The hunt begins digitally next week in Japan.

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G HD Ver., known as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in the West, will see a digital release on December 27 in Japan. The digital version will be 500 yen cheaper than the packaged version, retailing for 4,300 yen including tax.

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G HD Ver. was a launch title... Read more...

Long lost Saturn RPG sees new life, and an American release on 3DS.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers for the Nintendo 3DS is coming to North America in the Spring of 2013.

The game, released this past August in Japan, is an updated port of the Sega Saturn and PlayStation title released in 1997 and 1999 respectively. It is a first-person dungeon-crawler... Read more...

A little bit of mystery mixed with the impossible.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is receiving its last two Coin Rush DLC packs soon. Mystery Adventures Pack and Impossible Pack have been revealed in a video by IGN. Both packs will be made available December 20, and will sell for $2.50 each.

Mystery Adventures takes the hidden paths known to Mario fans... Read more...

Talking about DQX version 1.2, higher level caps, new character classes, and half off the Wii U version of the game for Wii users. 

Another surprise Nintendo Direct featuring the Wii version of Dragon Quest X was released early this afternoon in Japan. 

The video, hosted by Satoru Iwata and Dragon Quest X producer Yosuke Saito, focused mainly on the upcoming update for the game to version 1.2. Included in the update are... Read more...

Players will have to wait a few more months for the next title in the hit Capcom series.

The release of Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan has been delayed. 

Capcom initially intended to release the title this March, but is pushing the game back to a summer release. Capcom feels that to meet the demands and expectations of the users, they need to increase the quality of the game.

Nintendo's video content aggregator is about to make its debut.

Nintendo TVii, the Wii U service that combines TV and video from different sources, launches in North America December 20.

The service, which includes TV listings from various cable and satellite providers, as well as content from streaming services such as Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus, brings... Read more...

Board games, an arcade classic, and everyone's favorite bounty hunter are up for grabs at 150 coins each.

Nintendo has added 3D Classics: TwinBee, Mario Party 2, and Metroid II: Return of Samus as Club Nintendo rewards. Each title is available for 150 Coins, and will no longer be available as a reward on January 6.

3D Classics: TwinBee is a stereoscopic 3D enabled version of Konami's arcade title... Read more...

Let the Mega Man 2 versus 3 debate rage on!

The entire set of Mega Man games for NES will be making their way to the 3DS eShop's Virtual Console service. While various installments have been available in Europe and Japan, this marks the series' arrival on the North American eShop. Mega Man will be available for purchase on December 27, with... Read more...

Ring in the new year with a new 3DS download title.

Published by XSEED Games, Unchained Blades will release in North America on the 3DS eShop on January 3 at the price of $29.99.

Earlier this year we first learned that the dungeon-crawling RPG would be making its way to North America. In August  we were told it would be made available... Read more...

Roll a die, tend a garden, and save the world's pizza. Just another ordinary Download's update.

Another busy week in Nintendo downloads. For the 3DS, there's the tabletop RPG Crimson Shroud, and Gardenscape, a gardening sim/hidden object game. As for DSiWare, Zombie Skape has you ollie and 180-face-flip over the undead, Chuck E. Cheese's Alien Defense Force provides you with enough water balloons... Read more...

Two hidden object games in one week. What else could you ask for?

Retail releases are bountiful this week as both the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop see the release of four new retail titles onto their digital shelves. A few demos, DSiWare games, VC releases and an eShop title round out this weeks Nintendo Downloads.

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3DS eShop Retail Releases

A Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed demo is up, too.

The promised Rayman Legends demo is now available on the Wii U eShop in North America. It contains three levels: Teensies in Trouble, Toad Story, and Castle Rock. Additionally, a demo for Sega's Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is up on the eShop as well at a size of 1172 MB with 15 allowed plays.

The complete version of escapeVektor has almost escaped onto the eShop.

escapeVektor for the Nintendo 3DS from Australian developer Nnooo will be releasing December 20 on the Nintendo eShop in the US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The game will be priced for those regions at $9.99, €9.99, AUD$13, NZD$17.

escapeVektor is an arcade-style action game where players... Read more...

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company released an official app on the iOS App Store.

The Pokedex for iOS app is now available on the official App Store on iOS platforms. The reference app bears a striking resemblance to the previously released Pokedex 3D Pro for the 3DS, though each has unique features. All 647 Pokemon (and their alternate forms) are available in the application via in-app purchases. It is a universal app so a single purchase works on iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads. It requires iOS 6.0.

The Nintendo 64 classic.

1080° Snowboarding is now available as a Club Nintendo reward for 150 coins. This Wii Virtual Console download will be available as a reward until January 6, 2013.

1080° Snowboarding was originally released for the Nintendo 64 in 1998.

1080° Snowboarding replaced ThruSpace as this week’s... Read more...

Rayman Legends will release in the launch window, and a demo is also coming this week!

Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman Legends for the Wii U will release February 26 in North America, February 28 in Australia and New Zealand, and March 1 in Europe and the UK.

The game was originally scheduled to release alongside the Wii U, but was delayed into 2013. These revised dates still place the game's release inside the launch window for Wii U.

Company tries to give hope to Nintendo players.

Bioware, the company behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises, says to not count the possibilities of both the missing Mass Effect 3 DLC and the Mass Effect Trilogy coming to the Wii U. This is what they mentioned in an interview with gaming website GamerSyndrome.

As a response to the question... Read more...

Shoot 'em like crazy in this western-styled download title! 

Bertil Horberg's Gunnam Clive will be available on the 3DS eShop on December 20 in Europe, the independent developer announced on Twitter this past Friday.

Gunman Clive is a western-styled side-scrolling platformer, which uses a special rendering technique to give the world a watercolour and felt... Read more...

The Hackmii Installer has been updated for use on Nintendo's newest console. 

It has been mere weeks since the Wii U launched in United States, and the fellows at Wiibrew have already developed a new version of their Hackmii Installer that allows players to install Homebrew Channel, or HBC for short, onto the new home console.

Currently, the channel will only work in the Wii U's emulated Wii Menu mode, and does not work in Wii U mode.

Commander Video invades the eShop at a great price.

Bit.Trip Saga will be available on the 3DS eShop come December 20, with an asking price of $14.99.

Bit.Trip Saga is a collection of all six rhythmic retro Bit.Trip titles - Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate, and Flux. The collection reworks the controls and visuals to best fit the 3DS, adding touch and stereoscopic 3D.