Japan Gaming Guide

The Wii Photo Channel is getting an update soon, according to Nintendo of America. The update will allow you to use one of your pics as the channel’s background, and, er, remove mp3 support. So you get a bit and lose bit. [Read]

Lucky Xbox live users are getting a couple of freebies soon. For 24 hours, Carcassonne will be free to download. Logon from midnight PST on November 15th to get it. Long time users of the service will get an extra gift – 500 Microsoft points. As if that wasn’t enough, a load of Xbox games […]

An ultra limited special edition ofThe Idolmaster is to be released exclusively in Japan. The special edition includes a DVD and a doll with a detachable set of cat ears. All this goes for a mere Y26,040. Only 3000 units will be produced, and will surely sell out in minutes. If you see any sweaty, […]

Some enterprising people (sorry) built themselves a phaser out of a PS3 Blu-ray diode: [Read, via Wired.com]

Younger gamers beware. In a bid to make the console more family friendly, Microsoft are introducing a parental timer system to the Xbox 360. Meddlesome Mothers will be able to set the console to shut down automatically after being used for a set amount of time. Daily and weekly timers will be available, no doubt […]

The expected DVD playing version of the Wii will not be released this year, according to Nintendo. It seems they are too busy just keeping up with demand to think about updates. The new version of the system has not been cancelled, we expect to see it sometime next year. [Read]

Mii fans will soon be able to get their hands on the new Check Mii Out channel for the Wii. The new channel is expected to launch in the next few days, and will let you share your finest creations with everyone else, and see what other people have made. [Read]

There’s a demo of Two Worlds on Xbox live now. The demo let’s you explore a lot of the map, and try out several single player missions. If you liked Oblivion you might want to check this out. [Read]

The latest Japanese sales figures just came out. There’s no surprise about the biggest selling game of the week – it’s the fantastic Super Mario Galaxy. In second place, amazingly, it’s an Xbox 360 game! Ace Combat 6 flew off the shelves this week, selling over 70,000 units. Super Mario Galaxy Wii 250,585 Ace Combat […]

Here’s a pic of the new controllers for the Scene It game on Xbox 360. Aimed at being family friendly and, dare we say it, capturing some of the Wii’s market share, the Scene It game is an interactive movie quiz, more commonly seen on regular DVD players. Fortunately the controllers are included in the […]