A complete farewell for GameCube support in the west?

The streamlined version of the Wii, which was revealed during GamesCom 2011, has now also being confirmed for North America.

This hardware revision forces the Wii to sit in a horizontal position, instead of vertical, which was possible thanks to an included stand. The new system also removes all GameCube support, making its software and accessories incompatible.

Nintendo is releasing a new Wii color to commemorate the launch of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic games.

Nintendo UK announced that a new Wii bundle including a blue Wii and a copy of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be released on November 18.

There is no word as to whether or not this bundle will arrive in North America or Japan.

Characters, story, locations, and more! New details come falling to earth. 

A huge amount of information has recently come flooding forth from behind Nintendo's closed doors regarding The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, greatly expanding on what we already know about Link's latest - and chronologically earliest - adventure.

In the opening setting of Skyward Sword, Zelda... Read more...

Our red-capped hero will don a blue shell with a boomerang.

Mario will get a new power in Super Mario 3D Land, a boomerang suit, according to recently leaked official art.

The Boomerang Bro., a boomerang-enabled Koopa, debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3, and saw follow-up appearances in a variety of games, including New Super Mario Bros., Mario Super Sluggers, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. The blue boomerang was featured as an item in Super Mario Advance 4's e-Reader levels.

Nintendo is hitting New York Comic Con in a big way.  

New York Comic Con will be housing some great Nintendo features and upcoming games. Playable games that have been announced include Super Mario Land 3D, Mario Kart 7, Pokémon Rumble Blast, Shinobi, Sonic Generations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, and Professor Layton and the Last Specter. Nintendo’s booth will be on the show floor (#1538) and will have all of their playable demos there.

Terry Cavanagh's latest indie game will make its first 3D appearance.

Nicalis has announced that they will be publishing Terry's Cavanagh's VVVVVV as a 3DS eShop title.

The title is a platformer designed to resemble the classic games of yesteryear, complete with a 8-bit graphical style and chip tune music courtesy of Magnus Palsson. VVVVVV was released late in 2010 for the PC. The main character of the game is Captain Viridian, who must rescue his ship crew, whose names humorously start with the letter "V".

Doctor House makes his third house call, a classic computer game invades DSiWare, and the Pokedex gets updated.

It’s Thursday and that means there are new games to buy on WiiWare, DSiWare, and the eShop. The sole WiiWare release is the shooter Horizon Riders from developer Sabarasa. Influenced by Sega’s Space Harrier, Horizon Riders features arcade-style gameplay and supports both the Wii Balance Board and Wii Zapper. The game retails for 800 Wii Points and a demo version is also available.

Everything from baby pandas to Halloween ogres will arrive on the 3DS soon.

Nintendo has announced that they will be teaming up with several companies to provide new content for Nintendo 3DS' Nintendo Video service.

The first of these companies is DreamWorks Animation, who are best known for their hit Shrek franchise, as well as Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon.... Read more...

Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin will be the first original 3DS game in the series.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Marvelous Entertainment is working on a new Harvest Moon title. Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin will be the first game in the series developed solely for the Nintendo 3DS.

Unlike the upcoming 3DS port of Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns, The Land of Origin... Read more...

Japan gets a new 3DS color this November.

Nintendo will add a new color, Ice White, to the Nintendo 3DS lineup in Japan on November 11. 

The unit will be priced at 15,000 yen ($195), the same as the standard price for the 3DS in Japan. Including the new color, this brings the total number of color variations of the 3DS to five in Japan - Aqua Blue, Cosmo Black, Flare Red, Misty Pink (on 20 October), and the upcoming Ice White.

Monster Hunter fans can get a limited edition 3DS unit and more this December!

Nintendo and Capcom are releasing a limited edition Monster Hunter 3G Nintendo 3DS hardware bundle on December 10 in Japan. 

The unit itself is a specially designed white 3DS that has Monster Hunter 3G logo and markings and retails for 20,800 yen ($270). Monster Hunter 3G will also be released bundled with the Kakuchou Slide Pad attachment on the same day for 6,990 yen ($91) and the game on its own for 5,800 yen ($75). 

The 3DS installment in the classic franchise is coming to Europe and North America early next year.

Nintendo announced today that Resident Evil Revelations will launch January 27, 2012 in Europe, followed shortly by a North American release on February 7.

Resident Evil Revelations is a new installment in the series, set between the events Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. The story follows Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield on their search for the truth about the Veltro terrorist organization and the T-Abyss virus outbreak.

Nintendo's series of heartwarmingly humorous commercials continues.

Nintendo has released a brand new commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition. This commercial stars Robin Williams and his daughter Zelda. 

Watch it below:

Alternate version with longer description of the game:

There has not been a new Wii Virtual Console game release in North America in over a month.  

Nintendo has not released a new Virtual Console game for Wii in North America since August, causing the longest span between Virtual Console releases in the system’s history.

The last Virtual Console release was 39 days ago on August 25 when Jaleco’s The Ignition Factor debuted for 800 Wii Points. Previously, the longest amount of time between releases was 28 days which occurred not once, but twice last year.

Catrap is the main event in this week's Euro download offerings.

European gamers can look forward to three new download titles this thursday.

The first of these is Extreme Hangman 2 from Gamelion. This DSiWare game is based on the classic word guessing game where players must complete the word in order to save the hangman. This version of the game includes new backgrounds and words to solve. It can be downloaded for 200 Points on the DSi Shop or €2.00/£1.80 on the Nintendo eShop.

The online first-person shooter for WiiWare may not arrive until 2012. 

Sabarasa’s first-person shooter Protocol will probably not be available for download on WiiWare until 2012. The developer’s first WiiWare title, Horizon Riders, is set to be released on Thursday, and it sounds like that game’s success may have an effect on Protocol.

In a recent interview,... Read more...

Wario's first platforming adventure may be heading to the eShop soon.

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 has appeared on the official site for Australian ratings and classifications. 

While this is no guarantee of a future release, it is almost always a direct confirmation that the game has been considered by Nintendo for future release on the Virtual Console, and... Read more...

They can be downloaded right now!

3D trailers for various Nintendo 3DS games that were shown during Nintendo's conference last month, are now available for download on the North American, European, and Australian eShops.

The icon to enter the section with the trailers is featured on the front page, where it is labeled Nintendo 3DS... Read more...

Super Mario 3D Land will also be launching alongside Zelda, along with Mario Kart 7 in December.

UPDATE: Super Mario 3D Land will be launching on the same day as Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Nintendo Australia announced that Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, will be arriving in Australia on the 24th of November 2011.

Australians will be able to purchase either a standard copy of the game which, for... Read more...

Independent developer says that 'Nintendo is particularly great at providing support to developers.' 

Anytime a developer needs assistance with its game, Nintendo is quick to lend a helping hand, explained David Márquez de la Cruz, the head of Spain-based developer CoderChild. On Thursday, CoderChild released Bugs’N’Balls, which is not only the company’s first DSiWare title, but also their... Read more...