Why do Nintendo games, on average, sell so much better than third-party games on the Wii? There are probably a number of ways to answer that question, but according to Disney Interactive Studios executive VP and general manager Graham Hopper, it’s about giving games the time and care they need...

It’s coming out in 2010! Not necessarily ! Yes it totally is ! No, it so totally may not ! Nintendo has certainly played with the hopes of fans over the last few months about whether their new Wii Zelda would actually release this year, and now Nintendo of America executive vice president Cammie...

It may not be your own, it may not be your friend’s or neighbor’s, but somewhere in the world at this very moment a Wii Zapper is shedding a single tear. For it has observed the Ghostbusters-themed Wii proton pack mod-case above, and knows it is so far superior that all Zappers might as...

Next up on Rock Band ’s weekly DLC release schedule are downloads from Silversun Pickups, The Mother Hips, and Rock Band first-timers TRUSTcompany, as well as a three-pack of songs by Disturbed. Each track will set you back $1.99 (160 Microsoft points; 200 Wii Points) apiece, while the Disturbed...

Rumors of a successor to the Nintendo Wii have been flying around for some time now, not the least because last year saw a slight downturn in sales following previous record-breaking years. According to Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway though, the platform’s install base still has plenty of room...

Families will get a chance to solve mysteries on the Wii later this year when Disney’s Guilty Party launches. Dubbed a “mystery party game,” the title fuses elements of board games and a whodunit, but clues and logic puzzles shift in each play to offer new experiences. The plot follows...

As part of Nintendo’s media summit this week, the company had a few upcoming WiiWare games to show, including new entries in the “Art Style” series — the funky (as in musically), minimalist (as in artistically) games available on both Wii and DSi. Art Style ROTOZOA : If PixelJunk...

It may not be as exciting an announcement as release dates for almost every known first-party Nintendo game under the sun, but Ubisoft had a nice treat all the same: At the Nintendo World conference earlier today, they revealed the Wii version of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will include a...

Some of the highlights among the console games coming next week to Japan, courtesy of Famitsu magazine’s review pages: – Keroro RPG (8/8/8/7, 31 points): “Basically it’s Tales of Keroro,” one reviewer wrote — in other words, an RPG in the vein of Namco Bandai’s...

Japanese game devs care about music a lot. They always have Original post: Japan’s Game Composers Sound Off