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WiiWare Games Will Get Demos

Nintendo has announced that it plans to begin offering demos for a selected few titles distributed via the WiiWare service, which brings downloadable titles to those using the Wii. The idea is that if more people can get a taste of the experience offered by those games, then more of them will pay up and get the full ...

5 November 2009
02:40 GMT

Miyamoto's Next Game Could Cough Out Hair Balls

Shigeru Miyamoto first started working for Nintendo in 1977 and gave birth to the first real masterpiece of gaming for the company in 1981, in the form of the original Donkey Kong. Since then, the game designer became responsible for other legends of gaming like the Super Mario franchise, The Legend of Zelda game ser...

4 November 2009
04:11 GMT

The PSP Go Has a Body Count for Its First Day of Sales

The PlayStation Portable received a lot of attention from Sony this year, with a lot of promotions and special offers, but that didn't lead to an increase in total sales. According to the financial report for the April-September period, the company revealed that the PSP sold less than it had done the past year. ...

3 November 2009
13:01 GMT

Nintendo Gives 8 New Games for Download

Nintendo sheds its more typical shyness for this week's line of games and gives a stunning eight new titles for download. So, get your consoles ready and let's get this started. First off, we have the WiiWare that receives three games, Carnival King, "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game and Family Card Games. The f...

3 November 2009
05:04 GMT

The Nintendo DSi LL Comes to North America in Spring

Nintendo has been moving really fast in relation to the rumored DSi LL handheld, set to have a 4.2-inch screen, bigger than any version of the device released until now and near the size currently offered by other platforms like the PlayStation Portable from Sony and the iPhone from Apple.Just a few days after Japane...

30 October 2009
05:28 GMT

The Big Screen DS Is for Real

Rumors regarding a new DS from Nintendo have been circulating for a few days, and it seems that somebody out there somewhere was actually onto something. Today, Nintendo held a press event in Tokyo concerning these rumors, and to our surprise it wasn't to deny them. The new large-screen DS was officially announc...

29 October 2009
05:29 GMT

Nintendo's Halloween Downloads Match the General Holiday Themes

Nintendo's downloads list for the Halloween week has arrived and it seems worthy enough to be a holiday release. If anything, it has definitely hit the classic themes: zombies, pirates, ghosts, barbarians and sudoku. OK, maybe the last one isn't really a classic and is not at all scary, but we can call it a...

27 October 2009
08:02 GMT

Rumor Mill: DSi Speak Might Arrive Soon

It seems that Nintendo is getting ready to launch a DSi Speak voice channel, allowing those who have picked up the newest version of the handheld to communicate directly with one another making good use of the built-in microphone. The company is saying that reports pointing to an upcoming DSi Speak are just rumors an...

26 October 2009
04:32 GMT

Arc Rise Fantasia Will Arrive in America

Another Wii game is making its way from across the ocean to arrive to North America. The title that left the Japanese shores is Arc Rise Fantasia, a J-RPG developed by Ignition Entertainment. It is the first one to be developed for the Wii by imageepoch, the guys responsible for 7th Dragon and Luminous Arc games. Bot...

23 October 2009
13:01 GMT

The Next Wii Is Going to Lose the Extra Weight

Shigeru Miyamoto offered an interview with Popular Mechanics and the future of the Wii was put under the microscope. The main thing that was discussed was whether or not the motion controls would be making a comeback. It seems like their popularity hasn't slipped Nintendo's watchful eye, and they're a ...

22 October 2009
06:04 GMT

Nintendo Is Expected to Have Its First Profit Decline Since 2004

A nine-month revenue of $17.1 billion is a big number even for corporate giant Nintendo. Not only that, but the company even expected another big holiday season with figures to further increase its revenues. But as time progressed, their expectations weren't met and by July sales fell by 40 percent and profits b...

21 October 2009
12:01 GMT

The Black Wii Bundle Drops Anchor on European Shores

Ever since it first appeared at the Nintendo press conference at the 2005 E3, the Wii developer had plans for color variations. A black version of the console may have been unveiled back in 2005, but it's only this June that the console resurfaced with a dark polish. The Wii came bundled with a black Wii Remote ...

21 October 2009
06:01 GMT

Wii Fit Plus Is Not a Sequel

Shigeru Miyamoto, the Nintendo game creator who put together the Wii Fit concept, has said that he sees the Plus sequel set for release not as a real follow up to the first game but rather as an enhanced version, which aims to expand the usability of the concept and allow gamers to play the title for a longer time.In...

