EA have confirmed that their Tokyo development studio is working on a DS version of the classic Theme Park franchise.
“Theme Park is one of EA’s long standing properties, and we are excited to breathe new life into the series by bringing it to the NDS platform for the first time ever, taking advantage of the […]

Electronic Arts are saying Will Wright’s Spore will be PC only for the time being. EA issued a statement on the matter following speculation that a Wii version was in the works.
“Right now we’re 100 percent focused on finishing SPORE on the PC and PC only,” EA said. “Though we’re investigating the […]

The Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, has reported that Sim City 3000 is getting ported to the DS.
The DS version of the game will feature 3 modes - "Save the City", the standard "Build a New City", and "Sister City".

Save the city puts you in the middle of a crisis. From floods to earthquakes, its […]

GameSpot have revealed that Nintendo are teaming up with Ronald McDonald to provide Happy Meal toys based on their popular games characters Mario, Yoshi and Donkey Kong. Children are being invited to “Take the Mario Challenge” whatever that means, with the range of “active” toys that include flying disks, and bat and balls, themed […]

Nintendo announced that 2 million people have logged onto Nintendo WiFi with their DS since the service launched.
“To put that number in perspective, the population of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection users now surpasses the population of 15 different U.S. states, including Montana, Nebraska and New Mexico. In addition to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection surpassing […]

System 3 founder Mark Kale told GameSpot today that the company has secured the rights to the Epyx Games library and is looking to remake California Games for some of todays systems - In all their 2D glory.
"You gotta keep the gameplay mechanics the same or else it ceases to be the original game […]

Electronic Arts and the Professional Golfers’ Association have extended the deal in which EA make PGA branded golf games for a further six years. This should also mean that we get more Tiger Woods games, provided the sports star is willing. A spokesman for the PGA had this to say:
"The PGA Tour is […]

Nintendo are releasing a web browser for its hugely popular DS handheld console. It has already been released in Japan, but a localised European version is set for release on the 6th of October.
This browser is actually a version of the ubiquitous Opera web browser, developed in Norway, which is also available on […]

Nintendo have done more than a few things right with their DS system. One of them is making all the games "region free", allowing you to buy them from anywhere in the world.
In a recent talk with IGN, Perrin Kaplan, vice president of marketing and corporate communications in America, dropped a hint that the Wii […]

The first ever issue of Nintendo Power was published just over 18 Years ago, In July 1988.
Now, Racket Boy has scanned this whole first issue and made it into a 33mb downloadable pdf. Nice!
This issue see’s a "20-page spectacular" Super Mario Brothers 2 preview and a Zelda walkthrough interspersed with some light 80’s advertising. […]