Tonight live on Twitch!

Hey everyone, Curtis (aka "CurtDogg") here, and I'm gonna be taking over the official Nintendo World Report Twitch channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night, at 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time. I'll not only be streaming/commenting on the various games in my backlogg, but I'll also be interacting with all you lovely readers out there, both in the chat and on Skype. I feel like these streams would also be a good opprotunity for me to get to know fans of the the site, and vice-versa.

The open world game set in the LEGO universe hits Nintendo's home console this summer in Japan.

LEGO City: Undercover is coming to the Wii U in Japan on July 25 and will retail for 5,985 yen. The game is being localized into Japanese by Nintendo.

The title, which was released in the West in March, puts players in the role of Chase McCain, a cop in LEGO City who is trying to take down criminal kingpin, Rex Fury. To read more about the game, be sure to check out our review here. 

"This year, we're making E3 for the people."

In a partnership with Best Buy, Nintendo will allow fans the chance to play demos from the E3 showfloor across the United States and Canada. The news comes as part of an address by Reggie Fils-Aime added to the end of the American Nintendo Direct presentation.

Unreleased Wii U games will be playable at over 100 stores across USA and Canada during the week of E3.

More details on this unprecedented E3 tactic will be released by Nintendo in the coming weeks, including which games will be playable and at which stores they can be trialled.

Nintendo's partnership with Sega includes their classics too.

Thirteen Sega Game Gear games are coming to Nintendo 3DS. Joining Sonic: Triple Trouble, Shinobi, and Dragon Crystal on the platform's Virtual Console service in North America, the upcoming games include:Columns Crystal Warriors Defenders of Oasis Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean MachineG-LOC: Air Battles Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya Sonic Blast Sonic Drift 2 Sonic Labyrinth Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Tails Adventure Vampire: Master of Darkness

No specific release dates were given, but Satoru Iwata promised that the games will be releasing "soon." Prices in the past have ranged from $2.99 to $4.99.

A follow up to last year's rhythm game from Sega is hitting Nintendo's handheld this fall.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 is heading to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan this fall. The Sega published title has players going through this rhythm game by using both physical and touch screen controls. The original title, Hatsune Miku and the Future Stars: Project Mirai, was released in March 2012 in Japan. There are currently no plans to bring the title outside of Japan.

Nintendo makes an aPEEL to the animal kingdom.

Nintendo has teamed up with the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Garden to celebrate the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. From May 24 to 27, visitors to the zoo can participate in various themed activities and demo the game.

For the Memorial Day weekend event, the gorilla reserve will be temporarily renamed the “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at the Campo Gorilla Reserve” and will feature a special interactive experience where visitors can watch LA Zoo staff feed the gorillas from Donkey Kong themed giant cardboard barrels. Photo opportunities with Donkey Kong himself and GameStop coupons for $5 off the game will also be offered.

What a wonderful time to fight off some giant robot/alien invaders!

The Wonderful 101 is out on Wii U on August 23 in Europe, August 24 in Japan and September 15 in North America.

In the most recent Nintendo Direct broadcast, NCL president Satoru Iwata confirmed that the game would be fully detailed during another presentation, which will occur during E3 next month.

Developed by Platinum Games and under the charge of Viewtiful Joe director Hideki Kamiya, The Wonderful 101 is an exclusive action game in which a one hundred-strong team of citizens fights to curb a major alien invasion of Earth.

Sega is bringing Double Fine's platform adventure to Japan.

The Cave, the downloadable Wii U eShop title, is coming to Japan through Sega. Revealed during the "Sega Direct" segment of the Nintendo Direct in Japan, The Cave is a 2D platformer that has players use three different characters, each with their own story.

The Cave was released in the West in January. There is currently no specific release date for the title in Japan aside from a general 2013 release.

Three astronauts embark on a mission to find fruit. As you do.

Pikmin 3 will launch in Europe on July 26, after the July 13 release in Japan and ahead of the August 4 release in North America.

In addition to this release date news, Nintendo revealed several new details about the game's story, characters and features. The three playable characters are Alph, Brittany and their captain, Charlie, who crash-landed on this mysterious planet while on a mission. Their goal is to scavenge and harvest fruit for survival, and they enlist the help of the indigenous Pikmin to do so.

Nabbit is playable. That's something?

New Super Luigi U will release on the Wii U eShop in North America and Europe on June 20, and June 19 in Japan. It will sell for $19.99 and 2,100 yen respectively. A physical version of the game will also be released across all regions starting in Japan on July 13 for 3,885 yen, July 26 in Europe, and August 25 in North America for $29.99.

The game also features Nabbit as a playable character. Nabbit, who was one of the antagonists of New Super Mario Bros. U, will play similarly to Luigi but cannot use power-ups, nor will he take damage from enemies.