Organize your 3DS menu and patch your games!

Nintendo will add the ability to patch games and put your applications into folders in a 3DS firmware update on April 25.

The first game to use the patching ability will be Mario Kart 7, which will correct the glitches such as the infamous Maka Wuhu shortcut. Other games receiving updates are Kingdom Hearts 3D (in Japan), Love Plus (in Japan), and Kid Icarus: Uprising.

A true sequel to 2006's 2D revival game is coming, sooner than you think!

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is coming to 3DS in North America, Europe, and Japan in August, Satoru Iwata revealed during Nintendo Direct today. Nintendo of America confirmed the North American release on Twitter shortly after. Nintendo of Europe confirmed it during their own Nintendo Direct the several hours later.

UPDATE: Confirmed for Europe. Fans can now view both new creatures and old in 3D.

Pokémon Zenkoku Zukan Pro, an update to Pokémon Pokédex 3D, was revealed during Nintendo Direct by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Nintendo of Europe's Satoru Shibata confirmed the game's existence in Europe during their Nintendo Direct.

The application, which will release prior to Pokémon Black and White 2, will feature both new Pokémon from the upcoming games as well as older Pokémon from previous generations.

UPDATE: Confirmed for Europe. Monsters captured in the upcoming application can be transferred to Black and White 2

Pokémon AR Searcher has been revealed on Nintendo Direct by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. Nintendo of Europe's Satoru Shibata confirmed the game's European existence during their Nintendo Direct.

The app will be exclusive to the 3DS eShop and use augmented reality to capture Pokémon that can... Read more...

Nintendo of America will share announcements on social media throughout the weekend.

Update (4/20 at 5 PM EST): Nintendo of America released the following statement: "The Nintendo Direct videos airing this weekend in Japan and Europe are aimed primarily at audiences in those territories. While there will not be a Nintendo Direct video specific to North America, we will be revealing some related information starting this evening and through the weekend via Nintendo of America’s social media channels and an announcement."

Nintendo serves up another ace!

Nintendo Australia has announced that Mario Tennis Open will be launching in Australia and New Zealand for the Nintendo 3DS on May 24, 2012.

Mario Tennis Open includes some new modes and features on top of the regular tennis action. One of the new modes is called Super Mario Tennis, which puts a tennis drilling twist on the classic Super Mario Bros. 

3DS owners can get their hands on a new premium stylus.

A gripped stylus and 17 character stickers will be offered to North American pre-order customers of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, as stated by Square Enix in a press release.

The stylus itself is white with a black tip and features the game title on its side, as well as a circular extension at the... Read more...

The eShop receives a 3D Classics title, a demo, and a DSiWare game.

It’s yet another week without Virtual Console support for either the Wii or 3DS. However, the 3DS gets a 3D Classics title, an eShop demo, and a new DSiWare game.

To start it off, 3D Classics: Kid Icarus is finally available for download on the eShop. Prior to its eShop release, the 3D Classic... Read more...

He also calls the original Kid Icarus arrogant.

Kid Icarus: Uprising Director Masahiro Sakurai has heard the complaints about the controls, but he offers a Smash Bros. counterpoint in an interview with MSNBC.

"People were also strongly biased against the original Smash Bros. when it first came out, because of its original controls and rules,... Read more...

Players can get these cards soon after the release date of Black and White 2.

New Japanese trading card sets based on Pokémon Black and White 2 were unveiled recently, titled Freeze Shock and Ice Burn.

The reveal was made earlier this week by Japanese retailer Project Core, but since then, a sellsheet has appeared online containing the first booster pack images. The sets... Read more...

Monster battling is back, now featuring devices that can actually fit in your pocket.

Pokémon Tretta has been revealed to be an arcade machine, following a trademark from last month with little information given at the time outside of a logo, as reported by Serebii.

The machine uses various discs with pictures of Pokémon on them in order to battle, find wild Pokémon, and capture Pokémon (using a roulette). Players can also save a record of battles on a device known as Tretta Report.

Mario will grace yet another country with his 3DS presence.

The Nintendo 3DS launches in South Korea on April 28, and will be accompanied by Super Mario 3D Land, Tekken 3D Prime Edition, and Nicola Magazine Model Stylish Audition 2.

The 3DS will retail for 220,000 won ($193) and is featured in three different colors: cosmo black, misty pink, and cobalt blue. These three different colors will be joined by only the three aforementioned retail release games.

The next Game Boy Color title to hit the service in Japan has been unveiled.

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible, also known as Revelations: The Demon Slayer in North America, is releasing on the Japanese 3DS eShop on April 25.

The game was originally released on the Game Boy Color in 1999, and is now getting a re-release so all Japanese 3DS owners can enjoy it. In the game, you are able to talk to and fuse monsters in a medieval setting.

The eShop game could soon see release outside the U.S.

A recent Australian OFLC classification suggests that Mutant Mudds might soon be releasing in Australia.

Mutant Mudds released in North America during January and was met with positive reviews. Despite its success in America, the game has yet to see release in other territories. Developer Renegade Kid has already said it has plans to bring the game elsewhere, and now there is some sign that it's actually happening.

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney isn't the only thing Level 5 seems to be working on.

The next game in the Professor Layton series is currently being worked on, according to Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino.

Level 5 is currently working on the crossover title Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, but it seems they are also cooking up the next game in the Layton series.

"The general framework... Read more...

Some classic and more recent songs arrive this week. 

The next installment of downloadable content for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy arrives today, April 18, on the Nintendo 3DS. The four tracks, which can be seen below, are available for 150 yen each.

Final Fantasy I -- Forgotten Temple of the Deep (Field Stage)  Final Fantasy V -- Battle 1 (Battle Stage)  Final Fantasy X -- Movement in Green (Field Stage)   Final Fantasy XII -- Shitou (Battle Stage) (Field Stage)  

Those fighting felines are making their way to handhelds everywhere.

A video game adaptation of the ThunderCats cartoon is on its way to Nintendo DS this August.

ThunderCats for Nintendo DS will be a straight-forward side-scrolling affair, with players taking control of Lion-O. The game will have some basic platforming challenges, and hack-and-slash style gameplay against the lizard army that the ThunderCats oppose.

According to the publisher, both games will be out by the end of the summer.

The European release windows for NightSky and VVVVVV were revealed by publisher Nicalis in a recent interview with Spanish gaming website Blogocio.

Nicalis stated that VVVVVV will release in Europe within the first two weeks of May. NightSky was given a less specific window of between the months of June and July.

Also, Toys For Bob totally wants to bring the game to Wii U (and everything else under the sun).

Skylanders Giants is 100% coming to 3DS, according to Toys For Bob's Alex Ness in an interview with ONM. Activision also confirmed that Vicarious Visions, the developers of the first game on 3DS, is returning to make the sequel.

Ness also proclaimed "I love the idea of bringing the Skylanders franchise... Read more...

The hit WiiWare game is coming to 3DS soon.

Zombie Panic in Wonderland will be coming to the 3DS's eShop, Spanish developer Akaoni recently announced.

The game made its debut as a WiiWare shooting title in which players control female fairy tale characters, such as Alice and Dorothy, battling various supernatural creatures, including zombies.