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.

Retail source says Nintendo is trying to clear the old system from shelves.

The trade price of Nintendo's white, 8 GB Wii U Basic has been slashed in the UK by £70. The UK first saw these price cuts in late October, but they continue to extend into new deals and bundles for the holiday shopping season.

Bundle offers for the Wii U Basic console include a £199.99 deal... Read more...

A major update has arrived for one of Nintendo’s freemium 3DS games.

An update for Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Version 4.0, is available now on the 3DS eShop.

The 4.0 update includes a series of changes over the previous version. For starters, it’s now possible for players to remodel each of the game’s 39 subs in the game for $0.99 each. Remodeling a sub will upgrade... Read more...

Interest in Game Freak's creature-collecting franchise is as strong as ever!

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have sold incredibly well in the UK, with the pair of titles enjoying the biggest Pokémon launch the region has ever seen.

The duo of Game Boy Advance remakes managed to outpace the prior record-holder, Pokémon X and Y, by a whopping 17 percent. This is... Read more...

With the arrival of the New Nintendo 3DS, the previous model's end is imminent.

Nintendo will end production on its line of regular 3DS XL (or LL in Japan) handhelds very soon. This was revealed on the company's Japanese website earlier in the week.

All the color variations: Mint White, Black, Blue Black, Pink White, Red Black, Silver Black and White will no longer be manufactured. All the other versions of the standard Nintendo 3DS XL have been discontinued already and will not return.

Developers elaborate on story, single-player mode and more.

Recently Splatoon developers have taken to Twitter to share some details and new information regarding the new Wii U title releasing next year.

In single player mode, or "Hero Mode", it's the Squids versus the Octopi. A mysterious squid-man has discovered the Octopus Army Corps secret plan to invade the surface world from their underground facility. It's up to your Squid hero to infiltrate their base and take them down.

Check out some awesome deals before your Thanksgiving food coma hits.

Beginning on Thursday, November 27 and running though Tuesday, December 2, Nintendo will be offering select titles on the eShop for up to 30% off. The sale will start at 9 am PT and end that following Tuesday at 8:59 am PT.

Some of the titles on sale will be as follows:

For Nintendo 3DS:

Gamers sure love their Smash!

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is now the fastest-selling game for Nintendo's tablet-centric console in the United States.

According to Nintendo, a whopping 490,000 copies were sold during its first three days on store shelves. Considering the fact that Wii U's install base isn't particularly huge, that figure is nothing to sneeze at.

A new entry in Atlus' popular role-playing series is coming to Japan.

Atlus has announced a new entry in its popular handheld-centric franchise, Etrian Odyssey.

Aside from the fact that it's called Etrian Odyssey V, nothing else was revealed about the game. You can check out the announcement trailer below for a tease at what's to come.

No platforms were... Read more...

For those who want more Pikmin in their life!

Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that special Pikmin themes is heading to the Nintendo 3DS. The famed developer brought this up during an interview on Miiverse.

The Pikmin themes, which will be available on the Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop this week, bring a variety of the critters to the top screen on the system. Bulborb are always lurking on both themes as well, so be aware!

Get ready to Smash some Bros. with Pokéballs!

I'm taking over for Bryan this week, who can't make it to the table for the usual Nintendo Download segment. In the latest eShop offering, Nintendo brings us one of the most anticipated games of the year, perhaps even the Wii U system itself! For those minorities out there who aren't fans of Nintendo's... Read more...

It looks like Wii U owners may not have to worry about a delay to 2016 after all.

Xenoblade Chronicles X, the upcoming Japanese role-playing game from developer Monolith Soft, is nearly complete.

According to executive director Tetsuya Takahashi, development on the Wii U exclusive is almost finished, despite the team having to overcome a few hurdles along the way. "The development... Read more...

Includes actual character balance changes.

A patch for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Version 1.0.4 is now available in the Nintendo eShop. The official patch notes state that adjustments were made to the balance of the game and to make it a more pleasant experience. This patch is required for online play.

A full list of character... Read more...

Victory is his destiny!

The Meta Knight Amiibo will be exclusively sold at Best Buy stores next February in North America, presumably alongside the other Wave 3 Amiibo figures.

Meta Knight is the second confirmed Amiibo to have a retailer exclusive release. Previously Shulk, the protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles, was confirmed to be a GameStop exclusive.

The iconic princess will offer a nifty unlock for owners of her NFC figure.

Nintendo has revealed how the Zelda amiibo will function in Hyrule Warriors.

Those who own the plastic princess will be able to unlock a weapon with a rating of at least three stars by tapping the toy to the Wii U GamePad's NFC reader. Meanwhile, tapping any other amiibo will get you a either a weapon rated three stars or lower, a crafting material bonus, or a rupee bonus. These functions can both be used once each day.

A boss is being tweaked and new fishing locations are being added.

The Legend of Zelda series Producer Eiji Aonuma has shared a few new details regarding the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remake for Nintendo 3DS.

Speaking to Famitsu in a recent interview, Aonuma made it clear that the game will be modified in ways that accommodate new players. "Specifically... Read more...

Without a prior warning, these are now available for you to purchase!

Eight new themes appeared out of nowhere on the European version of the Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop. This came after an inspection on the shop today.

Europeans will be able to get their hands on four seperate Super Smash Bros. themes as well as four Nintendogs + cats ones. The Smash themes have all... Read more...

The Twilight Princess takes her true form on the battlefield.

Twili Midna will be a playable character in the upcoming Twilight Princess DLC Pack for Hyrule Warriors according to a recent Miiverse post.

While Midna in her most notable form already appears in Hyrule Warriors, this human form of Midna will be a totally new character that uses the Mirror of... Read more...

Update: It's over! Come watch the hypertrolling, uncut!

UPDATE: It's over, watch it here!

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Famicast-a-what now? This will be episode 44 of NWR's Japan podcast, all about Nintendo games in Japan!

Famicast-a-where now? This will be a live show broadcast on Google Hangouts, join us!

Famicast-a-who now? Hosted by Danny Bivens, who just picked up Captain Toad, and hypertroll overlord, JC who has been playing Final Fantasy Explorers Light!

Got any Doduos?

Slow week for Nintendo releases, but there's a few things here that should be worthy of a look. On the indie front, Tengami has finally made its way to the Wii U, and on the 3DS we have I've Got to Run: Complete Edition. On the Virtual Console, we have Mario Kart: Super Circut, as well as the Pokémon... Read more...