Update: Nintendo reverses its position and Smash Bros. will still be streamed.

Update (7/9 8:34 P.M. PDT): Nintendo has officially reversed its position on the preventing the stream of Super Smash Bros., as reported by a notice on SRK:

"I’ve just receive[d] word from Nintendo that the Evo Smash Bros. Melee stream will be allowed to proceed. We will be restoring the original... Read more...

Remember the Wii Vitality sensor? So does Iwata.

The Wii Vitality sensor was never released because it was "insufficient as a commercial product."

During Nintendo's shareholders meeting, President of Nintendo and CEO of Nintendo of America Satoru Iwata was asked for an update on the Wii Vitality sensor. In his response, Iwata revealed that... Read more...

UPDATE: Official confirmation! Free money for buying games? Finally!

If you buy Fire Emblem: Awakening and Shin Megami Tensei IV, you are eligible for $30 eShop credit through Club Nintendo in the United States and Canada.

It doesn't matter if you get the games via digital or retail, or even if you bought the limited edition Fire Emblem 3DS. Just make sure you register the games by August 31, and you will receive the credit starting as early as July 16, which is the day Shin Megami Tensei IV comes out.

Ubisoft's support is dwindling.

ZombiU was "not profitable," and there "are no plans (or even desire) for a sequel," according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

In a report by Gamesindustry International, he went on to cite the poor profitability of ZombiU as the reason behind making Rayman Legends multiplatform.

He also stated... Read more...

E-books and video games living in harmony.

At the Tokyo International Book Fair, Dai Nippon Printing revealed that they will be working with Nintendo to bring out a new e-book reader for children on the Nintendo 3DS this fall.

Like many publishers, Dai Nippon has recently been focusing on its e-book market, so in order to expand, they’re teaming up with Nintendo to bring the downloadable reader named honto to Japan later this year.

Nintendo's president responds to concerns regarding publishers' wavering support for Wii U.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata acknowledged concerns over Wii U third party support, and conveyed that Nintendo believes its upcoming first party titles and successful new third party releases are critical to building healthy third party lineup for Wii U.

During the Nintendo General Meeting of... Read more...

Still no word on a North American release.

Over 200,000 3DS owners have purchased at least one of the new games released as DLC in the StreetPass Mii Plaza.

This information was revealed by Iwata in a recent shareholders Q&A. He went on to emphasize that Nintendo "employed no mass-media advertising so we think we are off to a good start."

Intelligent floating sword? Yes, please.

A new Pokémon has been announced: Ghost-type/Steel-type Honedge.

Honedge, the first Ghost-type/Steel-type Pokémon, takes the form of a sword, and is able to remove its sheath (using its cloth-like arm) to attack opponents.

Check out some screenshots of Honedge in action in the gallery below!

Level-5's CEO calmes the nerves of the fans at France's Japan Expo.

Level-5's President and CEO Akihiro Hino told fans to wait for further announcements on a western release of Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney. 

This was said at this weekend's Japan Expo in France, where Hino is a guest of Nintendo.

When the company president was asked about the game, he said the following: ''Something's in the works, but I can't talk today it today.'' 

Pilotwings and...not much else.

Let's all be honest for a minute here: it's a slow week for downloads. At least you can pick up Mighty Switch Force! at a discount, and, if you're feeling up to it, jet around the skies in Pilotwings. This is one of those weeks where I get a chance to breathe and remind myself: there's always next week.

The focus on 3D makes touch controls difficult.

Eiji Aonuma, the producer of multiple Legend of Zelda games, discussed why The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds uses button controls rather than the touch screen.

The reason for the abandonment of touch controls in A Link Between Worlds is because of the implementation of 3D. He put it... Read more...

Miyamoto's desire to create a Link to the Past remake was almost a reality.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was originally meant to be a 3D remake of the Super Nintendo classic A Link to the Past.

Eiji Aonuma told Wired in a recent interview that he "didn't want to make a remake," after being given the task to create a 3D remake of A Link to the Past by Miyamoto, but he wasn't sure how to "incorporate this world into [his] new project."

Fight the power, Aonuma!

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD almost faced internal pushback because it was believed internally that people did not like "that Link."

Eiji Aonuma stated in a recent interview that when he began trying to move forward with Wind Waker HD, there was "a lot of pushback," because it was believed that fans of the series didn't like the young, cel-shaded version of Link. After speaking with U.S. counterparts, that idea was put to rest.

Denpa Men 3 details are revealed, and the first two games are now half off!

Denpa Ningen no RPG 3, the third title in what is known as the Denpa Men series in the West, is set to release in Japan on August 7 for 1,000 yen on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Before the games official release, a free demo will be distributed to the 3DS eShop on July 31.

Unlike the past two Denpa Ningen... Read more...

Chibi Robo steals your stuff on 3DS, and Nintendo starts a contest to win a limited edition Chibi Robo Wii U.

Jissha de Chibi Robo, which can be translated as Chibi Robo Photograph, was released today, July 3, on the Nintendo 3DS eShop for 1,500 yen. A free demo is also available.

The main theme of the latest entry into the Chibi Robo series has players finding various junk for a curator who has initiated... Read more...

Pikmin, Lego City and Wonderful 101 are set to get discounts in Japan for a limited time.

A new summer early adoption campaign, giving gamers 10% off the price of select titles, is set to start in Japan this month. 

The special sale applies to three upcoming Wii U releases in Japan - Pikmin 3, Lego City Undercover and The Wonderful 101. The sales, which only apply to the digital... Read more...

The injustice over the downloadable content for Wii U is at an end.

An update for the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us is now available on the American Nintendo eShop, adding support for four DLC characters, dozens of character skins and a new mode.

The update to the game is listed as version 1.1.0 and brings in some balance tweaks and compatibility with... Read more...

So you wanna be a master of Pokémon? Do you have the skills to be number one?

Nintendo Australia announced that the Australian National Pokémon championships will be held at the upcoming PAX Australia.

Players will be required to use Pokémon Black Version 2 or White Version 2. If successful, the players will win a trip to Vancouver, Canada to take part in the world championship with runs from August 9 to 11. The championships will be organised into three age groups, these are as follows:

Maybe try WiiU.net?

The appeal Nintendo of America filed with WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, over the domain name wiiu.com has been denied.

In February, Nintendo filed a cybersquatting complaint with WIPO over the domain ownership which WIPO has officially denied as of June 19th.

In the appeal,... Read more...

If gamers buy the Wii U, EA will make games for it.

It isn't impossible to run the Frostbite 3 engine on the Wii U after all, according to EA's Patrick Söderlund.

This is after previous news that it wasn't possible to run DICE's engine on the system. In an interview with Patrick Söderlund on 4Gamer, he revealed this information but said that their focus is on PS4 and Xbox One, and that games would be made for the Wii U when there is a larger install base.