balance Board. Also set to come out for DS, the latest in the series will have a focus on the realm of television as the titular characters parody the medium.

Also, the website for the game's user-generated content has gone live.

Majesco announced that their upcoming side-scrolling shooter, Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy, has gone gold. Coming from developer Budcat Creations, this game features a game editor that encompasses every aspect of a shooter from levels and bosses to bullet patterns and sound effects and much... Read more...