The second wave of downloadable Coin Rush levels are now available worldwide.

UPDATE: The packs are on the European eShop as well, for a price of €2,50 each.No more than a few hours since their release in Japan, the new downloadable Coin Rush level packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 have been released on the North American eShop.

The details are listed as follows;

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Nintendo continue to market and distribute Capcom titles in a new deal for MH3 Ultimate.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate's sales, marketing and distribution will be handled by Nintendo throughout the European territories and Australia, although Capcom will be remaining as the publisher.

The game will take advantage of both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS's unique strengths such as quick access... Read more...

Enjoy some tunes on your dedicated Nintendo handheld!

Reco Choku, an established music service in Japan, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS this December. This was announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct earlier today by Satoru Iwata.

The service will be available through an application, which players will be able download from the Nintendo eShop.... Read more...

Wii U owners will have to wait to get their hands on HD Dragon Quest. 

Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku will be releasing on the Wii U next Spring in Japan.

It was previously known that gamers purchasing the Wii U Premium Set, would have access to a beta version of the game. The game’s producer, Yosuke Saito, revealed that gamers will have access to the... Read more...

Catch those ghosts in 2013.

Luigi's Mansion 2, called Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon in North America, is heading to Japan in the first quarter of 2013. The game, which was previously given a general 2013 release date, has had its release window narrowed down slightly. While it has been given an official name in North America, Japan is still using the name Luigi's Mansion 2. Whether this will change is currently unknown.

Those looking for more challenges and coins will be very pleased.

Two New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC level packs will be available today in Japan as soon as the Nintendo Direct presentation concludes, for 200 yen each.

The first set of levels is known as the Gold Mushroom pack and will present the player with many opportunities to collect valuable Gold Mushrooms.

Nintendo's rhythm rock-out continues on their latest handheld. 

A new Band Brothers game is in development for Nintendo 3DS, revealed in today's Nintendo Direct video.

This will be the third entry into the popular series of music games, and will release at some point next year.

We'll update with more information, including potential songs and game modes, as it releases.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing are still set for the first half of 2013.

Brain Age: Concentration Training, which came out in Japan in July, is getting delayed to Q1 2013 in North America. The game was originally slated for a December 3 release.

The reveal of the delay was buried in Nintendo's mid-year financial report, which also shows Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing 3DS slated for release during the first half of 2013.

Expect primarily 3DS information with a little bit on Wii U.

A Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation will take place tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. EST / 4 a.m. PST.

The event scheduled for October 25 is going to focus on both the Wii U and the 3DS. Some of the Wii U information will come in the form of additional details on a previously announced title. Most of the presentation will focus on the 3DS.

The fun starts at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, and will focus on holiday 2012 3DS titles with a tease of 2013.

Nintendo of America will host a Nintendo Direct tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT that will focus on the upcoming 3DS lineup, including a tease of 2013 releases.

Nintendo's Facebook and Twitter pages revealed the event with this statement: "Tune in to Nintendo.com tomorrow at 7AM PT for a... Read more...

The DSiWare title replaces 3D Classics: Urban Champion.

Pro-Putt Domo is the latest Club Nintendo download reward. This DSiWare title can be purchased through Club Nintendo for 100 coins and will be available as a reward until November 4, 2012.

Pro-Putt Domo, along with the other Nintendo published Domo DSiWare games, were originally part of a Game Boy Advance title known as Domo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi, only released in Japan.

Nintendo's not giving up on the Wii just yet.

Nintendo has announced two new Wii console bundles, one which includes a copy of Skylanders Giants, the other with Just Dance 4. Both are due to arrive in stores November 4.

The Skylanders Giants bundle sells for $149.99 and includes the game, a Portal of Power, two Skylanders figures, and an exclusive Giant Skylander. The Wii itself is blue, and includes a matching Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk.

Players must register with Origin if they want to play FIFA 13 or Mass Effect 3 online.

Wii U games from Electronic Arts will require an Origin account for online play and services, according to the latest version of the publishing giant's privacy policy.

The document states that an Origin account will be established when a user signs up to play EA-published software on Wii U, using... Read more...

Nintendo continues to deliver on their promise with the new Pokémon title.

Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Magnagate to Mugendai Meikyu (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagates and the Infinitely Great Labyrinth) will be available digitally through the Nintendo eShop, when it arrives on November 23 in Japan. This information was put on Nintendo's official website earlier in the week.

Check out the first commercial for Nintendo's new system!

During the commercial breaks of the new "Homeland" episode in the United Kingdom, the first TV advertisement for the Wii U was shown.

The commercial focuses  on the features that make the Wii U and the GamePad controller unique. The ability to play a game solely on the GamePad was dicussed,... Read more...

Konami is exploring their options at this time.

According to an EPL Talk interview with Pro Evolution Soccer brand manager Tim Blair, Konami is still looking into bringing PES to the Wii U.

When asked if Wii U and PlayStation Vita owners could expect a version for their respective systems this year, Blair responded with the following statement:

The second week of new year is going to be brutal!

European gamers will have to wait until January 11, 2013 to get their hands on Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. This was revealed on Nintendo of Europe's website earlier in the week.

During the Wii U Preview in September, the European wing of the company mentioned that the game would be out in the... Read more...

Nintendo confirms support for MadCatz and Turtle Beach headsets, plus three launch-day games that use them.

The Wii U will support online, in-game voice chat via licensed third-party headsets, but not via the GamePad's microphone and speaker, a Nintendo representative told Kotaku.

Peripheral and accessory manufacturers Mad Catz and Turtle Beach have both confirmed wired stereo headsets that will... Read more...

An added footnote to the recent Iwata Asks affirms that Pikmin 3 will be out before March 31, 2013.

Nintendo of America clarified that Pikmin 3 is indeed coming out in the launch window, meaning that the game will be out in North America before March 31, 2013.

In a footnote in a recent Iwata Asks, Nintendo added this clarification: "Pikmin 3 is scheduled for release for the Wii U console in the... Read more...

Mario, Mega Man, Mutant Mudds... all in this week's European downloads.

It is an unusually busy week for European downloads, with a couple Virtual Console offerings, another retail game going digital, a new demo, a free level pack, and more all available to download starting this Thursday.

Starting with the 3DS eShop, Mario Tennis Open is the latest addition... Read more...