The magical girl franchise returns to the video game world. 

Namco Bandai Games Europe has announced that they will be working on a brand new game based on Sailor Moon, the magical girl series that began its life in Japan in 1992. The game will be for the Nintendo DS and has only been announced for Italy so far.

The game takes the five Sailor Scouts through... Read more...

Visitors to Capcom's booth at Nintendo World will receive exclusive items.

Capcom's plans for Nintendo World 2011, taking place in Japan this weekend, includes a stage event titled "Nintendo 3DS Software Introduction Presentation: Nintendo 3DS x Resident Evil Special Stage". This will be held on January 9, from 15:00 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. JST. Nintendo will be live streaming... Read more...

Famitsu details the new story-based mode as well as usage of the 3DS's touch screen.

Famitsu has revealed new details on Dead or Alive Dimensions, the latest game in Tecmo's 3D fighting series for the Nintendo 3DS. The first of these is the Chronicle Mode. Chronicle Mode is where the game's story will be developed. As the player obtains new moves throughout the game they will also... Read more...

The hyperactive orange ninja will cross the 3DS waters in Spring.

The first Naruto game for the 3DS was revealed via the latest issue of Shonen Jump, a weekly manga magazine that features the series and others such as One Piece and Bleach.

Titled "Naruto Shippuden: Nin-rittai Emake! Saikyou Ninkai Kessen", it has been revealed to be a side-scrolling action game... Read more...

Players hankering for more Okami adventures can try out the upcoming game at their local retailer.

An official Twitter post by Capcom confirms that a demo of Okamiden will be available at select retailers in the US. Some of these include Fry's, Target, Toys R' Us, and Wal-Mart.

The North American release date for Okamiden is March 15, while European players will see the game on March 18. Only the US will receive this demo. In Japan a demo of the game was available through the Nintendo Channel.

Pokemon fanatics can obtain one of the three legendary dogs in honor the upcoming Pokemon Black and White.

Nintendo and GameStop have announced that they will be giving away shiny versions of the three legendary dogs, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Shiny Pokemon are some of the rarest Pokemon in the games, and feature a different color scheme from their regular counterparts. Each week the store will be giving a different legendary dog. The dates are as follows:

Experts believe that there may not be such a vision threat after all.

Several eye specialists believe that the Nintendo 3DS does not pose a threat towards the development of vision in children. Following the warning Nintendo released last week, specialists were surprised at some of the claims Nintendo made. "The fact you'd watch 3-D in a theater or a video game should... Read more...

Nintendo will be privately showing the 3DS to press.

Nintendo will be demonstrating the 3DS in private at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.

A Twitter post from Rich Gallagher (@Gallagher_Rich), a self-titled "PR Guy" for Golin Harris' Nintendo account, confirmed the 3DS would be on hand. He tweeted this morning that he would be "happy to show [Clayton Morris of Fox News] the Nintendo 3DS at #CES tomorrow. DM me for deets.”

The Virtual Console takes a break in the first Nintendo Download of 2011.

This week's downloads presents us with two WiiWare titles, a WiiWare demo, and three releases on DSiWare.

The first game available this week is Sneezies from Chillingo. Players use their Wii Remotes to drop sneezing powder into a field of floating Sneezies and watch them burst their bubbles in chain... Read more...

Nintendo's 3D handheld can now be reserved at stores nationwide.

Video game retailer GameStop has started accepting pre-orders for the 3DS, according to several retailer reports.

The pre-orders started on December 26, the day after Christmas. Players that decide to reserve the system will have to put down $50 minimum (though sources at NeoGAF state that the minimum is $25 in some stores).

Kid Icarus: Uprising, Resident Evil Revelations, and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D headline the playable demos.

Nintendo has revealed the line-up of 3DS games that will be available at their Nintendo World 2011 3DS demo event.

Taking place from January 8 to January 10 at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Japan, this event marks the first time the 3DS will be presented towards the general gaming public.

Prolongued 3D play might affect vision in young children.

Nintendo advised that children under the age of 6 shouldn't play the 3DS using its 3D settings as they confirmed the lineup of games for Nintendo World 2011, an event in Japan from January 8 to 10 where the 3DS will be playable by the public for the first time.

Since 3D causes more eye strain and... Read more...

Karnov is here to hurt people.

It's the last Nintendo Downloads of 2010, and the year is going out with a bang. This week we have two WiiWare releases, one WiiWare Demo, two NEO-GEO Virtual Console releases, and three DSiWare releases.

The first WiiWare title is chick chick BOOM, which turns the statement about ending the year... Read more...

A new generation of Pokémon arrives in North America this March. 

Pokémon Black and Pokémon White are coming to DS in North America on March 6, 2011.

The pair of games feature more than 150 new Pokemon as well as a brand new area known as the Unova region, which is based off of New York City, to explore. Each game has their own unique legendary Pokémon to obtain as well as unique areas to explore.

Retail version of the title not likely either. Update: Cancellation due to size limit on WiiWare.

Super Meat Boy developers Team Meat have announced on their Twitter page that the WiiWare version of their title, the first platform for which the game was announced, has been cancelled. The game has seen many delays due to WiiWare's size restrictions, forcing the team to move the game to Xbox Live Arcade and PC where it has received critical success.

The Rock Band developers will continue to support Rock Band 3 and are working on "some unannounced projects."

The entertainment giant Viacom sold Harmonix, the developers of Rock Band and Dance Central, to Harmonix-SBE Holdings, which is owned by Columbus Nova, an investment firm that manages more than $10 billion of assets.

Harmonix, which was bought by Viacom in 2006, will go back to being an independent... Read more...

Game will launch on XBLA next summer, with the WiiWare version following in the fall.

Originally expected to release near the end of this year, Retro City Rampage has been delayed on WiiWare until fall 2011. The Retro City Rampage developers announced that the game is also coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade first, in summer 2011, and will include additional HD and Xbox LIVE content.

Unlike... Read more...

Europeans can win the chance to play the handheld next month at the preview event.

Official Nintendo Magazine have announced a contest for two readers to win the chance to attend the Nintendo 3DS preview event in Amsterdam on January 19 for hands-on time with the console. Entrants must submit a review of 400 words or less for any Nintendo game released in 2010.

Additionally,... Read more...

The next Golden Sun, No More Heroes, and Castlevania could be on the 3DS.

With the Japanese gaming market being dominated by handhelds, it comes as no surprise that rumors of sequels to major franchises, previously portable or not, will be coming to the 3DS.

This newest batch of rumors includes the possible release of a new Golden Sun, a 3D Castlevania, and an entry in the No More Heroes series.

Reggie Fils-Aime will travel to New York City to tell us about the upcoming handheld.

Nintendo is hosting a Nintendo 3DS press event in New York City on January 19. The event, kicking off with a presentation by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime, will reveal more details about Nintendo's newest system, potentially including a North American release date and price.