Level-5's CEO calmes the nerves of the fans at France's Japan Expo.

Level-5's President and CEO Akihiro Hino told fans to wait for further announcements on a western release of Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney. 

This was said at this weekend's Japan Expo in France, where Hino is a guest of Nintendo.

When the company president was asked about the game, he said the following: ''Something's in the works, but I can't talk today it today.'' 

Pilotwings and...not much else.

Let's all be honest for a minute here: it's a slow week for downloads. At least you can pick up Mighty Switch Force! at a discount, and, if you're feeling up to it, jet around the skies in Pilotwings. This is one of those weeks where I get a chance to breathe and remind myself: there's always next week.

The focus on 3D makes touch controls difficult.

Eiji Aonuma, the producer of multiple Legend of Zelda games, discussed why The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds uses button controls rather than the touch screen.

The reason for the abandonment of touch controls in A Link Between Worlds is because of the implementation of 3D. He put it... Read more...

Miyamoto's desire to create a Link to the Past remake was almost a reality.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was originally meant to be a 3D remake of the Super Nintendo classic A Link to the Past.

Eiji Aonuma told Wired in a recent interview that he "didn't want to make a remake," after being given the task to create a 3D remake of A Link to the Past by Miyamoto, but he wasn't sure how to "incorporate this world into [his] new project."

Fight the power, Aonuma!

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD almost faced internal pushback because it was believed internally that people did not like "that Link."

Eiji Aonuma stated in a recent interview that when he began trying to move forward with Wind Waker HD, there was "a lot of pushback," because it was believed that fans of the series didn't like the young, cel-shaded version of Link. After speaking with U.S. counterparts, that idea was put to rest.

Denpa Men 3 details are revealed, and the first two games are now half off!

Denpa Ningen no RPG 3, the third title in what is known as the Denpa Men series in the West, is set to release in Japan on August 7 for 1,000 yen on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Before the games official release, a free demo will be distributed to the 3DS eShop on July 31.

Unlike the past two Denpa Ningen... Read more...

Chibi Robo steals your stuff on 3DS, and Nintendo starts a contest to win a limited edition Chibi Robo Wii U.

Jissha de Chibi Robo, which can be translated as Chibi Robo Photograph, was released today, July 3, on the Nintendo 3DS eShop for 1,500 yen. A free demo is also available.

The main theme of the latest entry into the Chibi Robo series has players finding various junk for a curator who has initiated... Read more...

Pikmin, Lego City and Wonderful 101 are set to get discounts in Japan for a limited time.

A new summer early adoption campaign, giving gamers 10% off the price of select titles, is set to start in Japan this month. 

The special sale applies to three upcoming Wii U releases in Japan - Pikmin 3, Lego City Undercover and The Wonderful 101. The sales, which only apply to the digital... Read more...

The injustice over the downloadable content for Wii U is at an end.

An update for the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available on the American Nintendo eShop, adding support for four DLC characters, dozens of character skins and a new mode.

The update to the game is listed as version 1.1.0 and brings in some balance tweaks and compatibility with... Read more...

So you wanna be a master of Pokémon? Do you have the skills to be number one?

Nintendo Australia announced that the Australian National Pokémon championships will be held at the upcoming PAX Australia.

Players will be required to use Pokémon Black Version 2 or White Version 2. If successful, the players will win a trip to Vancouver, Canada to take part in the world championship with runs from August 9 to 11. The championships will be organised into three age groups, these are as follows:

Maybe try WiiU.net?

The appeal Nintendo of America filed with WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, over the domain name wiiu.com has been denied.

In February, Nintendo filed a cybersquatting complaint with WIPO over the domain ownership which WIPO has officially denied as of June 19th.

In the appeal,... Read more...

If gamers buy the Wii U, EA will make games for it.

It isn't impossible to run the Frostbite 3 engine on the Wii U after all, according to EA's Patrick Söderlund.

This is after previous news that it wasn't possible to run DICE's engine on the system. In an interview with Patrick Söderlund on 4Gamer, he revealed this information but said that their focus is on PS4 and Xbox One, and that games would be made for the Wii U when there is a larger install base.

G.Rev's shmup is coming to Europe very soon.

The Nintendo 3DS eShop title Kokuga will be launching on the European store on July 11.

The game launched last week in the U.S. eShop. G.Rev was, unfortunately, told recently that the game was not yet able to release in Canada.

Kokuga is an old-school top down shooter from the developer G.Rev. The title is directed by Hiroshi Luchi who worked on the classic games Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga. Check out our review here!

Donkey Kong and Fox McCloud join in on the free game fun.

A new month brings along new Club Nintendo game rewards; on tap this month are Aura-Aura Climber, Donkey Kong, Super Punch-Out and Star Fox 64.

The DSiWare game Aura-Aura Climber follows the journey of a little star named Aura-Aura. In order to once again be among his fellow stars, players grapple... Read more...

We're waiting on confirmation by Nintendo of Europe.

According to a newsletter posted on Twitter, Mario Kart 8 may be releasing in April 2014.

Twitter user DeSero claims that the picture in his post is from a newsletter sent out by Nintendo of Europe. Currently Nintendo has yet to confirm or deny the claim.

Mario Kart 7 released in December 2011 and its predecessor, Mario Kart Wii, released in April 2008.

UPDATE: Famicast 25 - Thanks for tuning in!

June marks episode number 25 for The Famicast, and this month, the crew has decided to do something a little different - give you the a live episode of the show! It’s not going to be just a normal episode. To celebrate the 25th Famicast, we’re going to give you, the listener, a chance to interact with the Famicrew and even have a chance to win some prizes! Check out the time table below to see when the show starts in your area!

No word on whether development has started on Watch_Cats.

Ubisoft's Watch_Dogs has been in development since 2009, according to an interview on Turkish gaming site Merlin'In Kazani.

When asked about the similarities between Watch_Dogs and the TV show Person of Interest, Dominic Guay, senior producer of the game, revealed that  development... Read more...

UPDATE: Wii U stretch goal has been reached!

Soul Saga: Episode 1, an RPG on Kickstarter that claims to be inspired by classic Playstation JRPGs, will be coming to Wii U next year if its stretch goal of $105,000 is met.

Developed by Disastercake, Soul Saga cites games such as Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire and Persona as its influences and features a "battle initiation system similar to Chrono Trigger," turn-based battles, and, of course, a protagonist with a huge sword.

Let's Play... and let's monetize!

Nintendo has seemingly reversed its stance on claiming copyright and ad revenue on YouTube videos that contain footage of their games.

ZackScottGames, a "Let's Player" who was the first person to bring Nintendo's controversial decision to light, has said that the claims on his videos have disappeared, and he is able to receive ad revenue.

If you don't have it already, now is the time!

We're not sure how long it will last, but Animal Crossing: New Leaf is on sale at Amazon for $26.59 (North American version).

This is a big discount off the $34.99 MSRP. If you're still on the fence about the game, then check out our review.