Adventures of Lolo, Mega Man and Solitaire (yes!) headline this week's download.

Seems like this will be a slow month for releases. On the Virtual Console front, we have the Adventures of Lolo, a game we see pop up every now and then. However, if you’re a fan of Mega Man, good news! Mega Man Battle Network 2 is out on the Wii U Virtual Console for all to enjoy. Beyond that,... Read more...

The popular mobile game is getting a Mario skin and release on 3DS.

GungHo Online Entertainment has announced that its popular Puzzle & Dragons title is getting a Super Mario Bros. version.

The game, formally dubbed Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, will release on 3DS in Japan on April 29 and be priced at 4000 yen. It features a world map inspired by the New Super Mario Bros. series and retains the tried-and-true Puzzle & Dragons gameplay, just with Mario characters.

Are you the chosen one?

According to Nintendo Europe, special Club Nintendo members in Europe will receive the opportunity to purchase a special Ambassador Edition of the New Nintendo 3DS before the official launch.

Details about how these special members were chosen will, however, remain secret. In a statement to Eurogamer,... Read more...

For just a few extra bucks you can have your very own Skull Kid!

Nintendo has unveiled the limited-edition bundle of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, which comes complete with a Skull Kid figurine.

The package, which also comes with a copy of the game, will be made available the same day the 3DS remake launches, for suggested retail price of $49.99. Unfortunately,... Read more...

The silly little elf almost got his time in the spotlight.... Almost.

Tingle, the odd little elf who has appeared in a number of Zelda games, was considered for inclusion in Hyrule Warriors as a playable character.

"Actually, Tingle was a character we kind of considered and sort of went back and forth on," Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi explained. "We really wanted to include him but Mr. Aonuma suggested that it might be good to include some other character."

According to the Smash Bros. director, only one developer was suitable for the project.

Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai recently shared a few new details regarding the development of Nintendo's popular fighting game for 3DS and Wii U.

In an interview with Nintendo Dream, Sakurai said that finding a developer to handle the latest entry in the series was a no brainer, as... Read more...

It will be a "little longer" until we hear about release details of the Wii U game from Ninja Gaiden developer Tomonobu Itagaki.

Devil's Third, the Wii U action game from former Tecmo developer Tomonobu Itagaki, is almost done, according to the famed developer. However, it will be a little longer until final release details are announced.

Devil's Third is a blend of both the melee combat and first-person shooter genres.... Read more...

Fans of Wind Waker won’t want to let this one sail away.

A new Zelda statue based on Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker has been teased by high-end figure manufacture First 4 Figures.

The statue is set to be put for up for pre-order sometime in 2015 and marks the first collectable that First 4 Figures has manufactured based on the Wind Waker game. Further details are not yet available at this time.

Ring in the new year with two new Virtual Console games!

Happy New Year! 2015 is now upon us, and thus everyone has a new, fresh outlook on life. For Nintendo, I am hoping 2015 means bringing back more classics to current systems. I guess my hopes are coming true, because the good news this week is that we're getting nothing but but Virtual Console games!... Read more...

Indulge in some nostalgia-filled goodness with these classic Zelda skins.

Hyrule Warriors' pre-order incentive costume packs are now available for purchase via the Wii U eShop.

A total of four packs are up on Nintendo's online store, three of which include costumes for both Link and Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. The fourth pack, dubbed Demon King, provides an alternate skin for Ganondorf.

If you want some Tetris in your life, you are running out of time!

Two versions of the popular puzzle game Tetris will no longer be available after December 31 in Europe. This is what Nintendo of Europe announced in an update on the Nintendo 3DS eShop.

The versions being removed are the 2011 version of Tetris, better known as Tetris: Axis in North America, and... Read more...

Fans will be doing barrel rolls.

High-end figure manufacturer First 4 Figures has just released a teaser for an upcoming Star Fox line of figures.

Over the last few days, First 4 Figures has been releasing teaser images of upcoming products they plan to release in 2015. Today they showed off what is unmistakably an Arwing from Star Fox. Further investigation leads us to believe that this figure will be based on artwork from Star Fox 64 3D.

The Famicast crew's present to our loyal listeners, please to enjoy!

As mentioned on the latest episode of the Famicast, we have gone back through the past four live telethon recordings and edited the 8-4 Play X Famicast segments into regular episode length shows. All episodes are already available on the iTunes feed, although you may have to scroll down quite far to find them all. To make things a bit easier we have also included the episodes here as a direct download, so please enjoy them as you see fit!

The 2009 hit can be viewed in stereoscopic 3D on Nintendo's handheld!

Disney's Up is now available on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan for 3,240 yen. The movie can be viewed on the system with or without the 3D effect and is available with the Japanese dub. There is currently no word if any other full length movies will be released on the system or if Up will ever see a Western release on the 3DS platform.

Yes, there were games released on Christmas. Lots of them!

You would think with Christmas taking place yesterday that Nintendo would take a break with downloads this week. But good news, as that is not the case! Instead, Nintendo has opted to release a fair amount of games for both systems. While Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse has been a hotly anticipated... Read more...

Stream all the anime you want right from Nintendo's console.

Crunchyroll, the popular online anime streaming service, is now available on Wii U.

The application can be downloaded via the Wii U eShop free of charge; however, you'll need to shell out for a subscription if you want to take full advantage of all the content available to premium members.

Get a "helping hand" from some of your Amiibo in Kirby's 2015 adventure.

The Amiibo for Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight will give you a "helping hand" in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

The Kirby Amiibo will let you star dash at any time, the Dedede one lets you wear the King's hat and get more health, and the Meta Knight one puts his mask on you and improves your attack.

Along with the return of an old favorite.

Two new rewards have been added to Club Nintendo in North America. First, there is a new Nintendo 3DS Game Card Case featuring covers based on Pikmin and Super Mario Bros. available for 400 coins. The second new reward is a NES Remix 2 T-shirt that costs 700 coins and is available in limited quantities.

The retail chain is having a bit of a problem maintaining Amiibo preorders.

Toys "R" Us is looking to remedy its Amiibo preorder cancellations by offering certain people chances to reorder the Amiibos it had previously ordered.

Earlier this week, issues arose when Toys "R" Us began to cancel many of its preorders, including those of the exclusive Lucario figure. In a... Read more...

Share your challenge-filled platforming creations online next year!

Mario Maker, the upcoming Wii U exclusive, creation-centric 2D platforming game, will allow you to share your custom made levels online.

Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed Mario Maker's online support in an interview with YouTube personality iJustine, saying, "You'll be able to... Read more...