Nintendo will be showing a huge lineup of cool games for both Wii and NDS at the E for All Expo in Los Angeles, California, including Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Oct. 18-22 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center will be the first opportunity for the public to get their hands on these games and take them for a test drive.

Game Developer magazine's annual Top 20 Publishers report has debuted for 2007, revealing that the overall winner has changed hands for the first time in the report's history. A resurgent Nintendo has taken the top spot from former victor EA.

After Nintendo's Senior Vice President George Harrison recently announced his departure, Senior Director of Corporate Communications Beth Llewelyn also put in her resignation and decided to "take some time off to be a full-time mom for a bit," after 12 years of service. A little while back, Nintendo decided to shut down its Redmond, Wa., offices, sell its property and set up shop in San Francisco and New York instead.

Nintendo announced that it is teaming up with Future US to publish Nintendo Power magazine, its previously in-house produced magazine which has offered Nintendo fans a comprehensive mix of tips, tricks, reviews, maps and strategies since 1988. Future US will also take over the magazine's Web site.

Nintendo announced that its Pokemon Global Trade Station web site went online Sept. 15, and functions as a great resource for Pokemon fans interested in learning more about trading their favorite characters.

Sales numbers released by UK’s independent music, video and software performance and sales tracking company, Chart Track, shows that the Nintendo Wii is now being enjoyed by over one million people in the UK, becoming the fastest ever selling home console in UK videogame history to reach this milestone.

Nintendo has plenty in store to keep your Wii Remote and touch screen busy coming holiday season. Whatever sort of games you like to play there is something for everyone, with no less than 119 NDS titles and 72 Wii games, ranging from nail-bitingly addictive puzzle games to adrenaline-filled action titles.

Nintendo has released new material for the following of its upcoming titles:

• 'The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Super Mario Galaxy' (Wii) - Screens
• 'Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day' (NDS) - Features & Screens

Wii emerged as the month’s best-selling video game system of any type in the United States, outselling all other systems – combined, and achieved its highest weekly sales rates since December, despite pricing shifts in the industry, according to the NPD Group.

Mexican authorities conducted raids against 12 alleged distributors of counterfeit Nintendo products in a major “fayuca” (contraband) market in Guadalajara. Authorities seized 15,000 pirated Nintendo products, including 4,500 illegal Wii game discs.

The first new color scheme to hit the Nintendo DS system in the United States in nearly a year will come bundled with Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day, all at an MSRP of $149.99, starting Aug. 21.

Nintendo has released the new v3.0 system software update for the Wii, giving the Wii Shop Channel a major overhaul, as well as adding new features to the Channel View.

Symantec says an Adobe Flash vulnerability could affect the Nintendo Wii through its Opera internet browser, and as a result of the exploit completely freeze up the console while browsing a specially crafted video. Researchers at Symantec said the vulnerability has already been tested on Windows, Mac and some Linux apps, saying it reflects the increasing use of cross-platform hacks, and recommend users to update Flash Player with the latest patches from Adobe.

At its media briefing today at the E3 Media & Business Summit Nintendo announced multiple new games (Wii fit) and accessories (balance board, Wii Zapper) designed to reinforce that bridge and further demonstrate everyone is a gamer.

Midway announced that five new titles are in development exclusively for Nintendo systems. Only for Wii, experience the rebirth of action racing with Cruis'n and a collection of classic skill games with Game Party. Ultimate Mortal Kombat, The Bee Game and a title based on Cartoon Network's top-rated, kids animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends are all in development exclusively for NDS.

Nintendo announced WiiWare, a game-creation service that will allow developers large and small to create new downloadable game content for sale through its Wii's Shop Channel, paving the way for smaller, more creative games to make their way to the public at lower prices. The first WiiWare content is expected to launch early 2008.

Nintendo has plenty in store to keep your Wii Remote and touch screen busy in the New Year. Whatever sort of games you like to play there is something for everyone, ranging from nail-bitingly addictive puzzle games to adrenaline-filled action titles. What ever your preference or tastes, with no less than 42 NDS titles and 21 Wii games, Nintendo is sure to have something for you!

All three console developers, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, have been sued for various patent infringements with their current-generation consoles. Most recently, Microsoft got served by Lucent over an MPEG-2 issue, and today, Texas-based Lonestar Inventions filed suit against Nintendo for a 1993 patent they own regarding "high capacitance structure in a semiconductor device," a space-saving method tripling the effectiveness of parallel plate capacitors by using layers of conducting strips.

Whether it's an ugly tie, a set of discount golf balls or yet another inspirational desk set, dads always seem to end up with the lousiest gifts. Nintendo's working to change all that this year, with a number of fun ways to keep dad happy for Father's Day.

Last month NoA announced it would be selling off its land in Redmond, Wash., right next to Microsoft, and would instead be moving the North American headquarters to New York or San Francisco. As a result, current employees had the choice of relocating or receiving a substantial severance package. Today, it was revealed that 90% of NoA's sales and marketing team will not make the move, including VP of marketing George Harrison, VP of marketing and corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan and the company's PR head, Beth Llewelyn.

Like most other big publishers the past few weeks Nintendo held its annual gamers day, dubbed Nintendo Media Summit 2007, where various developers/publishers showed off plenty of upcoming titles. Check out our Nintendo Media Summit 2007 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :

• 'Pokemon Battle Revolution' [Wii] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Mario Strikers Charged' (Wii) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Mario Party 8' [Wii] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Picross' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Planet Puzzle League' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree' (Wii) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Brain Age 2' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer

Delta Air Lines and Nintendo are teaming up to provide customers access to free video game demos for the Nintendo DS during their down time at New York’s JFK International Airport, allowing fans to download demos and sample a variety of new games for free to help pass time as they prepare for their flights.

Nintendo is searching for the next great director, inviting filmmakers from all walks of life to demonstrate their passion and skills by creating a Nintendo-themed short film or video.

Nintendo has acquired 80% of the shares in development studio Monolith, previously owned by Namco Bandai, which still retains a 16% stake. Currently employing 110 people, Monolith was founded in 1999 and is best known for Baten Kaitos and Xenosaga franchises, not to be confused with F.E.A.R / Condemned's Monolith Productions. With this acquisition Nintendo secures exclusivity on its upcoming Wii title, Disaster: Day of Crisis.

Nintendo reported final consolidated fiscal year revenues of 966.5 billion yen and operating profits of 226 billion yen for the year ending March 31, 2007, an increase of 90 percent and 150 percent, respectively, over the same period one year ago. Both numbers are record highs for the company.