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October 2009


  • Nintendo releases DSiWare exclusive, Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon Today Nintendo will be releasing one of their third-party titles for the DSiWare platform as part of the Nintendo Download for North America. Prior to this, Nintendo announced its ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:19 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Google launches special Super Monkey Ball design for Chrome browser Google have today announced a set of special "Artist Themes" for their own browser, Google Chrome. The browser, which has been gaining momentum amongst the web browsing community since its ...
    Posted 5 Oct 2009 10:54 by Billy White
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September 2009


  • Club Nintendo (NA) Update - Post-Play Surveys dishing out at a faster rate! I logged into the system today to find a whole slew of Post-Play surveys stemming from Wii/DSi Shop Downloads in the last little while. That's when I ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: New titles from JV Games, Reflexive Entertainment Turns out the ESRB has revealed for us what JV Games and Reflexive Entertainment are working on next. Christmas Clix is the name of the new WiiWare project coming from ...
    Posted 20 Sep 2009 04:24 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo reveals full WiiWare/DSiWare holiday line-up for NA/EU This week, Nintendo released big press releases listing the complete line-up of WiiWare and DSiWare releases from now up until the first quarter of 2010. Nintendo released PR's ...
    Posted 19 Sep 2009 08:33 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Sumo Wrestling WiiWare title coming to NA! Wow! I never thought this would come but it looks like Tecmo is making it happen! It really is great to see all these WiiWare titles from Japan come over ...
    Posted 19 Sep 2009 07:01 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Final boxart for Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 3 revealed I'm happy to report that Amazon has just updated their page for the game with a brand-spanking new boxart, which completely replaces the older boxart with some vibrant ...
    Posted 9 May 2010 15:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Spaceball Revolution - Press Release Spaceball Revolution developers Virtual Toys sent out a press release about their latest WiiWare release. Spaceball Revolution can now be purchased on the Wii Shop Channel in both North America ...
    Posted 16 Sep 2009 13:33 by Billy White
  • ESRB Ratings: Pop Island, Bit.Trip VOID, new WiiWare/DSiWare Titles Let's start off with the familiars, shall we? First of all, we get a rating of Pop Island -- a puzzle title we already knew about that's heading to ...
    Posted 12 Sep 2009 08:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Spaceball: Revolution heading to EU this Friday; NA next Monday Virtual Toys' next WiiWare entry, Spaceball: Revolution, will be heading to Europe's catalogue tomorrow for their update and will also be hitting North America the following Monday for their ...
    Posted 10 Sep 2009 07:06 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Texas Hold'Em Poker hitting WiiWare next Monday! Gameloft has recently confirmed that Texas Hold'Em Poker will be heading to NA this coming Monday (September 14th). Interestingly, the game was supposed to be out this past Monday ...
    Posted 9 Sep 2009 21:29 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Happy Hammerin'; Whack-a-Mole coming to NA Last week we got a confirmation of the dolphin simulation game heading our way and now we get word that the Whack-a-Mole game on Japan's catalogue is ...
    Posted 7 Sep 2009 06:03 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Sports Resort prototype included Fishing and Water Slide events Game producer, Katsuya Eguchi, has divulged some insider info with regards to some of the process work that went into the final twelve events in Wii Sports Resort. Get this ...
    Posted 5 Sep 2009 08:08 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: My Dolphin It turns out this little simulation game from Japan is heading over to NA after all! Needless to say, this is a pretty good fit amongst the likes of My ...
    Posted 4 Sep 2009 16:21 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Chronos Twins DX, Crash 'N The Boyz: Street Challenge Chronos Twins DX was rated by the ESRB a couple days ago but it wasn't equipped with a summary. Now that summary has surfaced, providing us with more details ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 08:18 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • 2K Games expands on features in NHL 2K10 With the release of NHL 2K10 fast-approaching, 2K Games has issued out a press release listing all the features that NHL 2K10 will face in the final product. It ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 08:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Endless Ocean has been discontinued! When someone put in an inquiry to Nintendo about not being able to locate Endless Ocean, a customer service rep had this to say:"I was sorry to hear that ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 07:58 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Family Tennis, TOMENA SANNER The next entry in the Family series has been confirmed to be heading our way sometime soon. It's interesting that this rating has turned up so soon especially since ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 07:51 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Bit.Trip VOID Announced - First official details / trailer The teaser images featured on website explorethevoid.com have been officially confirmed to be for the new Bit.Trip game. We already worked this out, but now it's all ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 05:05 by Billy White
  • NintenDaan Suspended from YouTube When it comes to gameplay videos and Nintendo Channel footage on the internet, NintenDaan is clearly one of the best when it comes to uploading videos onto YouTube, if not ...
    Posted 3 Sep 2009 04:30 by Billy White
  • First official LostWinds: Winter of Melodias details and screens Frontier Developments have revealed the first official pieces of information regarding the upcoming LostWinds sequel over on their new website dedicated to the game. There, they detail some of the ...
    Posted 2 Sep 2009 06:15 by Billy White
  • Internet Channel update released - browser now free to new users An update to the Internet Channel has now been launched on the Wii Shop Channel allowing users to make use of "Adobe Flash Lite 3.1". This primarily allows users ...
    Posted 1 Sep 2009 06:40 by Billy White
  • Okamiden coming to DS in 2010, DSi-only retail titles coming this year In two different slices of DS news, it seems that Capcom have a new Okami game in the works for the DSi. No news on whether it is a remake ...
    Posted 1 Sep 2009 05:31 by Billy White
  • Wii Fit Plus and new DSi colours priced, dates confirmed; black Wii MotionPlus bundle coming to North America Nintendo of America have unveiled the release dates and prices of the upcoming Wii Fit Plus and the new DSi colours (which we reported on last month when we got ...
    Posted 1 Sep 2009 05:05 by Billy White
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August 2009


