Mario. Game board. Dice. Party games. All you need now is a keg.
Review Aggressive Inline (GCN)
Aggressive Inline adds new depth to the extreme sports genre, extreme-ly well.
News House Of The Dead 3: The Movie
Game Films, don't you just love them? Yet another HotD movie is on the way according to a Mindfire's Mark A. Altman.
Nintendo release a new version of the Super Paper Mario logo, maybe the last Mario game on Gamecube
News First Pokemon Battle Revolution Video
Iwata explains how Pokemon will extend connectivity between the handheld DS and Wii console.
News - June, 2006
Wednesday28th Jun 2006
News DS To Feature In Stormbreaker Movie
Nintendo's portable wonder to appear in upcoming teen spy thriller movie "Stormbreaker".
Nintendo has today announced its agreement with movie producers which will enable the DS to have an appearance as "the ultimate spy gadget" in the new "Stormbreaker" movie based on the first book in the popular Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. "After...
News Nintendo Reveal Pink DS Lite
Just in case that black DS Lite was looking abit too "manly", Nintendo will be releasing a "Noble Pink" edition in Japan
The DS Lite section on Nintendo's Japanese website has today been updated with a new "color variation" titled simply "Noble Pink". Nintendo have been having problems keeping up with DS demand in recent months, even though they...
News Resident Evil Director Addresses Hollywood
British movie director Paul W.S. Anderson has given his keynote speech at Hollywood and Games Summit in the US.
Movie director bloke Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Resident Evil, Alien vs Predator) has been speaking this week at the "Hollywood and Games Summit" held in the US. His keynote speech concluded that "its no easy task to...
Games publisher Atari have an agreement with Namco to distribute Point Blank DS in Europe
EuroGamer.net have confirmed that Atari will be publishing Namco title, Point Blank DS in the European markets. Even though the American version was released earlier this month, European gamers will have to wait until towards the end of the year. "Point...
Monday26th Jun 2006
News The Portable Opera Experience
Opera blogger posts about his hands on experience with the DS version of Opera
US Opera blogger has recently had the chance to play with a prototype version of the Opera software for Nintendo's portable device, the DS. His post describes exactly how easy the browser is to use and an overview of the features. "Getting online with the Opera...
Friday23rd Jun 2006
Nintendo release a new version of the Super Paper Mario logo, maybe the last Mario game on Gamecube
Have Nintendo saved the best for last? After a quiet announcement at E3 last month Super Paper Mario has gathered some well earned praise and already looks like a instant classic. "What at first glance appears to be a 2-D sidescroller ripped...
News New Super Mario Bros On Fire
Nintendo announce that the game has passed the 500,000 units mark in just 35 days.
Nintendo have another Mario winner on the DS, New Super Mario Bros smashes through the 500,000 barrier in the US. "After just 35 days on store shelves, New Super Mario Bros.® for Nintendo DS™ has racked up sales in excess of one half million in the United...
News EA Announce Need For Speed: Carbon
EA don't hold up, the next Need For Speed game is labeled "Carbon" and to be released on all formats including Wii
Yesterday, Electronic Arts have decided to make yet another Need For Speed game. The latest will be developed in British Columbia by EA Black Box and will "test the driving skill on treacherous canyon roads". "What starts in the...
Thursday22nd Jun 2006
News House Of The Dead 3: The Movie
Game Films, don't you just love them? Yet another HotD movie is on the way according to a Mindfire's Mark A. Altman.
Wondering what happened to the first and second House of the Dead movies? Don't worry, your not missing much... the first movie was directed by the legendary Uwe Boll and the second, well, went straight to video. House of the Dead 3...
Wednesday21st Jun 2006
News First Pokemon Battle Revolution Video
Iwata explains how Pokemon will extend connectivity between the handheld DS and Wii console.
GoNintendo.com have found a copy of the Pokemon Battle Revolution trailer with English narration by Satoru Iwata. He explains how Nintendo expect to expand DS play with Wii. Apparently you will be able to connect with your copy of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl on...
News Wii Development Kits Under $1,800
Satoru Iwata has stated that Wii development kits will be available for around $1,800 - one tenth the price of a PS3 dev kit.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that third party support is certainly a priority for Wii's success. Often the cost of a development kit, the hardware required to create games, would waver a developer to swing...
