The gaming market leader may be looking at their first annual profit decline in six years.

A combination of factors, including a decline in Wii console sales and the strengthening of the yen, may bring Nintendo to cut its earnings forecast and report its first annual profit decline since the fiscal year ended March 2004. Bloomberg reports that, in the consensus opinion of analysts, Nintendo's net income might fall as much as 11 percent to 249.3 billion yen ($2.7 billion) this fiscal year.

Konami and Nintendo team up for a special soccer game bundle in Japan.

A recent listing on Konami Style has revealed a black Classic Controller Pro bundle for Winning Eleven (a.k.a. Pro Evolution Socccer) Play Maker 2010 in Japan. The game is playable with either a Wii Remote/Nunchuk combination or a Classic Controller.

Winning Eleven Play Maker 2010 will be available... Read more...

Nintendo to launch black console bundle and controllers in Europe later this year.

Recently Nintendo of Europe announced that they will release a limited edition black Wii Console bundle in Europe. This bundle will include a black Wii console, black Wii Remote, black Nunchuk, black Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports, and Wii Sports Resort. Nintendo has also announced that the black Classic Controller Pro will be released in Europe as well.

Former NWR staff members Nick and Chessa DiMola are throwing a Halloween-themed marathon for charity.

Our friends at PixlBit have informed NWR that they hosting a Halloween-themed video game marathon for charity this weekend. The marathon will consist of three survival horror titles, Resident Evil (GameCube), Eternal Darkness (Gamecube), and Fatal Frame III: The Tormented (PlayStation 2). Viewers are encouraged to donate to St. Jude Children's Hospital in support of the marathon.

Overall game sales have gone up thanks to price cuts and anticipated releases.

The NPD Group has released their September sales data, showing a promising rise in sales thanks to price cuts and the release of several highly-anticipated games. Despite this positive movement, sales remained low with only a 1% rise (from $1.27 million to $1.28 million) in overall sales. This sales... Read more...

The sequel to LostWinds and Shootanto come to WiiWare, the arcade version of Rygar comes to Virtual Console, and five games based around the popular Domo character come to DSiWare.

This week in Nintendo Downloads brings us a total of eight games; one for Virtual Console, two for WiiWare, and five for DSiWare.

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias is the first title WiiWare this week. The game is a sequel to the original LostWinds, which was released as a WiiWare launch... Read more...

On his first Facebook status comment he says the following:

Tuesday to Seattle to record a new Mario game. I'm so excited! Woo hoo!!!!!

Last Friday on Facebook, he made another comment regarding his flight:

"Just finished recording a new Mario game in Seattle. What fun! And it's going to be a really fun one!!!"

Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Jenga, and Operation. There's nothing else you could possibly ask for.

Coming soon from EA is Hasbro Family Game Night 2, a collection of family games featuring Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. There are five games in all, including Operation, Connect 4x4, Jenga, Pictureka, and Bop It!.

The first trailer shows off the Hasbro Family Game Show mode, which features multiple characters battling it out on the set a game show.

The sequel to one of the first WiiWare titles arrives next Monday.

Nintendo and Frontier games have announced that LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias will hit the North American WiiWare service on October 19, 2009 for 1000 Wii Points.

Winter of the Melodias is a sequel to Lost Winds, one of the first WiiWare games to hit the service in May of 2008. It will once... Read more...

New footage includes four-player mayhem, exotic locales, and tricky obstacles.

Nintendo has released a brand-new gameplay trailer for New Super Mario. Bros Wii. Even more four-player gameplay is shown, along with power-ups including the Ice Flower (which freezes enemies into a big block of ice that can be used as a weapon) and the Penguin Suit (which allows players to slide around the stage).

Zero from Mega Man X and Joe the Condor from Gatchaman enter the fray in these new gameplay trailers.

Recently, Capcom revealed that Zero from Mega Man X and Joe the Condor from Science Ninja Team Gatachman are the two latest playable characters in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars. Capcom has also released two new gameplay trailers that show off each character's abilities.

Play as Pikachu and explore the colorful Pokemon world, play some mini-games, and take a few pictures.

Nintendo has formally announced a new Pokemon spin-off title called Pokepark Wii. The game, originally announced at a retailer conference in Japan, stars Pikachu as he interacts with other Pokemon characters by playing mini-games. More translated details were posted at PixlBit.Once the task is completed... Read more...

The online quest was successful in gathering player data.

Square Enix has shared the stats from their first online co-operative quest in Dragon Quest IX. A month ago, the company asked players to submit their player data via Nintendo Wi-Fi, with 500,000 submissions being the desired goal. Once players reached the total, they would receive a special visit from Dragon Quest Sword's French mage Fleurette.

Players who pre-order Tales of Graces in Japan will receive a special bonus.

Namco Bandai has announced that players who pre-order Tales of Graces will receive a special Tales of Vesperia-inspired bonus: a special download code that will allow them to receive costumes based on the lead Vesperia characters Yuri, Patty, and Rita. The costumes can be shown off during battle sequences and special events.

A song from Bon Jovi's latest album will be used to advertise Square Enix's next big Wii title in Japan.

Square Enix has announced that they will be using Bon Jovi's latest single, "We Weren't Born to Follow", in their Japanese television commercials for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. In the past, Square Enix has typically used songs from Asian artists to advertise their releases.

The toughest G-Force member and the most famous Mega Man X character are unveiled.

IGN has confirmed two more characters in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars. From the Tatsunoko side comes Joe the Condor. He joins Ken the Eagle and Jun the Swan as the third G-Force character in the game.

Representing Capcom is Zero from the Mega Man X series. Like Joe the Condor on the... Read more...

The twin behemoths have sold a combined 19 million copies in North America.

According to sales data provided to IGN by the NPD Group, Wii Play and Wii Fit are two of the top three best-selling games in North America this decade. Wii Play has sold 11.1 million copies since launching in February 2007, and Wii Fit has sold 7.9 million copies since this past April. Both titles... Read more...

Wii Remote to come packaged with Wii MotionPlus. UPDATED with pictures of the final packaging.

Nintendo has finally announced a North American release date for their black Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. The new color will be available on November 16, one day after the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

The black Wii Remote will be bundled with a black Wii MotionPlus accessory for $49.99, a $10 savings compared to buying them separately. The black Nunchuk will be sold individually for $19.99.

Players will be able to participate in tournaments and spend time with Mario and Sonic.

Sega of America has announced via their blog that they will be hosting an event at the Nintendo World Store in New York celebrating the release of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on the Wii and DS.

The event will take place on Saturday, October 17 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Attendees... Read more...

The developer of expanded audience games is seeing tough financial times.

UK-based developer Oxygen Games, known for creating budget games aimed at the casual audience, has announced that they have gone into administration (analogous to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.). This allows them to continue operating as a going concern while dealing with their creditors. The company has been assigned FA Simms & Partners Ltd. as overseers of the administration case.