Age of Empires advances on Nintendo DS

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THQ has announced that it will be bringing the Age of Empires series to the Nintendo DS for the second time. Age of Empires: Mythologies will build upon the groundwork laid by 2006's Age of Kings, using the same game engine and featuring similar, turn-based combat. game sharing. Hopefully, with a new developer, Griptonite Games, behind the game... Submitted by: IwhiC | Visited 7 times | Comments 0

♦ Gillain McKeith Part Two: Top Tips to Beat Old Age

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Age is just a number and just because the number is getting higher it doesn't mean you have to give into the signs of old age. Top nutritionist Gillian McKeith tells Female First how we can all help ourselves to beat old age...... "The problem is I think we are fixated with age in this country." says Gillian, "I think we need to get away from age a... Submitted by: heropage - Visited 15 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ WiiWare: downloadable indie games come to the Nintendo Wii

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In February of 2006, former Nintendo of America marketing vice president Perrin Kaplan laid out Nintendo's forthcoming console generation with a strategy the company had dubbed "blue ocean." The blue ocean strategy, according to Nintendo, was an effort to create a gaming market where there previously wasn't one, with new methods, new approaches, and new platforms. This plan... Submitted by: GmacOr - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gillain McKeith's Top Tips to Beat Old Age

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Age is just a number and just because the number is getting higher it doesn't mean you have to give into the signs of old age. Top nutritionist Gillian McKeith tells Female First how we can all help ourselves to beat old age...... "The problem is I think we are fixated with age in this country." says Gillian, "I think we need to get away from age a... Submitted by: SEOibiza - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo announces Wii MotionPlus

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(Credit: Nintendo)Nintendo has just lifted the veil on a new accessory for the Nintendo Wii remote control. The Wii MotionPlus adapter will attach to the bottom of the Wii remote and give the player a more accurate sense of control by better measuring movements in a 3D space. Nintendo's upcoming Wii MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote controller again redefines game control... Submitted by: Brinked - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo Sues Over Wireless Nunchuck

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At a glance, Nyko's wireless Kama Nunchuck (pictured) appears plenty different from Nintendo's first-party Nunchuck controller, simply because Nyko's offering is wireless, and Nintendo's isn't. But Nintendo believes that Nyko's wireless Nunchuck infringes on its patents, nonetheless. Nintendo said Nyko has infringed on two design patents and its trademarks. Submitted by: domainboom - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Panettiere Hates U.S. Age Limits.

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Hayden Panettiere Hates U.S. Age Limits.... Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere has criticised the U.S. for imposing strict age limits on teenagers branding the legal drinking age of 21 as "ridiculous". The 18-year-old star insists she is much happier in Britain where the legal age limit on buying alcohol is 18 and she is able to get served in bars. Submitted by: cavendano - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ What was missing from the Nintendo E3 press conference

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But where are the franchise games? Also surprisingly, Nintendo did not address the crucial issue of system storage. With the release of WiiWare, Wii owners are quickly running out of space to download and save games. What most thought was a shoe-in to be announced at the Nintendo press conference went totally unmentioned. Nintendo didn't even tease any upcoming WiiWare games. Submitted by: annera - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo Channel to Hit Europe, Oz on Friday

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Downloadable free of charge via the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo Channel allows gamers to watch videos, search for games, download game demos to Nintendo DS and recommend games they’ve played.   Already available in the US and Japan, the Nintendo Channel sports a detailed game search feature that enables users to find information on games by release date, platform, publisher, genre... Submitted by: arcade32 - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo: Average Wii Gamer is Hardcore

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Nintendo of America says that the average Wii player is a hardcore gamer, and that the Wii has perhaps made a bigger industry and sales impact than Sony’s PS2.Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing, told attendees at the Electronic Gaming Summit that 79 percent of Wii players are male, the majority older than 18 years of age with an income of $50,000 plus... Submitted by: InstantPros - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Current European Bestsellers

1 vote	For the week ended June 8, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit took the top spots in Germany, followed by PC titles Mass Effect and former chart topper Age of Conan. Grand Theft Auto IV for PS3 charted at No5.   Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii ensured Nintendo platform titles also ruled the roost in Spain... Submitted by: mybluehair - Visited 17 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo chasing blue ocean on alternative retail fronts

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Nintendo has done well for itself this generation by putting out compelling titles for gamers and non-gamers alike: the blue ocean strategy worked, for the most part. Not content with the company's staggering success thus far, Nintendo is now extended its reach to new, alternative retailers that may do well selling different kinds of games. [Nintendo has] cornered the enthusiast retailers... Submitted by: Daemon23 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Core Wii games to be shown at E3, says Nintendo

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Hardcore gamers have long been clamoring for more "core" games on the Wii. Now that Nintendo has captured the hearts and minds of new gamers everywhere, the company is apparently gearing up to give hardcore gamers what they desire. Nintendo has confirmed that it will be announcing a ton of new titles for core gamers around E3. Speaking to GamePro... Submitted by: kizza - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo Flips On New Wii Channel

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The new channel offers information on upcoming and previously-released firstand third-party Wii and DS titles, among other features. One of the more compelling elements of the channel is the ability to download DS demos such as Brain Age 2, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword and Flash Focus to your DS. You simply select the DS game in the Wii's Nintendo Channel... Submitted by: RapidFire - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Children's Physical Activity Drops From Age 9 To 15, Study Indicates

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The analysis is one of the largest, most comprehensive of its kind to date. The researchers evaluated the children to determine whether they achieved the minimum 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommended for children. At age 9, the children averaged roughly three hours of MVPA on weekdays and weekends. By age 15, however... Submitted by: dre - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ NPD: Nintendo Wii the top-selling, current-gen console

1 vote	The Nintendo Wii has secured its place above the Xbox 360 in total units sold in the US, and six of the top ten games in June were on Nintendo consoles. It's good to be the king. Read More... Submitted by: Ang3r - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Work unearths Iron Age settlement

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The Iron Age in Britain took place between about 750BC and about AD40. The remains of an Iron Age settlement have been uncovered by workers preparing to lay a water pipe in Kent. Evidence of a roundhouse, five buried cremation urns and a large amount of pottery was discovered at Shadoxhurst, near Ashford. Construction on the final section of a South East Water pipeline between Bewl Reservoir... Submitted by: Radar - Visited 25 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Patent infringement lawsuit targets Nintendo DS touch screen

1 vote	Nintendo has been hit with yet another patent infringement lawsuit, this time from a man claiming that his patent, filed in 2005, was infringed by Nintendo's DS, released 2004. Read More... Submitted by: gurzilla - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Q&A: Father of 'Mario' on Nintendo's new era

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Shigeru Miyamoto is still coming up with hits for Nintendo, more than 25 years after captivating the world with a little guy in overalls who climbed up a series of ladders and girders to rescue a girl from an ape. The creator of "Donkey Kong," "Mario Bros." and other Nintendo classics was on stage at the E3 video-game convention this week demonstrating his latest project... Submitted by: ezcat - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Nintendo's Iwata apologizes to core gamers, talks iPhone

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With gamers still expressing their disappointment with Nintendo's E3 keynote, company President Satoru Iwata has reiterated what legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto explained, saying that it was simply the wrong venue. Iwata then went on to apologize to core gamers and reaffirm that Nintendo is indeed working on games for them. Submitted by: trippyvibes - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment