Thoughts from the man who made Mario.

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto recently discussed his thoughts on the F-Zero franchise, saying "I thought people had grown weary of it." The statement came in an interview with French wesbite gamekult.com. He added, to fans of the series   "Thank you very much and try to wait by playing Nintendo Land's F-Zero mini-game."

The Wii U's browser has the greatest HTML support of any game system.

The Wii U internet browser has the most comprehensive compatibility with HTML5 of any dedicated game console to date, according to benchmark-testing website HTML5test.com.

The testing website, which ranks browsers out of a possible 500 compatibility points plus an additional 15 points for specific video and audio-related features, graded the Wii U browser with 323 + 8. 

Shooters, tower defense, fashion, and more fill out this week's European downloads.

It's business as usual for European downloads this week, with a smattering of small titles in a range of genres represented across every platform, plus a new demo and a discounted title.

The highlight of the week is the NES version of Konami's classic side-scrolling shoot-'em-up, Gradius, available... Read more...

And will those Cave Story+ updates find their way to the eShop version?

Nicalis has provided new details on their upcoming lineup, including scheduled release dates for Ikachan, and Aban Hawkins and the 1,001 Spikes.

The news comes from a Destructoid interview with Nicalis president, Tyrone Rodriguez. On the topic of Ikachan, Rodriguez plans to release the eShop and... Read more...

The Denpa are coming! The Denpa are coming!

The sequel to The Denpa Men: They Came by Wave will come to North America's eShop, as confirmed by the official Denpa Men Twitter account. 

Known as Denpa Ningen no RPG 2, it was released in Japan on September 26. The sequel plays host to a number of additions, including a world map, StreetPass functionality, a fishing mini-game, and the ability to transfer your full party from the first game.

Nintendo is getting ready for the month of Wii U.

The first Wii U advertisement video is set to be shown later today, November 1. The video will be available on Nintendo of America's Facebook page.

An image, which can be viewed on this page, was teased along with the announcement yesterday. The picture appears to reveal nine different living room settings in which it can be assumed either an individual or a family will be playing the Wii U during the ad. 

2 Fast 4 Savvy Mean Cake Forms 

With a week like last week, you'd think Nintendo would give us a break and let us savor the last update's content. But no, they just go ahead and keep giving us fun games to play. Shame on them. eShop gets a new "constant runner" in the form of 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, a happenin' new demo for Style Savvy:... Read more...

No Black Ops 2 for you, 3DS owners!

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will not be coming to any other Nintendo platforms other than Wii U. Previous years saw releases of Call of Duty on the Wii and DS, including last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

This news was confirmed by Coffee With Games when the writer contacted Activision and received the response: "In terms of Nintendo products, Black Ops II will just be on Wii U."

The denizens of boss battles have set their sights on Nintendo 3DS.

Sin & Punishment developer Treasure has announced that it is working on an action game exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.

In an interview with gamesTM magazine, the studio's CEO, Masato Maegawa, said:

"We are making a new game on Nintendo 3DS now. Not multiplatform, but exclusive to 3DS."

There... Read more...

Here's some new information you can really sink your teeth into.

Gabriel Belmont, protagonist of the original Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, will be making a return in Mirror of Fate for the 3DS. Gabriel rounds out the cast of four playable characters, joining Alucard, and Simon and Trevor Belmont.

The details are accompanied with a trailer you can watch below.... Read more...

Will Madden find a home on the eShop?

Electronic Arts' Peter Moore spoke on the Wii U, noting that, while its online structures are an improvement over the Wii's, EA is unwilling to commit to digital delivery of its games through the eShop.

In an interview with Wired, EA's chief operating officer explained that the company is taking... Read more...

The Big N released a patch to fix a few bugs in Dr. Kawashima's latest title.

An update for Oni Training on the Nintendo 3DS was made available on the eShop today. 

The update fixes two specific bugs in the game, one of which was to correct some answers in Oni Rōdoku (reading aloud). The other update was used to to fix a bug in Oni Mimi Zan, which is a variation... Read more...

A full list of locations and times for the new Wii U Experience Tour inside.

UPDATE: You can now see the session times for each location here.

Wii U Experience Stores will be coming to select locations around Australia throughout November and early December to showcase the new system to the general public.

The demo areas will feature various Wii U games for people to try... Read more...

Square Enix's new IP for the 3DS is about to brave the digital frontier.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop as a downloadable title on November 1 in Japan. The digital version will be cheaper than the retail copy, priced at 5,400 yen compared to 6,090 yen for the boxed version.

Bravely Default was released in Japan on October 11. There is still no word whether or not the game will see a release in Western markets. 

We didn't have to wait long to get a confirmation of the rumor.

A 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshitachi (Warriors of Eden) will be released in Japan on February 7, 2013, a newly opened Square Enix webpage confirmed. 

As was rumored, it is being developed by ArtePiazza, the developer of DS remakes of DQIV, V, and VI, and they were also involved... Read more...

At the recent investors meeting, Iwata discusses Wii U sales information, 3DS worldwide performance issues, pesky Friend Code business, and more.

Nintendo opened the floor to its investors last week, commenting on Wii U supply and demand, and allowing questions to be asked of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata during their Second Quarter Financial Results briefing.

On the topic of Wii U, Iwata made note of Wii U pre-order performance, citing... Read more...

Sam Fisher may have sneaked by on this one.

A Splinter Cell Blacklist display was found in a GameStop, according to a NeoGAF user. The forum user found this display in his local GameStop in Dublin, Ireland.

Even though we've seen no evidence to indicate Blacklist will be coming to the Wii U, this is not the first hint that this game might come to the Wii U. A video from HipHopGamer also noted that Splinter Cell would be receiving a Wii U release.

Save your coins and shelf space with Nintendo's digital incentive program.

Nintendo of America has revealed the details of their Wii U digital download incentive program, titled the Deluxe Digital Promotion. The program, which runs through the end of 2014, will offer approximately ten percent of the purchase price back to the customer in store credit which can be used on either the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo Wii U eShop.

That lapin committed larceny!

New Super Mario Bros. U will have a new feature that tasks players to capture a burglarizing bunny before he makes off with Toad's stash.

When exploring the game's world map, a character named Nabbit will appear within one of the available courses. Enter that stage, and you'll witness the Nabbit... Read more...

A leak from JUMP could give us some insights on what's coming next from Square Enix on 3DS. 

A 3D remake of Dragon Quest VII is set to be released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in February, according to a leak from a JUMP magazine. Little is known about the title right now, however, it appears that it is being developed by ArtePiazza, a company who has been involved with numerous Dragon Quest... Read more...