Package-less "packaged" Wii U and 3DS software could arrive by March.

Nintendo is planning the digital distribution of their retail titles this fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2013.

Buried at the bottom of Nintendo's consolidated financial statements for the previous fiscal year is the note, "Forecasted sales units of Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software...... Read more...

Coming in August and requires a 16GB or larger USB memory card.

Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku is coming to Japan on Thursday, August 2 and will retail for 6,980 yen and 8,980 yen for the game bundled with a USB memory card.

If players choose to purchase a stand alone copy of the game, they must have a USB memory stick that has a capacity of 16... Read more...

It looks like connectivity will be key to these games.

The key to Smash Bros. on the Wii U and 3DS will be dual support, Masahiro Sakurai told IGN in an interview.

Sakurai said "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game. I intend to change direction a little as we go. The key to that's going to be its... Read more...

The Game Boy Color classic further extends Japan's 3DS Virtual Console lead.

Wario Land 3 will be released on the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan in next week's update, on May 2.

Originally released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, the third title in the Wario Land series plays in a similar manner to the second, in which Wario is indestructible and must use transformations brought... Read more...

The recently announced 3DS update that adds folder support to the home menu is now available in all regions.

The Nintendo 3DS firmware update first announced on last week's Nintendo Direct conference is now available worldwide.

The newly available update allows players to create folders where you can store your games, apps, and videos in order to keep the home menu organized. Additionally, it includes the ability to patch 3DS games. Patches for such games will come at a later date.

This ain't no 3D remake; it's just all the content from other versions of the game on the 3DS.

Cave Story is getting another release on the 3DS, though this time it appears to have more in common with the Steam version Cave Story+ than the 2011 3DS remake.

This version, unveiled in this month's Nintendo Power, will include a laundry list of modes and features, including jukebox mode, adjustable... Read more...

The upcoming game update will also feature a quick-retry button and make the 3D better.

Mighty Switch Force will be adding five free levels, according to Nintendo Power.

The content will be delivered in a game update that will also enhance the game's 3D effect and add a quick-retry button. The game, WayForward's first for the eShop, came out in December 2011 and snuck into our Favorite 10 Games of 2011 list.

Your next round of monster battling may occur sooner than you think.

Pokémon Black and White 2 may be coming out on Tuesday October 2, according to a photo of a GameStop release schedule (and recently confirmed via phone call).

Although GameStop dates are known to be fairly close to the genuine date in many cases and Black and White 2 is expected to come out during the fall, the date is still unconfirmed. In addition, Nintendo usually releases Pokémon or other major titles on Sundays.

Announcements are promised for E3, and the game is slated to appear on "all major home consoles" in early 2013.

Star Trek, the Digital Extremes-developed game that takes place after the 2009 film, might be coming to Wii U when it launches in 2013.

"We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense. It's early. Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we'll be able to announce a few more things." said Brian Miller, senior vice president and producer at Paramount Pictures.

If you were still waiting for Pikmin 2, we've got some great news for you.

New Play Control! Pikmin 2 is finally coming to Wii in North America this June, according to the May issue of Nintendo Power. A scanned copy of the page was posted at Nintendo Life today.

The title, originally released in September 2004 on GameCube, has been available in Europe for nearly three... Read more...

We can only expect it will come to at least one Nintendo platform.

The next entry in the popular Call of Duty franchise is set to be revealed on May 1, according to the game's website.

Recent speculation has been buzzing around the Internet as to what the next Call of Duty game will be. Several leaked promotional retailer images appear to tease a sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops.

We might at some point venture back into the world of TWEWY.

A sequel to the popular The World Ends With You was hinted at by Tetsuya Nomura, the game's creative producer.

One of Nomura's recent projects, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, was recently released in Japan. The game featured characters from The World Ends With You. When implementing the... Read more...

DLC is still coming, along with another game.

Zen Pinball 3D DLC is still on its way to the Nintendo 3DS, according to Neil Sorens in an interview with Revogamers.

In Janurary, Zen Studios claimed that DLC was expected to arrive within two-to-three months. However, now that we are nearing the end of April and still haven't received... Read more...

Four Skylanders pets with adorable names are coming soon.

Four new Skylanders are coming out in July, according to a combination of a trademark, a Frito-Lay sell sheet, and a hacked copy of Skylanders.

The four characters are pet or sidekick versions of four existing Skylanders. In the Frito-Lay sell sheet, they are referred to as Mega Stealth, Super Trigger,... Read more...

Alter AR battles with these new cards.

A new type of Kid Icarus: Uprising AR card is being distributed in Japan.

Those able to grab the newest issue of the Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream can receive a new kind of AR card, known as a Stage Card. Stage Cards can be used in conjunction with other AR cards to alter the battlefield of AR battles.

Enjoy Gaming's second eShop title lets you make your own block-dropping puzzle game.

Block Factory will be the next eShop title released in Europe and North America, according to publisher Enjoy Gaming.

The game appeared in the eShop last week under the "Coming Soon," and appeared on a press release from Nintendo of Europe about this week's downloads. We confirmed with Enjoy Gaming that Block Factory is also coming to North America this week as well.

To mix things up a bit, this week we're playing Mario Kart!

Come join the Nintendo World Report community this Tuesday, April 24, for a night of Mario Kart 7 starting at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (that's 1 a.m. UTC for anyone overseas who's still awake and wants to join in). You can exchange friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in our massive... Read more...

We should have been playing the demo for the July release last week.

North America was supposed to get a demo for Sega's Rhythm Thief on the 3DS eShop on April 19, according to a March 2012 press release (shown below). It didn't show up in the virtual store on that day.

We've followed up with Nintendo and Sega about the issue, and will report back as soon as we get an update.

The Castle of Illusion roots go deeper than you think.

Details regarding Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion were revealed by Junction Point Studios Creative Director Warren Spector at the European Nintendo Direct.

During the presentation, Spector noted that the gameplay focuses not just on platforming, but also paint and thinner mechanics. He also described the gameplay as a fusion between Castle of Illusion and the original Epic Mickey game, despite looking more like the former.

Japanese 3DS owners can now play video soccer worldwide.

An online mode was announced for the upcoming soccer simulator Calcio Bit during the recent Nintendo Direct event by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.

Calcio Bit comes out in Japan on July 12. There is currently no word on an international release.