16 October 2009
13:31 GMT

The Anti-Piracy Wars Continue

Piracy is one of the biggest, if not the very biggest concern of the gaming industry. It's the most physical form of expressing the anarchist inside gamers without constructing home-made bombs and trying to overthrow a government. Some hackers decide to cheat the protections on different software to “stick...

16 October 2009
03:27 GMT

Black Wii Controllers Come to America

Nintendo's Wii has been around for three years now and even though it proved to be everything it promised, that being an endless source of fun, people still managed to find things to complain about. Apparently, one of them was the lack of color variation. At first, it might be a bit weird that people so focused ...

15 October 2009
04:04 GMT

Rumor Mill: NVIDIA Tegra Inside Next-Generation Nintendo DS

NVIDIA is a company that has been mostly about graphics, something that has been confirmed over the years by its successful products, such as those high-end GeForce cards. However, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker is looking to expand its horizons with the help of new products, such as the Tegra chip. Thi...

14 October 2009
05:26 GMT

The New Super Mario Bros Wii Will Sell Forever

The New Super Mario Bros Wii should have the same long-lasting effect as the DS version of the game. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, this Mario will continue to keep sales up and be a successful title well after its original release time frame. Second only to the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, the DS New Super Mario Bros ha...

13 October 2009
09:15 GMT

Remington Great American Bird Hunt Comes to Wii

A new game for Nintendo's Wii has been announced today by interactive entertainment publisher Mastiff. To add to their popular series of outdoor action games the studio is currently working on the Remington Great American Bird Hunt, which will be an arcade shooter that will allow players to hunt down and shoot p...

13 October 2009
06:56 GMT

Nintendo's Weekly Update List Includes Final Fight 2

Nintendo have been slacking off this month, and their online store hasn't delivered a lot of new games. Last week all that they could muster was one title for each of the Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSiWare. Thorium Wars is the lucky one that managed to steal the spotlight for the DSi while Word Searcher and F...

13 October 2009
06:02 GMT

Beyonce Could Star in a Wii Fit-Like Videogame

Wii Fit Plus is set to be the next big seller when it comes to Wii videogames and might even give Modern Warfare 2, from Infinity Ward and Activision, a run for its money when it comes to the biggest seller of 2009. And it seems that more and more celebrities are interested in getting their likeness in a fitness game...

12 October 2009
16:41 GMT

Nintendo Named Top Videogame Publisher

Game Developer Research has announced that Nintendo has topped the chart of publishers that it outs annually, hanging on to number 1 for the third year in a row. The Japanese company is followed by Electronic Arts and by Activision Blizzard.The top 20 that Game Developer Research offers is based on a variety of metri...

8 October 2009
03:59 GMT

Nintendo Is the Best Company in the World

Want proof that videogaming is bigger than ever, even as sales are hit by the economic downturn and as console manufacturers are slashing prices to attract new gamers? The prestigious publication BusinessWeek has named Nintendo, which makes the Wii and the DS, and publishes videogames for both platforms, the “B...

7 October 2009
04:54 GMT

Sin & Punishment 2 Coming to Nintendo's Wii

Sin & Punishment did pretty well when it was launched on the Nintendo 64 and even if it let enough loose ends, it wasn't followed by the sequel everyone expected. The game had to wait nine years before it could spawn an offspring. Sin & Punishment 2 was first announced by Nintendo at a press conference last year...

7 October 2009
03:20 GMT

4.2 Firmware Update Breaks the Wii

The modern consoles are used to receive firmware updates more than any other previous generation. But “they don't make them like they use to” definitely seems to apply to gaming platforms. Not only do they need constant updates to operate in compatibility with all the official releases but it looks l...

2 October 2009
03:34 GMT

Nintendo's WiiWare and DSiWare Updates Bring Some Great Titles

Nintendo's weekly updates add a few interesting titles to the already wide array of choices. We'll first take a look at what the WiiWare has new to offer. The first to get the wheels rolling is Taito's Arkanoid Plus! which will continue the series' addictive arcade style block-busting action but w...

29 September 2009
05:58 GMT

Let's Play with the Super Monkey Ball

Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll is the ninth member of the Super Monkey Ball family, if you include the original arcade game. The title will be developed for the Wii and will be the second in the series for this particular Nintendo platform. Step & Roll promises to return to the roots of the arcade and GameCube origina...

25 September 2009
14:31 GMT

New Super Mario Bros. for Wii

Nintendo wasted no time boasting its new additions to the Mario game list at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Along with the Super Mario Galaxy 2 that is set to be released in 2010, the publisher also announced the New Super Mario Bros for the Wii. Nintendo’s vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie...

24 September 2009
08:33 GMT

GTA: Chinatown Wars Cheats II (DS)

The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon...

