Enterbrain reports region’s software, hardware revenue sank to $5.91 billion; Nintendo DS, Dragon Quest IX led charts. Much like the US market, the Japanese gaming industry has been unable to keep up with last year’s pace. In July, Japanese stat-tracking firm and Famitsu publisher Enterbrain said that the island …

The Japanese Wii and DSi Shops are taking it easy on the first week back after a holiday, with just one WiiWare, one Virtual Console, and two DSiWare games available, quite a change from the massive pileup…

During last December, Japan’s Famitsu magazine asked its readers to give it their top picks for 2010 in games, companies, and

Nintendo usually holds its cards close to the chest, but a new wide-ranging interview with president Satoru Iwata outlined the company’s plans for 2010. The interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun (via Kotaku ) revealed plans to release the new Wii Legend of Zelda project in the upcoming year. Reggie Fils-Aime …

Rising Star Games has announced the appointment of a new columnist at their Hoshi Club – the online destination for videogame fans to find out the latest details on Rising Star

Iconic plumber’s latest outing sells 268k; Wii and DS dominate software charts, combining for 8 of top 10 best-sellers. Earlier this week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Japanese media that the Wii had recovered from its momentum-sapping malaise , crediting a stronger software lineup for jumpstarting the system&#…

These days, a good flight sim is hard to find — on consoles, anyway. But Namco’s Ace Combat series has provided a steady stream of flight games mixed with that intangible Japanese, action

Though they’ve seldom been mentioned since the fighter was announced for a North American release, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom contains a wide selection of minigames — one for each character in the original Japanese release. While it’s currently undetermined whether all the new characters added for Ultimate All-St…

Capcom’s jet-pack-powered action game and Konami’s spook-fest headline a light week on the retail front; Bejeweled Twist DS, Vandal Hearts 360 also on tap. In October 2007 , Capcom announced an a…

We like to give games every benefit of the doubt, but this week some of Nintendo’s downloads are erring on the side of bizarre. The madness starts with Muscle March , which looks like Arnold Schwarze…