  • At least 24 characters to be featured in S&S All-Stars Racing So far, Sumo Digital has revealed 12 characters that have been confirmed to be in the game.SonicTailsAmyKnucklesShadow BigDr. EggmanBilly HatcherAiAiBeatAlex ...
    Posted 1 Sep 2009 07:15 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Gaijin teaser site confirmed to be the next entry in the Bit.Trip series This just in: Gaijin Games' tweeter for the Bit.Trip series has just tweeted the following:"http://explorethevoid.com... it's.... changing!"In addition, the site now has a new ...
    Posted 31 Aug 2009 11:41 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Sumo Digital explains how the roster for S&S All-Stars Racing is chosen After being asked about some of the processes involved in determining a roster for their upcoming game, Sumo Digital has come up with a list of things that they personally ...
    Posted 30 Aug 2009 12:48 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Mouse House coming to WiiWare Mouse House has appeared on the iPhone in the past but it looks like this touch-screen game will be heading to the WiiWare service, as confirmed by the ESRB ...
    Posted 29 Aug 2009 18:13 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 2 hitting North America on Monday! Telltale has just confirmed for us that Nintendo has finalized the date for the release of the 2nd Episode in the new Tales of Monkey Island series. The game will ...
    Posted 28 Aug 2009 21:40 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ColorZ coming to North America on Labor Day Looks like we just got a confirmation of the first WiiWare game that will be heading our way on September 7th. It's very interesting that Nintendo has the queue ...
    Posted 27 Aug 2009 20:19 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Potential WiiWare Game? The ESRB website has provided a rating summary for a mysterious game being produced by Gevo Entertainment entitled "Little Tournament Over Yonder". The gameplay sounds like it could very well ...
    Posted 27 Aug 2009 06:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: DRiiFT Mania, Cybernoid DRiiFT Mania has been rated by the ESRB as of yesterday. It lead me to beleive that it was coming the following day in the update but alas, that's ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:19 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Name confirmed for 3rd Professor Layton title "Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny" is the name of the 3rd title in the Professor Layton series that will be hitting North America next year (hopefully!). The ...
    Posted 21 Aug 2009 22:02 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: DDR Hottest Party 3, TV Show King 2 What'd I tell ya? Just like I said we would, today we got the ESRB Rating for DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3. DDRHP2 didn't get a full summary so ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New DSi Colours Hitting America Mid-September After a bit of bargain-hunting, I came across this little beauty: a Pink DSi Console imported straight from America. Games Basement have the console up for pre-order as ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 10:31 by Billy White
  • Consipiracy Entertainment has future plans for Real Heroes: Firefighter Conspiracy Entertainment has created a Facebook account specifically for discussing the recent release of Real Heroes: Firefighter. Since then, they've received much praise for their budget title and even ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 07:23 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Pilotwings hitting Europe's Virtual Console! This Friday, PAL gamers can download an assortment of different gaming treats but in particular, Nintendo is (once again) adding a big game to the Virtual Console and making it ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 07:14 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Tales of Monkey Island Episode 2, Wonder Boy III, a potential DSiWare game The game just came out so it should be of little surprise to see Tales of Monkey Island's second chapter/episode get rated by the ESRB. The summary adds ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 07:04 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA coming to Canada for the first time! From Friday August 28th to Sunday August 30th, SEGA will be at the 2009 Fan Expo in Toronto, Ontario at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. This will mark the very ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 07:09 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New screens, new info surfaces on DDR Hottest Party 3 Konami is one of the attendees at the Gamescom event and as such, they've stationed showings of DDR Hottest Party 2 on the floor. Interestingly, there's no showing ...
    Posted 19 Aug 2009 18:20 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • 5th Cell's focus shifting from handhelds to consoles The Creative Director at 5th Cell has recently commented that Scribblenauts will be their last title before they set their overall focus more towards console gaming. He describes the game ...
    Posted 20 Aug 2009 06:20 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New screens of S&S All-Stars Racing reveal new characters, levels ONM has released some new screens for Sonic & SEGA All-Stars racing as per the Gamescom event that's taking place. Take a look at some of the nicely-rendered ...
    Posted 19 Aug 2009 17:43 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Producer of MH3 considering Wii Speak for western release The producer of Monster Hunter 3 is keen on the western release for the game, claiming that they even feel that their focus on visuals have resulted in creating a ...
    Posted 19 Aug 2009 17:29 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Gameloft's Earthworm Jim WiiWare project confirmed to be a remake Since Gameloft announced the other day that they will be bringing Earthworm Jim to current venues of digital distribution, many got excited, wondering what this meant for the game -- would ...
    Posted 19 Aug 2009 17:26 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Konami publishing "Tower of Shadow"; to see release Early 2010 Sweet! Hudson and Konami teaming up is only gonna mean good things! We learned about Hudson's upcoming Wii project not too long ago in the most recent issue of ...
    Posted 19 Aug 2009 17:13 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB reveals Hudson's next WiiWare release! Hudson is coming out with a new simulation game for the WiiWare zoo titled "My Zoo". It sounds like a mix between Critter Round-Up and My Aquarium. The summary ...
    Posted 17 Aug 2009 05:18 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nnooo release official Pop sountrack on iTunes The official soundtrack for Nnooo's WiiWare game Pop is now available for download on iTunes for just £7.99 / $9.99. The soundtrack, which features tracks from the WiiWare ...
    Posted 17 Aug 2009 10:34 by Billy White
  • New Details Regarding Nnooo's myLifeCollected series and myNotebook for DSiWare Alongside their release date for Pop+ Solo, which was revealed earlier today, Nnooo have divulged further information on their other upcoming DSiWare release myNotebook, which is set to be released ...
    Posted 17 Aug 2009 03:22 by Billy White
  • Pop+ Solo - Release Dates Finalized! This just in! Pop+ Solo will be releasing this Friday in Europe on the 21st and the following Monday in North America on the 24th! This is great news. See ...
    Posted 17 Aug 2009 03:23 by Billy White
  • ESRB Ratings: Pallurikio, Hot and Cold heading to DSiWare? Pallurikio is a multi-platform puzzle game for both the PC and "Wii". After investigating a bit on the developer's site and given what's known about the game ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 15:55 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • NHL 2K10 Wii Motion Plus Bundle listed on Future Shop Site Looks like 2K Games has been holding out on us! Turns out NHL 2K10 will be the second Wii Motion Plus-enabled game to feature a bundled package. If you ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 14:08 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA registers trademark for "Let's Party" Earlier this week, SEGA filed a trademark for "Let's Party", the next game in the Let's series (Let's Tap, and Let's Catch). It's great to ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 13:46 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Two Tribes teases new impending WiiWare game almost ready for release! Well this is a nice surprise on a Sunday afternoon! Looks like Two Tribes have updated their Twitter profile today, claiming that they're finalizing some tweaks with their "soon ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 13:15 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA has secret plans with Dreamcast's 10th Anniversary, "keen" on digital distribution September 9th, 2009 will mark the 10-year anniversary for the SEGA Dreamcast, which first launched on 9/9/99. Since SEGA has been publicly celebrating the 20th anniversary of ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 13:39 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA celebrating 20th Anniversary of SEGA Genesis with an XBLA Release Looks like from now until August 21st, SEGA fans have been given the opportunity to select a Genesis title they want to see appear most on the Xbox Live Arcade ...
    Posted 16 Aug 2009 12:43 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • White and Pink DSi coming soon? First we get a leak about Wii Fit Plus' pricing details and the concept of the new cycling peripheral and now this! Kotaku has just reported the other day that ...
    Posted 15 Aug 2009 07:02 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Guitar Hero 5 marks debut of SD Card streams! This week, IGN published a hands-on feature taking a look at Guitar Hero 5 to coincide with its upcoming release in a couple weeks. What's interesting is that ...
    Posted 15 Aug 2009 06:53 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Club Nintendo (NA) - Intend to Buy Update Looks like you can now select a new title for the promotion. In preparation for the upcoming release of Mario and Luigi RPG 3: Bowser's Inside Story, NoA has ...
    Posted 15 Aug 2009 06:57 by Billy White
  • ESRB Ratings: VCA titles, three mysterious Wii/WiiWare games Tony Hawk: RIDENot too long ago this rating popped up. It's good to hear a bit more about some of the content found within the game. The game ...
    Posted 15 Aug 2009 06:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New Cycling Peripheral in the Works for Wii? Images have come about regarding a new peripheral for the Wii that seems designed for cycling games. The device, which features two pedals for the user to rest their feet ...
    Posted 12 Aug 2009 12:59 by Billy White
  • LucasArts joins list of VC-supporters, more Star Wars games in the queue Just today, Super Star Wars popped up on the ESRB and now it's been revealed that it'll be heading our way in the update for today. But that ...
    Posted 10 Aug 2009 06:30 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • High Voltage Software would love to get into RPG's In a recent podcast, when asked about what other genres High Voltage Software could pursue in the future, one of the team members had this to say:"The great thing ...
    Posted 9 Aug 2009 19:04 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • E3 Presentation wasn't "as good as it could have been"? Wow. So after considering their media briefing in-depth on an internal basis amongst those involved, Iwata claims that everyone involved as unanimous in how they felt about their presentation ...
    Posted 10 Aug 2009 06:31 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • First showing of Deca Sports DS The latest issue of Jump!, the Japanese anime-focused magazine, had an article of Deca Sports for the DS, Hudson's upcoming project revealed a couple months back in their ...
    Posted 9 Aug 2009 18:36 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Cave Story close to release, online manual submitted for approval Nicalis has just reported that they've submitted the online manual for Cave Story to Nintendo for approval as of this past Friday. What are their next steps? They plan ...
    Posted 9 Aug 2009 18:20 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • WayForward doesn't like the strong "consumer risk" on WiiWare/DSiWare A recent interview from EDGE with Matt Bozon, one of the team members of WayForward, showed a great response towards what the WiiWare service has become over the last year ...
    Posted 6 Aug 2009 20:17 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • 'Super Mario Collection' trademark appears in Famitsu magazine Yesterday, news journalists got word that within the latest issue of Famitsu in Japan alongside some fairly-recognizable trademarks appeared the trademark that has many Nintendo fans speculating as to ...
    Posted 6 Aug 2009 19:30 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 2 dated for PC Interesting how the day I beat the first episode Telltale announces the release date for the PC version! Telltale has just revealed that Episode 2 will be available August 20th ...
    Posted 6 Aug 2009 19:31 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Sports Resort sells more than 500,000 units in the U.S This just in: Wii Sports Resort has sold "more than 500,000 units" in the U.S since the time of its release up until August 3rd. Wow! How impressive ...
    Posted 5 Aug 2009 16:04 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Diatomic We haven't heard too much lately from Grendel Games regarding their upcoming WiiWare game, Diatomic but the recent ESRB rating confirms that the game is getting closer to completion ...
    Posted 5 Aug 2009 07:15 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Digital Leisure's next WiiWare project confirmed: Word Searcher We just published our interview with Digital Leisure and they did confirm that they do have more games in the queue and there was even a hint that they will ...
    Posted 5 Aug 2009 07:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Toki Tori Contest: Runner-Ups Announced! Looks like we finally get to know who came runner-up behind the entry from the braggarts TokiToriMasters! Let's have a closer look at each of them, shall we ...
    Posted 5 Aug 2009 05:08 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 confirmed; new screens Well would you lookie here! Konami has recently issued out a render for their upcoming DDR release and it just so happens that this render is the final logo for ...
    Posted 3 Aug 2009 07:34 by Billy White
  • ESRB Ratings Round-Up: Full Blast Hitchhike, Prof. Layton, Contra Rebirth... Full Blast Hitchhike!I'm still just so surprised the game is hitting overseas! This game was released in Japan some time ago under a different name followed by 7 ...
    Posted 15 Aug 2009 06:29 by Knuckles Sonic8
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July 2009 - 15th-20th


  • ESRB Ratings: Professor Layton and the Diabolocal Box Perfect timing to coincide with the game's upcoming release. The summary is rather interesting as it goes into why the game's been rated E10+ for "Alcohol Reference" and ...
    Posted 3 Aug 2009 05:31 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Contra Rebirth Contra Rebirth is coming soon to Europe (most likely during the month of August) so it's interesting to see the ESRB Rating pop up confirming that the NA release ...
    Posted 3 Aug 2009 05:23 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party 3 confirmed; new screens Well would you lookie here! Konami has recently issued out a render for their upcoming DDR release and it just so happens that this render is the final logo for ...
    Posted 2 Aug 2009 10:16 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Geon Cube Looks like UFO Games is finally bringing this to North America which shouldn't be a surprise since they unveiled it at E3. The question still remains though: wouldn't ...
    Posted 1 Aug 2009 07:16 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: "Aha! I Got It!" Escape Game I had always hoped that we'd get games similar to the "Escape" series found on some Flash series (Escape the Car, Escape the Clinic, etc.) so long as it ...
    Posted 1 Aug 2009 07:12 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Full Blast Hitchhike! I'm still just so surprised the game is hitting overseas! This game was released in Japan some time ago under a different name followed by 7 exclamation marks -- how ...
    Posted 1 Aug 2009 07:04 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo comments on the state of affairs with the VC service This whole week, Nintendo has been issuing out responses to devoted fans who are inquiring about the current focus towards the Virtual Console (or lack thereof). It seems that Nintendo ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:41 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA striving for quality "over time" in Sonic games, looking towards digital distribution The VIP of Marketing over at SEGA has made some interesting comments with regards to the Sonic franchise that are worthy of attention. Here's what the rep starts out ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:33 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Hudson planning big support towards DSiWare "We’re going to be pushing DSiWare pretty hard", explained the Director of Marketing over at Hudson. We can definitely see this being the case. Hopefully you can recall that ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:17 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Little King's Story sequel already in development! The game has just released here in North America a little while ago and now we get word from the producer of the game that they're already making plans ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Dragon Quest won't see a VC release When asked about whether or not Dragon Quest could see a release on the Virtual Console, a developer from Blitz Games had this to say:"Dragon Sword was a great ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:08 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Carnival King site launches, due for a release this Monday? Carnival King was confirmed to be coming out this July and yet, we didn't see it in the last update so it's likely that Nintendo bumped Carnival King ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:06 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam coming to DSiWare Although Virtual Toys hasn't spoken of the game's debut on DSiWare officially, an ESRB rating has popped up just the other day confirming that the game is coming ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 05:58 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New Frogger game heading to WiiWare? It's been recently confirmed that Konami is developing a new Frogger game for PS3 and Wii, titled "Frogger Returns". It seems more likely to be a WiiWare release than ...
    Posted 31 Jul 2009 06:01 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DSi update hits EU/JPN - Facebook feature added! Back at E3, Cammie Dunaway confirmed that over the summer, Nintendo would add a special feature to the firmware of the DSi via a system update that would allow users ...
    Posted 30 Jul 2009 06:20 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Stunt Cars near complete, will be hitting WiiWare soon In a recent interview, a representative from Icon Games working on Stunt Cars stated that the game is "days away" from completion and given that all that there's left ...
    Posted 25 Jul 2009 14:38 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: The Mystery of Whiterock Castle So the game's just been announced and confirmed for a Summer release and look, the game's been rated by the ESRB! This is a pretty good sign we ...
    Posted 25 Jul 2009 07:39 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Monkey Island: Episode 1 hitting NA on July 27th! Guybrush is ready to hit the high seas! Are you? Telltale has just finalized the date for Monkey Island: Episode 1. The game will be appearing here in North America ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 12:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New prizes added to Club Nintendo (EU) Looks like two new prizes have been added to the Star Catalogue! We have a 70cm x 80cm Mario Galaxy Kite which costs 3,000 Stars and a Pokemon-inspired ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 07:03 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Third WiiWare game from HB Studios revealed After doing a bit of snooping on HB Studios' new site for its upcoming WiiWare series "HB Arcade", it's been discovered that after HB Arcade Disc Golf, the next ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 06:53 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • HB Studios launches site for HB Arcade Cards A few weeks ago we discovered that HB Arcade Cards had been rated by the ESRB and not too long ago HB Arcade Disc Golf got rated as well. HB ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 06:50 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • La Mulana coming to WiiWare thanks to Nicalis/Nigoro joint-effort! Nigoro, an indie developer, has recently announced that their PC game, La Mulana, will be heading to WiiWare sometime during Winter 2009. The excitement doesn't stop there however. Nicalis ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 06:40 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Military Madness: Nectaris coming very soon? The ESRB Rating for the game has popped up for a second time today. Could this indicate that the game could appear in the next update or the one after ...
    Posted 24 Jul 2009 06:36 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: HB Arcade Disc Golf HB Arcade Disc Golf marks itself as the second HB Arcade game to be rated by the ESRB, the first being HB Arcade Cards. This game gives us more details ...
    Posted 23 Jul 2009 08:42 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • 2K Games utilizing Wii Speak support, online play, Wii Motion Plus in NHL 2K10 Wow! 2K Games is pulling out all the stops on this one! No more NHL ports on the Wii, this looks like it could be really innovative having added precision ...
    Posted 23 Jul 2009 06:43 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll announced for Wii! The countdown on that little teaser site SEGA published last week has reached 00.00.00. What came of the teaser site? Well, you'll be happy to know that ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 07:36 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Rabbids Go Home announced for DS/DSi! Ubisoft has just announced that Rabbids Go Home will not only be hitting Wii but the DS and DSi platforms as well! The game will feature the same storyline as ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 06:49 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • The Mystery of Whiterock Castle announced for WiiWare Playtainment, a new German publisher, has recently announced an upcoming WiiWare project due to release as early as this Summer (i.e, in August)! They claim to be the "first ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 06:39 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nyx appearing in Furry Legends! Wow. First Super Meat Boy rallies Commander Video and other characters from indie developers to appear in their game and now Gamelion's upcoming WiiWare platformer, Furry Legends, will have ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:50 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo rep claims no other Wii colours are coming for US? Coming straight from the mouth of a representative from Nintendo:"(Nintendo has) no plans to have other colors of Wii in the U.S."This statement alone has raised an ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:48 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Ronimo Games confident in future, sequel and online play possible Boy has Ronimo Games come a long way since the release of Swords & Soldiers. They've received so much praise and great sales numbers and this surely must be encouraging ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:37 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam recieves Award Virtual Toys has recently received an award for their WiiWare game, Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam for "Best Art" at a past Trade Fair. There's even a small mention of ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:41 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • 2D Boy offers hints on next WiiWare project 2D Boy and the creator of Henry Hatsworth are hard at work with their next WiiWare title. To get you thinking as to what the future could hold, they've ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:31 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Hudson considering Bomberman for DSiWare? Hudson made a comment recently on their Twitter page that shows that they express interest in psosibly pursuing DSiWare as a means to further the Bomberman series. Here's their ...
    Posted 21 Jul 2009 05:24 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • TV Show King 2 - First Details revealed Gameloft have revealed the first details of TV Show King 2 via twitter. The game, which was recently revealed after it was spotted in the rating lists, has a bunch ...
    Posted 16 Jul 2009 13:48 by Billy White
  • Starfy producer would like to create a new game When approached about whether or not the other Starfy games would get localized and "remade" for North America, the producer of the game had this to say:"I’m more ...
    Posted 16 Jul 2009 08:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Gaijin Games teases next Bit.Trip game In the latest Nintendo Power issue, the following teaser code appears:11MOVETOTHEBEAT1-LEARNABOUTTHECORE1-CONTROLSPACE11111RUN1-ENJOY1-GRAVITATEBACKTOTHEEATHER1-UNLOCKTHEFUTURE11What could this possibly mean? Time will tell!
    Posted 16 Jul 2009 08:15 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SEGA teases announcement of next Monkey Ball game? Over a month ago a trademark was filed for a new Super Monkey Ball game (Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll) that could include Balance Board support. Now, SEGA has ...
    Posted 16 Jul 2009 08:01 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: UNO, Family Card Games, Stunt Cars Well well, would you lookie here! UNO has been rated for the second time only this time, it's for the WiiWare version. Now both the DSiWare and WiiWare versions ...
    Posted 16 Jul 2009 07:34 by Knuckles Sonic8
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June / July 2009 (30th-14th)


