The Pokemon developers have their hands all over the next Nintendo DS.

The Pokemon Company has a development kit for an unreleased iteration of the Nintendo DS handheld, according to an insider who spoke to CVG.

The source revealed that several other developers also have access to the new hardware, which includes motion-sensing capabilities similar in nature to the Apple iPhone, but with more functionality. The source did not expect the hardware to be revealed to the public in March at GDC.

River City Soccer Hooligans and River City Super Sports Challenge are heading to North America.

Aksys Games is reviving the River City brand with River City Soccer Hooligans and River City Super Sports Challenge, two DS sports games that were released in Japan last year as part of the popular Kunio series. In North America, the Kunio series is known primarily for River City Ransom and Super Dodgeball.

The studio responsible for Sonic Advance and Rush are working on the WiiWare title.

A listing on Xbox.com

reveals that Dimps is developing Sonic the Hedgehog 4, according to

Kotaku.

Dimps previously worked on the Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush series,

and the day-time stages of Sonic Unleashed.

The team, located in Japan, was founded by former SNK employees and

has also worked on Street Fighter IV, the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

A U.S. release for the DS sequel is still not confirmed.

Okamiden is now trademarked in North America, according to SiliconEra.

The name was also trademarked in Europe recently, and while this still

doesn't confirm a release outside of Japan, it makes it very likely.

Capcom also trademarked Ghost Trick, a puzzle game already confirmed

for a worldwide release, and Exed Exes, which is a vertical

The adventure begins this March.

Today, Rising Star Games revealed March 19 to be the release date for the European version of Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon.

The game, set in post-apocalyptic Japan, allows the player to experience an empty, surreal landscape while using the Wii Remote as a weapon and also as a light.... Read more...

In addition to a release date Capcom details Mega Man's new weapons.

Capcom has announced a release date for Mega Man 10. The WiiWare version will be the first version to be released, with the Blue Bomber's latest adventure launching March 1.

Along with the official release date, Capcom has given information about the eight new weapons Mega Man will be able to... Read more...

This week, dig your knuckles into some justice, or just aim for the triple word score.

This week we have nine new games available across Nintendo's digital platforms, with three for WiiWare, five for DSiWare, and one for Virtual Console.

First up for WiiWare, is Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All, available for 1,000 Wii Points ($10). This is the second title in the... Read more...

Feel the love with the man of iron and his friend War Machine.

The first Iron Man movie was extremely successful, and not just in box office sales. The movie received high critical and fan praise for a solid and true adaptation of the Marvel superhero, as well as the performance of lead actor Robert Downey Jr. The release of the film was also accompanied with a video game adaptation published by Sega.

Pre-order the Wii exclusive RPG at GameStop and receive a soundtrack CD.

XSEED Games announced a special pre-order offer for Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon, an upcoming Wii role-playing game from Tri-Crescendo.

Players who pre-order it at GameStop will receive a CD called "Moonlight Tracks," featuring 12 songs from the game's soundtrack, including both the opening and ending songs in Japanese. The offer will be available while supplies last.

The fast-paced logic game will have you reaching for the cheese.

Today Big John Games announced their latest title, Mouse House, for WiiWare.

The game, which was originally released on iPhone OS, is billed as a fast-paced logic game in which you lead a mouse through a series of increasingly difficult mazes in order to collect the cheese. In each of the mazes,... Read more...

Nintendo continues to see huge sales in North America in the new year.

January is generally considered a slow month in terms of sales, but Nintendo has once again managed to prove that they can continue to see huge numbers even in the new year.

In an unsurprising turn of events, New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues its run in the top spot for another month, while titles such as Wii Fit Plus, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Sports Resort continue to show off their great legs.

The Layton developer has something up its sleeve.

During a company meeting, Level 5 President Akihiro Hino stated that games were under development for PlayStation 3 and Wii that have not been announced yet.

The Fukokoka, Japan-based developer is currently working on a sequel to White Knight Chronicles for PlayStation 3 and The Another World... Read more...

Typing of the Dead meets Guitar Hero in this off-beat music game.

Epicenter, the developers behind Real Heroes: Firefighters, are combining rhythm and zombies in their upcoming game, Rock of the Dead.

It is essentially Guitar Hero crossed with Typing of the Dead as you fight off ambling hordes of zombies using the fret buttons of the guitar controller. Each... Read more...

A post-mortem at Gamasutra reveals the challenges of how to make a boy and a blob.

Recently WayForward spoke with Gamasutra regarding the development of A Boy and His Blob. The discussion covered many topics, including the type of team that developed the game, the vision of the product, and the type of development strategies employed by WayForward during the creation of the game title.

Level-5 announces a new entry in the highly popular Inazuma Eleven brand.

Inazuma Eleven 2 was only released in Japan last October, but that hasn’t stopped Level-5 from announcing a sequel to its latest million-selling title.

Entitled Inazuma Eleven 3: Challenge the World, the game is expected to expand on its predecessor. It is currently pencilled in for an early summer release. The anime series has also been extended for another season, which will keep it going until March 2011.

The identities of two recent Pokemon silhouettes have been revealed.

With the next era of Pokemon games being released in Japan later this year, it shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise that new Pokemon are starting to be revealed. Pokemon Sunday revealed a silhouette of the first fifth-generation Pokemon over the weekend, saying that its identity would be announced on February 21st.

A pre-release leak of New Super Mario Bros Wii will cost a gaming pirate 1.5 million dollars.

A Queensland, Australia man who leaked New Super Mario Bros Wii on the internet a week before the game launched will pay Nintendo 1.5 million dollars in damages. The man, James Burt, 24, was traced by what Nintendo referred to as "sophisticated technological forensics" and was ordered to allow Nintendo access to his email accounts, websites, and web accounts. Burt will also be required to pay Nintendo's legal bill of $100,000.

"Visibility in society" is a major factor in software success, according to the Nintendo CEO.

In a recent investor Q&A, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata discussed the strategy behind certain European releases.

When faced with reduced software sales in Europe, Nintendo's response was to try to introduce games that would take on the role of a social phenomenon that held relevance outside of... Read more...

Tecmo Producer Koichi Yagamuchi speaks out on the way that the game will cater to the DS hardware.

In an interview with SiliconEra, Tecmo Producer Koichi Yagamuchi recently elaborated on how Monster Rancher DS would utilize the DS hardware in the upcoming title.

When asked how monsters were created using the stylus, he replied, " An advanced algorithm is used to recognize the drawn figures.... Read more...

A whopping ten titles are available for download this week, including a funky rhythm title and the return of an NES classic for WiiWare.

This week's update is the biggest yet thanks to the release of 10 new titles. The most notable titles of the week are for WiiWare.

The first is Blaster Master: Overdrive from Sunsoft. The original game was recently released on Virtual Console, and this re-imagined sequel, tells the story of Alex,... Read more...