The second game in the Pokémon franchise is finally getting the Fire Red/Leaf Green treatment.

During last week's Pokémon Sunday, a Japanese television show devoted to coverage of the Pokémon brand, the show ended with a note that the episode scheduled to air the next week, May 10, would have a major announcement. It was strongly hinted that the announcement would be DS remakes of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.

Better hone your writing and letter recognition skills. You might need it.

Only a few days after announcing that they would be publishing the title, Warner Bros. Interactive has released the debut trailer for their upcoming DS title Scribblenauts. The innovative gameplay is showcased, along with how puzzle-solving is handled with a few movements of the stylus.

Scribblenauts is scheduled to come out in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Want to be the greatest villain of all time? This new video from EA shows you how.

In Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure, EA has produced a most quirky DS title where the best elements of two genres are combined to create a game that’s very aware of its cheeky nature. This new trailer mocks all the conventions of villainy while advertising one truly unique experience.

Pirates, ninjas, and lots of balls. It doesn’t get better than that.

Since the dawn of humanity one question has been left unanswered; which is better, pirates or ninjas? SouthPeak Games hopes to solve this dilemma by inviting them over for a round of dodgeball. The newest Wii trailer showcases its gameplay and characters, and whether you are planning on betting your booty on the pirates or risking your life for the ninjas, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball should please every camp soon.

Sega confirms on their forums that their tennis game will be slightly delayed.

Recently on Sega of America's Community Forums, an assistant community manager confirmed that Virtua Tennis 2009 will be slightly delayed.

"I believe the focus is on polishing up the Wii version, so I'm down for that as it means a better game in the end," said the community manager, who goes by the name of RubyEclipse in the forums. "If I hear and can pass on the exact reasons, I'll let you know."

Nintendo console owners in PAL territories will have to wait until later this year to enjoy the new Ghostbusters videogame.

It was revealed today that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will have exclusive rights to publish Ghostbusters: The Video Game on its original release date of June 19 in Europe and Australia. MCV confirmed that Atari stills plans on publishing the Wii and DS iterations of Ghostbusters in the PAL regions, but that they will unfortunately not arrive until a later, yet to be announced, date.

This week brings two new DSiWare applications, a penguin-influenced WiiWare game, and another Commodore 64 game for Virtual Console.

This week Nintendo released two new Animal Crossing-themed applications for DSiWare, Gammick Entertainment brings Penguins & Friends - Hey! That's My Fish! to WiiWare, and Commodore Gaming brings us Tower Toppler for Commodore 64.

Animal Crossing Calculator, like the name implies is an Animal... Read more...

The sales success bodes well for the future release of Monster Hunter 3, but Wii sales still down.

The week ending April 26 saw the remake of the PlayStation 2 best seller Monster Hunter G come out on the Wii and go straight to the top spot of the Media Create sales charts.

Despite this strong debut, Monster Hunter G is actually just a taste of what's to come for Wii gamers. Capcom has the latest fully-fledged entry in the series, Monster Hunter Tri, set for a summer launch.

Ada Wong, dynamic camera work, and lots of zombies highlight the newest game footage for Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil rail shooter.

Capcom believes that The Darkside Chronicles will feature the best graphics on Wii yet and if the newest trailer from Captivate 2009 is to be believed then they might be right in their belief. The trailer showcases dramatic camera movements, and very detailed characters and environments. This is also the first footage of Ada Wong and Sherry Birkin in Darkside Chronicles since their appearance was confirmed by Famitsu weeks ago.

The latest trailer asks "how can mankind fight a war the enemy has already won?"

While it's being touted as a major online multiplayer title on the Wii, the latest The Conduit trailer showcases the game's storyline. The Drudge have invaded Earth and with their invasion they bring about a web of conspiracy and mystery. As with the other trailers, this one shows even more All-Seeing Eye gameplay and high-end Wii graphics.

Electronic Arts has moved up the release dates of Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 a week so that they will be available on the same day as Wii MotionPlus.

Electronic Arts revealed that their first two MotionPlus compatible games, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis, will now debut on June 8, as opposed to June 15.

EA's Vice President of Global Marketing Todd Sitrin explained that it was "important" to the company to have the... Read more...

XSEED brings the action role-playing series to the Wii.

Despite recently losing the publishing rights to Muramasa: The Demon Blade, XSEED has confirmed that they will be publishing Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga for the Wii.Valhalla Knights is an action role-playing game first published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment, and developed by K2 LLC for the Playstation Portable.

Madworld’s sales do not change the outlook for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.

The news of Madworld’s disappointing first month sales made many fans and analysts question the viability of mature titles on the Wii. Capcom’s Masachika Kawata, producer of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, does not see a bleak fate for the latest installment in the series.

"I personally... Read more...

Wolverine, robots, horses, and aquariums populate the game releases while Nirvana, Jane's Addiction, and Megadeth are among the bands with new songs for Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2.

With a few more releases than last week, this week has little more going for it than a pair of Wolverine titles and a Monolith Soft game.

On the downloadable side, World Tour gets three more Nirvana tracks while Rock Band 2 gets a Jane's Addiction album, a Megadeth album, and more.

Wii Games

The DS will see the scribbling adventure thanks to Warner Bros. Interactive.

Warner Bros. Interactive, known for distributing games under Warner Brothers’ film licenses, have acquired the publishing rights for 5th Cell’s DS title.

Touted as a groundbreaking new IP, Scribblenauts is a platforming adventure title in which players solve puzzles by writing down the name... Read more...

Everything from races to unlockables is offered in the upcoming puzzle adventure game from Spidermonk Entertainment.

Roogoo started its life as a downloadable game on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade. It gained enough critical acclaim to merit a port to both the Wii and DS with Roogoo: Twisted Towers and Roogoo: Attack respectively.

Both games feature the same puzzle adventure gameplay that made it a charmer... Read more...

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata details the recently released service while confirming its release in other regions.

On May 1 Nintendo made the new Wii no Ma channel available for Japanese fans. As we detailed a few days ago, Wii no Ma is a new video download service featuring video and services from various Japanese companies, as well as a DSi option that lets gamers download videos off the Wii channel and play them on their DSi.

Citing NPD data, THQ has claimed the first All Star Cheer Squad as "the best selling cheerleading video game."

Hot on the heels of Namco Bandai's announcement of We Cheer 2, THQ has announced a second title in their own cheerleading Wii franchise, All Star Cheer Squad. However, in a game of PR one-upmanship, THQ has cited NPD US sales data in claiming their first All Star Cheer Squad title as "the best selling cheerleading video game."

The new website reveals the existence of multiplayer modes.

Earlier this week, the website for Square Enix's WiiWare follow-up to Final Fantasy IV, titled Final Fantasy IV: The After Years was launched. The site lists the number of players as "1 - 4," belaying the existence of hereto unknown multiplayer content.

Final Fantasy IV was originally released... Read more...

EA reveals a mid-May release for the game and launches its website.

EA announced that the highly-anticipated sequel to Boom Blox will appear in stores on May 19.

In addition to revealing the release date, EA also unveiled the games website. Visitors to the site can watch short videos displaying some of the different modes, and read descriptions of some of the... Read more...