  • Club Nintendo (NA) Update - Platinum and Gold Rewards announced! Those who logged into Club Nintendo this morning would have found an unexpected surprise! As soon as someone logs into Club Nintendo, they'll find a pop-up message which ...
    Posted 14 Jul 2009 06:36 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Family Feud 2010 and more from Ubisoft A couple of ratings have popped up on ESRB's official site with regards to a couple upcoming Ubisoft games for the DS. The first is a title we haven ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 22:18 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion, Style Savvy Two of Nintendo's upcoming first-party DS titles have been rated by the ESRB recently. First we have Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion. The game has been ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 22:06 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • The Three Musketeers: One for All coming soon! Legendo, the developers of the upcoming platformer, The Three Musketeers: One for All have confirmed that the game will be releasing in all regions very soon. Specifically, they claim that ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 21:48 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Ghost Mansion Party Wasn't expecting to see this one too soon. Looks like Gameloft is almost ready to bring this over to the WiiWare service but hopefully not before UNO is released ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 21:35 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New Mario and Sonic European Box Art and Release Dates Confirmed Sega have revealed the box art and date for the European release of Mario and Sonic's latest crossover. Subtitled the Olympic Winter Games, the box art is different for ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 12:29 by Billy White
  • Virtual Console / WiiWare Download Charts Here's a new feature that we're just giving a spin looking at the latest Virtual Console and WiiWare charts in the UK. In the video below, you can ...
    Posted 13 Jul 2009 07:28 by Billy White
  • Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces confirmed for North America! XSEED really is on top of things these days. First, they're localizing Fragile for NA (a game many thought would never see the light of day overseas) and now ...
    Posted 7 Jul 2009 21:28 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Electroplankton Apps coming to DSiWare Looks like Nintendo is already preparing for their next set of apps for DSiWare over in Japan. A series of Electroplankton, music-based apps will be hitting their service soon ...
    Posted 7 Jul 2009 21:24 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • SimAnimals Africa confirmed for Wii/DS We already knew "SimAnimals 2" was coming since last year when they confirmed it sometime after the first one was released and now we get the final word on EA ...
    Posted 7 Jul 2009 21:17 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Diner Dash confirmed for 800 Points Diner Dash will be seeing a release either this month or next. Are you ready for it? Famitsu's latest issue confirms that Diner Dash will cost 800 Nintendo Points ...
    Posted 7 Jul 2009 21:10 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Monkey Island Episode 1, Impossible Mission Two interesting ratings have popped up recently. On the Monday morning before the update was revealed on Press Nintendo, ESRB published a rating of Impossible Mission for the Commodore 64 ...
    Posted 7 Jul 2009 20:52 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Incoming! announced for WiiWare This game was rated by the ESRB last month before it was even announced and so it was concluded that the game would likely be a WiiWare game. Turns out ...
    Posted 4 Jul 2009 06:58 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Cave Story almost finished! According to Nicalis' official blog, Cave Story is so close to being released! It's nice to see them spending a little more time tightening up some of the loose ...
    Posted 3 Jul 2009 07:36 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Carnival King announced for WiiWare The developers of Target Toss Pro: Bags (Incredible Technologies) have recently announced a new arcade shooter for the WiiWare service! The game looks like a great game to be added ...
    Posted 3 Jul 2009 07:26 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Magnetis coming soon to WiiWare With the recent trailer for the game, the developers for the upcoming puzzle game, Magnetis, issued out a small little announcement to accompany the trailer. The announcement claims that the ...
    Posted 3 Jul 2009 07:22 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Heron: Steam Machine announced for WiiWare In the same vein as Pipe Dream comes a new game for WiiWare that involves solving puzzles using pipes to guide water from one end of the factory to the ...
    Posted 3 Jul 2009 07:19 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: July 3rd Got a whole slew of titles here I've been meaning to share that have been rated by the ESRB this week which is great to see because it hints ...
    Posted 3 Jul 2009 07:28 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Diner Dash So first Military Madness: Nectaris gets rated then Diner Dash. Hmm... Could be a sign that at least one will be hitting our way this month especially since Hudson has ...
    Posted 30 Jun 2009 09:40 by Knuckles Sonic8
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June 2009 - Week four (23rd-29th)


