Wash away 2012 with Fluidity: Spin Cycle, or just pass these remaining days with any number of today's Nintendo Downloads.

With 2012 drawing to a close, it's time for us to look back and reflect on the terrific games we've had digitally delivered to our eager mitts. Or, as this week's Nintendo Download's would have you believe, now is the time to release a few more pieces of great entertainment, and inevitably throw that... Read more...

Now with download play for up to two players!

Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan next week on January 1. The title will retail for 500 yen.

This iteration of the game will feature download play for up to two players. No specifics were given about what modes the download play will be utilized in, but it will likely be used in the Mario Bros. two player mode. 

Nintendo's classy man became even classier.

Nintendo of Europe's president, Satoru Shibata, sent out his warmest Christmas wishes to everyone and thanked fans for their support in 2012 in a letter posted this past Friday.

Shibata wasn't at first very sure if people would enjoy his appereance in European Nintendo Direct conferences, saying the the following: 

The Pokémon typing teacher is coming in January for both Australia and New Zealand.

Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure for the Nintendo DS will launch in Australia and New Zealand on January 10, 2013.

The player takes on the role of a new member of the Elite Typists Club. The game slowly builds in difficulty as the player attempts to accurately type the names of the Pokémon... Read more...

Clear your path with the power of paint. 

The next DSiWare title from Goodbye Galaxy Games has been announced, a colorful puzzle-platformer named Color Commando!. The game's creator, Hugo Smits, previously developed Flipper 1 and 2, and Ace Mathician for the DSiWare service. Color Commando! is scheduled to arrive in early 2013.

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Nintendo TVii is live now in North America. 

The Wii U service, which combines information from multiple sources, including live TV listings and content from streaming services such as Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video, was revealed to be launching today earlier in the week.

It will be expanded early next year to include Netflix streaming and integration with TiVo digital video recorders.

But hurry! The sales all end in the first of January!

Three Wii U eShop games, Little Inferno, Trine 2: Director's Cut, and Chasing Aurora, are currently on sale on the eShop until early January.

Little Inferno, regularly $14.99, will be $9.99 until January 4; Trine 2, regularly $19.99, will be $15.99 until January 7, and Chasing Aurora, regularly $14.99, will be $7.49 until January 4.

Can you escape a computer? Guide Wario to infinite wealth? You can in this week's Nintendo Downloads!

Nintendo is gearing up for your holiday dollars with a healthy smattering of digital releases this week. On top of the New Super Mario Bros. 2 Coin Rush DLC we found out about, you can expect a digital release of Bit. Trip Saga, Mario Tennis Open, Pilotwings Resort, and Pokémon Rumble Blast. And don't forget Wario Land II for the 3DS Virtual Console! It's finally out in America!

Another day, another dungeon to conquer. 

The newest installment of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, Gates to Infinity, will be released in North America on March 24, 2013. This will be the series' first fully 3D game.

Players take on the appearance and abilities of one of five Pokémon: Pikachu, Snivy, Oshawott, Tepig, or Axew. The game features 20 constantly changing dungeons that players can navigate and battle their way through. 

The hunt begins digitally next week in Japan.

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G HD Ver., known as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in the West, will see a digital release on December 27 in Japan. The digital version will be 500 yen cheaper than the packaged version, retailing for 4,300 yen including tax.

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G HD Ver. was a launch title... Read more...

Long lost Saturn RPG sees new life, and an American release on 3DS.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for the Nintendo 3DS is coming to North America in the Spring of 2013.

The game, released this past August in Japan, is an updated port of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation title released in 1997 and 1999 respectively. It is a first-person dungeon-crawler... Read more...

A little bit of mystery mixed with the impossible.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is receiving its last two Coin Rush DLC packs soon. Mystery Adventures Pack and Impossible Pack have been revealed in a video by IGN. Both packs will be made available December 20, and will sell for $2.50 each.

Mystery Adventures takes the hidden paths known to Mario fans... Read more...

Talking about DQX version 1.2, higher level caps, new character classes, and half off the Wii U version of the game for Wii users. 

Another surprise Nintendo Direct featuring the Wii version of Dragon Quest X was released early this afternoon in Japan. 

The video, hosted by Satoru Iwata and Dragon Quest X producer Yosuke Saito, focused mainly on the upcoming update for the game to version 1.2. Included in the update are... Read more...

Players will have to wait a few more months for the next title in the hit Capcom series.

The release of Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan has been delayed. 

Capcom initially intended to release the title this March, but is pushing the game back to a summer release. Capcom feels that to meet the demands and expectations of the users, they need to increase the quality of the game.

Nintendo's video content aggregator is about to make its debut.

Nintendo TVii, the Wii U service that combines TV and video from different sources, launches in North America December 20.

The service, which includes TV listings from various cable and satellite providers, as well as content from streaming services such as Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus, brings... Read more...

Board games, an arcade classic, and everyone's favorite bounty hunter are up for grabs at 150 coins each.

Nintendo has added 3D Classics: TwinBee, Mario Party 2, and Metroid II: Return of Samus as Club Nintendo rewards. Each title is available for 150 Coins, and will no longer be available as a reward on January 6.

3D Classics: TwinBee is a stereoscopic 3D enabled version of Konami's arcade title... Read more...

Let the Mega Man 2 versus 3 debate rage on!

The entire set of Mega Man games for NES will be making their way to the 3DS eShop's Virtual Console service. While various installments have been available in Europe and Japan, this marks the series' arrival on the North American eShop. Mega Man will be available for purchase on December 27, with... Read more...

Ring in the new year with a new 3DS download title.

Published by XSEED Games, Unchained Blades will release in North America on the 3DS eShop on January 3 at the price of $29.99.

Earlier this year we first learned that the dungeon-crawling RPG would be making its way to North America. In August  we were told it would be made available... Read more...

Roll a die, tend a garden, and save the world's pizza. Just another ordinary Download's update.

Another busy week in Nintendo downloads. For the 3DS, there's the tabletop RPG Crimson Shroud, and Gardenscape, a gardening sim/hidden object game. As for DSiWare, Zombie Skape has you ollie and 180-face-flip over the undead, Chuck E. Cheese's Alien Defense Force provides you with enough water balloons... Read more...

Two hidden object games in one week. What else could you ask for?

Retail releases are bountiful this week as both the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop see the release of four new retail titles onto their digital shelves. A few demos, DSiWare games, VC releases and an eShop title round out this weeks Nintendo Downloads.

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3DS eShop Retail Releases