The Japanese love to "Touch!" their games.

According to today's Nikkei BP Consulting reports, the Nintendo DS is already the third best selling system in Japan, and that's based on pre-orders alone.

The console, which isn't out until December 2nd in Japan, was beaten out only by the Game Boy Advance SP and PlayStation 2 (respectively)... Read more...

A Hero's Tail all set for 12th November.

SPYRO: A HERO'S TAIL HAS GONE GOLD

The popular purple dragon returns this November in his greatest adventure ever

PARIS (October 22, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games International (VU Games Intl) announced today that Spyro®: A Hero's TailTM, the next installment in the popular video game... Read more...

The Sims spin-off has been finalized for all platforms, including the DS version.

Electronic Arts announced today that The Urbz has gone gold for consoles, GBA, and Nintendo DS and will begin shipping November 9th. The Sims spin-off puts the micro-managing gameplay in outlandish urban settings, with all kinds of hilarious scenarios. The game features over sixty-five unique characters... Read more...

After eleven years with the company, the seasoned executive takes the reigns.

Codemasters Names Nick Wheelwright Chief Executive

New York – Oct. 21, 2004 – Codemasters, a leading developer and international publisher of computer and video games, today announced that Nick Wheelwright has been appointed Chief Executive of Codemasters Group Ltd.

Wheelwright joined... Read more...

I assume it'll be avaliable in flame.

Nintendo has announced that the Game Boy Advance SP will become avaliable in China on October 27th. The company had already made the Game Boy Advance avaliable in the country this June, and Nintendo is expanding its relationship with iQue by releasing the SP. The GBA SP will be available in 21 different locations in China, and the price will vary depending on the area of the country.

Help kids and stop the negative portrayal of gamers in one fell swoop.

Last year the popular online comic, Penny Arcade, started a charity to benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. The charity, named Child’s Play, was an overwhelming success and raised over $250,000 in cash, toys, and videogames in donations. In addition to this, it also helped combat the poor reputation videogame players, developers, and publishers have for poisoning the youth of the world.

The series returns to its World War II roots.

EA ANNOUNCES MEDAL OF HONOR: DOGS OF WAR

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20, 2004. Electronic Arts is proud to announce Medal of Honor: Dogs of War. Slated for release in the Spring of 2005, Dogs of War is the latest game from EA's acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise which has been credited with pioneering... Read more...

It's like Perfect Dark all over again.

Prior to the launch of Perfect Dark on the Ninteno 64, Nintendo launched a website for the DataDyne corporation. DataDyne was the mysterious company featured in Perfect Dark.

With the launch of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes dawning soon, Nintendo is back at it with two new websites: Channel 51 and Orbis Labs.

Ka-ching.

ELECTRONIC ARTS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Net Revenue up 35 Percent, Net Income up 27 Percent, Announces $750 Million Share Repurchase Program

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Oct. 19, 2004 Electronic Arts today announced financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2004.

Daily videos of random Japanese people encountering the DS for the first time.

Nintendo's Touch! DS site has seen a few updates since the software and price were revealed. Most notable is a section in which they show videos of people playing the DS for the very first time. In diary form, every day a new video is posted along with a brief note. There are children blowing... Read more...

This bundle costs £89 but contains a memory card as well.

The Perfect Christmas Present - The Fantastic Value Pokémon Colosseum bundle

18 October 2004 - Nintendo has today unveiled an exclusive Pokémon Colosseum Pak for everyone to get their hands on - just in time for Christmas. Included in the Pak is a copy of Pokémon Colosseum, a sleek black Nintendo... Read more...

Expect to see more deodorant ads on virtual billboards and bus-stops in the years to come.

Video Games Will Generate Nearly $260 Million in Advertising Revenue by 2008, Says Yankee Group; $92 Million Will Come from In-Game Advertisements and $168 Million from Advergaming

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2004--Marketers are looking to new advertising vehicles to reach fickle consumers.... Read more...

Ubisoft invites gamers to explore the prince’s new website.

Ubisoft posted its website for Warrior Within today.

Anxious gamers can view the latest movies, artwork and screenshots. Descriptions of the various characters and introductions to the story, gameplay and environments are also online. In addition, the site hosts blogs entries written by members of the Warrior Within development team and a membership-based community where you can earn prizes.

Acclaimed music video director Hype Williams has created a trailer for EA's The Urbz, with new music from the Black Eyed Peas.

EA has released a new trailer for The Urbz: Sims in the City. The trailer was directed by Hype Williams, who has directed music videos for Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Ashanti, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and others. The video also includes a brand new song by the Black Eyed Peas, who are providing much of the game's soundtrack and even some of their own songs re-done in Simlish, the game's fictional language. You can download the music video below.

Generic joke about going bonkers goes here.

Brace yourselves, because here comes the Donkey Konga Australian song list! Thirty-one tracks from original artists such as...oh, wait, they're not from the original artists, are they? Oh well, here they are anyway:

Canned Heat (Jamiroquai)

Alright (Supergrass)

Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)

Be in the know on what to ask for this Christmas.

Nintendo Australia has announced its upcoming titles that Australians can look forward to for the rest of the year. Kids! Nag your parents for:

Nintendo GameCube

Donkey Konga - 28th October

Pikmin 2 - 4th November

Paper Mario 2 - 18th November

Tales of Symphonia - November

First 700,000 copies to include a card allowing users to download exclusive music by the Black Eyed Peas.

Special Edition of 'the Urbz: Sims in the City' to Include Exclusive Black Eyed Peas Music; EA and A&M Records offer Groundbreaking Music Partnership via Apple's iTunes

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment... Read more...

Apes are king of film remakes and video games.

UBISOFT TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE GAME FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES’ KING KONG

FOR HOLIDAY 2005

Peter Jackson and Ubisoft development team members pictured here on the set

of King Kong in New Zealand: Jacques Exertier, Ubisoft game scriptwriter

(far left), Michel Ancel, Ubisoft creative director (in back), Peter

TY me kangaroo down sport, TY me kangaroo down...OK, that was terrible.

EA and KROME Studios Ship TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue

Everyone's Favorite Tasmanian Tiger Returns to the Outback This Fall

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today... Read more...

Watch one of the game's card-based battles and check out a new batch of screenshots.

Namco's Baten Kaitos is one of several major GameCube RPGs released this year, following Tales of Symphonia, X-Men Legends, and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. We've got some new screenshots and a battle movie for you to sink your eyes into.

Five new screenshots at the Baten Kaitos screen index