Miyamoto admits development of a Pikmin title.

During Nintendo's E3 developer Q&A event, Shigeru Miyamoto admitted that Nintendo is developing a new Pikmin game. He did not divulge any further details on the title, nor did he specifically confirm which platforms it would be released on.

When asked about the possibility of a new Pikmin game, Miyamoto briefly discussed working with multiple teams on multiple projects before breaking the news.

Nintendo fans can finally get in on the GTA action.

Nintendo's E3 press conference yesterday revealed that Rockstar was bringing a new addition to the Grand Theft Auto series to Nintendo's handheld platform. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely new entry in the GTA series allowing players to interact with the sprawling environments through the DS touch screen.

Find out what went down at Nintendo's E3 press conference with our summary.

Nintendo once again held its E3 press conference at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the site of its 2006 press event. Nintendo highlighted its continued success with Nintendo DS and Wii, and showcased a handful of first and third party games. The overall emphasis was on casual gamers, with very little for traditional video game enthusiasts.

The Japanese WiiWare title that was revealed last month is now confirmed to be coming to the US service.

Hudson announced today that My Aquarium is officially coming to the US WiiWare service later this year. The title was released in Japan as Blue Oasis on June 24.

Players will be able to customize their fish tank as well as stock it with a wide variety of fishes from both salt and fresh water. For further details see our report of the Japanese title from last month.

Hudson's global fishing game will feature realistic controls using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Hudson Entertainment announced today that Fishing Master World Tour is coming to Wii late in 2009. The game is a sequel to the Fishing Master title already released on Wii.

Fishing Master World Tour will feature over 200 different types of fish to catch and over 40 locales across seven different... Read more...

The first track pack will contain three songs and will be available at the game's launch in September.

Sega announced this morning that downloadable content will be available for their upcoming maraca-shaking rhythm game, Samba de Amigo.

The downloadable tracks will come in packs of three, the first of which will include:

I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow

Are You Going to be My Girl? – Jet

EA's E3 press conference reveals the latest entry in the Sims franchise.

EA's press conference today at E3 has revealed a new title for Wii and DS that is also a part of the Sims series. Unlike most other Sims games that feature people, SimAnimals will feature over 60 different animal species for the player to interact with.

Players will interact with the various... Read more...

The Monday update brings us the fifth week of Neo Geo Virtual Console entries as well as an NES classic and Mastiff's first WiiWare entry.

This week's Virtual Console and WiiWare brings us a total of three new titles, two for the Virtual Console and one for WiiWare.

Major League Eating: The Game for WiiWare brings gamers the ability to square off against the world's biggest eaters with the use of the trusty Wii Remote. Players will... Read more...

Nintendo promises true 1:1 movement tracking and more accurate location sensing in 3D space with a new Wii Remote accessory.

E3 festivities don't officially get underway until tomorrow, but Nintendo has let slip a little preview of what to expect from its press conference tomorrow morning.

Wii MotionPlus is a new accessory for the Wii Remote that Nintendo says will “more quickly and accurately reflect motions in... Read more...

Konami claims that their patents regarding some of their rhythm games are infringed by Rock Band's instruments. Harmonix responds by calling it "baseless litigation."

Konami Corp. is suing Viacom Inc.'s Harmonix because, according to Konami, Harmonix's Rock Band game and instruments break patents that Konami filed in 2002 and 2003 for the games Guitar Freaks, Drummania, and Pop'n Music. Konami is demanding cash compensation and an order that would block the three named companies, Viacom, Harmonix, and MTV Games, from using their peripherals and game.

"Two hamburgers and two colas please." This is definitely not the English lesson their parents took.

Try to imagine a classroom of 32 giggly seventh grade Japanese students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. They chant together loudly: "Two hamburgers and two colas please." It's not your typical English lesson; these Japanese students are learning to speak English with the Nintendo DS.

Classic franchises make an appearance among the titles on exhibit.

Square Enix has announced that there will be three DS titles within their E3 line-up, with an additional two under Taito.

Chrono Trigger will be appearing as a remastered version for DS. The game will remain true to its roots while taking advantage of the features that the DS provides, including touch control and use of both screens.

The newly-revealed Wii game comes from the developers of Chibi Robo and will include obscure Nintendo characters such as Birdo and that old guy from Golf on the NES.

As E3 rapidly approaches, so do game announcements. While there has not been an official announcement, the Japanese Everybody's Nintendo Channel has unveiled Nintendo's newest intellectual property, Captain Rainbow.

Coming from Skip, the developers of Chibi Robo, Captain Rainbow appears to be... Read more...

MTV Games and Harmonix will launch the game as an Xbox 360 release this September with a Wii version to follow sometime later this year.

MTV Games along with Harmonix offically announced yesterday that Rock Band 2 is slated for a Wii release later this year. Currently it is unknown as to whether or not the Wii version will support everything found in the Xbox 360 version, specifically downloadable content.

Rock Band 2 is confirmed... Read more...

Last month's appeal denial only makes Nintendo more determined to challenge the $21 million decision in a higher court.

On May 14, 2008, Nintendo Co. was told by a federal jury to pay $21 million to Texas game company Anascape for infringing a patent used in their Wii and GameCube controllers. Nintendo was quick to downplay the verdict and swiftly announced intentions to appeal the lawsuit.

But on June 26, the... Read more...

The WiiWare title releases in Japan in September.

It came as a surprise to many when Capcom announced Mega Man 9 as a retro NES-style game for WiiWare.

More surprising news was revealed today through a recent Famitsu article in that the game will have downloadable content. This opens up the possibilities of additional levels and bosses to be added at a later date.

Chief Creative Officer talks of developing The Conduit for Wii and all the challenges involved.

In a recent Gamespot interview, Eric Nofsinger, Chief Creative Officer at High Voltage Software, revealed some of his thoughts on developing for Wii and the challenges they have faced with integrating significant online features into their upcoming Wii game The Conduit.

According to Nofsinger,... Read more...

The Japanese RPG, developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi's Mistwalker Studios and AQ Interactive, is due for release this fall.

AWAY Shuffle Dungeon is based on a mechanic of dungeons that undergo a timed "shuffle" process, where the layouts of the dungeon prisons are rearranged causing damage if you, or other survivors, do not escape in time. It follows the story of the missing people of Webb Village. All the townspeople... Read more...

WiiWare week on the Wii Shop Channel brings My Pokémon Ranch, Pop, and DLC for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King.

The bi-weekly update schedule for WiiWare in PAL territories continued last week with two new games and additional content for the WiiWare launch title, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King.

My Pokémon Ranch (1,000 Wii Points) connects wirelessly with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl for Nintendo DS, allowing players to store up to 1,000 of their Pokémon in a ranch where they can be photographed interacting with Miis.

According to Red Fly, Mushroom Men is a throwback to Mario and Oddworld.

Mushroom Men has managed to raise quite a few eyebrows lately with its unique presentation and concept. Finnish site, NintendoFIN secured an interview with developers Red Fly who revealed some new information about the upcoming title.

Anyone who has seen screens of the game won't find the fact... Read more...