Last night in Las Vegas the AIAS held the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Show, naming Activision’s hit shooter Call of Duty 4 as 2007’s Overall Game of the Year. The title also received honors in the categories of Console GOTY, Action GOTY, and Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play. 2K Games’ BioShock received four awards total, each in the […]

Media Create sales figures for the week ending February 3 are in, revealing that Nintendo sold over 820,000 copies of Super Smash Bros. Brawl in Japan last week. Looking across the chart, Capcom’s Devil May Cry 4 performed expectionally well, selling through 205,000 copies in its first week on the market. The 360 version, on the other hand, only sold […]

Back in July, Namco Bandai announced four new titles in its Tales RPG series. One of those titles has now been confirmed for a North American release. It’s none other than Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, the sequel to Tales of Symphonia, which was originally released on the GameCube then later ported to PS2. US gaming rag […]

According to Yahoo Japan, Mario Kart Wii is scheduled to hit retailers April 10 in Japan. It’s worth noting that nothing has been confirmed by Nintendo themselves in regards to a release date, aside from the very vague Spring 2008 release window. Still, the date does fit into Spring at least. And retailers have hinted at an April release date […]

It’s Monday morning, so it’s time for the week’s additions to the Wii Virtual Console. First up is Operation Wolf, an NES conversion of the classic Arcade shooter. Players take control of a member of the elite tactical squad Operation Wolf, setting out to retaliate against a band of terrorists and rescue the hostages. Sadly, this port was nowhere near […]

As if we didn’t already see it coming, Nintendo officially announced today that the Cobalt/Black shaded DS Lite will hit retail stores February 10 in North America. The new color joins Polar White, Coral Pink, Onyx, Crimson/Black and the limited-edition Gold and Metallic Rose as the seventh Nintendo DS Lite color to be released in the states. For a high-res […]

Matsuura Masaya, creator of the hit PaRappa the Rapper series, revealed back in December that he was working on an all-new project for the Wii with Rodney Alan Greenblat. Today Majesco officially announced this mysterious title. In Major Minor’s Majestic March, players use the Wii Remote as a baton to keep tempo, recruit new band members and pick up valuable […]

As rumored back in September, the next entry in the Fatal Frame horror series is indeed landing on Wii. In development by Grasshopper Manufacture of No More Heroes fame, the title is said to be a major collaborative effort between Nintendo and Tecmo. Nintendo will publish the title but also lend support towards development efforts. Fatal Frame Wii is expected […]

By way of a promotional advertisement, GameStop has confirmed that the once-rumored Cobalt Blue shaded Nintendo DS Lite will indeed make its way to North American shores next month. The new color is expected to retail at the standard MSRP of $129.99 and is set to be released on February 10. Cobalt Blue Nintendo DS Confirmed For February 10 [Kotaku]

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard of news regarding the status of Wii titles Animal Crossing and Kirby, but you’ll be relieved to know that they are still well in development and slated for a 2008 release, according to Nintendo’s latest financial report. Also listed in the report for a 2008 release in Japan are Wii Music, Super Mario Stadium […]

As previously rumored, the seventh console to hit the Wii Virtual Console is indeed Sega’s Master System. Released back in 1986, the console was designed as a direct competitor to Nintendo’s NES and was home to classics such as Shinobi and the original Phantasy Star. The first titles to roll out under the Master System VC label will be Fantasy […]

In a lengthy interview between Brawl producer Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, it was revealed that GameArts, the studio which worked on classic RPG series Grandia and Lunar, was responsible for a portion of the development work on Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unexpected, eh? Oh, okay. It was Game Arts. It was just after they had finished Grandia […]

Wedbush Morgan Securities’ analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that the Wii’s lasting bout of momentum will last until Sony drops the price of its PlayStation 3 down to $300. He further believes that 2008 is “definitely” Sony’s year, with hits like Grand Theft Auto IV and exclusives such as Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. I think the Wii momentum will last […]

Canadian studio XGen has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nintendo to develop a new title for the company’s upcoming WiiWare service. While the title itself remains unnamed, XGen Studios President Skye Boyes said in an interview that the title will include co-op elements, coupled with “irresistibly charming art direction.” XGen Studios’ past works include developing Macromedia […]

Nintendo today sent over an updated release schedule for the first half of 2008 for both the Wii and Nintendo DS. While the list doesn’t contain any surprises, it does reveal a March 25 release date for Capcom’s Okami Wii port. Other notable titles include Mario Kart Wii which is expected in Spring, while Wii Fit will head stateside in […]

Last week we reported on retailer listings which suggested that Brawl had been pushed back from its scheduled February release date to March. Turns out those listings were in fact right on. Brawl director Masahiro Sakurai today confirmed the delay on the game’s official website. Due to delays in the completion of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, we’ve had to change […]

Known for the hit GameCube series Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and the oft-maligned PS3 title Lair, Factor 5 has confirmed that it is developing a new, exclusive Wii title. Although the Wii and GameCube are similar spec-wise, company president Julian Eggebrecht confirmed in a phone conversion with IGN that the new title for Wii would not simply re-use the old […]

Everyone’s favorite yellow dot eater hits the Wii Virtual Console this week in Pac-Attack (800 Wii Points) for the Super NES. In the game, players must line up blocks horizontally on a Tetris-like board while Pac-Man runs around devouring ghosts. Also on the VC this week is Riot Zone (800 Wii Points), a TurboGrafx16 side-scrolling beat ’em up that follows […]

Ubi has been more or less silent on the DS version of Assassin’s Creed. Heck, we initially received confirmation of the game’s existence when Nintendo sent out an updated holiday release schedule, with Assassin’s Creed DS listed. Thanks to a leak of the actual boxart, we now have some concrete details on the title. The boxart reveals that the DS […]

DS title New Super Mario Bros. is well on its way to becoming one of the best-selling handheld titles ever. According to the latest Japanese Media Create sales figures, the game has passed the 5 million mark in less than two years, closely trailing sales of duo Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.