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We’ve already told you about this feature, but EA just dropped a reminder into my inbox… Direct link here Have you checked out all the exciting new user-created levels that are available for download in the Create Mode area of EA’s BOOM BLOX Bash Party game? To date, more than 3,000 user-created BOOM BLOX Bash [...]

Japanese pro wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa is no longer with us. He passed away due to an in-ring accident. We here at GoNintendo are big fans of wrestling, and I’m actually very familiar with Mr. Misawa. I am sorry to see him go, and to have only just now learned of his love [...]

“Tomb Raider: Underworld was originally planned as an ‘easy’ sequel to the previous game in the series, using the same toolchain — but it never quite works out that way. Eric Lindstrom describes the process, highlighting instances in which the team wasn’t able to avoid known problems.” Tomb Raider: Underworld is the game that is making [...]

More screens here EDISON, N.J., June 16, 2009 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack for Wii™ has shipped to retail. When ruthless outlaw Mad Dog McCree goes on a rampage with a nasty pack of wanted fugitives in tow, [...]

Torrance, Calif., (June 16, 2009) – Game publishers Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games announced today that Flower, Sun, and Rain has started shipping to retailers in North America for the Nintendo DS. Flower, Sun, and Rain is the finest resort on earth. With its endless beaches, tropical forest, monolithic lighthouse and other hidden gems, Lospass [...]

Here’s a juicy rumor for you. A magazine pic is floating around, and it states that three Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are heading to WiiWare. Those titles would be Press On! Flame Adventure Squad!, Let’s Go! Storm Adventure Squad, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad. We’ll have to see if this [...]

We posted these last week, but here’s a reminder… Virtual Console * Final Fantasy II (Famicom, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) * Wonder Momo (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) WiiWare * Fantagic Tambourine (1 player, 800 Wii Points) * Anata ga Mawashite Sukuu Puzzle [...]

If you’re picking up Strike Witches (Japan-only), you’ll be able to grab yourself a “bloomer” pouch for your DS. Now you can look even more perverted while carrying around your DS! Link

Ben Sawyer, co-founder of the Serious Games Initiative, had a lot of great stuff to say about the Games for Health event. It turns out that the event has been getting bigger and bigger since Nintendo really kicked the ‘healthy games’ initiative into action. This past show, EA Sports Active’s session seemed to [...]

Northampton, UK. 16th June 2009 - Oxygen Games presents the trailer for Cate West’s first European seek & solve console adventure – The Vanishing Files – which is coming to Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ this Autumn. In Cate West: The Vanishing Files, a series of unsolved mysteries are plaguing Arcadia City. The police have no leads, [...]

Coming from a Crystal Dynamics’ job opening… Crystal Dynamics has a rare opening for a Senior Art Director on one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry. We are looking for an exceptional talent to bring onto the team and continue the long tradition of visually stunning and award winning titles from Crystal Dynamics. Check [...]

“We’ve downsized, but what we downsized down to are really big core titles and really strong family titles. Now, I’m not going to pretend it was just reducing games that weren’t as good; we shut some very good studios, some AAA studios even, but we had to reduce the portfolio to a manageable level. [...]

NEW YORK, NY - June 16, 2009 - Atari, one of the world’s most recognized video game publishers, today announced that the highly anticipated, summer blockbuster title, Ghostbusters®: The Video Game is now available at retailers across North America. Working closely with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and acclaimed development studios Terminal Reality and RedFly, Atari brings [...]

A portion of a Joystiq interview with ESA CEO Mike Gallagher… J: Any plans for any type of public E3-type event by the ESA? Could E3 2010 have a public component? MG: Right now we are in the early stages of planning and will make more detailed announcements about the 2010 E3 Expo later in the year. [...]

This game is getting pretty huge, don’t you think? I think 5th Cell should start printing out their own shirts! Thanks to Prem for the heads up! Link

New York — June 16, 2009 — Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that Vertigo, the action-packed, futuristic racing puzzle game, has been shipped to retail stores nationwide. Vertigo is available for play on the Wii™ system and Windows PC. Vertigo is a high-rolling, adrenaline-fueled combination of [...]

Analysis comes from PricewaterhouseCoopers… - Game industry will outpace other entertainment industries by 2012 - industry will grow 5.8 percent annually - $17.2 billion in sales this year - $21.6 billion by 2013 - in-game ads set to grow from $886 million this year to $1.4 billion by 2010 Link

Samus Aran is a bounty hunter. You wouldn’t know it from playing the games. There’s not many bounties out there that Samus is after. There was a little bounty hunting in the DS outing, but other than that, there’s really no hunting going on. Could that all change when we play [...]

Twain Harte, Calif.—June 16, 2009—O-Games, a publisher of family, social and sports videogames and part of Oxygen Interactive Software Limited, announced today that Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward, the frantic and action packed simulation game, is now available at retail stores nationwide for the Wii™ System and Nintendo DS™ handheld device. Hysteria Hospital: Emergency Ward is a [...]

Do you have a Japanese Wii, but don’t know what to do with it? Perhaps this guide can help you to enjoy all that a Japanese Wii has to offer. There are a lot of things you can check out that aren’t available in North America, and may never end up coming here. [...]

Don’t see the Mario love? Look at the full-sized pic, and check out the left side. Looks like the gang at Facebook enjoys a bit of Nintendo! Thanks to Thailer for the heads up! Link

I had no idea that New Super Mario Bros. Wii would spawn so much conversation! I figured the game would get a lot of attention, but I didn’t know it would bring about deep discussions about the Mario franchise. Some people seem to be very excited for this DS sequel, while others seem [...]