  • Club Nintendo (NA): Intend to Buy Update Wii Sports Resort has now been added!! You only have a limited time to indicate that you plan on getting the game. Needless to say I clicked Yes and filled ...
    Posted 27 Jun 2009 21:44 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Bit Boy!! Well lookie what just turned up! Not too long ago, BPlus claimed that they're almost ready for a release in a few recent interviews. Let's hope this is ...
    Posted 27 Jun 2009 20:32 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DSiWare Sales Chart (25/6) Here we are again, another week, another DSiWare chart. Here's the list from last night, before today's new game "SUDOKU 50! For Beginners" was released.Below, you can ...
    Posted 26 Jun 2009 02:11 by Billy White
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June 2009 - Week three (16th-22nd)


  • SimEarth confirmed for VC Release on June 22nd We already knew this was coming to North America but it just got confirmed that it will be hitting our VC this coming Monday. The game will cost 800 Points ...
    Posted 20 Jun 2009 19:44 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo misspells WarioWare game title on Nintendo Channel Interview Picture taken with DSi camera, hence not-so-great qualityIn today's UK Nintendo Channel update, Nintendo have slipped up by using the wrong name for their WarioWare game ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:21 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DSiWare Sales Chart - 19/6 Here we are again, another week, another DSiWare chart. I was going to post it tomorrow night before today's new release, however internet problems prohibited me from doing so ...
    Posted 19 Jun 2009 13:31 by Billy White
  • WiiWare / DSiWare games: 19th June 2009 (EU) It's Friday, and it's time for the new releases on the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop - today, we have Dr Kawashima with some more Brain Training, this ...
    Posted 19 Jun 2009 10:28 by Billy White
  • 5 spots Party announced for WiiWare, gets ESRB rating An upcoming WiiWare game that was recently just announced has already been rated by the ESRB -- could we see this popping up sooner than we thought? The gameplay resembles that ...
    Posted 18 Jun 2009 06:35 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Toribash The developers of Toribash did say that the game is well under way and close to being finished so it's of little surprise that the ESRB rating pops up ...
    Posted 18 Jun 2009 06:28 by Knuckles Sonic8
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June 2009 - Week two (8th-15th)


  • Icarian Kindred Spirits confirmed for EU Release this Friday Even more proof that Europe is getting a lot of love lately!"Over the Top Games is pleased to officially announce the European release date of our WiiWare game "Icarian ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 11:52 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DSiWare Sales Chart You may have noticed all the big updates going on across the site over the weekend, which resulted in me forgetting all about the DSiWare sales chart! Below, you can ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 07:57 by Billy White
  • ESRB Ratings: Wacky World of Sports SEGA's strange, upcoming mini-game collection has already been rated by the ESRB. That was pretty fast! The summary gives us an idea of the type of whimsical gameplay ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 05:45 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Last Ninja 2 Another Commodore 64 game that's been confirmed to be heading our way. Way back, Impossible Mission was rated but it never did show which is interesting since Boulder Dash ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 05:44 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Incoming! This game comes from the creators of Pong Toss/Beer Pong. What could this new mysterious WiiWare game entail? The summary gives us a few details:"This is an action ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 05:41 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Pop Plus Solo After many were wondering when Pop Plus would show up on DSiWare, the ESRB rating has now popped up which could insinuate that the game could be coming next month ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 05:32 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Water Warfare Just after Water Warfare (one of the most anticipated WiiWare games for this summer) got rated by PEGI in Europe this past week, Water Warfare now gets an ESRB Rating ...
    Posted 15 Jun 2009 05:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Metroid Prime Trilogy - Box Design A look at the box art for the Japanese version of the Metroid Prime Trilogy. Hopefully we'll see a similarly spectacular design upon it's Western release, and it ...
    Posted 14 Jun 2009 04:47 by Billy White
  • Club Nintendo Updates - Elite Status Reminders! Early today this morning, Nintendo updated Club Nintendo's website and has issued out some reminders for the upcoming end-of-term period for Club Nintendo on June 30th. On ...
    Posted 12 Jun 2009 04:49 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - New character uncovered Look closely at the flag to the right of the one for Dr. Eggman and who do you see...? That's right, Silver the Hedgehog is coming to the Winter ...
    Posted 11 Jun 2009 10:59 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Klonoa Phantomile language made up of German words, musician names Confirmed via an interview in the latest issue of Nintendo Power, the producer overseeing Klonoa's Wii revival claims that although the language in the game is made up (i ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 10:49 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Retro Game Challenge 2 localization not too likely XSEED is tracking the sales of the original very closely. If the first one sells well, only then will they be moved to bring over the second one. As it ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 10:32 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: Military Madness It appears as though Military Madness is the next WiiWare that Hudson plans to release. The game has just been rated by the ESRB which is a good sign that ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 08:53 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • ESRB Ratings: FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord Square Enix just released Final Fantasy IV: The After Years just last week and now look what's been rated by the ESRB. Sounds like the game's nearly ready ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 08:44 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Super Smash Bros. 64 coming to EU VC this Friday! So, what was that about Nintendo not listening? Europe is getting Super Smash Bros. 64 on the Virtual Console in their next update! Alongside that, they are also getting online ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 08:29 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New DanceDanceRevolution announced, summary of details! Konami recently took the opportunity of using E3 to showcase some new titles and some new announcements at their conference. As predicted, Konami did touch on the next entry in ...
    Posted 10 Jun 2009 10:58 by Billy White
  • Eduardo the Samurai Toaster - WiiWare Release Date Unveiled Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, the WiiWare action title that can be played co-operatively with four friends, is due for release on the Wii Shop Channel next week in North ...
    Posted 8 Jun 2009 12:46 by Billy White
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E3 2009 (Week beginning June 1st)


