For those who can't handle Toby the Plane but still want the cuteness.

The standalone Chibi-Robo Amiibo will be available for preorder today at Amazon for North American customers.

Preorders will open at 5 p.m. Eastern / 2 p.m. Pacific at this link, and the figure will retail for standard US Amiibo price of $12.99. No such listing has been made available for Canadian residents.

Nothing like a little horror to go with your holiday cheer.

Renegade Kid has provided updated dates for a couple of upcoming titles.

Dementium Remastered, the updated version of the DS horror title, has completed NOA lotcheck and will release on December 3, according to a video on the Renegade Kid Youtube channel. Unlike the Moon Chronicles, this remaster will be sold as a single package.

The action RPG basically features any job you'd care to work in the world of Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Explorers, the action RPG due out on January 26, 2016 on 3DS, will feature 21 different job classes when it launches, including your regular Knight, Thief, and Mage classes, as well as Bard, Machinist, Beast Master, and more. The Blue Mage and Samurai jobs will be included with the release on January 26, 2016 after appearing as DLC in the Japanese version.

Sheldon's got the deets later, but we've got them now.

The Splatoon update train will keep rolling tonight US time with the Bamboozler 14 Mk II.

A modified version of the Bamboozler appears to be firing at a longer range than the standard version, and has a slightly different physical appearance. It packs a Disruptor for a subweapon and a Echolocator special.

Woolly World climbs to the top of the yarnball.

The month of October was scary for Nintendo hardware sales in the United States, but some nice treats came on the software side.

Nintendo sold through 65,000 Wii Us in October and approximately 115,000 3DSs in the month according to a report from the NPD Group. Both systems are down year-over-year,... Read more...

Get a month of WWE Network or an old Pokémon game? Tough call here.

Amazon has listed preorders on their digital store for next February's anniversary re-release of the Generation I Pokémon games, and it appears adding wireless function may cost more than was initially thought.

The retailer is listing each version of the Game Boy titles at a $9.99 MSRP with the... Read more...

A 3rd wave of Animal Crossing characters may be coming.

Updated Amiibo kiosks in North American retailers have revealed a few new Amiibo, and a couple of retail exclusives.

Target has revealed the Famicom-colored R.O.B. will be sold in America, and new Animal Crossing Amiibo will be made for Kapp'n, Rover and Timmy and Tommy Nook as a single Amiibo. The Nooks will be a Target exclusive.

Nintendo cops another Developer of the Year nomination.

The nominees for The Game Awards have been announced and Nintendo games have picked up several nominations.

Nintendo has been nominated for Studio of the Year, along with From Software (Bloodborne), Kojima Productions (Metal Gear Solid 5), Bethesda Game Studios (Fallout 4) and CD Projekt Red (The Witcher 3). Several games for Nintendo systems have also copped nomination, including a clean sweep of the Best Family Game nominations.

Donations under $50 will be laughed at, but kept.

Nintendo appears to be going in heavily with deals on Black Friday and US Thanksgiving week.

A heavy North American eShop sale will be on from November 25 - December 2. Although no games in specific are mentioned, deals will allow us to "save up to 50 percent on dozens of the best-reviewed games for the Wii U console and Nintendo 3DS family of systems". The list of games will be posted here on the day the sale begins.

And the next Smash video comes with it.

The newest 3rd party Super Smash Brothers has been announced, and neither squall nor lightning will stop him.

Cloud, originally from the 1997 PlayStation title Final Fantasy VII, will join the Super Smash Bros roster. No date has been announced, but it will also bring a stage based on the Midgar area of the game. Cloud was shown using some of his trademark moves, including summons and his Omnislash Limit Break as a Final Smash.

The worst kept secret in Nintendo history is official.

The Nintendo Direct opened with the reveal of the previously-leaked The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.

The remake will launch on March 4 and appears to be a remake of the 2006 GameCube version of the title. In addition, a Wolf Link Amiibo was announced to coincide with it, and data from the game will work with the original Zelda Wii U game releasing later in 2016.

Like last time, North America waits.

Bravely Second has been reconfirmed outside Japan, and Europe gets the title first again.

The title will release in spring 2016, while Europe will get the game in the first quarter of next year. Europe will receive a limited edition with a 250 page artbook, soundtrack and a figurine of Agnès from Bravely Default.

Trying to soothe the wait for Twilight Princess HD.

To try and soothe the pain of Zelda Wii U and Twilight Princess HD being 2016, Nintendo of Europe has added a couple of Zelda games to the Virtual Console.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks have both been released on Virtual Console in Europe following tonight's Nintendo Direct.

The availability of every Pokémon is getting pushed.

Additional details were given about Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon ahead of the game's release next week in North America and February in Europe.

As all currently released Pokémon are in the game, each one will have its individual quests made available through a system called the Galaxy Orb. The ability to request help from friends in the event of a party wipe was shown as well.

The localization agony will be strange, funny and heart-rending

Japan's Wii U Virtual Console will end the year with a bang.

Mother 3, the beloved 2006 GBA role playing game, will launch on the service on December 17.

The post-DS launched title has had numerous localization campaigns over the years, so it remains to be seen if Nintendo will release the game in English for Western audiences.

There are a lot of collectibles.

Final Fantasy Explorers, Square-Enix's multiplayer monster-hunting game, will be launching in North America on January 26th and in Europe on January 29th. The Western releases will include all the DLC currently available to Japanese players.

A Collector's Edition is set to include an artbook,... Read more...

Jumping, space, robots, crossovers and more!

Several 3rd party games were spotlighted at the end of the Nintendo Direct presentation.

Amiibo support, giant papercraft attacks, and more.

Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam, a crossover between the Mario and Luigi and Paper Mario series, had a new trailer and details shown off during the November Nintendo Direct. A new card mechanic was shown off, giving the Bros. powerful new attacks. These cards can be unlocked with amiibo from the Super Mario series and feature art from Mario's long history.

In addition to the new dual-crossbow hunter, don't forget that Tetra, Toon Link, Skull Kid, and the King of Hyrule are showing up in the title!

Nintendo revealed that Linkle, a new original character, is going to make her debut appearance in the upcoming Hyrule Warriors Legends for 3DS.

Linkle, a character concept for the original Hyrule Warriors release, is a woman who lives in a village of cuccos and favors dual-crossbows to dispatch... Read more...

Mega Man goes gold for his appearance on 3DS.

The Mega Man Legacy Collection will be released for Nintendo 3DS on Feb. 23. The game will be available both digitally and physically, though there will also be a special Collectors Edition of the game that comes with an exclusive Gold Mega Man Amiibo.

Both Mega Man Amiibo can be scanned in The Mega Man Legacy Collection to unlock 11 3DS exclusive challenges that aren't available in any other version of the game.