Yes, Iwata, we know the Wii can surpass the PS2 in hardware sales – but a question looming on many minds is, will it? Nintendo’s head honcho believes so and is promising to showcase the software it plans to achieve this goal with at E3 2009. What we are looking at are the cumulative Wii and DS sales through the […]

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 North America and Europe. Elsewhere, it is confirmed that Mario & Luigi RPG 3 is due out in both regions […]

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 of the title will now ship in a premium box set, which includes a music CD of select tracks from […]

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 in search of a cure for a local village girl who has been fallen ill to a “crystal sickness.” He […]

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 consoles. These numbers must come as a surprise to analysts, as most expected Wii — not the DS, to break […]

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 the “Great Blank,” completely obliterated nearly all of civilization and its creations, leaving only a barren wasteland. Those that were […]

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 scheduled for a June 2009 release. Not hesitant to dish out a series of fighting words, Atari ringleader Phil Harrison […]

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 the franchise’s popularity with the release of Dragon Quest IX. With the release of Dragon Quest IX, there are two […]

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 press conference last night, series creator Yuji Horii announced that DQX will development for Wii. The release of DQX will […]

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, which makes sense as the title has yet to receive a firm date even in Japan. 358/2 Days follows the […]

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 development for nearly all current platforms, including the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PS2 and PC. New screenshots […]

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 owners of either Nintendo platforms with cross-platform multiplayer, offline or online. Specific to the Wii version is Mii support and […]

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 a two-player multi gameplay mode, along with three campaigns per faction for the single player aspect. Like its console brethren, […]

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 as it could go in terms of graphics, prepare to be pleasantly surprised. Level 5 has exceed expectations in every […]

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 season. No word on what kind of goodies us Westerners can expect, but hopefully we’ll see items just as sweet […]

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 that this release date is solid. Well, we hope so at least. Unfortunately, DQIX will not be making a playable […]

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 DS, will ship on the same day. Opening an all-new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, the title features […]

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 from Famitsu parent Enterbrain. This makes Pokemon Platinum the fastest-selling standalone DS game in a week, surpassing the previous record […]

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 generates $1.6 million per employee, with roughly 3,000 people employed in development and R&D. That’s more than Google – even […]

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, we’re left feeling a little perplexed as to why Nintendo would bother bringing a peripheral like this to the market […]