Nintendo will once again look upon the Spanish and German software sales charts with satisfaction as its platforms accounted for the top four places in both charts, and 15 of the combined top ten lists as well.
Hitachi and Sharp have both confirmed they have come under investigation by Japan's antitrust regulator on suspicion of fixing prices for LCD screens used in Nintendo's DS console.
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games took the top spot on the UK all formats sales chart for the third consecutive week according to data released by Chart Track
Nintendo's Wii console, which has been outselling other formats all over the world in the past year or so, should pass the total installed base in the US of the Xbox 360 by June.
Nintedo platforms regained their market dominance over the other videogame formats last week with the news that while the Wii still sits at the top of the hardware sales chart, the DS and replaces the PlayStation Portable at number two.
Nintendo has announced that it is to extend its Virtual Console range with a selection of classic Commodore 64 titles, with International Karate and Uridium among the first to be added.
Nintendo of America has revealed that it's much-anticipated software download service, WiiWare, will be launched in North America on May 12, one week before Wii Fit hits the region.
Frontier Developments has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Nintendo's WiiWare service is another refreshing way for developers to create titles and deliver them to a new audience.
Nintendo has offered some advice to the public on how best to use the Wii Remote when playing games, and underlined its view that playing Wii games is perfectly safe - as long as you don't "overdo it".
Economic reports showed that confidence among US consumers has slumped to the lowest level in 16 years, with factory output failing to increase, pushing the economy closer to a recession
Nintendo of America has asked the US Trade Representative to encourage governments around the world to take a more aggressive stance to combat piracy of Nintendo videogames and systems
Research firm iSuppli has stated that it believes Sony's PlayStation 3 will shine the brightest through 2008, and post the strongest growth of any of the next-generation consoles.
Industry analysts Pacific Crest Securities believe that successors to Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii should be on the market in two year's time.
Super Smash Bros Brawl, which burst through the 1 million mark after just 11 days, is top of the software sales chart in Japan for the second week, according to Media Create data for the week ending February 10.