Two new Fire Emblem sites are online and full of goodies.

On Thursday, Nintendo launched two new Fire Emblem websites in Japan: one for Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami on Wii and a second site that provides a comprehensive look at the series.

The site for the Wii game provides us a first look at the characters, an interactive map, and a story synopsis.... Read more...

Diamond and Pearl ship five million copies in three months over there; April 22 is when we can play the game over here.

In addition to the following press release, Nintendo also released the North American box art for Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. (You can see them in our profile page for the games.) This is of note due to the bright blue circle that is emblazoned in the upper-left hand corner of the package... Read more...

Team behind Elebits brings a brand new adventure to Wii.

On Thursday Konami announced a brand new action/platformer, Dewy's Adventure, made by the same team behind last year's Elebits. IGN reports details on the game in a preview and interview with the producer, but gamers can expect gameplay built around the Wii remote: Dewy is moved by tilting environment using the remote, and Dewy's control over the weather (such as temperature and lightning) is leveraged through the D-Pad and gestures.

In a new interview with Cubed3, SE's Hiromichi Tanaka talks Virtual Console, Final Fantasy XI on Wii, and more.

There's no question of Square-Enix's newfound love affair with Nintendo, and in an interview on Cubed3, Senior Vice President Hiromichi Tanaka discusses a wide array of topics, including but not limited to the following:

There's a 50/50 chance that Chrono Trigger will show up on Virtual Console.

Tons of games will be directed at the DS and Wii, including Will Wright's Spore on the former!

According to Next-Gen.Biz, in a quarterly conference call, Electronic Arts confirmed that they'd be putting a lot more efforts towards games on Nintendo's DS and Wii. CFO Warren Jenson had this to say:

“We have shifted and acquired resources and are attacking these successful platforms."

UbiSoft will be publishing a series of games based on the popular Top Trumps card game in Europe. One version is slated for the DS this March.

Ubisoft Signs European Publishing Deal With Ironstone Partners To Publish Upcoming Top Trumps® Games

London, UK –31st January 2007

Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced a publishing deal with Ironstone Partners to bring the highly successful Top Trumps® brand to the video gaming market in March 2007.

Mario Kart 64 and Contra III may be a sign that the worst of the Virtual Console is behind us.

After last Monday's one-hit wonder, Nintendo comes out swinging again with a wonderful racing game from the N64 era. With promises of more Nintendo hits coming soon (Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country), have we seen the last of the cruddy release weeks?

Nintendo isn't the only company to... Read more...

Find out what we have planned for our seven-day celebration of the GameCube.

With the Wii currently experiencing a slight dip in new releases, it's the perfect time for us to set the record straight for a little game console that goes by the name of Nintendo GameCube. Its five year history had many ups, downs, twists and turns; so many, in fact, that it's going to take us a whole week to pay our respects to our fallen brother.

Orb Networks has made turning your Wii into a home media center easy, and free.

Orb Networks Unveils New TV Interface, Creating the Ultimate in Personal Broadcasting of Digital Media for Gamers

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — January 29, 2007 — Four weeks after Nintendo® opened up the Internet browser on its WiiTM console, more than 50,000 gamers have discovered Orb Network's... Read more...

Several anticipated games have shown up on the ESRB ratings website.

Games often show up on the ESRB website before they are officially announced. With Virtual Console titles being rated, we can get a glimpse at upcoming titles. Not all games rated by the ESRB see releases, however. For example, the Bit Generations games were rated but never materialized in the US. Additionally, many Virtual Console titles have popped up on the site only to be removed later.

Nintendo has updated their VC list with games coming to Japan in February giving a hint of what might be upcoming for the rest of the world.

Sixteen games have been announced for the month of February in Japan. Most of the games have US counterparts and thus are likely to arrive stateside sometime in the future.

Three Famicom (NES) games are set to release in February. First up is Mighty Bomb Jack by Tecmo, which an arcade-style... Read more...

Hot off the presses! Read all about it!

As of 8:30am eastern time today, the Wii News Channel is available. You can grab it by turning on your Wii and running the system update from the Wii Settings menu, or you can just read the message Nintendo left on your Wii Message Board and update from there.

Big news is Nintendo made 4 million Wii but failed to ship 810k of them out to retailers.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced that strong sales of Nintendo DS hardware and software and the successful launch of Wii have led to record consolidated sales and operational profit for the nine-month period ending Dec. 31, 2006. Recurring and net profits also set record highs. Nintendo maintains projections for record financial results through its fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2007.

Help junior Planetary Patrol officers Rallen and Jeena save the Galaxy.

Code Input Cards, Wireless Gameplay and Downloadable Content To Revolutionize Experience on Nintendo DS(TM)

BURBANK, Calif. – (January 25, 2007) – "Spectrobes," Disney’s eagerly awaited video game for the Nintendo DS, will not only take players on a captivating action-filled intergalactic... Read more...

Mario's last hurrah on GameCube is now coming out in April -- for Wii.

Fans have been rabid for Super Paper Mario ever since it sneaked into Nintendo's press materials at E3 2006. The game is a new Mario platformer with 2.5D gameplay using the same flat paper style as the Paper Mario RPGs.

Though originally planned for GameCube, the title disappeared from release... Read more...

The cartoons help people get over the "math anxiety" of seeing all those numbers.

Puzzle Game Adds Images and Multiplayer to the Popular Numbers Pastim

EDISON, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of digital entertainment products and content, today announced Toon-Doku for the Nintendo DS(TM). Developed... Read more...

Finally, Nintendo hears our pleas and brings out a big gun. But where are the other games?

Well, that's interesting. Nintendo up and disappeared for the last two weeks, only to return with what many people will tell you is the best game ever made. All is forgiven, Nintendo. Well, at least until next week.

Curiously, Sega had promised three Virtual Console releases today, but as... Read more...

No sign of Iwata yet, but Miyamoto will be speaking on Thursday, March 8th. Update: Koji Kondo and Eiji Aonuma will also present!

Nintendo composer/sound director Koji Kondo and Zelda director/producer Eiji Aonuma will also be presenting at what is quickly turning into the biggest Game Developers Conference ever.

Reflections of Zelda

Eiji Aonuma's work on The Legend of Zelda series dates as far back as The Legend of... Read more...

Twilight Princess earns nominations in six categories; Wii Sports and Brain Age also show up a few times.

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences released the nominations for the 10th Annual AIAS Awards, to be awarded in Las Vegas at the DICE Summit early next month.

Among the list of nominees, Nintendo again has a strong presence this year, with 17 chances to win in 11 categories. Leading... Read more...

Directors Keiichi Yano (Elite Beat Agents) and Goichi Suda (Killer 7) will storm Game Developers Conference 2007.

Today the fine folks behind Game Developers Conference 2007 revealed the latest additions to its list of sessions—two of which should be of interest to Nintendo fans.

Keiichi Yano, the loveable co-founder of iNiS, will be discussing the transition from import cult classic Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!... Read more...