Sticking it to Sony, Nintendo has announced that it has officially sold 35 million DSs worldwide, 17 million of which were DS Lites. North Americans ate up 10 million units, whereas the Japanese rolled up 14 million; the rest of the world, including Europe, got the rest 11 million. The company also announced its best-selling DS game: Super Mario Bros., which has sold more than 8 million copies.

The oft-delayed MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has once again been delayed. The ‘final’ release date for the game is October 30 now. Apparently, the extra time will enable the developers to “deliver a truly awesome MMO gaming experience… and a vibrant world to live in.” For their sake, I hope it does.

It was also mentioned that the game is currently in closed beta, and that Funcom will soon announce a unique chance to secure a spot in the open beta of the game. Those who get in will have a chance to influence what goes into the final game.

Dropping the Madden-style annual release format, Epic Games and Midway have announced that Unreal Tournament 2007 has been renamed to a simpler Unreal Tournament 3. The initial plan was to do annual updates to the game, a lot like what happened with UT2003 and UT2004, but given the fact that they are late in delivering the game and that such games require long development cycles, the name was changed to reflect its entry in the multiplayer-shooter series.

Unreal Tournament 3, unlike before, now has a release date: second half of 2007. It was also revealed that the PS3-PC game is now heading towards the Xbox 360, confirming past rumors. The game will also feature a beefed up single-player component featuring online co-op play for all platforms.

Sony has finally announced the launch details of the PS3 for Europe and Australasia. The console will launch in the aforementioned PAL territories on March 23 at a price of EURO 600 (GBP 425, AUD 1000, NZ 1200).

A million units are expected to be available at launch, with only the 60 GB model on sale; the lower-end 20 GB model will follow later in the year dependant on demand. SCEE also announced that 30 games will accompany the launch, including Resistance, Motorstorm, Genji, Formula One, Ridge Racer 7, as well as PlayStation Network games such as Gran Turismo HD and Tekken: Dark Resurrection, among others. Below is the full lineup:

Disc

• Resistance: Fall of Man
  
• MotorStorm
  
• Genji: Days of the Blade
  
• FORMULA ONECHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
  
• Ridge Racer7
  
• Call of Duty 3
  
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
  
• Tony Hawks Project 8
  
• Gundam - Target in Sight
  
• Full Auto2: Battle Lines
  
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  
• Virtua Fighter5
  
• Virtua Tennis3
  
• World Snooker Championship 2007
  
• NBA 2K7
  
• NHL 2K7
  
• Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWll
  
• Enchanted Arms
  
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent
  
• The Elder Scrolls lV: Oblivion
  
• Def Jam: Icon
  
• Fight Night Round 3
  
• NBA Street 4 Homecourt 2007
  
• Need for Speed Carbon
  
• The Godfather: The Don’s Edition
  
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007
  
• Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
  
• F.E.A.R.

Network

• Gripshift
  
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection
  
• Lemmings
  
• Go! Sudoku
  
• Go! Puzzle
  
• Blast Factor
  
• flOw
  
• Super Rub’a'Dub

PS3 peripherals will also be available at launch. The Sixaxis controller will retail for 50 Euros; Blu-ray remote for 25 Euros; HDMI cable for 25 Euros; and more.

Fans of the Myst series can mark February 15 on their calendars: that is the day Myst Online: Uru Live goes, well, live. Developed exclusively for GameTap by Cyan Worlds, this adventure-driven take on the MMOG genre will see players joining together to solve puzzles; it will also feature additional new content and will also be available to select countries around the world.

Further information and launch details can be found on the game’s official website.

Epic Games has gotten another customer: Square Enix. The famed RPG studio-publisher has announced that it has licensed Unreal Engine 3 middleware to ease its next-generation game development process. The company disclosed that they are now building a technology platform to be used throughout the company, utilizing proprietary technologies as well as third-party tools like UE3.

Square Enix has not yet announced any projects that will be specifically using Unreal Engine 3.