Capcom announces Monster Hunter 4 for 3DS.

At the end of Tuesday's Nintendo 3DS press conference, Capcom and Nintendo showed early footage from Monster Hunter 4, the next completely new entry in the series, for Nintendo 3DS.

The footage consisted of the player's character being chased and attacked by a dragon-like monster through narrow... Read more...

Get ready to rumble.

Ace Combat 3D Cross Rumble was announced for the 3DS at the Nintendo 3DS Conference 2011, giving the game that was revealed at E3 a proper title.

The game is set to be released sometime this winter, marking the first appearance of the flight combat series on a Nintendo system since 2005's Ace Combat Advance for Game Boy Advance.

Some of the most famous anime houses will be creating shorts for Nintendo Video.

Several Kid Icarus: Uprising-themed animated shorts will be hitting the Nintendo Video service, Nintendo announced at its 3DS Conference 2011 today.

These shorts will be produced by various anime studios. Some of these include Shaft, Production I.G., and Studio 4C. The videos will be available worldwide via the Nintendo Video service on Nintendo 3DS.

The latest entry in the Intelligent Systems series is getting a 3D facelift.

The next Fire Emblem game will be for the 3DS, Nintendo announced at their 3DS Conference today.

Few details were offered on the latest entry in the strategy RPG series, but the video shown indicated that the game will not stray far from series conventions. The graphics closely resembled the fully polygonal GameCube and Wii entries in the series.

Mario arrives on the 3DS this November and December.

Super Mario 3D Land and and Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS have solid release dates in Japan, Satoru Iwata revealed at the 3DS Conference today.

Super Mario 3D Land will launch on November 3 and Mario Kart 7 will arrive on December 1. There is currently no official word on the specific release dates outside of Japan.

The sports hit is being revived with motion control options.

Mario Tennis will be released on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced at the 3DS conference in Japan. The game will be released in 2012, and will feature optional gyroscope control.

The video showed at the conference spotlighted Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser playing tennis together. Although it is... Read more...

Now guys can join in the fashion fun!

Girls Mode, known in North America as Fashion Savvy for Nintendo DS, will be receiving an updated 3DS remake, Nintendo announced at the 3DS Conference today.

The same basic features of the first game will be present, though this time players can also design and create fashion styles for men as well.

The 3DS will soon be able to record 3D video.

A system firmware update for the 3DS will be coming in November, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced at the 3DS Press Conference today.

The update will allow players to record 3D video on Nintendo's portable gaming machine. The update will also add additional unspecified improvements to the built-in StreetPass Plaza software and the Nintendo eShop store.

This time, the Miis can raise families.

A 3DS sequel to the DS's Tomodachi Collection, also known as Friend Collection, was revealed at the Nintendo 3DS press conference.

The trailer consisted of a Mii couple re-telling their story. The trailer ends with the sound of a baby's cry. This confirms that the new edition of the game will have Mii families to raise.

The upcoming title has levels from systems you might not expect.

At the Nintendo 3DS Conference 2011, screens of the upcoming 3DS version of Four Swords were shown.Amongst the footage was gameplay from Game Boy and NES levels that maintained the four-player mayhem of the original game, but with visual presentations matching each system.Four Swords is set to release for 3DS later this year.

Analysts are still not convinced of the 3DS's appeal.

Analysts believe that, despite a price cut, Nintendo may still miss a sales target for the 3DS.

They believe that the final sales total might be 16% shy of the company's expected annual target of 16 million units sold. Likewise,Nintendo might sell only 2.5 million units halfway through the fiscal year, which ends on March 31. Tonight, Nintendo will hold a special 3DS press conference, where software announcements are expected to be made.

A good mix of old and new hits the European download services this week.

Thursday is approaching, so it is time to tell you which downloadable games will be available in Europe this week. We have four titles, with at least one game for every platform.

Nintendo eShop users have the chance to download Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge. The game, originally released in Europe... Read more...

A most distinct spin-off is coming.

Square Enix opened up the official Japanese site of yet another Final Fantasy spin-off, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, teasing FF and/or rhythm game fans today. Though several parts are still “coming soon,” we can already see what the game is like.

Here is the prologue (translated by me), which may sound familiar, perhaps like a parody, to FF fans:

Zoroark: Master of Illusions releases this month, goodies ensue.

Nintendo have teamed up with Toys 'R' Us for a month-long celebration of Pokémon Movie 13, Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

From the 18th to the 25th of September, participating Toys 'R' Us stores across USA will offer an in-store distribution of the legendary monster Zoroark to be downloaded... Read more...

More copies of the game are on the way this fall to resolve unexpected shortages.

Nintendo UK are working on resolving the Xenoblade Chronicles stock shortage situation and will have more copies in stores this season.

Following reports online and from our readers that it is difficult to get hold of the game, and online stores including Amazon, Asda, GAME, and others listing the game as unavailable, it is thought that the shortages are caused by unexpected high demand.

The Zelda developer has never finished the original NES game.

Nintendo bigwig Eiji Aonuma, producer and director of Zelda games since the days of the Nintendo 64, has admitted to never completing the game that launched the series.

In an interview with Game Informer, Aonuma was asked of his thoughts about the original Legend of Zelda.

"I’ve never actually finished it," he said.

Play golf with the Blue Man Group and DotMan.

Five games and a video were added today to Nintendo's downloadable game services.

The eShop received one Virtual Console game today: Golf by Nintendo. A basic handheld golf simulator, Golf features 32 holes and several other challenges. It can be downloaded for $2.99.

Both the eShop and DSiWare... Read more...

A new Yoshi game, Ace Attorney 5 and Baten Kaitos 3 may be in the works for the 3DS.

A new Yoshi platformer, Ace Attorney 5, and even Baten Kaitos 3 are going to be announced soon for 3DS, according to several sources across the internet.

Eurogamer, via a translated blog post from Hachimaki, mentions that the Yoshi platformer will be developed by Good Feel, known for their work... Read more...

Get your mass on with this new demo.

A demo of Kirby Mass Attack for the DS is available for download on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.

The demo consists of the first level, which serves as a way for players to get acquainted with the game's unique take on Kirby gameplay. 

In order to obtain the demo, players connect the DS to... Read more...

Sales of the 3DS rose greatly after price reduction.

Sales of the 3DS rose 260 percent after its price reduction in August, Nintendo announced today.

The 3DS, which saw a $80 price reduction in August, sold 185,000 units after the price drop, according to data provided by the NPD. The 3DS monthly total was 245,000. The system now retails at $169.99, having originally debuted at the $249.99 early in the year.