And the people responsible for Thor and Captain America's 3DS debut are...

Sega announced the developers behind the upcoming Thor and Captain America video games for the 3DS are the same as those behind the Wii versions.

Thor: God of Thunder was developed by Red Fly Studio, known for games such as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and Ghostbusters II: The Video Game for the Wii and PlayStation 2. Captain America: Super Soldier was created by High Voltage, best known for their Conduit games.

Thor: God of Thunder will be released on September 13. Captain America: Super Soldier will be available on October 25.

The new flame red colour is on its way.

Nintendo Australia has announced that they will be launching the new flame red colour for the Nintendo 3DS on September 22nd, 2011.

Nintendo Australia have also confirmed that both Super Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart 7 will be arriving in Australia for the holiday season.

Check your 3DS. You might have some free games waiting to be downloaded.

The 10 NES Ambassador games, revealed yesterday, are becoming available in North America today. However, it appears they might be slowly rolling out throughout the day.

The method for downloading the games is unfortunately obtuse. You have to go to the Settings/Other menu, and then sort through your Your Downloads. If you have a long list of downloads, you likely have to scroll to the end to find the NES games. You have to repeat this for each game. However, you can use the Menu icon on the main screen of the eShop to expedite the process slightly.

Gamers in Japan can download their Famicom ambassador titles a day early. 

The Famicom titles for the Nintendo Ambassador program are currently available for download in Japan. Originally set to be released on September 1, the titles have made a surprise appearance on the eShop a day early.

There are ten classic Famicom titles available in Japan including the likes of Super Mario Bros., Mario Open Golf, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and others. Also included in the update was an "Ambassador Certificate" which is a movie explaining the Ambassador program with the option to opt in to future notifications about the service, assumedly the GBA games to come at a later date.

The second Game & Watch Collection for the Nintendo DS has been rated by the Australian Classification Board. 

Over the weekend, a listing for Game & Watch Collection 2 was added to the Australian Classification Board website, suggesting a possible release for the Nintendo DS game in Australia. 

The second collection, which contains Octopus and Parachute, is already available in North America and Japan through Club Nintendo. 

The quirky 3DS rhythm title makes its way to Western shores in 2012.

Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure for Nintendo 3DS has been announced for North America and Europe, with a release date of early 2012.

The game, previously announced for Japan, is a new rhythm adventure title with puzzle elements. You need to use the touch screen and gyro controls to keep in time with the beat for the rhythm sections. You play as Raphael, the Rhythm Thief, travelling around Paris with his dog to steal treasures. The quest to find the "Wristlet of Tiamat" will unmask the mystery of his missing father. Single-player and multiplayer is included, as is StreetPass functionality.

Nintendo of America finally earns some good will.

Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call ('the Last Specter' in North America) will not include Professor Layton's London Life, the Brownie Brown-developed RPG that was a lengthy post-game bonus in the 2009 Japan release.

Yesterday, Nintendo of America confirmed that London Life would be unlocked from the start in the North American release of the game.

The next chapter in the Professor Layton series is set for an October 17 release in North America, and a November release in Europe.

It came out on consoles, and now it's in 3D, brother.

WWE All Stars is coming to 3DS on November 22, the same day that WWE '12 hits Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

It will be a 3D-enhanced port of the game that originally came out on home consoles in March. WWE All Stars on 3DS will also include two modes and 13 characters that were only available as downloadable content for the 360 and PS3 versions.

We reviewed WWE All Stars on Wii when it came out, with reviewer Andy Goergen saying "WWE All Stars is a fun action sports title, and should appeal to most fans who have a nostalgic fondness for wrestling."

Nintendo finally decides to bring Excitebots: Trick Racing outside of North America. 

Excitebots: Trick Racing is coming to Japan more than two years after its original release in North America.

Excitebots: Trick Racing, releasing in Japan under the name, "Excite Mou-Machine," will not see a retail release in Japan but rather be available to Nintendo fans through Club Nintendo. Wii owners can redeem 1,000 stars for a copy of the game.

There is still no word on a release in any other region. Monster Games, the developers of Excitebots, have gone on to work on Excitebike: World Rally and Pilotwings Resort.

In addition to the previously known games, five more have been revealed for the first time.

Update: Nintendo of America confirmed the list of North American games over Twitter, substituting the similar NES Open Tournament Golf for Mario Open Golf.

Nintendo has revealed the ten NES games players can download as part of the 3DS's Ambassador program.

The first five games have been previously known. These include Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber, Donkey Kong Jr. and Balloon Fight. The five new games formally revealed for the first time are Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Wrecking Crew, Yoshi, Metroid, and Mario Open Golf.