Based on the Bleach anime, Bleach: Versus Crusade is being developed by the team that made the Bleach DS game.

Treasure announced that their first Wii game will be a 3D fighting game based upon the Bleach anime. Subtitled "Versus Crusade", it has a cell-shaded graphical style and features all the main characters from the series.

The same team that made Bleach on the Nintendo DS are developing it, and are planning to include some kind of Nintendo Wi-Fi connection compatibility.

Wii's inaugural NHL game brings motion controls to hockey games.

2K Sports recently announced that their first foray into Wii hockey, NHL 2K9, is now available in stores in North America. Developed by Visual Concepts, the game promises to use the Wii Remote as a hockey stick which will reportedly offer "a wholly unique and entertaining experience."

"As the... Read more...

Though known primarily for their portable shooters, Shin'en's upcoming minigolf title appears to be shaping up admirably.

In a recent interview with WiiWare-World, German developer Shin'en revealed a number of details regarding their recently announced WiiWare title, Fun! Fun! Minigolf.

Though known primarily for their portable Nintendo shooters, the company decided to change pace for their first Wii title and go... Read more...

According to GameStop, Nintendo's Animal Crossing: City Folk and the Wii Speak peripheral will be featured in a bundle for $69.99.

During this year's GameStop Manager's Conference currently in session in Las Vegas, NV, it was revealed that Nintendo's Animal Crossing: City Folk will be offered in a bundle with the Wii Speak peripheral. The bundle will retail for $69.99, which is a $10 savings assuming that the game will cost $49.99 with Wii Speak costing $29.99.

From the developers of Drawn to Life, Lock's Quest combines an action game with the depth of a strategy game.

THQ recently announced that Lock's Quest is available now for the Nintendo DS. The latest from 5th Cell, the developers of Drawn to Life, Lock's Quest mixes action, adventure, strategy, and building simulation.

Assuming the role of Lock as he defends his homeland from robots, players must build... Read more...

Nintendo announces a sleek white device that connects to your Wii….wait, an internet router?

In a surprise announcement through a recent Famitsu article, Nintendo revealed a new piece of hardware compatible with the Wii and DS – a wireless Internet router.

The router will be advertised in collaboration with Internet services and hopes to simplify the process of getting Nintendo consoles online. The device will also be fully compatible with computers and other wireless enabled devices.

THQ and Rare's latest DS game, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is in stores everywhere. Hudson Horstachio, Fergy Fudgehog and Paulie Pretztail rejoice.

THQ has announced that Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is now available for the Nintendo DS. Developed by former Nintendo company, Rare, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise brings the piñata farming antics of the Xbox 360 original and spreads it across two screens.

The story follows the growth of a... Read more...

In the latest Popcorn Arcade title, get down and dirty with the Olympigs in eight unique events.

Today, Data Design Interactive announced their latest title in their Popcorn Arcade line, Farmyard Party: Featuring the Olympigs. The title will feature eight unique events across four categories: all-round, speed, power, and skill.

Players will be able to enjoy the marathon challenge, party... Read more...

EA and Warner Bros. Interactive's latest Harry Potter game will ship alongside of the film version in the summer of 2009.

After the film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was announced to be delayed until next summer, the future of the movie-based game was unknown. Today, EA and Warner Bros. Interactive announced that the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game will ship alongside the film in Summer 2009.

The recently revealed Groovin' Blocks launches as planned, along with another two TG-16 shooters, one of which includes man-tastic man-beams.

This Week's Virtual Console and WiiWare brings another solid week of releases with one new title for WiiWare and two for the Virtual Console.

The sole WiiWare release of the week is the recently announced Groovin' Blocks. Bringing an interesting mix of rhythm, action, and puzzles, Groovin' Blocks... Read more...

Spore Creatures is complete and will be available on DS in Europe and the Americas by this Sunday.

EA announced yesterday that Will Wright's latest creation, Spore and Spore Creatures, is being released to the world over the course of the week. The DS version, Spore Creatures is the only version of Spore to be released on a Nintendo system. There is no word included on release date or details of the previously announced Wii version.

Former Nintendo of America Vice President will be making a return to gaming via her new company Zebra Partners once her non-compete agreement with Nintendo ends.

Perrin Kaplan, former Nintendo of America Vice President for Marketing and Corporate Affairs, made an appearance at this year's Penny Arcade Expo to speak on a panel about sex and violence in gaming.

"I have not left the gaming industry for good. I love it," said Kaplan during her discourse on... Read more...

The start-up developer is bringing its rhythm-puzzle title to WiiWare next week.

Empty Clip Studios announced today that their puzzle-action title Groovin' Blocks is coming to WiiWare next Monday, September 8. (According to Nintendo, WiiWare or Virtual Console release dates are not official until confirmed by the Wii-kly Update on Monday mornings.) The studio is a brand new company... Read more...

A recent posting on the Japanese Virtual Console website reveals that Seiken Densetsu 2, known in English as Secret of Mana, is making its way to the service.

A new posting on the Virtual Console website in Japan reveals that Square-Enix is starting to show increased support of the service, at least in Japan. A listing for Seiken Densetsu 2, also known as Secret of Mana in the West, is going to be their first major RPG release on the service later this month. The title is one of Square's highly regarded SNES RPGs and is known for its unique style, including the pictorial, ring-style menu.

The PlayStation 2 air combat title from 2006 is arriving on Wii later this month.

XS Games announced yesterday that Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk, originally a PlayStation 2 air combat title, is coming to Wii September 16. The title is developed by Kando Games and puts the player in the role of a leader of the "Ghost Squadron" elite resistance military unit.

Players will... Read more...

An alternate story to the already released PC adventure game is coming to the Wii and DS with PC like controls using the stylus and IR pointing.

Last week, DTP Entertainment announced their first venture onto Wii and DS: a continuation of the already released PC adventure game, So Blonde. So Blonde for Wii and DS is not a port of the original PC title, nor is it a sequel. Both games will be a retelling of the story with different occurrences in the same basic premise of the original title.

The first in the series of logic-puzzling adventures, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is set to launch across Europe on November 7.

Nintendo of Europe has announced that Professor Layton and the Curious Village, the first in a series of logic puzzle-driven Nintendo DS point-and-click adventures will launch across Europe on November 7. The European release will take place nearly nine months after Nintendo localised and published the game for the North American market on February 10 of this year.

The Xbox Live Arcade title is being ported to Wii this winter with new modes and controls.

Gamecock Media Group announced last week that Blazing Lizard's Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball will be coming to Wii later this year. The game pits two of the internet's biggest rivals, Pirates and Ninjas, against each other for an epic dodgeball matchup.

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball allows up to... Read more...

The Wing, debuting this October, will require a wireless dongle to be inserted into the Wii Remote for operation.

Nyko Technologies announced earlier this week that they will be releasing the Wing Wireless Classic Controller for the Wii in October for $29.99. Using a wireless dongle that plugs into the bottom of a Wii Remote, Nyko says that the Wing will have up to 10 feet of wireless range and up to 30 hours... Read more...

Crave Entertainment's latest game is "the first real-time strategy game designed for kids on Wii and DS."

Crave Entertainment announced earlier this week that their latest game, Defendin' De Penguin, is now available for Wii and DS. The real-time strategy game is focused on preserving Penguin Town's fish supply. IGN noted that "for the audience it's intended for - the young gamer who's never played any strategic game at all before - this could be a great first step into the concepts of the genre."