Siliconera found a patent application from Nintendo that is one of either two things - a new cartridge for existing DS configurations, or a new cartridge for a new DS. Or it could be both, come to think of it.

A sequel for last year's breakout DS hit Scribblenauts graces the cover of the latest Nintendo power, promising a look at what 5th Cell has in mind.

At least dad here doesn't look like a doofus flailing the Wiimote. He's still got the swervy hands and overbite that indicate the the guy was told to look like he's playing a video game, not actually play one.

The Nintendo DSi XL comes out on March 28; the Apple iPad on April 3. Both are essentially bigger versions of things that already exist, but how much of an improvement are they really?

Nintendo DS title Love Plus is a popular game. It a dating sim with young girls and has sold something like 180,000 copies in Japan. But nobody walks around advertising their adoration for the game. That is gonna change.

Apple's over-sized iPad will be hitting stores in the U.S. on Saturday, April 3 for WiFi models and later that month for WiFi plus 3G models. All models of the iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.

The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console's release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons.

Glory of Heracles is a DS game that, while out in Japan since 2008, was only just released in the US, and won't be out in Europe for weeks. So Nintendo is still advertising. Advertising, and covering up butts.

On a day Microsoft made its first tentative steps onto Facebook, Nintendo has shot down the idea of any of its characters making a similar jump in a grab for the casual market.

If you thought finishing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was difficult, imagine doing it blind.

Ontario, Canada's Jordan Verner put out a message online that he was looking for assistance so he could complete The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. "It was basically a call for help to people online," says South Carolina-based gamer Roy Williams.