Capcom has opened the Japanese Dead Rising for Wii website and released the first batch of official screens for the game. Looking at the shots, it appears the amount of Zombies on screen at any one time has taken a little bit of a hit; however thanks to the new camera angles the shopping mall still appears to be populated with a fair amount of zombies. The Zombies are also less unique with many of them looking the same. Their level of detail has also dropped. However, make up your own mind and check out the screenshots.

If this year’s Nintendo conference wasn’t proof positive enough, this about proves it. Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed in a new interview that the E3, for Nintendo at least, is no longer about appealing to just the core gamer as it was previously. Miyamoto says “Now we look at more … an opportunity for us to introduce new concepts and new types of play that we intend to bring to the broader audience, particularly because of the media that gathers at E3 now.” More inside

The June NPD is in and, as Reggie said in the Nintendo conference on Tuesday, the Wii is now the console leader in the United States; finally overtaking the Xbox 360 just 20 months into its life cycle. The Wii now sits at nearly 10.0 million units after selling 666,000 last month. The DS continues to do well, with 783,000 units sold in June; making it the top telling video game system in June. The DS total in the US now stands at 20.8 million. Software sales also favoured Nintendo, with 6 spots taken up by games on the Wii and DS.

Two new games have hit the Wii Shopping Channel this week for WiiWare. First up, a new game in the form of “Pirates: The Key of Dreams”. The games concept sounds similar to the “Pirates!” Game from Sid Meier, but since it has just been released we couldn’t vouch for the quality of it. At 1000 points it may pay to do some more research on it. More inside

Animal Crossing City Folk? Kirby Super Star Ultra? Resident Evil 5? Nope, the best footage from the E3 has to be the new trailer for the Duke Nukem Trilogy. The Duke Nukem Trilogy is comprised of three episodes: Critical Mass, Chain Reaction and Proving Grounds and this trailer doesn’t want you to forget it. They are currently slated for the DS and PSP. Head inside for this awesome trailer showing off all that the new Duke Nukem games reveal.

At the extra special Nintendo conference today (no not that other rubbish one) it was revealed that members from the Wave Race 64 team are working on the Jet Ski game in the new version of Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort. According to the team leader the group is planning on making the game better then the N64 game (which to fans is the definitive version). So while a full blown Wave Race game may be off the cards for now, its spirit lives on.

The whole “reviving old franchises and making them look the same as they did before” is in vouge, first up Capcom did it with Mega Man 9 and now Konami has done it with the space shooter Gradius. The game which is due to hit Japan in the Summer will look like Gradius III did on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game has the name Gradius Rebirth, no concrete details apart from that have been revealed at this stage.

Activision and Neversoft have taken the E3 to post up a couple of helpful videos that show off some of the new aspects of Guitar Hero World Tour in greater detail. The video inside shows off all the new modes, the new guitar and it's touch sensitive bar, the drums, music creator mode and sharing and even the character customisation. Guiatr Hero World Tour does not yet have an Australian release date or price, but it is coming – unlike that other game with Drums and Guitar. More inside

Ubisoft has again continued it’s strategic alliance with Square Enix to distribute it's games down under and Final Fantasy IV is next on the list with a Winter 2008 release date now set. FFIV is a remake of the classic game now in full 3D. It also has improved the game with graphics, fully-voiced dramatic cut-scenes, an inspiring remixed score and additional game content. The game's ability system has also been updated to allow more diversity in the customisation of characters too, through the brand new "Augment System".

Atari has sent word that the both Castlevania Judgement (the new and first fighter game in the Castlevania series) and Rock Revolution have been set for release in Q1 2009 here in Australia. Castlevania Judgement is exclusive to Wii and features a wealth of characters from the series’ 22-year history. Konami returns to its music roots and jumps on the “Band-Bandwagon” with Rock Revolution due to hit the Wii and Nintendo as well as the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Activision’s first Bond effort has been shown off at the E3 this week with a short trailer hitting the internet showing off high definition versions, while Wii action is expected to be much the same but obviously with pointer IR control. 007: Quantum of Solace is actually the stories from Casino Royale and the yet to be released Quantum of Solace movies. More inside

Highlights: Super Smash Bros Brawl retakes the top spot this week with the following seven slots also reserved to Nintendo products. Even with all of Nintendo’s success here in Australia it’s still amazing to see so many Wii and DS games in the top ten compared to just a few years ago when only the Pokemon Gameboy Advance games would register a mention. There is not much to mention about this week’s charts as pretty much everything has stuck in the same spot. More inside

One of those magical games that everyone hoped would get announced and shown at E3 has been well confirmed to be in development. In a Media Q&A session today Shigeru Miyamoto has come out (from the most unlikely source) and flat confirmed the games existence. “We're making Pikmin", was his exact words, and that’s all you're gonna get out of Nintendo for now, so it begs the question what system is it on?

The game branded after the ever-so-giggly snowboarder, Shawn White has had more information revealed by Ubisoft. The game’s iteration on Wii is vastly different as to the offerings on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms, with the Wii version sporting support for the Balance Board as you go around the world on tour. Multiplayer supports up to four players, featuring competitive and co-operative play. As with most of Ubisoft’s line up, it is expected to be released during the Christmas Rush. More info on the game is inside.

Ubisoft have released new information for the third game in the popular Raving Rabbids series. In the new iteration, the Rabbids have quite literally taken over Television in another attempt to drive Rayman crazy. Players in story mode play through a week’s worth of Television, with each ‘day’ bringing mini-games in the wacky Rabbids style. Multiplayer has two options, with the option to take the games in turns, or play simultaneously. More inside

Logitech has taken the wraps of its dedicated wireless keyboard for the Wii. Normally any USB Keyboard can work in the Wii but Logitech is built specially for the Wii with a white design and Wii System keys with dedicated buttons for Zoom in and Out, Forward/Back, Quit and OK. The keyboard is a small form keyboard missing the Numeric pad. No release date or price has been released yet.

The latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu confirms that the break out Xbox 360 hit Dead Rising is heading to the Wii. The game is a port of the same game on the Xbox 360 and will of course have Wiimote "waggle" attacks similiar to what we saw in RE4 Wii Edition. Capcom is trying as hard as possible to make sure the game looks the same on the Wii (it won't but at least they are trying). The game's camera has changed to a over the top perspective like Resident Evi 4 too and there will be new missions in the game. There is no release date set for the game as of yet, scans inside.

Speaking to G4 TV, Reggie Fils-Aime was asked about Kid Icarus Wii, to which he responded ““You know, we never said he was coming. We’ve all seen the rumours and all of what we see as the desires that consumers want.” Also quizzed on the lack of Hardcore-oriented games, Fils-Aime said “How could you feel left out? The Animal Crossing that we’ve been hearing about that people wanted. More inside

Ubisoft have announced a new IP (well someone had too) at this year’s E3. I Am Alive puts you in the middle of a ruined Chicago after it is destroyed by an unknown cause. “Ubisoft continues to create new experiences for players and I Am Alive will appeal to anyone that enjoys a thrilling journey,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer, at Ubisoft. “The game will offer a rich palette of emotions while challenging players to make life-changing decisions.” The game is due out Spring 2009. Trailer inside

Nintendo has let loose more details about the upcoming Kirby Super Star Ultra that will be released in North America on September 22nd. The game is based on the same concept as the SNES Kirby Super Star and will even feature some of the game’s modes. Along with the new modes the games feature full motion videos to tell the game’s story. Four players can also take on each other in 3 mini games that are compatible with DS Download Play. Factsheet, Screens and Trailer inside.