The decision follows the tribulations faced by the company over the previous months.

THQ Japan will close its doors and end all publishing business on February 29 , as reported by Impress Watch.

As a result of the closure, all staff will leave the company as it shuts down. These measures are seen as necessary following the troubles faced by THQ in North America. Although there is no word regarding the publishing of future THQ titles, the company has been known to license its titles to local companies.

Poor sales may cause the handheld to lose some major Japanese support.

Major Japanese developers may be dropping Vita support in favor of the 3DS, according to an anonymous source published on the Nikkei website.

In a story written by Kiyoshi Shin, former head of the Japanese branch of the International Game Developers Association, an unnamed source announces that "major Japanese companies are canceling all projects intended for the Vita and are changing development to the 3DS."

Pokémon White: Victini and Zekrom gets a limited screening. 

The fourteenth movie in the Pokémon anime series is getting a limited cinema screening in Australia and New Zealand.

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Hulu Plus comes to Wii, a 3DS Ambassador game becomes available for purchase, and the Wii Virtual Console drought come to an end.

Nintendo has a wealth of downloadable goodies this week, including the first Wii Virtual Console game in over five months. In addition to games, the streaming video service Hulu Plus is now available for Wii. 

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Square Enix cuts prices on DLC for a limited time.

The eight downloadable songs for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which were originally set to sell for 150 yen each, are on sale for a limited time for 100 yen apiece. Square Enix says this is being done in commemoration of the game’s release but gave no specifics as to how long the songs would remain at this price. 

Save states are now available on this 3DS Virtual Console classic.

Update: In North America, Nintendo will make Super Mario Bros. available for purchase to non-Ambassadors on the 3DS Virtual Console later today. The game will cost $4.99.

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Along with the message comes a special Valentine's themed stationery.

Nintendo wished 3DS owners a happy Valentine’s Day today with the help of Swapnote and its quirky mascot, Nikki. Along with the special, gold message, Nintendo included a special Valentine’s Day stationery. Furthermore, Nikki's Mii has also been added to the StreetPass Mii Plaza.

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You'll be able to play the game's opening segment before the game comes out.

The Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D demo is coming to the eShop in North America on Thursday, Konami announced.

The full game comes out on February 21, and is a 3DS port of the PlayStation 2 title. While it's unknown if the demo will support the Circle Pad Pro, the full game will. The peripheral came out in North America on February 7 as a GameStop exclusive.

The colt Pokemon will be the first of three revealed event creatures.

Keldeo will be the first "new" legendary revealed, as leaked in early images from the upcoming issue of CoroCoro magazine.

Although the Pokémon's existence was known beforehand alongside two others (full data about all event creatures exist inside of the games' coding), the article acts as the first official confirmation. Keldeo, the colt Pokemon, leads the Musketeer trio, which includes Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion.

The 3DS game based off of the popular PC series is stuck at the station.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D, originally revealed last year for a 2012 release, is on hold, according to a representative from publisher Atari.

Developed by Heroes of Ruin developer n-Space, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D was on tap for a March 2012 release. In early February, n-Space confirmed to us that, as far as they knew, the game was still set for a March release.

It's official: Madden NFL 13 isn't coming to 3DS this year.

Following speculation, EA Sports confirmed to NWR today that Madden NFL 13 will not be coming to 3DS this year.

EA's official statement was short and to the point: "There will not be a new version for 3DS this year."

Madden NFL Football was a launch title for the 3DS in early 2011. It was built specifically for the system by EA's North Carolina studio. Madden NFL 13 is still coming to the Wii this year.

Europeans get to play the third Operation Rainfall title one week after Americans get the first.

Pandora's Tower will come out in Europe April 13.

This action RPG has players taking on the role of Aeron, a soldier, as he battles through monsters in a series of towers on a quest to break the curse on his friend Elena. The game features multiple possible endings and a New Game+ feature that promises to offer a lot of replay value, and a complex and unique relationship system to offer different ways to approach the game.

While Madden is coming to Wii, the football franchise might be bypassing the 3DS this year.

Madden might not be coming to 3DS in 2012 if retailer listings are to be believed.

The GameStop listing, which led to a confirmation of the Wii version's existence by the Wii developer's official Twitter account, only mentions the Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Vita versions of the game. The 3DS is not mentioned at all.

There might not be any more Tiger Woods, or any other game for that matter, but come August, Madden will be on Wii again.

Madden NFL 13 is coming to Wii this August, according to a tweet by @wiimakemadden, the official Twitter account of the Madden Wii development team. We have reached out to EA Sports for a 100% confirmation of the news.

With the current slate of Wii games dwindling more and more by the day, the game's release comes as somewhat of a shock, especially coming off of the heel's of Tiger Woods' absence on Wii this year. 

The bugs are now gone.

A bug free version of VVVVVV is being sent to NOA and NOE this week, according to posts made on Nicalis's Twitter.

The Tweet read, "Hey Europe, we fixed one last bug (Gravitron, you bastard) and your version of VVVVVV is getting to Nintendo this week," while later the company posted that an updated version is being sent to NOA as well. In the version released in North America, activating Flip Mode results in a pair of black screens.

A GameFly listing shows off both a release date and name for the 3DS title.

Mario Tennis Open could be heading to Nintendo 3DS on May 20, according to a GameFly listing.

The Camelot-developed Mario Tennis sequel for the 3DS has previously been given a tentative 2012 release date. According to a new GameFly listing, the game is now titled Mario Tennis Open. The page also displays a May 20 release date.

The TMNT NES game has been removed from Wii's Virtual Console in all regions. UPDATE: The game was removed due to an expired license.

UPDATE: Konami PR has confirmed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES was removed from the Wii's Virtual Console in all regions due to an expired license.

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The new DLC is for a 3DS photo editing app.

Nintendo has released their first paid DLC on the Nintendo 3DS for a photo editing app called Tobidasu Print Club Kiradeco Revolution. The app was originally released back on December 27, 2011.

Three new photo decoration sets are available for download. There is a Mario Kart 7, Spring Trial and Mario Basic set, which each sell for ¥100 and include various frames, backgrounds and stamps.

Get chocolate balls and an AR card this March.

A Kid Icarus AR Card will come bundled with boxes of chocolate snack in Japan this upcoming March.

Beginning March 12, Japanese gamers will have the ability to purchase a box of Kid Icarus: Uprising Choco Snacks. Each box will include one of twenty Kid Icarus AR cards and is currently priced at 100 Yen.

A response on Twitter may or may not hint at future Wii U support.

Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine, touched on the possibilities of Wii U development in a Twitter exchange.

Recently, Double Fine started a campaign to gather $400,000 over KickStarter to fund a new project, a classic point and click adventure. The fundraiser was an incredible success, reaching the goal in eight hours. A fan asked Schafer the following question over Twitter regarding the possibility of the project arriving on the Wii U: