Nintendo enters the free-to-play market with Steel Diver.

Nintendo's first free-to-play game is going to be Steel Diver.

First talked about during Nintendo's E3 Analyst Briefing, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and Steel Diver, revealed to IGN that Nintendo's first venture into the realm of free-to-play gaming would be Steel Diver. Not a direct port, this Steel Diver game will feature a new four player battle mode, and in his words "It’s going to be very fun."

It is not yet known how Nintendo will profit from the game, whether it be micro-transactions, or membership, but the game will eventually be released in a packaged form, though no system has been announced. Even though no release date was given, Miyamoto says "It's something that we're hoping to be able to show relatively soon."

Are you a fan of magnets? This game has got you covered.

Teslagrad, a 2D Metroid style puzzle platformer, will arrive on the Wii U eShop later this year.

Originally announced for PC and Mac, Teslagrad is the debut project of Rain Games, an independent outfit based in Norway, that is built entirely on the Unity engine. The game places you in the shoes of a young boy as he explores the abandoned Tesla Tower and gains access to Teslamancer technology, which provides him with an array of electrical and magnetic powers. The player must solve puzzles in more than 100 unique areas, depicted in a hand-drawn art style.

European and Japanese Mii Plazas are bursting with new content!

Japanese and European 3DS owners can now enjoy a complete overhaul of the StreetPass Mii Plaza as part of the 6.0 system update, which includes four new games and two new puzzle panels, in addition to other features photo filters and save data backup.

The new games have been made available for purchase in the new Mii Plaza Shop. They are as follows:StreetPass Squad - A role-playing game similar to Find Mii (known as StreetPass Quest in Europe), but takes place in space. Developed by Good-Feel Inc.StreetPass Garden - A gardening sim in which the player grows flowers and decorates to become a master gardener. Developed by Grezzo.StreetPass Battle - A strategy game based in the feudal era where you build an army to battle other generals. Developed by Spike Chunsoft.StreetPass Mansion - A paranormal investigation title, in which the player must solve the mystery of a haunted house by interacting with characters and battling enemies. Developed by Prope.

Individually, each of the games cost £4.49/€4.99. Users may opt to purchase the combo pack of all four games for £13.39/€14.99, but the combo pack can only be purchased if the user has not already bought one of the games. By progressing in these games, players can win up to 99 new hats, as well as Plaza Tickets that can be spent on Mii accessories at the unlockable Exchange Booth.

Amazon and GameStop are now taking accepting pre-orders.

Pre-orders for Sonic Lost World for Wii U and 3DS are now open at Amazon and GameStop. Both titles are currently slated for a holiday 2013 release exclusively on Nintendo platforms.

During E3 NWR had the opportunity to play the game on the show floow; check out our impressions of the Wii U version of the game here and the 3DS version of the game here.

In the Hero Bank world, the keyword is "money." Just like the real world, then.

Hero Bank, a "battle life RPG" from Sega that centers around building an enormous financial fortune, has been announced as a Nintendo 3DS exclusive.

The prime component of this game is the Hero Battle, a hugely popular cyber sport in which competitors enter one-on-one fights with virtual avatars based on world heroes. Monetary management will also play a significant role, with each victorious battle yielding a large cash reward, and according to Sega, the ultimate aim of the game is to become a billionaire.

Is the Wii U a next generation platform? Reggie Fils-Aime says it is.

Reggie Fils-Aime, Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, had a recent interview with CNNMoney about the Wii U as a next-gen platform saying “Nintendo is next generation, Wii U is next generation.”

Since the launch of the Wii U there has been some debate over whether or not it should be considered "next gen"; Reggie disagrees because of the innovation he believes the GamePad is bringing to the marketplace. When it comes to low hardware sales he says that there is “one truism about this business, software sells hardware,” and he believes the many popular franchises being brought to the Wii U will make for a strong holiday season.

Show off your town to all your jealous friends!

3DS owners can now take advantage of Nintendo's Image Share service in English by going to http://i.nintendo.net in their 3DS browser and following the instructions.

This service, which has been available in Japanese for a few months already, allows users to upload screenshots from Animal Crossing: New Leaf to Twitter or Tumblr. The service automatically tags Tweets sent from this service with #ACNL.

Screenshots can be taken from within Animal Crossing: New Leaf by pressing the L and R buttons together; they're then automatically saved to the SD card.

Watch video from all the levels of Super Mario 3D World that were on display at E3. 

Nintendo had 5 levels from Super Mario 3D World playable in the game's E3 demo. Watch video from each of those levels in the video below.

Also, enjoy some recent videos from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds that you may not have seen yet.

Mount Vesuvius added as final stage.

In a recent interview with Kotaku, WayForward Technologies revealed some new details about DuckTales Remastered: the game will now include a new "extreme" difficulty mode as well as a new final stage that will take place on Mount Vesuvius.

They also said that the game includes "about 40%," new content, and that most of the changes included were made to expand the shorter segments of the game.

DuckTales Remastered will be available on the Wii U eShop later this year.

You can read our impressions of the game from the E3 show floor here.

Jam out to tunes from your favorite firewoman based puzzler.

The composer for Mighty Switch Force! 2, Jake "virt" Kaufman, has released the official soundtrack to the game on Bandcamp, available for whatever price the purchaser wants to pay.

Many readers may recognize Kaufman as the person who also worked on titles such as Contra 4, Shantae: Risky's Revenge and the upcoming DuckTales Remastered.

The album can be purchased here.