Don't have the Mario games, but want the Friends List update? Here is how to get it!

Mario Kart 7 distributes the 3DS Friends List firmware update when playing over Download Play. We found this update mechanism when playing the game with our friends and family.

The update allows players to join their friends directly for online Wi-Fi matches in supported games. This feature can be only be used for Mario Kart 7 at the moment of this writing.

A recent issue of Nintendo Power released new details about the 3DS firmware update.

The details of Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS firmware update have finally been released. According to the December issue of Nintendo Power, the update will include 3D video recording, improved QR code functionality, the ability to transfer game files to another 3DS, additional puzzles and an additional dungeon in StreetPass Mii Plaza, improved eShop functionality, and the Nintendo Zone application.

The epic RPG is hitting North America next year as an exclusive to GameStop and Nintendo's online store.

Nintendo confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles, released in Europe in August, is coming to North America in April 2012.

News broke earlier this morning that GameStop had a possible exclusive version listed on their upcoming line-up of games. Following that, Nintendo posted images from Xenoblade Chronicles... Read more...

The game will be coming to the 3DS in Europe through Club Nintendo.

3D Classics: Kid Icarus will be the next title to be remade for the Nintendo 3DS with enhanced 3D graphics. The 3D Classics release was previously announced for Japan during the 3DS Conference in October.

Kid Icarus was originally released for NES in 1987 and was also released on Game Boy Advance in the Classic NES series as well as Wii Virtual Console.

(UPDATED - Nintendo posts pics on Facebook!) Could the fruits of rainfall finally wash ashore?

UPDATE: Nintendo has posted images from the game on the company's official Facebook page.

Xenoblade Chronicles may be released in North America as an exclusive to gaming retail giant GameStop. On the flip side, an exclusive version of the game could be hitting GameStop.

Over on NeoGAF, a screenshot... Read more...

Dr. House gets jolly with Christmas puzzles, and Master Higgins makes his 3DS Virtual Console debut... and still no Virtual Console game for Wii.

In what seems to be a light selection this week, four new games have been added to Nintendo's downloadable game services, primarily the eShop and DSiWare.

The only Virtual Console game out this week is for the eShop: Hudson Soft's Adventure Island. Originally released for the Game Boy in 1991, it is a handheld rendition of Adventure Island II for NES. It can be downloaded for $3.99.

Improvements to the store are indicated by the eShop team.

The Nintendo eShop will not be available just before the system update hits according to a news bite on the European version of the store. It also mentions that new features will be available once the update is performed and players return to the eShop.

The message reads:

Dear customer,

On account... Read more...

Players hoping to play classic Game Boy Advance games on the 3DS might have to wait a little... UPDATE: or not.

The free Game Boy Advance games promised to early adopters of the 3DS (known as Ambassadors) may be delayed into 2012, according to information from conflicting Nintendo of Europe pages.

Different language versions of the 3DS Ambassadors page on the Nintendo of Europe site give conflicting details... Read more...

A special limited edition bundle will come with Nintendo's new peripheral.

Capcom's Resident Evil: Revelations will come optionally bundled with the Circle Pad Pro when it hits Europe in January 2012.

A press release released by Nintendo (who is distributing the game in Europe) states: "Resident Evil: Revelations will be available to players across Europe as a stand alone game and as a special limited edition bundle which also includes the new Circle Pad Pro accessory."

The Nintendo Experience is once again hosting a gaming gathering in Melbourne. 

The launch of Mario Kart 7 is being celebrated at The Nintendo Experience, the upstairs loft and gaming galleria at EB Games on Swanston St. in Melbourne.

This Saturday, December 3, players are invited to strap on their racing helmets and attend a Mario Kart themed party from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.,... Read more...

The partnership with Retro is detailed, and a Mario Kart 7 feature was originally meant for the 3DS as a whole.

The latest Iwata Asks, hosted by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, has been released, this time focusing on the upcoming Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS. This time, the roundtable discussion features the members of Nintendo EAD, which include Mario Kart 7's producer Konno, art director Morimoto, lead artists on karts and characters Ishikawa and Ichijo, coordinator between EAD and Retro.

The BIT.TRIP studio is possibly working on the new console as we speak.

Gaijin Games, best known for the BIT.TRIP series, might have gotten their hands on Nintendo's Wii U console. A vague hint was dropped on the company's Twitter page earlier today.

The tweet reads: ''I wonder what this mysterious device on my desk is... Let's see... It has a giant touchscreen, a camera,... Read more...

My brand new copy of WWE All-Stars for 3DS came with an unexpected surprise.

Club Nintendo points, previously reserved for first party Nintendo-published games, are now being included on select third party titles in North America. Both WWE All-Stars and Sonic Generations (published by THQ and Sega respectively) for Nintendo 3DS include codes that are redeemable for 30 Club Nintendo points.

Super Mario 3D Land and 3DS sales also soar.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime revealed some impressive statistics regarding the sales of the Nintendo 3DS as well as two of their holiday titles in a recent USA Today interview.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, released last week, sold an impressive 535,000 copies. According to Fils-Aime, this makes Skyward Sword the fastest selling Zelda title of all time.

A new LEGO Batman game may be in development featuring other DC characters.

A recently revealed image is supposedly teasing Travellers Tales' newest LEGO game, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.

The image contains both the rumored game's logo as well as LEGO representations of various DC characters. So far, the game is apparently featuring Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern,... Read more...

Get the pink 3DS bundled with Nintendogs + Cats next month.

In a recent press release, Nintendo revealed that the pink 3DS will launch in North America on December 4, 2011.

The pink 3DS will be bundled with one of two different versions of Nintendogs + Cats. One version will include Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog and New Friends while the other is bundled with Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends. Both versions of the bundle will retail for $169.99.

You will have to wait a bit longer before you can record 3D videos.

Nintendo announced a delay for the Nintendo 3DS update, which was originally planned for tomorrow. This was indicated through a notice on their official 3DS website.

The update will add new functionality and games to the StreetPass Mii Plaza as well as the ability to record and playback 3D video content. It will also allow players to finally transfer their data between units of the handheld.

The more you hear of it, the more unfamiliar it sounds.

Details on Kiki-trick, a Nintendo-published Wii title, have been revealed by several retailers.

Nintendo announced the game quietly at the Nintendo Direct Conference back in October. Very little was known about the game, but as its release date approaches, details are appearing on game shop sites.

Japanese players can download this platformer next week.

Next week's Japanese 3DS Virtual Console title is the Sunsoft-developed Game Boy title Trip World.

This platformer puts players in control of the rabbit-like creature Yacopu. Players join Yacopu as he swims underwater, takes to the skies, or walks across five different stages, each of which includes its own boss fight. The enemies in Trip World are not aggressive and will not deal damage unless provoked by the player.

A look at the animation and mechanics of the 3DS music game.

Sega released four new videos for its upcoming 3DS game, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (also known as Rhythm Thief R). Three of the videos focus on the game's animation and story component, with the fourth highlighting the game's rhythm-based gameplay.

Rhythm Thief is slated for release in early 2012.