These downloads look deep within my soul and assign me a number based on the order in which I joined.

Hitting the Wii U this week is the beloved era-shifting platformer Adventures of Pip which Zach reviewed late last night, and the Virtual Console picks up a Super Nintendo puzzle game that also pays tribute to the Pac-Man Amiibo that released last week in Pac-Attack. But of course, you're here to find out who controls the British crown... we don't have that, but we do have The Stonecutter for you.

Flash-inspired OpenFL framework gaining support for Wii U and 3DS.

At WWX2015, a Haxe developer conference, Lars Doucet revealed that OpenFL, an open implementation of the Adobe Flash API is coming to consoles. With OpenFL running on consoles, ports of Flash and Haxe games will be much less work and much cheaper to produce.

The first three games to be ported will by Defender’s Quest HD by Level Up Labs, Paper’s Please by 3909, and Yummy Circus by Puzzl.

Play Mario Maker and score some swag (while supplies last)

Nintendo has so many locations for the Best Buy Mario Maker demos, they set up a tool to point you to them.

The Nintendo E3 site has updated with a special tool that lets you search by zip or postal code to see which Best Buys will be running the Mario Maker demo on June 17 and 20. Early arrivals at the demo station will also receive a special 30th anniversary Mario pin.

Those who beat the average are in for some serious treats.

In order to juice sales of the Humble Nindie Bundle, some new games have been added to the bundle for anyone who beat the average donation at their time of purchase.

Joining the previously announced games are:

A return to a simpler time down on the farm

Natsume has announced their first Wii U Harvest Moon game in a release today.

Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories will come to Wii U, PC and mobile "this winter" and will feature a return to the original art style as seen in the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Color versions of the series.

The game will feature the traditional farming, fishing and forestry jobs, marriage options for both genders, and the ability to tame a bobcat.

Let the localizations flow like wine as Bravely Second, Chibi-Robo, and more are announced for western release.

Nintendo of America dropped some big announcements for the 3DS in a surprise Nintendo Direct Micro today starring Miniature Bill Trinen.

Hopefully the rest of the tournament isn't a secret to everybody

The World Championships can't wait to bomb some Dodongos.

The Nintendo World Championships were confirmed for a 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET start time on June 14. While the full lineup of games will be announced the day of, The Legend of Zelda (NES) will be one of the competition's games.

Rumors have a possible Zelda Wii U tease at the event, though nothing is confirmed at this point.

The content drop lands at 7 pm PT.

The first new additions for Splatoon will be dropping at 7 p.m. PT/ 10 p.m. ET tonight.

In addition to the unlock of Ranked Battles for players who have reached level 10, the new stage Port Mackerel and the N-Zap 85 weapon will both be available. The N-Zap 85 is modeled after the NES Zapper, looks amazing and has rapid fire abilities.

Gotta go fast to hype those new Olympic sports

As is now a tradition, Mario and Sonic characters will cross over in the world of sport for next summer's Olympics, as Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was announced for both Wii U and 3DS today.

Among the sports shown in the Nintendo Direct video were the new Olympic sports of rugby... Read more...

Including the first 3rd party title for the service

Although there hasn't been a digital release of a Wii game on Wii U for North America since January, the service is expanding in Japan with a Nintendo classic and the first true 3rd party game.

Super Mario Galaxy was made available on the Japanese eShop at the discounted price of 1,890 yen through... Read more...

Streetpass is in, as well as Pokemon-Amie.

The Nintendo Direct has announced new features for the new Fire Emblem game that use a couple of key 3DS features.

A stronghold building mechanic was introduced that will allow you to place shops and homes in the area in between missions. Also featured are hot springs and a Pokémon-Amie like function for your characters. The strongholds can be StreetPassed and invaded as well.

Ever wonder what Capcom teaming up with From Software would look like?

The Monster Hunter franchise will continue to grow as two new games were announced at a Monster Hunter event in Japan and during today's Nintendo Direct.

The first to release is Mon Hun (Monster Hunter) Nikki: Airū Mura DX, a sequel to a 2010 Japan exclusive PSP game that features directing the... Read more...

Gamers in Japan can get down with the good doctor in the latest entry in the series.

A new Dr. Mario title is available now on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan for 880 yen. Titled Dr. Mario Gyakuten! Tokkōyaku & Saikin Bokumetsu, the game features a traditional Dr. Mario mode, a Dr. Luigi Mode and a touch screen version of the game called Saikin Bokumetsu (Virus Eradication). Both Dr.... Read more...

Happy Home Designer gets a release date, NFC Reader/Writer Bundle, special edition New 3DS XL and more in Japan.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for the Nintendo 3DS and the respective Amiibo cards for the game are set to release on July 30 in Japan. The software will be released both at retail and digitally for 4,000 yen plus tax, while the cards, containing three cards in each pack, will retail for 300 yen per pack. One hundred different cards will be available at launch.

Complete with Amiibo support!

A new side scrolling title in the Chibi Robo series is headed to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan this fall. Titled Nagenawa Action Guru Guru Chibi Robo, the game has the tiny robot using his electric cord as a lasso, whip even as a grappling hook to attach to platforms and walls.

The title will also... Read more...

Promising games of the summer for Wii U and 3DS

Japan's next Nintendo Direct presentation has been announced with an unusual time.

The video will air at 7pm Japan Standard Time (6am ET / 3am PT) this Sunday, May 31, the first time a major Direct has aired on a Sunday in any territory since the Direct that revealed Miiverse and New Super Mario U in June 2012.

We hope this makes up for a lack of TVii.

Wii U owners in the UK now have access to the BBC's radio and television streaming service.

The BBC iPlayer was originally slated to come to the Wii U at launch, but was held up for reasons unknown before finally being added in today's eShop update for the UK. The service was available on the Wii until service was terminated in February of this year.

The last chance for glory, for fun, or to be a filthy scapler.

Amazon was the last retailer in the United States to post their availability for the group of Amiibo releasing tomorrow, and they have adopted an unusual release strategy according to an email sent to those who signed up for product notifications.

Rather than take preorders, Amazon has elected... Read more...

"Kid season!" "Squid season!" "KID SEASON!" "SQUID SEASON!"

Of course, there's a giant cephalopod in the room this week in the Nintendo eShop update, and that's Splatoon. Hopefully when the game goes live at midnight, it's more like the first three global testfires instead of the last one's first half.

But the Wii U is wrapping up Mega May with the fourth... Read more...

At this point, Humiibo seem like the best option.

Today in Nintendo news, we have a shocking development out of the UK, new hotness in Japan and an update for North America Virtual Console users. Everybody wins!

UK retailer GAME is scrambling after a lorry containing their stock of Splatoon limited editions was stolen somewhere between Nintendo of Europe’s distribution centre and their warehouse.