Nintendo will kick off this year’s gamescom trade fair in Cologne on 18th August with a mixture of traditional classics and innovative games. Offering something for everyone, Nintendo’s booth at gamescom will be dedicated to games that will certainly cater for all tastes. From legendary franchises like Mario and Zelda to the exciting and innovative Wii Party, Nintendo offers a range of titles to get family and friends playing together all over the globe.

In fact, anyone planning on visiting the Nintendo booth in Cologne can look forward to an altogether engaging experience playing some of the most fun and exciting games in motion- and handheld gaming from both Nintendo and third-party publishers on Wii and Nintendo DS. Nintendo-published games available to experience on the showfloor include:

- Art Academy: Learn Painting and Drawing Techniques with Step-by-Step Training (Nintendo DS)

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Legendo Entertainment, an independent publisher of computer and video games, has just released a gripping new gameplay trailer for its air-combat action game, Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising for WiiWare.

The game has already received enthusiastic reviews from the press, including an 8/10 from Nintendo Life who dubbed it “…a truly impressive game that not only looks like a retail game on a WiiWare budget, but is every bit as fun to play” and an 8.5/10 review score from Nintendo World Report which said “It is a whole lot of fun and a no-brainer to recommend.”

Metroid: Other M might simply be the best Metroid in the series and I don’t say that lightly. Going further into the life of Samus, Metroid: Other M offers a new fresh new look at the beautiful heroine who for decades now has ruled the outer realms of the cosmos with an iron fist, well let’s call it a well customizable pulse cannon she doesn’t leave home without.

Releasing sometime around August/September fans of this popular shooter have a lot to be excited about.

Here’s an image of the games new UK box art along with the latest in-game images;

High Voltage, the amazing development team behind the ever-popular first-person shooter known as CONDUIT for the Nintendo wii are now hard at work completing the games sequel, CONDUIT 2 which from our hands-on demo of the game is looking like a Wii shooter to challenge all next-gen shooter.

We have it all for you in this latest CONDUIT 2 Dev interview;

Nordcurrent, a European game developer and publisher, announced today that its WiiWare game, is now available to download on European Wii Shop Channel for a price of 500 Wii Point. Robin Hood: The Return of Richard is a shooting adventure game set in medieval England.

This fast-paced shooter game for the Wii will take players through 12 levels while defeating numerous enemies and visiting several different medieval locations in England. Players will enjoy fast-paced action as they fight with super villains such as the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

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*Now Available via XBL Games-On-Demand:

- Star Wars Force Unleashed
- Top Spins 3
- Too Human

* 3D Firmware Update Is Coming In June

* Call Of Duty: Black Ops All-New Trailer Is Now Live! – We talk about our expectation based on the trailer

* Red Dead Redemption Is Now Available! – One of the best games all year – SERIOUSLY!

* Heavy Rain vs. ALAN WAKE – Which Is The Better Game?

* The PS2 Has Sold Over 1 Million Consoles in 2010 – The PS2 Is Nuts!

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What are some BIG announcement that would shake up E3 this year

Hyperkin, a rapidly growing developer of video game accessories, has announced that it will launch the RetroN 3 video game system at this years E3 trade show June 15-17, 2010. The RetroN3 consolidates Nintendo, Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis together in a single wireless console that also includes two wireless controllers as well as two original controller ports for each platform.

RetroN 3 Points of Interest:

· 2 Original Controller Ports for Each Platform (6 Total)

· Includes 2 Wireless Controllers

· 3 Cartridge Ports for NES, SNES and SEGA Genesis

· S-Video or Composite AV Inputs

· SRP: $69.99

The launch of the RetroN 3 is the latest addition to Hyperkin’s growing offering of innovative, cost-effective peripherals for the global video game market.

Zallag and Artefact Studios are presenting the first in-game screenshots of Gods vs Humans. We’ll also learn more about the gameplay of this atypical strategy game that will be released for the Wii through the WiiWare.

You embody mighty Gods from 4 different mythologies (Norse, Egyptian, Greek-Roman and Japanese). Your goal is to stop humans from building a huge tower. The want to go up in the sky and take your place! It’s up to you to make them come to their senses. You can do so by using your powers and attack the tower and its builders. No less than 16 Gods are playable, among them Hades, Râ, Fujin and even Thor.

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In 2007, Super Mario Galaxy took the world of video games by storm. Now this first true Mario™ sequel in years re-energizes the franchise with new levels and new power-ups. Plus this time Mario gets to team up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi™, who adds new possibilities to the gravity-defying game play. It’s everything you love about the first game and more.

SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 Detailed Features:

Mario collects stars as he travels from galaxy to galaxy. Every level is new, but the game retains the charm, sense of wonder and beauty in line with Mario’s history. Mario works his way through the various levels, sometimes upside-down, sometimes floating from place to place.

On some stages, Mario can find an egg, smash it open and hop onto the back of Yoshi. Yoshi can use his tongue to grab items and shoot them back at enemies, or to snag attach points and swing across chasms.

Yoshi has an interesting diet. When he eats a Dash Pepper, he gets so hot and frenzied he can run up steep inclines and vertical walls. When he eats a Blimp Fruit, he inflates like a balloon and floats to new heights.

New power-ups include a drill that Mario uses to tunnel through the planet’s surface all the way to the other side of a planet.

Skilled players will want to collect new Comet Metals, which will unlock harder levels with even more challenges.

This week sees the launch of the new Nintendo DSi XL. With bigger screens and a wider viewing angle, you will be able to experience your favourite games like never before when the Nintendo DSi XL, which has already been enjoyed by many people in Japan, launches across Europe on 5th March 2010.

To truly understand the difference Nintendo DSi XL makes to your favourite games, you need to get your hands on it. This week you can do just that! Get ready for 5th March 2010, when Nintendo DSi XL is available across Europe.

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has released the first trailer and assets for its forthcoming Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! title for Wii and Nintendo DS. The game also made its first public appearance on the Giochi Preziosi/Gormiti event at the International Toy Fair Nürnberg in Germany which was held between February 4th-9th.

The action starts as a character called Razzle, while cleaning the library, accidentally knocks some old books into a Portal. These books tumble down to Gorm and land at the feet of Magmion, the evil Lava Gormiti. Magmion reads the book and learns of an old legend which talks about reuniting five sacred amulets which have been scattered across Gorm. Once reunited these amulets allow the holder to open an inter-dimensional portal to Earth! The Lords of Nature need to use all their unique powers to hinder Magmion’s plans and save Earth.