The idea sounds clean and dirty at the same time.

Nintendo and Sony Pictures are working on an animated Super Mario Bros. movie, following the ongoing massive leak of e-mails from the movie studio.

While nothing is officially greenlit, the e-mails suggest that film producer Avi Arad recently acquired the rights to produce animated films based... Read more...

Dragon Quest is getting the rhythm treatment next spring.

Theatrhythm Dragon Quest is coming to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on March 26 and will retail for 5,800 yen (plus tax). Gamers in Japan will also have a chance to check out the game early at Jump Festa ’15, which is taking place at the Makuhari Messe convention center on December 20 and 21. Up to... Read more...

The popular franchise proves that people still have the “gotta catch ‘em all” fever in Japan.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire have already sold two million physical and digital units in Japan. The success of these games marks the fourth title (with both games referred to as one by Nintendo) in the past five months to sell through two million units. The other titles that achieved... Read more...

Details revealed about a special collector's edition, a demo hitting the Japanese eShop and more.

Bravely Second is set to hit the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 23. Not only that but a demo for the game is set to release in Japan's eShop tomorrow, December 10.

The stand-alone retail release will sell for 5,980 yen (plus tax) while a special collector’s version will retail for 14,800 yen... Read more...

But a little bit of unfortunate news for those who already pre-ordered ORAS.

From December 8 through December 31, GameStop is holding a promotion called MegaStop in celebration of the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

To enter, buy participating Pokémon products either at your local GameStop or online at GameStop.com and then enter the code on the receipt... Read more...

More experiences will be coming our way in the new year!

Last week, indie games publisher Curve Digital announced that they were teaming up with more developers and planning to bring more games to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS next year.

The popular PlayStation and PC release OlliOlli will be coming to Nintendo 3DS and Wii U in early 2015. The game marries... Read more...

Update: Come check out Ty's gaming cupboard...if you want to.

Here's the video show with all the juicy visual bonus content! Podcast subscribers hang on a little bit longer - the audio version is coming shortly!

Famicast-a-what now? This will be episode 46 of NWR's Japan podcast, all about Nintendo games in Japan. Audio version will follow in a few days!

The error seems to have something to do with faulty flash memory.

An error code on certain Wii U systems are leaving some systems bricked, reports are circulating.

Error Code 160-0103 has popped up on certain systems, deleting save data and rendering games unplayable. A similar error code (160-1710) persists even in the data management menu, bricking the system.... Read more...

The father of video games has passed away at 92.

Ralph Baer, widely considered the father of video games, has passed away at the age of 92.

Baer, whose family fled Nazi Germany before the Kristallnacht attacks, is credited with inventing one of the first home video game systems. What was originally called the "brown box" would later be known as the Magnavox Odyssey, released in 1972.

Renegade Kid hopes you’re ready for some retro 2D exploration and shooting with their new title.

Xeodrifter, the latest title from Renegade Kid, is heading to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America on December 11 for $9.99. The game, which is being touted as a 2D retro shooter with exploration elements, puts players in control of a space traveler who is on a simple exploration mission when his... Read more...

The problem was over something more serious than bananas.

An actor who dressed up as Donkey Kong for a Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D event is now suing Nintendo for the stress it caused him.

The event, held at the L.A. Zoo was during a typical Southern Californian hot day, but provisions were not in place for the actor, Parker Mills, to stay cool. According... Read more...

Plus, an update on the upcoming Star Fox title!

New footage of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Wii U title closed off The Game Awards tonight.

In it, Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto demonstrated Link riding trusted steed Epona through a variety of situations. From what it appears, Anouma's promise of the upcoming Zelda title to be a open world experience looks to be accurate. They also demonstrated the map area detailed on the Wii U GamePad's screen.

The new strategy RPG from Intelligent Systems is coming a little earlier than expected.

Code Name S.T.E.A.M. is coming to 3DS on March 13, 2015, according to a new video revealed at The Game Awards.

In addition to a steampunk-infused single-player campaign, the strategy RPG from Fire Emblem and Advance Wars developer Intelligent Systems features local and online competitive multiplayer.... Read more...

2015 is the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and Mario Maker will celebrate in style.

Mario Maker will feature graphical skins based off of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World and Nintendo musical legend Koji Kondo will compose the music.

Due out for Wii U in 2015, Mario Maker was revealed at E3 2014, where it showed off New Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. graphics.... Read more...

The additional payment option is hitting Nintendo’s handheld next week.

NFC payments via contactless smart cards are coming to the New Nintendo 3DS and LL models in Japan on December 9. The smart cards, which were introduced as a payment option on Wii U over the summer, are commonly used in Japan to scan for train fare or for purchasing items at convenience stores and... Read more...

Captain Toad, Fire Emblem and more await you this week!

The big releases are winding down as the holiday season continues, but this week we still have a big release here on the Download. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is now out! How will you help Toad and Toadette travel through various worlds in search of stars? Beyond Captain Toad, we also have Lode... Read more...

The intense development process took a lot out of Mr. Sakurai.

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai doesn't think he'll work on another game in Nintendo's popular fighting series.

"I can't positively declare there won't be [another Smash Bros. game]," he said in an interview with Game Informer. "With both Melee and Brawl, I made those games with the... Read more...

Cast your swords (and perhaps your axes) for the game that brought the series to North America!

Fire Emblem will be heading to the Wii U eShop tomorrow for $7.99.

Released in Japan as Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame, the original Game Boy Advance game came out on November 3, 2003. It was the first in the series to arrive in North America, and it's popularity has brought most of the following entries in the series to the western world as well.

World Tour dates announced and beginning in January 2015.

The Legend of Zelda concert series is returning for a worldwide tour starting in Nashville, Tennessee in January 2015.

For its third installment, fans will see new artwork and musical inclusions from new games like A Link Between Worlds and future releases like the upcoming Majora's Mask 3D. Concerts... Read more...

Coming soon to fill the retro-inspired hole in our hearts left in the wake of Shovel Knight.

Super Icon Ltd. recently announced via Twitter that their retro-inspired, 2-D platformer Life of Pixel will be coming to Wii U soon.

Originally released on Mac and PC, Life of Pixel offers over 80 levels and unlockable content and features a large variety of level designs, gameplay and power-ups. While the graphics and sound bring to memory the old days of the NES, gameplay gives a wider picture of other platform styles as well.