The superduo–Mario and Sonic–have done it again. This time, their portable foray on the Nintendo DS, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, has taken out the number one spot in the overall game chart according to data trackers GfK Australia. The Wii version of the game, which was released in November 2007, also appears […]

At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, SNK Playmore showed off a brief two-level demo of Metal Slug 7, the latest in the long and hallowed line of gonzo military-themed scrolling shooters. Now, we’ve gotten to play around with a much more expansive version of this currently Nintendo DS-exclusive blast-a-thon. US-based reps for SNK Playmore weren’t […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Film tie-ins, particularly those for animated movies, don’t generally rise to the top of the heap. Color us surprised, then, that the mechanics behind the Kung Fu Panda game for the Nintendo DS seem pretty solid. We’ll let the movie critics worry about the upcoming animated film’s quality, but for now, we’re eager to […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Earlier today we stopped by the Nintendo Booth at GDC to check out the demos available on their DS download station. Included in the selection was Wacky Races: Crash & Dash, a Mario Kart-style racer based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

While the source material might be getting a little old (the show debuted in 1968), […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Wii Fit–the upcoming Wii game that comes with its own balance board and a set of exercises–has already been a massive hit in Japan, with Nintendo finally confirming that the title would reach US shores on May 19 and Europe on April 25. Apparently, health-conscious gamers have none other than Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto […]