The Splatoon crowd is down with Ekans, apparently

Results from the weekend's first worldwide Splatfest:

North America - Blue 399, Red 301 (45-55, 59-41)

Europe and Australia - Blue 378, Red 322 (36-64, 57-43)

Japan - Green 423, Red 277 (39-61, 64-36)

At Ancho-V Games, Pokémon Red won the popularity poll in all three regions; however,... Read more...

All the toy destroying action, none of the microtransactions.

Pokémon's 20th anniversary celebration will carry into April in North America.

A retail version of April 2015 free-to-start release Pokémon Rumble World will release in North America on April 29 for $29.99 US. This rollup release has been out in Japan since December and Europe/Australia for a few weeks.

Remember; The soft reset command on a 3DS is L+R+Start

Let’s face it: There’s one major game in the lineup this week for North America, though there’s two versions of it. Fire Emblem Fates, the long-awaited 3DS RPG in a year full of them, brings along its season pass and the first (free) pack for the ride. Though hopefully, you’re paying $80/$100 for all three versions physically, that’s beyond the scope of this column. In case you forgot why this is big, go read Kim's review again.

UPDATED: You can now get your Miitomo going

Nintendo Account registration is now open.

The new service went live just before 10pm Eastern time, and load time may be slight due to the early rush, but you can create the account at accounts.nintendo.com.

At present, the account functions are limited to establishing a nickname and linking... Read more...

Magneton, how do they work?

The most recent edition of CoroCoro Magazine has confirmed some additional details, including some fan favorite Pokémon appearing as assists.

The new assist pairs include the Colosseum pair of Espeon and Umbreon, the grounded duo of Cubone and Diglett, and the bombers Magneton and Quagsire. Their battle effects include healing and lowering the enemy's Resonance (special) gauge, a air-and-land attack combo and a combination attack.

Time to do a barrel roll because First4Figures has launched their Star Fox line.

A new limited edition Star Fox Arwing statue is now available for pre-order from First4Figures. The Arwing is modeled off the version seen in Star Fox 64 and comes in two different versions.

The first version is the Exclusive variant that can only be obtained from the manufacturer's website. What... Read more...

GameStop can't tell you when they'll ship that Star Fox.

A promotional item intended to celebrate the release of Star Fox Zero appears to have been delayed.

According to our own John Rairdin, the statue was originally slated for release last Tuesday (February 9), then was pushed to Friday the 12th before the release date was removed completely. The statue is still available for preorder, but with no delivery date.

CoroCoro Magazine has the scoop UPDATE: We now have its English name.

This month's CoroCoro magazine appears to feature a brand new Pokémon, the first of the seventh generation.

A trailer showing the magazine cover in Japan, obtained by Serebii, shows a silhouette of a new Pokémon named "Magiana".

In the past, the first Pokémon of a new generation was revealed more than a year before the games released, with Bonsly being playable in Pokémon XD more than a year before Diamond and Pearl came out.

Only a Canadian price is known so far

The Nintendo Selects line is expanding again for North America.

Canadian video game retailer VideoGamesPlus posted a Tweet announcing the new games, which cover some rarities for Wii U, Wii and 3DS. The Canadian MSRP will be $29.99, and the new pricing/packaging will debut on March 11.

The affected games:

We need 20,000 CCs of GamePad, stat!

Japanese retail is seeing something perhaps unprecedented: A shortage of Wii U systems.

According to Japanese retail sources, the system's holiday success caused Nintendo to dip into system supply that was earmarked for early 2016, including the highly sought after Splatoon bundle selling out before... Read more...

Gotta catch - and splat - 'em all!

The 20th anniversary celebration for Pokémon will include a new event course for Super Mario Maker and the first worldwide Splatfest for Splatoon.

The new Super Mario Maker course called "I Choose You!" has players pick one of three starter Pokémon and take the journey from Professor Oak's lab... Read more...

A streak hits the big 5-0.

You might have heard that there’s a game for North America this week that supports every amiibo, amiibo card and even the Mega Yarn Yoshi. Let me save you a click: It’s Word Puzzles, the POWGI-developed word game that has you using amiibo to create puzzles. (Pokken Tournament will have all-amiibo... Read more...

The previously unreleased GBA game that's all about the helicopters.

UPDATE: Kuru Kuru Kururin is now live on the eShop, however the price was corrected to $6.99, a standard GBA price. Original story follows.

The Nintendo game list has added a new game to the list for tomorrow: Kuru Kuru Kururin.

Previously unreleased in North America, the game will launch tomorrow... Read more...

Sequel hype intensifies.

The German ratings authority USK has spilled the beans on a Picross 3D 2 localization.

First spotted by Nintendo Everything, the USK assigned "Picross 3D: Round 2" a rating following a petition on 18 November of last year.

The sequel to one of NWR's most beloved DS titles launched in Japan last October. No equivalent rating from the ESRB has emerged yet.

Several indie developers have banded together for a big Wii U sale.

Wii U owners looking for some inexpensive indie titles are in for a treat soon.

A group of indie developers have come together for the 2016 "Nindies Love You" sale, which will begin with this week's eShop updates and run for two weeks. The titles in the sale are all 50% off.

The games on sale, with sale prices in parentheses:

The participation reward has issues dealing with ice, fairies, and all-terrain vehicles.

After twenty years, a longstanding ingame hacked Pokémon will be legal.

The Pokémon Global Link has announced the Kanto Classic wi-fi battling tournament for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Registration for the event opens on February 25 at midnight UTC and runs through March 3, and only Pokémon 1 through 149 are allowed to participate with no hold items. The battles will take place the weekend of March 5.

A high-def version of the shining beacon of DSiWare.

The greatest - and most expensive - DSiWare title is about to get some extra definition.

In the most recent update to the Kickstarter for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward announced that Shantae: Risky's Revenge Director's Cut has been submitted to both Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe, meaning a release could follow quickly provided the game passes lotcheck.

The biggest Nintendo store gets a major Nintendo anniversary

Pokémon will be having anniversary celebrations at Toys 'R Us, GameStop and Nintendo's flagship store.

The relaunching Nintendo NY store will be hosting a special Pokémon anniversary event on February 27th, with "fun activities planned for attendees" and celebration of the franchise.

The Pokémon Company is promising more details on the celebrations in the days ahead.

The petting is literally the only thing removed.

The North American version of Fire Emblem Fates has arrived in the hands of reviewers, and with it new details about the removal of a controversial feature.

There was some concern when it was revealed that the "petting" minigame was removed from My Castle mode, specifically that conversations and... Read more...

Starring the walking dead and heavily muscled fish.

The shortest of months kicks off for North America with a light round of new releases. The big releases for the Wii U are the intriguing 3D platformer FreezeME, which has a good launch discount and features an attempt to save the dogs of the world from an evil fat cat. If you prefer your adventures aquatic, check out Shütshimi, which crosses steroids (allegedly), fish and bullet hell with WarioWare. (It makes sense in context.)