Sports games seem to have taken over this week.

Nintendo's 8-Bit Summer has begun and not only does it kick off with some classic games, there are plenty of new non-8-bit titles to enjoy, as well.

3DS eShop Games:

Family Tennis 3D - $6.99Play tennis with eight different characters across six different courts in Family Tennis 3D. Not only can you try your hand in a tournament, there are plenty of mini-games to enjoy, too, including Roulette Rally, Human Backboard, and Survivor.

Wii U hasn't been specified, but at least the idea is neat.

Neon Alley, a 24-hour anime service from Viz Media in the vein of Netflix, will be coming to game consoles this fall.

The service will include entirely dubbed and uncut episodes of shows (and entire films) from various distributors including Viz Media, Aniplex USA, and Tai Seng. It will debut at $6.99 per month and offer limited commercial interruption.

The latest entry in the series will be launching this July.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance will be launching in Australia and New Zealand on July 26, 2012 through a distribution deal between Nintendo of Europe and Square Enix.

In the game, new Disney worlds will be making their first appearance in the Kingdom Hearts universe. Some of the worlds include La Cité des Cloches from the Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Grid from Tron: Legacy.

The North American DLC is now available for download.

UPDATE 2: The North American DLC is now available.

UPDATE: The North American DLC will be available "later today" according to Square Enix.

The first set of downloadable content for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy in North America and Europe has been revealed. The "add-on content" will launch in Europe on Thursday, and it is coming soon in North America.

Nintendo has learned their lesson from both the DS and Wii.

Nintendo took into account what they learned from the security mistakes of the DS and Wii while designing the 3DS and Wii U, according to the recent Investors Q&A.

Unlike the Nintendo DS and Wii, the 3DS has maintained its security system since its launch. Nintendo is looking to continue that success with the Wii U.

He's not getting any younger.

Nintendo is preparing for the eventual retirement of longtime creative force Shigeru Miyamoto, according to the recent investors Q&A held in Japan.

Although Miyamoto is not planning on leaving imminently, Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata reassured investors that Nintendo is bringing up young developers to fill the role as the older guard of Nintendo mainstays, Miyamoto included, retire.

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of their life.

Electronic Arts is eventually "going to be a 100% digital company, period" according to President of EA Labels Frank Gibbeau. Gibbeau stated that he believes that a time will come in the not-too-distant future when game companies are making most, if not all, of their money from digital sales rather... Read more...

The anticipated WiiWare title might have a new publisher in Europe.

The WiiWare title La-Mulana may still be coming to Europe. According to NintendoLife, the title appeared on the European ratings board PEGI with a rating of 12 for a second time, and was subsequently removed. Yet, this time the publisher was listed as the Spanish publisher EnjoyUp!, instead of Nicalis. NintendoLife contacted the EnjoyUp!, only to receive the reply “no comment.”

One of the new characters will utilise StreetPass for leveling up.

In the upcoming Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for the Nintendo 3DS, there will be around thirty extra demons that were not in the original Sega Saturn release, a recent issue of the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu revealed.

One of these new Demons is called Nemecchi, which grows through use of the Streetpass. It starts out as a wisp like form and eventually grows into a cat like creature after leveling up.

One disc isn't enough to contain the tunes in this epic 3DS game.

A three CD soundtrack containing music from Kid Icarus Uprising is being released in Japan for ¥3,570 (approximately $45) on August 21, 2012. It's uncertain what the relationship is between this soundtrack and the 25 track CD released via Club Nintendo in Japan, although one can speculate that this is an expanded version of that original CD.

It allows players to record art lessons for other players.

New Art Academy (that's the title) has been announced for the 3DS in Europe and will come to store shelves on July 28th. The game features more than 30 art lessons of varying skill level and reference pictures with 3D effects and animation. The game will feature plenty of tools that one might also... Read more...

And it might be coming sooner than you think.

Toki Tori will be coming to 3DS Virtual Console as a Game Boy Color title, as reported by developer Two Tribes' Twitter account.

The game is a puzzle platformer in which a chick, named Toki Tori, goes on a quest to save his younger siblings, still inside of eggs. The game was also remade as a WiiWare title in 2008, though since the tweet references Virtual Console, this version will likely not be the one released on 3DS.

The 3DS eShop masterpiece is getting a wonderful Wii U facelift.

WayForward Technologies is bringing an HD remake of Mighty Switch Force to the Wii U's eShop, potentially as a launch title.

Nintendo Power revealed the game in an interview with Wayforward Technology's Matt Bozon. The team is going back to the game's original promotional as a base for the new cel-based... Read more...

Mario Tennis Open fans might want to check this out.

Mario Tennis and Electroplankton Rec-Rec are now available for download on Club Nintendo as the July downloads.

Mario Tennis is an iteration of the tennis series on the Nintendo 64, available on the Wii as a virtual console title for 150 coins. You can read Matthew Blundon's recommendation here.

Capcom's popular series gets a new trailer and launch window. 

Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS will hit store shelves in Japan in the spring of 2013. The news was revealed over the weekend in Japan at the recent Capcom Summer Jam event. Capcom also released a new trailer that shows some of the game's new features and monsters. Feel free to check out the trailer below.

Both games get new home screen icons and restore points in North America.

The Legend of Zelda and NES Open Tournament Golf, both NES games, have updates on the eShop that add restore points and the NES/TV icon in North America. As both games are currently only Ambassador games, the update is only available for 3DS owners who took their system online before July 2011.

To... Read more...

A patent application spills the Mario & Luigi developer's beans.

AlphaDream and Nintendo employees filed a patent application for 3DS platformer game mechanics that involve unconventional two-screen gameplay.

On the lower screen is a humanoid character, while the top screen displays a platformer level. Aspects of the character on the lower screen are related... Read more...

Nintendo's consoles could know when you come home.

A recently published patent application reveals Nintendo's plans for a system where the Wii detects Nintendo 3DS units in their proximity.

When returning home with a 3DS, the Wii (U)-connected television screen would announce the user's arrival and display the number of steps the user has taken... Read more...

That pin collection won't redeem itself!

Today, June 30, is the last day to earn Platinum or Gold status on Club Nintendo in North America.

In previous years, getting a set number of coins within the year could net users items like calendars, a Super Mario Bros. statue, or a pin collection. To get gold status (which gets users a smaller... Read more...

By request, this week we're playing Balloon Battle.

Join the Nintendo World Report community for Mario Kart 7's Balloon Battle this Monday, July 2. We're kicking it off at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (1 a.m. UTC for anyone overseas). You can exchange friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in the official NWR 3DS Friend Code thread, which is located in the Handheld Discussion section of our forums. You can also add the NWR Balloon Battle Community Code, which is 52-8882-2728-4207.