Gameworld Network posts an excellent collection of Wii videos from this years E3 show last month.
Maybe you were in coma, but Nintendo totally rocked E3 this year with Wii. The hardware was so popular show attendees had to queue for hours just to touch the new fangled controller dubbed Wiimote. If you happened to miss the show your in luck,...
Thursday22nd Jun 2006
News Nintendo To Disrupt Game Pricing
Iwata isn't happy with the game games are priced, he thinks game price range should be more dynamic.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, during a recent media briefing Satoru Iwata slammed the games industry calling its high pricing of games before reductions in later months a "an unhealthy product cycle". "We believe that each software should...
News Nintendo's Corporate Policy Briefing
Nintendo have released an English translation & video of their Corporate Policy Briefing held earlier this month.
Tokyo, June 7th saw Nintendo's Corporate Policy Briefing 2006, this was the meeting where we learnt that Wii release date and price would be announced by September this year. Nintendo have now released the transcript and a full English...
Wednesday21st Jun 2006
News Opera DS Bound For July In Japan
Opera announced that the DS Web Browser will launch on July 24th in Japan for 3,800 YEN.
Those chilly Norwegians have announced further details surrounding the launch of the Opera Web Browser for Nintendo DS. "Opera Software today announced that the Opera Web browser for Nintendo DS will be released in Japan on July 24. The DS browser will...
News Red Steel Controls Improved?
Game Informer report that a new build of Red Steel has vastly improved controls over the previous E3 demo.
GoNintendo have reported that magazine Game Informer has received a new build of the Ubisoft slasher, Red Steel for Nintendo Wii. According to the reporter, the criticised controls have been updated and improved since the E3 demo a month or so...
News Further Metroid Prime 3 Details
Cubed3 report on a few new "tidbits" revolving around upcoming Wii launch title Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
One of the biggest launch titles for Wii along side Zelda will be Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Cubed3 starlet JB has uncovered some interesting facts about the Retro Studios developed title. Samus can go into "hyper mode" as she did in Super...
Tuesday20th Jun 2006
Ubisoft release a new trailer of the forthcoming Red Steel game, exclusive to Wii
Prior to this years E3, Red Steel was one of the most talked about titles to exploit the Wiimote. However a number of people who tried the game were left a little disappointed, perhaps the control system is quite as precise as they were hoping. The game's developer,...
News Reggie To Give Montreal Games Summit Keynote
Reggie Fils-Aime has been confirmed to give keynote speech at Novembers Montreal International Game Summit
GameIndustry.biz reports that Montreal is in for a real treat, Reggie has been confirmed as this years keynote speaker. "Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is set to provide the keynote address at the Montreal International...
Nintendo report 136,500 DS Lites sold in the first two days after launch, games sales increased also.
Announced earlier this year, Nintendo decided the DS needed a little bit of a revamp. The re-designed DS, dubbed DS Lite is smaller, lighter and brighter than its older brother. After a strong Japanese launch, US retailers have continued the trend...
Monday19th Jun 2006
Majesco announce a silly wrestling game for Nintendo DS based on Jack Black's upcoming Nacho Libre movie.
Just what you DS fans were waiting for, a game adaptation of Nacho Libre. "Nacho Libre, opening in theaters on June 16 , stars Jack Black as Ignacio (Nacho), a cook by day in a Mexican orphanage who moonlights as a Lucha Libre wrestler to...
News More Super Paper Mario Videos
British Gaming Blog have found some pretty nice Super Paper Mario videos from Japan's World Hobby Fair 2006.
One of the sleeper hits of this years E3 was Super Paper Mario, doing what New Super Mario Bros. has done for the DS for the Gamecube. With is unique perspective, the game is essentially a classic Mario platformer but with a twist of being...
News Nintendo Confirm DS Lite Shipment Stolen
Confirmation comes after rumours last week about a 'missing' shipment of DS Lite consoles bound for the UK
Reports around the Internet last week were suggesting that a container loaded with DS Lite's had been stolen in Hong Kong. GamesIndustry.biz have now had confirmation from Nintendo about the 5 finger discount. "A number of White DS Lite...
News Airplane Added To Wii Sports
BGB report that the Airplane demo used at E3 is to be added to the innovative Wii Sports line up
The Wii Sports package of Tennis, Golf and Baseball has apparently been given a boost when shown at the recent World Hobby Fair. The boys over at British Gaming Blog have reported that the title will now include an Airplane section, previously used as a...
