Digital downloads seem to be the way of the future, looking at the current landscape of the gaming industry now. Even analysts say that retail will be overtaken by digital distribution in a mere three years' time. Nintendo's big boss, Satoru Iwata, begs to differ, however. To him, digital distribution will sure be a hit -- but not till 20 years later.

Looking for more new games to play? Coming in just in time for the weekend are new download game options for both the Wii and DSi stores. Seven new ones are on the list, so there shouldn't be any reason for your weekend to be boring.

Brother/sister (no, not really) duo The White Stripes will be making their Rock Band debut next week via a track pack featuring three of their songs. For the handheld rhythm gamers, No Doubt and Dropkick Murphys are also on the way to Rock Band Unplugged's in-game music store.

Shigeru Miyamoto has wanted to incorporate the co-op play feature into the Mario series for years now, but it's only now that that wish will come to fruition in the New Super Mario Bros. Wii, all thanks to the Wii's "graphical capacity."

The third quarter financial call for Activision just commenced this afternoon, and the big news that came out of it was that their 2010 games will be bigger, including new iterations for the Call of Duty and Guitar Hero franchises.

It's numbers time again! The latest hardware sales figures from Japan's Media Create has been release, and competition is getting tighter as the PS3 inches closer and closer to the top, needing only about a thousand more units before overtaking the long-reigning DSi.

Before the days of the PSP and the DS, only one name came to mind when it came to portable gaming - the Nintendo Game Boy. Since its launch in 1989, the Game Boy made its mark in the gaming industry, pioneering a new level in portable gameplay. For its contributions and millions of satisfied users, the Museum of Play has now honored the handheld by including it in its National Toy Hall of Fame.

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.

Homebrew coder Jeff Lait has recently released a new version of Powder, a roguelike homebrew game originally developed for the GBA that involves different game element like tactical play, hack and slash, dungeon crawlers and the likes. The latest update is mostly a bug fix release.

Download: Powder release 112 (PSP)
Download: Powder release 112 (DS)
Download: Powder release 111 (Wii)

In a time of high-definition graphics and consoles that can give PCs a run for their money, the Wii has stood out as the little console that could. In the face of developer Infinity Ward's drive for bigger and better cinematic gaming experiences, however, it's the little console that couldn't.