The Wii has sold 40 million units in the US, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime told investors after the Nintendo Direct Wii U conference today.Even though the Wii U is set in holiday stone with a launch on November 18, Nintendo isn’t losi…
A representative for High Voltage Software has teased there’s something in the works for Wii shooter franchise The Conduit. Answering questions on GameFAQs, Bob Chamot, a designer at the studio said, “We haven’t forgotten about Conduit over here, eith…
Next week’s Rock Band DLC twists time through Matchbox Twenty’s career. The first track, “Bent,” comes from the band’s early years and off their second album. “How Far We Come” is from 2007, and “She’s So Mean” is from their latest album, North.Contin…
Despite the fact that hardware and software sales in the physical channel are still down when compared to August in 2011, market stabilization in the software sector (along with promising signs from the first week of 3DS XL sales) helps to reassure th…
The SNES version of Prince of Persia arrives on the Virtual Console in North America. We’d forgotten this was happening in the interim between the December ESRB rating and today, so this is, like every Wii Virtual Console release, a pleasant and unexp…
There are 211.5 million people playing games in the United States, a loss of 12 million players (5 percent) from 2011′s numbers, the NPD reports. Not all of the gaming categories lost players, however: Mobile gamers rose 9 percentage points to take 22…
2K Sports has announced NBA 2K Everywhere, an omnipresenent initiative for every device that’s within a few feet of you at all times. Beyond the core game for consoles and PC, there will be an NBA 2K13 companion app for a whole mess of mobile devices,…
Square Enix unveiled its Tokyo Game Show lineup this week, revealing the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X is being showcased for the first time. Square, who released the Wii version of the MMORPG last month in Japan, says fans can expect new informatio…
In other news, 536 people blew bubblegum bubbles together. Also, it was a world record for simultaneous bubblegum blowing, which is lovely. The bubblegum blowers blew at PAX to celebrate Kirby’s 20th anniversary, and the upcoming release of Kirby’s Dr…
The remake of Nigoro’s retro-inspired, brutally hard archaeological platformer La-Mulana recently made it to PC, but the long-awaited WiiWare release was canceled by publisher Nicalis.Spanish developer EnjoyUp Games (Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BB…
Madden 13 sold 900,000 copies during its first 24 hours of availability, according to EA’s internal estimates. This is a 7 percent increase over last year’s day-one sales for Madden 12. The game also set the record for the number of day-one users play…
A revamped version of The Binding of Isaac is crawling to consoles and PC via a mystery publisher and a new team, Edmund McMillen reveals on his Formspring account. This is more than an update to the existing Binding of Isaac available on Steam – it’s…
Madden NFL 13 endured league star Marcus Thomas’ ire yesterday, Kotaku discovered, after the New York Giants player discovered the game had a photo of a completely different Marcus Thomas in his profile. The Marcus Thomas it did feature (below right, …
Former Nintendo Power staffers have gathered their fond memories of working at the magazine that’ll cease publication this December.Hands in the Air, written by a pair of former editors, shares many anecdotes from the publication’s glory days. One of …
Pre-orders of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 will come with a UEFA Champions League metallic cover, Konami announced today. The shiny limited edition covers will be available as a gift with pre-order purchases at GameStop in the US and EB in Canada. There’…
Begin an all-new adventure this week with Guild Wars 2… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: August 27 – September 1, 2012Now…
Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to remember Nintendo Power. Not its passing, but its life. Nintendo Power will conclude 24 years of publication with a final issue this December. We’ve experienced the loss of many magazines over the ye…
Kirby’s twentieth anniversary as a fluffy pink omnivore is coming up, and in addition to releasing a collection of his most popular games, Nintendo will also be attempting to join the Guinness Book of World Records in the little guy’s honor.It shakes …
Those people demanding that Nintendo should get out of the hardware business might want to take a look at some of the most recent numbers showing their dominance in Japan…
It’s a quiet week on Nintendo platforms (except, of course, for last Sunday’s New Super Mario Bros. 2 launch), with just one new game per platform.Wii Virtual Console fans can rescue hostages and blow up everything that isn’t a hostage in Metal Slug X…
What happened at the multiple WWE 13 events held during the weekend of the SummerSlam pay-per-view? What superstars did we interview and what’s the game like? Take a look at our handy video…
An ambitious forum user at AtariAge has uploaded a playable Atari 2600 demake of World 1-1 from the original Super Mario Bros. The demo includes the entire level with warp pipes, yellow bonus blocks and flagpole.Developer Chris Spry, who posts as “Spr…
This is a column by Kat Bailey dedicated to the analysis of the once beloved Japanese RPG sub-genre. Tune in every Wednesday for thoughts on white-haired villains, giant robots, Infinity+1 swords, and everything else the wonderful world of JRPGs has to…
After yesterday’s report that the 24-year history of Nintendo Power was coming to an end, Nintendo has confirmed that the December 2012 issue will be the magazine’s last. “Nintendo can confirm that Future US will end the production of Nintendo Power m…
Nintendo has something planned around the Wii U next month, but what could it be?
Ubisoft’s next excursion into the world of Wii/Kinect dancing games, The Hip Hop Dance Experience, has been given a new trailer, a gallery of screenshots and – more importantly – a release date of November 13.Rather than focusing on one musical act in…
The last time we watched Monday Night Raw, John Cena was only enrolled in Thuganomics 101. According to WWE ’13, he now has his doctorate in Thuganomics. Good for him to pursue higher education! And they say these guys are all brawn and no brains …W…
Nintendo has chosen not to renew its licensing agreement with Future Publishing (the company that currently produces Nintendo Power) and has no intentions to take over the publication itself, according to insider sources speaking to Ars Technica. A n…
Hit fast and hard this week with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive… Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list: Continue reading Now Playing: August 20-26, 2012Now…
The Club Nintendo gold Wii Nunchuk proved popular among its release, either due to an overwhelming number of Club Nintendo users in North America who want to coordinate with their Skyward Sword Wiimotes, or who just love gold Nunchuks regardless of co…