One of EA's top men is saying the publisher expects the console to be cheap.

News site GamesIndustry.biz has learned from an EA executive that his company believes the North American Nintendo Wii hardware will retail for somewhere in the neighborhood of $170.

David Gardner, an EA executive vice president and COO of the company's worldwide studios, also said to GI.biz that "Nintendo has come up with a very clever strategy," citing that consumers have the option of buying a Wii along with another console.

You're going to need to sneak to an EB or GameStop if you want it, though.

DID YOU KNOW? NINTENDO REVEALS ITS DARK SECRET

Aug. 21, 2006 - A new Nintendo DS game is arriving with the stealth befitting a ninja assassin. Tenchu®: Dark Secret, made exclusively for Nintendo DS™ sneaks up on you – then grabs you by the throat. Be on your guard because it launches today.

If you're willing to fork over a deposit, the Rescuer's Guide will be yours for the taking.

DID YOU KNOW? NINTENDO OFFERS BONUS ITEM FOR FANS PRE-ORDERING POKÉMON MYSTERY DUNGEON

Aug. 21, 2006 - Have you ordered your copy of Pokémon® Mystery Dungeon yet? If so, great! If not, what are you waiting for? It's the first ever Pokémon game where you play as an actual Pokémon. If that's... Read more...

You'll be able to play Bomberman online in November!

Last week Atlus announced a new Bomberman title for the DS called Bomberman Land Touch! The game is set to ship this November and will feature several modes of play.

Story mode will takes full advantage of the touch screen for controls.

Attraction mode will feature new multiplayer mini games that take advantage of the touch screen.

The new game designed for handhelds will be set between Eps. III and IV, and launch in December.

UBISOFT UNVEILS STAR WARS: LETHAL ALLIANCE™ – THE FATE OF THE GALAXY IS IN YOUR HANDS

First Original Star Wars Game Built Exclusively for the PSP® and Nintendo DS™ Handheld Systems Hits Stores December 2006

Paris, FRANCE – AUGUST 17, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s... Read more...

Sonic Wild Fire gets a new name as well.

Sega announced their line-up for the Leipzig convention today. There will be four titles shown from Nintendo platforms.

Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii) (Formerly Sonic Wild Fire)

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii)

Charlotte's Web (DS)

Charlotte's Web (GBA)

Similar to what Nintendo will be doing, both Wii titles will be shown behind closed doors to chosen press and VIPs only.

More Virtual Console secrets to come, and GameCube controllers will not work with the Wii version of Twlight Princess.

Camp Hyrule is Nintendo's yearly gathering of Nintendo fans from all across the Internet. Each year they grab one of the Nintendo higher-ups and thrust him or her into a chatroom, to take questions from the common gamer. This year, George Harrison drew the short lot. He's Nintendo's VP of Marketing and Corporate Communications, and knows quite a good deal about what's going on inside everyone's favorite game company.

Reggie comments on many things, including the Wii60 concept.

The USA Today posted an interesting interview with Nintendo President Reginald Fils-Aime today. Several topics are discussed including...

Wii60

Q: Microsoft has made the comment that people can buy an Xbox 360 and Wii for about the same price as a PlayStation 3. Would you mind terribly if that happened?

A new SRPG, published by Marvelous.

In addition to showing off the new Harvest Moons, the latest issue of Famitsu also showed off a brand new Strategy-RPG for the Nintendo DS. Entitled Luminous Arc, the game will be developed by Image Epoch and will offer stylus-based control.

What makes this announcement most interesting, though,... Read more...

Get ready to milk cows on your DS and Wii.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Marvelous Entertainment is bringing two new Harvest Moon games to Nintendo systems. The first is Harvest Moon: Kimi to Sodatsu Shima, coming soon to the DS, which takes place on an island (the title actually translates to "The Island I Grew Up On"), and promises full stylus control.

$650? At least it's going to be the cheapest of the three.

The Arena Gamer Experience is a Brazilian gaming show that's open to the public. It took place last weekend in São Paulo, and people all over the country came to see games companies had on display and play games against each other in various tournaments.

There was some Wii news to be had at... Read more...

After some confusion, we now know that the Prince is headed for Nintendo's next-gen console.

Late last week, Ubisoft sent out a press release detailing their support for the Wii's launch. While certainly a great day for Nintendo fans, the French version of the release became the root of some confusion among the press. JeuxPo claimed that, not only were these games coming to Wii, but a brand new Prince of Persia was on the way as well.

There are zo many new petz zimulation gamez!

UBISOFT TO BREED ALL-NEW PACK OF PETZ®

Introduces New Petz Games for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PC

SAN FRANCISCO - August 7, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced it will significantly expand its Petz® series of games for Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PC.

You heard right... the seven launch day games include Far Cry and Blazing Angels.

UBISOFT EXPANDS SUPPORT FOR NINTENDO’S Wii WITH SEVEN TITLES AVAILABLE AT LAUNCH

More Video Game Titles for the Revolutionary New Console on the Way in 2007

Paris, FRANCE – August 3rd, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that it is preparing... Read more...

Total Destruction will make the jump from the GameCube to Wii, with 10 exclusive characters.

MIDWAY SET TO UNLEASH THE MONSTERS OF RAMPAGE®: TOTAL DESTRUCTION™ ON NINTENDO Wii™

Rampage®: Total Destruction™ Roars onto Nintendo Wii

CHICAGO – August 3, 2006 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced... Read more...

Rumors are running rampant about new Wii info at this year's German gaming exposition.

With only three months or less until the Wii goes on sale, Nintendo still has quite a bit to reveal about the mysterious console. From its online plan to a solid launch list, the Big N still might have a few aces in its sleeve, and later this month, its hand just might be revealed.

Starting on... Read more...

Confirmation of a Nintendo version comes with details on PS2 limited editions.

MIDWAY ANNOUNCES MORTAL KOMBAT®: ARMAGEDDON™ LIMITED PREMIUM EDITIONS

Bonus Features to Include Specialized Metal Packaging, New Character and Behind–the–Scenes Videos, Ultimate Mortal Kombat®3 and More

First Mortal Kombat Title for Nintendo Wii™ Scheduled to Ship in Q1 2007

Street wear designer 55DSL is making items and garments for the game.

EA ANNOUNCES 55DSL COLLABORATION

WITH NEED FOR SPEED(tm) CARBON

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that fashion street wear brand 55DSL will be coming to Need for Speed(tm) Carbon.

Exclusively designed items from 55DSL, plus a selection of garments from their 'Zurka... Read more...

The developer behind multiple Mario sports titles and Golden Sun is working on a new online golf game in Japan…for PCs.

For years Camelot Software Planning has left its fans in the dark about their next project. The general consensus among Nintendo fans has been that they are working on a Wii entry to the Golden Sun series. After all, they posted a job opening for a programmer, citing the Revolution as a target platform, and the Takahashi brothers have expressed interest in bringing the series to a more versatile platform.

Convention will feature a performance at the Rosemont Theater on August 5th.

VIDEO GAMES LIVE ™ AND WIZARD WORLD PREPARE FOR AN INCREDIBLE CHICAGO

PERFORMANCE

Pre-Show Festival Events to Include Costume Contest, Guitar Hero™ II and

Space Invaders™ Competitions, Spectacular Prizes, and Industry Meet-and-Greet

with Top Composers and Designers

Legendary Game Designers Eugene Jarvis, Ed Boon, and John Tobias Added to