Why does Namco have to mention some sort of anniversary with every press release?

"PAC-MAN WORLD(TM) 3" CHOMPS ITS WAY TO STORES

Pac-Man Marks His 25th Birthday with a New Multi-Platform Adventure

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 15, 2005) – Leading video games developer and

publisher Namco Hometek Inc. today announced that "Pac-Man World(TM) 3" has

begun shipping for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system,

Sonic Team and Dimps bring their magic to the DS.

SEGA SHIPS SONIC RUSH

Sonic Returns to His Roots in All-New Side-Scrolling Adventure, Exclusively on Nintendo DS

SAN FRANCISCO (November 15, 2005) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the release of Sonic Rush on the Nintendo DS™. Described by GameSpot.com as "the best Sonic game... Read more...

The anti-Sonic blasts his way to stores.

SEGA SHIPS SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG

Hero or Villain? Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox Owners Decide for Themselves

SAN FRANCISCO (November 15, 2005) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced the release of Shadow The Hedgehog for the Nintendo GameCube™, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment... Read more...

Louie returns to talk about a potential shooter from the minds behind Splinter Cell!

MEOW! Ahoy there, PGCers, it's me, Louie the Cat! I know it's been a while

since I've scampered around these parts, but I couldn't resist coming by for

another session of rumor-scouting. Don't worry about me being rusty, though,

I've been training hard ever since last year, honing my skills to perfection

Follow the clues, and earn a donation to charity. Comes complete with free warm, fuzzy feeling.

FIND DONKEY KONG, SAVE A CHIMP

Nov. 11, 2005

If you can help Donkey Kong®, you can help a real primate. To celebrate this week's release of Donkey Kong® Country 3 for Game Boy® Advance and Game Boy® Micro, Nintendo is hosting a Where's DK? Search Event through Nov. 21. Participants must follow the clues on www.whereisdonkeykong.com to discover his whereabouts and earn a donation to charity.

Confirmation of Revolution being the cheapest of the bunch, and also the final & official word on high-definition support.

Chris Morris has another piece up in his weekly Game Over column at CNN Money, and this time around he got a chance to talk to Nintendo's VP of Sales and Marketing, Reggie Fils-Aime. The chat doesn't give us anything earth-shattering, but it does manage to tie up some loose ends on some of the Revolution question marks still out there.

Where do Babies Come From? will be known as The Rub Rabbits!

SEGA ANNOUNCES THE RUB RABBITS!

Rub It! Love It! Rabbit!

SAN FRANCISCO (November 10, 2005) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that they will publish The Rub Rabbits!™ exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ system. Developed by SONIC TEAM, the creators of Feel... Read more...

This will sure go great with that dance pad you probably just got with Mario, hint hint.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - November 8, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment -

America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced

that Karaoke RevolutionR Party for the PlayStationR2 computer entertainment

system, XboxR video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and

The veteran EAD producer also mentions what he has cooking on Revolution.

Game|Life, Chris Kohler's new gaming blog for Wired News, has a revealing new interview with Hideki Konno, Producer at Nintendo EAD and the man in charge of both Nintendogs and Mario Kart DS. Here are a couple of choice excerpts:

Game|Life: Any plans for Nintendogs on Wi-Fi?

Konno: We have... Read more...

2 new characters, 86 mini-games, 8 players, and even a $99.99 bundle.

NINTENDO'S MARIO PARTY 7 OFFERS PLAYERS A PASSPORT TO FUN

Popular Series Introduces Awesome Eight-Player Action and a Bundled Value

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 7, 2005 – Imagine your closest friends embarking on a cruise ship to some of the most awe-inspiring destinations around the world and... Read more...

This charity auction gives you a chance to grab some rare, often silly, but definitely cool promo items.

For the past few years, the guys at Penny Arcade have been running a charity called Child's Play, which provides video games to children who are bed-ridden in hospitals around the U.S. In fact, this year the program is serving children's hospitals around the world. Child's Play is like a gaming-specific version of Toys for Tots, and we definitely recommend that you check it out and consider offering your support.

EarthBound 2 (or Mother 3, depending on the region) is alive and well, according to series creator Shigetsao Itoi. Updated with the official game teaser site!

It's been a long time coming, but EarthBound / Mother creator Shigetsao Itoi has finally made an announcement regarding the ever-mysterious Mother 3 (or EarthBound 2, as it'll probably be called in the states) on his website. According to Starmen's translation, Itoi had this to say:

"I've worried people quite a bit this whole time, but I'm happy to report that Mother 3 for Game Boy Advance is nearing release."

The top-selling Game Boy Micro color in Japan will make the overseas trip that its inspiration never achieved.

OLD FAVORITE NINTENDO IS NEW AGAIN

WITH RETRO-STYLED GAME BOY MICRO

Limited-Edition Micro and $10 Coupon Celebrate 20th Anniversary of the NES

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 5, 2005 – To celebrate 20 years of unprecedented success in the video game industry, Nintendo is making its newest game system look exactly like its first one – only much smaller.

The extremely popular Brain games for DS are coming to America. Also: a new Micro color...

One of the big news items out of Nintendo's ongoing press event in Redmond is that both of Nintendo's Brain games are being localized for a North American release under the names Brain Training and Brain Flex. Both games have been best sellers in Japan, with particularly high sales to older DS owners. Release dates for these games will be forthcoming.

1xDS + 1xMario Kart DS = £100. Sorted.

Ready, Steady - It's All Go For Mario Kart As A Nintendo DS Bundle Roars Into Play

3rd November 2005 – Nintendo is celebrating the launch of its eagerly anticipated Mario Kart DS game with an exclusive Nintendo DS bundle, launching on 25th November 2005. Not only will new owners be able to... Read more...

Viewtiful Joe, Phoenix Wright, and Mega Man all get some Nintendo love.

Nintendo Of Europe Announces Distribution Deal With Capcom

3rd November 2005 – Nintendo of Europe has announced it will be adding an exciting line-up from Capcom to its expansive catalogue of Q1 games releases. Nintendo will be distributing Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble, Phoenix Wright: Ace... Read more...

Unfortunately, you'll have to buy the Xbox or PS2 version to play it.

Nintendo fans hoping to get their hands on the upcoming Starcraft: Ghost were met with disappointing news today when a Blizzard employee confessed the following on the Battle.NET message board:

" Unfortunately the GameCube version of the game was decided to be dropped. In order to provide the... Read more...

If Nintendo gets their way, the official spec sheet for the Revolution may never be made public.

Eurogamer.net is reporting that in an interview with Dutch game magazine [N]Gamer, Nintendo of Europe's marketing director Jim Merrick says that Nintendo may decide to not reveal detailed Revolution hardware specifications to the public.

The reasoning behind this, according to Merrick, is that... Read more...

If you have a thing for hair, then the Trollz have a game for you. BFFL!

UBISOFT’S TROLLZ: HAIR AFFAIR FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE SHIPS TO RETAIL

The Hot and Fashionable Trollz Are the Stars of Their Very Own Video Game for “Tween” Girls

SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 1, 2005 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that Trollz:... Read more...

Ed, Edd, n Eddy get the Sonic Heroes treatment in Midway's new multiplatform platformer, in stores this week!

Midway and Cartoon Network Enterprises Ship the Outrageously Wacky Ed, Edd N Eddy: The Mis-Edventures; Top-Rated Animated Kids Show Now Available For All Major Platforms

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005--Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher... Read more...