Those of you wanting the popular reward may be out of luck.

Club Nintendo's 3DS/DS 18 Game Card Case might never come back in stock, as reported by Nintendo Consumer Support Advisor Marc Boese.

The news was obtained when GoNintendo reader Whatami asked when future shipments could be expected, which led to the following response:

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The era of retail games on the eShop begins... kind of.

Order Up, released in Europe as a retail release last December on 3DS and in 2009 on Wii, will take up more than 310 megabytes worth of space on the Nintendo 3DS SD card. The game, which releases this upcoming Thursday, June 21, weighs in at a whopping 2,485 blocks equalling just over 310 megabytes worth of storage.

Nintendo is bringing a Wii U demo tour to select Club Nintendo users in certain regions.

Shortly after E3 2012 came to a close, Nintendo sent out Wii U Experience invites to select Club Nintendo members in the New York area. The event, which offers playable Wii U demos, is taking place during the last week of June.

They also seem to be sending out invites to Club Nintendo members in other areas, including Miami Beach (mid-July).

The collection gets a slightly reduced price and simplified control scheme for all included games.

Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition, known as Hoshi no Kirby 20 Shūnen Special Collection in Japan, will be priced at 3,800 yen (roughly $48) in Japan. Pricing on Wii software varies, but new Wii games in Japan typically retail for around 5,800 yen (almost $74).

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The sequel to Renegade Kid's first eShop game will add boss battles.

Renegade Kid is planning to make a sequel to Mutant Mudds, their first eShop game, and release it in early 2013, according to Renegade Kid Co-Founder Jools Watsham.

The sequel will retain the 2D platforming of the original, which is set to finally hit Europe next week, but will add boss battles.

The new Mario 3DS game will be coming in August.

New Super Mario Bros 2 for the Nintendo 3DS will be launching in Australia and New Zealand on August 18, 2012.

New Super Mario Bros 2 will be the first title to be available to buy at retail stores or as a digital download from the eShop, giving consumers more options in how they want to purchase the game.

Nintendo, however, has no current plans to make any of their own.

The Wii U has been designed to support both free-to-play content and microtransactions, according to statements from Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata at an analyst  presentation at E3 last week."We have designed the system from a technical standpoint to allow developers to freely take advantage... Read more...

The industry veteran talks about the recent convention and a trend he deplores.

In an interview posted today by GamesIndustry International, game developer Warren Spector relayed some of his thoughts on the tone of the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo, as well as his studio Junction Point's upcoming sequel, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

While he noted that he was preoccupied for much of the convention this year, Spector detailed several qualities of the show that stuck with him.

Wii U supports two GamePads, but when can we see it implemented into games?

First and third-party titles for the Wii U supporting two GamePads will not be available at the Wii U launch or in the launch window.

"Games need to be built that can take advantage of the two GamePad controllers," Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime explained. "It's going to be well... Read more...

Do you really need multi-touch for your Wii U? Reggie weighs in on the matter.

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime explained the company’s stance on using single-touch functionality as opposed to multi-touch functionality with the Wii U GamePad.

GamePad in hand, Fils-Aime said, “When we went through the building of this and, given some of the functionality, we thought that the single-touch was a more appropriate option, especially when you’ve got other buttons configurations.”

The series' Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis says Dead Space 3 on Nintendo's new system is not a thing right now.

Dead Space 3, which is set for a February 2013 release, is not coming to Wii U as of now, according to Visceral Games' Steve Papoutsis, who is the company's vice president and general manager as well as an executive producer for the Dead Space series.

Papoutsis was asked by a fan on Twitter about the game's possible Wii U release. He replied, simply, "not currently in the plan."

Expect more than classic Kirby games in the upcoming collection. 

Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition is receiving additional content on top of the included six games in the collection. 

Not only will gamers be presented with an art booklet and a soundtrack, a new game mode will also be included. The game mode, called “Motto Challenge Stage” in... Read more...

The eShop gets quite a bit of content, while the Wii only sees one release.

Two Virtual Console games, as well as a slew of new content, head to the 3DS eShop, DSiWare Shop, and Wii Virtual Console this week.

First is Mad Dog McCree, a new eShop release. In the game, your objective is to hunt down the outlaw Mad Dog in a western town using the games light gun style gameplay. Check out our review which is coming soon. Mad Dog McCree is available now for $7.99.

Also, Global President Satoru Iwata admits to not talking about future first-party projects due to fears of being copied.

Asked directly about whether consumers could understand what made the Wii U a desirable purchase, Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata said the company was still working on the issue. 

"Even here at the E3 show, I would say that the way we introduced [the Wii U's] unique game play hasn’t... Read more...

The Nintendo Global President also reiterates that a simplified way to add friends without friends codes will exist.

Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata admits the company lags behind its competitors in the field of online play and connectivity, and that it would take some time for the game company to catch up. 

At an E3 analyst event last week, Iwata answered a question on the subject by saying, "I can't... Read more...

The game releases in Japan in a few short weeks.

Further details for Pokémon Black and White 2 have emerged just weeks ahead of the game's Japanese release.

Foremost, the magazine CoroCoro details Keldeo's "Resolution Form," which looks mostly similar to the original Keldeo with the exception of a long blue horn, a longer mane, and some other... Read more...

Buy a game on your lunch hour, and it'll be downloaded by the time you're home from work.

Users will be able to purchase digital games from Nintendo directly via the Nintendo Network interface from any web browser, and then have them download to Wii U in the background immediately, even if the system is not turned on.

In the investors Q&A held recently by Nintendo, President and CEO Satoru Iwata detailed how users would be able to interact with the Nintendo Network both socially and financially. 

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?

Nintendo is considering either a remake of Majora's Mask or a follow-up or remake to A Link to the Past as its next 3DS Zelda project, according to an IGN interview with Shigeru Miyamoto.

In the interview, Miyamoto said "We haven't quite decided yet, whether we're going to do A Link to the Past,... Read more...

Those expecting to create strategies with others around the world are out of luck.

Pikmin 3 will not support online play.

Game director Shigeru Miyamoto stated that it was a matter of keeping the frame rate up while controlling so many specific Pikmin at any given time.

"So in the case of Mario Kart, we did have online multiplayer, and that's something that... You have to be... Read more...

Castlevania, Kingdom Hearts, and more are coming to both physical and digital formats.

Several third-party titles, including Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream, Drop, Distance, and Scribblenauts: Unlimited will be released in both digital and physical formats. The information comes from the 2012 E3 Analyst Q & A Session, which is now available on Nintendo's website.