And the new characters gracing Mario Kart 7 are...

Nintendo Power has revealed the latest set of characters that will appear in the upcoming Mario Kart 7 for the 3DS.

The article reconfirms the appearance of Metal Mario, Shy Guy, Lakitu, and Miis, but also details two new racers. The first is Wiggler, the caterpillar enemy that first appeared in Super Mario World. The character has made playable appearances before, but this is the first time he appears in the Mario Kart series.

Strider, Street Fighter and Bomberman highlight as very busy November for the Virtual Console in Japan.

Nintendo has revealed the Virtual Console games that will be released throughout the month of November in Japan.

There are some notable releases in this latest batch of games. The first of these is Capcom's Strider, originally an arcade game starring a ninja in a futuristic setting. Strider is best... Read more...

The curtain seems to have fallen on the Wii's most trusted service.

Thursday marked a very saddening record for Wii Virtual Console fans all across Europe and Australia. PAL players received their last classic game on June 10, Super Adventure Island II (SNES) by Hudson, which came just around the launch of the Nintendo eShop.

Since then, NoE and NCL have shown no intention to... Read more...

Go for the gold early next year.

Sega's early 2012 3DS lineup for North America and Europe will include Crush 3D in January and Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympic Games in February, according to a recent announcement by the company.

Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympic Games is currently set for release on February 14 in North... Read more...

2011 might have been a bust, but Nintendo's Satoru Iwata has hopes for a bright future.

Nintendo's looking to make new genres of video games next year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata proclaimed after apologizing to investors at today's Financial Results Briefing for missing the financial forecast for the first half of the fiscal year. 

The goal of these new genres, according... Read more...

Iwata stands on high and answers some eShop-related wishes.

The Nintendo eShop will be accessible through the internet on PCs and smartphones soon, according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata during the latest Financial Results Briefing.

Initially, the eShop will only be able to be browsed, with QR codes displayed, which can be used to quickly access the... Read more...

The new home console from Nintendo will be fully revealed next June.

The Wii U will be shown in its final form at E3 in 2012, according to the Nintendo financial briefing. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata stated that the "bitter" lesson learned by the 3DS launch has them taking extra precautions to ensure that the launch of the Wii U is a successful one.

The Wii successor... Read more...

And the streak without a Wii Virtual Console game rolls on.

The 3DS eShop gets four games while the Wii is left with only a lone WiiWare title in this week's Nintendo downloads.

The 3DS Virtual Console gets BurgerTime Deluxe for Game Boy. Quickly assemble burgers with toppings working against you in this port of the classic arcade title, available for $2.99.

For the first time in its history as a publicly traded company, Nintendo is forecasting an annual loss.

Nintendo's latest financial report shows that the company is forecasting an annual loss for the first time since they started making video games.

For the six-month period ended on September 30, Nintendo's net loss was over 70 billion yen, compared to last year's loss of only 2 billion yen. Nintendo... Read more...

A brand-new RPG for 3DS will arrive in January 2012

Konami announced that Labyrinth no Kanata (“Beyond the Labyrinth”), a brand-new first-person dungeon RPG by Konami and tri-Ace on 3DS, will be released in Japan on January 19, 2012, and priced at 5,800 yen.

Konami reopened its official site and exhibited six screenshots, including three new... Read more...

The rumor mill predicts a loss of over a billion dollars over the second half of 2011.

Nintendo will post a loss of ¥100 billion tomorrow (approximately $1.31 billion), according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei. The loss is for the period of April 2011 through September 2011. According to the report, the loss is mostly attributed to the value of the yen against the Euro, and amounts for ¥40 billion of the rumored loss. In comparison, for the same period in 2010, Nintendo posted a loss of just over ¥4 billion.

These pre-order bonuses look pretty cool!

EB Games Australia has announced pre-order bonuses for both Super Mario 3D Land, and Mario Kart 7.

Super Mario 3D Land will be offered with a plush Tanooki hat, while Mario Kart 7 will offer pre-orderers a plush Mario hat. These products, however, are not officially licenced by Nintendo.

Super Mario 3D Land will be available on November 24, with Mario Kart 7 launching sometime in December.

The trademark indicates the likely name for the 3DS add-on in western markets.

Nintendo has registered two trademarks pertaining to their Circle Pad add-on for the 3DS: "Circle Pad Pro" and the Japanese language phrase for "Slide Pad Expansion."

The shell, which adds not only a second Circle Pad but also a second set of shoulder buttons to the 3DS, has thus far only been officially... Read more...

Now if only it smelled like lavender too... 

Japan's latest Nintendo 3DS colour, "Misty Pink", has been announced for an upcoming launch in Australia, to be released as "Lavender Pink".

The console colour will be available in stores starting from the 17th of November, giving just enough time to save up after buying one of these blushing babies to pick up Super Mario 3D Land on the 24th.

Burger Time Deluxe, spooky games and a WiiWare demo of Kyotokei.

European gamers can look forward to three new downloads that will keep them occupied through the weekend.

On the Virtual Console section of the Nintendo eShop, players will be able to find BurgerTime Deluxe this thursday. In this fun little game, you help restaurant owner Peter Pepper to collect... Read more...

ThruSpace is now in stereoscopic 3D.

Shissou Surinuke Anatousu, a new 3DS downloadable title, was announced by President Iwata at the Nintendo Direct Conference today, and is already available on Japanese eShop at 800 yen. This game is a sequel to the WiiWare title Surinuke Anatousu (also known as ThruSpace in North America), and was developed by the same developer, KeysFactory.

Here is a list of everything we know about so far.

Many of Mario Kart 7's unlockables are revealed thanks to the Japanese Mario Kart website, along with my playtest earlier this week.

So far, we can reveal tracks from four of the eight cups:

Mushroom: Toad Circuit, Daisy Hills, Cheep Cheep Lagoon, Shy Guy Bazaar

Flower: Wuhu Loop, Mario Circuit, Music Park, Rock Rock Mountain

A little surprise from the conference was a mysterious game featuring mysterious sounds.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata casually announced a new Wii title by Nintendo, Kikitrick, during the Nintendo Direct Conference today. 

Very little was revealed about this title. According to Iwata, the theme of this "slightly weird" game is sounds, and the words "differentiate mysterious sounds" can be seen on the box art. Kikitrick will be released in Japan on January 19, 2012.

StreetPass map, new puzzle panels, and the sequel to Find Mii!

On the first streaming of the Nintendo Direct presentation, Sataru Iwata revealed that StreetPass Mii Plaza is going to be updated with new feaures and modes.

StreetPass MapThe areas (prefectures in the Japanese case) where StreetPassed Miis live are going to be recorded on a new map. The goal is to StreetPass Miis from all the areas.

Four new applications surface for the 3DS eShop service. 

The Nintendo 3DS eShop is gearing up to throw four unique titles our way over the next few months.

First up in November is Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive! - an art-based exploration game that lets you create creatures and bring them to life. Freakyforms will sell for $6.99 USD, and is due out... Read more...