  • Galaxy 2 to have 90% new levels As a rough estimation, Miyamoto has stated that approximately 90% of SMG2's levels are new meanwhile the rest are all "new variations of the worlds in Super Mario Galaxy ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 10:06 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Retro Studios "hard at work" on a new project Nintendo has re-confirmed for us that Retro Studios is, indeed, working on a project and although they weren't going to reveal it at E3 this year, they are ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 10:03 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New Kingdom Hearts project for Wii? Some talk has been going around especially in light of recent events that there is a Kingdom Hearts project in the works for Wii. Even IGN has made a game ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 10:00 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo spills beans on unreleased handheld Apparently, Nintendo constructed a prototype for a new handheld at one point of the course of the past three years but according to Iwata, they decided not to release it ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:58 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Limited Edition Remote and Nunchuk To commemorate the release of Wii Sports Resort, Nintendo of Japan is holding a special contest where 5,000 winners can obtain a limited edition Blue Wii Remote and Nunchuk ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 10:27 by Billy White
  • Chibi-Robo returning to the DS! 'New Play Control! Chibi-Robo' hasn't even come out yet over here and Nintendo of Japan is already confirming that a new Chibi-Robo game is coming for the ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:40 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Japan gets new DSi and Wii colours - Red and Black!  Japan have just claimed their sixth DSi colour: red. As you can see from the picture, it looks great, doesn't it? Hopefully we'll get it here too at ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 11:20 by Billy White
  • Wii Fit Plus - New Details IGN has given us a taste of some of the activities that will be included in Wii Fit Plus and they sound great! 10 mini-games were shown off, including ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:37 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo "flattered" by Sony and Microsoft Miyamoto is really confident in the direction Nintendo is taking with the Wii right now. He has absolutely no fears whatsoever with regards to his business rivals: Sony and Microsoft ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:52 by Billy White
  • Pokemon Scramble announced for WiiWare A new Pokemon game for WiiWare that actually sounds like a good idea! Players will have the task of controlling their Pokemon on top-down maps to defeat enemies and ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:30 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Sports Resort - Boxart Update Looks quite nice if you ask me. Looks like they're going along the same approach as Wii Play whilst combining their approach to the Wii Sports cover at the ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 09:51 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage to feature WFC Support Sadly, there are no plans for online at this time despite the fact that the original game had online play for the PS3 and 360 versions. That being said, Ubisoft ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:41 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Online Play to be featured in Tatsunoko VS Capcom In addition to getting new characters for the NA release, it looks like Capcom is also adding online play! What a great way to localize a game by adding new ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:30 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Konami announces Ultimate Party Challenge Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced Ultimate Party Challenge is being developed for Wii. This innovative game pits players against their friends in fast-paced, over-the-top mini-game ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:21 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Harvest Moon: Ranch Store - New Details New details have surfaced regarding the NA-release of Natsume's mini-game filled Harvest Moon game WiiWare. The game will have a final name of "Harvest Moon: My Little ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:13 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - New Details SEGA also used the opportunity of this highly-anticipated gaming event to show off their upcoming game, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - due for a release this ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:05 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing - New Details SEGA showed off their upcoming racing game on the E3 Show Floor this year and even released some new screens. Some new tidbits have arisen as a result such as ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 07:47 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Game to accompany Wii Vitality Sensor next year Iwata was interviewed shortly after the Nintendo conference at E3 and has this to say regarding his plans with the Wii Vitality Sensor:"You can see that we are already ...
    Posted 5 Jun 2009 08:38 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • WiiWare Software Dated Nintendo has unveiled the release dates and titles of some upcoming WiiWare titles, uncovering a few surprises along the way.GameDeveloper    Release date And Yet It Moves  Broken Rules ...
    Posted 8 Jul 2010 08:30 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo releases special E3 updates for the Nintendo Channel Over on Nintendo's special E3 2009 sub-page, NoA has published a list of updates that the Nintendo Channel will get in correlation with this week's events at ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 13:34 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolocal Box to feature 33 bonus puzzles Over on Nintendo's E3 2009 sub-page, Nintendo covers some details about Level-5's upcoming sequel to Professor Layton and the Curious Village. Nintendo promises that using the ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 13:44 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Sports Resort to feature "a dozen activities" Nintendo has just revealed on their official E3 2009 page the kinds of activities that will be available in Wii sports Resort. some new ones we heard about today and ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 13:19 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • House M.D announced for DS A game based on this increasingly-popular TV show is coming to DS. Too bad the Murder, She Wrote PC game mentioned in the press release won't also be ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 12:43 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Classic Controller Pro being shown at E3's Show Floor Take a look at this baby. Looks like I was right. Nintendo really is showing it off at the event!
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 13:37 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Endless Ocean 2 Fact Sheet, New Details I was right after all! I predicted that Nintendo would enhance the online experience in the sequel with the use of a "certain peripheral" and low and behold, Nintendo has ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 12:07 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Ubisoft officially announces C.O.P The Recruit This upcoming DS game was shown off at E3 during Nintendo's keynote. The game has some inspirations from the Driver series, also from Ubisoft. Here are some more details ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 11:29 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Konami announces lineup for E3 Booth Look at some of these titles. Could the DDR title be DDR: Volume 1 (the Greatest Hits game) or could it be DDR Hottest Party 3? Time will tell but ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 11:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo issues Press Release surrouding E3 announcements Here's a summary of Nintendo's announcements from the show today. Also, look at some of the titles available on the show floor today!!For decades, Nintendo has endeavored ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 11:21 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Nintendo Keynote Summary Here are my annotations of the whole event that transpired. I took note of the more important quotes and showings to ensure that if you missed the show you won ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 11:14 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • New Metroid Game Unveiled A brand new Metroid game for the Wii has been unveiled, titled Other M. This game will look more at Samus' story and is no longer a first person action ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:15 by Billy White
  • Koopa Kids to make a return in New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Lookie what Infendo has dug up. Could this mean that Koopa Kids will be returning in New Super Mario Bros. Wii? What other surprises could Nintendo have in store?Is ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 12:37 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 unveiled As if the first one wasn't enough, a second Super Mario Galaxy game has been unveiled for the Wii, and will feature similar gameplay to the original, with extra ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:04 by Billy White
  • The Conduit, Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, Dead Space Extraction shown Shortly after showing us footage of The Conduit by SEGA, Nintendo gives us a sneak peek of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles, coming from Capcom. Shortly thereafter, Dead Space: Extraction by ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:11 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Vitality Sensor shown! Iwata surprised us with a sneak peek of the new upcoming peripheral, "Wii Vitality Sensor". This peripheral will allow you to see the information found within the inner body. "People ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:00 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • DSi Facebook Photo Sharing unveiled The Nintendo DSi photo application will later this year also allow users to upload photo's taken straight to facebook via a nearby wireless internet connection. This saves time and ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:53 by Billy White
  • Flipnotes Studio revealed During Nintendo's keynote, they addressed the reveal of Moving Memo Pad earlier this Spring. Now they are announcing "Flipnotes Studio" for the DSiWare service. Coming this summer, this game ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:51 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • WarioWare DIY Announced Made In Ore, the WarioWare game allowing you to create your own mini games, will be on sale later this year for Western users. The game allows you to create ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:50 by Billy White
  • New entry in the Mario vs Donkey Kong series revealed Another entry following MVDK: March of the Mini's has been revealed during Nintendo's keynote address; has been aptly titled, MVDK: Mini's March again". Beginning June 8th, DSi ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:48 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • COP Recruit coming to DS "I had a choice. Life behind bars or behind the wheel."Nintendo unveiled a new Ubisoft game today for the DS, which sees you playing through a gritty story as ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:45 by Billy White
  • Style Savvy revealed A game announced for "preteens and twenty-somethings" for the DSi will have female gamers designing fashions, decoarting their very own characters, shopping for new items and more. The game ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:43 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Mario & Luigi IV: Bowsers Inside Journey shown off amongst other RPG's The next game in the Mario & Luigi RPG franchise is set to be released soon in western areas as Mario & Luigi IV: Bowsers Inside Journey. The game sees the duo ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:40 by Billy White
  • Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion announced "Games of Passion" from THQ will urge "casual gamers and avid readers into the games universe". The game is based on one of James Patterson's suspense novel. The game ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:17 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Wii Sports Resort fully detailed Reggie Fils-Aime looked at Wii Motion Plus at today's E3 show from Nintendo, looking at the attachment coming soon to the Nintendo Wii remote, showing off the technology ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 09:33 by Billy White
  • Wii Fit Plus - First info Nintendo's second game to be revealed at E3 today was Wii Fit Plus, which is designed to be played by anybody and everybody. The game will focus on allowing ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:44 by Billy White
  • New Super Mario Bros. announced for Wii Nintendo has announced New Super Mario Bros. for Wii. A total 4-player co-op experience with new items, new characters and many other new features, such as hidden areas ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 10:00 by Billy White
  • Atlus U.S.A announces 101-in-1 Megamix and Shiren the Wanderer Atlus has just officially announced 101-in-1 Megamix for Wii. We already knew it was coming but now we get an official announcement. Additionally, they've announced an RPG ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 08:47 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Leaked Nintendo Booth Images reveal....? The S&P2 booth image looks pretty sweet as do some of the others but what could these hidden booths with the covered material be? Mario Party 9? A new ...
    Posted 2 Jun 2009 07:23 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Robocalypse: Beaver Defense Impressions IGN got some hands-on time with this upcoming RTS game for the WiiWare service. Not too much as a whole besides the general gameplay explanations but they did shed ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 22:03 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Ubisoft announces Your Shape Ubisoft was planning a surprise reveal and it was predicted that this would be for the sports genre but since Academy of Champions was announced before E3, the stage was ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 21:47 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Ubisoft announces Style Lab for the DSi Just as Ubisoft was praising their casual brands during their Keynote Address (i.e., the Petz and Imagine series), Ubisoft revealed a new DSi-exclusive game known as Style Lab ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:15 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • EA Sports Active experiences massive success, expansion game announced Wow. This is ridiculously crazy! EA has just issued out a press release divulging that EA Sports Active has already sold 600,000 units between its NA release on May ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 21:33 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Ubisoft announces movie-based game, Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Ubisoft has picked up the license for Tintin and they plan to use it to make an upcoming game for the Wii! Sweet! I remember Tintin. Ah, memories. Anyway, here ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 21:25 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Billy's E3 predictions With little under twenty hours left until Nintendo's biggest show of 2009 (or at least, what we all hope is their biggest show), I figured that there's no ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 14:06 by Billy White
  • THQ announces Cars Race-o-Rama No surprise to me since I heard rumors of its development beforehand plus I believe there was a leak recently. But anyway, her's the press release concerning THQ's ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 12:17 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • THQ announces World of Zoo Don't confuse this new IP with World of Goo by 2D Boy! Sounds like another addition to their growing portfolio of family-friendly games. This game is being made ...
    Posted 20 Jul 2010 20:13 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals announced Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Zephyr: Rise of the Elementals is currently in development for Wii™, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 11:04 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Hasbro showcasing series of accessories to prepare for upcoming releases Hasbro has a bunch of titles coming out for both the Wii and DS and it looks like they're preparing to show off some accessories for their upcoming games ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 10:24 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Telltale and LucasArts announces Tales of Monkey Island for WiiWare Looks like this could very well have been Telltale's surprise reveal! What a surprise indeed. And it's headed for WiiWare, too. How sweet! See below for more information ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 09:21 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Cooking Mama 3 announced Wow, already! Cooking Mama: World Kitchen and Gardening Mama haven't been out long. I hope for their sake this doesn't turn out to be a Guitar Hero thing ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 09:05 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Bplus officially announces Bit Boy for WiiWare You heard exclusive details here first on Wiiloveit and now, Bernd over at Bplus has issued out a press release to wet your appetite for their upcoming new WiiWare game ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 09:49 by Billy White
  • UFO bringing Geon and Rock Blast to Wii According to UFO Interactive's latest fact sheet of planned E3 showings, Geon Cube is one of the titles that they plan to unveil at E3. This title saw the ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 08:46 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 announced First LEGO Rock Band, and now, Warner Bros. and TT Games have collaboratively announced LEGO Harry Potter that will be based on the first four books and movies in the ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 09:06 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • Activision unveils complete list of vocalists in Guitar Hero 5 Activision has just revealed the complete listing of artists that will appear in the upcoming next entry in the Guitar Hero series, Guitar Hero 5 which will land in stores ...
    Posted 1 Jun 2009 09:07 by Knuckles Sonic8
  • James' E3 Predictions First off, the safe bets...Nintendo is quite likely to announce some sort of Virtual Console for the DSi. What will likely be surprising is what titles they first announce ...
    Posted 27 May 2009 13:53 by Billy White
  • KS8's E3 Predictions! (2009) This year, E3 is shaping up to be quite ambitious! After last year's disappointments with regards to Nintendo's strong gear towards the "casual" audience with the likes of ...
    Posted 14 Jun 2010 06:16 by Knuckles Sonic8
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June 2009 - Week one (1st-7th)


