Is it regular maintenance, or something special? 

The Wii U eShop is currently offline and undergoing maintenance.

The reason behind the service's downtime is unknown, but it may have something to do with tomorrow's Nintendo Direct presentation. This is just speculation, seeing how the maintenance may just be regular upkeep of the service.

Stay tuned to Nintendo World Report as we look into the situation.

No word if this connects to Bravely Default at all.

Square Enix has filed a game-related trademark for "All The Bravest", as well as domains for AllTheBravest.net and AllTheBravest.com.

The domain names were registered through domain management company Thomson Brandy on November 29, with the trademark (number 011386349) filed on the same day.

Though the specifics for the trademark are unknown, Square Enix published the similarly-titled Bravely Default: Flying Fairy in Japan this year.

UPDATE: The game is officially coming to Wii U.

Update: The $200,000 stretch goal has been reached and Pier Solar HD is officially coming to the Wii U at some point in the future.

Original Story: Pier Solar HD, a high-definition version of 2010's Pier Solar, may come to the Wii U if the game's last Kickstarter stretch goal is reached.

The... Read more...

Is your brain new hotness or old and busted? Play Sudoku and find out.

DSiWare title Brain Age Express: Sudoku is the newest Club Nintendo reward. It can be claimed for 150 Coins, and the offer runs through December 16.

Brain Age Express: Sudoku offers puzzles at three skill levels. Complete three puzzles to determine your Brain Age, a value of one's mental strength... Read more...

Get ready for some slap-happy fun in February, maybe.

Rayman Legends, currently set to come out in Q1 2013 on Wii U, might be coming out on February 26, according to a report from Pure Nintendo.

However, Pure Nintendo's story, which was teased for a few days before it was posted, was taken down. Ubisoft issued the following statement after the story... Read more...

Nintendo has also shared information for our friends in New Zealand.

Nintendo Australia has detailed how the Nintendo Network Premium discount will work in Australia and New Zealand for owners of the Wii U Premium bundle.

Every purchase on the eShop will count towards earning points, which can then be used to add funds onto your eShop account. The conversion rate will be 6 points per dollar in Australia, and 5 points per dollar in New Zealand.

More justice could be served, if you want.

More levels could be added to Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition in the future, according to WayForward Technologies level designer, Chris Schroder during an interview with Siliconera.

As a response to a question on the addition of more content, Schroder said the following: ''You know it's... Read more...

Without an SD card slot, transferring saves is impossible on the Wii Mini.

The Wii Mini will not support SD cards, Nintendo of Canada has confirmed to us.

Without an SD card slot, the Wii Mini is incapable of importing or exporting saves. It was known that the Wii Mini would not be able to take part in the Wii U transfer process due to its lack of internet functionality,... Read more...

Special memory cards caused the short supply.

It is not uncommon for Japanese companies to apologize for supply shortages of their hot-selling product (they sometimes even stop selling such a product), but it may be unprecedented to publish a movie where the president apologizes for it.

Nintendo recently issued a document and movie online that... Read more...

A peak under the hood of Nintendo's latest.

Hector Martin, a hacker with experience in exploiting both the Wii and PlayStation 3, recently revealed specific details of the Wii U's CPU clock.

Martin posted some of the figures on his Twitter account:

 "1.243125GHz, exactly. 3 PowerPC 750 type cores (similar to Wii's Broadway, but more cache). GPU core at 549.999755MHz." 

The game has missed the Australian launch, but it won't be too far behind.

Trine 2: Directors Cut is absent from the Wii U Australian eShop.

The developer of the game, Frozenbyte, did not submit Trine 2 to the Australian Classification Board in time for launch. The developer takes full responsibility for this unfortunate situation.

The game is expected to release in mid-December with the 20 percent launch discount still applying. The full price for the game will be $19.99, and $15.99 with the discount applied.

Trine 2: Directors Cut shows up in spot number three.

A list of the 20 most popular Wii U eShop games to date has been released on the Wii U's eShop.

New Super Mario Bros. U came out on top, with ZombiU right behind. Two indie games, Trine 2 and Nano Assault Neo, came in at third and fourth place, respectively. Of the five indie titles released on launch day, Chasing Aurora was the only one that did not make the top 10. Check out the entire list below.

For a hedgehog so fast, his games come out so slow.

Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed may have been delayed for the 3DS again.

According to both Amazon and GameStop, the Sega mascot racing title will arrive for the 3DS on February 12, 2013. Sega has not confirmed this delay, nor has any reason been given for it.

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is available now for the Wii U via retail or on the eShop.

How do you lure a ninja out of hiding? Release it on the 3DS Virtual Console, I guess.

Ninja Gaiden for the 3DS Virtual Console will be available for purchase on December 6. The title, originally released for the NES in 1989, carries a price tag of $4.99. It was originally scheduled to arrive on the 3DS on November 8 according to an October press release.

Ninja Gaiden is known for its difficulty and early use of cinematics. Players control Ryu Hayabusa, and attempt to stop a madman's attempt to destroy the world.

Get your Trine on, better than ever before.

In mid to late December, Trine 2: Director's Cut for the Wii U will receive an update that brings voice chat, support for the Wii U Pro Controller, new languages, "additional vividness to the graphics", and other minor fixes. The game's developer, Frozenbyte, aims to release a demo in December as well.

Yasumi Matsuno's latest work will make it to eShop before the year's end.

Crimson Shroud, the third game in Level-5's Black Box series on the 3DS eShop, will be available in North America and Europe on December 13, according to publisher Level-5 International America. The price has not been announced.

Designed by Yasumi Matsuno, Crimson Shroud places you in the role of... Read more...

Drive, fly, and swim your way to savings.

A 3DS XL bundle containing the handheld and Mario Kart 7 will be sold at retail for $199.99 come December 7.

The bundle includes a blue/black 3DS XL, and Mario Kart 7 pre-installed on the handheld's 4GB SD card.

Separately, the system alone costs $199.99, with Mario Kart 7 selling for $39.99 in retail and the eShop.

Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away...

Hope you got your stylus at the ready, folks, because this is a DS family exclusive week. On the eShop we've got Yoot Saito's Aero Porter and the NES version of Pac-Man. DSiWare has Invasion of the Alien Blobs! as well as Bloons TD 4. Sorry Wii U owners, all you get is a reminder that YouTube... Read more...

The next 3DS-to-Wii U eShop port is coming early next year and might use Miiverse.

Mutant Mudds Deluxe will release on the Wii U eShop in the first quarter of 2013, according to Renegade Kid Co-Founder Jools Watsham.

In addition, the Wii U version of the game will feature "even more" content exclusive to the platform. Recently, the 3DS version of the game was updated with new levels that were developed for the PC version of the game. Those levels should also be included with the Wii U version.

Check out the huge list of midnight launch locations!

Wii U midnight launches are happening all around Australia, get ready to rejoice! As the clock ticks ever closer to midnight on Thursday November 29, the tension will build and fun will take off as Aussie gamers anxiously await the launch of Nintendo's new home console.

Nintendo Australia has announced... Read more...