Australia may not see snow for Christmas, but a white 3DS should be close enough.

Two new limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL bundles will launch in Australia December 6, 2012.

These new bundles include a white 3DS XL and a pre-installed digital version of either Super Mario 3D Land or Mario Kart 7. 

Both bundle variants will be available on the same day, unlike their staggered release in Europe.

All your favorite shows are brought to you on Wii U with limited commercials.

Hulu Plus is now available on Wii U. The app, which can be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop or by launching the placeholder app on the home screen which will prompt for an update, will allow access to the Hulu Plus video service for members who pay the $7.99 subscription fee.

On Wii U, the GamePad screen can be used to look up more information on the current video playing, while the actual show plays on the TV.

A simple yet satisfying game to have on the go.

Touch Solitaire is now available as a reward on Club Nintendo. The DSiWare title costs 100 coins and will be offered as a reward until December 2, 2012.

Touch Solitaire includes both Spider and Klondike versions of solitaire.

Touch Solitaire replaces Mario’s Picross as this week’s reward. The WiiWare title Art Style: Rotozoa is also currently available for 100 coins until November 25, 2012.

The Donkey Kong Country games are no longer available to purchase.

As of right now in the United States, the trilogy of Donkey Kong Country games for the Super Nintendo have been removed from the Wii (and thus, the Wii U) Virtual Console download service. 

The European Virtual Console will continue to sell the games until November 25, so those who don't want to miss out will have to act quickly. Those who previously purchased the titles will still be able to access them.

The dev says that a fix is currently being tested at Nintendo.

A fix is in development which would allow LostWinds to be transferred from Wii to Wii U via the official transfer process. Currently, the game license and software will not transfer to Wii U.

Frontier, the developer of LostWinds, stated on Twitter, that the problem was merely something... Read more...

The company responds to yesterday's "hack."

The fervor surrounding the Wii U launch yesterday briefly intensified when NeoGaf user Trike started a thread in which he claimed to have stumbled upon a debug menu within the system.

Today, however, Nintendo issued a statement clarifying the nature of the find, stating that the menu accessed was simply a "mock up."

A lengthy system update and defective units may disappoint new Wii U owners.

Nintendo's Wii U launch today was met with excitement, but also technical difficulties.

Exceedingly long download times for Wii U's software update service and defective units may have put a damper on the launch day excitement. NWR staff and others have reported hour-plus download times and server... Read more...

The company extends its service directly to Wii U users.

Ubisoft's support of the recently launched Wii U may not be limited to its launch lineup. According to the manual for ZombiU, the company will have an app for their Uplay service available to download from Nintendo's eShop.

As on other platforms, users of the Uplay service can earn rewards by playing... Read more...

Be mindful of where you create an ID.

When Nintendo outlined its Wii U account system earlier this month, we learned you can create up to 12 unique IDs per system.

With the launch of the console today, though, multiple users report that once a Nintendo Network ID is activated, it is tied to that specific system, and can't be used on another. Attempting to do so brings up a warning that the respective ID "has already been linked to another Wii U console." 

We've been gone for a while, but we're back this Tuesday with a bang!

After a long hiatus, Nintendo World Report's Community Night returns this Tuesday, November 20, for a special Wii U launch event. Nintendo's new console launches with several online multiplayer titles, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Assassin's Creed III, and FIFA Soccer and Madden NFL 13, and if you own any combination of those come and add people from out community as Miiverse friends and play some games!

Hope you came early!

With the launch of the Wii U within spitting distance, NWR's Ariel Ruff (along with more than a few other people) headed to the Nintendo World Store in New York City. Here's a glimpse of what he's seen:

Nintendo is taking a hands-off approach toward eShop prices.

Nintendo is allowing publishers to control the prices, and sales, of Wii U eShop content. 

In an IGN interview with Frozenbyte, developer of Trine 2, marketing manager Mikael Haveri said that "[the model is] very close to what Steam and Apple are doing right now, and very indie friendly."

They said it'd be here on launch day, and they were right!

A system update has been released for Wii U on the evening before launch day. 

The system update should include many of the touted features for Wii U, including the ability to play Wii games on the console, and transfer games and save files from Wii.

This update does not include Nintendo TVii, which will be included in a system update in December.

The 3D painting app is getting some changes before the end of the year.

Before the end of this year, Collecting Smiles plans to issue an update patch to their hugely popular Colors! 3D drawing application.

Besides a promised fix for some known bugs in the software, there will be major changes to the game's gallery mode. The first is the addition of an option to "follow"... Read more...

Nintendo wants to take an approach different from the DLC in New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Nintendo is planning to sell additional courses for New Super Mario Bros. U in the future, according to a recent Iwata Asks developer interview.

When questioned on the topic, EAD General Manager Takashi Tezuka confirmed that the development team had not yet begun work on these levels, but the... Read more...

Nintendo TVii may not make launch, but Netflix will.

Netflix will have an app available for Wii U on launch day, despite Nintendo TVii seeing a delay to December.

Other video services, like Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video, will be delayed along with Nintendo TVii to December, but a Netflix representative confirmed to Engadget that Netflix would be available "when Wii U ships," but would not be a part of the Nintendo TVii service until Q1 2013.

It's time to celebrate, people of Europe. At last, Fallblox is here!

It isn't necessarily every week that Europe has cause to be excited when the new downloads update comes around. However, you might want to fire up your systems for this round of software. That's right, folks - the hotly-anticipated Fallblox, sequel to last year's Pullblox, has arrived on the 3DS eShop.... Read more...

Fans of watching stuff on the Wii U will have to wait a few weeks for TVii, Netflix, and more.

Nintendo TVii, previously touted as a launch day feature, isn't coming until December, according to a recent Nintendo press release.

At a non-specific December date, Nintendo will activate Nintendo TVii, the service that will "transform how people find, watch and engage with TV shows, movies and sports." Additionally, streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, and YouTube won't be out at launch.

If you thought the launch lineup was stacked, wait until you see what you can download.

On day one of the Wii U's launch, Little Inferno, Trine 2: Director's Cut, Chasing Aurora, Mighty Switch Force: Hyper Drive Edition, and Nano Assault NEO will all be available for purchase from the eShop.

Among those titles, the eShop will also be offering for download a selection of Wii U retail titles, although Nintendo did not specify which games would be available.

The free application can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel.

A YouTube application is now available for download on the the Wii.

The new app, which debuted earlier today, can be downloaded on the Wii Shop Channel for free, and has been heavily optimized for Wii Remote use.

Watch a short demonstration of the new app below.