They also expect DS hardware and Wii software to do better than initially predicted.

In a press conference today in Japan, Nintendo announced that they would be raising their profit forecast figures for their 2007 fiscal year, set to end on March 31.

Previously, Nintendo was looking to make a net profit of 100 billion Yen ($870 million). Not anymore, since they now are looking... Read more...

It only took about a month for Nintendo to ship out that many.

Since its Japanese launch on December 2, Nintendo has sold 1,135,671 Wii consoles in the country. This figure was calculated by Famitsu on Sunday the 7th, so that means Nintendo went through that many systems in only 36 days.

Nintendo's worldwide sales target for the Wii was 4 million by the... Read more...

Ocarina of Time, Super Mario World, Mario Kart 64, and more are all coming within the next three months.

Ushering In The New Year

Wii Virtual Console Retro Goodness Revealed For Q1 2007

9 January 2007- Owners of Nintendo’s revolutionary games console, Wii are in for a retro treat at the start of 2007, with 36 new Virtual Console titles spanning Nintendo’s twenty-year history available... Read more...

This week's VC update sees three new releases, but curiously, Nintendo is nowhere to be found.

After last week's pittance, Nintendo decided to step aside and let some third parties take center stage. Along with last week's TG16 no-show, Konami and Hudson are packing a one-two punch for shoot-em'-up fans, who are no doubt in heaven right now. As always, you can get the vital info for each of this week's new releases and what our staff recommends for your persual.

Streets of Rage, Bonanza Bros. among Q1 2007 releases.

SEGA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW TITLES COMING TO Wii VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Five Additional SEGA Genesis Classics Will Soon Be Available for Download on the Wii™ Shop Channel

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (January 8, 2007) - SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced five titles from its... Read more...

It will be known as Eledees instead of Elebits and is set to come out this spring.

Eledees power-up Konami's first title for Wii

Konami details innovative use of Nintendo controller in search of tiny creatures called Eledees

Konami Digital Entertainment Europe has confirmed its first title for Nintendo’s New Generation Wii video game system. Entitled Eledees due... Read more...

A recently revealed vulnerability in the desktop version of Opera 9 can also crash the Wii version.

On January 5th, Opera Software revealed two security bugs in version 9.0x of its internet browser. Though patched in its most recently released version 9.10, the Internet Channel Trial Version used on the Wii is still affected since it is powered by Opera 9.0. iDefense Labs, discoverer of the bugs, notified Opera Software on November 16th of last year.

The Entertainment for All Expo will occupy E3's former home in October. Update: It's open to the public, but only if the public opens its wallet.

Update: Next-Gen talked with event organizer IDG and discovered that the "open to the public" title has a little asterisk attached to it. Interested attendees may be a little disappointed to hear that the show won't be free; the going rate for a three-day pass will be $100. $33 a day may be a small price to pay for some people, but until we know what is going to be at the show, will it be worth it?

The North American version of Naruto: Ninja Council 3 comes to the DS in the Spring.

NARUTO for the NINTENDO DS(TM) - Believe It!: TOMY and D3Publisher of America Announce the Upcoming Release of NARUTO(TM): Ninja Council(TM) 3 for the NINTENDO DS(TM)

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo DS(TM) owners will finally have a NARUTO game to call their own. TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher... Read more...

TG-16 game's VC release delayed by Hudson due to bugs.

As NWR's own Aaron Kaluszka noted in our forums, yesterday Hudson confirmed in a forum thread on their official site that the Virtual Console release of the TurboGrafx-16 game Dungeon Explorer has been delayed due to the need for bug fixes. On the company's forums, Hudson staff member "John Master Lee" states:

Tim and Chris Stamper have left the company they started almost 25 years ago.

When Rare Ltd. was purchased by Microsoft in 2002, it meant the end of the company's involvement with Nintendo's home consoles. Luckily, they've continued to support the Game Boy Advance (with games like It's Mr. Pants and Banjo Pilot), and later this year, they'll be releasing a new Diddy Kong Racing on the DS.

Nintendo follows up a merry Virtual Console Christmas with a not-so-happy VC New Year.

We'd like to wish Nintendo fans around the world a Happy New Year, because it seems as if Nintendo decided not to. This week's Virtual Console update is the worst since the service was launched, with only two new NES games available. (Actually, make that two old NES games.) Here's what they are and what we think of them.