Wii Remote to come packaged with Wii MotionPlus. UPDATED with pictures of the final packaging.

Nintendo has finally announced a North American release date for their black Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. The new color will be available on November 16, one day after the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

The black Wii Remote will be bundled with a black Wii MotionPlus accessory for $49.99, a $10 savings compared to buying them separately. The black Nunchuk will be sold individually for $19.99.

Players will be able to participate in tournaments and spend time with Mario and Sonic.

Sega of America has announced via their blog that they will be hosting an event at the Nintendo World Store in New York celebrating the release of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on the Wii and DS.

The event will take place on Saturday, October 17 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Attendees... Read more...

The developer of expanded audience games is seeing tough financial times.

UK-based developer Oxygen Games, known for creating budget games aimed at the casual audience, has announced that they have gone into administration (analogous to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.). This allows them to continue operating as a going concern while dealing with their creditors. The company has been assigned FA Simms & Partners Ltd. as overseers of the administration case.

The designer predicts long-term sales success for the new game.

According to a Games Ma-Ya manager in attendance at a retailer briefing in Japan, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto hosted a live multiplayer session for New Super Mario Bros. Wii at the event. Games Ma-Ya's blog offered more details on the highly-anticipated title.

During the session, Miyamoto stated... Read more...

Get ready to rock your blocks off to the tunes of Blink-182, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop.

Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games have announced the full track list for LEGO Rock Band, for both the console and handheld versions of the title. The latest Rock Band game will feature over 40 family-friendly tracks by artists such as Pink, Blink-182, Bon Jovi, David Bowie (who will make a cameo appearance in LEGO form), Counting Crows, and many more.

This new trailer includes all kinds of Star Wars action.

LucasArts has released a new trailer for its upcoming N-Space-developed Nintendo DS title, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron.

Elite Squadron looks to feature several different styles of gameplay. Players can look forward to dogfights with X-Wing and TIE fighters, as well as lightsaber and laser blaster duels viewed from an overhead perspective. And of course, you can blow up a Death Star.

The sequel to an old school Capcom brawler invades Virtual Console, accompanied by a pinball game for DSiWare and Gravitronix for WiiWare.

This Week in Nintendo Downloads brings us one title for each downloadable service.

Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon for DSiWare is the first title this week. This is a pinball game witha Greek mythology theme. In this game players try to clear mythic quests, collect special gifts, and conquer... Read more...

Four gameplay videos are released, and the game's soundtrack is now available for download.

To mark the release of Medaverse Studios' first WiiWare title Gravitronix, here are four videos that showcase some of the game's multiplayer features.

In the first video, a two on two match is shown, set at hardcore speed setting:

In the second video, a four-play match is shown using custom settings, highlighting the game's many multiplayer settings:

The famed designer speaks about his efforts over the last 30 years of game development.

This year's Digital Content Expo, held in Tokyo, Japan, will feature a keynote by Nintendo's most famous developer, Shigeru Miyamoto. The keynote will commemorate the opening of Asiagraph, and will be about the developer's experiences at Nintendo and game design. The event will be held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on October 24.

Activision details which Jay-Z and Eminem songs made the cut.

Activision recently let iconic music magazine Rolling Stone in on which Jay-Z and Eminem tracks would be included DJ Hero: Renegade Edition.

In addition to technically being the first "Greatest Hits" compilation of Jay-Z's career, both artists hand-picked the song lists themselves. Eminem's... Read more...

Play as your favorite Madagascar characters in a wild kart racing game from Activision.

Activision has announced the release date for Madagascar Kartz, the latest game based on the Dreamworks series of films and TV shows, for the Wii and DS.

On October 27, players will play as Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, Merman the Giraffe, King Julien the Lemur, and the Penguins... Read more...

Every superstar DJ out there should take note.

Earlier this week, Activision revealed the complete set list for their upcoming title DJ Hero. The list is comprised of a whopping 93 songs in total, with each entry typically a mash-up of two disparate musical genres.

Hip-hop fans will definitely be pleased, with several tracks each by Jay-Z,... Read more...

In celebration of its upcoming release, Sega has released final gameplay trailers for both versions of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will be released on October 13 on both the Wii and DS. To celebrate, Sega has released two new gameplay trailers.

The Wii trailer shows off gameplay footage of Festival Mode. The mode will have boss battles featuring King Boo, Dry Bowser, and more. You will battle them by competing against them at the olympic events:

Mario and Pikachu will also be joined by new Wii Remote colors.

Nintendo has announced the Japanese release date and price for New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The newest Mario game will be released on December 3, and will be priced at ¥5,800 ($66 USD).

In addition to news of New Super Mario Bros. Wii's release date, it has also been leaked that two new Wii Remote colors will arrive on the same day. The two new colors will be pink and blue.

The sequel to the WiiWare launch title will be the 100th WiiWare game in Europe.

Today, Frontier Developments confirmed that LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias will be released tomorrow, October 9, on WiiWare in Europe. It will be the 100th WiiWare game released for the European version of the service.

Winter of the Melodias is the direct sequel to the original LostWinds,... Read more...

To celebrate the release of Sengoku Musou 3, Koei is releasing three different bundles.

While it isn't very popular in North America and Europe, the Sengoku Musou (known as Samurai Warriors overseas) franchise is very popular in Japan. To celebrate the Japanese release of Sengoku Musou 3, Koei will provide three different bundles for the game.

The first bundle comes with a... Read more...

Namco Bandai announces console and game package along with launch details.

Namco Bandai announced the finalized release date for Tales of Graces, the next main entry in the Tales series. In addition to the release date, the company has also announced a Wii console bundle including the game.

The bundle consists of a white Wii, a white Classic Controller Pro, and a copy... Read more...

See Miis skateboard with the best.

Activision has released a new trailer for their latest Tony Hawk game, Tony Hawk: Ride. This new trailer shows off the ability to play as your Mii.

Tony Hawk: Ride will be released on October 13.

Shenmue's honorable hero returns to the Sega universe.

Sega has confirmed that Ryo Hazuki, star of the ambitious Shenmue games, will be a playable character in the upcoming racing title Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing. Ryo's vehicle of choice will be a moto bike, which was heavily used during the climactic moments of the first Shenmue game. His super star move turns the bike into a forklift truck, Ryo's work vehicle, allowing Ryo to charge through the pack.

Despite a small delay, the WiiWare game is still on track for October.

Medaverse Studios has confirmed that the delay was only for one week and now Gravitronix is set to be released on October 12, next Monday. Last week the development house announced that their first WiiWare game, Gravitronix, would receive a delay due to a clerical mistake on their behalf, and wouldn't be released on the projected October 5 date.