A recent patent filed with Miyamoto credited as an inventor revealed one of his unused game ideas.

The DS is a platform that features many role-playing games, however not many of them exploit the DS's unique features. A recent patent revealed that Miyamoto has an idea that blends traditional RPG conventions with the unique traits of the DS.

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Horror movie series known as "Ju-On" in Japan is set to frighten Wii owners.

AQ Interactive has announced that it is creating Kyoufu Taikan Ju-On (Feel Fear: Ju-On) for Wii. The Ju-On movies are known to Western audiences as "The Grudge". Takashi Shimizu, creator of the original Ju-On films, has been retained as an adviser and director for the game, which will explore the origins of the "curse" in the films.

The football legend puts down the headset for good, but his seminal game franchise lives on.

Football icon John Madden retired yesterday, leaving the broadcast booth after 30 years. Following his 1979 retirement as coach of the Oakland Raiders, he joined CBS and had been commentating for various networks ever since.

Even though Madden will no longer be working live games, his voice... Read more...

Fans of the series can customize their profile according to their favorite faction, and participate in a meta-game as well.

With Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen rolling out across several different platforms including Wii and DS, the official website for the game has gone live. Users can choose their own Transformers theme for their profile, as well as view screenshots, concept art, and trailers. There will also be a developer blog, game music, and a web game entitled "Battle for the AllSpark V2."

This week only has four game releases that include the long-awaited Samurai Shodown Anthology and two DS games from Atlus. Steely Dan and Guns N' Roses appear on the DLC for GH:WT and Rock Band 2, respectively.

Sorry for the two week hiatus! A lot has changed since then. I (Neal Ronaghan) am now News Editor and with my newfound power, I've gotten new staffers Lukasz Balicki and Pedro Hernandez to help me out with this article from week to week. So give a hand to them!

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Rockstar's Social Club website to allow users to earn money on the web and transfer it to the DS game.

As observed by MTV's Multiplayer blog last week, Rockstar's recent DS game, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will interact with flash games on the developer's Social Club community website. The Social Club currently allows users to upload statistics from the DS game in order to track them online, but this new functionality expands such interactivity considerably.

GameStop CEO anticipates possible slowdown in Wii sales, and has been told to get ready for something big at year’s end.

In an interview with CNBC, GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo had some opinions to offer about demand for Nintendo’s Wii, and what we can expect from them at the end of the year. When discussing whether or not price cuts would be advisable for each console, he had this to say about Wii:

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Storyline details, gameplay tidbits and an explanation of the game’s delay are revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu.

After years of silence regarding the game’s development, Square Enix has slowly been releasing information on the Wii-exclusive RPG Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. The game is set to look and play differently from the earlier Crystal Chronicles titles, right down to the game’s... Read more...

The Sega sports game will be the first Wii title to support Nintendo's improved motion controls.

Just a few days after Nintendo announced the release date and final price of Wii MotionPlus, Sega has officially announced the release of Virtua Tennis 2009 alongside a series of MotionPlus-related firsts. It will be the first game to be released – first or third-party – to support the new technology,... Read more...

This new trailer shows off some of the wacky mini-games available in the upcoming Wii title.

Help Wanted is Hudson's latest Wii effort. As a boy or girl, players participate in over 50 mini-games based on real-world jobs in hopes of saving the world from imminent destruction.

Help Wanted will be out next month.

Gamestop goes into detail of the contents available in the limited edition of The Beatles: Rock Band, which includes a Höfner Bass controller and a Ludwig-branded drum kit.

A recent Gamestop e-mail listed what the $250 The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition bundle will include and offers future updates if you join a pre-order club.

The limited edition will include a copy of the game, a Höfner Bass controller inspired by one Paul McCartney's instruments, Ludwig-branded... Read more...

Following the reveal of a few songs from each game, Activision is giving fans the opportunity to vote on how the set list for the upcoming Guitar Hero game is announced.

The Guitar Hero franchise has found a solid fanbase on the Wii with Guitar Hero III and Guitar Hero: World Tour being million sellers on the system. The next game in the series, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, will be a collection of 48 songs from earlier games that didn't feature full band gameplay. It... Read more...

The hotly-anticipated game's story details and more look to be hidden online. Also, a multiplayer gameplay video was released.

The Conduit story is one immersed in conspiracy and secrets. In the game, the All-Seeing Eye (A.S.E.) device has the power to reveal hidden elements. These hidden elements play a crucial role, and some serve to tell players the story surrounding their situation. For example, the A.S.E. can translate alien text into English.

The first sports compilation game shipped two million units, so the sequel is upping the ante with online multiplayer, new sports, and other enhanced features.

What happens when you create a game that ships two million copies? When you work in the game industry, you gear up for a sequel. That's exactly what Hudson is doing with Deca Sports 2, which the game maker's North and South American publishing arm has pegged for a fall 2009 release. However, with so many copies of the first game already out in the wild, Hudson is making sure that there are new features that set the sequel apart.

Nintendo's new peripheral arrives this June with the sequel to Wii Sports to follow.

Today, Nintendo announced the price points and release dates of the highly anticipated Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort. The peripheral will arrive in North America on June 8th with an MSRP of $19.99. This peripheral will allow games to be implemented with more precise motion controls.

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The much-anticipated pair will debut at separate times during the summer.

Following months of speculation, Nintendo of Europe has finally revealed the launch dates for Wii MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort across the region.

Wii MotionPlus, the gyroscope-based add-on to the Wii Remote that promises "1:1 control" on the platform for the first time, will launch on June 12—ready just in time for the launch of compatible software such as EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis.

Activision shores up support for both DSiWare and the Virtual Console.

This week in Nintendo Downloads brings a total of four titles, two for DSiWare, one for the Virtual Console, and one for WiiWare. Activision shows its support of the Nintendo services with the first third party DSiWare title and their first title for the Virtual Console.

Mixed Messages, Activision's... Read more...

New interview with NOA Associate PR Manager discusses Japanese games and region-locking.

SiliconEra recently published an interview with David Young, Associate Public Relations Manager at Nintendo of America, regarding the launch of the Nintendo DSi. Like many of Nintendo's products, Young said that the biggest challenge with the DSi is "getting it into people's hands and letting them... Read more...

The newest Wii entry in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series gets more web exposure.

The website for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers went live at the end of March, and several new movies have been added since then. The first movie available was the trailer included with the Japanese version of FFCC: Echoes of Time. Aside from showing some great-looking action-based... Read more...

The Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing wants a future with one DSi per person, but also one with a Wii being needed for DS demos.

1UP interviewed Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, at the midnight launch of the DSi at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles about the DSi's past and future, and more.

When questioned about the five month difference between the Japanese and North... Read more...