Enjoy Gaming's second eShop title lets you make your own block-dropping puzzle game.

Block Factory will be the next eShop title released in Europe and North America, according to publisher Enjoy Gaming.

The game appeared in the eShop last week under the "Coming Soon," and appeared on a press release from Nintendo of Europe about this week's downloads. We confirmed with Enjoy Gaming that Block Factory is also coming to North America this week as well.

To mix things up a bit, this week we're playing Mario Kart!

Come join the Nintendo World Report community this Tuesday, April 24, for a night of Mario Kart 7 starting at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (that's 1 a.m. UTC for anyone overseas who's still awake and wants to join in). You can exchange friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in our massive... Read more...

We should have been playing the demo for the July release last week.

North America was supposed to get a demo for Sega's Rhythm Thief on the 3DS eShop on April 19, according to a March 2012 press release (shown below). It didn't show up in the virtual store on that day.

We've followed up with Nintendo and Sega about the issue, and will report back as soon as we get an update.

The Castle of Illusion roots go deeper than you think.

Details regarding Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion were revealed by Junction Point Studios Creative Director Warren Spector at the European Nintendo Direct.

During the presentation, Spector noted that the gameplay focuses not just on platforming, but also paint and thinner mechanics. He also described the gameplay as a fusion between Castle of Illusion and the original Epic Mickey game, despite looking more like the former.

Japanese 3DS owners can now play video soccer worldwide.

An online mode was announced for the upcoming soccer simulator Calcio Bit during the recent Nintendo Direct event by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.

Calcio Bit comes out in Japan on July 12. There is currently no word on an international release.

Mario Tennis Open and Fire Emblem are added to the gallery.

Nintendo 3DS owners across USA and PAL regions should be getting a SpotPass notice any time now to confirm the addition of a new panel in StreetPass Mii Plaza's Puzzle Swap.

The notice comes with a single free piece to set them on their way towards completing the brand new Mario Tennis Open panel. 

The Maku Wuhu glitch is no more.

The patch that will fix the Maka Wuhu glitch in Mario Kart 7 is coming in the middle of May, according to Nintendo at their European Nintendo Direct event.

We learned through the Japanese Nintendo Direct that the patch would be coming with the new firmware that adds the ability to patch games to... Read more...

New ways to obtain idols will be following soon!

The Panini Group will handle the distribution of Kid Icarus: Uprising AR Cards for all across Europe. This information comes from the recentely aired Nintendo Direct.

Not many details were given, but Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata has ensured viewers that the cards will be available soon. Panini and Nintendo will also release a special album, in which the idol cards can be held safely.

You will be able to switch between the English and Japanese songs when the game is released in July.

The European version of Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (Rhythm Heaven Fever) will include the Japanese soundtrack along with the ability to switch between the English and Japanese songs for gameplay.

When starting up a save file, there is a button that allows you to select English or Japanese. The... Read more...

Looks like we won't be getting bored of this game.

Heroes of Ruin will feature daily DLC for an entire year, Nintendo announced at their European Nintendo Direct presentation.

Heroes of Ruin is due out in Europe on July 15, and for a whole year players will have new downloadable content to enjoy. The downloadable content will be completely free. Nintendo also reconfirmed the games full online voice chat capabilities.

Another Rune Factory game is on the way. 

Rune Factory 4 is releasing on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on July 19, according to the recent Nintendo Direct presentation.

Rune Factory 4 was previously revealed at the last Nintendo Direct event. Today the release date for the game was finally revealed. Nintendo also revealed that in this iteration of the Rune Factory series, players will be able to sell items to people around the town.

North America already has the game, and the Japanese wait isn't much longer.

3D Classic Kirby's Adventure is releasing on the Japanese eShop on April 25, according to Nintendo at their latest Nintendo Direct presentation.

3D Classic Kirby's Adventure released in North America last year. The Japanese version of this game is finally on the way. You can read a review of 3D Classic Kirby's Adventure here.

Little Battler eXperience Explosive Boost is coming to the 3DS on July 5 in Japan.

The latest addition to Level 5’s Little Battlers series, Little Battler eXperience Explosive Boost, is coming to the 3DS on July 5 in Japan.

Explosive Boost is a port of the PSP title, Little Battler eXperience Boost; yet, it includes additional LBX units from the anime, as well as a new interface, touch controls, and six player wireless multiplayer.

The massive game collaboration between Sega, Capcom and Namco Bandai will see release this year.

Project X Zone, the crossover tactical RPG by Sega, Capcom and Namco Bandai, will be released in 2012, today's Nintendo Direct event confirmed.

The game, which was officially revealed a few weeks ago, is a tactical RPG in which players take on enemies on one on one battles. The trailer as shown... Read more...

Finally, it gets a release date. Also, it'll have all sorts of 3D and wireless goodness.

Animal Crossing for 3DS, known in Japan as Tobidase Doubutsu no Mori (Pop Out! Animal Crossing), is coming out this fall in Japan, according to today's Nintendo Direct presentation.

The game's title offers a hint about the gameplay, as Tobidase means "jump out," which refers to the stereoscopic 3D graphics and the game's wireless functions.

The new 3DS game even has co-op play.

Culdcept for the Nintendo 3DS is releasing on June 28 in Japan, according to Nintendo at the recent Nintendo Direct event.

Culdcept was previously shown off at the last Nintendo Direct event. Developed by Omiya Soft, Culdcept will feature local single-card download play. In this mode of the game, the two players will cooperatively work against a CPU.

The next entry in the Etrian Odyssey series is on its way.

Etrian Odyssey IV will launch in Japan on July 5, according to Nintendo at the recent Nintendo Direct event.

Etrian Odyssey IV was announced at the previous event and was now given a solid release date. Accompanying the announcement of the games release date, Nintendo has said that a demo will be available at some time following the conclusion of the Nintendo Direct broadcast.

Nintendo is releasing a Wii disc compilation for Kirby's 20th anniversary.

To celebrate Kirby’s 20th anniversary, Nintendo is releasing a Kirby compilation disc for Wii. The collection was announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct conference and subsequently confirmed for North American release through Nintendo of America’s twitter account.

There is currently no... Read more...

Baby Peach and a Luma will be joining the fray.

16 characters and Mii accessories have been announced for Mario Tennis Open by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.

Of the 16 characters, both Luma and Baby Peach have been announced as playable. In addition, the previously announced Mii's will have over 200 accessories available, such as rackets and clothing. These accessories affect attributes, like spin and speed.

Nintendo Direct revealed the release date of this dancing game.

Just Dance Wii 2 is releasing throughout Japan on the Nintendo Wii during July, according to the latest Nintendo Direct video.

This version of Just Dance is the Japanese version of the North American game Just Dance 3. Instead of simply localizing the game, Iwata pointed out that Nintendo updates the game to be more appropriate to Japanese culture.