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!

We're covering the hottest Pokémon news of the day, right here!

Get ready for some Pokémon! This morning Nintendo confirmed the new Fairy-type Pokémon as well as the new Pokémon-Amie mode; hopefully there's more good news to follow. We're live blogging the Pokémon X and Y roundtable right here at NWR, check it out below!   Pokemon Developer Roundtable(06/11/2013)       Close       6:39 Neal Ronaghan: Sorry for the delay.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:39 Neal Ronaghan    6:39 Neal Ronaghan: not much has been missed. some new pokemons. Clauncher, a blue crab, and Skrelp, a water/poison type.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:39 Neal Ronaghan    6:40 Neal Ronaghan: and Pokemon X/Y will be in seven languages. which is cool?Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:40 Neal Ronaghan    6:41 Neal Ronaghan: We will have a more concise wrapup from our Pokecrazy staffers.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:41 Neal Ronaghan    6:42 Neal Ronaghan: Player Search System (PSS) is the online. Can switch between local and online. Has features for tracking Passersby, Acquaintances and Friends. Can have 100 favortes/friends.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:42 Neal Ronaghan    6:42 [Comment From James JonesJames Jones: ] Simultaneous launch in Korea for the first time. Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:42 James Jones    6:43 Neal Ronaghan: Showing off one of the newly announced guys. the dragon/flying bat creature.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:43 Neal Ronaghan    6:44 Neal Ronaghan: Showing off their 3D modeling technique.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:44 Neal Ronaghan    6:45 [Comment From MattyMatty: ] Can Pokemon come to my Animal Crossing town once I open the gate? Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:45 Matty    6:46 Neal Ronaghan: I hope they can. Really is similar to AC to me.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:46 Neal Ronaghan    6:47 Neal Ronaghan: Talking about Pokemon-Amie.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:47 Neal Ronaghan    6:48 Neal Ronaghan: Aaron sez "Pokemon Fils-Aime!"Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:48 Neal Ronaghan    6:48 Neal Ronaghan: Basically Nintendogs for Pokemon. I dig it.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:48 Neal Ronaghan    6:49 Jonathan Metts: Jonny here to also help on the live blog! Did you all hear that the worldwide release date is Oct 12?Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:49 Jonathan Metts    6:49 Neal Ronaghan: New battle type. Horde Encounters!Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:49 Neal Ronaghan    6:50 Neal Ronaghan: Hordes of 5 Pokemon attack you in certain areas.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:50 Neal Ronaghan    6:50 Neal Ronaghan: Usually will be same Pokemon but can be mixture.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:50 Neal Ronaghan    6:52 Neal Ronaghan: Showing off a horde battle. some attacks hit all enemies.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:52 Neal Ronaghan    6:52 Jonathan Metts: These can be at least as large as 5-on-1 and yes, each enemy gets to attack you in turn. You can use some moves that attack all of the horse at once.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:52 Jonathan Metts    6:53 Jonathan Metts: Next up is Sky Battles, mainly involving Flying types.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:53 Jonathan Metts    6:53 Jonathan Metts: These are battles against "Sky Trainers".Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:53 Jonathan Metts    6:54 Neal Ronaghan: Sky battles next.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:54 Neal Ronaghan    6:54 Neal Ronaghan: Jonny will take it from here. :)Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:54 Neal Ronaghan    6:55 Jonathan Metts: The battle environments and field scenes reflect time of day and weather. Very dynamic camera angles during Sky Battles.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:55 Jonathan Metts    6:57 [Comment From ChiramiiChiramii: ] Horde encounters AND sky battles? Shieeet... This is too much for me to handle Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:57 Chiramii    6:57 Jonathan Metts: Haunter can also participate, since has Levitate ability. Mechanics of Sky Battles appear to be the same as normal, just look cool and restrict which Pokemon can be used.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:57 Jonathan Metts    6:58 Jonathan Metts: Time for Q&A!Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:58 Jonathan Metts    6:59 Jonathan Metts: Still just one save file per copy of the game.Tuesday June 11, 2013 6:59 Jonathan Metts    7:00Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:00     7:01 Jonathan Metts: Working on a method to transfer your old Pokemon but cannot say how yet. 3DS and DS can't directly communicate.