Now independent characters, these veterans come with a few new moves.

Zero Suit Samus and Sheik will feature as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U, this time as completely independent fighters.

During today's Nintendo Direct, game director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that these fighters will no longer change form from Samus and Zelda, respectively -- a change from past games in the series.

Of course Pokémon are set for battle!

A number of Pokémon have been confirmed for use as assist items in the upcoming Smash Bros. games.

One of the new features for the Pokémon items is use of the Master Ball. With this item, you'll be able to use legendary and more powerful Pokémon for use in battle.

Pokémon that were included in the Nintendo Direct are Kyruem, Vicinti, Staryu, Fennekin, Xerneas, Kedeleo, Melotta, Entei, Palkia, and Deoxys.

Stages have been confirmed for both versions.

A lengthy list of stages has been confirmed for both the 3DS and Wii U versions. Some stages will be classic stages, and each version will have their own different classic stages.

3DS stages:

Reset Bomb Forest 3D Land Spirit Train Gerudo Valley Arena Ferox Toritmer Island Living Room Prism Tower Rainbow Road Find Mii Balloon Fight Jungle Japes

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U slated for this winter.

The upcoming Super Smash Bros. games have received two separate release date windows. Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS will be released this summer. The Wii U version will be released this winter.

This was revealed today in the Nintendo Direct concerning the upcoming games.

Get your groove on, there's plenty of tunes to come!

Super Smash Bros. on Wii U will feature the My Music option previously found in Brawl. Each stage will contain a choice of several relevant music pieces to choose from, and alter the frequency in which particular songs will appear each time you play a specific stage. It is yet to be revealed if collectible CDs with additional music tracks will appear in the game, as was seen in Brawl.

Every character will run at 60 FPS in stereoscopic 3D, but assist trophies and Pokémon can't.

The 3DS version of the new Super Smash Bros. will run at 60 frames per second.

The whole game will run in stereoscopic 3D. Some assist trophies or Pokémon will run at 30 frames per second, but these will not affect the fighters' frame rate of 60 FPS.

Monopolize your Zelda and/or Pokémon fandom.

Southern Hobby Supply has posted listings for new Zelda and Pokémon-based Monopoly games.

Both Monopoly Pokémon Edition and Monopoly Legend of Zelda Edition are set to release August 21, 2014, as reported by the website.

A 550-piece The Legend of Zelda puzzle was also listed, which Hobby Supply lists as releasing a week earlier on August 15. It features various characters from the series and measures 18" x 24".

Mario goes golfing and you become an artist in this month's rewards.

Four new games are available as rewards on Club Nintendo this month.

The games included are Trajectile, Super Mario World, Art Academy: First Semester, and Mario Golf.

A DSiWare title, Trajectile has you bouncing missiles around to solve puzzles. For 200 coins, you can download it on 3DS eShop.

A tie-in to the upcoming movie and Pokémon's support of the World Cup 2014.

Three new Nintendo 3DS LL units, known as the Nintendo 3DS XL in the west, have been revealed for the Japanese public.

The models are tie-ins to both the upcoming Pokémon movie and Pokémon's support of the Japan national soccer/football team. The models all have a decal of Ash, Xerneas and Yveltal... Read more...

Nintendo's skipping PAX, but at least Nintendo games will be there.

Sydney based developer Nnooo will showcase three games at PAX East this year; one is for 3DS, and another for Wii U.

At booth 118, Nnooo will be showing off Blast 'Em Bunnies on 3DS. It's an endless shooter, wherein carrot rifles among other weapons are used to fend off hordes of evil bunnies.... Read more...

Get that car parked and crank those tunes.

A new update is available for Retro City Rampage: DX on the 3DS and includes a hefty amount of new fixes and features.

Here's a list of all the added goodies and changes that are stated in the announcement video from Vblank Entertainment:

More and more characters just keep coming.

Four new characters have been confirmed to be in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call. Eiko from Final Fantasy IX, Jecht from Final Fantasy X, Fran from Final Fantasy XII and Noel from Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be making appearances in the game.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call contains... Read more...

Nintendo gives gamers a peek at the upcoming NES retro inspired title.

The Famicom Remix 2 website has officially launched in Japan.

The game, set to release on April 24 in Japan and on April 25 as NES Remix 2 in other regions, will have over 150 stages, 100 new stickers based on later era Famicom and Famicom Disk System titles, Miiverse integration, and over 250... Read more...

This is why Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online features are ending.

GameSpy is ceasing hosting of online games on May 31.

GameSpy, owned by Glu Mobile, was the basis for Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection services and their closure gives a reason as to why online play for games on Wii and Nintendo DS are ending. This not only affects Nintendo games but also many other... Read more...

There is still room for these prices to drop to be on the same level as retailers.

Price drops for The Wonderful 101, Game and Wario, Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge, and SiNG Party are live on the North American eShop. The Wonderful 101, Game and Wario and Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge are now $29.99, and SiNG Party is $19.99.

These titles had been on sale for a while at retailers... Read more...

Pew pew pew on a jetpack with water guns!

A new Wii U exclusive, entitled Twisted Fusion, has started its Kickstarter campaign.

The game follows Cora, a dual water gun wielding heroine in an open world platformer. The world is overwhelmed with nasty monsters and creatures, and Cora's job is to put and end to them by exploiting their liquid... Read more...

Use your tax return to fill that GamePad-shaped hole in your heart.

The Wii U Deluxe set is available refurbished at a “temporarily reduced” price of $200 at store.nintendo.com. The set includes a refurbished black Wii U Deluxe 32 gigabyte system and a physical copy of Nintendoland.

This system is eligible for the Digital Deluxe promotion. However, this system is not eligible for Club Nintendo registration coins. The system is covered under a year warranty.

The Fire Pro Wrestling creator has passed away.

Masato Masuda, best known as the developer of the Fire Pro Wrestling series, has passed away at the age of 48, Suda_51 revealed via Twitter.

Originally developed for the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) in 1989, the Fire Pro Wrestling series spanned across a number of systems, including titles for the Super Famicom as well as the Game Boy Advance. The latest release in 2012 was for the Xbox 360.

Gear up worldwide for more details on the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game!

A Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct is slated to stream this Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT in North America. The Direct will also be hitting other regions simultaneously airing in the UK at 11 p.m. and on April 9 at midnight in Europe, 7 a.m. in Japan, and 8 a.m. in Australia. The focus of this direct will be to provide more details about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. No specifics were mentioned.

Looks like there's a little bit of something for everybody this week.

There's a good variety in the eShop this week! The GameBoy Advance games finally start rolling out on the Wii U Virtual Console, while a new free-to-play title is on the 3DS eShop. The Dark Knight comes back with a Deluxe Edition, and there's even a pill-poppin' discount.

Wii U eShop

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