Jury awards inventor $30.2 million in compensatory damages. 

A United States federal jury found that Nintendo infringed on a patent on a glasses-free 3D display.

Seijiro Tomita, the patent owner of glasses-free 3D display and former longtime Sony Corp. employee, was rewarded $30.2 million by the jury. Tomita had sued Nintendo of America back in 2011.

If only the Harp of Ages was real...

Eiji Aonuma, producer of the Legend of Zelda series, remarked on the Miiverse that Game Boy Color titles Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will be available on the 3DS eShop "before Summer". 

The message is found in the Legend of Zelda Miiverse community, where Aonuma notes that while the two GBC games have already been released in Japan, "Our plan is to release these two games in other territories some time before summer!"

Is a Pikmin movie right around the corner? Probably not. 

Pikmin animated shorts are coming to the 3DS.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Pikmin and Mario, is working in conjuction with an outside animation studio to produce CG Pikmin cartoons. Interest was tested in a dedicated Pikmin series when Nintendo worked with Japanese movie theater chain Toho Cinemas on a segment shown before a film. 

His harvests may have ended, but Yasuhiro Wada is back in shop form.

Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada's 3DS game Project Happiness has been given its official title: Hometown Story.

The game, according to a Famitsu preview translated by Gematsu, has players running a shop in a small town. A fairy assists the player in his duties, and as the shop grows with success, its clientele expands. Players can befriend these shoppers, and at game's end, can choose one of seven wishes to make some of them very happy.

Bring your creations to life in 3D this summer!

Update: Flipnote Studio 3D has been confirmed to be coming to North America and Europe. In addition to the details of the application found in our original story, Nintendo has announced that users with highly rated Flipnotes may receive a free month of the applications subscription-based Flipnote Gallery: World service. Click here to watch the English version of the Flipnote Studio 3D presentation

Players in Japan only have a few more months to use their Wiis and hunt monsters online.

The network mode services for Monster Hunter G and Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii, which give players the ability to play the game online, will be discontinued in Japan on September 12. As of March 15 at 4 p.m. in Japan, sales of network tickets for increments of 60 and 90 days, which pay for the... Read more...

Gamers in Japan can get their NFC fix on the Wii U next month.

Pokémon Rumble U, known as Pokémon Scramble U in Japan, will make use of NFC figures in the game, CoroCoro magazine reports. The game is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on the Wii U eShop on April 24 for 1,800 yen.

An initial total of six figures will be sell for 200 yen each. It is currently... Read more...

Now you can view your favourite posts like never before!

This morning, Nintendo updated Wii U's Miiverse service once again and added a few new features.

For starters, there is now an option on your profile that allows you to view all the posts you have given a Yeah to, making it easier to view your favourite posts.

You have also full control over... Read more...

Where monsters and children meet, you get stuff for supporting Level-5!

Kaiju ga Deru Kinyōbi, which translates to Monsters Come Out on Friday, has a lock-on feature in the software. If you own digital versions of the Guild 01 games or pop the original cartridge in your Nintendo 3DS, you get rewarded with a digital artbook.

The artbook, which you can view in the video... Read more...

Mint green is apparently all the rage for devices nowadays.

Two new Nintendo 3DS XL units, Mint and White and a special Tomodachi Collection bundle, are set to be released in Japan on April 18. 

The Mint and White unit will retail for 18,900 yen and features a mint green exterior shell with a white interior. 

The Tomodachi Collection bundle retails... Read more...

Big bugs and spooky ships may find a home in the west.

Level-5 has filed two trademarks in the US that appear to be localized titles of games that appear in their upcoming Guild02 series.

The trademarked titles are Bugs vs Tanks (likely Keiji Inafune's Insect Tank) and The Starship Damrey.

Insect Tank puts players in control of a miniature tank... Read more...

Pit joins Mario, Little Mac, and a tower defense game as this month's rewards.

This month's Club Nintendo games are 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, Starship Defense, Super Punch-Out!!, and  Mario Tennis.

3D Classics: Kid Icarus is the 3D version of the classic NES game. Players take the role of Pit on a platform jumping filled journey to collect three sacred treasures. It can be yours for 150 Coins.

Gamers in Japan can enter a lottery for a chance to buy the latest Wii U console bundle on Square Enix's e-Store.

Square Enix has opened up registration for a lottery system for the Dragon Quest X Wii U console bundle in Japan. Starting at 1 p.m. on March 11 and running until March 17 at 11:59 p.m., interested gamers can enter the lottery for a chance to purchase the upcoming bundle. Winners will be notified... Read more...

A Twitter tease reveals Nicalis's involvement in the 3DS version.

Gero Blaster, the new game from the creator of Cave Story, is likely coming to the 3DS.

According to a picture Tweeted by Nicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez, Gero Blaster, the new game from Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya will be coming to the 3DS. The Tweet shows Gero Blaster running on a 3DS XL. Nicalis had... Read more...

Think you can help us make NWR look dope and fresh?

Are you a budding web designer or artist as passionate about games as we are? Are you interested in making sure Nintendo World Report continues to be the authoritative independent Nintendo-based website for credible, honest coverage for all things Nintendo?

Awesome! Why? Because we're looking for... Read more...

A dual effort from Disney and Namco Bandai.

Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life, a new 3DS game, was announced for release in Japan.

The new game is being developed by Namco Bandai and Disney Japan. In it, players own and operate a café, by invitation of Mickey Mouse, in the world of dreams and magic. The world is populated with... Read more...

Scouts will finally be rewarded for awesome procrastination skills.

Boy Scouts of America will announce the new Game Design merit badge at SXSW Gaming Expo this weekend in Austin, Texas. Interested scouts are encouraged to design a game in any medium they prefer, from board games to video games.

The organization understands games have become a staple of modern life,... Read more...

The game you didn't know you already had.

The Cutting Room Floor, a site dedicated to documenting unused content in games, recently unearthed an entire game hidden in F-Zero GX. Players can use an Action Replay device to input either a NTSC or PAL code and unlock the arcade game F-Zero AX.

The content was a difficult find, as it was hidden... Read more...

Perhaps not the most EXCITE-ing news.

Monster Games, the studio behind ExciteBots and ExciteTruck, is developing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for the 3DS.

This news comes from the Australian Classification Board, which labels Monster Games as the game's 'author.'

Monster Games last project was Pilotwings Resort for... Read more...

The 3DS eShop is giving your wallet that come hither stare...

Today's release schedule is pretty bonkers. The 3DS eShop is so jumpin' with content, I just don't know where to start. It's an embarrassment of riches, quite honestly. How long can I talk about the games before I actually get to them? Not much longer. ATV Wild Ride 3D, Kersploosh!, and... Read more...