Game maker Nintendo has announced that it plans to launch Wi-Fi based online gaming via its new Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on November 14, 2005. Available at first for the portable Nintendo DS and for the company's next-generation gaming console, code-named Revolution, in 2006. Although details remain sketchy, Nintendo says users of Nintendo DS systems will be able to connect to existing home-based Wi-Fi networks with "minimal… Read More

Get ready for big green trolls and sharks on your Game Boys. Majesco Entertainment today announced they've inked a deal with DreamWorks to bring Shrek and Shark Tale to the palm of your Nintendo hand. The terms of the agreement between the two digital entertainment companies, according to a press release, allow Majesco to bring the video versions of Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shark Tale to the Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo… Read More

"Beyond games, the Xbox 360 will try to replace other entertainment appliances, acting as a hub from which you can listen to music, view photos and do real-time video chats with friends and relativesaround the world. Also built-in is the ability to play DVD movies. Nintendo's new console, code-named Revolution, will be a sleek box about as big as a stack of three DVD containers, said Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of… Read More

With Nintendo DS sales moving faster than anticipated, some locations have reported sellouts, and Nintendo predicts the initial North American supply will be depleted within days. As additional shipments are rushed to stores by this weekend to meet the demand, Nintendo expects to sell 1 million Nintendo DS units in North America alone by the end of 2004 — a mark that took Apple's iPod 19 months to achieve. "Consumers have… Read More

From the press release: Imagine using the touch screen of Nintendo DS to call a secret audible at the line of scrimmage when your wireless opponent threatens a blitz. Is your Sim feeling blue? Redesign her apartment or create a pet with the touch of the screen. Can't find that last star? Use the second screen to track down your nemesis in the vast worlds of Super Mario 64 DS. From Mario to Madden and The Urbz(TM), familiar… Read More

In preparation for the launch of Nintendo DS(TM) in North America and Japan later this year, Nintendo today announces major global developments for the innovative dual-screen, wireless, hand-heldvideo game system. Nintendo DS, originally chosen as the code name, has been selected as the official product name. The Nintendo DS name evokes the idea of a portable system with "dual screens," providing the rationale for the final name.… Read More