You can obtain Victini, a Psychic/Fire type who is not available during normal gameplay.

Victini, an exclusive Pokémon, will be available courtesy of the Liberty Pass, which will be available for download in Pokémon Black and White from its launch on March 6 until April 10.

To find Victini, players must use the Liberty Pass to access Liberty Garden Island, which is located in the... Read more...

The game will be playable at a Marvel vs. Capcom Fight Club event.

This Thursday, February 3, gamers will have a chance to play a demo of Super Street Fighter IV:3D Edition in Los Angeles as part of a promo for a Marvel vs Capcom 3 event run by iam8bit, known for their annual art exhibition.

SSFIV3D will be available to play on the Nintendo 3DS at the event. Along with the demo version of SSFIV, attendees will also be able to play MvC3 as over 30 characters.

CEO Brian Farrell suggests that success lies in innovation, rather than licensing movie rights.

During an investor conference call, THQ CEO Brian Farrell commented that the "see the movie, play the game" single-player experience that his company once focused on was no longer a successful strategy. Instead, he said that the company would focus on more innovative, youth-focused products, specifically... Read more...

Get Ash's Pikachu to travel around with YOU. 

For a limited time, Ash’s Pikachu is ready for download in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heart Gold, and Soul Silver at local Toys "R" Us retailers.

The store announced that today through February 13 people with the requisite Pokémon games can go to their nearest Toys "R" Us to download the very special Pikachu, who will have moves including Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, and Volt Tackle.

You'll be catching 'em all in a whole new dimension.

During a Q&A session following last week's Investor Conference, Satoru Iwata confirmed that he had indeed indicated that a Pokemon title is in progress for Nintendo 3DS. With such an announcement, naturally, the the prominence of the 3D was in question.

In talking to Nintendo's investors,... Read more...

The folks behind Conduit 2 are also working on Country Dance.

GameMill Entertainment has announced the full set list for their upcoming music game, Country Dance. The title is a dancing game akin to Ubisoft's Just Dance series, where players dance along to popular songs, this time of country variety.

Some of the recently unveiled songs include Miley Cyrus's... Read more...

Miyamoto mentions that he is working on a new Mario game for the system.

The latest Iwata Asks column gathers the original Super Mario Bros. development team: Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka, and Toshihiko Nakago to talk about the development of the original Super Mario Bros. game in honor of the series' 25th anniversary. Near the end of the column, Miyamoto... Read more...

Mahjong, astrology, zombies and dolphins rule supreme in this week's selection of games.

This week's updates brings us another eclectic selection of games for WiiWare and DSiWare, though once again no Virtual Console games were were added to the service.

WiiWare sees two demos in this week's update. The first of these is Zombie Panic in Wonderland, an action/shooting game developed... Read more...

The system's first update will make the shop a reality worldwide.

The 3DS's eShop won't be available in any region until May when the first system update will be made available, according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in last week's investors meeting.

On that same date, the web browser will also be available for download, and players will be able to transfer... Read more...

Iwata believes that the Ubisoft dance title was one of the most important titles of 2010.

Nintendo has announced via their quarterly financial statement that they will be publishing two third party Wii titles in Japan: Activision's GoldenEye and Ubisoft's Just Dance 2. The success of Just Dance 2 prompted Nintendo to publish the title overseas. Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata... Read more...

Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS will ship with a Bluetooth keyboard.

Nintendo has confirmed an upcoming Nintendo DS game called Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS. Originally announced last September at Nintendo Conference, the game is designed to appeal to Pokémon fans of all ages who would like to improve their typing.

The game card has a Bluetooth receiver... Read more...

As part of their investor conference, three mini-games were shown.

During today's investor briefing, Nintendo has released a new trailer for the Wii edition of Rhythm Tengoku (Heaven).

The trailer shows three new mini-games: using a fork to stab beans that were flicked from the other end of a table, a samurai chopping demons in rhythm with how their eyes appear in a dark cloud, and a game of tennis played between two airplanes.

There's still hope for these currently Japan-only titles.

Monado: Beginning of the World, which is known as Xenoblade in Japan, and Line Attack Heroes appeared on a North American release schedule during Nintendo's investors meeting in Japan today.

The two games weren't given any solid release date, merely appearing on the list next to The Legend... Read more...

The upcoming title will again feature the inhaled power of Kirby's enemies.

Nintendo announced a new Kirby Wii title at an investors meeting in Japan today.

The title, developed by longtime Kirby developers HAL Laboratory, will return to Kirby's old style of gameplay. Last year, Kirby starred in Kirby's Epic Yarn, which didn't feature the inhalation mechanics of older Kirby games.

And that's about all we know.

Pandora's Tower, a new game for Wii from Nintendo, was announced at a Nintendo investors meeting in Japan today.

A teaser site has been opened, with the following mysterious words:

Pandora's Tower Until I Return to Where You AreWho's happier? The person who dies beautiful or the person that lives ugly?Scheduled for Release Spring 2011

Even on full brightness, battery life can be extended by 10 to 20 percent. 

In the latest edition of Iwata Asks, our omnipresent Nintendo President tells about the power-saving mode for the Nintendo 3DS. It uses less power for the backlight when the pixels themselves are darker shades.

Internal testing with the mode off gave the three-hour battery life figure we have all... Read more...

Nintendo will be responsible for sales, distribution, and marketing in Europe and Australia. 

Nintendo and Capcom have signed a distribution agreement for Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition on the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo will handle sales, marketing, and distribution of the launch title, which is due for release on March 25 for Europe. The distribution agreement additionally covers Australia. Capcom remains as the publisher of the game.

The demon invasion will occur again when Atlus releases a 3DS enhanced version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor later this year.

Atlus U.S.A. revealed today that they will be releasing Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked on the 3DS in North America. Originally released on DS in 2009, this updated port will feature many additions including an extra ending.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked takes places in a locked down Tokyo with the city being devoured by demons. Players must fight to survive and possibly save the world as well.

The gaming retail giant is now accepting pre-orders for Nintendo 3DS games at a high price.

Gamestop has begun offering pre-orders for Nintendo 3DS games at prices between $40 and $50, according to various sources. Twenty six games have been listed for pre-order, with the majority sitting at the $40 price point. Two games, Dead or Alive Dimensions and Samurai Warriors Chronicles, are being listed at $50, and set for release on March 12, almost two weeks before the 3DS.

Not all is well at the Disney-owned Junction Point.

Junction Point, Warren Spector's studio owned by Disney, are experiencing lay-offs. The team was responsible for the development of Disney Epic Mickey, released in November last year. 

Epic Mickey was the first game the company developed for Disney following their acquisition in 2007. The company was formed by Spector and several other former Ion Storm employees.