It allows players to record art lessons for other players.

New Art Academy (that's the title) has been announced for the 3DS in Europe and will come to store shelves on July 28th. The game features more than 30 art lessons of varying skill level and reference pictures with 3D effects and animation. The game will feature plenty of tools that one might also... Read more...

And it might be coming sooner than you think.

Toki Tori will be coming to 3DS Virtual Console as a Game Boy Color title, as reported by developer Two Tribes' Twitter account.

The game is a puzzle platformer in which a chick, named Toki Tori, goes on a quest to save his younger siblings, still inside of eggs. The game was also remade as a WiiWare title in 2008, though since the tweet references Virtual Console, this version will likely not be the one released on 3DS.

The 3DS eShop masterpiece is getting a wonderful Wii U facelift.

WayForward Technologies is bringing an HD remake of Mighty Switch Force to the Wii U's eShop, potentially as a launch title.

Nintendo Power revealed the game in an interview with Wayforward Technology's Matt Bozon. The team is going back to the game's original promotional as a base for the new cel-based... Read more...

Mario Tennis Open fans might want to check this out.

Mario Tennis and Electroplankton Rec-Rec are now available for download on Club Nintendo as the July downloads.

Mario Tennis is an iteration of the tennis series on the Nintendo 64, available on the Wii as a virtual console title for 150 coins. You can read Matthew Blundon's recommendation here.

Capcom's popular series gets a new trailer and launch window. 

Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS will hit store shelves in Japan in the spring of 2013. The news was revealed over the weekend in Japan at the recent Capcom Summer Jam event. Capcom also released a new trailer that shows some of the game's new features and monsters. Feel free to check out the trailer below.

Both games get new home screen icons and restore points in North America.

The Legend of Zelda and NES Open Tournament Golf, both NES games, have updates on the eShop that add restore points and the NES/TV icon in North America. As both games are currently only Ambassador games, the update is only available for 3DS owners who took their system online before July 2011.

To... Read more...

A patent application spills the Mario & Luigi developer's beans.

AlphaDream and Nintendo employees filed a patent application for 3DS platformer game mechanics that involve unconventional two-screen gameplay.

On the lower screen is a humanoid character, while the top screen displays a platformer level. Aspects of the character on the lower screen are related... Read more...

Nintendo's consoles could know when you come home.

A recently published patent application reveals Nintendo's plans for a system where the Wii detects Nintendo 3DS units in their proximity.

When returning home with a 3DS, the Wii (U)-connected television screen would announce the user's arrival and display the number of steps the user has taken... Read more...