The latest offerings from the Pokemon and Kirby series headline this week!

This week, Kirby arrives to the Wii U in his latest adventure, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. You’ll be hearing more from us regarding that game in due time. Meanwhile, Pokemon Shuffle is out on 3DS as a free to play title. I’ve had fun with the game so far, but be aware of transactions that it... Read more...

Replace that poorly framed selfie with your mii!

In a recent interview the Nikkei, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo is currently in development of an app that will allow users to use their miis on social media.

The app would allow for miis to be used as profile pictures on various social media sites. According to Iwata,... Read more...

Just in time for the launch of Mario Party 10!

The heavily-rumored gold Mario Amiibo is coming to Walmart as a retailer exclusive, according to a leaked promotional poster.

Apparently Nintendo is tying the release of this exclusive figurine to the launch of Mario Party 10, which is scheduled for release on March 20. Whether this is some sort of pre-order incentive or special bundle remains to be seen.

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Upsetting the core audience was expected.

Nintendo has finally explained why the company decided not to bring the smaller, standard model of New 3DS that supports swappable face plates to North America.

Damon Baker, the Senior Manager in Marketing and Licensing at NoA, told Nintendo Life that it came down to making things as clear as possible for consumers in the North American market.

With a Circle Pad Pro and NFC adapter who needs a New 3DS?

An external NFC reader for older 3DS systems (3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS) is arriving in Japan this summer, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

This news was revealed at the company's latest investor meeting, during which Iwata stated that Nintendo is "making steady progress on compatibility with the Nintendo 3DS platform," and that an NFC reader/writer would be made availble this summer.

If you like Amiibo, this is the investors meeting for you!

Wii U software sales increased over 200% between April and September in Japan, Europe, Australia (which saw the most growth of all due to it being their toy catalog season during June and July) and the United States, Nintendo's investors meeting revealed. The reports attribute this to titles such... Read more...

Tapping the toys to the Wii U GamePad will let you sample some Nintendo classics.

Later this year, Wii U owners will be able to unlock time-limited trial versions of various Nintendo and Super Nintendo games by tapping their Amiibo to the GamePad.

Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata made the announcement during tonight's financial meeting, noting that tapping the same Amiibo... Read more...

Time to sharpen those tools and clean out that rucksack.

Story of Seasons, the farming and life simulator from the former Harvest Moon team, will be released in North America on March 31 for Nintendo 3DS.

Story of Seasons was released in Japan during the month of February last year, and was the highest-selling game in the region the following month, with a solid 131,000 copies sold.

Nintendo of Europe has finally given up on an unfulfilled promise.

During a past Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata assured European fans that Nintendo TVii was being looked at for the region. Two years later, Nintendo of Europe has decided to pull the plug.

A statement, which can found on various versions of their website, reads:

Nothing to see here. Just an elaborate hoax.

[Update] It looks like "leak" of Rayman's inclusion in future Smash Bros. DLC was nothing more than a well-crafted prank.

The guy behind the hoax posted a video on how he pulled it off.

Check it out below.

[Original Story] Pictures and video footage uploaded today on NeoGAF indicate that Ubisoft character Rayman will be a playable fighter in upcoming DLC for both the Wii U and 3DS versions of Super Smash Bros.

Another chance to get my hands on a Rosalina? Yes please!

It appears three additional Amiibo will be included in the Mario Party 10 line of Amiibos.

Over on the game's official Japanese site, new Amiibo for Wario, Rosalina, and Donkey Kong are all pictured.

As for whether these will be included in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. wave of Amiibos remains to be seen, but fans can at least rejoice in the fact that there might be another opportunity to snag a Rosalina figure.

Want to play iOS games on your 3DS? No? Well you're getting them anyway!

Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata believes there is room for Wii U to grow in the months to come.

With major releases like a new The Legend of Zelda and Xenoblade Chronicles X, the Nintendo boss is confident this year will be a promising one for its home console. "I believe the Wii U business... Read more...

Two little arthouse titles called Monster Hunter and Zelda are making their debuts this week.

This week it’s all about 3DS. Wii U has a couple of releases, including the role-playing classic Breath of Fire, but the primary focus is on the release of New Nintendo 3DS this Friday.

With new hardware comes new games, and we have two big ones this week. First off, the Monster Hunter series... Read more...

Not even a cartoon tie-in can save Sega's struggling hedgehog.

The launch of Sonic Boom is now Sega's weakest game debut in the history of the franchise.

The combined sales of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal failed to reach half a million sales worldwide. Instead, a mere 490,000 copies of the Wii U and 3DS titles combined were sold.

The "convenience" of a 3DS system transfer coupled with the magic of two visits to GameStop is required. Sounds fun.

GameStop retail locations are giving customers $100 in-store credit with the trade in of a 3DS XL, or $75 with other 3DS models, when they purchase a New 3DS XL. You just have to transfer all your digital content at home.

The New 3DS requires the source system to be on hand to perform a system... Read more...

The future of J.K. Rowling's magical world could have turned out very differently.

Nintendo tried to secure the exclusive rights to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise.

The company created a pitch back in 1998 to obtain the rights to produce all adaptations of the book series. NoA's internal team worked on a pitch for a third-person adventure title based on the popular wizarding franchise. Additionally, a smaller team was broken off at Nintendo Software Technology to develop a title based on quidditch.

Like it or not, the Big N is still working on improving your quality of life.

Despite the fact it's been quite a while since we've heard from Nintendo about its health initiative, company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that its quality of life platform is still very much an important part of Nintendo's future.

In an interview with Asahi News, Iwata emphasized the... Read more...

A classic take on the Metroid formula was reportedly in the works for 3DS.

Rumors have been circulating around for quite some time regarding a canceled 2D Metroid game for 3DS, and now we have some new information on the alleged handheld title that will never see the light of day.

According to Unseen64's Liam Robertson, the game was said to offer a faster experience... Read more...

Ubisoft has been holding back a finished Wii U game for over a year. It's a party game called Know Your Friends.

Know Your Friends is a Wii U party game from Ubisoft that has been finished for an entire year according to Unseen 64. There are no current plans for it to come out as far as we know, though.

At E3 2014, Ubisoft's Yves Gullemot said that there was a finished Wii U game that Ubisoft was purposefully... Read more...