The handheld tribulations of a plumber, a beauty in a red dress, a gorilla in love and hundreds of toys.

Mario and Donkey have been rivals since the early years of gaming, and Nintendo has capitalized greatly on their rivalry. The latest game in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, Mini-Land Mayhem feature the same concept as 2006's Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis. You guide the Mini Mario Toys across the stages linking paths and helping them avoid dangers.

Pinball and tennis are combined to create a quirky Nintendo adventure.

FlingSmash is an unique game in which tennis and pinball mechanics are combined to create an adventure game unlike any other. If this sounds confusing, here's the E3 trailer:

According to the Nintendo executive, poor video game software sales should be blamed on the quality rather than the poor economy.

In an interview with VentureBeat, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata commented on poor video game software sales. According to him, the economic recession isn’t the real reason why video games are selling poorly. “I cannot say that the recession has no effect on the sales of video games,” Iwata stated.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime will make an appearance on late night television tonight.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, known for its video game-related guests, will feature Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in tonight's show to demo Retro Studios' Donkey Kong Country Returns.

This is the second time a Nintendo-made game will be featured on the program after G4's Morgan... Read more...

The new GoldenEye 007 for Wii will be a new experience, with inspiration and nostalgic elements from the N64 title.

In a game demo with the GoldenEye developers during E3, we asked Eurocom's Julian Widdows about how the game came into existence and how it compares to the original movie and N64 title. Activision, Eurocom, MGM, and Nintendo were all involved in the decision to create the game, which is a new experience based on several sources.

Four lucky fans gain video game immortality.

EA Sports has been running a contest on Facebook that allowed fans of NBA Jam to submit and then vote on four catchphrases to be used in the game. The winners have finally been chosen.

According to the official NBA Jam Facebook page, the winners are:

"Objection Sustained!"

"No Shoot for you!"

Legendo's air combat game is coming your way in a few short weeks.

Legendo has announced that its World War II air combat game Pearl Harbor Trilogy - 1941: Red Sun Rising is releasing on WiiWare in North America on July 5. It will be priced at 700 Wii Points.

The first game in a trilogy, 1941: Red Sun Rising has you taking part in air battles over notable wartime spots like Midway, Pearl Harbor, and Wake Island.

The unique features and third-party support of the 3DS looks to appeal to the hardcore.

In an interview with Nikkei, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stressed that the Nintendo 3DS will appeal to the core gamers that might have abandoned Nintendo platforms. Iwata stated that Nintendo working very closely with developers in order to “expand into elaborate games targeting serious gamers.”

Nintendo’s new classroom painting game has been severely under-shipped in Japan.

The Art Academy titles released for the Nintendo DSiWare service last year have had a strong following, with many gamers regularly using the application to paint their own pictures and share them with friends. In Japan and Europe, Nintendo saw the appeal for the game and decided to turn it into a retail game, which hit Japan last week.

Thanks to a recent price cut, the Nintendo DS family sees its highest sales week in quite some time.

The Nintendo DS has never received a price cut in Japan, and many were skeptical as to whether or not it would have an impact on Nintendo DS sales this week. Once again, Nintendo has proved those doubters wrong once again as the Nintendo DS line has seen a major sales boost in Japan thanks to the price cut.

Level-5’s new role-playing game will be in stores before the year closes.

Level-5 has quickly become one of the Nintendo DS’s biggest supporters, with titles such as Inazuma Eleven and Professor Layton already performing well on the system. Come this December, Level-5 may have yet another Nintendo DS success story on their hands with Ni no Kuni.

Set to be released... Read more...

Despite its childlike visuals, Square Enix’s Klee Kuo says that Square Enix’s new handheld Final Fantasy is perfect for newcomers and veterans alike.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light has received some criticism during the past few months due to its childlike visual style. Some gamers have dismissed it as a children’s title and deemed it as not suited to franchise veterans.

Today, Square Enix’s Klee Kuo cleared the air surrounding... Read more...

The developer explains the "Super" in the title of their upcoming game.

When Scribblenauts launched for the Nintendo DS late last year, it elicited some criticism regarding its controls. 5th Cell took the criticism to heart, and this week Jeremiah Slaczka addressed the issue, bluntly stating that the new game is "way better" than the original.

When asked about the... Read more...

Creator of the best-selling Dreamcast game says Seaman may be heading to Nintendo’s new portable.

Seaman was released back in the 1990s for the Sega Dreamcast and eventually became its best-selling title, beating out other popular titles such as Resident Evil Code: Veronica.

Yoot Saito, mastermind behind the talking fish sensation, has been hinting at the possibility of the game hitting the Nintendo 3DS recently.

Xenoblade yields the top spot to Nintendo's other big title, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Yesterday we reported that Xenoblade fell out of the top spot in Japan’s sales chart, giving it up to Super Mario Galaxy 2. Even though Xenoblade took quite a dip, falling from the top to the fourth position in Media Create sales chart, the title's sales numbers weren't far behind the games in front of it.

Capcom’s new Nintendo DS game is set to be released in just a few short months.

Today Capcom announced that their upcoming Nintendo DS, Ōkamiden, is set to be released on September 30 for ¥5,040. Early purchasers will be given the opportunity to pick up a special stylus and screen cleaner.

In addition to this promotion, Capcom is also preparing a special bundle containing... Read more...

The 3D remakes for Final Fantasy V and VI ran into technical problems, but might see a return on 3DS.

The Final Fantasy V and VI DS remakes are currently on hold, according to Square Enix's Shinju Hashimoto in an interview with SiliconEra.

Hashimoto said the two games ran into technical problems, and with the advent of the 3DS, Square Enix decided to temporarily pull the plug on development.

The Wii Speak alternative won't work with existing games, for now.

One of the questions gamers had about PDP's upcoming Headbanger Headset - a Wii Speak replacement - was whether or not it would be compatible with existing games that utilize Wii Speak. Unfortunately, a PDP representative that we talked to recently confirmed that it is not compatible with existing games at the present time.

The company's CEO discusses multiple aspects of the gaming business in an interview with Forbes.

While speaking with Forbes at E3, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada had some very clear goals in terms of incorporating multiplayer gaming into his company's titles. The executive stated that, "In all of the games we will be releasing going forward, some kind of multiplayer element will be incorporated one way or another."

And you'll never believe what you might be shaking. Well, yeah, you probably would.

The Nintendo 3DS was recently demonstrated for analysts in Japan, and one of them blogged about not being able to find a demo that displayed the system's motion-sensing technology.

That is, until he overheard somebody talking about the Dead or Alive 3D demo. "I noticed that no one had shown... Read more...