A lot of interesting bits popped into the Nintendo block this week - from race-able Chocobos, re-imagined sountracks, to retrained cops. If you want to stay up to speed with the new DSi LL, there's an update in here featuring the new upsized portable. There's a lot more where those came from, so let's get clickin'.

Famitsu.com has broken the news on a new entry in Taito's Estpolis series. If the name doesn't ring a bell, the series was released outside Japan as "Lufia". The new game will be called Estpolis: The Land Cursed by the Gods and will be produced by the original game's development staff. Square Enix will be handling publishing duties.

It's been a while since we've heard of any industry-related job cuts, and for some time back there, it looked like everything was getting back on the right track. Then we get this. Square Enix Japan is being rumored to be getting ready to bring down the axe on some 200 to 300 jobs in their company.

Taito isn't done invading the Wii and the DS. As recently promised by Square Enix, they really are bringing more Taito Classics to the said platforms. Check out the list at the full article for the corresponding titles you may very well expect in the coming future.

Attention retro games in Europe and Australia, the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console service in your region will be getting Double Dragon, The Last Ninja, and World Games this week. For more on these games, head on over to the full article.

After blasting wave after wave of 8-bit space aliens on your screen, it's time to take a look at what's it like on the other side. Taito has recently unveiled several screenshots of its upcoming Wii title which resurfaces the 30 year old Space Invaders franchise with Space Invaders Get Even. Take a look at the screenshots, as well as some of the details of the game in the full article.

Nintendo has announced that Wii owners in North America can expect to get both Operation Wolf and Columns III: Revenge of Columns on the Virtual Console service. These classics are fondly remembered by retro-gamers, so you might want to consider adding one or both to your collection.

In case you don't remember the games or want to find out more details about them, head on over to the full article for more information.

Square Enix is spreading its reach farther as they unveil their plans of acquiring some more local and foreign companies. It's a tried and tested formula to cash in more of that valuable green paper, and there isn't a reason why they shouldn't do it.

Check out what their gameplan is over at the full article.

It's never too early to speculate about what games we'll be having this year, and if you're among those who want to play Nostradamus, the latest trademarks gaming giants like Square Enix and Namco Bandai secured may catch your interest. Find out what titles have been stamped at the full article.

Isn't nostalgia good? We've got news that you folks might really like, and it has everything to do with going into enemy territory, shooting down enemy hostiles, and rescuing hostages for big cash.

That's right folks. Operation Wolf has been rated by the ESRB, which means it's only a matter of time before it hits the virtual console.

More on Operation Wolf after the jump!