22 September 2009
10:33 GMT

A New Wii Could Come by 2011

During an August statement Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated quite clearly that the company was not ready to release a second version of its most popular product, the Wii console. He said that it wouldn't "happen any time in the near future" so the competition is making a move to undermine Nintendo's s...

22 September 2009
07:31 GMT

WiiWare Update, Puzzles for the Puzzled

Those who couldn't get enough of the “Incredible Machine” and have an addiction towards puzzles and any sort of mind games are in for a new treat. As long as they have a Wii. The latest member of the WiiWare, Nintendo's You, Me, and the Cubes, is a series of puzzle games in the casual market tha...

22 September 2009
05:11 GMT

Wii Price Cut, an Unofficial Official Statement

Another bit of information regarding the Nintendo price drop on the Wii is flowing around the endless void that is the web. Beside all the recent appearances of all sort of advertisements that are to be laid out in retail stores, it seems the closest thing to an official statement has been released. Or at least the c...

21 September 2009
15:01 GMT

GTA: Chinatown Wars Cheats (DS)

The first GTA to hit the DS, Chinatown Wars, tells the story of Huang Lee, a triad member in the modern Liberty City. Huang flies form China to deliver a ceremonial sword to Wu “Kenny” Lee and ensure the Triad inheritance. But things do not go as smoothly as planned, and Huang loses the sword shortly upon...

21 September 2009
09:57 GMT

iPhone Review: GameBoy Camera

GameBoy Camera is just one of the twelve Epicore-developed applications, but also one that has caught our eye. As its name implies, the application acts like the 1998 Nintendo accessory for the handheld GameBoy gaming console. The original GameBoy Camera could take basic, grainy, black & white digital images using t...

18 September 2009
08:20 GMT

PlayStation 3 Surges in Japan, Gundam Helps

The PlayStation 3 is the best sold console in Japan for the week that ended on September 6, managing to sell no less than 151,783 of the new Slim gaming consoles, which are cheaper, use less energy and occupy less space while offering the same performance when it comes to gaming as their bulkier cousins.This comes as...

14 September 2009
14:21 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints VIII (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

28 August 2009
07:57 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints VII (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

27 August 2009
06:44 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints VI (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

26 August 2009
07:54 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints V (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

25 August 2009
08:38 GMT

Electronic Arts CEO Praises PS3 Slim Launch

After Sony announced last week that it would release the PlayStation 3 Slim, a new hardware revision of its home console, reactions kept pouring in. Now, John Riccitiello, the Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts, has praised Sony's move saying that the new price is right and that the timing of the announc...

25 August 2009
03:10 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints IV (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

24 August 2009
08:00 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints III (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

21 August 2009
08:02 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints II (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

20 August 2009
12:11 GMT

Star Fox Command Hints (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

19 August 2009
12:01 GMT

Star Fox Command Unlockables VI (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

18 August 2009
12:01 GMT

Star Fox Command Unlockables V (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda, or Metroid. But another highly successful, yet not that well-known, is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainmen...

17 August 2009
14:11 GMT

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Dated for Western Markets

Nintendo is a huge company in terms of gaming, but it is even bigger in the realm of entertainment, owning a lot of franchises that have spanned various mediums like Mario, The Legend of Zelda or Metroid. But without a doubt one of the most world famous series from under the umbrella of the Japanese corporation is Po...

17 August 2009
11:11 GMT

NPD Software: Wii Sports Resort Battles NCAA Football 10

The gaming industry certainly sees a lot of titles appear every month, but, as every market has its highs and lows, there are “dry” periods when very few new things appear in order to make the gamer drop some of his holiday budget on new titles. Such was the case in the month of July, as the NPD group re...

14 August 2009
16:31 GMT

Star Fox Command Unlockables IV (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda of Metroid. But another highly successful yet not that well-known is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainment E...

14 August 2009
13:21 GMT

Star Fox Command Unlockables III (DS)

Nintendo is one of the biggest video game companies in the world, owning a lot of extremely profitable and popular franchises, from the likes of Mario, The Legend of Zelda of Metroid. But another highly successful yet not that well-known is Star Fox.Introduced during the 2006 edition of the Electronic Entertainment E...

13 August 2009
14:11 GMT

Nintendo Says the DSi Is Extremely Successful

With the videogaming industry posting rather lackluster results over the last few months and with Nintendo itself showing falling revenue and profits, a lot of people have been questioning whether the DSi, the new handheld released by the company, has been a success when it comes to sales. The Japanese firm has decid...

13 August 2009
03:05 GMT


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