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For the week ending October 21, European sales of the Xbox 360 were lower than all platforms other than the GameBoy Advance

Nintendo and the Hong Kong High Court have crushed a global piracy outfit by seizing over 10,000 illegal devices that violate DS and Wii copyright and trademarks.

Shigeru Miyamoto has collected an award from The Economist, recognising his achievements in the videogame industry.

The Nintendo DS has remained in the weekly sales hardware number one slot in Japan and extended its lead over the PlayStation Portable as the effect of the Slim and Lite launch wears off.

The NPD Group has released its report for software sales in the US during the month of September

Sony's PlayStation 3 title Lair has entered the Japanese software chart at number 7, selling 22,000 units in its first week of release, according to the latest data from Media Create.

A form 8-K filed with the SEC today indicates that THQ entered into a confidential license agreement with Nintendo on October 12

Supply shortages, poor quality games could pose serious problems for developers

Chipsworld's Don McCabe and Woolworths' Gerry Berkley have told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that supply for the Nintendo Wii is likely to be tight in the run-up to Christmas this year.

Don McCabe and Gerry Berkley offer another perspective on the issue of Wii hardware shortages

That Nintendo may have trouble meeting hardware demand this Christmas is something that the company has publicly admitted, but in the eyes of analysts this won't deal too much damage to the Wii's dominant market position.

The Wii shortages look set to continue - but there's no conspiracy theory here.

Nintendo's market value has peaked at over JPY 10 trillion (USD 85 billion / EUR 60 billion), taking it to a lifetime high.

Nintendo's handheld is the best-selling hardware in Japan for the week ended October 7, overtaking Sony's PSP, according to data from Media Create.

Nintendo's Perrin Kaplan has officially announced her departure from the company

While demand for the Wii remains strong, and Nintendo's stock has reached record highs, some Japanese developers are concerned about the system's future

Mobile games developer Capybara has revealed plans to bring its handset IP to Nintendo's Wii and DS formats.

Nintendo's upcoming Wii Software service, known as Wii Ware in Japan and North America, is already proving popular with developers, according to company president Satoru Iwata.

Nintendo is to make new titles available for download before they hit the shops, the company has announced in a press conference in Tokyo.

BrandWeek, a marketing magazine, has named Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime its Grand Marketer of the Year

Game Developer magazine has revealed its annual Top 20 publishers report, with a new company taking the number one spot

Epic Games has no plans to work on middleware or graphics engines for the Nintendo Wii, according to vice president Mark Rein.

The Sony PlayStation Portable is still selling will in Japan, prompted by the release several weeks ago of the Slim & Lite unit, although numbers have fallen significantly from last week as the initial surge quietens.

Figures released by GfK Australia show Nintendo's DS console enjoying a healthy lead over its rivals in the hardware stakes.

Nintendo US has announced a plan to give away 500 tree seedlings to buyers in the US of its DS title Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol.