The powers and resources of the NPD, Enterbrain, and GfK Chart-Track have all come together and the results are in - Dragon Quest IX dominated the global sales charts spanning over three months ending September of this year. What's more amazing is that the DS-exclusive title has only been released in Japan. See how the others fared.

As if a new Zelda game isn't enough, Nintendo is sweetening the purchase of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in Japan with a cool bonus. For those picking this up at Day 1, you'll be getting a neat feather stylus for your Nintendo DS.

The 27th annual Golden Joysticks Awards were announced in London earlier today, giving props to the games that shaped the industry in the past year. Sitting on top of them is Fallout 3 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) receiving top honors as the Ultimate Game of the Year. Read up and find out who else made it big in the awards.

Nintendo UK has tied up with retailer GAME to give out a pre-order gift for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The pre-order gift comes in the form of a Collector's Edition.

The DS may still be selling like hotcakes, as evidenced by its consistent chart-topping numbers, but truth of the matter is, it isn't as recession-proof as it may seem. Ubisoft is making their opinion known that yes, the DS market definitely has been on the downturn for the year 2009.

After weeks of denying rumors and trying to keep up with the console pricing, Nintendo finally confirms the Wii price cut, though unfortunately the UK isn't getting one. Still, in the words of that counselor from The New Guy, "I'm sorry to tell you that denial is not just a river in Egypt." Different context, I know, but the deny-and-confirm-later-anyway routine is really catching on. Speaking of catching, you can catch up with all the things Nintendo right here.

Activision's decision to raise the suggested retail price of Modern Warfare 2 in the UK to UK£ 54.99 (almost US$ 90) has raised a furor among gamers in the region. Former SCEE president Chris Deering recognizes that a conundrum exists: prices for blockbuster titles should be even higher in order to support the industry, but people "just don't have that kind of money."

The Nintendo news has really quited down as of late, but that doesn't mean you're getting squat from us this week. No way. This week's edition of the Nintendo Weekend Warrior is very much alive and kicking, and it's packed with release info for some of the best titles out there coming to Wii and DS. Homebrew master Tantric also updated two of his emulators, so that ought to be a good update as well. Catch all that and more in this week's Wii and DS Weekend Warrior.

When you're racing at top speed with dirt kicking up all over, chances are, you'll ram or get rammed by someone straight out of the course. If you're lucky, you're just gonna get so much dirt up your windshield that you won't see where you're going, then subsequently wind up outside the course anyway. DiRT 2 let's you see better into that scenario, although in this case, it's gonna be more likely that you'll be the one feeding the others with dust than you eating it.

Need for Speed: Nitro, the first entry in the NFS racing franchise exclusively made for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms, has been given an official launch date by Electronic Arts. Dates and details after the jump.