DS is number one, Wii is number two; top four games and six out of the top ten are on Nintendo systems. Updated with some factoids from Nintendo.

Here are the hardware sales for the reporting period of June, which was actually a five-week month for NPD's purposes:

Nintendo DS - 561,000

Wii - 381,800

PlayStation 2 - 270,000*

PlayStation Portable - 230,100

Xbox 360 - 198,400

Game Boy Advance - 113,000*

PlayStation 3 - 98,500

14 Wii games and 2 DS games are included among a very competitive field of the best games of E3.

The Game Critics Awards has released its nominee list for the 2007. The GCAs are held every year at the conclusion of E3 and voted on by the heads of major gaming publications across America.

Nintendo-published games have been nominated eight times in seven different categories. All told, 14... Read more...

So that's how you play as Zero Suit Samus.

It was an interesting week over at the Dojo. The highlight of the week was probably the official unveiling of Zero Suit Samus. We''ll get to that in a bit.

New Song: Star Fox: Space ArmadaThis is a slightly different arrangement to a song that came right out of Melee. The composition supervisor... Read more...

Canadian store Future Shop lists a Red and Black DS Lite bundled with Brain Age 2, shipping August 20th.

Canadian retailer Future Shop (a Canadian subsidiary of Best Buy) has listed a DS Lite bundle that includes the system and Brain Age 2. What sets this bundle apart, however, is the DS Lite's "Crimson/Black" color combination. Its bottom half is black like an Onyx DS Lite, but its top half is a slick-looking red. The bundle includes a matching red and black carrying case and sells for $159.99 CDN (about $153.00 USD).

Shigeru Miyamoto and crew were spotted touring EA's Hotel Suite and playing their games.

When you talk to any informed gamer and any video game journalist about Nintendo and 3rd parties, the general consensus is that Nintendo could care less about them, but that all seems to be changing now. MTV's Gaming blog Multiplayer Blog reeled in some very interesting photos of Shigeru Miyamoto,... Read more...

Here's a bit more info on the game Nintendo showed with the Zapper last week. Includes 32-player online feature!

EA Announces Medal of Honor Heroes 2

Designed Specifically for the Wii and PSP and Featuring Support for the Wii Zapper

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced Medal of Honor Heroes™ 2, a new game from the critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor™ franchise designed completely from the ground up for the Wii™ from Nintendo and the PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system.

Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings Producer Eisuke Yokoyama confesses his interest in making a game with the balance board.

In an interview with IGN's Mary Jane Irwin, Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings' producer Eisuke Yokoyama revealed that he was interested in making a game that uses Wii Fit's Balance Board as a means of control. He gave no clue as to what the game might be, only referring to the possible title as "Final... Read more...

In-game achievements will generate a code that can be used to buy special Madden-themed rings on Jostens' website.

EA and Jostens Introduce “Ring of a Champion" to Madden NFL 08

Gamers Can Customize and Purchase Rings to Showcase Their Skills

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. and Jostens, Inc. today announced that the highly anticipated Madden NFL 08 for next generation consoles... Read more...

The Wii stock-car debuts August 12th with Greg Biffle behind the wheel of car No. 16

NINTENDO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH ROUSH FENWAY RACING

Nintendo to Debut Wii Paint Scheme at Watkins Glen on Roush Fenway No. 16 Nextel Cup Entry

Concord, N.C. - July 16, 2007 - Nintendo's record-selling Wii™ video game system takes video gaming to a whole new level with a partnership... Read more...

Ratings board lists 22 potential Virtual Console games including Super Mario Bros. 3, Sonic 3, and many others.

The following games have shown up on Australia's OFLC Classification database.

SUPER MARIO BROS. 3

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3

SHINOBI III: RETURN OF THE NINJA MASTER

LANDSTALKER: THE TREASURE OF KING NOLE

PROBOTECTOR II: RETURN OF THE EVIL FORCES [known as Super C in other regions]

SUPER TURRICAN

Nintendo cites assembly error, but there could be another reason.

Nintendo of Europe posted the following announcement on their website today:

[Mario Party 8] was launched in the UK today. Unfortunately we have discovered that a small number of games contain the wrong version of the disk due to an assembly error. We have therefore decided to recall all copies of the game from UK retailers so that this mistake can be corrected.

Here are the games you can expect to see for the Wii and DS at this year's show. See which games we have played, now updated through the end of the show!

The following is a list of games that Nintendo World Report has confirmed as making a playable appearance at the 2007 E3 Business and Media Summit. Note that some multiplatform games listed here may not be playable on a Nintendo system at the show, but if we can confirm the Wii or DS version is identical to the others, we'll still try to bring you preview coverage of those games.

Look! It's Smashville!

The blog this week revealed several new pieces of information. Probably the biggest news (which was actually revealed at Nintendo's E3 press conference), was the North American release date of December 3, 2007. Should we go get in line now? Anyway, here are the other new details.

Game Mechanics:... Read more...

No official title yet, but you'll be able to answer with gestures. No flipping the bird, please.

EA Announces First Wii Trivia Game

Fun and Collaborative Game Modes for All Ages

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--How smart are you? Do you know more than your Grandma about world history? Does your little sister know more than your Dad about sports? Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced... Read more...

EA bringing new version of critically-acclaimed cell phone RPG to the DS.

EA Announces id Software’s Award-Winning Orcs & Elves Series to Continue on Nintendo DS and Mobile

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the upcoming release of the award-winning¹ title Orcs & Elves® to the Nintendo DS™ and the second installment... Read more...

Series designed to appeal to girls between the ages of 6 and 14. Surprisingly, there's no "Imagine Math Professor".

Ubisoft Unveils Imagine™ Video Game Series for Girls

First Video Games in Series Available in October

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced its all-new Imagine™ series... Read more...

Developed by the creators of Excitebike 64, exclusive motocross racer arriving by the end of the year with online play.

Ubisoft Propels Nitrobike™ Exclusively Onto Wii™

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced it will release Nitrobike™ exclusively for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo.

Read and watch the Nintendo press conference live!

Sorry, lost the video stream... but it's back now in shaky cam mode.

8:43: Nintendo's E3 2007 conference hasn't started yet, but we are broadcasting live! Connect to http://kontek.net:8000/nwr.nsv.m3u using WinAMP. We'll also have a video recording in case you can't make the live program.

The first screenshots reveal how hand motions are mixed with dance steps. Also, check out the four-player mode and the Wii dance pad!

First thing's first: Konami has launched the official Japanese website for Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party. There's not much to see yet, other than a bunch of glowing quotes from Konami employees, who you wouldn't expect to be very critical of a new game from their Bemani department. Crazed DDR fans may want to watch the site for updates, though.

Find out what to expect from us from Santa Monica over the course of the next three days.

It's time for something new. The E3 Media and Business Summit in Santa Monica officially starts tonight with the Microsoft press conference, but the real show doesn't get underway for us until tomorrow morning's Nintendo press event. A multitude of hotel appointments and hangar showings is set to follow.