Now you can try to get past that tricky spot again and again.

Games made available on the Virtual Console service of the Nintendo eShop will have full save states. This means that it is possible to save your game during gameplay, and retry from that point in the game multiple times. 

For the Wii, it is only possible to "suspend" a game, creating a pause... Read more...

Players hoping to experience the supernatural RPG on their 3DS this summer might be disappointed.

A newsletter sent by Atlus confirms that Devil Survivor Overclocked for the 3DS, once slated for a June 2011 release, has been delayed. The title now has a vague Fall 2011 release date.

Along with the delay, Atlus revealed the game's final box art.

Devil Survivor Overclocked is an updated version... Read more...

Sakurai teases at the possibilities on Twitter.

Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising director, posted a photo of his E3 pass that hints at the possibility of a Zelda 25th anniversary project at E3.

Another photo features a playful shot of Sakurai's cat gnawing at the pass's lanyard. On one side, it has the words "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword". On the other side, it reads "Zelda 25th Anniversary".

Update: Several titles have been removed from the list.

Along with the reveal of the 3DS's eShop lineup in North America and Europe, the titles that will not be transferable have been revealed. Players will not be able to transfer the following games and apps to their 3DSs once the firmware update hits in June:

Update: Since the original posting of this article, the referenced list on Nintendo's web site has been cut from 19 titles to 11.

Three titles announced for North America, with one substitution for Europe.

Following the launch of the eShop, upcoming titles for the North American Virtual Console are set to include Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Radar Mission. The European Virtual Console list differs slightly with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Tennis set to be available at launch. Pricing is still unknown.

There will be 10 games launching with the service, as well as an Internet browser.

Six Virtual Console, two 3D Classics, and two other titles will help launch the eShop in Japan. An Internet browser will also launch with the service next week.

The Virtual Console slate, all from the Game Boy, consists of Super Mario Land, Kirby's Dreamland, and Baseball from Nintendo, as well... Read more...

Tactile bridge crossing and weapon selection included in Snake's 3D adventure.

Gyroscopic control and touch screen are options in Metal Gear Solid 3D, according to Twitter posts by Hideo Kojima.

The series creator announced that he just completed playing the E3 demo for MGS3D, and that he had used the gyro controls on the 3DS unit to cross a rope bridge safely.

Also revealed was that the player will be able to select Snake's weapons via the touch screen.

Breakout-style Game Boy game among the first to be confirmed for the upcoming download service.

Alleyway, a Game Boy game developed by Nintendo's Intelligent Systems and released in 1989, has been rated by the ESRB as a 3DS Virtual Console title.

The game features gameplay similar to the classic game Breakout, with the player controlling a paddle on the bottom of the screen attempting to keep a ball bouncing to break the wall of blocks at the top. Mario makes a guest appearance in the game as the guy piloting the paddle.

WiiWare title's North American and European release dates to be announced after E3.

La-Mulana, a WiiWare-exclusive action game from developer Nigoro, will be released in Japan on June 21, with a Western release at a later date. The developer blog announced that they were going through the approval processes for the North American and European markets, and they would announce release dates for those territories as soon as they were available.

Square Enix and n-Space are prepping up an epic 3DS exclusive for 2012.

Square Enix officially announced that they have partnered with n-Space for a new 3DS game called Heroes of Ruin, set to be released in 2012. The game was revealed by n-Space earlier this week.

In Heroes of Ruin, up to four players can participate in exploring dungeons, raiding treasures and defeating... Read more...

One of the first apps available at the eShop launch will let users view more than 150 Pokémon in 3D.

Pokédex 3D, featuring all of the new Pokémon from the recent Pokémon Black and White games, will allow users to look up information about more than 150 Pokémon and their moves, all free of charge. It will make use of SpotPass and Augmented Reality.

Players start with 16 Pokémon and can unlock... Read more...

The classic NES Excitebike is heading to the eShop with 3D graphics and the ability to save dozens of self-created tracks. 

When the eShop launches on the 3DS on June 6, gamers will be able to download Excitebike, the first 3D Classic, free of charge for a limited time.

The enhanced NES port will feature two racing modes. You have the choice of racing alone to get the best time, or facing a slew of rival bikers and catching lots of air while trying to get first place.

Nintendo will be attending the major gaming convention.

EB Games Australia will be hosting a major gaming convention on the Gold Coast this year on October 15 and 16, the company announced.

Publishers such as Nintendo, EA, Disney Interactive, Square-Enix, Bandai Namco, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft are just a few of the attending exhibitors.

Tickets for the event go on sale on June 2.

The price drop is accompanied by new red DS cases for Mario titles.

The MSRP for the Nintendo DS Lite will be lowered to $99, starting June 5, 2011, despite previous rumors that the DS Lite had been discontinued entirely.

In addition, Nintendo will be repackaging games featuring Mario with a red case to make them more easily identifiable by consumers. These titles are known for their "evergreen" sales figures, selling long after their initial introduction. The games included in this re-branding include:

Dr. House investigates the side-effects of fast racing and adventuring on islands in this week's crop of games.

This week marks the release of several notable games across Nintendo's download game services, with an F-Zero-inspired racer and a Hudson SNES title.

For WiiWare, Shin'en Multimedia's FAST-Racing League, an F-Zero-like futuristic racing game set in the year 2112, debuts. It features fast racing for up to four players in multiplayer mode. Players can feed their need for speed at only 1,000 Wii Points ($10).

If you're around New York City, Nintendo World Store might be heaven for day one of E3 2011.

Nintendo World Store in New York City will play host to an all-day event to celebrate the first day of E3 2011.

Starting at 11 a.m. on June 7, Nintendo and StreetPass NYC will host an event featuring tournaments, E3 bingo, and AR cake. They will also showcase the Nintendo Press Conference, which begins at 12 p.m. EST, on a large screen.

Art on n-Space's Facebook page teases an upcoming game.

n-Space revealed art from an upcoming 3DS collaboration with Square Enix called Heroes of Ruin.

The title was initially trademarked in April 2011, and is the first of several 3DS game reveals n-Space has up their sleeve.

n-Space, best known for their work with Nintendo on Geist, has recently worked on Call of Duty and GoldenEye for DS. They also developed the Tron Evolution games for Wii and DS.

Giant AR card reward for Australians.

Club Nintendo Australia has once again updated their rewards catalogue. This time, the update is for a giant AR card for the Nintendo 3DS.

The card measures 73 cm by 46 cm. It can be used for any of the functions that the smaller version that came with the system is capable of. The reverse of the card features the mario image that the system allows you to use in the star pics mode. The card costs 750 stars.

Video gaming's most popular defense attorney will hit Japanese screens next year.

A movie based on the Ace Attorney franchise is in production for Japanese cinemas, Capcom announced today.

Actor Hiroki Narimiya will be playing the role of Phoenix Wright, Takumi Saito will play the role of Miles Edgeworth, Phoenix's prosecutor rival, and Mirei Kiritani will be playing the role of Maya Fey. No other characters from the series or actors have been announced.

The eight million-strong gaming community site is adding a news feed that gives you the news you want.

Raptr, the gaming community site that began in 2007, is launching a social news feed to complements its other slate of gaming community interaction today.

The end result, which you can check out by making an account on their web site, is something similar to Digg or Reddit, where readers can search... Read more...