Looks like Best Buy has more Nintendo goodies than just E3 demos.

According to a Tweet by Nintendo of America, buying Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D from Best Buy will get you a free copy of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. The promotion is for the US only, and while stocks last.

Nintendo had also recently announced that they would be teaming up with the electronics retailer to bring E3 demos to Best Buy stores.

Max Factory's Link and Samus merchandise are open for pre-order in the US.

The first few pieces in the highly-coveted Nintendo figure series produced by Max Factory have been listed on GameStop's online store for pre-order.

The figures in question are Link and Samus in the heavily articulated Figma line of action figures, as well as the larger statue of Zero Suit Samus from Metroid: Other M, and are shown to have a release date of 10/30/2013.

The mastermind behind the surly squirrel wants to return to Nintendo platforms.

Chris Seavor, lead designer of N64 platformer Conker's Bad Fur Day and head of mobile game developer Gory Detail, says he hopes to release his studio's next game on Wii U.

Writing on his personal Twitter account, Seavor, who also provided the voiceover for the Conker character while working at Rare, stated: "WiiU devkits ain't cheap and it's lookin likely @GoryDetail is gonna need 3 at some point this year ;) (that's top secret btw) heh!"

Europeans will finally get to enjoy this port of a great Sega Saturn game.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil summoner: Soul Hackers is hitting Europe on September 13 according to Atlus's new trailer.

Soul Hackers released in North America on April 16, 2013, and started its life as a Sega Saturn game. The 3DS version is the first time the game has been officially released outside of Japan.

And my axe!

The newest trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara shows off the Dwarf character. In the trailer they list his highest stats as Strength and Endurance, although he isn't able to use magic. Check out the trailer below.

Like the Seven Samurai but six and not samurai.

Six new characters will appear in Sonic: Lost World according to a post on Sega's Facebook page.

On May 29 they will reveal who exactly these new characters are. The Facebook posting said "Six will rise from the Lost World. Are they friends or foes? Find out on May 29th."

More details about Lost World will also be revealed on May 29. Sonic Lost World is coming exclusively to 3DS and Wii U.

More Virtual Console goodness comes to the Wii U eShop.

Mega Man X will be released on the Wii U eShop this Thursday, May 30.

Mega Man X, originally released on the SNES, is the first in the Mega Man X series. It was followed by X2 and X3 on SNES, and multiple more sequels on other systems including the GameCube.

Mega Man X will cost $7.99 in North America or €7.99 / £5.49 in Europe. If you already own the Wii VC release, you can upgrade it for $1.50/£1.49/€ 1.49.

Europe gets a sneak peek at Capcom's upcoming crossover game.

Capcom's upcoming Project X Zone has just received it's first demo on the European 3DS shop, and will be getting a second demo on June 27. The game is currently set to release on July 5 in Europe and June 25 in North America.

The first demo, Lethal Surprise, features characters from "Sakura Wars, Cyberbots, Space Channel 5 and Valkyria Chronicles", and the second demo, Dark Hours, will take place in the Ghosts 'n Goblins universe.

Time to break out those Play Coins again!

A puzzle for Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger was added to puzzle swap today. Be sure that you have StreetPass active for your Mii Plaza to receive the new panel.

It's really great to see Nintendo giving Dillon the star treatment. Ever since his debut game on the eShop last year fans seem to really enjoy the newest addition to the Nintendo roster.

According to Warner Bros. Interactive, Techland's new game won't be coming to the Wii U.

Dying Light, the new game from Dead Island developer Techland, will not be hitting Wii U as confirmed by the publisher, Warner Bros. Interactive.

This is unfortunate news from Warner Bros. Interactive after their troubling problems with Wii U DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us. Currently Dying Light is slated for release in 2014 on PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4 and Xbox One.

Communing with demons never looked so fun.

Atlus has released a new gameplay trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV. The trailer briefly shows combat, the navigational AI, the demon fusion app and how to commune with demons. According to Atlus player's will have to master using all of these features in tandem to protect the Eastern Kingdom.

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Get Randy with Monsters University.

Disney Interactive has released a new trailer for the Monsters University Play Set featured in the upcoming Disney Infinity. The trailer shows a variety of characters in Toy Box and Play Set modes.

Also revealed was a new figure: Randy. Monsters University will launch in the Starter Pack for Disney Infinity on August 18. Check out the trailer below, and pictures of Randy in the gallery.

Buy two Kirby SNES games and get the third for free, and here's how!

Nintendo surprised gamers this morning by not only putting Kirby Superstar, Kirby's Dream Course, and Kirby's Dream Land 3 on the Wii U eShop, but also by revealing a deal that allows you to get one of them for free, if you buy the other two! How does this deal work? Fairly simple, actually.

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Get hyped for more Pokénews.

A presentation and Q&A session regarding Pokémon X and Pokémon Y is taking place the evening of Tuesday, June 11 after the E3 show floor closes.

The presentation is hosted by Nintendo of America Inc. and The Pokémon Company, and the Q&A section of the presentation features The Pokémon Company President Mr. Tsunekazu Ishihara and Pokémon game Director Junichi Masuda.

Pink Puffballs on Parade.

If you just can't get enough Kirby then Nintendo has your back this week. We're treated to not one, but three of the best Kirby games under the sun, and if you buy two of them you get the last one for free. I'm going to be buried under pink fluff for the remainder of the week! If that's not enough for you there's also gorillas in neckties, men in bodysuits, and dancing demons.

This pre-E3 Direct is likely this year's version of Nintendo's traditional press conference.

A Wii U focused Nintendo Direct presentation will be taking place on June 11th at 7 a.m PDT (10 a.m. EDT, 3 p.m UK time). This Nintendo Direct has currently been announced for North America and Europe with each region airing the event from their own Nintendo Direct website. It’s currently unknown if the information will be different on the region specific streams.

We could be seeing more Pokémon teaming up with warlords in the future.

Pokémon Conquest could get a sequel provided that "there's enough demand and enthusiasm from the fans", says The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara in an interview with Inside-Games. According to the interview with the executive, he wouldn't "rule out the possibility of seeing a sequel."Pokémon Conquest is a strategy mashup of the Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition franchises released on DS in 2012.

Both Kirby games will receive a discount if the user has bought Kirby's Adventure for the service.

As a part of the Wii U eShop update this week, Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be seeing the Super Nintendo games Kirby's Dream Course and Kirby Super Star.

Both of these games will receive a 30% discount if the user has previously bought the NES game Kirby's Adventure. This offer will continue until May 30.

Stay on target. Stay on target. 

Retailer Target has discounted the Wii U Basic Set to $239.99, a 20% discount off its normal price of $299.99.

The Wii U Basic Set is white, comes with 8GB of internal storage, and does not include a copy of Nintendo Land.

While the Deluxe unit is still being sold at its original price of $349.99, a bundle with a copy of New Super Mario Bros U is on sale for $390, a saving of $20.

One of this year's biggest third party games could be arriving on a GamePad near you. 

Call of Duty: Ghosts has been listed as coming to the Wii U on November 5 by Polygon and GameTrailers.

Though not officially confirmed by Activision, last year's Call of Duty title, Black Ops 2, was released on the Wii U.

Call of Duty: Ghosts is being developed Infinity Ward and follows a small group of elite soldiers, called Ghosts, after a large scale attack cripples the United States in the near future.