Sounds like a good way to get mainstream attention on a Direct.

The PEGI ratings board has listed Minecraft for Wii U, and it could release as soon as tomorrow.

The European game rating body has given the game a 7+ rating citing "non realistic violence toward fantasy characters" among other things, roughly equivalent to the E10+ in North America. The release... Read more...

Prepare to go five rounds with the rabbit.

UPDATE: The Badge Center is now available for download from the Nintendo eShop in North America. Five plays are US$1.00 and C$1.29.

After over a year of taunting players in Japan, the Collectable Badge Center is opening its first Western branch.

Nintendo of Europe has uploaded a trailer that... Read more...

And there was legitimate rejoicing.

Nintendo has announced the date for the next Nintendo Direct.

The video presentation will air Thursday, November 12 at 2 p.m. Pacific time, 5 p.m. Eastern, and 2200 GMT. The video promises "updates on upcoming Wii U and 3DS releases".

Keep it locked to Nintendo World Report for all of the news and reaction.

A nice little change from murderous visual novels.

Aksys's dance card for 2016 will be more than Zero Time Dilemma.

The company announced today that they will be localizing the strategy role-playing game Langrisser Re:Incarnation for North America as Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-. The title is slated to release physically and on the eShop this coming spring.

New levels, bug fixes and more. UPDATED: Now with a date.

A major update for Affordable Space Adventures will be coming before the end of the month in Europe.

The update is anticipated to fix bugs and provide adjustments to the title based on player feedback, In addition, the update will bring a series of new levels known as "Origin Story" that has extremely difficult levels and is recommended for those who managed to complete the base game.

Maybe the Zombies would've had a chance with the Neo Sploosh-O-Matic.

The Splatoon weekly weapon update will drop tonight with another twist on an existing weapon.

Sheldon will begin carrying the Neo Sploosh-O-Matic tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern. The new weapon is a modified Sploosh-O-Matic with a special emblem, a Point Sensor sub and the Kraken for a special. It appears the weapon will be designed for close-quarters combat and flanking.

Let the Cranky Kong hype commence!

Following a successful reboot last year, we now have an official date for the 2015 Game Awards.

The 2015 ceremony will air online through Twitch and Youtube on December 3, and will eminate from the Microsoft (previously Nokia) Theater in Los Angeles. As with last year, Nintendo will be serving on the advisory committee for the awards along with Sony, Microsoft, Valve and other publishers.

Three weeks out from the parade of acquisition, Nintendo's coming out swinging. UPDATE: Further confirmation

Ads have begun to come out for Black Friday - the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States - and it looks like Nintendo is in with a major bundle.

Grocery chain Meijer has listed some of their Black Friday offerings, and one of the items is a "Smash Splat Deluxe Set" Wii U that includes... Read more...

Just what we need, long and short range splatting.

The week's Splatoon update will bring a new toy for fans of the Splatling weapon line.

The Heavy Splatling Deco will feature a bedazzled ink holder and different special weapons than the traditional Heavy Splatling. It comes with a Point Sensor sub-weapon and uses the Kraken as a special.

Sheldon will start stocking the weapon at the traditional time of 10 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Pacific) this evening.

The monster collecting RPG will help make dreams come true.

An upcoming 3DS release will see part of the sales proceeds go to making wishes come true.

Aksys Games announced on their website today that part of the proceeds for Moco Moco Friends will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The foundation gives sick children an opportunity to have wishes... Read more...

Let's see if Lucina's skirt and a Samus visor looks stylish.

Nintendo of Europe has announced the localized Amiibo support for the upcoming New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward, with a focus on the female Amiibo.

Unlike the Japanese version, which used mostly Mario series Amiibo, each of the 10 exclusively female Amiibo will unlock a new article of clothing... Read more...

Featuring North America's biggest 3DS game of the fall.

As we move into the last month of significant releases this year (that we know of), North America’s biggest 3DS game launches this week in the form of Yo-Kai Watch. The ghostly Level-5 RPG has conquered Japan, but will North America fall in love with Jibanyan and medal collecting? Kim’s review will help tell the tale.

Includes Japanese comedians, checkpoints and... Tri Force Heroes!

The 1.2 update for Super Mario Maker is now live with some unannounced surprises.

In addition to the new level creation features such as checkpoints, the update has added the Event Courses in Course Maker. The first event courses feature Arino from Game Center CX and Bakarhythm, the star of the Japanese commercials for Super Mario Maker.

If you're still on the fence six months later, maybe some money off will ease the pain.

Nintendo is offering a discount to Splatoon Testfire participants who didn't buy the game initially to try and get them to jump in.

The North American branch of the eShop is offering a 20% discount on the game through the 16th of November to anyone who participated in the Splatoon Global Testfires this spring. The reduction would make the title $47.99 US or $55.99 Canadian.

A stunning result for the first round of v2.2 Splatfests

Results from the weekend's Splatfest competition:

North America: Pirates 382, Ninjas 318 28-72, 59-41 At Moray Towers, the Ninja side put up two world records: Largest popularity result, and biggest losing margin. The pirates, outnumbered more than 2-1, struck back with a vengeance when the Ninja... Read more...

Say yes to the dress if you haven't already.

UPDATED: Times corrected

Nintendo of America is removing the restrictions on the Tri Force Heroes beta of two weekends ago.

Beginning with tomorrow's eShop update, the previously code-restricted beta will go up for general download. The beta will have the same restrictions - local play on one stage with demo players, or online play in three stages with limited times.

He either swallowed a Greninja or a bunch of crystals.

A Japanese livestream this evening of Pokkén Tournament has revealed a previously unknown form of Mewtwo.

The new form appears to challenge a Gengar following its defeat, and goes through a Mega Evolution ritual that causes large crystals to form on its back. It is not known whether the Mewtwo is exclusive to Pokkén or may appear in a future Pokemon game.

And the key art is really creepy.

Aksys has revealed the name for the third Zero Escape title.

The 2016 visual novel/puzzle game will release in North America and Europe next summer as Zero Time Dilemma. The announcement poses a question about "How much of your humanity will you sacrifice to earn your freedom".

Aksys would later confirm that the title will release around the same time in Europe as an eShop / PlayStation Network exclusive.

An obstacle to international indie game releases is about to fall.

Nintendo will be the first console manufacturer to adopt an international standard for game content rating that should allow independent developers to release games worldwide fast.

The IARC rating system will be added to the eShop submission progress and will provide a questionnaire for the developer... Read more...

Better get your Octodad downloads in now.

The third major maintenance in two weeks is slated for this Sunday, and it's even longer than usual.

Nintendo of America has sent out a Twitter message indicating the eShop will be down all day Monday:

FYI: The Nintendo eShop will be offline for 24 hours of maintenance starting at 7 p.m. PT on 11/1.