The 5th generation Pokemon games names have been announced on the official Pokemon website. After being translated the names of the games will be  Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. There is no more information currently about the two games other than the names of the games. Nintendo is expected to release more information about the game for the Nintendo DS on April 15th on the official website... more.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has again warned that they may struggle to meet the huge demand for the Nintendo Wii this holiday. "I don’t know if we’ll be able to, but were we to get in a car right now and go to 100 retail locations in the San Francisco area, we would not be able to find a Wii in at least 60 of those stores. Our hope is that by next week, the Friday after Than... more.

Nintendo just announced the DSi at its fall presentation -- we're getting more details by the second. The company is calling it a "third platform," which means it's complementing existing DS, not necessarily replacing it. The new unit looks almost exactly like the existing DS Lite, but it's some 12 percent thinner, partly because it doesn't have a GBA cartridge slot. The screens are also sligh... more.

With weeks of hardware shortages behind it, a lower price point, a new hardware package, and a major Square Enix release, the Xbox 360 surged to the top of the console race for the week covering September 8 through September 14. Data provided by Enterbrain via Famitsu.com has the 360 at 28,681 units for the week. This was a major leap over the previous week, during which the system had managed j... more.

Well as we all know the recent price drop on the XBOX 360 basically makes it the cheapest next-gen console on the market, even cheaper than the Wii (the arcade version). This means that the PS3 is the most expensive console right now on the market and what does that mean for Sony? It means a disaster. People do not want to pay for expensive things, especial gaming systems. Yes, the PS3 may be mor... more.

Rock Band 2 has received an official release date for the PlayStation 3 platform. While many gamers are still upset about the timed exclusivity that the title will receive on the XBOX 360, they can be rest assured that they will not have to wait long.  With Rock Band 2 releasing on September 14 for the 360, Sony fans will be waiting roughly a month for their chance to start rocking away once ... more.

Nobody saw this coming. PS3 titles have been leading Electronic Arts' software sales by a considerable amount throughout 2008, earning EA more money than software on any other platform. Between April and June 2008, PS3 sales were 969% greater than during the same period last year. PS3 games grossed a total of $139 million (USD) during the most recent quarter, while Xbox 360 titles earned only $81... more.

During a Forbes piece that takes a look at the future of gaming, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is already working on their next console. The likelihood that we could actually see or be told anything concrete about it is nonexistent, however. Nintendo's current console is both selling far too well and, we imagine, development of their newest console is in the earliest stag... more.

An inside tip that we have received from an anonymous user has told us that Microsoft will be showing their Wii-mote killer at E3 this year. The idea of the product is to match and better the capabilities of the Wii-mote. The controller reportedly features four face buttons, an analog stick, a microphone, and possibly integration with the Xbox Live Vision Camera. It has been reported that Micro... more.

According to the latest Media Create hardware sales numbers for the week of June 8, the PlayStation 3 outsold both the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii consoles, pushing a total of 75,311 units.Using the release of Metal Gear Solid 4 as a catalyst, the PS3 climbed the charts to the glorious number one spot. The PlayStation Portable came in second with a total of 64,675 units sold.The full breakdown is a... more.