Nintendo's Wario, Kirby bring the fun; Sleuths get a new Mystery Case Files game

While the game world awaits the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles next month, Nintendo isn’t waiting to announce new titles for its mushrooming libraries for the Wii console and Nintendo DS. Classic Nintendo characters like bad-boy Wario and pink powerhouse Kirby will star in their own platform games. A new Mystery Case Files game brings the best-selling Big Fish Games franchise to Nintendo DS for the first time. These games join the recently announced Mario Super Sluggers baseball game for the Wii console.

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Nintendo's New Wii Fit Makes Fitness Fun

Nintendo’s new Wii Fit, launching today, combines fun and fitness in ways that will have people getting up off their couches, moving around, having fun and maybe even breaking a sweat. Wii Fit gets everyone pumped up about making enjoyable physical activities a part of their daily routines. Wii Fit even tracks users’ progress, which lets people see how they have improved while challenging them to better their scores and stay motivated to keep going.

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Westin Hotels Want to Play...Westin Announces Industry-First Partnership with Nintendo

Tennis, anyone? Nintendo and Westin Hotels & Resorts announce a partnership today that will allow guests to experience the Wii sensation with a special version of the console ideally suited for use in the hotel environment.

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Buckle Up! Mario Kart Wii Puts Everyone in the Driver's Seat

Since the invention of the automobile, kids have pantomimed driving with pretend steering wheels. Since the dawn of the video game age, people of all ages playing racing games have twisted and turned their controllers to steer their vehicles, even though it had no effect on the action on the screen. Now, Mario Kart Wii makes these fantasies a reality and brings a new level of immersion and interaction to video games.

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Nintendo of America Reports Historic Sales Week

In the first week of the 2007 holiday shopping season, Nintendo of America has sold more Nintendo products than at any other time in its history. This includes more than 653,000 Nintendo DS portable video game systems, 350,000 Wii home systems and millions of games and accessories throughout the United States – and the season is just getting started.

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School Lesson Plans use Themes From Latest Pokémon Video Games to Teach Science

A new in-school program uses basic characters and themes from Nintendo's popular Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl video games for Nintendo DS to teach elementary and middle school students about science. Nintendo of America, Inc., The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT, have teamed up to make it fun for students to learn the sciences using imagery they already know and love.

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Who's Making Games for Nintendo Systems? Everyone!

Major publishers worldwide are making games for Wii and Nintendo DS. Shoppers will find dozens of options through the holiday shopping season and into 2008. By the end of 2007, the library of Wii games is expected to grow to 140, not counting nearly 200 downloadable Virtual Console titles, while the Nintendo DS library should be nearly 450.


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Nintendo's New Wii Zapper Targets Fun

Nintendo announced today that the Wii Zapper interface for the hit Wii home video game system will come packed with Link's Crossbow Training. The software is based on the hugely popular Legend of Zelda series and provides a perfect demonstration of the way the Wii Zapper could be used in other games.

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Nintendo's Trilogy Concludes with Metroid Prime 3:

Today's launch of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for Wii marks the end of a trilogy - and the start of the most active and dynamic Metroid adventure yet. With the motion-sensitive Wii Remote, you become one with heroine Samus Aran's powerful arm cannon, while the Nunchuk can literally yank armor off enemies.

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New Nintendo DS Color Comes Bundled with Brain Age 2

The first new color scheme to hit the hot-selling Nintendo DS system in the United States in nearly a year will come bundled with Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day, all at an MSRP of $149.99. The bundle hits stores Aug. 21.

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Nintendo Supports U.S. Raids on Copyright Circumvention Devices

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents executed 32 federal search warrants in 16 states as part of an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of illegal modification chips for various video game consoles, including Nintendo’s Wii home video game system.

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Zelda's Debut on Nintendo DS Approaches

Launching Oct. 1, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, complete with crisp 3-D cartoon graphics and multiplayer battles over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, marks the debut of the franchise on Nintendo DS.


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Nintendo News: Pokémon is Hotter Than Ever Before

Within just five days of availability, more than 1 million copies of Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl for the portable Nintendo DS have sold in the United States since Sunday’s launch; a faster rate than any previous Pokémon games

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Wii remains the fastest-selling new console in more than a decade

Nintendo once again claimed the top two spots among the best-selling new video game systems in America in March, according to independent sales data gathered by the NPD Group.

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Nintendo Signs on as Flagship Exhibitor for Entertainment for All Expo

IDG World Expo today announced that Nintendo of America has signed on as an anchor exhibitor for IDG World Expo’s newest event: Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), scheduled for October 18-21, 2007, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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Sega and Nintendo Join Forces for Mario & Sonic at the 2008 Olympic Games

Mario and Sonic, are joining forces to star in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Developed for the Wii and the Nintendo DS, this momentous agreement marks the first time these two renowned stars have appeared together in a game.

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