DSiWare Sales Chart (5th June)
Exclusive first Bit Boy!! details
Note: this week was E3 week - see above for the complete list of E3 2009 stories

May 2009


ESRB Ratings: Drill Sergeant Mindstrong67 ESRB Ratings: Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
ESRB Ratings: Sim Earth coming to VCA in NA!
ESRB Ratings: Family Mini Golf, Family Slot Car Racing
ESRB Ratings: Domino Rally
Bonsai Barber producer comments on gaming community, has more plans for WiiWare
Gaijin Works wants to focus more on RPG's and unique, hard-to-execute titles
Peter Moore sees need for stronger Wii focus
RUMOR: NASCAR getting revived on Wii?
onimo Games began with a 3D action game, changes focus on industry
Analyst predicts Starfox revival at E3
Cryptic Message features hidden secrets
Sales of Professor Layton see huge increase in March!
Magnetis coming to WiiWare soon
Majesco announces two new Jillian Michaels titles
EA announces Hasbro Family Game Night: Volume 2
Cooking Mama sells 4 million in North America
Developers of Tiger Woods PGA Tour expressed interest in a party game, decided against it
Scribblenauts to incorporate WFC features
Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Band Hero and DJ Hero coming this year
Ubisoft wants to focus on core mechanics of Red Steel 2, wary about DLC
Spyborgs could feature WiiMotionPlus
XSEED uncertain about Retro Game Challenge 2's localization
Contra Rebirth confirmed
Latest ACCF DLC: Yellow School Bus Model
Peter Moore not worried about Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis confirmed for June 2nd in North America
Grand Slam Tennis heading to PS3 and 360 at a later date
Little King's Story originally intended to be a veggie-based game
OFLC rates Super Mario Kart and Pilotwings
EA reveals new IP in Japan
Spyborgs to feature Classic Controller support, early build problems
ESRB Ratings: Swords & Soldiers
Ongaku heading to WiiWare
High Voltage Software has no plans for DSi, more WiiWare in the works
User creation and multiplayer modes were considered for Furry Legends
Mighty Flip Champs sequel possible, Shantae being considered
Furry Legends nearly finished, could come this summer
PEGI Ratings: Gameloft DSiWare titles, new WiiWare title
Highlights from Ubisoft's Fiscal Report
Spyborgs features Achievements system
New tidbits about Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Majesco showing two titles at E3
Picture Book Games: A Pop-Up Adventure getting localized!
Virtua Tennis 2009 features true 1:1 motion
Vertigo confirmed for June 16th release
Konami's Fiscal Report analyzed, new DDR entries hinted
Gameloft partners up with SEGA Europe, bringing Sonic Unleashed to mobile platforms!
Rubik's World Receives Award
ESRB Ratings: Overturn!
Iwata acknowledges the lack of first-party titles
SouthPeak Games announces Sled Shred
Simple Browser Games for your DSi
Wakeboarding in Active Life: Extreme Challenge
Cook or be Cooked may use WiiMotionPlus
Club Nintendo (NA): Intend to Buy Update
Nintendo Power promises surprises for Wii in next issue
Analyst lists Top 20 upcoming third-party titles for Wii
Prince declines offer for Guitar Hero appearance
Fishie Fishie coming to WiiWare
Harvest Moon: Ranch Store's first DLC pack
Major Minor's Majestic March only sells 600 copies in Japan
Capcom has secret titles lined up for E3
IGN's Wii Game of the Month
All-Star Cheerleading Squad sequel announced
We Rock: Drum King gets name change
Toribash - WiiWare Development Video
Another Code R confirmed for EU release!
'Wii no ma' Video Service begins today in Japan!

