The candles are people's souls!

Castlevania guru and cowboy hat lover Koji Igarashi recently sat down with Wired and Destructoid for interviews. While the questions generally overlap, here are the meatiest tidbits for you:

Sylvan White, the director of Stomp the Yard, has been tapped to helm the upcoming Castlevania live-action (not animated) movie. Igarashi is confident in White’s abilities, as the director is apparently a rabid fan of the games.

Nintendo raises its profit forecast and Wii shipment targets yet again.

It's that time of the year again. Nintendo has released its financial report for its second fiscal quarter, running April through December of this year, and the numbers are mind-boggling, as usual.

For the six months previous, Nintendo posted net sales of 694.8 billion yen ($6.1 billion), taking... Read more...

Also: save replays and send them to online friends.

A third character from the Kirby series has been confirmed as playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as King Dedede has now been revealed. He joins Meta Knight and Kirby himself in the expanding roster. Dedede was originally Kirby's arch-nemesis, although he has become more of a neutral character... Read more...

Nintendo’s VP of Marketing spills the beans on the past, present, and future of Wii.

In a wide-ranging interview with MTV’s Stephen Totilo, Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo’s outgoing Vice President of Marketing for the U.S., spoke about the performance of Wii during its first year in the marketplace, and hinted at what lies in the future for Wii fans. Kaplan began by speaking about Nintendo’s... Read more...

Britain's best games include Wii Sports, Okami, Bioshock.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gave out its annual video game awards last night at a ceremony in Battersea, London. Top winners include Wii Sports, which stormed six categories including the awards for Sports Game, Innovation, and Gameplay. The other significant Nintendo nominees... Read more...

The money printing continues for Japan's hottest company.

Nintendo's stock on the Osaka Securities Exchange shot up a staggering 7.8 percent today on the expectation that Nintendo could raise its profit forecasts Thursday. The continued global sales dominance of Wii and DS consoles is credited with pushing the stock to its current high of 68,800 yen (roughly... Read more...

Halo 3 tore up the charts, moving a lot of hardware with it.

In what must be a milestone event for Microsoft, the Xbox 360 edged out the Nintendo Wii by around 30,000 units this week. In terms of pure numbers, the Wii sold 501,000 units, while the 360 clocked in at just under 528,000. The DS came in third place, at 495,800, and the PSP continues to lead Sony... Read more...

Capcom's "Zelda clone" is on its way to Zelda's console. Updated with official announcement

As reported by European website Eurogamer, this week Capcom held a media event in London, England and revealed that their stellar PS2 title Okami is coming to Wii in Spring 2008. Ready at Dawn Studios, developers of the upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP, has confirmed on their website... Read more...

Little Mac and a control description highlight this week of updates!

The Dojo blog isn't the only place for information now, as several gameplay videos have been slipping out since a demo of the game has been made playable to the press and public. Still though, the demo was limited, so expect new information from the Dojo most of the time!

New Stage: New... Read more...

The budget puzzler can now be found in stores nationwide.

Break Open the Thermometer: Mercury Meltdown Revolution Launches on the Wii Today!

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Environmental poisons never play by the rules. Just when you think they are rounded up they give you the slip. Today worldwide videogame publisher and developer Ignition... Read more...

The North American release is now December 18th 2007.

DREAM BIG WITH NiGHTS FOR THE Wii

SEGA Announces NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams

Will Ship in December 2007

SAN FRANCISCO (October 15, 2007) - SEGA(r) of America, Inc. today

announced that NiGHTS(tm): Journey of Dreams for the Wii(tm) video game

console will ship December 18, 2007 in North America. The title, a

The performance will take place in the new Nokia Theatre, which opens during the E for All Expo.

VIDEO GAMES LIVE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUESTS FOR UPCOMING LOS ANGELES SHOW

Industry Luminaries From Around the World to Participate in Spectacular Game Music Concert

Concert Event to Help Launch New 7,000+ Seat Nokia Theatre at LA Live During EForAll Expo

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 16,... Read more...

The former PlayStation 3 exclusive made the jump due to the outlook of high development costs.

At E3 last year, Capcom announced that the latest game in its Monster Hunter RPG series, Monster Hunter 3, would be coming to the PlayStation 3. Little was heard of the game since that time.

Fast forward to Nintendo Conference 2007, where we learned that the same Monster Hunter 3 was in fact coming to the Wii, and exclusively at that. There must have been a reason for such a drastic swing in development focus, right?

"Nintendo has asked us to please make it."

In an interview with Game Informer, Shugo and Hiroyuki Takahashi, the brotherly duo in charge of developer Camelot Software Planning, explained that they are still very much interested in making another game in their studio's acclaimed handheld RPG series, Golden Sun.

"First of all, I love that... Read more...

An old favorite is returning to Super Smash Bros. Brawl with some new tricks.

More information about SSB Brawl's online features continues to trickle in. The newest bit of info pertains to the beloved Home Run Contest mini-game, in which you beat up the Sandbag pseudo-character and then smash it as far as you can. In Melee, a particularly long shot could unlock one of the... Read more...

This week: SONIC IN BRAWL! Coming next year!

Last week we were graced with a megaton announcement: Sonic the Hedgehog is in Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Finally, Mario gets the opportunity to beat the inferior mascot into a pulp. But all is not well in the world of Brawl. The next day we were notified that Brawl would slip into next year. This "launch" title is now pegged for February 2008. So now we want to know how these two announcements affect your excitement.

Some other things were announced over the last two weeks besides Sonic. We've got the summary!

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. We already know about Sonic. They used him to cushion the blow of the delay. I don't know about you, but I don't think it really helped. Hopefully more daily updates will do the trick.

New Character: LucasAs reported earlier, Lucas from Mother 3 will be... Read more...

Don't hold your breath for a holiday price drop.

Think $250 is too much for a Wii? Too bad! In an interview with Reuters, Nintendo of America’s vice president of marketing, George Harrison, confirmed that “We’ll stay at $249 for the foreseeable future. We are still selling everything we can make." So until Nintendo’s Wii sales start to decline, you’ll still have to shell out $250 for the console.

You're a girl named Julie in the 1970's. And go.

THQ Teams Up with American Girl to Create Video Games That Celebrate Girls

Game Based on New Julie™ Character is Now Available for Windows PC

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with American Girl, a division... Read more...

Bubble Bobble Double Shot, New Zealand Story Revolution coming to DS.

Ignition Entertainment Announces Partnership With Marvelous Entertainment

The Marvelous New Partnership Ignites With the Launch of Three Japanese Cult Arcade Classics

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ignition Entertainment, a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive software,... Read more...