Coming this June to Japan, Band Bros. DX for Nintendo DS will feature fifty instruments and over one hundred downloadable tracks.

Famitsu Weekly has just revealed that Nintendo has been working on yet another Band Bros. title for Japan. Band Bros. DX is set to be released June 26 for the Nintendo DS.

According to Famitsu, Band Brothers DX will feature more than 30 classical and J-Pop tracks, with an additional 100 tracks... Read more...

British Wii owners will be able to access the BBC's iPlayer catch-up service via the Internet Channel.

The BBC has announced that it is teaming up with Nintendo UK to make its iPlayer service available for use with the Wii Internet Channel for UK residents. This will allow British Wii owners to stream the same BBC programming that is currently offered online to PC users for viewing on their television sets instead.

Coming July 1, this direct sequel will put you back in the role of Derek Stiles to deal with the after effects of GUILT.

Derek Stiles is back for a direct sequel to the popular DS operation sim Trauma Center: Under the Knife. Players will once again assume the role of the master surgeon, this time dealing with the after effects of the eradication of the GUILT virus.

Featuring an improved tool utility, a new easy-play mode, and clearer directions, Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 will be available in the US July 1, 2008.

Eidos’ reinvention of the classic game has online and voice chat.

Eidos announced today that they are working on bringing the classic series Gauntlet, to DS. The game will be an update from the original and will contain many new additions. The most prominent new addition is the inclusion of online play. Using local wireless play or the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection,... Read more...

Two NES games this Monday. Yoshi's Cookie and Bases Loaded provide delicious puzzles and dual viewpoint baseball.

This week on Virtual Console we see two games that allow for 1-2 players. Yoshi's Cookie is a puzzle game of the matching multiple items type. Fill a row or column with the same type of cookie by shifting them around the screen and that line will disappear. There are around 100 stages to beat, or you can compete against a friend in two-player mode to see who can match the most cookies.

With the help of Nintendo’s Wii, Hudson expects to see a fourfold growth.

Hudson Soft revealed to Bloomberg Japan today that it is targeting a growth in profits of ¥7.5 Billion ($73.5 million) over the next 3 years, by leveraging the large, growing install base of the Nintendo Wii.

Currently, for 2008, Hudson already has a total of eight titles planned for release... Read more...

Climb into the shoes of Rubb e Rang and help rid the trees of Dubberia of parasites and creepy crawlers.

Lexicon Entertainment announced today that Dubbers Adventure is making its way to both Wii and DS later this year.

In Dubbers Adventure, the player assumes the role of Rubb e Rang, an expert climber, to rid the forest of parasites that infest the trees of the forest of Dubberia, the home world of the Rubber-Dubber tribe. Rubb’s adventure consists of 90 levels and features over fifteen enemies and bosses.

Developers responsible for the port of Bully to the Wii and Xbox 360 will be renamed Rockstar New England.

Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced they have acquired the development house Mad Doc Software. The Massachusetts developer will be renamed Rockstar New England.

The two companies have history. Mad Doc Software managed the port of Rockstar Vancouver's PS2 title, Bully, to the Xbox 360 and Wii. The enhanced port, for both systems, saw release this year under the title "Bully: Scholarship Edition."

New studies on video game players dispel the violence connection but find neuroticism and lack of extraversion in game addicts.

One new study suggests video game players are less aggressive and even calmer after playing violent online video games. The British Psychological Society presented Middlesex University's findings on video game research this week at their Dublin-based symposium. This is an interesting finding that contradicts the limited studies already conducted.

After more than a year of rumors, speculation, and denials, Telltale Studios admits that they're bringing the first season of their Sam & Max episodic adventure game series to the Wii.

It has long been rumored, but now it's official. Telltale Studios has finally admitted that, yes, Sam & Max is coming to the Wii. The current incarnation of the humor-based adventure game franchise is episodic, meaning that it is delivered in independent episodes of story and gameplay, much like a... Read more...

A different kind of Pocket Monster rips the charts wide open.

Merely two months ago Super Smash Bros. Brawl sold a mighty respectable 820,000 in its opening week. This week however saw a massive sell-through of the second most popular monster fighting game in Japan (after Pokemon) with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G.

This shows that the defection of Monster Hunter 3 (currently in production) from PlayStation 3 to Wii, could turn out to be an important strategic move for Nintendo.

An exclusive Wii title just completed by Codemasters, will be shipping to stores April 15 in the US, April 18 in Europe.

In Emergency Mayhem, Crisis City is on the edge of collapse, and you must bring it back to normalcy by ridding the City of fires, bombs ... and monkeys. Saving the city requires the player to pilot fire trucks, ambulances and police cars through busy city streets to the destination announced through the Wii remote speaker by HQ. Each location will allow the player to partake in one of thirty mini-game challenges.

Enjoy ten complete sporting events with up to four players for $29.99.

Hudson Entertainment revealed today that the Wii exclusive, Deca Sports, has just been completed and will be coming to Wii May 13 at the budget price of $29.99.

Deca Sports offers a compilation of ten sporting events including Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Supercross, Kart Racing, Basketball, Snowboard... Read more...

The new Sonic game will feature "seamless 3D to classic 2D camera transitions" and use Sega’s new Hedgehog Engine.

Last week's leak of Sonic information has now been proven true as Sega has officially revealed Sonic Unleashed. The game is set to be released on Wii as well as other competing home consoles. Developed by Sonic Team, Sonic Unleashed will be a change from recent Sonic games as it will involve "seamless 3D to classic 2D camera transitions." It will use Sega’s new Hedgehog Engine which is tailor-made for the speed of Sonic games.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King features $13 of downloadable content available via an in-game menu.

With WiiWare already out in Japan for a week, the first bits of downloadable content are showing up. The first game to have DLC is Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King.

The available downloadable content adds up to a total of $13, which is almost as much as the... Read more...

Darrell Rodriguez joins LucasArts after being COO of Electronic Arts Los Angeles.

Today, LucasArts announced Darrell Rodriguez as their new president. He replaces former president, Jim Ward, and comes to the company from Electronic Arts Los Angeles where he was chief operating officer.

Along with his video game experience at EA, he also worked with Disney Imagineering.

Twenty new casual and online games to launch in 2008.

THQ made a strong move into the casual gaming sector today with the acquisition of the Elephant Entertainment casual and online games business. Along with this acquisition comes news of an agreement with Oberon Media, where THQ will be offering Oberon’s owned and licensed content to major gaming platforms.

Create and defend your own virtual world in this upcoming Nintendo DS strategy game from the creators of Drawn to Life.

5th Cell, the creative forces behind the original Drawn to Life Nintendo DS title, are currently developing a brand new title for THQ, Construction Combat: Lock’s Quest. Similar conceptually to Drawn to Life, the player is once again given the role of the creator. With the ability to create a whole... Read more...

Unhook your Nunchuk from your Wii Remote in the UK now with this simple £19.95 kit.

The new Nunchuk Wireless Kit from Zappies will allow you to use your existing Wii Nunchuk peripheral, unlike other wireless Nunchuk adapters that require a separate peripheral. A wireless receiver plugs into the rear of the Wii Remote and the Wii Nunchuk is simply attached to the transmitter of the kit, allowing for wireless transmission of Nunchuk data.

Pilot a variety of rescue vehicles with the Wii Remote to explore and protect San Alto city.

Emergency Heroes is a new Ubisoft intellectual property made specifically for the Wii. The game puts at your disposal a variety of rescue vehicles including police, fire and EMT vehicles all operated with motion control using the Wii Remote. Featuring two player co-op, you will also be able to protect the city of San Alto with a friend.