Aside from the Wii U being playable, there is one other surprise!

Nintendo Australia and EB Games have announced that the Wii U will be showcased at the upcoming EB Games Expo, which is being held at Sydney Olympic Park from October 5 - 7, 2012.

There will be a total of twelve games available to play, which include:

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They Came by Wave, you bought by bucks.

This week's Nintendo Downloads brings us Genius Sonority's The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave, Game Boy's Quarth, and Hitoryi, all for the 3DS eShop. DSiWare gets some love as well with the release of Kart Krashers. Lastly, SNK remembers the existence of the Wii Virtual Console and provides it with the third installment of the Real Bout series.

Former Rareware members have some tasty ideas cooking.

Ex members of Rareware have banded together to form Mingy Jongo, a Twitter account expressing an interest in creating a spiritual successor to their acclaimed Banjo-Kazooie series. The intention thus far is simply to gauge public opinion and build developer interest in the potential project. Core... Read more...

Could these indie downloadable titles make launch day? Launch week?

Earlier this morning Nintendo of America released an updated list of upcoming Wii U games, including eight known downloadable eShop titles from independent developers. Seven of these games were given a "November" release date, but even if they miss the November 18 launch of Nintendo's new console they would still come out very soon after the console's launch.

Not to be confused with Harpo Marx Knight. 

Pokémon game composer and Game Freak director Junichi Masuda expressed his desire to send Game Freak's first full 3DS eShop game, Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight to Europe and North America.

Masuda told IGN that “In terms of a North American or European release, it's definitely something we'd like to do, but we're working out the details with Nintendo now and seeing what would be the best way to get that to players.”

Still some surprises yet for Nintendo's upcoming home console.

In an interview with IGN, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime made it clear that there are unannounced Wii U titles in the works, some of which are intended for the five-month long launch window.

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DSiWare gets some Club Nintendo love.

The DSiWare game Bird & Beans is now redeemable as a Club Nintendo reward. The title costs 100 coins and will be available until October 7, 2012.

Bird & Beans is a remake of the mini-game Pyoro found in the GBA's WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$.

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That's over $1380. How much does a lung sell for now?

Early this morning, Nintendo of America confirmed 23 games will be on store shelves for the November 18 launch of Wii U. The total is a slight decrease from our initially projected 27 titles.

Making launch day are:

Reggie talks a little more about the Wii U. 

More Wii U facts have been brought to light after an interview with Nintendo of America's President, Reggie Fils-Aime by gaming website Kotaku. For instance, Fils-Aime revelaed that the Wii U eShop will be region locked. The eShop will be available at launch along with video chat, an internet browser, and Nintendo Tvii. Fils-Aime added that there would be no pre-downloaded games like Find Mii on the Nintendo 3DS.

Some financial details about Wii U's production and pricing.

Nintendo's latest console is not selling at a loss to the company, a recent interview Games Industry International held with Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime revealed.

According to the company president, Nintendo strongly believes in providing consumers with strong value in their products right from their launch.

Nintendo licenses the engine for both first and third party development on the system.

Nintendo has signed a long-term deal with Unity Technologies to bring the Unity game engine to Wii U.

The deal will provide access to the Unity engine's development tools for Nintendo's internal teams and all of their affiliated third-party partners. This makes the Wii U the first dedicated... Read more...

Nintendo's first DLC-enabled title is doing pretty well. 

The downloadable content for Fire Emblem: Awakening has brought in 380 million yen (approximately $4.8 million), Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA) Chariman Shin Unozawa revealed during a presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2012.

Unozawa also reported that 75% of 3DS owners in Japan have connected their device to the internet. This number had risen since the January report of only 60%.

Game director Yuji Naka is unsure of the project's fate, but wants to work on Wii U.

Rodea The Sky Soldier may never see release on Wii despite having been completed for a year, according to Prope founder Yuji Naka.

In an interview with Polygon, the co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog expressed a great deal of uncertainty when as to the release plans of his sky-based action game,... Read more...

Those hoping to import foreign Wii U games are out of luck.

The Wii U will be region locked, as reported in the most recent issue of Famitsu and confirmed via translation on Twitter.

This means that Wii U systems in a given region of the world will not play any games sold in a different territory. For example, a North American Wii U will only read NTSC-encoded software, whereas a European Wii U will only read PAL-encoded software.

Pricing and date confirmed for New Zealand Nintendo fans.

Nintendo Australia has revealed the pricing and release date for the Wii U in New Zealand.

The Wii U Basic Pack will retail for NZ$469.95, while the Wii U Premium Pack will be set at NZ$569.95. The system will be launching in New Zealand on November 30, 2012, the same day as in European and Australian markets.

Or, why Nintendo isn't yet focusing on individual GamePad sales. 

The main reasoning behind Nintendo's lack of information regarding availability of standalone GamePads, is that at this time, the inventory of the device is being funneled into bundle packages for launch day.

This information comes from a recent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime, who makes the strategically-sound... Read more...

Tons of people pile in for games, cosplay and swag.

The 2012 Tokyo Game Show saw high numbers of attendance this year, with 223,753 attending the event during its duration from September 20 to September 23. 

Saturday, the first public day for the show, saw a record 94,989 people attend the show. Here is a break down of attendance over the four... Read more...

DQX will be playable on the GamePad, save data can transfer over from Wii.

Square-Enix revealed new information about the Wii U's upcoming Dragon Quest X, including that the title will be playable on the GamePad.

During a demonstration of the title at this year's Tokyo Game Show, Square-Enix provided a rundown of what to expect from DQX on its transition from Wii to Wii... Read more...

Come play with us this Tuesday night.

Nintendo World Report Community Night returns this Tuesday, September 25, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 Pacific/2 a.m. UTC. We're keeping with the idea of the players choosing the games, so if you've got something you want to play feel free to suggest it in the TalkBack below or in the chat during... Read more...

Brush up on what was shown at TGS.

With Tokyo Game Show 2012 coming to a close, we've rounded up all the trailers into one convenient spot. 

Below, you'll find the latest trailers for Fantasy Life, Inazuma Eleven 1,2,3, Inazuma Eleven Go 2, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Senran Kagura Burst, Monster Hunter 4, EX Troopers, and Injustice: Gods Among Us.