If the recent state of the economy had any effect at all on Nintendo, it’s very difficult to tell judging from their sales numbers in this month’s NPD Group report. Nintendo sold a whopping 803K units of their Wii consoles, followed by 491K units of the Nintendo DS.
As far as consoles go, Microsoft had a [...]

To keep the series fresh, Konami has chosen a slightly different route for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. The series roots in straightforward 2-D platforming are in full form, plus the heavy adventure that fans have come to expect. While not a radical change, is a start towards this series trying something new with each new [...]

Nintendo is preparing to add some notable upgrades to its DS handheld, according to reports from both Nikkei and Reuters.
Slated to launch by the end of the year in Japan, the new model of the system will reportedly feature a camera as well as the ability to play music. It will also feature more advanced [...]

BioWare is thinking about bringing Mass Effect and a number of their other franchises to the Nintendo DS, according to a report on Eurogamer. Talking to their German site, Sonic Chronicles lead designer Miles Holmes expressed his personal interest in doing the title and why it’s viable.
“I tell you which one I would want. I [...]

Introducing the Guitar Hero franchise to the Nintendo DS is apparently paying off for Activision, as the company revealed this morning that Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 in its first week of release. In doing so, the game is now Activision’s best DS launch, in addition to being in their [...]

Surprising no one, the Metal Slug saga will continue into a seventh entry. Proving that there is some higher power, the game will retain its 2-D roots, and will grace the DS sometime this fall. No other platforms are apparently worthy of the game. The press release says to plan on new weapons, fresh slugs, [...]

Bringing Guitar Hero to the Nintendo DS certainly sounds like a challenging proposition any way you slice it. Faced with the task of converting a peripheral-based game to a portable system while retaining the original feel of the franchise, Activision and Vicarious Visions have ultimately managed to do so in Guitar Hero: On Tour. That’s [...]