New York - Nintendo of America says it will not publish an upcoming Holocaust-themed DS title, "Imagination Is the Only Escape," which "casts players in the role of a young boy in eastern France during the German occupation who seeks escape from real-life horror through a fantasy world," The New York Times reports. "At this time, there are no plans for this game to be released for any Nintendo platforms in North America," the company said in a statement. The game's creator, 21-year-old Luc Bernard, told The Times there is no violence in the game, which is meant to be educations. It is slated for release in Europe later this year.

Tokyo - Profit for Japanese video game maker Nintendo soared 96% during the first three quarters of its fiscal year, ended Dec. 31, propelling the company to raise its sales projections for both its Wii and DS game devices.

Tokyo - AM3, a Japanese firm that has developed non-game content for Nintendo platforms, on Thursday announced DSvision, a new service that will offer downloadable comics, books, magazines, anime, movies and TV shows to Nintendo's DS handheld, IGN.com reported. Set to launch in March -- only in Japan, for the time being -- the Nintendo-approved service will first port content to microSD flash cards, which are then loaded onto the DS via a special adapter cartridge. AM3 said it expects to launch with 300 titles, and hopes to expand its library to 10,000 by 2010.

Burbank, Calif. - Disney Interactive Studios on Tuesday announced the release of two new music-themed titles featuring TV and recording star Hannah Montana. "Hannah Montana: Music Jam" for Nintendo DS will see players using the DS stylus and touch-screen to trigger instrument samples, and form virtual bands via wireless connections. "Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour" for the Nintendo Wii will let gamers use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers to dance alongside Hannah to over 15 of her songs.

Tokyo - Nintendo has released a new peripheral for its DS handheld game device in Japan, a "slide sensor" that features the same technology found in an optical mouse. The company has not said whether it will release the around $50 device, which ships with a title called "Slide Adventure: Mag Kid," outside of Japan.

San Francisco - U.S. video game sales rose 31% in June from a year ago, to $1.1 billion, buoyed by strong sales of next-generation consoles from all three major players, Reuters reported, citing data from market research firm NPD Group.

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America said on Monday that it plans to release "The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass" for its DS handheld on Oct. 1. The Zelda franchise is among Nintendo's most popular, while the DS has outsold all other video game hardware for the past several consecutive months.

New York - U.S. video game sales rose 49% in May, to $815 million, spurred by sales of Nintendo's DS handheld, Wii console and "Pokemon" game franchise, according to various reports that cited sales data from market research firm NPD Group.

Tokyo - Japanese video game maker Nintendo, which announced a 77% year-over-year profit increase on strong sales of its Wii and DS game systems, said it plans to increase production of its Wii console in response to demand, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

New York - U.S. sales of video game consoles, software and accessories rose 33% in March, to $1.1 billion, with Nintendo's Wii leading all next-generation console sales and the company's DS handheld far outpacing sales of all other game devices, Reuters reported, citing sales data from market research firm NPD.

Los Angeles - Nintendo has announced that U.S. pre-orders for its forthcoming "Pokemon Diamond" and "Pokemon Pearl" games for the DS handheld system have topped 533,000, and are already expected to be two of the top-selling titles overall for 2007.

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday slashed the price of its PSP by $30, with the handheld game system to sell in the U.S. now for $169.

San Diego - Worldwide revenue from portable game systems -- such as Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP -- is expected to exceed $10 billion this year, according to a report from market research firm DFC Intelligence.

New York - Brisk hardware sales in December helped push total U.S. video game sales for 2006 up 19%, to $12.5 billion, according to sales data from market research firm NPD Group.

Tokyo - Nintendo on Wednesday raised its fiscal year outlook, crediting strong sales of its dual-screen DS handheld game player, the Associated Press reported.

Tokyo - After reports of controllers flying out of gamers' hands towards innocent bystanders and expensive televisions, Nintendo has announced that it will voluntarily exchange some 3.2 million wrist straps on the motion-sensing controller for its Wii video game console.

London - Nintendo has announced that its next-generation Wii video game console has become the fastest-selling console ever in both Europe and the U.K.