New Carnival Games coming this fall

2K and Cat Daddy Games announced at E3 last week that they're bringing a new edition of the popular "Carnival Games" to the Wii and and Nintendo DS. Some of the additions are:

• Over 30 new games and attractions:
  
  • Pitch-A-Plate
  • Bottle Stand-Up
  • Fish Bowl Bounce
  • Tic Tac Toss
  • Gold Rush Alley Ball
  • Bumper Cars
• All-new MotionPlus capabilities
  
  • Allows for increased accuracy, enhanced game play and more precision than before.
    
• 300 new prizes and wacky wearables:
  
  • Moon Rocks
  • Eye-bots
  • Decoder Rings
  • Walrus Mask
  • Dragonfly Wings
  • Rabbit Ears
• New 4-player Multiplayer
  
  • Allows for cooperative play or head-to-head competition in every game.

New Carnival Games is set for a September 2010 release for both the Wii ($39.99) and Nintendo DS ($29.99).
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Nintendo goes to the dark side on May 9th

Nintendo's Wii has been available in black overseas for awhile now. Americans have had the option of importing, but that was an expensive option up till now. Nintendo has finally announced that they will be launching the black Wii on May 9th in North America for $199. This price is also reflecting a sort of price drop for both colors of Wii systems, as this price not only includes the standard Wii Sports game, but also Wii Sports Resort and a system color-matching MotionPlus adapter and nunchuck.
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