Nintendo wrapped up their special press conference in Japan a few hours ago, making a number of announcements for both the DS and Wii in the process.
Most notably, the company confirmed the rumors of a new DS model. Dubbed the Nintendo DSi, the upgraded portable will have a 3.25 inch screen, an inside/outside 0.3 megapixel [...]

The concept of a high-definition version of Nintendo’s Wii has been a hot button topic among gamers ever since the system launched in 2006. For the most part it’s been speculation, but if a recent report by What They Play’s John Davison is true, Nintendo is set to release a “Wii HD” by the year [...]

As was the case for April, Nintendo continues to have great month of sales for both its Wii and DS consoles according to the latest numbers released by the NPD Group tonight.
Sales for the Wii and DS clocked in at 675K and 452K, respectively, while Mario Kart Wii finished third in overall sales at 787K. [...]

“Wii Would Like to Play” has been an effective marketing campaign for Nintendo’s top-selling Wii console, and last night it got honored for it.
The campaign, created by Leo Burnett, picked up the Grand Effie award last night at the 40th Annual Effie Awards in New York. The award, which has been around since 1968, honors [...]

Looking for Wii Fit? You and countless other Wii owners too.
Michael Pachter, game industry analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities, sees this shortage as a move by Nintendo to maximize the European dollar, currently higher than its US counterpart.
“The shortage demonstrates one consequence of the weak dollar. We’re seeing companies ignore their largest market simply because [...]

Yet another mini-game mish-mash for the Wii, Hudson’s Deca Sports fails where most of the other slapped together compilations do. It’s simply not fun, featureless, and few of the games actually work. The 10 sports included here don’t even make sense to be on the same disc as they’re all unrelated.
There’s little question Hudson is [...]

Nintendo is continuing to sell its Wii console at a record pace, according to the latest sales numbers released tonight by the NPD Group.
Despite the very public launching of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, the house that Mario built had an extremely good month selling 714,000 Wiis in addition to 414,800 DSs. The [...]

East Texas based Anascape Ltd. is on the receiving end of a $21 million payday, as Nintendo of America was ordered to pay the company by a federal jury today on the grounds of patent infringement.
The original lawsuit, filed in 2006, stated that Nintendo infringed on the company’s patent during the designs of the Wii [...]

WiiWare, Nintendo’s new online service for downloadable games, is officially up and running as of this morning. Set up in a similar way to the PlayStation Store or the Xbox Live Marketplace, WiiWare will now allow users to download and play smaller titles from indie developers and large publishers alike.
“WiiWare is to the video [...]

2K Sports and Konami made a joint reveal today, announcing that MLB Power Pros 2008 will arrive on the PlayStation 2 and Wii this July. After making its North American debut last season to both positive critical and public reception, the innovative sports title will feature more of the new modes and innovations that made [...]