Nintendo has revealed that as of next month December, the Wii will no longer officially support MP3 playback, but rather AAC. The change will affect Wii consoles purchased in December, as well as those who download and install the new Photo Channel 1.1 update, which is also due for release next month. There’s nothing wrong with AAC, it’s a superior […]

A couple days ago, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime was quoted at a recent conference as saying that exactly two hundred VC titles would be available at the end of 2007. At the current rate Nintendo is releasing VC titles, we figured this to be impossible. Unless of course, Nintendo was planning on increasing the amount of titles released per-week on the […]

Sorry folks, but Nintendo has no plans to release an updated Wii model this year with DVD movie playback. While Nintendo originally planned to release the model in the second half of 2007, in order to increase Wii production numbers as much as possible, the plan had been scrapped. A 2008 release is possible, but Nintendo isn’t giving any promises. […]

Nintendo announced today that the evening of November 11 will see the launch of an all-new Check Mii Out Channel. The channel will serve as a spot where Wii owners can show off their Mii creations and vote on those created by others. The entire channel is split across two main areas, Posting Plaza and a contest section. In Posting […]

Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets conference, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced that 200 classic titles will be available for purchase on the Wii’s Virtual Console service at the end of 2007. This brings up an interesting statistic. Since there are currently 166 titles currently on the VC service, it means Nintendo will have release an average of […]

Let’s face it: the Wii isn’t exactly home to an abundance of great third-party titles. Most of the console’s so-called AAA titles are coming from Nintendo themselves. Ubisoft is looking to break this mold by creating games for the Wii that are on-par with the quality of Nintendo titles. According to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, the company has around 400-500 […]

According to sales estimates, Super Mario Galaxy sold 130,000 units on its first day in Japan. Not terribly impressive for a “core” Mario title and far less than some were expecting, but all in all, by no means a disappointment. If previous Mario titles are any indication, we can expect sales to continue on strong throughout the coming weeks (and […]

According to a scanned page from the official Super Mario Galaxy strategy guide, a hidden unlockable awaits after collecting a certain amount of items in the game. And no, it’s not Bowser. If you really want to be spoiled, hit the read more link. The hidden unlockable is…

Nintendo sends over a fresh batch of Super Mario Galaxy screens – a whopping 118 in all. Officially releasing in Japan tomorrow, Galaxy is headed our way November 12, with a European release following on November 16. Super Mario Galaxy Screens

When Wii Sports was first announced, it was seen as nothing more than a simple tech demo demonstrating the Wii’s motion sensing capabilities. Little did we know that it would go on to become one of the Wii’s most popular titles. According to Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton, Wii Sports could even be the most influential game of this generation: […]

Europe got a Silver Zelda DS Lite bundle, but Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about those of us here in the states. A Sears advertisement for November 23, otherwise known as Black Friday, has revealed two new limited edition DS Lite bundles: a metallic pink DS packed with Nintendogs and a Gold Zelda DS bundled with the recently released The Legend of […]

The official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website updated with a huge bit of news this morning, with creator Masahiro Sakurai announcing that players will be able to create their own stages and share their creations with registered Wii friends. Created stages can be saved onto an SD Card and users can send their stages over to Nintendo. Each day, Nintendo […]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced at a briefing today in Tokyo that Wii hardware production has increased from 1.0 million units to 1.8 million over the three months ended June 30. Even at 1.8 million units each month, Nintendo believes supply will be tight, as the company’s long time goal is getting a Wii in each and every household. According […]

Nintendo has a long history of handheld Zelda games. You may well remember playing Link’s Awakening back on the original Game Boy. Whilst it was pretty impressive to get a full action adventure squeezed onto a handheld, more surprising was the fact that the games are the full Zelda experience, in every sense of the word. The game structure, the […]

Speaking in a recent interview, Nintendo VP Perrin Kaplan was asked about the possibility of bringing other development studios, specifically Bungie, on board to develop for the Wii. Kaplan’s response? She wasn’t exactly thrilled over the idea. We don’t have any plans to reach out to them at this juncture. No, Nintendo’s got it’s hands full… I think it comes […]

In its latest attempt to combat piracy, Nintendo and the Hong Kong High Court teamed up, ordering the raid of Supreme Factory Limited facilities on October 8. In less than three days, more than 10,000 game copying devices and mod chips were seized for the Wii and Nintendo DS, along with a series of documents connecting the French-based company Divineo […]

A recent SEC filing has revealed that THQ entered into a confidential license agreement with Nintendo on October 12. Obviously specifics on the agreement weren’t given, but the form denotes that THQ now has the right to use certain Nintendo IP until October 13, 2009. THQ has been granted the right to use certain of Nintendo’s intellectual property to develop, […]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl has been delayed until February 2008, but there’s still a bunch of other games to look forward to on Nintendo platforms. Nintendo sent over a list today, detailing its lineup for the remainder of 2007 and early 2008. And there’s one surprise title on this list: the rumored Assassin’s Creed DS! Wonder how that’ll work out. […]

Let’s face it… the method Nintendo currently uses to deliver DS game demos isn’t terribly convenient. You have to bring your DS to a retail store such as Best Buy and download games through an available kiosk. Since there is no available storage space on the DS, shutting off your system means the demo goes with it. The good news […]

Although still more than a few months away from launch, interest in Nintendo’s upcoming WiiWare download service is growing rapidly. According to Nintendo boss man Satoru Iwata, the company has already received well over 100 pitched ideas from various software development companies.