Square Enix is reportedly taking legal action against a lone French retailer for allegedly selling pirated Square merchandise. la société SAKURA, the retail store, operates in Paris and online, specializing in Anime/Manga/Japanese gaming merch.

Tonetex from DemonHades has posted a video up at YouTube showing his multiplayer hack of the DSi. According to the notes at the beginning of the video, you will be needing a DS unit (any type: Fat, Lite, DSi), M3 DS Real with the M3 Sakura OS. Video embedded after the jump.

Infantilfe Paralysiser has updated the ever-so-trusty MoonShell application for the Nintendo DS. This version fixes a couple of compatibility bugs plaguing certain flash carts. If you're upgrading from a previous version of MoonShell (namely beta.6 or beta.5), this new beta.7 version has a couple of reminders.

Download: MoonShell Version2.00 beta.7

And Infantile Paralysiser is stirring up some activity once more with his MoonShell homebrewed program for the Nintendo DS. This release puts it at Version 2.00 beta 6.1. Now, we'd rather give the floor to him for the discussion on this release, lest we leave out anything important in the translation. If anyone can do a better crack at Nihonggo, you're most welcome to help us out.

Download: MoonShell Version 2.00 beta 6.1

Okay, Naruto fans. This one's for you. The official websites for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of The Ninja for the Nintendo DS are now live. You can check 'em out by clicking on the Via link below.

Additionally, we've also gotten our hands on some press kits for both games. These include packshots and fact sheets for both Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution and Naruto: Path of The Ninja. We'll start with the Wii title first. Here's the fact sheet as well as the packshot for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution:

• 20 available characters – Among the available characters will be fan favorites such as Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura, but other characters will includesome never seen before in the Clash of Ninja series.  Plus, the characters will have all new animations for the Wii
• Battle it out in one of eight stages – Each of the eight stages will have two distinct combat zones that allow players to beat their opponent in one stage and then continue to pile on the punches as they transition to the next combat zone.
• Exclusive content for North America – This game will include all new game effects, new interactive environments and all new special attack animations - exclusive for North America
• Various game modes - Game modes include: story mode, score attack, timed attack, survival, 2P Versus, 2P Score Attack, 2P Survival and 1-4 Multiplayer Versus.
• Three special mini-games created especially for the Wii Remote – Shuriken Throw, Rasengan Training and Shadow Clone Trick.

Fact sheet and packshot for Naruto: Path of the Ninja after the jump!

The Tokyo Game Show is looming ever so near and we're prepping up for what the developers have in store for us. One such developer doesn't seem to want us guessing what they're offering come TGS: Sega. Sega's official website has been updated with their line-up for this year and we have to say the the list ain't too shabby. Not shabby at all.

Remember Ryu Ga Gotoku? It was better known as Yakuza on these and Europe's shores. Hopefully, we'll finally see a sequel (Ryu Ga Gotoku 2 doesn't really count as it was only released in Japan) and it's going to come busting to the PlayStation 3. It is currently called Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzen and is scheduled for spring of next year.

Sega is pretty much loaded in titles for the PS3, DS, PS2, and Wii, while the Xbox 360 and PSP rosters are a bit bare. The titles to keep an eye on are Bleach: The Third Phantom, Battlefield of the Valkyrie, Sonic Rush Adventure, and Ghost Squad, among others. Anyway, here's the list with their respective ETAs courtesy of Siliconera.

PlayStation 3

• Imabi Kisou - Oct. 25
• Sega Rally - Jan 2008
• Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzen- Spring 2008
• Battlefield of the Valkyrie - Spring 2008
• The Golden Compass - Spring 2008

Wii

• Ghost Squad - Oct 25
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - Dec 13
• Mibiru & Tebri – Jan. 08
• The Golden Compass - Spring 2008
• Fushigi no Dungeon - Furai no Shiren 3: Karakuri Yashiki no Nemuri Hime - 2008

The rest of the list comes after the jump!

Where else can you play Sudoku with a martial arts twist? The best part is, it's going to the handhelds - PSP and DS. Zendoku promises some pretty interesting (albeit mind bending) gameplay.

Zendoku from Zoonami and Eidos looks fun and will definitely give players' gray matters working overtime. The minigames and the puzzles themselves look challenging. The characters are varied from the samurai Musashi, the Kendo master Sakura, the sumo wrestler Yatta, fencer Lorraine, the ninja Kingkage and the others. The trailers also show the training mode with the master. The classic Sudoku game is also in attendance, along with the game's grid game of symbols instead.

There hasn't been any official announcements as to Zendoku's release, but it was said to expect it this year. Might as well check out the screens and trailers while you're waiting. Enjoy!

Some more videos and a whole lot of screens at Full Article!

 

The mischievous, orange ninja with a demon fox inside is gearing up towards another North American mission this fall as he boards the Wii and the DS along with the rest of the Konoha gang to thwart the nefarious Orochimaru and the dreaded Akatsuki.

Shonen Jump has revealed in its latest issue that some of its anime games are heading to the continent late this year for Nintendo's home and handheld consoles. Naruto Wii carries a surprise as a contest was held for fans to determine which Naruto character should appear exclusively in the American version.

On the other hand, Naruto Ninja Council 3 for the DS comes hot off the heels of its GBA predecessor. It comes with 50 playable missions and a multitude of characters to choose from including Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Gai, Lee, Neji, Shikamaru and more. Players must choose which characters are best suited for each mission as everyone comes with his or her unique skills.

Shine those forehead protectors and don't forget your Kunais, Nintendo gamers. You'll have a busy ninja fall.

We just can’t get enough of Naruto, can we? Well Jump is making another game for Naruto fans, this time providing a graphically impressive arena and design.  The name of the game is Naruto Shinobu Retsuden. In English, it would mean Naruto, the Ninja Line of Tradition. From the looks of the screens, it’s another versus game. However, unlike most of the cell-shaded Naruto games that have been released in the market, this game is giving our Kotonoha ninjas a pretty render.

 

Famitsu runs down 6 characters that will be playable in the game. These are Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Kakashi, Sakura, and Rock Lee. There will definitely be more characters available for play, but until the next update, let’s just oggle over Sasuke beating the crap out of Naruto.