• The Darkness (X360, PS3) Gangsters and demons are a lethal combination.
• Overlord (PC, X360)
  Which side will you choose, evil or evil?
• Transformers: The Game (X360, PS3, PS2, WII)
  More than meets the eye. We hope.
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PC, WII)
  Everyone loves a good car chase.
• Pokemon Battle Revolution (WII)
  Get your Pokemon ready for the battle of the century on the Wii.
• Grim Grimoire (PS2)
  a young magician goes to a school for magicians...hmm, sounds vaguely familiar
• The BIGS (X360, WII, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  The new baseball game hits one out of the park.
• Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (PSP)
  Get back to your RPG roots with a revamping of the game that started a franchise.
• Ratatouille (PC, X360, DS, WII, PS2, XBOX, PSP, GC, GBA, MOBILE, MAC)
  Rats in your room! Or at least your console, handheld, computer or phone. Did I miss any?
• Hour of Victory (X360)
  Another WWII epic.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (WII, X360, PS3, PC, PS2, PSP, DS)
  Put your wand up in the air and wave it like you just don't care.
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)
  Battle big bugs in icy landscapes.
• Hitman Trilogy (PS2, PC)
  The entire Agent 47 saga all in one tidy box.
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PS3)
  The game the Mayor of Vegas doesn't want you to play.

The "Father of Pokémon" Tsunekazu Ishihara believes in Pokémon, even saying that the hardware with Pikachu and company will win. Company grandstanding is nice and all, but what exactly about Pokémon Battle Revolution will be so special?

To put it simply, if you have a DS with either Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl inserted in it, and you are playing with your Pokémon and you have a copy of the Wii's Battle Revolution, you will be able to use your Pokémon in the Wii version to fight against other Pokémon. In effect your DS becomes like the controller for the Wii.

Ishihara Talks [Spong]

While at the Nintendo Media Summit, we were shown a Pokemon Battle Revolution online battle via the Wi-fi Connection and, let me tell you, it was definitely Pokemon. Online. And things were definitely battling. Was it a revolution? I'm afraid I can't be the judge of that. It sure looked pretty, though. While the turn-based gameplay of Pokemon Battle Revolution makes lag concerns mostly moot, interested parties should know that it looked like smooth sailing.

If you're the kind of guy or gal who loves Pokemon and gets pumped for screenshots, keep those eyeballs scrolling downward for 10 new shots of the game in action. Michael McWhertor

Details for Pokémon Battle Revolution have been aired over at Dengeki Online. Here's the skinny:

• Free Battle
• Duke it out in a a Coliseum battle. Players can save data to their Wii-mote and then upload it to the software on a completely different Wii. Almost cool enough to make me not loathe Pokémon, but not quite.

• WiFi Battle
• Fight with players across with Japan. Well, players whose friend codes you know.

Oh, also you can color coordinate outfits for your trainer. Should you be into that sorta thing. Brian Ashcraft

Pokémon Fight Details [Dengeki Online]

From the Nintendo briefing yesterday in Japan, here's footage of the upcoming Pokemon Wii game. Low-res clip, but still looks pretty neat. That's company prez. Satoru Iwata rambling on in Japanese. Brian Ashcraft

Thanks, Jeff