The publisher/developer of the Professor Layton series plans to begin publishing the games outside of Japan without Nintendo.

Level-5, an independent developer/publisher based in Fukuoka, Japan, announced their intentions to open up offices abroad. The company, known for their work on Dragon Quest VIII and XI as well as for their Professor Layton series, plans to start their own international subsidaries to handle publishing... Read more...

The newest installment in the long-running franchise features a story mode, challenges for any song, and...Gene Simmons.

Today Activision announced Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, the newest console installment of their music mega-franchise. It is being developed by Vicarious Visions for Wii.

While retaining all of the Party Play and Competitive modes from Guitar Hero 5 (as well as the instrument selection of guitar,... Read more...

The new title is being developed by a studio founded by the designer of Street Fighter II.

Crafts & Meister Co., Ltd. announced their new Wii title, Earth Seeker, in the latest issue of Famitsu.

The game begins on Earth, following an apocalyptic calamity. Humanity escapes Earth by packing themselves and their most cherished relics onto a giant spaceship. The ship crashes on an alien... Read more...

Japanese launch date is confirmed by the game's official site.

Nintendo's official Japanese site for Metroid: Other M has confirmed a release date of September 2 in the territory, following shortly after its August 31 release in North America.

The site has also been updated with plenty of new images and information about the game's story, characters, and gameplay.

Charles Martinet present at midnight opening at the Oxford Street GAME store in London.

To celebrate the long awaited arrival of Super Mario Galaxy 2 to UK shores, GAME in Oxford Street, London will be hosting a midnight launch from 11pm to 1am.

Festivities on the day include game signings and photo opportunities with Charles Martinet, voice of Mario and friends. The first 50 people to attend dressed as Mario will earn a goody bag with Super Mario Galaxy 2 treats.

Great Britain will be getting a price drop for the Nintendo DSi at almost the same exact time as Japan.

Citizens of the United Kingdom will soon see a price drop for the Nintendo DSi.

Nintendo's official comment states, "In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi to retailers from June 18, 2010. The ultimate price to consumers is, of course, determined by the retailers." It is not yet known how much Nintendo is cutting the system's price for retailers.

Nintendo unveils a release date for their upcoming party title. Rumors swirl about a Wii Party bundle and Metroid: Other M Japanese release date.

While Nintendo only recently revealed the existence of Wii Party, a release date is coming much sooner than many may have expected. According to an updated release calendar on Nintendo’s Japanese website, Wii Party will be released on July 8 in the Land of the Rising Sun.

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Nintendo will be lowering the price of the DS in Japan, as well as releasing the DSi in three new aesthetically pleasing colors.

In the near future, all three currently available DS hardware varieties in Japan will see a price change. Beginning on June 19, the DSi will see its retail price drop from ¥18,900 ($207) to ¥15,000 ($164). The DSi LL (DSi XL in North America) will go from ¥20,000 ($219) to ¥18,000 ($197). For... Read more...

The makers of Just Dance have a new music game in development, featuring songs from hit Broadway shows like Chicago and Fame.

Ubisoft announced today that they will be releasing Dance on Broadway for the Wii later this month. Players will be able to shake their groove things to songs from popular Broadway shows like Chicago, Fame, Hair, The Sound of Music, and Little Shop of Horrors.

The gameplay will likely be similar... Read more...

Much like the film version of Deathly Hallows, the game version will be split in two.

According to a press release from EA, the game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two parts, much like the movie adaptation. The first part will be released this fall on Wii, DS, and all other major platforms. This falls in line with the movie release, which is set for November 19, 2010. The second film is due out the following summer, but no release date for the game has been specified.

Beavers and aliens invade WiiWare, the Virtual Console receives a shot of the old west, and DSiWare sees the most releases this week.

This week, DSiWare leads the way with four new titles available for download. The first of these is X-Scape. Published by Nintendo, X-Scape is a shooter modeled to look like a retro 3D game. There are two modes of play: Tunnel Mode and Free Mode. In Tunnel Mode you will fight off enemies in dark tunnels.... Read more...

EA Sports is developing an ice hockey title for Wii that will ship with a hockey stick peripheral and feature one of the greatest hockey players of all time.

Unlike last year, The NHL 2K series will no longer be the only choice in town for Wii hockey fans. The QMI Agency is reporting that EA Sports will soon announce their first ice hockey title for Wii called NHL Slapshot.

Each copy of NHL Slapshot will ship with a 21-inch hockey stick peripheral.... Read more...

Nintendo investigates working conditions in response to recent suicides at the production firm.

MarketWatch has reported that the Japanese business daily Nikkei confirmed that Nintendo will be joining companies including Apple in investigating the working conditions at Foxconn, the company responsible for assembling Wii consoles. This is in response to the recent suicides at the Shenzhen facility, operated by Foxconn Technology Group.

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals is coming out this fall on DS courtesy of Natsume.

Natsume recently announced that they are bringing Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals to North Ameirca in fall 2010.

Curse of the Sinistrals, a DS remake of the Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals, originally came out in Japan in February 2010. It is a prequel to the original Lufia game, and follows... Read more...

The covers for each game will feature new legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom.

Today, Nintendo announced what we all knew was coming: Pokémon Black and White, the upcoming entries in the popular series, are coming to North America and Europe.

Due for a spring 2011 release, roughly a year after Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Black and White's covers will feature Reshiram and Zekrom respectively.

Welcome to the first, and only, almost entirely automated feature at Nintendo World Report: The Deal Machine.

The Deal Machine is our newest serial feature aimed at giving automated shopping advice. That's right, automated. Let The Deal Machine do the shopping for you!

So, how does it work? Well The Deal Machine itself is a little tool I set up that scours the Information Superhighway to find you... Read more...

Longtime favorites see huge dips in this week's Japanese sales charts.

Despite 13 new games debuting in the top 30 this week, with six of those being in the top 10, no game managed to exceed the 100,000 mark, though Lost Planet 2 for the PlayStation 3 came pretty close.

In the top spot with sales of 85,000 was Lost Planet 2 from Capcom, followed by Dragon Quest... Read more...

New console Pokémon game due out soon.

Pokémon spin-offs are anything but rare on the Wii, with games such as Pokémon Battle Revolution, Pokémon Rumble, and My Pokémon Ranch being released over the past few years. Adding to that list of games is Creature’s unique take on the Pokémon franchise, in which Pikachu and pals find themselves in a mysterious area known as the PokéPark, where they must befriend other Pokémon to help aid those in need.

Players without a Classic Controller Pro can obtain one along with the game.

Capcom has announced that they will be releasing a special limited edition version of Sengoku Basara 3. The bundle will include a Classic Controller Pro. This version of the game will be sold for 6,990 Yen ($77.00). Those wishing to get the game only can buy it for 5,990 Yen ($66.00).

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The DS RPG will be coming stateside courtesy of Atlus.

The latest issue of Nintendo Power confirmed that the third entry in the Etrian Odyssey series, The Drowned City, will be coming to North America. Atlus, who published the two first games, will be publishing the third game.

The Drowned City is a first-person RPG that takes place in the sea city... Read more...