A premature announcement?

The next Dragon Quest from Square Enix is in development, it seems.

Series creator Yujii Horii made the announcement at the Nico Nico Super Conference 3 in Chiba, Japan. However, Horii's comment raised looks from Dragon Quest X's producer Yosuke Saito and chief planner Anzai Takashi as if it shouldn't have been said.

They will return by wave on May 8.

The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of the Digitoll will be available through the 3DS eShop in both North America and Europe on May 8, Genius Sonority has confirmed.

The game will be priced at $9.99 and €9.99, respectively. Additionally, a demo for the game will arrive on May 1 and will, in typical series... Read more...

However, they're only for Europe.

A new Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack - Special Edition console bundle was announced by Nintendo U.K., and is offering two other game bundles and character-themed Wii Remotes to coincide with the game's launch.

The Premium Pack, as pictured, is available for pre-order for £249.99 and simply comes with... Read more...

Main characters teased in new announcement trailer.

The Ace Attorney series travels to Japan’s past in an upcoming installment from Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS: Dai Gyakuten Saiban - Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken. Development will be led by series creator Shu Takumi.

Set in Japan’s Meiji era, sometime between 1868 to 1912, the game focuses... Read more...

Could be related to recent reported losses.

Nintendo Phuten, Nintendo's Taiwan subsidiary, will close on May 31.

Nintendo Phuten is mostly responsible for Nintendo hardware and game sales in Taiwan. Now, the business will transfer over to Nintendo Hong Kong.

The majority of Nintendo Phuten employees will be leaving late April, GNN reported. No specifics were stated as to why the closing has initiated.

Get ready for a whole bunch of pixelated puzzles coming soon.

The fourth game in the Picross e series, aptly named Picross e4, is scheduled to release on 3DS on May 1 release in North America and May 22 in Europe.

The Picross series is a combination picture crossword strategy game where players use provided number hints to reveal the hidden image. The game... Read more...

Remixes, Yoshi, veterinarians and much more this week!

Lots out this week across a multitude of Nintendo systems. Wii U sees NES Remix 2 and Super Mario Advance 3. Nintendo 3DS doesn't have similar AAA titles on offer, but there might be something up your alley. We even see a Nintendo DSiWare release this week as well! I know, it's crazy. Let's take a look!

The classic cinematic platformer is possibly heading to both the 3DS and Wii U.

Another World: 20th Anniversary seems to be making its way to the Wii U and 3DS sometime soon.

The game has been rated by the German ratings system USK, but beyond that there hasn't been much confirmation. Currently, the USK rating has since been removed, but NeoGAF has provided a screencap of the ratings.

Get ready to bust out some long, blond hair as well as your vocal chords.

Dragonball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 is heading to Nintendo 3DS consoles in Japan on August 7.

The newest issue of V-Jump magazine gave out some details. Like it's predecessor, it will be a card battling game utilizing characters from the Dragonball universe. There will be a feature called Ultimate Universe Mode where players can take control of a character who can level up as you advance further in the game.

Fully funded after a significant comeback.

Hex Heroes has recently reached its $80,000 goal hours before the Kickstarter campaign ended earlier today.

The Wii U party RTS title managed to pull in about the last quarter of its funding in the last two days of the campaign. This is in part due to the game's designer, Mario Castañeda, livestreaming... Read more...

Level-5’s ghost catching battler has been selling like crazy!

Yōkai Watch, the Nintendo 3DS ghost catching RPG from Level-5, has shipped one million units in Japan.

Released on July 11, 2013, sales for the title have increased since the airing of the anime this past January. In 2013, the title sold nearly 300,000 units over the period of roughly five months and has sold over 400,000 units this year alone. Although rumored, there is currently no official release dates for Western markets.

Whoever said love couldn't kill you clearly wasn't Japanese.

Now available on the Japan eShop for Wii U is the dating-sim you’ve all been waiting for: Death Match Love Comedy.

Kemco’s new visual novel takes the traditional dating-sim formula and turns it into the exact opposite. The game’s protagonist, Kei Yagi, must actually avoid romance at all... Read more...

The next Skylanders game lets you trap and then play as the villains, including the vile Kaos.

The next Skylanders game, called Skylanders Trap Team, lets you play as the villains in addition to the heroes, adding more than 50 new characters.

Developed by series creators Toys for Bob and due out on Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Wii on October 5, Trap Team is focused on the heroes called the Trap... Read more...

The in-progress Kickstarter game will come to 3DS, too, in addition to six other platforms.

Cult County is coming to 3DS if their Kickstarter is funded, developer Renegade Kid confirmed in a recent Kickstarter update.

After a load of retweets and favorites of the tweet below, the 3DS will be available to choose as your platform of choice, so long as the minimum goal of $580,000 is reached.

The new game features more than 200 songs and 60 characters, encompassing nearly every inch of the Final Fantasy series.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call is slated to come out in North America and Europe later this year.

The sequel to the 2012 3DS release came out this week in Japan and features a brand new versus mode in addition to 200 songs, a big increase over the original's 70+ track list. Games such... Read more...

Smile for the camera sometime soon (at least in Japan)!

A new Fatal Frame game is coming to Wii U in Japan from Nintendo and Tecmo Koei.

Like most of the recent entries in the series, Nintendo will publish and Temco Koei will develop. The series will also branch out into several other types of media, including a live-action movie and a original novel due later this year in Japan.

Spend $15 and nearly double the content in Nintendo's upcoming 3DS golf game.

Three DLC packs are coming to Mario Golf: World Tour after launch that will add six 18-hole courses and four playable characters. The packs will be sold separately for $5.99 each or in a season pass that will be $14.99.

The first pack, called the Mushroom Pack, launches alongside World Tour on... Read more...

One we know, one we don't.

Two Nintendo devices have recently been approved by the Korean Radio Research Administration.

The first was certified on April 18, and is described as a small video player. No details were announced of this new device other than its new model number, WIS-009.

The second, registered April... Read more...

Which will run out of juice first, your robot’s light or your gamepad’s battery?

Abyss has been announced for release on the Nintendo Wii U eShop by developer EnjoyUp Games.

In the year 3024 the Earth’s natural resources have become scarce and the human race’s survival is in danger. To search for new resources a biomechanical robot, Nep3no, has been created to explore the extreme depths of the earth.

Get your practice swings in.

Nintendo is hosting regional and worldwide tournaments in Mario Golf: World tour, starting May 22.

The tournament is in collaboration with golf gear manufacturer Callaway, and participants will receive in-game, stat-enhancing Callaway Golf items, such as clubs and balls. Aside from the Callaway... Read more...