Upstart publisher/developer Nicalis is probably best known for its efforts to bring retro-flavored platformer Night Sky (née Night Game) and Daisuke Amaya’s PC classic Cave Story to WiiWare, but there…

We tackle the monstrous Suzuka Circuit in our latest look at Codemasters’ F1 game for the Wii. We’re not sure if our blow-out victory at the Japanese Grand Prix today while playing Codemasters…

Nintendo’s latest minigame compilation debuts to nearly septuple-platinum sales. Yesterday,

While the rest of the world will be shooting zombies next month , Japanese gamers are forced to wait until early next year for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles to be released. But it isn’t all bad ne…

forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php We know about the “big picture” changes made to Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for the North American release (and the Japanese re-release to follow): online play, new characters, no Hakushon Daimao. But those aren’t the only changed. In every iteration of its fighting games, Capco…

This week marks two major events (sort of) for the Japanese Wii and DSi download services. First, both Wii and DSi downloads now go up on the same date. In this case, it’s November 4, which is today in Japan. Second, the Neo Geo is back! The last Neo

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers — a Wii game that we thought “truly [stood] out both on its choice of platform and within its series” back at TGS in September — …

Aggregated chart data shows US, UK, and Japanese markets all shrinking; Dragon Quest IX, Wii Sports Resort, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Madden NFL, and Halo 3: ODST top sellers. September’s underwhelming 1 percent growth aside, the NPD Group’s monthly sales reports have portrayed a slumping US retail gaming ind…

The only thing that isn’t silent is our cell phone in this Japanese survival horror game from Hudson. It’s tough to get in the mood and feel scared when you’re watching a demo in a room ful…

Konami’s MGS4-less fiscal half-year creates substantial shortfall, as net income slips to $24 million on revenues of $1.26 billion. A week ago, Konami laid out its earnings forecast for the first six months of its current fiscal year, saying it expects revenue to be down 22.5 percent to