Well at least it wasn't ended by a meteor strike.

Maxis Emeryville, the developer behind the Sim City franchise, is no more after being shut down by its parent company Electronic Arts yesterday.

In an official statement, an EA representative says that employees at Maxis will be given other opportunities for work in other EA studios. For those leaving however they are "working to ensure the best possible transition with separation packages and career assistance."

Want to see if you can be the best Nintendo World Report Smash Bros. 3DS player in all the land? Come to PAX East.

This weekend, a chunk of the Nintendo World Report staff will be at PAX East. While we're there, we'll be quite busy, but man, how about we all meet up and play some video games?

On Friday night at around 6 p.m. at a location to be named later, we're going to hold a Super Smash Bros. for 3DS tournament.... Read more...

Don't Starve, Never Alone, and Octodad are all coming to Wii U finally, and a buttload of other games are coming soon.

In today's newsletter (the new name of our evolving news round-ups), we review the major eShop announcements of today in addition to some other goings-on in the world of Nintendo. Are you ready to play some acclaimed indie games from other platforms? How about some brand new Wii U exclusive ones?... Read more...

HAL Laboratory's new puzzle platformer will be coming soon to 3DS.

Boxboy! will be released on the 3DS eShop this spring.

The game, developed by HAL Laboratory, has you controlling a character named Qbby, who has the ability to create and manipulate structures of blocks in order to solve puzzles. It includes 173 levels full of platforming challenges.

Do you want to play as Plague Knight? Well, either way you can get it for free if you bought Shovel Knight.

In today's round-up, we've got some news about plaguing knights, Wii U system bundles we'll never see, a faceless system update, and something that might help Wii U.

The first piece of free content for Yacht Club Games' 2014 hit Shovel Knight... Read more...

In fact, The Fullbright Company isn't working on console ports at all.

The hit PC indie game Gone Home is no longer in development for Wii U or any other consoles, The Fulbright Company has confirmed.

In a livestream hosted by Kinda Funny Games, The Fulbright Company co-founder Steve Gaynor explained: "At this point, unfortunately, I have to acknowledge that Gone Home for console is not actively in development any longer.

Several figures are getting the green light for another go on the production line.

Nintendo is committed to producing more of specific scarce Amiibo for the Japanese market. The Animal Crossing Villager, Little Mac and Captain Falcon Amiibo are currently in “additional production” and are set to hit Japanese store shelves some time this May. The assembly process takes time,... Read more...

The upcoming Direct will focus on the game’s battle system.

A Xenoblade Chornicles X Nintendo Direct is scheduled for March 6 at 10 p.m. in Japan (8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT). The main focus of the presentation will be to show off the battle system in the game. This marks the second Nintendo Direct presentation for the upcoming Wii U Monolith Soft RPG. It will... Read more...

Not only does it look like Sonic may still have a future on consoles, Nintendo is releasing more Marth Amiibo next month!

Rounding up some more news since yesterday, we've seen a milestone of success for Pokémon Shuffle as well as some good news regarding the scarcity of Marth Amiibo and the update to Azure Striker Gunvolt.

Nintendo's free-to-play 3DS eShop... Read more...

Nintendo's Toy-to-Life Figures received feedback that they were too large and expensive for the Japanese toy market.

Nintendo intentionally made their Amiibo Figures larger and more expensive than Japanese consumers were used to, according to remarks from Company President Satoru Iwata at a recent Financial Results Q&A. This was done to position the figurines — of which Nintendo shipped more than 5.7 million units worldwide last year — better for the global markets.

Free DLC for Monster Hunter 4 will be out on Friday and a sequel to Azure Striker Gunvolt is on the way.

Over the past few days, we've heard more details about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate DLC, the existence of another Azure Striker Gunvolt, and even an update for Majora's Mask 3D. See below for some details on each.

The next round of Monster... Read more...

More swapping fun for New Nintendo 3DS owners all across the region!

New Nintendo 3DS owners in Europe can look forward to nine new sets of Cover Plates. These are scheduled to release April 2.

This release includes plates with classic Mario mushrooms, black and white spots and some basic colors. Players looking to represent their favorite franchises can get their hands on special Kirby, Pikachu and Xenoblade Covers.

Get ready to grind with this 2D skating game this week on either your Wii U, 3DS, or both.

Curve Digital will be offering the first worldwide third-party crossbuy game on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U with OlliOlli when it launches on March 5.

OlliOlli marries the gameplay of a Tony Hawk game with a 2D side-scrolling look and feel. Players can perform more than 120 tricks across 50 levels,... Read more...

The Download's gone bananas.

After a few weeks of lackluster Virtual Console additions, this week is a different story. Nintendo has gone ape, releasing 3 Virtual Console titles for both the Wii U and 3DS! All three SNES Donkey Kong Country games arrive today for the Wii U while all 3 Donkey Kong Land games are landing on the... Read more...

Will soon be as valuable as gold.

The Super Mario Amiibo Gold Edition will be exclusively available at 3,000 Walmart locations in the U.S. on March 20.

The special Gold Edition Mario Amiibo will function exactly the same as the Super Smash Bros. series and Super Mario series Mario Amiibo figures.

Walmart’s website had the Gold Edition Super Mario Amiibo up for pre-order multiple times today, but it sold out quickly on every occasion it was available.

Splatoon is coming to Boston!

Nintendo has announced that it will be bringing a playable demo of Splatoon to PAX East.

In addition, the company will have New 3DS XL units available for attendees to try out, as well as a playable build of Intelligent Systems' upcoming strategy game Code Name S.T.E.A.M.

"We love giving our... Read more...

Still need a Yoshi? Now you can pick one up for under ten bucks!

Nintendo has dropped the price of three amiibo from its lineup of available Super Smash Bros. figurines.

Starting now, gamers can pick up Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Princess Peach for just $9.99 a pop, which is a few bucks cheaper than the standard $12.99 price tag.

All three of these amiibo... Read more...

This odd little elf is quite the character.

Tingle, the polarizing elf that has appeared in a handful of The Legend of Zelda games, is not gay, series producer Eiji Aonuma has confirmed.

"He's not gay. He's just an odd person," he told Kotaku.

Aonuma also discussed the creation of the character, noting that he wanted Tingle to look... Read more...

The Swedish developing duo may be branching out to Nintendo's hardware.

Simon Flesser and Magnus Gardebäck, better known as developer Simogo, appears to be teasing a project for Wii U. On the company's official Twitter, the pair posted a picture of the GamePad's Wii U logo.

Flesser has spoken multiple times about potentially developing on Nintendo platforms, but... Read more...

New Nintendo 3DS gets another colorful option added to its roster!

NCL has announced plans for special cover plates, which will be released alongside Xenoblade Chronicles 3D in Japan.

The New Nintendo 3DS covers have a glossy look and bright red color to boot. The set features the well known Monado blade, which plays a key roll in Xenoblade Chronicles. To underline this weapon's strength, the covers also have a single line of text, which reads: "Power of Monado."