The Big N's sales prominence extends well past the top 10.

The NPD Group has expanded upon its June 2010 top 10 software chart for the U.S., releasing the top 20 titles for the period as well.NPD U.S. Top 20 Software, June 201001. Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two, Xbox 360) - 582,90002. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo, Wii) - 548,40003. Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two,... Read more...

Tetsuya Nomura's next game will release in Japan by the end of the year.

The upcoming issue of Japan's V Jump magazine has a long-awaited detail regarding Square Enix's anticipated DS title Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded: its release date.The game is apparently set for Japanese release on October 7 for ¥5,480 (¥500 lower than most Square Enix titles).  The remake of a... Read more...

Muramasa publisher undergoes a 'major strategical evolution'.

Ignition Entertainment, publisher of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for Wii, has announced that it is rebranding and shifting its focus to digital distribution platforms.The company's new name is UTV Ignition Entertainment, assuming the brand of Ignition's parent company UTV Group. In what the company... Read more...

A classic platformer is the first game to see release.

The publisher is shooting for 30 percent of the market share.

Ubisoft is hoping to be in on the ground floor of the Nintendo 3DS launch with six to eight titles that they hope will make up 25 to 30 percent of the market, according to their UK sales director Darren Bowen.

At E3 2010, Ubisoft confirmed five 3DS titles that they are working on, ranging from Assassin's... Read more...

See more in-game footage of this Wii exclusive Bond game. 

Activision has produced another trailer for GoldenEye 007, the not-remake of the classic N64 shooter. The trailer consists primarily of gameplay footage, including the infamous bathroom vignette.  

Red Dead still rules the software chart, but Super Mario Galaxy 2 makes its mark as well.

The NPD Group has released its U.S. hardware and software sales numbers for the month of May (5/30/10 - 7/3/10), and each chart bears many similarities to last month.The industry on the whole was down when compared to the same period last year (dropping to $1.10B from $1.17B), but sales of console... Read more...

Wired's interview gives some of the history behind the 3DS.

During E3, Wired's Game|Life blog interviewed Hideki Konno, Head of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development, Software Development Group 1. Konno has worked on Nintendo games since Super Mario Bros., and more recently was the producer of Nintendogs and Mario Kart for Nintendo DS. He is in charge of the concept and definition of capabilities for the Nintendo 3DS.

A pair of Aero the Acro-Bat games and Ufouria are coming soon.

Today Sunsoft announced that they are bringing three new titles to Virtual Console in North America: Aero the Acro-Bat 1 and 2 (SNES), and Ufouria: The Saga (NES).

1993's Aero the Acro-Bat is the first game in a franchise created by now-defunct Iguana Entertainment, orginators of the Turok franchise... Read more...

It looks like the final shattered dimension will involve a black-suited Spider-Man.

GameFly revealed, and then quickly removed, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions' box art, which showed a black-suited Spider-Man as the final character.

The dimension could be a symbiote dimension or some sort of throwback to Marvel's Secret Wars mini-series from 1984, which first introduced Spider-Man's... Read more...

Nintendo's retail and downloadable releases for Europe until September.

Today Nintendo of Europe announced the summer release schedule, covering the period until the end of September.Wii titles already confirmed include Metroid: Other M and Tetris Party Deluxe, both arriving on 3 September.One notable announcement is the release of Face Training: Facial exercises to strengthen... Read more...

The future just got a little less distant.

Today Nintendo of America announced a release date for the next installment in the Professor Layton series, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. 

The game will be releasing on September 12, 2010, eight days prior to the previously known launch date of September 20.  It places... Read more...

DSi and 3DS users will be able to video chat with users locally and via Wi-Fi.

In a recent issue of CoroCoro magazine, a new feature for Pokemon Black and White called "Live Caster" has been revealed.

When Pokemon Black and White is played on a DSi or 3DS, players will be able to host a video chat with up to three other players, both locally and via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The ability can be obtained at a certain point in the game.

Get a closer look at the original features in Square's new Final Fantasy spinoff.

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. This time, Square is showing off the new crown system that allows characters to change their attributes via the change of a hat. Check out the trailer below.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light has an expected release date of October 5, 2010

THQ VP is confident that technology in the upcoming system will significantly curb handheld piracy.

THQ's executive VP of global publishing Ian Curran has had a look at the anti-piracy technology in Nintendo's upcoming 3DS, and he believes that it will be a significant step forward in the fight against handheld piracy.While pinning his company's recent inability to "shift any significant volume"... Read more...

Masahiro Sakurai hints at potential a versus mode, as well as the use of 3DS features that extend the features of the original DS.

In an interview with the UK magazine GamesMaster, Project Sora director Masahiro Sakurai indicated that his latest project, Kid Icarus Uprising, might feature online play. Revealed during Nintendo's E3 media briefing back in June, the 3DS title is the first for the Kid Icarus franchise in two... Read more...

Bringing variety, whether it's online motion brawling or Solitaire variations.

This week brings two WiiWare titles and five DSiWare offerings. Fighting games, puzzlers, music, and playing cards are all represented.

The first of the WiiWare titles available this week is Toribash, an online fighting game supporting the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection for multiplayer battles and replay... Read more...

Get a sneak peek at EO3: The Drowned City.

Atlus has released a trailer for the upcoming Etrian Odyssey 3, featuring glimpses of both gameplay and new classes. The trailer highlights the addition of ships to the series, but the game mechanics on the high seas look to be strikingly similar to those in the dungeon. Judging from the trailer,... Read more...

The Nintendo President admits that while Europe is 'complex', his company has a strategy for the region.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was recently asked about the gaming landscape in Europe. He admitted that it's a very complex situation.One major issue he touched upon was the stark differences in the acceptance of gaming from country to country.  “In the U.K., the size of the gaming population... Read more...

The handheld's introduction is seen as an opportunity to improve that aspect of the business, according to Nintendo's President.

President Satoru Iwata expressed that the 3DS will serve as a model to improve Nintendo's current digital distribution methods. “We are thinking the release of new hardware should be good timing for a dramatic improvement of this situation." He then explained that "In addition to the function of... Read more...