Zack was not included in the planning for the NWR E3 Awards, so this happened.

So apparently since I wasn’t at E3 I wasn't allowed to help with the E3 awards. Well I don’t subscribe to that “logic” and decided to make my own. Yep, I gave out these awards in a secret ceremony that happened in my head. Expect to see them listed on the box for said games when released.

Best use of a Kirby: Super Smash Bros.

The new Smash Bros. has Kirby in it. It was the only game at E3 with Kirby in it. Kirby is much better a character than Mega Man; I would actually prefer a Kirby variant character instead of Mega Man.

Join other NWR readers for online fun in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Come join other members of the Nintendo World Report community for Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Visit each other's towns, play island minigames and corner the stalk market along with us.

Visit this thread in our forums for general discussion and to find people to play online with, or visit this thread specifically devoted to the high stakes world of buying and selling turnips.

Expect prizes, listener interaction and a few Iwata chuckles at the end of the month!

June marks episode number 25 for The Famicast, and this month, the crew has decided to do something a little different - give you the a live episode of the show! It’s not going to be just a normal episode. To celebrate the 25th Famicast, we’re going to give you, the listener, a chance to interact with the Famicrew and even have a chance to win some prizes! Check out the time table below to see when the show starts in your area!

Worldwide Times for the ShowJapan - June 30, 10 a.m. (JST)Australia - June 30, 11 a.m. (AEST)Europe - June 30, 2 a.m. (BST)Europe - June 30, 3 a.m. (CEST)North America (East Coast) - June 29, 9 p.m. (ET)North Amrerica (West Coast) - June 29, 6 p.m. (PT)

One man's journey into that abyss that is Brawl Online.

Late last week, after watching the Super Smash Bros E3 trailer for the fourth or fifth time, I got the itch. So I dug out my Smash Bros. Brawl disc, and put it, for the first time, into my Wii U. I hadn't played Smash Bros. since being forced to abandon GameCube controls by virtue of transferring my save to the Wii U. Thankfully, the Classic Controller Pro is a capable substitute. I played a few matches against the computer to warm up. Afterwards, for a laugh, I hopped online and tried to play a random match.

How I found the Holy Grail of 3DS XL cases.

If you’re like me, you like to keep your electronics in the best condition possible. Of course, this typically means buying some sort of case to protect them. Usually, it isn’t hard to find cases for say, an iPhone or even the original 3DS, but finding anything that fits the 3DS XL without doubling its size has been difficult, even nearly a year after its release.

Before I upgraded to the 3DS XL, I went through several 3DS cases that varied in quality. For a while, I was very satisfied with a Zelda-themed case manufactured by PDP. The case had a soft lining that absorbed shocks and kept it from scratching the system. Other than the fact that the artwork rubbed off over time, the case seemed to do exactly what I wanted it to. It protected my 3DS without being too bulky.

Something must be done, we cannot put up with these injustices a moment longer.

As a veteran Animal Crossing player, I was ecstatic to pick up New Leaf. I can say this is definitely the best Animal Crossing yet, and I've spent countless hours mining the depths of its content. At the same time, I've also contemplated the game’s economy, and I've come to some shocking conclusions. What I'm about to say may disgust some of you, even cause some of you to recoil in horror at the veritable truth of these claims. But soldier on, dear villagers, because the truth must be told.

While talking about Yasuhiro Wada's new project, Hometown Story, we got sidetracked a bit.

When we met with Toybox President Yasuhiro Wada to discuss his latest game, the forthcoming 3DS game Hometown Story (which looks great; read our impressions soon), our conversation took a Nintendo turn.

When discussing influences on Hometown Story, it segued into how the Disk System version of The Legend of Zelda was a major influence on Harvest Moon back in the '90s. Wada said that if he could work on one Nintendo franchise, it would be the Zelda series. Although he quickly corrected himself. "It would be Zelda, maybe," he said. "But I think I'd rather just enjoy that as a player."

What upcoming first party software are you looking forward to?

In spite of the mixed reception online to the E3 Direct yesterday, Nintendo does have a rather full first-party release schedule for the second half of 2013 and early portions of 2014. You would be forgiven for losing track of precisely what is actually coming out and when - thankfully, in a recent briefing to industry analysts, Nintendo provided two graphics outlining their upcoming releases for 3DS and Wii U. Take a look and digest it all for a moment.

Nintendo 3DS

Discussing day 1 of E3 and all of Nintendo's new games.

We will be starting our first (finally!) live stream very soon. This time, we're at Michael "TYP" Cole's palatial estate, talking about today's events and what is ahead.

Join us in the chatroom on Twitch!

We've updated our list of staff members attending events. Come join us!

Nintendo is bringing a portion of E3 to the public at around 100 Best Buy locations throughout North America. We figured it'd be fun to make it an opportunity for members of the Nintendo World Report and overall Nintendo community to meet up at these events, play some E3 games, StreetPass, and hang out.

Check our exhaustive list of Facebook events for both the Wednesday and Saturday events (thanks to NWR's lovable forums mod Uncle Bob), and meet up with your fellow Nintendo fans. Maybe you'll even run into a Nintendo World Report staffer!