From tournaments to cosplay, this tour has it all.

Nintendo will be heading to Mexico for the first time with the Nintendo Tour in three different venues. An exclusive tour of events is underway, featuring cosplay contests, a Nintendo time tunnel, tournaments, new Wii and DS games to sample, and lots of Nintendo products available for purchase.

Renegade Kid talks about Dementium: The Ward, their upcoming DS shooter Moon, and gives advice on entering the games industry.

In 2007, Jools Watsham and Gregg Hargrove formed the development studio Renegade Kid. The developer first gained notice in the gaming community with their survivor horror title Dementium: The Ward. N-Europe recently had a chance to chat with Jools Watsham the Creative Director of Renegade Kid. In the interview, Watsham discussed Dementium: The Ward and their upcoming first-person shooter Moon.

Features 28 songs spanning nearly four decades of music.

Activision Publishing Inc. revealed the complete song list for the newest addition to their portable Guitar Hero series, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades.

By far one of the most versatile Guitar Hero's yet, Decade's variety spans nearly forty years worth of rock music, and all 28 recordings are master tracks.

Iwata says a fall 2009 release would "probably be too late."

Nintendo's DSi may have just arrived on store shelves in Japan, but the handheld game player has yet to release in overseas markets. However, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently offered hope that availability would come sooner rather than later.

"An autumn or year-end [2009] launch would... Read more...

The sequels offer new dancing stars, new gameplay features, and "Bootylicious."

Last week, Activision announced that its new Dancing With The Stars games have made their way to store shelves. Dancing With The Stars: We Dance! is available for the Nintendo Wii and DS, and is the follow-up to last year's game version of the hit ABC show.

This time around, the Wii version boasts... Read more...

Nintendo shows some new titles that Wii and DSi owners will be able to download this December in Japan.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently held a financial report meeting in Japan, revealing some new information on titles that will be available on the Nintendo DSi download service.

The first title announced for the DSi Ware service was Utsusu: Made in Wario ("utsusu" can be roughly translated... Read more...

Create and design the ultimate dream house for your clients.

Earlier this week Big Blue Bubble announced the release of their first WiiWare title, Home Sweet Home. Previously only available on the PC, the new WiiWare version allows for a distinct feel made possible through the use of motion control.

Home Sweet Home is a simulation where the player must... Read more...

WiiWare offers both alien pinball and interior design gameplay this week, and the Virtual Console adds a Sega Master System classic.

Wii downloaders this week have a new trio of choices this week. Hudson Entertainment's Alien Crush Returns has become available for WiiWare, as has Big Blue Bubble's Home Sweet Home. On the retro side of things, the classic Space Harrier has been made available via the Sega Master System library.

The real-time strategy game Robocalypse and the football game Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff are heading to the DS later in November.

Tecmo recently announced that Robocalypse and Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff have gone gold and will be released on the DS later this month. Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff hopes to deliver an updated version of the classic arcade style gameplay that the gridiron series is known for. Set in the future, Robocalypse is a real-time strategy game that allows players to control all the action with the stylus.

Based off the popular "For Dummies" book series, EA is bringing simple travel games to the DS with Travel Games For Dummies.

EA recently announced the arrival of Travel Games For Dummies on DS. The game contains three primary games: Solitaire, Sudoku, and Crosswords. There are 10 different Solitaire games included ranging from Klondike to Pyramid, and hundreds of Sudoku and Crossword puzzles. Sudoku and Crosswords both... Read more...

EA's latest MySims game tasks players with not just customizing King Roland's magical kingdom, but rebuilding it too.

Electronic Arts recently announced the release of two new MySims games, one for Wii and one for DS. Both titled MySims Kingdom, the new games revolve around King Roland and his subjects as they try to revitalize the Kingdom.

The Wii version spans multiple mystical lands as the player must rebuild... Read more...

Using the included NERF SWITCH SHOT EX-3 blaster peripheral, players can complete digital missions in the video game or shoot real darts at their buddies.

Electronic Arts recently announced that NERF N-Strike for Wii has hit store shelves nationwide. Players are encouraged to enter the secret NERF training facility with guns-a-blazing so that they can conquer the various missions and become the greatest NERF sharpshooter in the universe.

A diverse... Read more...

PBR allows Wii players to experience the excitement of bull riding from the perspective of the rider or that of the bull.

Crave Entertainment and Professional Bull Riders (PBR) recently announced that PRB Out of the Chute for Wii is on its way to stores. Thrust into the adrenaline filled world of bull riding, players can compete in the PBR season as popular riders like Justin McBride and Chris Shivers. Players can also... Read more...

Wii and DS software will be showcased at major retail locations up and down the British Isles, providing pre-release demos of Wii Music and Animal Crossing.

Nintendo UK has announced that it is embarking on Christmas tours of major retail locations across Britain and Ireland to showcase upcoming titles for Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as already-popular ones. The two highly successful platforms will each have their own set of tour dates, starting from the end of October and finishing just a few days before Christmas.

A new WiiWare channel lets you watch TV and movies on your Japanese Wii.

Fujisoft announced this week that it is to launch a rather unique WiiWare title for Japan in December. Simply called "Everyone’s Theater Wii", the channel will allow users to stream TV shows and movies directly to their Wii.

The initial download of the channel will cost 500 Nintendo Points, and each piece of content will cost additional points to view. No details have been released on pricing or what kind of titles will be available.

Build-A-Bear Workshop A Friend Fur All Seasons offers mini-games and buildable bears for the whole family.

The Game Factory's Build-A-Bear Workshop game on the DS has shipped more than 350,000 units to date, and now Neko Entertainment has developed the Wii its own entry in the cuddly franchise.

Build-A-Bear Workshop A Friend Fur All Seasons offers more than 20 different mini-games, ranging from ice-skating... Read more...

The first three DS titles in Ubisoft's new brand are Ener-G Dance Squad, Ener-G Gym Rockets, and Ener-G Horse Riders.

The first three games from the Ener-G brand, a line of titles that Ubisoft is calling the "first series of girl's sports games," are now available on store shelves. Seeking to offer up a series of sports-based titles aimed uniquely at the emerging female market, the first Nintendo DS Ener-G games feature modern dance (Ener-G Dance Squad), gymnastics (Ener-G Gym Rockets), and horseback riding (Ener-G Horse Riders).

High Voltage's anticipated first-person shooter is set for a spring 2009 release.

Today Sega announced that they will be publishing High Voltage's highly anticipated Wii game, The Conduit. "[It] is one of the most talked-about Wii games this year and High Voltage Software has only scratched the surface of the game in terms of what they have shown so far," said Simon Jeffery, President... Read more...

EA Casual brings the popular board game to Wii supplemented with a Richest Mode lasting 30 minutes or less, as well as 12 mini-games.

EA Casual recently announced the release of Monopoly for Wii. Hot on the heels of Hasbro's new Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition board game, Monopoly brings the popular 70-year old board game to Wii using simple controls and accessible gameplay. In the normal game, up to four players can compete on a variety of never-before-seen boards ranging from a jungle board to one containing dessert items.

Cooking Mama World Kitchen features new 3D visuals, a co-operative mode, and 51 recipes.

Majesco recently announced that the food preparation simulator Cooking Mama World Kitchen for Wii is ready for production. Players will have the opportunity to cook over 50 culinary delights, such as ratatouille or pancakes, with or without a friend.

For the sequel, the graphics have received... Read more...