Mega Man, Columns, and more Kunio-kun are on the way!

Rockman 2 (Mega Man 2) for the Famicom, Columns for the Game Gear and Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Bangai Randō-hen (Double Dragon II: The Revenge) for Game Boy will be released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan this week on August 8.

Rockman 2 will retail for 500 yen, Columns for 300 yen, and Double Dragon II for 400 yen.

The pack will include three new figures exclusive to Skylanders Giants.

GameStop is currently taking preorders for their exclusive Skylanders Giants Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack.

Unlike previous retailer exclusives that were largely slight color variations on existing Skylanders figures, the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack includes three new Skylanders Giants exclusive figures, the series 2 version of Chop Chop, Shroomboom, and the Golden Dragon Fire Cannon, which unlocks an in-game battle arena.

EA reveals when the game will release and what we can expect on the disc.

Mass Effect 3 will be a Wii U launch title.

During their summer showcase, EA revealed that Mass Effect 3, first shown running on the Wii U during a sizzle reel at E3 this year, will indeed release at the launch of the Wii U. According to Michael Gamble, one of Mass Effect's producers, the game will also include the extended ending and multiplayer DLC. It isn't clear if the just-announced Leviathan DLC will be included, as well.

The little hardware revision that could gets a makeover.

Two new color variants of the DSi are coming to America.

From its official Twitter account, Nintendo of America tweeted a picture of the Matte Red and Matte Blue systems. Along with the picture, the company also indicated that the systems could arrive on store shelves "as early as this week."

This news comes just a few weeks ahead of the launch of the 3DS XL in America.

Ghostlight has plenty of news for European 3DS owners.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, and the recently announced Crash City Mayhem are all coming closer to being released in Europe.

In a recent blog post, Ghostlight gave a briefing on several of its current projects. Included was an update on both... Read more...

Take a glance at Bloober Team's sort-of-secret upcoming game.

The first screenshot of Bloober Team's Medium seems to have surfaced online, according to Destructoid.

You may recall Neal's blog post preceding this year's E3, in which he discussed receiving an ominous phone call asking if he knew "about Wii U." Turns out he wasn't the only one, as other members... Read more...

The annual convention will take place June 11-13 next year.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo will continue to be hosted in Los Angeles for at least the next three years.

The Entertainment Software Association announced this week that it has reached an agreement with the city of Los Angeles that will keep the annual expo in LA. It was also announced that next year's E3 will run from June 11 to June 13.

Learn about the exclusive features that the GamePad provides!

Details of how FIFA 13 will play on Wii U and how it will compare to the game on other platforms were revealed today.

The game can be played traditionally with the Pro Controller or with the GamePad. A single player using the GamePad has a variety of advantages over playing with a traditional controller.... Read more...

The amount of downloadable content will be practically doubled by the end of the month.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has been given a list of add-on songs to be released in North America this August, via a press release.

The 20 new tracks bring the total number of announced downloadable songs to 44, with the potential for more to still arrive after August.

The full list of songs can be seen below.

Nintendo's 8-bit Summer may be over, but we still received a few games.

While significantly less content than the past few weeks, Nintendo still managed to deliver both a 3DS eShop and DSiWare game this week.

3DS eShop Games:

3D Solitaire - $2.99Play solitaire over beautiful 3D environments included with 3D Solitaire or unlock the feature allowing you to use your own photos as the game's backdrop. 3D Solitaire allows you to either play on the 3D screen or on the touch screen with the stylus. 

Nano Assault is getting a re-release on the eShop.

Nano Assault EX will be coming to both the North American and European eShop, according to Shin'en via Twitter.

Based on the original Nano Assault, Nano Assault EX will feature new game modes as well as new options. Shin'en has confirmed that the game will support the Circle Pad Pro accessory. Check out our review of the original Nano Assault while waiting in anticipation for this new title. 

Join us in the chat Monday night and find people to play whatever game you like.

We're trying something a little different this week for our NWR Community Night. Instead of picking a game ahead of time, we're inviting you, the readers, to come into the chat this Monday night, August 6, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 Pacific (2 a.m. UTC if anyone abroad is still up and wants to join in), and meet people to play whatever game you choose.

The company reflects on releasing the game so late into the lifespan of the Nintendo DS.

MapleStory DS, a re-imagining of the popular free-to-play MMORPG, could see release in Europe and North America courtesy of the 3DS eShop.

Cubed3 recently interviewed Hong Sungjoon, director of MapleStory DS, asking him a variety of questions, from why the game, announced in 2006, didn't release... Read more...

Cross promotion at its finest!

The titular character in Disney's upcoming film Wreck-It Ralph will be a playable character in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, SEGA has announced.

The movie features Wreck-It Ralph, a video game villain who decides he wants to leave his arcade cabinet and finally play the role of the good... Read more...

Time constraints and technical limitations nearly left the ability to play the entire game with a friend on the cutting room floor.

New Super Mario Bros. 2's cooperative mode, which allows two players to progress through the entire main game together, was nearly unable to be included in the final product, the latest Iwata Asks revealed.

During the development of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Takashi Tezuka, who was overseeing the... Read more...

Unfortunately, pricing details have not been announced.

Pokédex 3D Pro is releasing in North America on November 8.

The eShop application is an update to the original Pokédex 3D, featuring all 647 Pokemon as well as all forms existing up to Pokémon Black and White 2. The original application will no longer be available on eShop starting October 1.

The new system and game cash in during their first weekend.

Enterbrain has reported that Nintendo has sold 193,441 3DS LL systems in its first weekend on sale in Japan. The 3DS revision was released on a Saturday, with the figures only representing units sold on July 28 and July 29.

Meanwhile, New Super Mario Bros. 2 sold 430,185 units in the same timeframe. These numbers do not account for the downloadable version of the game.

The Icarus Kid is the third Nintendo character to get the Figma treatment.

At the 2012 Tokyo Wonder Festival figurine trade show held last weekend, toy manufacturer Max Factory and their distributor Good Smile Company revealed that Pit from Kid Icarus Uprising will be getting a Figma in the near future.

For those new to the world of Figma, it is a series of fully poseable action figures famous for their extensive articulation and accuracy to detail despite their relatively small size.

The Game Boy version of Golf replaces Starship Defense as Club Nintendo's latest downloadable reward.

Golf for the original Game Boy is now available as a North American Club Nintendo award for 150 coins. Replacing the DSiWare tower defense title, Starship Defense, the 3DS Virtual Console title will be available until August 12.

Added to the 3DS Virtual Console on September 8, 2011 for $2.99, Golf... Read more...

Look forward to the Wii U eShop title this winter.

Little Inferno is coming to the Wii U eShop later this year. It is being developed by some of the developers that brought us World of Goo and Henry Hatsworth who have joined forces under the name Tomorrow Corporation.

A teaser trailer was revealed, which features children burning their toys using... Read more...