The huge line-up includes Star Fox Command, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2, and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

New Year, Great New DS Experiences!

Nintendo reveals Nintendo DS release schedule for Q1 2007

19th December 2006 – With the new year fast approaching it’s time to look forward to a great array of games for the Nintendo DS that are sure to brighten up those January blues. With Mario and... Read more...

Popular internet flash game will utilize stylus and Wii Remote's drawing potential.

INXILE ENTERTAINMENT AQUIRES CONSOLE RIGHTS TO HIT INTERNET GAME LINE RIDER™!

Nintendo DS & Nintendo Wii Games Scheduled For Spring 2007

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Dec. 19, 2006 – Having already amassed a worldwide cult following on the internet, inXile entertainment announced today... Read more...

EA Los Angeles brings the Medal of Honor series to Wii in March.

RELIVE WWII’S MOST HEROIC MOMENTS WITH EA’S MEDAL OF HONOR VANGUARD

Acclaimed World War II First Person Shooter Franchise Debuts on Wii Platform

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., December 19, 2006 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced Medal of Honor Vanguard™, the... Read more...

For once the PAL gamers get something first! Updated!: The Forecast Channel is now available in the US as well!

If you're lucky enough to live in Europe or Australia, go turn on your Wii and check out the Forecast Channel. After a system update, you'll be able to check out the weather all around the globe. Those of us in North America will have to wait for Wednesday the 20th to roll around before we can stop going to weather.com and start spinning the Wii's weather globe.

Our take on which games you should buy for Virtual Console this week.

We love the Virtual Console here at Nintendo World Report, but let's be honest: some of the games are just not worth your money. Variety is the spice of life, sure, but some spices are best left on the rack. That's why we've decided to offer our quick take on which games are worth your cash, every... Read more...

Game combines Sudoku and Kakuro math games into one cartridge.

Puzzle Fans Celebrate as Crave Entertainment Announces Sudokuro

Newport Beach, Calif. - Dec 12, 2006 Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames for the casual gamer, today announced plans to publish Sudokuro for the Nintendo DS(tm) handheld system. Featuring both the incredibly... Read more...

Wii game to be "based on" last year's The Two Thrones. In other words, it's a port.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES PRINCE OF PERSIA® RIVAL SWORDS FOR Wii™

The Prince of Persia Returns March 2007

SAN FRANCISO, CA – December 18, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced Prince of Persia® Rival Swords will ship in March 2007 for the Wii™.... Read more...

Square-Enix continues its string of "Ivalice Alliance" games.

Square-Enix loves Ivalice. As part of their newly announced Ivalice Alliance line up titles and just days after revealing Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSP, Square-Enix announced Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Fuketsu no Gurimoa for the Nintendo DS (Tentatively translated as “Sealed Cave of Gurimoa" for now).

Marble Madness-inspired puzzle game for PS2 is coming to Wii.

Mercury Meltdown Revolution Rolls toward the Wii™

Ignition Entertainment to Incorporate Wii Remote Motion Control into Brain-Teaser’s Gameplay

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Ignition Entertainment™ announced it will publish the addictive puzzle game Mercury Meltdown Revolution™ for the Wii™ home video game system.

As per usual, Hudson is ready to spill the beans before anyone else: Military Madness is coming to Virtual Console.

Hudson's website has updated to include a Virtual Console title only announced previously for European markets. Typically, Hudson's updates indicate that the new title will be released on VC the following Monday, so expect Military Madness for the Turbo-Grafx 16 to be available for download in just two short days.

Numerous reports of failing straps cause Nintendo to issue free replacements.

It's been just shy of a month since Wii made its world-wide debut in North America, and the console seems to be doing quite well by standard measurements. However, the launch has not been without its hic-ups. A few software bugs in the form of an obscure Zelda show-stopper and slightly unstable... Read more...

Seven games and six control configurations await you in this collection of two-dimensional shooters.

Metal Slug Anthology ships for Wii™

Comprehensive Collection Includes Seven Titles from SNK PLAYMORE Hit Arcade Franchise

Wall, NJ - Dec 14, 2006 SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION, the U.S. publishing arm of the SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, announced today that METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY for Wii™ is shipping to retailers across North America.

Game is a resurrection of an old Sega arcade title and has no connection with the previously announced Alien movie franchise games.

SEGA’S 'ALIEN SYNDROME' VENTURING ONTO THE WII AND PSP® SYSTEM

Action-RPG Meets Fast-Paced Sci-Fi in an All-New Adventure

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON (December 12, 2006) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe, Ltd. today announced they will be publishing Alien Syndrome, a fast-paced... Read more...

Square Enix reveals the U.S. name of their next big DS release.

Today, Square Enix's Slime Knights website revealed that the game's U.S. title will apparently be Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Skies.

They also reveal a few gameplay hints, describing the 4-Player Wi-Fi gameplay as likely being "active battles with characters...controlling their own movement.... Read more...

Naruto 4 and Jump Super Stars are on the twin retailers' DS game listing.

Importing games from Japan has always been a gray area in the world of retail videogames. Even with the game region-free Nintendo DS and PSP, companies like Nintendo and Sony tend to frown upon consumers getting games and hardware from different countries.

It's surprising, then, to see that... Read more...

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 will be coming out in Europe next March. It will also include six extra characters and one new battle arena that aren't present in the NA release.

European Release Of First Next-Generation Dragon Ball Z Game

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for WiiTM Scheduled for March 2007 European Release

LYON, FRANCE – 12 December 2006 – Atari Europe today announced that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for Wii is scheduled for European... Read more...

One of the most original Wii launch window titles is on its way to stores.

Konami’s First Game for the Wii Exudes Innovation with Groundbreaking Control Scheme, Unique Gameplay and Memorable Characters

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 12, 2006 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has shipped Elebits™ exclusively for the Wii™ to retail... Read more...

The rundown on today's Virtual Console releases.

Today saw the release of four games for the Virtual Console: two for the Sega Genesis, and one each for Turbo Grafx 16 and Nintendo Entertainment System. Today's games are:

Alien Crush for the Turbo Grafx 16

Originally released in 1989, Alien Crush is a single player pinball game developed by Hudson Soft with an extraterrestrial theme.

DS version delayed until March.

RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS(TM) INVADES STORES FOR THE PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM, GAME BOY® ADVANCE AND WINDOWS® PC

SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 11, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced Rayman Raving Rabbids(TM), the fourth installment... Read more...

The Twentieth Century Fox property isn't tied to a system (or systems) yet - games coming in 2009.

SEGA AND TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX LICENSING & MERCHANDISING TO BRING ALIEN FRANCHISE TO NEXT-GEN SYSTEMS

Newest License Underscores Key Strategy for SEGA Growth While Reinvigorating Classic Fan Favorite

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (December 11, 2006) – SEGA® of America Inc., SEGA® Europe Ltd.... Read more...