Nintendo (Page 1012)

Return of the Mach.

Big games on the way

(Updated throughout the day.) BloodRayne gets comic book treatment, Digital Act plans to launch GBA video phone in Japan.

(This week's European releases.) The Classic NES Series is here. Woo. And Spider-Man 2 and Onimusha 3. Come on then - chop chop.

The man behind Kick Off 2 returns to the dugout to give his first in depth interview and talk about his first football game in ten years. And why all the other ones are rubbish.

Hrm. Tum te tum. How to get you interested... Ah yes: The natural successor to Advance Wars. Anyone?

Back to its roots, or decade out of date rehash?

Publisher announces raft of titles including King of Fighters: Maximum Impact and its 2D predecessors, more Metal Slug releases, Samurai Shodown and SNK Vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos.

New developer on board to finish work on delayed action title.

NOE finally offers closure on the subject of the popular GBA peripheral, arguing that "the market potential isn't great enough" to sustain the device in Europe.

Outspoken developer takes the industry to task over "creative crisis".

(Updated throughout the day.) Combat Mission Anthology announced, Codename: Panzers dated/demo soon, Ground Control 2 save fix utility, Final Fantasy I & II back on track, Dungeon Siege II and Silent Hunter III both delayed.

Zelda II, Metroid, Kid Icarus and, er, Super Mario Bros. 2 on the way. Famicom Mini, eh? At least it wears its obsolescence on its sleeve.

We can't even get a Chomp out of the one down our street without someone tagging our backsides with spray paint. Oily scamps.

Sales still strong for Atari's great hope, but it's a quiet week at the tills otherwise.

Datel's Game Boy Player equivalent now boasts Action Replay-like functionality including Cheat Construction Kit.

More difficulty for embattled publisher as key sports and action licenses are pulled.

Embattled publisher faces serious difficulty if new credit facility fails to appear.

Mario folds under the pressure.

The legacy of Mana continues to grow.

You've got to fight! For your right! To paaaaaaaaaaarty!

New CEO to head up newly renamed division, as Squeenix shuffles global team.

We chat to Epic's Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney and Alan Willard about the third generation of their Unreal engine technology.

(This week's European releases.) Athens 2004, NHL Eastside Hockey Manager, Soldiers, Kirby, and various bad jokes that we can't publish anywhere else.

After Mario & Luigi, we were expecting big things from this. Did it deliver? Let's ask the audience.