From GRIN to grim. Talk about wiping that grin off your face. The development team just bid goodbye through their site now that they've officially shut down as a result of "an unbearable cashflow situation." It ain't over yet though, ex-GRIN members got together and formed a new team, under which they'll be waving a new banner, Outbreak Studios.

Japan is without a doubt the Monster Hunter capital of the world, so what happens when you release the next big Monster Hunter title there on a new console? That console sells, of course. That's what happened with the Nintendo Wii, which saw sales quadruple following the release of Monster Hunter 3. Find out how each console fared in the latest Japanese hardware sales charts after the jump.

The previous week may not have seen much official word and quotable quotes from Reggie or any of the other Nintendo bigwigs, but if you're keeping tabs on upcoming Wiixclusives, this edition of the Nintendo Weekend Warrior will hook you up with the right read. Some big brews also got updates earlier this week, so read on for all the news and updates.

When Limit Break posted a Mario Family Line about two weeks ago to enumerate every released title and spin-off in Mario's history, veteran game journalist Jim Sterling commented, "I'd be really interested to see this guy do a chart for Mega Man as well... but that's probably a project that could take a lifetime to complete." For Destructoid community member megaStryke, it took just a week.

Armchair prosecutors will have a field day next year when Miles Edgeworth steps out of his rival and friend Phoenix Wright's shadow. Capcom has just announced the official release date for Edgeworth's own game, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.

This week's recap doesn't say much in terms of heavyweight news, but what it lacks in jumps, it makes up for in variety. We've had a good week after all, with news ranging from Darklord's lives, black Wiis, all the way to the MoonShell. Read on to find out what I'm talking about.

There will be a DS remake for Mega Man Battle Network, so revealed by Capcom earlier today, and it goes by the name Rockman EXE: Operate Shooting Star. The "data action RPG" will bring extra content previously absent from the original title.

When Japan gets Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS this fall, players will find that their rating board has given the game a CERO Z rating, which is the Japanese equivalent of ESRB's AO (Adults Only). That part really isn't news since a) all the other GTAs got CERO Z as well, and b) it's GTA. What's worth taking note of here is that GTA: Chinatown Wars will be the first DS game with such a rating.

A lot of people were hoping that the Capcom teaser site was for a new Onimusha game, but the fact that it was accessible from the Sengoku Basara portal kinda weighed the odds in favor of a new Basara game. And so it turned out to be just that.

Mega Man Star Force 3 for the Nintendo DS has now been shipped by Capcom to North American retailers. The game shipped out with two different versions: Black Ace and Red Joker.