If you love the music in Toki Tori 2, you can now own the soundtrack!

The soundtrack to Toki Tori 2 is now available for download via the bandcamp website.

The album contains 31 tracks from the game, a digital poster that is signed by the development team, and a build-it-yourself hermit crab. The company behind the music, SonicPicnic, had the following to say on the creation. “We’ve incorporated many different themes from the Toki Tori legacy, going back as far as its Game Boy Color roots sometimes.”

Make the 3DS XL even larger for hunting monsters.

The Circle Pad Pro for the 3DS XL is now for sale in the Nintendo of America online store for $19.99, the same price as the Circle Pad Pro for the original model of 3DS. This is the first time the cradle, which adds an extra Circle Pad and set of shoulder buttons to the 3DS XL, has been available outside of Japan.

The update where cute squirrels and Jack the Ripper collide!

Damn, are you all really beating these games within a week's time? Hell, I haven't even finished Crimson Shroud yet! No matter, Nintendo thinks we're craving new content on a weekly basis, so here we are. Enjoy yourselves!

3DS eShop Retail Sales

Pokédex 3D Pro-$9.99 (Until April 19, 9 AM PT)

Reggie dishes on Nintendo's recent successes. 

Nintendo has seen a 55% sales increase in Nintendo 3DS games, both through digital and physical copies, says president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime.

When interviewed by GameIndustry International, Reggie talked about recent digital success, revealing that 11% of Nintendo's 3DS games were... Read more...

Another first party Wii U title!

Game & Wario has been given a North American release date of June 23. There is currently no specific information available for release dates in other regions.

You can check out our Game & Wario review here.

Only 100 seconds to beat a level? Madness, I say!

New Super Luigi U, the upcoming downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U, will be available to download worldwide this summer.

New details were also confirmed at the most recent Nintendo Direct broadcast. In every level of this DLC pack, which swaps out the game's existing world map with... Read more...

Layton's final outing will see its first English release this year. 

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, the third in the prequel trilogy of games and the sixth game overall, has been given a European launch schedule for later this year, while US fans have to wait until some time in 2014.

The game will feature over 500 puzzles, and is said to be the final game in the series to star Professor Layton himself as the main protagonist.

Comes with a digital copy of Animal Crossing New Leaf for $219.99

Bill Trinen has confirmed in today's Nintendo Direct that a special Animal Crossing themed 3DS XL is coming to North America alongside the release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf on June 9. The system is coated with various icons from the game, and will include a pre-installed copy of the game.

The system will go for an MSRP of $219.99, or $20 lower if you were to buy both an 3DS XL and a copy of the game separately.

The black box finally opens up and reveals... what we expected!

Level-5 is bringing the three Guild02 titles to the Nintendo 3DS eShops for both Europe and North America. 

Keiji Inafune's Bugs vs. Tanks where insects are fought with tiny tanks during World War II. You can read our Japanese impressions here.  Attack of the Friday Monsters sees players fighting monsters. The Starship Damrey is an adventure game set in space where players take the role of an amnesiac.

The well received JRPG is making its way west.

Bravely Default is coming to North America and Europe.

Announced at today's Nintendo Direct, Bravely Default is a Squaree Enix RPG developed by Silicon Studio that acts as the spiritual successor to Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light. It features turn based combat and heavy StreetPass integration allowing gamers to call on encountered players for help.

It was BOUND to happen eventually.

During today's Nintendo Direct live stream, Satoru Iwata has confirmed that EarthBound will be released on the Wii U Virtual Console later this year. 

During this morning's direct, Iwata mentioned that there were many posts in the Japanese Mother 2 Miiverse community from fans in North America and Europe, clamoring for the game's release.

Improved load times, automatic installations, and more.

Satoru Iwata has announced in today's Nintendo Direct stream that the long-awaited system update, as well as the launch of the Wii U Virtual Console, will arrive sometime next week. The system update will include improved load times for launching system applications, as well as returning to the Wii U menu after closing a game.

Get ready for some global competition.

Multiple wireless features have been announced for Mario Golf: World Tour. Players will be able to compete against others in real time over the Internet and will also be able to upload their scores for specific courses in worldwide tournaments. Mario Golf: World Tour will also include the Community feature that was present in Mario Kart 7. Like the feature in Mario Kart 7, it will be possible to enforce special rules in communities.

The final handheld Zelda titles are coming to Virtual Console soon.

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages have finally been announced for a May release on the 3DS Virtual Console.

This will complete the list of Zelda games that have yet to see a re-release on Nintendo's Virtual Console service and mark the final two yet-unreleased Zelda handheld... Read more...

The game's worst kept secret is now out in the open.

Pikmin 3 will be released on August 4 in North America and August 11 in Japan, as announced in the latest Nintendo Direct presentation.

Dates were not confirmed for Europe or Australia, although it was stated that it would be released in those regions within the next few months.

In addition, a brand new species of Pikmin, referred to as the "Winged Pikmin, has also been officially unveiled.

Yoshi is back and in 3D.

A new entry in the Yoshi Island series is coming to the 3DS.

Announced at today's Nintendo Direct, Yoshi's Island for 3DS will be an all new adventure and will feature similar visuals to other entries but in 3D. Besides usual Yoshi moves, including the ground pound, new actions are added that will take advantage of 3DS capabilities.   

So dreamy, literally. 

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is releasing in North America on August 11, July 12 in Europe, and July 18 in Japan.

The release date along with new details on the game were revealed at today's Nintendo Direct. This entry sees Princess Peach being kidnapped and taken into the dream world. Players will explore both the real world and the dream world. The dream world is explored by interacting with a sleeping Luigi on the touch screen.

Some original Zelda love coming to the 3DS this holiday season.

The Legend of Zelda, an original title for the Nintendo 3DS, is making it’s way to the Nintendo's handheld in winter 2013 in the West and in 2014 in Japan. The game features a top-down view in 3D environments, looking similar to the Wind Waker remake screen shots from earlier in the year. The Legend... Read more...

Some good news for fans of the original.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will include eight new levels that will be available after the completion of the main game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will be released on the Nintendo 3DS this May.

Ain't no party like a Mario Party.

Mario Party is coming to the 3DS this winter.

Revealed at today's Nintendo Direct, Mario Party 3DS will feature new mini-games that test players luck, speed, and concentration, while some mini-games will use AR cards. Another new feature is boosts to dice rolls which help losing players make a comeback.