AKB48+Me, Picross, Animal Crossing and a skyscraper building puzzle game all make appearances this week.

Let's take a look at how Harvest Moon has evolved.

Let me tell you a tale about Comic Con.

The real puzzle is why it took so long.

Wave Two is out at Toys R Us and includes a new Giant, three new characters, and tons of reposed figures.

So Hot Shots Golf on Vita and Tiger Woods on Wii might be more real than Mario Golf on Game Boy Color, but so what?

A look at how Liberation Maiden's Shoko Ozora compares to Grasshopper's previous female heroes.

We chat about Pokémon with Nintendo's Seth McMahill.

Or, why some people shouldn't be writing them.

There's lots to love for fans of old school Famicom games. Oh yeah, and an EX Troopers demo. 

Check out all the character's upgrades and abilities here.

What has your NWR Staff been playing on their 3DSes?

Thoughts on the Wii U inside.

We got your cosplay and your Nintendo stuff here.

We talk with Dan Vargas about the upcoming Wii U title.

Why my copy of FIFA 13 for the 3DS had no text, and what caused it. 

Learn more about the upcoming game directly from the people who made it. 

AKB48 owns your soul... but Konami and Arc System Works try to give you other options.

If only games could help us learn.

In this special Staff Sez, we ask the staff what they are most anticipating in the latter part of 2012.