Hidden deep within Nintendo’s third quarter financial results report is a launch schedule for several of its upcoming Wii and DS titles. Notably, the list reveals that the Wii reboot of Punch-Out!! is schedule for a Q1 2009 release in [...]

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: Atlus has pushed back the North American release of action RPG Legacy Of Ys: Books I & II to February 24, a two week delay. The good news? Each copy [...]

Square Enix today sent word that its cross-platform multiplayer capable RPG Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time will hit the Wii and DS on March 24 in North America. Echoes of Time tells the story of a young hero [...]

The NPD Group today released its software and hardware sales figures for December, with Nintendo emerging once again as the clear victor. The house of Mario shifted a staggering 3.04 million DS units in December and sold 2.15 million Wii [...]

Great news for all DS-trotting RPG fans: SEGA announced this morning that Phantasy Star Zero will hit North America and European regions in Winter 2009. Taking place on a war-torn alternate Earth, Phantasy Star Zero is set 200 years after [...]

Earlier this year, mega-publisher Activision decided to auction off a considerable amount of IPs it held licensing rights to because they were deemed unprofitable for the long-term. These titles included Ghostbusters, which recently was picked up by Atari and is [...]

While Square Enix’s turn-based Dragon Quest RPG series is incredibly popular over in Japan, it decidedly has less of a following here in North America. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is striving to change that, though, and wants to help bolster [...]

With development on DS title Dragon Quest IX finally wrapping up this March, the folks over at Square Enix are already looking ahead to the tenth installment in the seminal turn-based RPG franchise. What’s more, is that during a Japanese [...]

As part of a press release announcing retail availability of Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories for PS2, publisher Square Enix revealed that the series’ forthcoming DS installment, 358/2 Days, is heading to North America. Naturally, no release date was provided, [...]

At its UK-based press event today, publisher Atari confirmed that the recently-picked up Ghostbusters: The Video Game will hit retailers in June 2009. With a storyline penned by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, the game is in [...]

Square Enix sent word today that action-RPG Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time will hit the Wii and Nintendo DS simultaneously in Spring 2009. A spiritual successor to Ring of Fates, the series’ previous installment, Echoes of Time unites [...]

Ubisoft is living up to its promise of supporting the PSP. The company announced today that Tom Clancy’s real-time strategy title EndWar will be hitting handheld platforms, namely the PSP and DS, on November 4. The portable version will feature [...]

Here is an off camera capture of the new Dragon Quest IX trailer showcased at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. You’ll ask yourself: “is this really on DS?” If you thought Final Fantasy IV DS pushed the handheld as far [...]

Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime announced today that Club Nintendo, the Star Points-based rewards system that sends out oodles of collectible Nintendo products to avid buyers of Wii and DS titles, will make its long-overdue debut in North America this Holiday [...]

According to a Famitsu report, Level 5′s highly-anticipated DS RPG Dragon Quest IX will hit Japan in March 2009. Considering how many times the game has been delayed in the past, we reckon that it is quite safe to say [...]

Ubisoft today announced that the highly-lauded Prince of Persia reboot will hit store shelves on December 2 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, a separate entry in the series exclusive to Nintendo [...]

Never, ever underestimate the power of Pokemon. Pokemon Platinum, the franchise’s latest installment, was released in Japan a few days ago on the 13th. Guess how many copies its sold? Try 967,675 units in two days, according to sales data [...]

Nintendo has been selling oodles of Wii and DS units over the years. Ever wonder what their revenue figures would look like if you break it down per employee? The Financial Times did just that and discovered that the company [...]

Surprise! Nintendo went ahead and announced a Wii and DS compatible WiFi router today. It’ll hit Japan on September 18 at a price of 5800 yen (around $54). Seeing as nearly every standard router out there works with both systems, [...]

RPG powerhouse Square Enix has released a list of titles that it will showcase at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Final Fantasy XIII, as expected, won’t be playable at the event, but attendees can look forward to spending hands-on time [...]

In addition to re-confirming the long-rumored second Xbox 360 price cut, a Best Buy ad circular for the week beginning September 7 has revealed yet another Nintendo DS Lite color — Metallic Silver. The new color will carry a standard [...]

