Nintendo hardware and software performed very well during the Holiday season across all regions.

In a recent announcement by Nintendo, president Satoru Iwata presented sales data that showed Nintendo hardware and software performing very well during the month of December. While the official NPD numbers won't be released until January 14, Nintendo is pleased with the early sales numbers for December.

Capcom producer's blog hints at an upcoming announcement concerning the fighting game.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is scheduled to be released in North America on January 26, but Capcom may have an early surprise in store for fans of the game. In a recent blog on Capcom's Japanese website, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Producer Ryota Niitsuma implied that a big announcement for the West may soon be forthcoming.

Eliminate aliens, monsters, zombies, and more in a new shooter that is designed to be played while wearing 3D glasses.

Magesco Entertainment announced today that they will be releasing Attack of the Movies 3D exclusively for the Wii. In the game, players will shoot their way through six film-based worlds inhabited by classic movie monsters and villains.

The 3D shooter is being developed by Panic Button Games,... Read more...

An updated take on the classic hoops game is coming exclusively to Wii. "Boom-shaka-laka!"

ESPN is reporting that Electronic Arts has gained the rights from the NBA to make an updated version of the arcade classic NBA Jam. The new version of NBA Jam will be a full retail product and will ship exclusively on the Wii.

The original NBA Jam was one of the best selling arcade games of... Read more...

The last full week of 2009 are taken over by the plucky plumber and the hero of time, as well as other Nintendo titles.

According to Japanese Media Crate data, New Super Mario Bros. Wii was the best-selling title for the week of December 21 to the 27th, selling 506,000 copies. The latest Mario title has sold 2.44 million copies since its release in Japan on December 3rd. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks debuted in the second spot with 291,000 copies sold.

The upcoming Wii MotionPlus shooter is nearing completion.

Famitsu recently flew out to Ubisoft's offices in France to conduct an interview with multiple members of the Red Steel 2 development team. In the interview, the creative team revealed some interesting new details about the shooter, including the films that influenced the game's creation and why they decided to forego the first game's realistic art style.

14 of the top 25 products sold are Wii or DS games and accessories, including the top eight.

Wii and DS games and accessories dominated Amazon's Top 25 Gaming Products of 2009. The top eight spots on the list went to Nintendo products, and 14 of the top 25 products were Wii or DS related. Three games on the list were not released in 2009, demonstrating the evergreen sales of Nintendo's products.

Sega Studio Director Constantine Hantzopoulos gives his thoughts on the market for Mature-rated games on the Wii.

Sega Studio Director Constantine Hantzopoulos said recently on a podcast from 1up.com that the developer would be unlikely to produce mature-rated titles for Wii in the future. While acknowledging that two of their recently released Sega titles, House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, were going... Read more...

Ring in the new decade with seven new games.

The first weekly downloads update for 2010 arrives with seven new games: three for WiiWare, three for DSiWare, and one for Virtual Console.

Heron: Steam Machine, a puzzle game from Triangle Studios in which you must help factory employee Ron by connecting the steam pipes in order to successfully... Read more...

Natsume appears to have a new title coming for Nintendo DS. UPDATED!

A recent ESRB listing has revealed a new Nintendo DS title on the way from Natsume. Entitled Witch's Wish, it is rated E for Everyone for Comic Mischief.

The ESRB description describes Witch's Wish as an adventure that has the player assuming the role of a girl who is trying to become a witch.... Read more...

Nintendo World Report wishes you a safe and happy 2010.

2009 was another busy year at Nintendo World Report. I took over as Director in January, and as a site we celebrated our tenth anniversary on the web. And of course, keeping up with all of the Nintendo news this year was a round-the-clock labor of love.

2010 is shaping up to be another exciting... Read more...

The publisher of Klonoa and We Cheer recently filed two new potential game titles for the great continent of Europe.

Over the course of December, Namco Bandai has filed numerous trademarks with The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union. The latest filings to become public knowledge are trademarks for "Joint Assault" and "Voyage of the Planet."

"Joint Assault" may join a long line... Read more...

The mobile download service will get a healthy dose of the side-scrolling shooter.

Genterprise is developing a new DSiWare game in their G.G Series called Dark Spirits, a side-scrolling shooter, to be released in Japan this January. The gameplay features the use of four familiars, who each can be powered up individually. The game will release on January 6th in Japan, and like other games in the G.G Series will cost 200 Nintendo DSi Points.

The Zelda producer wants to create a sequel to the Wii Zapper title with emphasis on multiplayer.

In an interview with Games Magazine, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma confessed that he wishes to create a sequel to Link's Crossbow Training, a title included for free with the Wii Zapper. In the interview he expressed his desire to expand what the team created with the first title, explaining that "I thought that we should do something more and better in the field of the first person shooter, based on our experience of the first game."

The entire franchise will be represented in the upcoming fighting game.

Namco Bandai has announced a new Ultraman title for Wii called Daikaiju Battle Ultra Coliseum DX: Ultra Senshi Daishuketsu.

The title is a fighting game that will feature Ultraman characters from various series, up to the movie Great Kaiju Battle Ultra Galaxy Legend. The following characters have been confirmed to be in the game:

The rare gem will be available in January.

Ogre Battle 64 has been announced for release on Virtual Console in Japan. The game, which was originally released in Japan in 1999 and North America in 2000, is one of the rarer Nintendo 64 games. It is also one of the most critically acclaimed games on the system.

The game was originally... Read more...

The upcoming puzzle game for WiiWare will feature pipe-spinning action, rubber duckies, and local multiplayer for up to four.

In October a quirky pipe-filled puzzle game, Heron: Steam Machine, was released for the European WiiWare service and the iPhone. Triangle Studios recently announced that Heron: Steam Machine for WiiWare will finally make its North American debut on Monday, January 4, for 500 Wii Points.

In Heron:... Read more...

SDA members will congregate at MAGfest to raise money for CARE.

This weekend's MAGfest video game and music festival will host a charity gaming marathon conducted by Speed Demos Archive. All proceeds will be donated to CARE, an organization dedictated to combating global poverty.

What makes a Speed Demos Archive marathon different is how the games themselves... Read more...

Wii and DS software dominate the ASCII's best-seller list for 2009.

Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works have released their list of the top 30 best-selling games in 2009. The list shows that Nintendo software dominates the charts, with DS and Wii titles from Nintendo and third parties.

Square Enix's Dragon Quest IX for the DS is the top-selling title for the... Read more...

With Twilight Princess as a starting point, Aonuma promises "sheer grand scale" for the next Zelda title.

In an interview with Edge Magazine, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma details his experiences working with the franchise and explains what we can expect in future Zelda titles. When asked about Twilight Princess and its reception, the director explains that their intentions were to create a realistic game... Read more...