Europe gets two classics and North America gets a charging cradle. Europe wins today's news.

Metroid: Zero Mission is coming out on Wii U in Europe this week alongside the Wii version of Punch-Out!! and the long-awaited release of the indie game The Fall Episode 1. Punch-Out!! will be €19.99/£17.99, The Fall launches at €9.99/£6.99, and Metroid: Zero Mission on the GBA Virtual Console will be €6.99/£6.29.

Make sure to avoid all rocks in the battle area.

In today's Nintendo Direct, the characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X gave more information regarding the battle system of the upcoming RPG.

Superficially, the game uses both sword and gun weapons for simple attacks. Once you go deeper into the battle system, however, comes Arts, which are categorized... Read more...

Splatoon Amiibo are a possibility, free DLC for Monster Hunter is out, and more!

Today's news features yet even more Amiibo news, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate DLC details, and other news bits for the day!

Since yesterday we mentioned that more Amiibo are set for arrival after wave 4, looks like we might get an idea of what wave 5 might... Read more...

Donkey Kong vs. Mario: Tipping Stars highlights this week in downloads!

This week, there isn't a ton going on in the download. But hey, there is Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars! Remember that this is the first Nintendo published title to include crossbuy. So if you buy the Wii U version, you get the 3DS version for free and vice versa! Now you'll be able to guide... Read more...

If you want Rock Band on Wii U you gotta want it, and Aonuma talks about his influences for Link to the Past.

Today's news features more on Amiibo, why Rock Band 4 isn't heading to Wii U, and a Game Informer interview with Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma talking about his influences as well as Majora's Mask.

In a recent interview with GI, Eiji Aonuma talks... Read more...

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.