Check out new movies of Super Mario 64 DS and Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt.

Along with the barrage of game announcements and screenshots today, Nintendo has released two gameplay movies of their Nintendo DS launch titles. Left-click below to download them.

Super Mario 64 DS Movie (4 MB, Quicktime format)

Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt Movie (3.5 MB, Quicktime format)

Remember that poll Square Enix ran in Japan?

Along with Nintendo's own hefty game announcements, Nintendo's presentation confirmed what was previously speculated: Square Enix is bringing Final Fantasy III to Nintendo DS.

Many of Square's classic RPGs have been remade over the years, but no version of Final Fantasy III (in Japan) has ever graced American stores. No Japanese launch timeframe was disclosed, nor were any plans of an international release.

Nintendo displays its Nintendo DS game pages to all.

Nintendo has finally opened up its full Japanese Nintendo DS website, revealing more insight to the line-up, including which games will come out with the system's Japanese launch on December 2nd. The confirmed first party launch titles are:

Made in Wario

Super Mario 64 DS

Pokemon Dash (a new Pokemon racing game)

$30 per game, 8 to 10 games at launch.

USA Today has an article up, written by Steven Kent, detailing some information on the US launch of the DS. The DS will launch with games priced at $29.99. There will be between eight and ten launch games including: Mario 64 DS, The Urbz, Madden, and Spider-Man 2. A new titled named Asphalt DS is also mentioned.

Through the power of alliteration, you can get a nice bonus if you're looking forward to the sequel.

The Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is due out on November 16. For those who can't get enough of this wonderful game series, starting this Friday, October 9, if you plunk down a $5 deposit at your local GameStop, Electronic Boutique or Game Crazy shop, you'll score this lovely item:

It's... Read more...

Goku versus Kenshin? Who knows...

Multiple web sites are reporting that according to Japanese manga Shonen Jump, Nintendo is co-developing a Nintendo DS title called Jump Super Stars. The game will feature various characters from the magazine’s many mangas in one action fighting game.

Characters confirmed include Naruto Uzumaki,... Read more...

TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue is ready to ship next week.

TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue has gone Gold!

EA and KROME Studios are pleased to share the news of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue going gold on all platforms (PS 2, Xbox, GC and GBA). This title will ship to North American retail outlets starting on Tuesday, October 12, following in Europe on Friday, October 29 and Australia on Monday, November 8 under a co-publishing deal by EA and KROME Studios.

Andriy Shevchenko, Fernando Morientes, and Oswald Sanchez to grace this year's box art.

ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO, FERNANDO MORIENTES AND OSWALDO SANCHEZ ANNOUNCED AS COVER ATHLETES FOR EA’S FIFA SOCCER 2005

Soccer Stars from Around the World Endorse Best-Selling EA SPORTS Soccer Franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Monday, October 4th, 2004 – Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:... Read more...

PGC attends the sold-out show at The Wiltern Theater.

Sunday night, Nintendo’s Fusion Tour stopped at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles with a rather large caravan of tour busses and semi-trucks. We attended to see what Nintendo has cooking on this tour, and were pleased to eventually learn that the show had been sold out.

As we drove up,... Read more...

Namco has posted Japanese sites for Pac Pix and Mr. Driller DS.

Namco recently opened new sites for both Pac Pix and Mr. Driller DS.

The Pac Pix site gives a basic rundown of how the game works, showing how to draw Pac Man, and how to make him turn directions. You can also make Pac Man stop by touching him with the stylus after you've drawn him. Completely... Read more...

A new character is revealed, and a bunch of frighteningly beautiful screenshots are now up on Capcom's personal webspace.

The official Resident Evil 4 website has been updated with a few interesting tidbits of info for those who can't get enough of it.

A new character profile has been added. Apparently, the village that Leon makes his way to in the game has a chief. The individual featured in the profile is also... Read more...

Nintendo’s Japanese Mario Tennis page is up, showing off some of the game’s characters, the control system, and in-game footage.

Today Nintendo posted its Mario Tennis GC website for Japan. Along with an explanation of its simple controls (borrowing from the N64 and GBC games) and the different character types, the site has screenshots and a video featurette showing off the game’s different modes and courts.

Interesting... Read more...

Four years after the game's release, a new game mode is unearthed. Dust off your Nintendo 64!

Well, who would have thought it? Turns out that after all these years, there was still something hiding in Banjo-Tooie. The secret is actually a new game mode called "Bottles' Revenge". In it, the evil spirit of Bottles the Mole follows the players throughout the world of Banjo-Tooie as they play.... Read more...

Another 3rd party manufacturer pledges to provide cases, styluses, headphones and more.

Hip Gear(TM) announces full line of accessories for Nintendo DS

TORONTO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Hip Gear(TM), a division of Hip Interactive Corp. and Canada's largest third party accessories provider, today announced its full line of accessories for the new Nintendo DS(TM) console... Read more...

Click this headline if you enjoy classical Japanese literature.

Today, Hiroshi Yamauchi announced a plan to create an advanced new animation studio for theatrical releases, which will be formally proposed to the board in October.

The first production will be based on the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, a famous collection of classical Japanese poetry. There will be an opening ceremony at the famous villa, named Shiguretei, where the collection was compiled.

Plus, more details on how big the Metroid demo will be.

There you go. Nintendo of America has included a logo for Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt right on the Nintendo DS's box, but the company is saying that later shipments of the system may have a cleaner look...

In addition to the built-in instant-messaging PictoChat feature, Nintendo... Read more...

The GameCube LAN tunnelers are moving on to more fertile grounds. We spoke with the Project Manager to get a cleaner angle on all the crazy rumors.

Chad Paulson, Project Manager at Warp Pipe Technologies, has been stirring up quite a lot of controversy this week. His posts at the Warp Pipe forums, along with some comments by Dean Bergmann of N-Sider, have ignited a blizzard of rumors and speculation in the online community. Bergmann worked forum posters into a frenzy with this cryptic teaser:

Fusion Tour Bands and Celebrities Party Nintendo Style

Late Monday afternoon, we unexpectedly received an invitation from Nintendo to a party in Hollywood with the bands from Nintendo’s Fusion Tour and a host of other celebrities. Since the tour’s been on the road for several weeks now, it does seem a bit puzzling that they’d call it a kickoff, but no matter, Steven Rodriguez and I decided to attend.

Nintendo’s new commercial finally shows off the new L and R buttons, as well as the stylus’s home. Screen captures included.

Two days ago Nintendo of Japan launched its promotional Nintendo DS website with the first Nintendo DS commercial. Today, Nintendo posted a second commercial which provides our first good look at the back of the redesigned Nintendo DS

Although we already know that Nintendo ditched its... Read more...

Release of game to coincide with release of Disney movie in early 2005.

UBISOFT TO LAUNCH WINNIE THE POOH RUMBLY TUMBLY ADVENTURE ON CONSOLES, JOINTLY WITH THE MOVIE

London, UK – September 23, 2004 – Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced plans to launch Disney's Winnie the Pooh Rumbly Tumbly Adventure – one of Disney's most... Read more...