The Caped Crusader is returning to the Wii U!

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition has been announced for the Wii U.

Originally released for the Nintendo 3DS in October 2013, the game will now see an HD, digital-only release for the Wii U and other systems in North America on April 1 for $19.99, and in Europe on April 2 for £15.99.

A first look at Mario gulf.

Nintendo revealed images of Mario Golf: World Tour's Cheep Cheep Lagoon this morning via Twitter and Facebook. The course will contain “lots of obstacles to help and hinder play” and will feature different physics to match the underwater location.

While Nintendo of America’s tweet only displayed... Read more...

He's back again, and about time too!

Diddy Kong, one of the stars of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, will be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS.

In the pictures shown on the official Super Smash Bros. site, it can be seen that Diddy is equipped with his barrel jetpack, peanut pistols, and banana peels. The screens showcased Diddy Kong in both the Wii U and 3DS versions.

Craft weapons and swing on vines in this week's Nintendo Downloads.

This week in Nintendo Downloads features platforming apes, weapon crafting, dog fighting, and more.

3DS eShop Sales

Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D - $2.99 until March 6.

Heavy Fire: Special Operations 3D - $2.99 until March 6.

Robot Rescue 3D - $0.99 until March 6.

Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D - $0.99 until March 6.

Another one bites the dust.

A patent infringement case at the International Trade Commission has been won by Nintendo. The case was brought by three patent-licensing companies, Technology Properties Limited, LLC, Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC, and Patriot Scientific Corporation, that originally filed the complaint in July, 2012.

No boys allowed.

Nintendo UK has launched a Nintendo Girls Club channel on YouTube featuring videos aimed at the elusive female gamer demographic.

While the channel actually launched in January with eleven game trailer videos, it wasn’t until this week that the channel revealed a welcome video explaining the... Read more...

Just in case you needed more Sochi in your life.

A Mario and Sonic Winter Olympics bundle is being offered for £299.99 on the Nintendo UK store.

With the Sochi Winter Olympics in full swing, the Nintendo UK store has issued an ad for this Wii U bundle offer, which is described as a £75 discount on the retail price. The bundle includes:

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Get excited for minor usability improvements!

The Miiverse for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS has been updated today, according to a Miiverse post by Nintendo's Marty.

Miiverse users can now follow or unfollow users on the Followers page, instead of having to open that user’s profile page.

Also, when users post in an area where posting screenshots... Read more...

20 to 30 percent off of Donkey Kong, Zelda and Mario titles starts this weekend in Japan!

A special three weekend promotion giving gamers 20 to 30 percent off of select titles in the Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda and Super Mario series starts this weekend on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops in Japan. The first day of the sale, running from February 22 to 23, features discounts on Donkey... Read more...

One will focus on games, the other on distribution.

Index Corporation, parent company of developer Atlus, will be split into two groups following restructuring after being purchased by Sega Sammy Holdings. The first company will be known as Atlus, which will have 121 employees who will focus entirely on game development. The second company, known as Index Corporation, will work on advertising and distribution, and be comprised of 166 people.

What came first, the party or the fish?

Evofish, a new party game from developer Moving Player, has been approved for release on the Wii U eShop. It will be available “shortly” in Europe, with no announcement so far for other regions.

Evofish includes a solo mode, as well as three multiplayer party modes supporting up to five players using the Wii U GamePad and four Wii remotes. Multiplayer will include the option to play competitively or cooperatively.

Better to have Luigi’d and lost, than to never have Luigi’d at all.

There will be one more month of celebration for the green-hatted hero according to a Miiverse message from Shigeru Miyamoto posted earlier today. “...All good things must come to an end, and the Year of Luigi will conclude on March 18,” he wrote.

Miyamoto initially thanked everyone for their... Read more...

It still has some catching up to get to the sales of DS.

The Nintendo 3DS is currently outpacing Game Boy Advance sales in Japan.

Media Create, a Japanese sales tracker, reports that in its 154th week the Nintendo 3DS has sold around 15 million units. This is up from sales of the Game Boy Advance, which were at 11.64 million units at week 154.

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Live by the sword, die by the sword

Mighty No. 9 director Koji Imaeda and lead character designer Kimo Kimo have unveiled another boss character, Mighty No. 7, the sleek red sword-wielding robot.

Starting out as a bot with scissors on the back of his head, Kimo Kimo designed this character before any backstory was created.

"Beck's... Read more...

Get your bargain on.

Teyon's most popular 3DS eShop games will be on sale for a two week period beginning this Thursday.

Starting on February 20 and ending March 6, the Polish developer and publisher will discount games up to 66% on the 3DS eShop. The sale applies to both the North American and European eShop.

Here is a handy list of the games discounted, including their price and a brief description:

Colorful before, but prettier now.

A new HD remake of Flowerworks: Follie's Adventure is being released this quarter, developer Nocturnal Entertainment has announced.

Originally released for WiiWare in 2010, Flowerworks HD is revamped to make use of the Wii U's HD capabilities. Nocturnal attributes the project to Nintendo's kindness; the company lent Nocturnal Wii U devkits in order to complete the port.

Those Red Falcon guys really had it coming anyway.

The trend continues! This Siberian winter on the eShop will come to an end one day. With naught but a single game or two each week to slake our digital hunger we Nintendo gamers may be unable to go on.

But seriously, where are the games? My theory is that Nintendo has them locked in a vault, guarded by Nunchuck Reggie. This week the VC gets the minimal amount of love, a promising RPG hits the eShop, and a Spin the Bottle game gets an update.

We can finally see what this thing looks like.

The Limited Edition Yoshi's New Island 3DS XL hardware has been revealed and has a European release date of March 14.

Earlier this week we reported that a Yoshi themed 3DS XL is also in the works for the North America. At this time we can't confirm if the North American piece of hardware will look the same.

Become a blacksmith on February 20!

Weapon Shop de Omasse will be up on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 20.

Deveolped by Level-5, the rythym-based RPG will have you competiing in blacksmith type mini games. It's created by Yoshiyuki Hirari, a well known actor in Japan. It will be the final game in Level-5's Guild[01] project. 

Catch up on the origin story for the crazy soccer RPG series.

The first title in the Inazuma Eleven series is available for purchase right now from the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America and Europe, excluding the UK.

Developed by Level-5, the game began life on the Nintendo DS, launching as a Japan-only title in 2008, before spawning several sequels across... Read more...