April 2009


Red Steel 2 Unveiled
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Not For WiiWare
Need For Speed Nitro - first screens and details revealed
New online details for The Conduit
ESRB Ratings: Virtual Console and WiiWare Titles
Nintendo delivers a slightly-brazen response to Professor Layton 2
Mighty Flip Champs!! coming very soon
IGN speculates on the next AAA title
Skype technically possible with the DSi
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen getting DLC
Look out for the next Mario Party entry soon
Additional response to Bruiser & Scratch sales
Virtua Tennis 2009 on Wii not gimped at all
Club Nintendo (NA) - Intend to Buy Update
Furry Legends devs acknowledge community feedback
House of the Dead: Overkill sequel possible
Q&A with Battle Rage devs reveals upcoming new technology
Two more New Play Control! titles coming to Japan on June 11
IGN speaks about VC release schedule
Club Nintendo launches in Portugal
Explanations given for the delay of Little King's Story
Deca Sports 2 has online play
Crystal Defenders R1 (WiiWare) is different from other versions
Did you know? The Conduit almost used Wii Motion Plus
Online features may not be implemented in DSiWare
Excitebots: Trick Racing launches in North America!
Made in Ore - DS and WiiWare footage!
Fatal Frame IV not coming to North America
Strong Bad sees great success after the SD Card Update!
Boxart Update (NA): Big League Sports Summer Sports
Nintendo Channel on DSi, more rewards for Club Nintendo?
Midway working on Game Party 3
Excitebots: Trick Racing site updated
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong site launches
Big showing planned for The Conduit
LIT coming to Europe this summer
Boom Blox Bash Party - New Stages revealed!
Diner Dash confirmed to feature online play!
Boxart Update (NA): Grand Slam Tennis40 Club Nintendo (NA) - Coins earned for Registering DSi
Crystal Defenders seeing an April release
Evasive Space releases.... in Japan?
Boxart Update (NA): Personal Trainer Walking
Klonoa Game Page opened!
Boxart Update (NA): The Conduit
Rock Band could come to DS
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster coming soon to WiiWare!
Nintendo Download (NA) - April 13th
Steel Penny Games responds to Bruiser and Scratch sales
Majora's Mask coming to EU/AU in a few hours!
Drill Sergeant Mindstrong announced for WiiWare
Boom Blox: Bash Party will boast a big unlockables system
MySims Racing will have customizable vehicles
Wake-boarding game in the works?
Hideo Kojima has an unannounced project in the works
Transfer online data from DS/DS Lite to DSi!
SDHC Support not extended to Wii games
RUMOR: Zelda: Spirit Tracks to feature DSi enhancements?
Nintendo Power: Latest Review Scores - May 2009 (Issue 241)
Original Space Invaders coming to VCA next month in Japan
DSiWare Launch Titles Revealed for North America
More Mystery Case Files in the works for DS; could be Wii-bound
Not all planned features appeared in Punch-Out! (Wii)
KAOS Studios/THQ working on a secret project
New tidbits on Boom Blox: Bash Party
Japanese Songs were considered for Rhythm Heaven
Majora's Mask coming to Virtual Console next month in Japan!
Bonsai Barber was inspired by Friends
Tecmo supports WiiWare with Atsu 12 Game Furi Furi Party
NoA has little control over localizing games
Leftover consoles from Circuit City not properly erased
Gammack Entertainment announces Penguin and Friends
New first-party title added to the WiiWare service
Kimi to Boku to Ritai getting localized for North America
WiiWare storage could see an increase
Disaster Day of Crisis coming to South Africa
Australian DSi Shop goes live!
AVI Support granted to the Photo Channel!
DanceDanceRevolution Disney Grooves releases tomorrow
Namco supports VCA with a bunch of titles
ESRB Ratings: NPC! Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
"Wii-kly Update" removed in favor of "Nintendo Download"
DSi Manual made available online
Nintendo creates sub-site for DSi's 1000-Points offer
Working titles for Rock Band revealed
Let's Catch confirmed for North America
Club Nintendo Update (NA): Excitebots Trick Racing!
Winter demo upgraded to 2.0, interest shown!
Swords and Soldiers to be released soon for 1000 points
DS Install Base surpasses that of PS2's
"Nintendo DSi Enhanced" titles forthcoming
FFCC: My Life as a Dark Lord announced; Final Fantasy coming to VC!
Icarian: Kindred Spirits to hit WiiWare in May 
Nintendo Keynote Address at Game Developers Conference
ACCF DLC Update: Red Pikmin Hat
Level-5 localizing more Professor Layton games!
Four DSiWare titles confirmed with NA Launch?
Wii Connection Ambassador Campaign to hit other regions?
Wii Play sells 10 Million units in North America!
Miles Edgeworth Perfect Prosecutor getting localized for other regions
Disney announces Toy Story Mania
New developer diary for Roogoo Twisted Towers
Two Henry Hatsworth developers form a new studio
Blooper Team site launched, new WiiWare titles revealed!
Puzzle Bobble Galaxy coming to other regions
Punch-Out!! (Wii) supports the Balance Board accessory - UPDATED
IGN hints at an upcoming third-party title for Wii
Klonoa: Exclusive Feature in NTSC/PAL Version
Nintendo to unveil new titles at GDC 2009 tomorrow!
Nintendo still recalling lapel pins in North America
Budgeting software coming to DSiWare
Grand Slam Tennis to launch with Wii Motion Plus Bundle?
Trivial Pursuit has Built-in DLC
Hudson announces Military Madness revival for WiiWare
Hudson announces Water Warfare for WiiWare
Diner Dash coming to WiiWare
The Three Musketeers: One for All! coming to WiiWare
DSi to get its own Virtual Console!
Parappa sequel being considered if Major Minor sells well
Boxart Updates: The Munchables
RUMOR: Strong Bad to get a Disk Release?
Zack and Wiki could appear again
Excitebots: Trick Racing - Teaser Site launched
Daft Punk rumored to be featured in DJ Hero
Eduardo the Samurai Toaster progressing well towards release
ESRB Ratings: Klonoa, Pool Hall Pro 
Boxart Update: Boom Blox Bash Party
OFLC Ratings: Master of Illusion Express, Kawashima's Brain Training
ESRB Ratings: Wonder Boy III, Silver Star Reversi
Surprise DLC coming for Animal Crossing: City Folk
New Details on Excitebots: Trick Racing!
Free 1,000 DSi Points Confirmed with NA Launch!
Future Bit.Trip titles hinted!
Phantasy Star Zero Mini coming to DSiWare
Majesco trademarks Crafting Mama
Klonoa Release Date revealed (NA)
Swords & Soldiers sequel being considered
Major League Eating coming to Japan
Sonic Chronicles coming to Japan!
1000 and 3000 Nintendo Points Cards coming with DSi Launch
Spectrobes coming to Wii
Big Bang Mini sequel coming to Wii
Club Nintendo Update (NA)
Club Nintendo launches in Australia!
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum to get a sequel
Carnival Games ships over 4 million!
WiiWare to get Flash Support
NEW PLAY CONTROL! Two new titles announced
Bit.Trip Beat coming to WiiWare on Monday
New North America release schedule unveiled

December 2008


Nintendo release Q1 Wii and DS schedule
DS does a Wii Fit
Bplus announce new WiiWare game - Niki Rock 'n' Ball

November 2008


Pop Up Pirate coming to Japanese WiiWare this Tuesday
Nintendo re-unleash Legend Of Zelda statue
New Wii update brings good news
Nintendo sales are good - and bad
Worry - Mama Won't Fix This!
Opera Browser 2.0 on its way
World of Goo coming to WiiWare in Europe!
Wii Shop Updates (7/11)
Obama gets his first appearance on Wii. Sort of.
DSiWare titles unvieled

October 2008


Golden Joystick Awards - The Winners
Madworld Box Art Revealed
Don't Worry - Mama Will Fix This!
Wii Shop Update (22/10)
Grand Theft Auto DS - First Official Screens
Wii Shop Updates (17/10)
No More Heroes 2 set for release
50 WiiWare Titles Currently in Development
Reggie Fils-Aimes Speaks on Wii MotionPlus
Nintendo DSi - latest info
World Of Goo US Launch Info
Manhunt 2 Halloween launch for UK
Let's Catch: First WiiWare Details
Play It On Wii - complete list of titles
Nintendo Conference - New DS unvieled

September 2008


Wii Shop Channel releases - US/EU
Nintendo Stars Catalogue Update
Shocker: Sony Messes Up
Grand Theft Auto DS - first details
Activision Guitar Hero Updates
Release Dates - Wii Music; Mega Man 9
Trauma Center Sequel Comes to Europe
Wii Wireless Router Unveiled