Potentially dangerous counterfeit Nintendo DS systems, bought for cheap at Asian websites, could cause harm to consumers.

Parents should be especially careful this holiday season because they may accidentally purchase a counterfeit DS Lite. In the United Kingdom, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has reported that they have intercepted a large number of phony Nintendo DS and DS Lite consoles. Not only did Nintendo confirm... Read more...

UPDATE: Nintendo denies reports of internal Wii Remote upgrade.

Sales of the Wii, and the Wii Remote controller, are through the roof. That means good times for the companies that manufacture the microchip accelerometers that allow them to detect motion. However, Nikkei Microdevices reports that Nintendo has been measuring their options by considering other companies that can supply motion sensing chips.

Nintendo clears any concerns regarding a used Wii Speak purchase.

Lately there has been much controversy over Nintendo's alleged discrimination against the used games market with their latest peripheral, Wii Speak. However, contrary to initial reports, Nintendo is not barring people who have purchased a used Wii Speak from the ability to download the Wii Speak channel by restricting the availability of Wii Speak Channel download codes, which are included with purchases of the Wii Speak peripheral.

National Geographic hopes to create games that are educational and fun.

Well known for their journalism and educational programming, nonprofit National Geographic has decided to take a step into the world of video games.

The National Geographic Ventures unit will be teaming up with different publishers to design games based off their wealth of expertise for the PC,... Read more...

The ten toys, encompassing a variety of Nintendo characters, are available in Club BK meals.

Burger King's latest Club BK toy promotion will feature ten unique Nintendo themed items. Including a couple entries from the Donkey Kong series, a few others from Super Mario Galaxy, and a Metroid magnetic ball puzzle, the toys encompass Nintendo's most recognizable characters. Many of the toys involve usage of a magnetic Wii Remote pointer toy to simulate real Wii control.

Nintendo keeps controls simple for the GameCube port in an effort to entice Wii Sports Tennis players.

Details of the latest Play It On Wii title have emerged from Japanese online magazine Inside-Games. Mario Power Tennis (known as Mario Tennis GC in Japan) will be released in the Japanese market in January 2009 and will sport a new control scheme to take advantage of the Wii's motion controller.

Even media are affected by Nintendo's demographic shift, especially when it is "no longer in line with Imagine Publishing's target readership."

It's not just gaming pundits who are concerned about Nintendo's blue ocean demographic shift, but magazine publishers as well. UK-based Imagine Publishing is reportedly suspending its Wii, DS, and retro-focused N•Revolution gaming magazine, which recently released its 29th issue.

According... Read more...

Atari will publish the game based on the mouse tale, instead of the departed Brash Entertainment

According to a story in Variety, Atari will be publishing the video game adaptations of the upcoming animated film, The Tale of Despereaux for Wii and DS. Both versions were originally to be published by the now defunct company Brash Entertainment. The Wii version was being produced by Brash which... Read more...

Mama is back, but this time she is equipped with gardening tools.

Majesco Entertainment recently announced that Gardening Mama will be released on DS next year in North America and Europe. Players will have the opportunity to grow and nurture a virtual garden that can produce a variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

In Gardening Mama, the DS stylus will... Read more...

Q Entertainment's Tetsuya Mizuguchi is working on a new game exclusively for Wii.

Rez creator and head of Q Entertainemnt, Tetsuya Mizuguchi, revealed today that he is currently working on an exclusive Wii music game. Published by Atari, the rhythm title, entitled QJ, is said to feature a unique premise and visuals alongside house techno music.

No other information or release dates were specified.

With the release of Re:Chain of Memories on the PlayStation 2, Square Enix has snuck in a confirmation of the DS title's existence in North America.

Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios announced today that the Japanese DS entry to the Kingdom Hearts series, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, is due for release in North America as well.

The game, as with the rest of the Kingdom Hearts games, will combine Final Fantasy characters along with... Read more...

Players will be able to defeat monsters that span both DS screens in the upcoming RPG from Square Enix.

A recent issue of Famitsū revealed a number of new details about Square Enix's upcoming RPG, Blood of Bahamut. Designed for the DS, players will face an assortment of giant beasts that fill both screens.

Blood of Bahamut is set in a world where humans have created their homes on top of humongous... Read more...

The dog and rabbity-thing will return to Wii in 2009 for a second season.

Atari has announced today that they will publish the second season of TellTale's Sam & Max series for Wii. The episodic PC game will be bundled into a single retail package and shipped to retailers sometime next year.

Sam & Max Season Two will feature five intertwining, but separate episodes... Read more...

The Nintendo 64 boxing franchise returns to Wii early next year.

Atari announced today plans to publish a new iteration of the Ready 2 Rumble series, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution. Developed by AKI Corporation, the game will feature a roster of eighteen fighters all based on celebrities from the worlds of sports, music, and movies.

Players will throw punches... Read more...

The Grasshopper-developed survival horror sequel will be released early next year in PAL territory, courtesy of NoE.

The most recent issue of the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine has revealed that Nintendo of Europe will be publishing Fatal Frame 4 across Europe, projecting a release date sometime during February 2009. A partial scan of the magazine confirming the information has been posted at GoNintendo and elsewhere.

The developers of Excite Truck are currently working on a project for Nintendo that is so secret that computer screens must be darkened when deliverymen stop by.

Locally Grown Northfield, a blog that focuses on the town of Northfield, Minnesota, had an interview with Monster Games' founder Richard Garcia last month. In the interview, Garcia confirmed that the small development house has been "working on a top-secret video game for Nintendo" for the past two... Read more...

This week brings the long-awaited Space Invaders: Get Even along with another for WiiWare and a redundant Virtual Console release.

This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare update brings us two new titles alongside an entry from an already represented Wii series.

Space Invaders: Get Even is the first WiiWare release of the week and it gives players a new take on the Space Invaders franchise. Rather than controlling the typical... Read more...

This year's marathon of gaming masochism aims to raise even more money for the Child's Play charity.

For the past few years, we've tried to raise awareness of Penny Arcade's charity organization, Child's Play. In addition to directly donating money and toys for hospitalized children around the world, there are various opportunities to get involved through side-events supporting the charity. For... Read more...

Cubello, Cue Sports, Strong Bad Episode 3, and Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam make for an unusually substantial update to the PAL Wii Shop Channel.

This week's update to the PAL Wii Shop Channel brings four new WiiWare games for gamers across Europe and Australia to download:

CUBELLO (600 Wii Points) is the first in the series of Art Style games to launch in PAL territories, with ROTOHEX and ORBIENT set to release over the next two weeks.... Read more...

Kirby proves he’s still a Super Star in his native country, while the DSi kills the DS Lite.

Animal Crossing: City Folk is yet to be released in Japan and Konami are taking full advantage releasing their own life simulation game. Tongari Boushi (which roughly translates to The Pointy Hat and The Witch) made a decent entry at No.3 on the weekly Japanese software charts, probably a lot higher... Read more...