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:01 Jonathan Metts    7:02 Jonathan Metts: Can't comment on DLC plans. That was one of the top three questions he was hoping to not hear today.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:02 Jonathan Metts    7:04 Jonathan Metts: Fairy being introduced to counteract Dragon OP without making that type weaker. Didn't comment on Fairy weaknesses or how this will be explained in story.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:04 Jonathan Metts    7:04 Jonathan Metts: Cannot answer how many new Pokemon will be added.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:04 Jonathan Metts    7:06 Jonathan Metts: "Why did you base the new region on France? (Eiffel Tower and other visual elements) Masuda says there is a theme of beauty, and France is known for that. Wasn't actually supposed to talk about that yet!Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:06 Jonathan Metts    7:08 Jonathan Metts: Blue/Red on VC? We don't like idea of putting handheld Pokemon games on a console because your collection is stuck there. (Didn't address 3DS VC -- possibly didn't understand question.)Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:08 Jonathan Metts    7:09 Jonathan Metts: Question about tweaks or transparency for EVs/IVs. Masuda didn't expect to hear about those today! They are working on making it easier for players to understand and use these hidden values.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:09 Jonathan Metts    7:11 Jonathan Metts: Variety of options to customize your character (can be male or female) that will be shown to players you meet over wireless/Internet.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:11 Jonathan Metts    7:13 Jonathan Metts: Alex Culafi from NWR asked why X and Y now have eight-way movement. Masuda compliments his observation! Says we felt the grid movement would make it easier for players to get around. However, there is more free movement when using roller skates.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:13 Jonathan Metts    7:15 Jonathan Metts: This time, music is streaming in during the game. Therefore, the feel is very different in X and Y. On 3DS, the music doesn't have to be changed between their computers and the game.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:15 Jonathan Metts    7:17 Jonathan Metts: Justin from NWR asks about how MewTwo will change forms and whether this might appear in the new Smash Bros. Long pause and awkward laughter from the stage...Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:17 Jonathan Metts    7:19 Jonathan Metts: They say we must be talking about the new monster seen earlier, but can't talk about that yet! As for Smash, we always discuss which characters will appear with Sakurai. He chimes in from the audience: "We're thinking about it!"Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:19 Jonathan Metts    7:21 Jonathan Metts: Question about a Team Rocket kind of villain. They say trying to do something different this game -- no details.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:21 Jonathan Metts    7:21 Jonathan Metts: Friends in the game are same as your system list of Friend Codes, so you may want to register some people in advance.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:21 Jonathan Metts    7:22 Jonathan Metts: Depending on the location, you can swing on vines, roller skate, or even ride on large Pokemon.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:22 Jonathan Metts    7:23 Jonathan Metts: Miyamoto already snuck out of here. We saw Iwata leaving E3 well before this round table even began.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:23 Jonathan Metts    7:24 Jonathan Metts: You can set which song to hear when battling online.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:24 Jonathan Metts    7:25 Jonathan Metts: What are special benefits of riding various Pokemon? How does this feature differ from riding a bike?Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:25 Jonathan Metts    7:26 Jonathan Metts: Ryhorn can cross over rocky paths that a bike couldn't. It can also bust up the rocks in your way.Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:26 Jonathan Metts    7:26 [Comment From James JonesJames Jones: ] POKEMON RIDING WISH FULFILLMENT Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:26 James Jones    7:27 Jonathan Metts: Okay, it's all over! Thanks for watching our live blog!Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:27 Jonathan Metts    7:28 [Comment From James JonesJames Jones: ] Watch the site for a wrap-up of all the Pokemon X/Y news from this event later tonight. Tuesday June 11, 2013 7:28 James Jones    7:29