How to create and avoid the progress-halting issue, and a last resort fix.

Nintendo of America have confirmed a glitch in Metroid: Other M that prevents players from progressing due to a permanently locked door.

In the Sector 3 area, if after a certain sequence of events, you backtrack to a previous room rather than moving forward through the next door, a certain door later in the area will not open. This does not happen if you proceed normally.

A Sunday tabloid newspaper prints the Japanese 3DS launch date for November.

The Sunday edition of Bild, a German tabloid newspaper has printed a Japanese release date for the Nintendo 3DS as November 11, 2010. It also claims a European release for the handheld in Spring 2011 with a price of around 200 Euros ($270).

Launch titles suggested are Mario Kart 3DS, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, and Ocarina of Time 3DS.

Astro Bugz, classic RPGs and lawn darts star in this week's new downloadable releases.

This week both WiiWare and DSiWare receive two titles each, with the Virtual Console not receiving any new titles.

The first title for DSiWare is Zenonia from GAMEVIL USA INC. Zenonia has been labeled as a classic RPG featuring anime style visuals, skill trees and three distinctive classes: Paladin,... Read more...

The young series is moving forward after DJ Hero 2, and it looks like there are more games on the horizon.

Nintendo World Report attended an event on September 23rd in anticipation of the release of DJ Hero 2, and talking with Doug Grutzmacher, an Associate Producer at Activision, we were able to get the following quote after asking about what we could expect with the next major release, DJ Hero 3:

"I... Read more...

Miyamoto's 25th Mario Anniversary interview is now available in English.

The English translation of the special edition of Iwata Asks from September 14 is now available. This interview, by Shigesato Itoi is more of a discussion with Shigeru Miyamoto as they both work to express in words what they have been unable to in past interviews. The Mario designer is quizzed about the concepts that make up the game design process.

Also, Shantae: Risky's Revenge will not be episodic.

If you own Mighty Flip Champs, WayForward's first DSiWare release, then you will get a bonus in their upcoming DSiWare release, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, according to WayForward's Shantae-focused newsletter.

You'll be able to get the free gift by going to the import room in Scuttle Town. Depending on how much of Mighty Flip Champs you completed, you will get a different gift.

A GameStop product page reveals the new bundle.

GameStop's product page for FlingSmash revealed that Nintendo will be releasing a special bundle version. FlingSmash, priced at $49.95, will come with a black Wii Remote Plus, a new version of the Wii Remote with the MotionPlus gyroscope already integrated into it. FlingSmash requires the MotionPlus for its gameplay, turning the Wii Remote into a paddle.

The content offered as DLC in Japan will be on-disc for the US release.

At a Samurai Warriors 3 game night today, NWR learned that the downloadable content for the Japanese release will be included on the disc for the North American version. The Nintendo game page also states the inclusion of the DLC content (Historical Mode).

Previously, the Samurai Warriors 3 box... Read more...

DSi, DSi LL, and even DS Lite sales are up in Japan.

Following the record-breaking sales of Pokemon Black and White in Japan, the Media Create hardware sales charts for the same week show a boost in sales for Nintendo DSi, DSi LL (DSi XL outside Japan), and DS Lite.

The best selling console of the week was the DSi, with sales tripling compared to the previous week. Following that is the DSi LL, with a 64 percent sales increase. The full hardware chart is below.

The long-delayed WayForward platformer will see release this October.

An image sent to members of the Shantae Fan Club confirms the release date for Shantae: Risky's Revenge for DSiWare. The poster says that the title will be released on October 4 2010. 

Shantae: Risky's Revenge is the sequel to the Game Boy Color title, Shantae, and was developed by WayForward Technologies, creators of the original title as well as A Boy and his Blob for the Wii.

The newest issue of Nintendo Power lists Cave Story in the index.

The game index of the latest issue of Nintendo Power lists Cave Story for the DSiWare. This is the first time Cave Story has been mentioned for the DSiWare service. Originally a PC title, Cave Story was ported to Wii and released on the WiiWare service in March 2010. 

More information should be available when the issue hits news stands.

Also, more details as to why it got delayed again.

Flip's Twisted World is now listed for an October 19 release according to publisher Majesco and retailers.

"Right now [Nintendo of America] is overloaded due to the upcoming holiday release season so our final approval and manufacturing dates got pushed out," said Julian Spillane, CEO of developer Frozen North Productions.

A Mario history section along with new wallpapers are part of the update.

Nintendo has updated their Super Mario 25th Anniversary site with two new sections. The first is a History section in which players can read information regarding the 11 main Mario games, starting with Super Mario Bros. on the NES and ending with the recent Super Mario Galaxy 2. Each game is presented with a short gameplay clip.

Son Son, Exed Exes, and Commando look to be coming soon.

The Australian Clasification Board has listed Capcom's arcade titles Son Son and Exed Exes, making it all but certain that these two titles will see release in other regions on Virtual Console. The titles are already available in Japan and both have been rated PG for mild violence.

The Classification... Read more...

Capcom is eager to work with the creators of the Professor Layton series.

Capcom's Global Head of Production, Keiji Inafune, has confirmed in an interview with Japanese business site Diamond Online that they are working with Level-5 on new projects. When asked how he felt about collaborating with the development company, Inafune stated that "Right now, the two of us, with... Read more...

The Majesco-published 3D platformer is being delayed hopefully for the last time.

Flip's Twisted World, the 3D platformer from Canada-based Frozen North Productions, is not coming out until sometime in October, according to Majesco representatives.

The game was originally supposed to come out in 2009, and was delayed to June 2010 and most recently September 2010. The latest date was actually today, September 21.

A little more information about what is used.

Some details have emerged about the technical specifications of the hardware for the Nintendo 3DS.

An anonymous source has told IGN that "two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs, along with a 133MHz GPU, 4MBs of dedicated VRAM, 64MBs of RAM, and 1.5GBs of flash storage" are powering the handheld.

The ARM11 processor... Read more...

Nintendo's latest Pokemon games have broken several records in just two days.

Pokemon Black and Pokemon White were released in Japan over the weekend. Some retailers sold out, but even with demand exceeding supply, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White still managed to sell exceptionally well.

Pre-orders for the game managed to reach 1.7 million, though some retailers stopped taking... Read more...

The current sales and marketing exec is leaving in October.

Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, will be leaving the company for a new role on October 1. The new position will be outside of the games industry, but specific details were not given.

"We appreciate Cammie’s contributions to Nintendo and the... Read more...

Virtual Console returns with Aero the Acro-Bat 2, while WiiWare gets educational and DSiWare gets three new releases.

Virtual Console sees another release, while WiiWare gets two titles and DSiWare adds three.

Sunsoft's Aero the Acro-Bat 2 is the lone Virtual Console title this week. The sequel to Aero the Acro-Bat, the sequel offers 45 new levels as well as friends and enemies for Aero to interact with. The Super Nintendo title is available for download for 800 Points ($8).