Nintendo's fitness-themed title soars in Japan despite an $80 price tag.

Wii Fit, the latest title from Nintendo that has been designed to appeal to non-traditional consumers, has just become the Nintendo Wii's latest hit. According to an Associated Press report, Nintendo announced that its fitness-themed video game has sold more than a million copies in Japan in a little... Read more...

Game of year awards. Are they accurate?

Every year, every game publication falls all over itself to announce its picks for Game of the Year. Since it's fun to argue on the Internet, we want you to take issue with the popular choices and post post post about it. That is to ask, do you find most publications' Game of the Year awards to be accurate?

Retailers have begun listing new release dates in early March. No word yet from Nintendo.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl, one of the most highly anticipated games of this or any other year, was already delayed from late 2007 until February 10 for North America. Now, reports are pointing to yet another delay, this time to the second week of March.

GameFly, the online game rental service... Read more...

The diminutive captain and his troupe of Pikmin have entered the fray. Are even more new Smash Bros. characters on the way?

King DeDeDe was the last new Smash Bros. character revealed on the game's official blog, but today's update finally has another: Captain Olimar from Nintendo's Pikmin series. Of course, Olimar has a gang of Pikmin (one of each color, including white and purple) to aid him in combat.

All we know... Read more...

For the second straight year, NATAS gives Nintendo an award for engineering creativity.

Remarkable Wii And Nintendo DS Controls Earn Nintendo A Second Emmy Award

Jan. 8, 2008 -- For the second year in a row, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has honored Nintendo with an Emmy® Award for excellence in engineering creativity. The groundbreaking Wii™ system was... Read more...

Nintendo CEO reveals that Nintendo's handheld was intended as "a platform that no one could hate," that he was chosen as CEO for an "outsider's perspective," and more.

At the 2007 Game Developer's Conference, Nintendo Designer Shigeru Miyamoto talked about using his wife to gauge how successful his latest games would be. But in a recent interview with the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata uses mothers as a barometer, predicting that "if we manage to get even the mothers who hated games to buy in, it marks a bright future for our industry."

Update: New website automates the process to make things easier.

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Activision has opened up a website allowing customers to pre-register for replacement Guitar Hero 3 discs, which can be found here.

Previously, gamers had to call Activision customer support in order to get registered for the program, which promises to replace, free of charge, Wii... Read more...

This week we hate on the Wii.

2007 was a pretty good year for gaming as a whole. The Wii and PlayStation 3 each came into their own, and the Xbox 360 continued to expand its user base. The PC got some AAA titles, and handheld gaming had another set of big games.

It is reasonable to assume that 2008 should be even better.... Read more...

Another arcade-style light gun game for your Wii Zapper (or not) is on the way.

KONAMI BRINGS OLD-SCHOOL ARCADE ACTION TO THE NINTENDO WII™ WITH TARGET: TERROR™

First Konami Title Compatible with Wii Zapper™ Peripheral, Features Fast-Paced Run ‘N’ Gun Action, Dual Wielding and Fun Mini-Games

El Segundo, CA – January 3, 2007 – Konami Digital Entertainment,... Read more...

The publisher's president dishes on the Harvest Moon series, King's Story, and more.

Marvelous Interactive President Yasuhiro Wada was there when the first Harvest Moon came out for the SNES in 1996. Almost 20 games later, RPGFan interviews Mr. Wada to probe all of that perspective and find out what is next for his company.

First RPGFan asks about the upcoming Harvest Moon: Shining... Read more...

Clap your hands if you believe in genies. Or just join the fan club!

It's not easy to get a publishing deal for a game that isn't based on an established brand or franchise. Just ask Matt Bozon, creative director of WayForward, who's been trying to get a deal for a sequel to the studio's 2002 Game Boy Color title Shantae, a platformer which featured a genie who belly-dances and whips her hair.

The Wii and DS smash records left and right.

The past week saw another Nintendo dominated week of software sales. The only non-Nintendo platform game was new Naruto Shippuuden game for the PlayStation 2, which debuted at No. 5.

Top Ten Japanese Software (Weekly / Total)

1. Mario Party DS (DS) - 329,826 / 1,156,000

2. Final Fantasy IV (DS) - 287,697 / NEW

Today: France. Tomorrow: le monde!

The Nintendo DS continues to post impressive sales worldwide, and now the handheld video game player has surpassed four million units sold in France alone since it was released there in March 2005.

Stephan Bole, general director of Nintendo France, attributed the tremendous DS sales to users of all ages, including gamers over 40 years of age, females, and people who traditionally hadn't spent time with video games before.

Nintendo's global dominance asserts itself in Britain as Wii overtakes the 360 despite a year head start; DS smashes its own single week hardware sales record.

The latest Chart Track data on UK hardware sales has revealed that, with the sale of 100,000 units last week, Wii has exceeded the installed user base of the Xbox 360. In spite of globally constrained supply limiting hardware allocations to the UK, Wii has attained this position in only half the time that Microsoft's console has sat on store shelves.

Ronaldinho, Crouch, and Gattuso will each represent a different playing style in EA's over-the-top street soccer title.

Ronaldinho, Crouch, and Gattuso Named Cover Stars for FIFA Street 3

Trio Will Appear as Stylized Action Heroes Performing Over-the-Top Trick Moves

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that international soccer superstars Ronaldinho, Peter... Read more...

Seven titles bound for Wii; Carnival Games bound for DS after shipping 500,000; no GTA for Nintendo.

Take-Two recently reported sales and financial results for their fourth quarter, ending October 31, and included in the wealth of information that included nuggets of interest for gamers on Nintendo platforms.

Take-Two reported that their Wii surprise hit, Carnival Games, has shipped more than... Read more...

NOA can't think ahead if it's always worrying about getting consoles out as fast as possible.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime says that his company is having difficulty laying out a game plan for the coming months because of the record-breaking demand of the Wii.

"The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning," said Reggie in an interview with Reuters. Until supply and demand balance each other out, he said, "all of that becomes a much tougher exercise."

This week: GIFTS!

It’s time for the holidays, and this week, we're keeping it simple. What we want to know is what gaming stuff do you want for your gift-receiving holiday of choice? Let us know and we’ll send your list to Santa and you’ll get it in your stocking!*

*NWR makes no promises for magical gift giving old men, but if you make a good post you may end up here next week! That’s just as good.

Sega's cult classic finally has its sequel.

SEGA SHIPS NiGHTS: JOURNEY OF DREAMS FOR THE Wii

Dreams Come to Life in SEGA’s Highly Anticipated Release of NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii Home Video Game System

SAN FRANCISCO (December 18, 2007) – SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that NiGHTS™: Journey of Dreams for... Read more...

By spring North America will be seeing Dragon Quest Swords for the Wii, and both Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates and The World Ends With You for the DS.

SQUARE ENIX JUMP-STARTS THE YEAR WITH AN ACTION-PACKED LINEUP FOR 2008

Fans Advised to Warm Up this Holiday Season in Preparation for an Assortment of Exciting New Adventures

LOS ANGELES (December 17, 2007) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix™ interactive entertainment... Read more...