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Nintendo downloads: Bingo Party, Rival Turf

By Steve Watts, May 02, 2011 9:00am PDT

This week's Nintendo downloads include Bingo Party Deluxe, a Bit.Trip Runner demo, Rival Turf, Ikibago, Picture Perfect Pocket Stylist, and Anonymous Notes Chapter 2.

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"Rival Turf was such an underrated game. 2p Final Fight clone that ran smoothly while Capcom's ..."

- roushimsx see all 3 comments

Nintendo downloads: Inchworm Animation, Airport Mania

By Steve Watts, Apr 25, 2011 9:15am PDT

Nintendo downloads this week include Inchworm Animation, Airport Mania: First Flight, Ubongo, Word Searcher Deluxe, and a demo of PooYoos Episode 3.

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"You made that last one up. No game would be made with the name "PooYoos," and especially not ..."

- Rotten Deadite see all 3 comments

Retailers quietly drop Wii price

By Steve Watts, Apr 18, 2011 1:45pm PDT

Various retailers have uniformly dropped their Wii bundle prices to $169.99, while Nintendo itself has announced price drops for Wii Sports Resort and Wii Party.

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"Cake or death! Seriously though, I wonder if Nintendo is about to pull a Microsoft and end the ..."

- baron calamity see all 5 comments

Rumor: Wii successor to be announced at E3

By Steve Watts, Apr 14, 2011 2:30pm PDT

Multiple sources claim that Nintendo is preparing a new HD console launch for 2012, to be unveiled this year at E3.

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"The iPad2 uses a PowerVR graphics core if I recall.. and it outperforms the Tegra 2. Personally, ..."

- rivalbo see all 96 comments

Rumor: Nintendo dropping Wii price to $150

By Steve Watts, Apr 13, 2011 8:45am PDT

An anonymous source has claimed that the Wii will go on sale for $150 on May 15, only weeks before E3.

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"Nintento only ever drops prices in preperation for a new hardware release right?"

- InfernoAblaze see all 46 comments

NPD Reveals Platform-Specific 2010 New Game Charts

By Steve Watts, Feb 07, 2011 1:15pm PST

The NPD group has released a more detailed list of 2010's best-selling games per platform, Gamasutra reports, featuring a breakdown for all home...

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"I'm just going to pipe in here and say that the "8million" units are to retailers plain and ..."

- JN25WIL see all 13 comments

Daily Filter: December 9, 2010

By Xav de Matos, Dec 09, 2010 7:30pm PST

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games

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"I can only imagine how many "Gears of War rip-off" type comments we are going to hear!!! ..."

- Gwyndion see all 14 comments

Microsoft Confident It Can Maintain 360 Supply

By Garnett Lee, Dec 07, 2010 4:00pm PST

In the wake of strong holiday sales, some anonymous rumors started to surface that Microsoft was warning retailers that the 360 would be out of...

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"Ha, I remember filtering out the Deer Hunter games from the Top Ten selling lists back in the ..."

- Sailor of Fortune see all 18 comments

Wii, DSi Firmware Updates Block Mods, Flash Cards

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 09, 2010 6:44am PDT

Nintendo has released new firmware updates for the Wii and DSi, which reportedly block a number of tools used to run 'homebrew' and 'pirated'...

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"Exactly, but if you're really into homebrew, you won't mind not installing an update. It won't ..."

- inorde see all 41 comments

Disney Epic Mickey E3 2010 Preview

By Raymond Padilla, Jun 16, 2010 10:34am PDT

QUICK TAKE: Featuring old-school platform gameplay and classic characters, Warren Spector (Deus Ex, System Shock) gives Mickey Mouse a modern twist...

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"I fully understood that before I posted. I just wanted to call him Bleahy for old times sake."

- RPadVisitorSandrock see all 43 comments

Sam & Max Dev Telltale Making Jurassic Park, Back to the Future Games

By Alice O'Connor, Jun 09, 2010 5:40am PDT

Movie franchises Jurassic Park and Back to the Future are becoming episodic games made by Tales of Monkey Island developer Telltale Games, the AP...

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"Awesome news, ive wanted a decent Back To The Future game ever since the NES game made me cry as ..."

- Blazer1982 see all 13 comments

Worldwide Console Sales Numbers Revealed

By Chris Faylor, May 13, 2010 11:50am PDT

As hardware makers Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all checked in with their latest financial earnings, we've combed through the reports, added...

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"I wonder how many of those 360s are repurchases because of out of warranty hardware failure..."

- curl2k1 see all 57 comments

Yearly Nintendo Earnings, Hardware Sales Down; Nintendo DS and Wii Lifetime Sales Revealed

By Chris Faylor, May 06, 2010 6:00pm PDT

"A price reduction on Wii hardware, fewer strong Wii software titles in the first half and appreciation of the yen" lead to a negative impact...

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New Standard Wii Package Includes MotionPlus, Wii Sports Resort, Available in Black

By Alice O'Connor, May 03, 2010 5:40am PDT

The Nintendo Wii will be available in black from May 9, Nintendo has announced, when it updates the $199 standard bundle to include Wii Sports...

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"nunchuk is included, yes. says nintendo: "In addition to the intuitive, motion-sensing Wii ..."

- Chris Faylor see all 19 comments

Black Wii Coming to North America in May?

By Chris Faylor, Apr 27, 2010 10:40am PDT

While Nintendo has yet to make the news official, multiple retailers tell Kotaku that the stylish black Wii released in Japan last year is coming...

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"The 360 is white... and people would go nuts over a white PS3. Why in the world does the Wii ..."

- Mrdobo see all 21 comments