A new entry in Konami’s beloved Suikoden RPG franchise is slated to hit the Nintendo DS, according to the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. Entitled Suikoden Tierkreis, the game is said to be around fifty percent complete and as shown [...]

Time to mark those calendars. Square Enix today sent word that the dual-screen edition of its fabled RPG classic Chrono Trigger will ship to retailers across North America on November 25. A release in Europe will follow in 2009. An [...]

Puzzles? Adventure? Mix the two and you get Electronic Arts’ latest DS title, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. An EA casual initiative, Henry Hatsworth features five exotic worlds in all, sprawled across over 30 levels. Described as a “incredibly [...]

Pokemon fans, listen up! Nintendo has announced that a Limited Edition Pokemon Pack will hit store shelves on August 17. As pictured above, it will feature a custom Onyx Nintendo DS emblazoned with images of legendary creatures Dialga and Palkia. [...]

While Square Enix’s Chrono Trigger DS port is scheduled for a holiday release in Japan and North America, folks living in European territories will have to wait till “early 2009.” Why? Believe it or not, Chrono Trigger was never officially [...]

Nintendo today released its financial data and sales figures for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. In short, the company sold a record-shattering number of Wii and DS hardware units, while pushing software like no tomorrow. Overall, though, sales in [...]

In brief, it sure looks like it. Rockstar Games today launched a teaser site for the upcoming Nintendo DS installment in the venerable Grand Theft Auto franchise — Chinatown Wars. Interestingly, a WiFi connection can be seen at the very [...]

SouthPeak Games today announced that its frantic puzzle title Roogoo, which was released on Xbox Live Arcade last May, will hit the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms later this Winter. Promising “all-new levels and game modes,” the Wii and DS [...]

It’s safe to say that anyone who has been a hardcore Nintendo fan over the years felt a bit let down by the company’s E3 conference yesterday. Speaking in an interview with G4, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said [...]

Texas-based developer Apogee Software is returning with a series of Duke Nukem missions planned to be episodically released on handhelds, the company announced today. Starting next summer, the first entry in what Apogee is calling the “Duke Nukem Trilogy” will [...]

Online retail giant Amazon is currently listing a yet-to-be-announced third installment in LucasArts’ Star Wars Battlefront series. According to the site’s database, Battlefront III is slated to hit nearly every platform under the sun next year. Namely, the PlayStation 3, [...]

We didn’t see this one coming! No sir. Publisher Activision today announced that sales of the recently released Guitar Hero: On Tour have exceeded 300,000 units in the first seven days since its debut on June 22, making it the [...]

That was fast! It’s only been a few hours since Square Enix launched a teaser site for Chrono Trigger DS in Japan, and now the company has sent over a press release confirming that the timeless RPG classic will hit [...]

Nintendo isn’t waiting around for E3 to lift the veil on its upcoming lineup of first-party Nintendo DS and Wii titles. The company just issued a surprise press release, announcing full details and release dates for Wario Land: Shake It, [...]

Publisher Atlus today announced Master of the Monster Lair, an original dungeon-crawling RPG adventure for the Nintendo DS. Players assume the role of an architect, constructing a multi-story labyrinth with a talking shovel while vanquishing the monsters lurking within. Defeated [...]

Famitsu has released details on what is and isn’t going to be playable at Square Enix’s upcoming DKΣ3713 event in Japan. Among the highlights is Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep, which will both be playable in demo [...]

According to Nintendo PR head Marc Franklin, the company will announce “several new titles” at E3. A number of these titles will specifically interest the core gamer market, according to Franklin. Additionally, we will be announcing several new titles that [...]

Developer Crytek, responsible for the hit first-person shooters Crysis and Far Cry, is currently seeking a programmer with at least one years work experience on the PlayStation 2, PSP, or DS. According to the job posting, the chosen applicant will [...]

Publisher Square Enix has sent over a fresh selection of screenshots from the DS remake of Final Fantasy IV. Originally released on SNES, the 3D-enhanced handheld remake features voice-overs, CG cutscenes, and remixed musical score by Nobuo Uematsu. Already released [...]