A system update and a decent amount of downloads, what more could we ask for this week?

Following what seemed to be a massive system update for the 3DS, Nintendo decided to release four titles across their downloadable services; unfortunately the Wii Virtual Console was once again neglected.

This week the eShop received the 3D puzzle game Pushmo. The game arrived in Japan last month... Read more...

Mistwalker's Wii RPG is coming to Europe before Xenoblade hits North America.

The Last Story is coming to Europe on February 24, 2012, according to a Nintendo press release.

The RPG, from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker, came out in Japan in early 2011 to rave reviews. It's a story-focused experience with an innovative combat system. Additionally, The Last Story features online multiplayer ranging from deathmatch to co-op.

One AAA battery will hold you over for quite awhile with Nintendo's monstrous 3DS peripheral.

The Circle Pad Pro promises 480 hours of battery life with one AAA battery. The news comes directly from the device’s manual as the peripheral and Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G were made available to a select few in Japan before the official release on December 10.

The Circle Pad Pro will be released... Read more...

UPDATE: While Miyamoto will be focusing on smaller projects, he will NOT be retiring from game development altogether.

UPDATE: A Reuters report refuted the news that Shigeru Miyamoto will be stepping down from his position at Nintendo. A spokesperson from Nintendo denied the allegations made on Wired's interview, saying that Miyamoto simply wanted to train the new generation. After the announcement, Nintendo's shares fell two percent and partially recovered after the denial.

OG's title was allowed to go on sale despite Ubisoft's wishes.

Ubisoft's request to temporarily restrain the release of OG's Get Up and Dance was denied.

Ubisoft filed for a temporary restraining order on OG's new dance game due to its similarity to their own popular Just Dance series. They claimed that the avatars and instructors in Get Up and Dance looked... Read more...

Gamers in Japan can play Wario's first adventure next week on their 3DS!

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 is set to be released in the Japan eShop on December 14 for 400 yen. This was revealed on the Nintendo 3DS Japan eShop under the “news” section for December 7. This brings the total of Virtual Console games to 39 in Japan.

While there has been no concrete word... Read more...

Seven demos (including Monster Hunter and Puyo Puyo) are available for download on the Japan eShop!

Seven separate downloadable demos debuted today on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan. The demos are completely free and are currently limited to the Land of the Rising Sun. 

The following games have demos on the eShop in Japan: Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G, Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary, Cooking... Read more...

Nintendo is finally seeing the success they hoped for in the 3DS.

Super Mario Land 3D Land for the 3DS is the top selling game in Japan for November, according to a report by Famitsu and Enterbrain.

The Mario title, released on November 3, beat out several high profile efforts including Hatsune Miku for the PlayStation Portable and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which is published in Japan by Square Enix. In November alone, the game sold 542,842 units.

The 3DS also sees great benefit from its release.

Mario Kart 7 sold 420,000 copies since its first release, while the 3DS is close to selling 3 million units, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Japanese newspaper Nikkei.

Iwata noted that the 3DS has seen great momentum ever since the company lowered the price of the handheld back in August, while... Read more...

eShop is still undergoing maintenance.

Part of the new 3DS system update is live, as 3DS owners around the world can download the substantial addition that adds Find Mii 2, Accomplishments, and more to the StreetPass Mii Plaza, and 3D video recording to the Photo Channel.

However, the eShop, which is slated to receive several updates... Read more...

A new feature in the Mii Plaza tracks what you have and have not completed.

Upon installing the recent update to the Nintendo 3DS and visiting the Mii Plaza, players will be greeted by a bounty of new content to enjoy. Accomplishments, a new feature that tracks a players achievements is now available.

In the main selection screen of the Mii Plaza players can now... Read more...

Connect your system to the internet and start downloading!

If you go into the eShop on the 3DS, you'll be able to start downloading the new system update.

Currently, we can confirm this is available in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. We'll confirm the contents of the update as soon as we can. Let us know your thoughts in the Talkback!

Nintendo has already offered an official solution. UPDATE: NOA offers save data repair service, announces plans for online save patching solution.

UPDATE: Nintendo has updated their official website with details on how to repair a save file suffering from this serious glitch. NOA is offering two methods of repairing player's Skyward Sword save data. Currently, you may contact NOA at 1-800-255-3700 and arrange for them to receive and repair your... Read more...

Come play online with the Nintendo World Report community this Saturday evening.

Nintendo World Report is hosting a Wi-Fi event for Mario Kart 7 this Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. EST.

To participate, make sure to add Nintendo World Report's Community Codes. For Battle Mode it's 52-8882-2728-4207, and for Grand Prix it's 15-7711-2023-1792.

You can also add your individual... Read more...

The Nanostray successor finally sees the light of day.

Nano Assault, the shoot-'em-up for 3DS made by Nanostray developer Shin'en, is available now for the Nintendo 3DS. 

The game's release comes nearly two weeks after its original date of November 22. Majesco stated that day that the game had been "pushed back", but no official replacement date was set. Nano Assault is one of seven 3DS games Majesco is publishing this holiday season, and retails for $29.99.

Pullbox! Blaster Master EB! This week's European Downloads!

The European downloads have been revealed, thanks to the ''New Titles'' section of the Nintendo Channel in the UK. What can you expect this week? Let's hop right in.

Pullblox (better known as Pushmo or Hiku-Osu) is hitting the Nintendo eShop this week. You will have to push and platform your way through 250 levels. Not only that, but there is even a level creator where you can make your own content. The game will set you back €6/£5.40.

Don't have the Mario games, but want the Friends List update? Here is how to get it!

Mario Kart 7 distributes the 3DS Friends List firmware update when playing over Download Play. We found this update mechanism when playing the game with our friends and family.

The update allows players to join their friends directly for online Wi-Fi matches in supported games. This feature can be only be used for Mario Kart 7 at the moment of this writing.

A recent issue of Nintendo Power released new details about the 3DS firmware update.

The details of Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS firmware update have finally been released. According to the December issue of Nintendo Power, the update will include 3D video recording, improved QR code functionality, the ability to transfer game files to another 3DS, additional puzzles and an additional dungeon in StreetPass Mii Plaza, improved eShop functionality, and the Nintendo Zone application.

The epic RPG is hitting North America next year as an exclusive to GameStop and Nintendo's online store.

Nintendo confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles, released in Europe in August, is coming to North America in April 2012.

News broke earlier this morning that GameStop had a possible exclusive version listed on their upcoming line-up of games. Following that, Nintendo posted images from Xenoblade Chronicles... Read more...

The game will be coming to the 3DS in Europe through Club Nintendo.

3D Classics: Kid Icarus will be the next title to be remade for the Nintendo 3DS with enhanced 3D graphics. The 3D Classics release was previously announced for Japan during the 3DS Conference in October.

Kid Icarus was originally released for NES in 1987 and was also released on Game Boy Advance in the Classic NES series as well as Wii Virtual Console.