Nintendogs + Cats, Fire Emblem: Awakening and more also coming to the eShop as digital releases!

The Nintendo 3DS save data transfer tool, a program that will enable 3DS owners to move save data from cartridges to the digital versions, is set to be released in Japan this March, Nintendo president revealed in a video update on Friday evening (January 25) on the 3DS eShop in Japan. No additional details were given about the transfer tool software.

The demo that will have you saying, "Cartography? More like FUNtography."

A demo for Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan will arrive in the North American 3DS eShop on February 7. As announced by Atlus, the demo will allow players to transfer its save data to the full game.

The demo allows players access to the introduction, a mini-dungeon, the first skyship area... Read more...

The beans may have been spilled in Chile.

A Limited Edition Pikachu 3DS XL and a Pokémon Meloetta distribution event may be headed to the Americas this March.

This news supposedly comes from Nintendo’s official South American distributor, JVL. JVL apparently attended a fan created Pokémon event in Chile where they made these announcements.

A second chance to snag this legendary Pokémon.

A special Keldeo Pokémon Wi-Fi distribution event has been announced for owners of Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2.  

Pokémaniacs will be able to download the legendary creature via Mystery Gift from January 25 through February 12. Keldeo will come equipped with four moves: Sacred Sword, Hydro Pump, Aqua Jet, and Swords Dance.

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Famicom with 30-cent Virtual Console games!

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Famicom in Japan, known as the NES elsewhere, Nintendo is starting a Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign.

The campaign will allow Wii U users the ability to purchase select NES or SNES Virtual Console titles for the low price of 30 cents (or 30 pence) each... Read more...

An HD remake of Wind Waker and a "brand-new" title are in development.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, originally released for the GameCube in 2002, is being developed for Wii U with HD graphics, announced Eiji Aonuma, the producer of recent Zelda titles, in today's Nintendo Direct on January 23. This HD version will support Off-TV Play and will receive tweaks to its gameplay. The game is scheduled to release fall 2013.

Close-up photography and weight loss discussions... the future of Miiverse has arrived.

New Miiverse interactions for upcoming first-party Wii U titles Pikmin 3 and Wii Fit U were outlined in today's Nintendo Direct presentation.

In Pikmin 3, players have the option of using the Wii U GamePad as a camera and will be able to take close-up screenshots of gameplay from the perspective of individual Pikmin characters. The pictures can then be uploaded directly to the Pikmin 3 Miiverse community.

Nintendo and Atlus team up to mash together their strategy RPG franchises.

A new title combining the Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei franchises, developed in collaboration between Intelligent Systems and Atlus, was revealed for Wii U during the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast.

A teaser trailer showed an impressive cast of characters from both series, but no gameplay details or release dates are known at this time.

Nintendo's classic download service will return with some new surprises.

Wii U's Virtual Console service will begin immediately after a system update to the console scheduled for this spring.

Because titles are being reworked for off-screen use on the console's GamePad controller, Nintendo is unable to provide the entire existing list from the very start. However, a selection of NES and SNES titles will be available to start things off.

Who's ready for faster start screen loading times?

New enhancements to Wii U and Miiverse were announced during the latest Nintendo Direct.

The presentation revealed that Miiverse, initially exclusive to Wii U, will be made into a smartphone application this spring. Initially, the app will be browser-only, but will expand to support smartphones in the future.

The anticipation is killing every Smash Bros. fan.

Screenshots of the latest entry in the Super Smash Bros. series will be shown off at E3 2013.

This news comes directly from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation.

Today’s Nintendo Direct focused specifically on the Wii U, so it’s unknown if the screens that will be shown at E3 will be for both the Wii U and 3DS versions of the games.

The first home console Yoshi game in 16 years is in a world of textiles.

A new 2D Yoshi platformer from Good-Feel, the studio behind Wario Land: Shake It and Kirby's Epic Yarn, was announced for Wii U at the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation.

This new game, referred to in press material as "Yarn Yoshi," is based around an arts and crafts aesthetic similar to the... Read more...

Wii U Party?

A new game in the Wii Party series was announced during the latest Nintendo Direct.

Though the game doesn't have a final title yet, it is expected to launch this summer, and incorporate a mini-game structure similar to that of the original Wii Party. The game also includes mini-games that use only the GamePad.

New Mario games are in the pipeline, we'll see more this year.

Nintendo EAD, the development team of the Super Mario Galaxy and 3D Land games, are working on a new 3D Mario adventure for Wii U. The next entry in the long-running Mario Kart series has also been announced for the same console.

The news comes as a surprise announcement during today's Nintendo Direct conference.

It looks like a Xenoblade sequel! It really does!

Virtual Console could be coming to Wii U, but will it just be compatibility or new platforms?

Nintendo UK's website shows off a "Virtual Console (Wii U)" system value in the site's source code.

NeoGAF user Aquamarine discovered the localization listing, which is among other system values, including ones for each individual Virtual Console platform, and one for "Virtual Console" (on Wii) and "Virtual Console (3DS)."

Prepare to be scared all over again.

Resident Evil: Revelations is being released on Wii U, along with other non-Nintendo systems.

This is more than a port of the Nintendo 3DS game because of new additions that include, enhanced HD graphics, additional content such as a new enemy, an extra difficulty level, and improvements to Raid Mode, which will feature new weapons and characters.

Ron Gilbert taps into his Maniac Mansion roots to deliver Double Fine's latest adventure.

The Cave is available for purchase on the North American Wii U eShop. It's priced at $14.99, and is 1.3GB in size.

The Cave has you choose three characters from a cast of seven (composed of the Adventurer, Monk, Hillbilly, Scientist, Twins, Knight, and Time Traveller) to embark on an eye opening... Read more...

Update: American version has been announced as well.

Update: Nintendo of America has announced that the presentation will also happen in their region. Wii U Direct will start at 06:00 PT/09:00 ET and it can be followed right here!

NCL and NoE have announced that a brand new Nintendo Direct, which will be all about upcoming games and services for Wii U, will broadcast tomorrow.

A bucket full of crazy is headed to the west.

Project X Zone has been confirmed for a release in North America, Europe and Australia. The game is set to release for Nintendo 3DS in summer 2013, and contains characters from multiple franchises including Sega, Namco, and Capcom. In all, 29 different franchises, and over 200 characters, are represented in this strategy RPG. A co-development project between Banpresto and Monolith Soft, the game was published in Japan by Nacmo Bandai.