The former retail game from Ignition and Renegade Kid is going the way of Order Up.

Planet Crashers 3D, from Ignition and Renegade Kid, is eschewing its retail aspirations and heading directly to the 3DS eShop in North America on July 26 for $10.

Originally set for a March 2012 retail release, Planet Crashers 3D, much like Ignition's Order Up!, was delayed and shifted to the eShop. While Order Up! actually did come out on cartridge in Europe, Planet Crashers 3D has yet to be released in any region.

150 coins can get you Q-Games' minimalist tower defense DSiWare game on 3DS.

Starship Defense is now available as a North American Club Nintendo reward for 150 coins until July 29, replacing Electroplankton Rec-Rec, which was available from July 1 to July 15. It can only be downloaded on 3DS systems.

The game, originally released on DSiWare in 2010, is a tower defense game... Read more...

Nintendo also detailed some other recent records for their various products. 

Nintendo of America announced that the Nintendo 3DS has now sold over 5 million units in the United States.

According to Nintendo's executive vice president of Sales and Marketing, Scott Moffitt, the Nintendo 3DS is entering "the next phase of its life," with new hardware and new games coming in the near future. He believes this milestone is a great foundation to build on for the future.

CORRECTION: Marvel Comic's irreverent "Merc with a mouth" anti-hero has a videogame, but no specific platforms have been confirmed yet, not even the Wii U.

CORRECTION: This story originally described the Deadpool game as confirmed for Wii U. However, the context surrounding the discussion of the Wii U at the San Diego Comic-Con panel appears to be more accurately attributed to Avengers: Battle for Earth. The Deadpool game still has no announced platforms.

Come race against the NWR community this Monday night!

Join the Nintendo World Report community for Mario Kart 7 this Monday, July 16. We'll be starting at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (1 a.m. UTC for anyone overseas). You can exchange friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in the Official NWR 3DS Friend Code Thread located in the Handheld... Read more...

It's so cheap that you could be labeled a thief and Patricia Wagon could throw you in jail!

In case you didn't know, WayForward's Mighty Switch Force is available on the North American eShop for a $3 discount, bringing its normal $6 price down to $3. The sale began at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET today, and will run until 9 p.m. PT/12 a.m. ET on July 15/16.

This game is the fourth "Game of the Weekend" sale that Nintendo of America is doing for the 3DS eShop. The first three games were Super Mario Land, VVVVVV, and Sakura Samurai.

The system may not allow for sharing purchased content across platforms.

A Nintendo of America representative clarified recent Nintendo Network comments, explaining that Nintendo is not announcing the ability to share content across platforms.

Charlie Scibetta, Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Nintendo of America, calls Nintendo Network a "unified network... Read more...

Two great 3DS Virtual Console offerings make this week one of the best yet.

Nintendo's 8-Bit Summer is still going strong. This week we have double the fun with several offerings for the 3DS eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop, WiiWare, and Wii Virtual Console.

3DS eShop Games:

Johnny Kung Fu - $5.99Take up arms against the evil Mr. Wang and his gang of... Read more...

Now Batman and Superman can beat up a former Batman sidekick and a partial robot. 

Two more characters from the DC Universe, Nightwing and Cyborg, have been added to Injustice: Gods Among Us' roster.

The Wii U game, developed by Mortal Kombat studio Netherrealm, stars a cast of DC characters. In addition to the two newly revealed characters, Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder... Read more...

Find out the next three installments of downloadable tracks.

The next three installments of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy downloadable content have been announced by Square Enix via a press release.

On July 12, Somnus (Final Fantasy Versus XIII), Desperate Struggle (Final Fantasy XIII), Sarutabaruta (Final Fantasy XI), and Battle (Final Fantasy VI) will be released.

The series might reach non-PlayStation platforms.

The Legend of Heroes series may be coming to Nintendo 3DS, according to Andriasang.com.

The site's claim, though unverified, comes from a seasonal company report from series developer Falcom.

"The [Legend of Heroes] series has been limited to PSP, but starting next term it will be offered on 3DS and a variety of other targets," the report states.

Pre-order it from select retailers and get a soundtrack in addition to the art book.

The Last Story will finally come to North America on August 14 and retail for $49.99, according to IGN.

Additionally, Xseed revealed that people who pre-order the game at GameStop, EB Games Canada, and Amazon.com will receive a seven-song soundtrack, containing songs from the game's score composed by Final Fantasy vet Nobuo Uematsu, as a pre-order bonus. The first run of the game is already set to come in special packaging with an art book.

The studio behind KI: Uprising reportedly shut its doors last month.

Project Sora, the studio started by Masahiro Sakurai, closed at the end of last month. 

A message on the studio's website notes its closure as of June 30. The website itself closes as of July 31.

Project Sora, formed by Sakurai in 2009 following the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the... Read more...

The blue bomber's original adventure for the Famicom is coming to Japan!

The Famicom version of Rockman, known as Mega Man in the West, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop on July 18 in Japan for 500 yen.

This marks the first third-party Famicom title to appear on the eShop. After the release of Rockman, there will be a total of eight Famicom titles on the eShop in Japan.

The scope of the project is so large that people behind some of Namco's major franchises have stepped in to help.

The next Super Smash Bros. game, which will be a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Namco Bandai, has taken top priority at Namco, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada confirmed in an interview with NowGamer.

"Obviously it’s a big priority for the company," Harada ellaborates further, "so company-wide there are a lot of people involved with that particular project. Not just from Tekken but a lot of our franchises. "

The Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will use the GamePad in a far simpler manner.

The Wii U's GamePad could be potentially distracting for fighting games, Tekken series leader Katsuhiro Harada recently told Eurogamer in an interview.

Harada feels that for fighting games, the Wii U's GamePad could distract gamers during a match. Due to this, the Wii U version of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will use it in a simpler manner.

The popular mobile game is coming to retail with new levels, content and cutscenes.

Angry Birds Trilogy will be released through retail on the Nintendo 3DS this holiday season, according to developer Rovio.

The game is a combination of three pre-existing Angry Birds products: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio. The game will feature new cinematics and upgraded... Read more...

Hint: it might be about their download services.

Capcom Corporate Officer/Senior Vice-President Christian Svensson explained why Capcom's Marvel-based fighting games have yet to hit Nintendo systems.

A fan on Capcom's Unity forums asked why the popular Capcom fighting games had yet to appear on any of Nintendo's systems, whether as retail titles or downloadable games. The answer Svensson offered is as follows:

Mario's Assist Block power-up from Super Mario 3D Land returns, among other gold-tinged power-ups.

White Tanooki Mario returns in New Super Mario Bros. 2 as the game's Assist Block, according to Famitsu.

The power-up first appeared in Super Mario 3D Land, making Mario invincible for the rest of the level. Like 3D Land, the Assist Block containing a Golden Leaf appears after you die five times in the same spot. It is unknown if there will be any other additional boosts other than invincibility from the suit in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

The developer's website promises to krash kart racing together with elements of platforming game play later this summer.

Kart Krashers will be coming to the DSi and 3DS download stores later this summer. Developer Big John Games is perhaps best known to Nintendo gamers for their many Wii, WiiWare, and DSiWare releases, including the Big Bass Arcade franchise and 2009 DSiWare title Thorium Wars.

Kart Krashers, which... Read more...