The critically acclaimed title is seeing a console release, but not on Wii U.

Although the Wii U version was announced early, Gone Home's console releases will not be heading to Nintendo systems.

Fullbright Games and Midnight City reconfirmed the console releases today would be for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Development head Steve Gaynor confirmed to us that this is those are the only systems in active development:

New content promised for Nintendo fans.

The construction sensation Minecraft is finally coming to the Wii U.

Minecraft will release on the Wii U eShop next Thursday (December 17) in both North America and Europe. The North American version will launch at $29.99 with six add-on packs included, with 16 more available for add-on purchase... Read more...

Europe will be digging into it before Christmas

Yacht Club Games has confirmed the launch date for the Shovel Knight amiibo, and Europe will be having a very merry Christmas.

The amiibo will launch in Europe on 11 December, with a North American release to follow on January 8 in order to ensure there is enough to meet the demand. Some European stores have the amiibo and have sold it, including to Nintendo World Report European chief Daan Koopman.

It got dusty there for a minute.

The Game Awards have wrapped in Los Angeles, and Nintendo was able to bring home a couple of awards.

Super Mario Maker was the winner in the Best Family Game category, while Splatoon captured Best Multiplayer Game and Best Shooter among its nominations. The Best Multiplayer was given on stage,... Read more...

While helping us raise money for charity you'll have plenty of chances to win Amiibo, eShop credit, game downloads, retro paintings, and more! UPDATE: Now with Shovel Knight Amiibo!

Once again NWR is doing an all-day, live podcast telethon to raise funds for Child's Play, and we want you to join us on that journey! In order to help kids in pediatric hospitals have access to toys and games we've set bigger goals this year, made longer schedules... and are giving out tons of prizes to thank everyone for taking part!

The PC sensation hops into a crowded field on the 3DS

Add another game to the list of eShop games dropping next week.

The developers of Terraria have announced that the PC hit's 3DS version will come to the eShop next week for $19.99/€19.99/£16.99. A physical version, as well as the Wii U version, are still expected to follow early next year.

Terraria joins SteamWorld Heist and FAST Racing Neo in next Thursday's eShop premium lineup.

Also confirms Quality of Life still in development

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima gave a wide ranging interview to Time magazine discussing Nintendo's present and future.

The interview reconfirms the company's commitment to using Nintendo Account across platforms, including earning points in My Nintendo for interacting with Nintendo IP outside... Read more...

Insert “Skell of a time” pun here.

There’s no question what the biggest game – in terms of file size, quality or length – is for all of the Western eShops this week: Xenoblade Chronicles X. My opinions on the game are well documented (in both a text review and a video), so you might want to start the download now if you haven’t already so you can grab all 22GB of goodness.

Japan takes to the spinoff as much as the mainline games

The newest Monster Hunter title launched in Japan last week, and it's already cleared a couple of major milestones.

Capcom has issued a press release confirming the title, which released last Saturday, has already shipped 2 million units. The game has outsold the previous game, Monster Hunter 4G... Read more...

One big one we knew about, one is live, one will be soon

Some news from updates around the Nintendo universe this week:

Diamonds can't the that expensive if three thousand of them cost 30 quid.

On the day Pokémon Picross releases, one of the other Pokémon free to start titles is expanding its reach.

Pokémon Rumble World, the free to start Rumble title released back in April, will release at retail in Europe on 22 January and Australia on 23 January. No pricing was given for Europe... Read more...

December continues to deliver the big hits on the eShop.

Tomorrow's eShop update in North America will be bringing a relative rarity.

Trauma Team, the 2010 Atlus published adventure game/surgery simulator, will launch on the eShop tomorrow at noon Eastern time for US$19.99/C$24.99. This marks the first 3rd party Wii title to get a digital release on the North American eShop.

Truly karma for the next day's retail release.

December 10 will have major games on both eShops.

FAST Racing Neo, Shin'en Multimedia's much hyped futuristic racer, will join SteamWorld Heist in launching next Thursday, December 10. Expect to shell out US$14.99/€14.99/£10.99 for the ultra fast action.

#FAST Racing Neo - The wait is (almost) over! Release Date: December 10 Price: 14.99€/14.99USD/10.99GBP #WiiU #eShop pic.twitter.com/YtQiizr7f1

A December surprise that comes with some neat rewards. UPDATE: Rewards program announced

The Nintendo Account has launched in Japan. This new system will work as a cross-platform connection between consoles, PCs, and mobile devices, allowing data transfer between games these various devices through a cloud-based data service.

The online registration site went live overnight (North... Read more...

A tale of food that will *not* be fresh.

Following a November hiatus, the Splatfest has returned to North America.

The next event, scheduled to kick off just before midnight Friday night and run all day Saturday Eastern time, will pit Callie's Team Hamburger against Marie's Team Pizza in the battle of the fast food staples.

Whatever side you're on, we encourage you to get the splatting in before or during the NWR Child's Play Telethon the same day.

Stamps! Costumes! Quizzes! Oh my!

The 2.0 update for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes will be launching tomorrow.

In addition to the costumes and Den of Trials announced in the last Nintendo Direct, the patch notes confirmed a group of additions to the game.

The 3DS hit's sequel will launch on other platforms next year

Image and Form has confirmed the date and price for SteamWorld Heist.

The indie hit will launch in North America and Europe on December 10, at US$19.99/C$21.99/€19.99/£14.99. A launch discount of $3/€3/£3 will be active until December 31.

Image and Form confirmed in their note to us that the game is expected to last 20-25 hours, and will not go on sale for "a very long while" following the expiration of the launch deal.

Now, how many Pokémon have the letter "N" in their name...?

Pokkén Tournament's roster will expand slightly next week.

The game's official Twitter announced today that they plan to unleash the next playable Pokémon into the game on December 10. According to Gematsu the teaser contains the Japanese character ン, which roughly translates to the letter N with no vowels.

Reminder: That's shipped to suppliers, not consumers.

Some members of the supply chain may have begun floating shipment numbers for new Nintendo hardware to release in 2016.

According to the Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes, the new system would enter production at the end of the 1st quarter of 2016 - whether fiscal (April - June) or calendar (January - March) is not specified - and would ship between 10 and 12 million units in the first year.

A few updates round out the week

Some of the big Nintendo games have had minor content releases today: