Three solid Virtual Console releases this week.

North America will see the Animal Crossing update rolled into the main game this week with the switch to Welcome Amiibo happening on the eShop. Since the game's a Nintendo Select, it's still an inexpensive way to get into the series. The biggest title on the eShop this week is Teslapunk - no relation to 2014 eShop hit Teslagrad - an intriguing looking vertical-scrolling shooter.

So instead of 50,000 Pidgey, you'll get 50,000 Hoothoot.

The Pokédex for Pokémon Go will be expanding shortly.

Niantic announced today that "more Pokémon" will be coming to the popular mobile game, with details to be announced Monday (December 12). This appears to be separate from partnership agreements being announced today with companies like Starbucks and Sprint.

And a rollup release at retail as well.

The BOXBOY series will end - for now - in Japan this February.

Nintendo announced "Goodbye! BoxBoy!" for the 3DS eShop today, along with a special physical release of the three games, a soundtrack and a new BOXBOY amiibo. The eShop release will be February 2 in Japan for 680 yen, while the physical release will be the same day for 3456 yen.

A QR code grants a legend.

The mythical Pokémon Magearna has been released for Pokémon Sun and Moon, with no time limit for picking it up.

Using the game's QR Scanner application with the code below following the first credit roll will send Magearna to the antique store in the game's first city. It will come at level 50, and will hold a Bottle Cap item for Hyper Training.

So you bought the Toon pack? Enjoy unlimited seafood and salad.

Following the news from the Game Awards last night, Nintendo revealed the functionality for the 30th anniversary Zelda Amiibo in Breath of the Wild today.

Each of the four new Amiibo will drop a particular kind of item, along with a chance at a treasure chest:

A couple of early wins for Nintendo at tonight's ceremony.

The 2016 Game Awards saw Nintendo pick up three awards out of the nominations.

Pokémon Go captured the Best Mobile/Handheld Game (over Severed, Monster Hunter Generations and Fire Emblem Fates) and Best Family Game (over Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Skylanders Imaginators). The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was voted most anticipated game.

The world exclusive from the 2016 Game Awards

New footage for the second of three Shovel Knight expansions was released tonight at the 2016 Game Awards.

The footage for the Specter Knight campaign "Specter of Torment" shows that the game is being built from the ground up and is a standalone prequel to the 2014 independent hit. Specter Knight will be responsible for the recruitment of Shovel Knight's villians, the Order of No Quarter.

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Twelve working days until the editor gets a vacation.

It's a light week for North America on the new release front, but between Pokemon and the sales you're probably full anyway. The biggest release is Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - read Daan's review before plopping down the cash. There's a New 3DS stick-and-nub (twin stick) shooter in Hyperlight EX, which has shades of Geometry Wars, while the Virtual Console gets Advance Wars: Dual Strike.

A ten million worldwide shipment may not be enough. UPDATED WITH AMERICAN REGION NUMBERS

Early returns for Pokémon Sun and Moon are setting records in some territories.

Nintendo UK has reported the first week sales of the newest Pokémon main series games crossed 1.5 million in Europe, with over 368,000 of them in the UK alone. This is the biggest launch week for any Nintendo title, regardless of system, in Europe

Life on the farm will be a little bit more portable.

The planned Wii U version of Stardew Valley has been moved to the Nintendo Switch.

In a post on the game's blog, the developer confirmed the release dates for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions while noting "Looking at Wii U and the current gaming landscape, we made the difficult choice to shift our development efforts to creating a version for Nintendo Switch."

Is there any room left in Orlando? Let's find out.

Nintendo has given additional details about their partnership with Universal Studios, including sections in three parks over the next several years.

The Universal Studios parks in Los Angeles (Hollywood), Orlando and Osaka will each receive theme parks over the next few years, with the aim to provide... Read more...

Whether or not the footage portends a Most Anticipated Game win is still to be determined.

The Game Awards will once again feature a legendary appearance.

Nintendo of America confirmed that new footage for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will appear at The Game Awards on Thursday evening. It will mark the game's second appearance at the show in its modern incarnation, following off-screen footage being shown at the first show in 2014.

The second batch celebrating all things Super Famicom hit Nintendo's handheld today.

Following up on last week’s release of Super Famicom games on the New Nintendo 3DS, six more titles were released on the Virtual Console service today in Japan. The titles released today are Kirby KiraKira Kids, Super Famicom Wars, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, Mario’s Super Picross, Pop’n TwinBee and Live A Live. This brings the total number of available Super Famicom games on the 3DS to 37.

With most of the Black Friday madness dealt with, let's talk things for the weekend.

North America has a couple of odder titles in the "new content" category this week. The Wii U gets the Metroid-like Exile's End, a recent jumper from the PlayStations courtesy of XSEED (see Zach's review), while the 3DS ups its RPG power level one last time (for this year) with Dragon Ball Fusions. Stupid dance not included, but that's what the sales are for.

It's been a busy week down at Niantic.

Pokémon Go received a slew of announcements this week in anticipation of the holiday season. In just a couple days, a Thanksgiving event was announced, Ditto appeared, CP levels were adjusted and the Nearby feature was expanded.

Last night, players were finally able to catch Ditto, an addition... Read more...

The former Radio Free Nintendo Retroactive title will be coming to the Switch, among other things.

An early Wii U exclusive will be coming to the Switch and other platforms next year.

WB Games tweeted today that Lego City: Undercover would launch on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam next year.

Join the Chase! LEGO CITY Undercover is looking for new recruits on PlayStation®4, Xbox One®, Nintendo Switch™ and STEAM® in Spring 2017. pic.twitter.com/D1YJpmFKIR

Here's to 26 years of Super Famicom!

Seven Super Famicom titles hit the (New) Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service today in Japan as part of a two week celebration marking the classic 16-bit console’s 26th anniversary. Super Punch Out!!, Super Castlevania IV, Mega Man X3, Final Fight 2, Final Fight 3, Romancing SaGa and Tactics Ogre:... Read more...

Nikki is back, and there was much rejoicing.

Three years after Swapnote's online sharing was disabled, Nintendo is returning to friends-based messaging on the 3DS.

Swapdoodle will launch today with the eShop update in both North America and Europe. In addition to basic messaging among 3DS friends, the game allows for doodles based on Nintendo characters and has stickers of Mii faces, among others. Private messaging functions are also available.