Tuesday20th Jun 2006
News Nintendo Registers New Patents
The latest Nintendo trademarks WiiPointer, WiiCulture, and !!M are discovered in Japan.
It seems Nintendo have generated huge interest in their products just by registering domain names, submitting patent applications and now trademark submissions. The latest buzzwords submitted to the Japanese Trademark Office are: WiiPointer WiiCulture !!M...
Friday16th Jun 2006
News Call Of Duty 3 To Take Advantage Of Wii
Producer Sam Nouriani confirms that CoD 3 will use the full features of the Wiimote when launched later this year
EuroGamer have reported on a magazine article with Call of Duty 3 producer Sam Nouriani where he explains that the upcoming Wii title will take full advantage of the Wiimote. "Typically the reticule in CoD games is centred on the...
Thursday15th Jun 2006
News Golden Joysticks 2006: Vote Now!
Those special golden people invite us, the gaming public, to vote in the Golden Joystick Awards 2006.
From today those faithful gamers of the UK have the chance to vote for the Golden Joystick Awards 2006, the world's oldest games recognition ceremony first held back in 1982. "Promising to be bigger than ever, the Golden Joystick Awards 2006...
Friday16th Jun 2006
IGN.com suggest that the Wii might pip Sony to the finish line and launch first.
After the lull of the Sony E3 Press Conference, one of the main pieces of information was the release date of the PS3. Remember remember the 17th of November, the day the PS3 will launch. However, this week IGN.com's Matt Casamassina has suggested that the Wii will in...
Wednesday14th Jun 2006
Review WarioWare Touched! (DS)
You've got the touch
The biggest mistake you could possibly make with WarioWare Touched! is overlooking it due to the simplistic visuals. Until you play the game it isn't apparent that this simplicity is what keeps WarioWare so entertaining. If there ever was a DS game that can appeal to all ages, this surely is it. I must admit that the subset of...
The notorious film director is fed up with the games press and offers the chance for five critics to fight him!
Dr Boll has had enough, he's totally fed up with Internet critics slamming his movies over and over again, so much so he actually wants to fight them. Yes, really. "I'm fed up with people slamming my films on the Internet without see...
News Take Two Interested In Wii
After a strong E3 for Nintendo, troubled published Take Two look to Wii to possibly extend their Sports series.
Turning heads; Nintendo's strong E3 presence caught some people by surprise. It seems the previously Nintendo-sceptic Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two have changed their minds and recently shown interest in creating games for the Wii...
Tuesday13th Jun 2006
News Nibris To Release DS Shooter
Developer of Wii title Sadness has announced details of a vertically scrolling shooter for Nintendo DS.
After causing quite a stir earlier this year with the announcement of a black & white title for Wii, unknown developer Nibris have announced a new title for the portable DS console. "It’s a title which is going to change the current...
Saturday10th Jun 2006
That's right, Nintendo now has their own Monopoly board. It's about time if you ask me.
Thanks to USAopoly, Monopoly: Nintendo Collector's Edition, will now come to Nintendo fans from all over at the retail price of $35.95. Coming in July, the board will feature characters that you can buy instead of actual places. The figurines you can play with...
Friday9th Jun 2006
Famitsu reveal a DS spin-off RPG game for Legend of Zelda's Tingle character, it's all about the rupees.
The latest issue of Famitsu contains information about new DS title starring none other than Tingle from the Legend of Zelda series of games. From what we can tell, the game will be an RPG. Details are extremely thin on the ground, the title of...
Thursday8th Jun 2006
News Super Mario Galaxy Footage
Complete run through of the Super Mario Galaxy E3 demo appears on video site YouTube.
Nintendo have been very caucious about what content is released on upcoming Wii titles, including the lack of Screenshots or Videos of the infamous Super Mario Galaxy. However, we've been told of some in-game footage on YouTube. It's taken from GTTV, who must of...
News Animal Crossing Returns For Wii
Nintendo executive Katsuya Eguchi has revealed details about the online features of Animal Crossing Wii.
In an interview with Kikizo, Eguchi has confirmed that the Wii Connect 24 service will ensure that your console is online all the time, which will open up lots of new ideas for games such as Animal Crossing. "With the example of Animal...
A video has emerged of the Pokemon Wii game in action.
From what we can make out from the video over at IGN it seems that Pokemon will be following the same traditional format as always. On close inspection you will also be able to notice that the scenery gets damaged in the battles, whether or not this damage will remain after attacks is unknown...
Wednesday7th Jun 2006
News New Super Smash Bros. Additions
New characters have been announced for Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
French gaming website, Live Wii has revealed that Masashiro Sakurai has announced new playable characters for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as a few who are going away. New characters avalible on Super Smash Bros. Brawl include Ridley (famous rival of Samus of the Metroid...
Turn your Nintendo DS and Lite into a fully multimedia player with Max's hardware addon.
With this hardware addon you can listen to music, watch films and play emulators and run various programs, all can be stroed onto a flash card up to 8GB of storage. At the heart of MAX Media Dock is Datel’s exclusive MAX Media Player, supplied on a DS cart...
Nintendo explain their strategy behind the Virtual Console and how it'll become a "new" platform for developers.
Satoru Iwata has been explaining the concept behind the Virtual Console and Nintendo's alternative to the "single-minded approach of the industry at present". Whilst the Virtual Console acts as an instant library for all classic Nintendo...
Nintendo announce the Pokemon future for Wii, Pokemon Battle Revolution is the answer.
Back in Japan, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata has today announced the first Pokemon title for Nintendo Wii, the game was revealed during a press conference today. Attendees were treated to a single screenshot of the game, and a snippet of information. Pokemon Battle...
Thursday8th Jun 2006
News IGN Metroid Prime 3 Images
IGN.com has published a fist full of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption images, seems like video grabs.
Metroid Prime 3 is set to take center stage along side Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess at the Wii launch. Nintendo have held back releasing official screenshots for both titles with a mere one each for the E3 Press Pack. IGN.com however have managed...
Wednesday7th Jun 2006
News Wii Price + DS Connectivity
Wii price by September, Iwata outlines the plans for how your DS and Wii will be the best of friends.
Today, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata addressed Japanese journalists for the latest Nintendo sales figures. Most importantly, he told us we should expect a release date and final pricing for Wii by September. "Nintendo will announce the release date...
News DS Lite Production Stepped Up
Nintendo announce the increase in production of their DS Lite console set to meet global demand.
Business watchers GamesIndustry.biz have revealed that production of the DS Lite is to be stepped up 25% in order to match global demand. "At present, the firm turns out around 1.6 million hardware units a month - but with 2.5 million units sold in...
Tuesday6th Jun 2006
Mario. Game board. Dice. Party games. All you need now is a keg.
The Mario Party franchise has been running for years and no doubt will continue to be present on all future Nintendo consoles; it even appeared on the sparsely known GC e-reader. The N64 had the original and two sequels in its lifetime, now it is continuing to evolve on the Gamecube...
Sunday4th Jun 2006
Review Aggressive Inline (GCN)
Aggressive Inline adds new depth to the extreme sports genre, extreme-ly well.
Aggressive Inline is an extreme sports game and bears resemblance to the popular and long running Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series. So the opinion that this is just a clone using blades instead of a board and is cashing in on the thriving extreme sports genre is a common,...
More rumours appear on Nintendo's messages boards about the "remaining secret" of the Wii
Forum junkies may think they've unearthed the final secrets from Nintendo Wii, sadly we're not so sure. Posted to Nintendo's very own message board is an article claimed to be sourced from the next issue of Game Informer magazine (those guys that had the Red...
Friday2nd Jun 2006
Nintendo chief Shigeru Miyamoto talks to MTV about the upcoming Wii title, Super Mario Galaxy
Earlier this week EuroGamer reported on an interview between MTV (yes, really) and Sir Miyamoto. The maestro was talking about the next generation Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy, set for release on Wii sometime early 2007. "Is having different spheres...
Thursday1st Jun 2006
News Games Critics Awards Are In
A week ago we brought you news about the nominations for the Games Critics Awards for best of the show at E3. Well now the results are in and we can see how well Nintendo did.
Without further waiting, here are the winners: Best of Show:Wii (Nintendo) Best Original Game:Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC) Best Hardware/Peripheral:Wii (Nintendo) Best...
