What did one mini-game say to the other mini-game?

Hudson revealed their newest Wii game, entitled "O-warai Party Game 100 Bakusho!", at last week's Jump Festa in Tokyo, Japan. Loosely translated, this means "Funny Party Game 100 Roaring Laughter".

The game contains 100 mini-games, all with simple controls. Hudson provided some sample game... Read more...

With six new games including Super Smash Bros. on Virtual Console, the amount of downloadable Wii games hits 500. Meanwhile, five other games hit DSiWare.

After three years of Virtual Console releases and a year-and–a-half of WiiWare releases, there are now 500 games between both services with this week's six titles. Meanwhile, five games, including Dragon's Lair and Uno, hit DSiWare.

First up is the headline title on Virtual Console, Super Smash... Read more...

Another curious trademark is registered in PAL territories.

Nintendo has filed another interesting trademark, this time with The Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union. The December 17 filing is for something called "WiiRelax".

The product's classification in the application contains the typical all-encompassing video game... Read more...

Xseed's upcoming air combat game for Wii is coming out on January 12, featuring an innovative control scheme and reversible box art.

Xseed's The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, a Wii-exclusive title, is heading to stores on January 12 for a retail price of $29.99.

The Project ACES team, of Ace Combat fame, is developing the title, which features a unique control scheme that has players use the Nunchuk as a flight control stick and the Wii Remote as the throttle.

Winter of the Melodias is headed to Asia.

Today Frontier Developments announced that Square Enix will be publishing LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan and Asia. The game, which has been available in North America and Europe since October and Australia since November, will finally see its Japanese release on December 22.

Winter... Read more...

A lesson from the master on Nintendo's approach to game design.

In a recent interview with Edge Magazine, Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto recently cited uniqueness as the key principle to Nintendo's game design philosophy.

When asked what sort of innovation he felt Nintendo brought to the table, Miyamoto responded, "Our basic principle is very clear:... Read more...

See your old friends in this new DS trailer.

Tecmo has released a new trailer for their upcoming DS title Monster Rancher DS. The series was first released in 1997 on the original PlayStation. It was known for its unique approach to gameplay, allowing players to gain new monsters by using discs of any form (PlayStation discs, CDs etc.).

The... Read more...

Players who complete a WiiWare-based survey will receive episode two of the Tales of Monkey Island series. UPDATE: Offer has ended due to popular demand.

Telltale Games will be offering players the chance to receive a free episode of the Tales of Monkey Island series, "Episode 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay", after participating in a survey regarding WiiWare. Once players complete it they will receive a message containing Telltale Games' Wii friend code. When the code is registered, the episode is then gifted to the player.

The DS survival horror first-person shooter promises frights, puzzles, and new gameplay mechanics.

Renegade Kid's Dementium II, the follow-up to 2007's Dementium: The Ward, is coming out in North America on February 16 according to publisher SouthPeak Games.

The survival horror first-person shooter sequel will feature new weapons and items, an improved interface, and all-new environments, puzzles, and scares.

Get ready for the new year, as well as the release of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, with these new videos.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is coming to North American Wii consoles early next year. In order to get players ready, Capcom has released a new series of videos featuring some of of its colorful characters, along with plenty of fighting action.

The first of these videos is a match up between Jun the Swan and Roll from Mega Man:

Everybody wants some new gameplay footage of the latest band-themed Guitar Hero game...right?

For a limited time, Activision gave away Guitar Hero: Van Halen with the purchase of Guitar Hero 5. To give you an idea of what the game will be like, here's a new trailer of the song "Everybody Wants Some!!".

Guitar Hero: Van Halen will officially release on December 22.

Mega Man's sister is involved, and online rankings also make a return.

Famitsu has revealed a few new details about Mega Man 10.

What is already known is that the game's story features a computer virus called "Robotenza" which infects robots and causes them to go insane. A new wrinkle is that the virus infects Roll, Mega Man's sister. Mega Man is called upon to save both his sister and the city, which is under attack from infected robots.

New sales figures show that Nintendo's flagship console and game are both selling incredibly well.

New sales figures reported by Famitsu show that Wii has sold over nine million units in Japan.

The site, whose data comes from Enterbrain, says that the total number of Wii consoles sold between launch and December 13 is 9,048,012. For comparison, the closest competitor is the Playstation 3 with 4,020,563 units sold.

A mysterious trademark is filed in Japan.

Nintendo has filed a trademark for the term "Zii" in Japan. The trademark is related to video games or electronic devices. It was revealed yesterday, but was originally filed back in October.

No other information is available, but this is not the first time Nintendo has filed a trademark or... Read more...

The original version of the DS Lite originally featured bigger screens.

In an "Iwata Asks" segment about the DSi LL, the team behind the latest version of the DS has confirmed that at one point, the original DS Lite design had bigger screens in addition to its brighter displays. The size of the screens was going to be 3.8 inches, bigger than the standard DS Lite screens but smaller than the DSi LL screens.

The Forgotten Sands is set between the events of The Sands of Time and Warrior Within.

Ubisoft has announced that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be released in May 2010 for all gaming systems, Wii and DS included. Its story will take place between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, presenting new characters and powers for the Prince. While visiting his brother's kingdom, the Prince discovers that the palace is under siege; he then embarks on a journey to save his brother's kingdom.

The unique DSiWare title will place players in the heat of the action.

Nintendo has announced a new DSiWare title called Fight with Photos: Photo Fighter X. The title features a unique concept that has players using the DSi cameras to take digital pictures of themselves and others in various fighting poses, and then adding them as playable fighting characters. Players can also record vocal and sound effects and store up to eight custom fighters.

In celebration of the game's release in Japan, Nintendo will be featuring special Zelda-themed Flip Note animations.

With The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks about to be released in Japan, Nintendo will be featuring special Flip Note animations based on the Legend of Zelda as special promotion for the game's release.

Through a special Flip Note Hatena page, fans will be able to watch the first in a series if animated movies, "Sneaking for Treasure".

11 new games come your way, led by a boy searching for his frog and an earthworm named Jim.

This week in Nintendo downloads sees 11 new games, with 2 on Virtual Console, 5 on DSiWare, and 4 on WiIWare.

On Virtual Console, we are treated to the original Blaster Master, a beloved NES classic originally released in 1988. It features a character named Jason who hops down into a sewer... Read more...

New Wii Remote colors are among the highlights of Nintendo's release schedule.

Today Nintendo announced its release schedule for early 2010, along with an announcement of two new colors for the Wii Remote. Pink and Blue Wii Remotes will be available starting on Valentine's Day. These colors will be bundled with Wii MotionPlus.

Several titles were given firmer launch... Read more...