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  The Nintendo DS Has Seven 10 Million Sellers

  Nintendo boasted this morning that it has moved over 100 million Nintendo DSs to dual-screen hungry consumers, an impressive sales feat that few portable game devices can claim. It’s also sold some software. While Nintendo didn’t brag about the total number of Nintendo DS games that have been sold for its current handheld, it did…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  ESRB Explains Nintendo’s Mystery Rock N’ Roll Climber

  Nintendo hasn’t officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Wii yet. Australia’s government ratings board did. Today, thanks to the ESRB, we now have a good idea of what the game is. Unsurprisingly, Rock N’ Roll Climber is a rock climbing game. The ESRB description reads: “This is a rock climbing game in which…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  Hasselhoff Uses Stardom To Score A Wii — How The Mighty Have Fallen

  Look, I get that the Wii is a scarce commodity — more so a year ago when actor David Hasselhoff was looking to buy one — but playing the Knight Rider card? Really? In a partially-transcribed interview with MTV Multiplayer, the ex-Baywatch star details his *ahem* harrowing struggle to obtain the coveted console for his…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 11, 2009
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  There’s a Gamefly Gift Certificate With Your Name On It

  Well, not exactly. We do have a Gamefly gift certificate though, and it will inevitably have a reader’s name on it. That name could be yours, assuming you take this short survey and email [email protected] with the last question to enter. Contest Rules

  By Chrissie Lamond Published March 11, 2009
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  Worlds.com Targets World of Warcraft, Second Life For Patent Suit

  Virtual world patent holder Worlds.com filed suit against NCSoft in December, claiming its games, including City of Heroes and Guild Wars, were violating its patent for multiplayer virtual environments. And it won’t stop there. Worlds.com CEO Thom Kidrin says that the company “absolutely” has intentions of going after other big virtual world creators, including Blizzard…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  Wedbush Reveals

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Allergies Run In The Family, It Seems The Wedbush Morgan Securities annual conference kicked off today and while many of the talks were a little bit dull, the Activision folks came prepared to dish. Dish info about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and DJ Hero. The whole talk was…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009
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  Katamari Damacy Gets Ported To Nike Dunks

  The Kotaku readership may not be aware of the Nike Dunk customizing subculture that makes up a small portion of sneakerheads. But they will after seeing these expert level Katamari Damacy-styled Dunks. Kotaku reader Steve has noticed that we don’t shy away from posting pictures of video game-themed shoes. Or cakes. Or any internet flotsam…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  Alpha Protocol, Fallout 3 & Ghostbusters Exclusives On Next GTTV

  This week’s episode of GameTrailers TV continues the show’s streak of exclusives, including first gameplay footage of Sega and Obsidian’s Alpha Protocol in action. But that’s not all! Obviously. You can’t fill twenty-two minutes worth of programming with just Alpha Protocol footage and Geoff Keighley charisma. Also making their television debuts will be the expansion…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  The GameCube Made Shigeru Miyamoto “Very Sad”

  Nintendo’s Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto was not a happy man during the GameCube era. The creator of Link and Mario describes Nintendo’s fourth-generation console entry as a time of “dilemma.” Miyamoto says in a new Famitsu interview, by way of 1UP, that during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube lifespans, Nintendo was following in the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  Midnight Club DLC Delayed, Frustration Soothed By ’64 Impala

  The South Central downloadable content for Rockstar’s Midnight Club: Los Angeles may have slipped a week, but the 1964 Chevy Impala is here to provide much-needed comfort. While the free South Central expansion for Midnight Club: Los Angeles contains the maps, the South Central Premium Upgrade is where the good stuff is, with new missions,…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009
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  Resistance: Retribution Poster Details Collapse of Eiffel Tower

  This poster arrived in the mail today along with a copy of Resistance: Retribution for the Playstation Portable. The pictures show the popular images of the Eiffel Tower being erected followed by a picture of its future collapse. Kinda cool how it sorta surprises you if you’re not expecting it.

  By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009
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  AMD Gettin’ Rich Off The Wii Too

  Nintendo isn’t the only one stuffing its coffers with cash, thanks to the Wii’s continued success. Chip maker AMD is also pleased as punch to be selling gobs of chips—50 million of ’em! AMD calls the “Hollywood” graphics chip, the central Smile Processing Unit that outputs those eye-blistering Wii visuals, “the most successful AMD game…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  Protect Your Gil With The Final Fantasy XI Security Token

  The newly-announced Square Enix Security Token will keep dirty hacker hands off your hard-earned gil via the magic of the constantly-changing login password. Much like the Blizzard Authenticator released for World of Warcraft last year, the Square Enix Security Token is an actual physical device that, when linked to your Final Fantasy Online account, generates…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009
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  Yale Student Sues Airline For $1M Over Lost Xbox 360

  A Yale University student is suing US Airways for $1 million over an Xbox 360 he says was lost on a flight. Jesse Maiman says that the 360, which had a specialized hard drive, disappeared from his luggage during a flight from New Haven, Conn. to Cincinnati in December. He is seeking $1,700 for the…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 11, 2009
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  This Left 4 Dead Birthday Cake Looks Infected

  I’m torn. On the one hand, I love Left 4 Dead. On the other, I love cake. A lot. Surprisingly, bringing the two hands together results in total revulsion. This horrifying looking frosted concoction, custom made for a Left 4 Dead fan’s 22nd birthday, was lovingly crafted by master undead baker Charra Jarosz. I think…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009
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  F.E.A.R. 2 Gets Scary New Maps In April

  Monolith plans on injecting new life into F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer next month with the Toy Soldiers map pack, which promises to deliver a new perspective to the F.E.A.R. 2 online experience. Monolith will begin releasing premium downloadable content for F.E.A.R. 2 in April, including a premium theme, a picture pack, and this Toy Soldiers map…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009
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  Frankenreview: Resistance: Retribution

  The fight between humanity and the Chimera spills over onto the PlayStation Portable next week with the release of Resistance: Retribution. Developed by Sony Bend, the developers behind the Syphon Filter series, Retribution follows the story of former British Royal Marine James Grayson in the wake of the bombing of the Chimeran tower in London…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009
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  Ten Plus Spots Gamers Should Visit In Japan

  It’s like clockwork. Every month, a handful of emails hit my inbox from readers with a singular purpose: What should I do on my trip to Japan? There are endless things to do in Japan that run the gamut of traditional to modern to fascinating to banal. What unites these emailers is that A). They’re…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2009
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  New Conduit Trailer Channels Awesome

  This new trailer for High Voltage Software‘s The Conduit makes it easy to believe that the game can live up to the title of "The definitive Wii first-person shooter." I wish I could say there were a whole bunch of amazing first-person experiences to compare it to on Nintendo’s console, but sadly that isn’t the…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009
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  Sega Does the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

  Sega continues to milk their license with license with the International Olympic Committee, announcing the development of Vancouver 2010, the Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games. Despite poor review scores on their previous outing, Beijing 2008 developer Eurocom once again steps up to the plate for Sega, this time taking on the wide…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 11, 2009