Birds and Beans will eat hours of your life. Turn back now!

Club Nintendo is now offering Paper Mario, Kirby Super Star, Birds and Beans, and Metal Torrent as downloadable rewards. All four titles are available until March 10.

Paper Mario, available on the Wii Virtual Console, can be claimed for 200 Coins and originally saw release in 2001 for the N64.... Read more...

Australian Castlevania fans will be able to play the latest instalment soon.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate will be released for the Nintendo 3DS on March 9, Nintendo Australia has announced. This news follows a distribution agreement between Nintendo and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH.

The new Castlevania game features multiple characters from the Belmont... Read more...

Unfortunately, the survival instinct of Activision is too strong to take a risk.

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct will not see a Wii U release in Australia.

While the game is still set for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Wii U version was canned in Australia "based on customer demand" according to Activision. 

"As with every game release, publishers decide... Read more...

You'll need some local friends if you to go hunting over the internet.

Online multiplayer in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be region-locked, according to series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto.

In an interview with Gamereactor, translated via Siliconera, Tsujimoto confirmed that the server infrastructure would prevent North American players from hunting online with European or Japanese players on both Wii U and 3DS, and vice versa.

Sadly, it was soon removed from the service.

The Nintendo eShop team at NoE made Scribblenauts Unlimited available for download on Wii U for a short time. This incident came after the news that the game would be delayed to a new unspecified time frame.

In response to the events, Nintendo of Europe had the following statement to make:

''Scribblenauts... Read more...

Nintendo Land and ZombiU, a match made in heaven.

Nintendo will be releasing a new Wii U Deluxe Set that bundles in ZombiU and a Wii U Pro Controller. It will be available February 17 in North America, and carries a suggested price of $389.99.

As a Deluxe Set, the bundle still includes a black 32 GB Wii U, however, Nintendo Land is offered as a... Read more...

Highlights include Mega Man 2 and a demo you won't FOEget.  

Man, the eShop is making things hard on you this week. Oh, don't worry, it's not as if its interface reverted back to the Wii Shop or anything. It's just that this week's offerings are notably difficult. The Etrian Odyssey IV demo represents a series known to make grown men cry (so much so that a... Read more...

Not only is he missing limbs, but Rayman is missing a release date!

Rayman Legends has been delayed past its February 26 release date. Ubisoft has confirmed that the game is now scheduled for release in September.

The announcement comes on the heels of news that the title will also be released on the PS3 and 360. There is no confirmation that the delay comes as a result of this decision.

Expect it to be better than the Holiday Special.

Star Wars Pinball is coming as DLC to the upcoming Wii U eShop game Zen Pinball 2, according to developer Zen Studios.

The first three tables coming are based around Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Taking the role of different Star Wars characters, players will be able to compete in online and local hot-seat multiplayer, and check how they rank in worldwide leaderboards. 

Valentine's Day will bring an NES port of the Namco arcade classic to portables.

The NES version of Dig Dug is coming to the 3DS North American Virtual Console on February 14 for $3.99, according to the eShop.

The game came out on the Japanese eShop last year, and is also available on the Wii Virtual Console in every region.

Oddly enough, a Game Boy version of the game exists, coming out in 1992, but hasn't been slated to appear on the 3DS Virtual Console at all.

If you didn't pick up the game but are still interested, a demo may seal the deal.

An update and demo of the Wii U launch title, Chasing Aurora, is nearing release as it will be submitted to Nintendo for approval soon.

Broken Rules co-founder Felix Bohatsch revealed on Twitter that the game has now been fully tested, and will be submitted soon for a final approval by Nintendo.

In other news, changes to the notification system and Code of Conduct.

Nintendo has updated their Miiverse service again and some interesting changes have been made.

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Renegade Kid updates us on the status of two of their upcoming games.

Mutant Mudds Deluxe was pushed back to a Q2 release, while ATV Wild Ride 3D is still expected to launch this March. Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham revealed the information over Twitter in response to a fan's question regarding the release of both games.

Mutant Mudds Deluxe was initially scheduled... Read more...

With help from Namco Bandai.

Mario Kart Arcade Grand Prix DX is coming to Japanese arcades. 

In a joint effort between Nintendo and Namco Bandai, this new arcade entry in the series takes elements from Mario Kart 7. Already revealed is the return of gliding and racing underwater.

Modes unveiled so far are Grand Prix, Co-op, "Clone" Battle Mode and a four-player Competitive Mode.

This mythical Pokémon will only be available for a limited time.

Pokémon fans in the US will be able to obtain the rare and mythical Pokémon Meloetta at GameStop stores beginning March 4. Our Canadian readers can also capture Meloetta at participating EB Games locations starting March 9.

Meloetta will be available for download in Pokémon Black, Pokémon White, Pokémon Black 2, and Pokémon White 2 games.

The first European date for the Symphony of the Goddesses will be in London this May.

Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses will come to the Hammersmith Apollo in London, UK on May 23. A second European date has been announced for May 25 at Le Palais de Congrès in Paris, France.

The concert will be performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir and will be conducted... Read more...

I guess scribbling doesn't cut it when coding games.

Nintendo of Europe has announced that Scribblenauts Unlimited for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U will be delayed.

Apparently some changes have needed to be implemented within the games, but no details as to what needs to be done were given. Further announcements regarding the launch of the games will be coming very soon.

This time, it's all about 'swapability'... if that even is a word.

Skylanders SWAP Force, the latest instalment in Activision's "toys to life" franchise, has been confirmed for release on Wii U, 3DS and Wii later this year.

The signature feature for this game is the addition of 16 new SWAP Force Skylanders. Each of these figurines can split into two halves, and... Read more...

Japanese gamers have a chance to nab another cool limited edition 3DS XL. 

An originally designed Nintendo 3DS LL (XL in the West) based on Super Robot Taisen UX (Super Robot Wars UX) is coming to Japan on March 14.

The console features a black color base with a space map overlay. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that features mechanical suits from anime and manga, most... Read more...

"If it makes sense, we will port it to Wii U in the future."

Full Mojo Rampage, the newly-announced adventure title developed by Over the Top Games, may be released on Wii U in the future.

The studio, which previously took charge of WiiWare platformer NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, revealed on their official blog that the game was currently only in development for PC, but in the right set of circumstances, it is possible that they could bring it to home consoles, including Nintendo's HD system.