Virtual Console sees no releases today, while DSiWare gets the most releases with five titles.

This week sees an oddball selection of titles for Nintendo's downloadable services. The Virtual Console didn't receive a title this week. WiiWare, however, did receive two titles. The first of these is Zombie Panic in Wonderland by Akaoni Studio, an action shooting game taking place in a fairy tale... Read more...

PROPE's quirky platformer will be released in North America courtesy of XSEED.

XSEED Games has announced that they have secured the North American publishing rights for PROPE's Wii and DS title "Ivy the Kiwi?".

The title is a 2D platformer in which players take on the role of a baby kiwi named Ivy. Ivy will search for his mother in fairytale book inspired worlds. Using... Read more...

Due to the platform's size limitations, Team Meat was forced to cut content from the game.

In the official development blog for Super Meat Boy, developer Edmund McMillen confirmed that the WiiWare version of the game will have content cut due to the service's limitations.

McMillen explained to a reader that "We are running into file size issues on the Wii (meaning we will have to cut... Read more...

Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus are now bundled with every Wii, in the color of your choice.

Today Nintendo Announced that the Black Wii will be launching on May 9, complete with Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus. The same bundle will be available with the classic white Wii system as well. Both colors will cost $199.99.

This black Wii bundle has been available in Europe and Japan previously, but this is the first time any new color scheme for the Wii console has been made available in North America.

Another relatively slow week in Japan as New Super Mario Bros. Wii is bumped into the runner-up spot.

Nintendo has been dominating the Japanese sales charts of late, and while that may still be true for the week ending April 25, this week they were prevented from claiming the top spot again. If it had not been for Square Enix, New Super Mario Bros. Wii would have made a third straight week atop the charts.

The Punch-Out!! developers are building Cybertron Adventures from the ground up.

Next Level Games (Punch-Out!!, Mario Strikers Charged) are working on Transformers: Cybertron Adventures, which is being made exclusively for Wii.

Like past Transformers game, players can play through an Autobot and a Decepticon story in the campaign mode. Cybertron Adventures will feature a similar storyline as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version, which will be called Transformers: War for Cybertron.

The Halo creators inked a 10-year deal with Activision with the stipulation that they'll retain the ownership of the franchise.

Activision announced that they have signed a 10-year publishing deal with Bungie, the former Microsoft-owned studio who created the Halo franchise.

The new property, which will hit all major platforms, is an "action game universe."

Despite the deal, Bungie will remain independent and own the rights to the new franchise. The specifics of the deal were not revealed, but Activision only holds exclusive rights to this specific property.

Watch the Legends from Sega's upcoming Tournament of Legends for Wii.

Sega has released the first in a series of videos showing the Legends from the 3D dueling game, Tournament of Legends.

This trailer introduces the Gladiator, Marcus Antonius, Hero of Rome and the Minotaur, and BraveHoof, The Defender of Nature. Marcus Antonius and BraveHoof are two of the mythological fighters you will be able to play against in 3D Weapon and Magic Duels.

The most recent Sims game on PC will make the move onto consoles this fall.

EA announced that The Sims 3 is in development for consoles including Wii and Nintendo DS, and is due for launch this fall. It will be based on the PC/Mac game of the same name.

The Wii version will include an exclusive beach town with unique residents and characteristics. There is also the... Read more...

Seth Killian, the Community Manager at Capcom, explains that the Wii brawler has performed better than they had anticipated.

In a recent interview regarding the "Capcom Vs." series, Seth Killian, the Community Manager at Capcom, spoke about the sales of Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars:

"[Tatsunoko Vs Capcom] certainly beat the initial expectations. It didn't set any land speed records, but it was... Read more...

Nintendo's President sat down with key team members from Treasure to discuss Sin & Punishment: Star Successor.

A new iteration of Iwata Asks, a recurring interview column in which NCL President Satoru Iwata sits down with developers of upcoming games to discuss their development process, has been released. This edition details Treasure Co. Ltd.'s experience making Sin & Punishment: Star Successor. Along for... Read more...

Gamers Down Under can get their Wii on for a lower price.

Effective April 29, Nintendo of Australia dropped the price of the Wii from $399.95 to $299.95, a decrease of 25%. In New Zealand, the cut is slightly less drastic, dropping from $499.95 to $399.95. This is the first time since the console launched in December 2006 that the system has received a price reduction in either region.

News is coming in from multiple sources, suggesting that your Wii gets a tan sometime next month.

According to multiple US retail chains, the black Wii will be hitting stateside sometime in the second half of May. The retailers, which included Wal-Mart and Frys, told CVG that a $199 black Wii bundle would contain the black Wii, Wii MotionPlus, Wii Sports, and Wii Sports Resort, along with a black Wii Remote and black Nunchuk.

Based off of the show's spin-off series, players will try out for a position on the team in Ghost Hunters Academy.

THQ and Syfy are making Ghost Hunters Academy, a DS game based off the television series, according to Joystiq.

While there isn't much information right now, players will jump into the role of a new recruit who has to try out for the paranormal investigation team and follow them around to different spooky locations.

An explanation has been offered up by the Big N for the release date shuffling.

Nintendo declared that the reason behind the recent delays of Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor was due to the high standards for the producers and developers involved, according to a statement given to IGN.

The company said: "As you may know, this game is the product of a... Read more...

There are six new titles on DSiWare, two new ones on WiiWare, and another Virtual Console title. Hopefully something will interest you.

Nine titles hit Nintendo's downloadable services this week, with six on DSiWare, two on WiiWare, and one on Virtual Console. Also, this week's addition to the Big Name Game section of WarioWare D.I.Y. is Meat Boy!, from Super Meat Boy developer Edmund McMillen.

First up on DSiWare is Ferrari... Read more...

Also, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is getting pushed back to late June, and a number of WiiWare and DSiWare titles are given release dates.

Today, Nintendo announced an update to the summer release schedule for Wii. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor will now launch on June 27, and Metroid: Other M is now confirmed for August 31. Previously, the titles were set for a June 6 and June 27 release respectively.

Nintendo also offered release... Read more...

Another slow week results in New Super Mario Bros. Wii holding onto the top spo

Video game sales in Japan have been on a decline as of late, and Media Create sales from the week ending April 18 certainly don’t show a bright outlook for the future.

For the second week in a row, New Super Mario Bros. Wii holds the top spot despite a 14% drop in sales. In the runner-up spot... Read more...

Mature Wii Gamers, Sega just can't quit you.

In an interview with IndustryGamers, Sega West President Mike Hayes comments on previous quotes from Sega executives, saying that any quotes that said Sega was dropping mature game development on Wii were "erroneous".

Hayes commented on the mature game market on the Wii, saying "Is it going... Read more...

Some online retailers are listing revised launch dates for both titles.

NeoGAF Forums user DarthButcher has posted that, according to his retail sources, Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment 2 might be delayed.

Apparently, some internal retailer lists are showing Metroid as changing from a June 27 date to TBD, while Sin & Punishment 2 has moved from its original... Read more...