Sales continue to decline as the Obon holiday effect wears off.

While Capcom’s Monster Hunter Diary: Pukapoka Ailu Village debuts atop the Japanese sales chart this week, all eyes are on Pokemon Black and Pokemon White as pre-orders continue to pick up steam. With both games due for release later this month, if Nintendo can meet demand the pair could represent the biggest-ever opening sales week for a Pokemon title in Japan.

An unofficial survey reveals that Japan is excited for RPG titles on 3DS.

In a survey conducted by Japanese gaming website, 4Gamer.net, players were asked what 3DS title they were looking forward to. Out of the 21,810 responses they received, many players answered that they were looking forward to Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest 3DS, despite the fact that neither title has been shown in any form.

Hollis believes that the remake is motivated by profits rather than passion.

In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, original GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark designer and producer, and former Rare employee Martin Hollis talks about Activision's Wii remake. He believes that the real reason for the game's existence is profit rather than passion, and doubts that the new... Read more...

Nintendo will be promoting a random Wii Party by including it in their next TV advertisement.

In honor of the release of Wii Party next month, Nintendo is holding a special contest. Players who participate and are chosen will have star in a TV ad for Wii Party. The entry form asks players questions about their ideal party, which includes why Nintendo should promote it, who would they invite... Read more...

Imagine really fast vertical Tetris combined with Operation.

Nintendo's Japanese website has been updated with a page for a new Nintendo-published WiiWare title.

Surinuke Anatousu, developed by Nintendo and Keys Factory, is a single player puzzle game where you direct a Tetris-like shape of varying configurations and sizes through gaps in the approaching... Read more...

The company's recent merger will allow "greater synergy" and strengthen the foundation of Atlus in Japan and the United States.

Atlus recently sent out an e-mail that contained a quote from Shinichi Suzuki, the president and CEO of Atlus USA, and should alleviate any worries about the future of the company following the announcement that Atlus Co. Ltd. was being absorbed into Index Holdings, the parent company of Atlus.

"We... Read more...

Kirby's Epic Yarn and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn accompany the pack on Nintendo's October Japanese release schedule.

Nintendo has revealed October's game release schedule for Japan, and included in the list is a surprise, Super Mario Collection Special Pack.  The package was revealed at a Nintendo retailer briefing today and includes a Wii version of Super Mario All-Stars, a booklet titled "Super Mario History... Read more...

The next game from the guys who made Henry Hatsworth won't be coming out this year.

Majesco confirmed today that Monster Tale isn't coming out until early 2011.

Originally slated for a December 2010 release, the game is listed by some retailers as coming out on March 15, 2011.

Monster Tale is a DS game developed by DreamRift, a studio made up of members of the team who made Henry... Read more...

With the game's imminent release, we give you one more batch of clips.

Recently, Japan received a third 30-second commercial, full of story teasing and the re-emergence of the mysterious female scientist. Japan Correspondent Matt Walker has the translation for you.

Additionally, the English version of the action-heavy "Story Trailer" has been posted by Nintendo, with a quick look at the members of the Federation's 07th Platoon.

A new documentary has the game's directors talking about its development.

A recently-released mini-documentary entitled "Metroid: Other M - The Challenge of Project M" features three of the driving forces behind Metroid: Other M discussing its development.  Series creator Yoshio Sakamoto, D-Rockets' Director of Presentation Ryuzi Kitaura, and Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi detailed their participation in, and philosophy regarding, the Other M project.

The Shin Megami Tensei and Trauma Center developer will no longer operate as an independent developer/publisher.

Japanese developer and publisher Atlus Co., Ltd. has been dissolved by parent company Index Holdings, which originally acquired the company on October 30, 2007. The parent company will continue to release games under the Atlus brand, merged with their mobile subsidiary Index, and Atlus will no longer... Read more...

It's a quiet week, with all titles fitting on one Nintendo Points card, should you choose to redeem it so.

This week brings us only one WiiWare and three DSiWare games, covering fewer subjects than the usual list of far and wide venues. We're only going to Elastic Land, space, notebooks, and keyboards this time.

If you're desperate for a new WiiWare title, your only option is Tales of Elastic Boy - Mission... Read more...

Get ready for the third entry in the series when it hits this year.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn is coming out on November 29, according to a recent press release from Nintendo.

This comes after the game's suspicious absence in Nintendo's fall release date press release.

The game takes place 30 years after the events of the first two Golden Sun games, and follows a... Read more...

The two models of the DSi are set to take a price plunge in just a few weeks.

Nintendo has announced plans to drop the prices of the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems on September 12. The DSi will fall from $169.99 to $149.99, and the DSi XL will fall from $189.99 to $169.99. The DS Lite will remain at an MSRP of $129.99.

This drop comes as Nintendo plans to unveil... Read more...

The $70 package includes the game, a figurine, a behind-the-scenes DVD, and more.

Disney Epic Mickey is getting the collector's edition treatment according to a recent listing by Toys R Us.

The package, retailing for $70, includes a copy of Disney Epic Mickey for Wii, a 5-inch Mickey figure, a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage and more, a stylized Wii Remote faceplate, and a pair of Wii console skins.

The watery puzzle game will be revealed at PAX next week.

Nintendo's official website has been updated with a game page for Fluidity, a "water action" title for WiiWare.

The description says the game combines a realistic water physics engine with puzzle gameplay. Liquid water, ice, and clouds will be used for solving puzzles within chapters of an illustrated... Read more...

Rising Star Games has announced a contest where they will give away copies of their upcoming Nintendo DS title.

European publisher Rising Star Games is giving away a copy each week, for the next five weeks, of PANG: Magical Michael for the Nintendo DS. To enter, all you need to do is watch the gameplay trailer on Rising Star Games' YouTube channel and send an email to comp@risingstargames.com identifying... Read more...

Art Academy has gone beyond and above Nintendo's expectations.

Nintendo’s Art Academy has turned out to be quite a hit in Europe, with the game topping the DS charts for two consecutive weeks thus far. The game also sits at number six in the All Formats Top 40 in the UK, despite it seeing supply constraints.

Retailers such as Amazon Marketplace have raised... Read more...

Sales plummet as Obon comes to an end.

Last week saw many games with large sales increases due to the mid-summer Obon holiday, but this week was quite the opposite. All of the games in this week’s top 20 had decreased sales, whether by a few hundred units or a couple of thousand. 

After ruling the roost last week due to an enormous... Read more...

Get ready to rock.

After teasing gamers for months, MTV and Harmonix have finally unveiled the complete song list for their upcoming Rock Band 3.  There will be 83 songs in total, featuring acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, Def Leppard, and INXS.

Rock Band 3 adds several innovations to the series, including... Read more...