The final update may include increased system power.

Wii developers now have the final version of the system's development kit, according to reports posted on NeoGAF. The units are tagged "mass production," meaning they are the version of the hardware that will ship later this year.

These units, which developers supposedly received earlier this month,... Read more...

The world's most popular sport will be represented on Wii U early on thanks to EA.

FIFA 13, this year's iteration of EA's soccer franchise, will be coming to Wii U. 

The Wii U version is being developed by a separate team, and it is not yet known how it might differ from the other versions of the game. 

The revisions announced for the other console versions include... Read more...

The Mario creator now holds the Prince of Asturias Award.

The efficacious father of Mario, Link and Donkey Kong has been proclaimed the winner of the 2012 Prince of Asturias award for Communication and Humanities.

The Prince of Asturias Foundation, named for the then twelve-year-old Spanish Prince of Asturias in 1980, aims to "reward the scientific, technical,... Read more...

It's Sega meets Capcom meets Namco Bandai, brought to you by Monolith Software.

Project X Zone is being developed by Monolith Software, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. The game, which is a tactical RPG crossover featuring characters from Sega, Capcom, and Namco Bandai, is expected to release on Nintendo 3DS in Japan this year.

The magazine also provided several gameplay... Read more...

The eShop companion software is coming to the land down under.

Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 3D Pro are releasing in Australia and New Zealand later this year alongside Pokémon Black and White 2, as reported by a recent press release.

Although no release date was specified, the titles are slated for a release later this Spring in Australia, which is a tentative release period for Black and White 2.

The sequel to the cult action game may see a release soon.

Square-Enix's Mini-Ninjas is set to have a sequel released soon, a listing on the Australian Classification Board confirms.

Named Mini-Ninjas: Hiro's Adventure, the game will be developed by IO Interactive, who also developed the original game. The only detail about the game is that it has been rated PG for Mild Violence. No system was mentioned, however the original Mini-Ninjas was released on all major platforms, including the Wii and DS.

The Nintendo 3DS is the fastest selling Nintendo handheld to reach this milestone.

The Nintendo 3DS has reached 6 million units sold in its native land of Japan, Famitsu.com recently reported. Based on sales data by Enterbrain, the system was able to reach the sales milestone during its 65th week at retail.

The whole sales total from launch is 6,017,206 units. Based on the same data, the 3DS is the first Nintendo handheld to reach 5 million in such a short amount of time.

The game will also be getting a push of some kind from Nintendo.

The demo version of Order Up will be pushed back one week, according to SuperVillain Studios Co-Founder Chris Rausch. In addition, the title will be getting an unannounced push from Nintendo.

In the e-mail, Rausch stated the following:

"We have just received word that the demo is being pushed... Read more...

Layton could be on the verge of being officially announced for North America.

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask has been trademarked in the United States. The Nintendo 3DS title, which was a launch title for the 3DS in Japan and previously announced for Europe, has not been formally announced for the region. 

However, last year, Professor Layton and the Last Specter... Read more...

The visuals won't change, but the controller will play a big role.

Vigil, developer of the upcoming Darksiders II, says the graphics of Wii U version of the sequel are on par with those of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.

"The visuals will be the same," associate producer Jay Fitzloff noted in an interview with Eurogamer, posted yesterday.

In... Read more...

The 3DS launch title's sequel will hit Japan on September 13.

Samurai Warriors Chronicles is getting a sequel. According to a recent issue of Famitsu, the sequel to the 3DS launch title is called Samurai Warriors Chronicle 2nd (or, in Japan, Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd), and will be released in Japan on September 13.

Along with the expected addition of new... Read more...

Black and white Yoshis are the first to arrive down under.

Starting with today's Australian launch of Mario Tennis Open, the distribution of multicolored Yoshi characters has begun. As in other regions, Nintendo will slowly distribute additional Yoshi colours through QR codes over the next few weeks in an event they have dubbed "Yoshi Chase."

The first... Read more...

In addition, versions of Assassins Creed III and Rayman Legends will be playable.

Wii U will be shown off at Ubisoft's E3 press conference on June 6 at 11 a.m. PDT.

Playable titles at the company's E3 booth will include Assassin's Creed III, Far Cry 3, Rayman Legends, Rocksmith, and more. Although consoles were not specified in the press release, both Assassin's Creed and Rayman are slated to come out on Wii U.

This follows yesterday's Facebook unveiling of the blue variety.

Red Yoshi is now available as an unlockable QR character in Mario Tennis Open.

Revealed by IGN, Red Yoshi is available to unlock by pressing holding up and pressing the start button before scanning the code. Unlike regular Yoshi and Blue Yoshi (who focuses on speed), Red Yoshi has a focus on technique. The code will only work with the North American version of the game.

A LinkedIn profile suggests that development on the Wii U first-person shooter began in September 2009.

Yoan Fanise, current audio director of Ubisoft Singapore, worked with Ubisoft Montpeiller from September 2009 to October 2010 on Killer Freaks from Outer Space, a Wii U exclusive that was revealed at E3 2011, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Fanise went from doing audio work with Rabbids Go Home,... Read more...

You can follow along at Nintendo's website or, you know, at Nintendo World Report.

Nintendo is providing tons of content for their All-Access Presentation @ E3 2012, which will be available in some form on http://e3.nintendo.com, Spike TV and MTV2, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

The company's E3 press conference, which was confirmed a few weeks back, will be at 9 a.m. PDT on June 5. Later that night at 11:30 p.m. PDT, users will be able to view a Developer Discussion with Wii U Hardware Producer Katsuya Eguchi.

Get your penmanship on with these cool new notebooks!

Two new Nintendo-themed notebooks are available for Club Nintendo members in Japan starting today. The notebooks feature designs from the Mario series, with one of the notebooks being red and sporting the beloved plumber on the cover, and the other being pink and featuring Princess Peach. Both notebooks are A5 (21x15cm) ring notebooks and contain 44 pages (88, counting both sides).

Two MSX titles bite the dust.

Two MSX titles, Aleste and Eggy, were removed from the Wii Virtual Console service in Japan today. Aleste is a shoot-‘em-up-style title originally released on the MSX in 1988. Eggy, a side-scrolling shooter, was originally released in 1985.

Many titles are being removed from Nintendo’s Wii Virtual... Read more...

The Motion Picture Association of America snatches up a former Nintendo employee.

The Motion Picture Association of America has hired former Nintendo of America Anti-Piracy Counsel Marc Miller for the position of Senior Vice President of Content Protection, Internet. "At Nintendo, Miller successfully implemented content protection enforcement programs addressing P2P, cyberlockers, e-commerce, and action sites," the MPAA said in a statement sent to reporters.

After nearly a year and on the brink of its death, eShop commercials find their way to the free 3D television service. 

Three Nintendo 3DS eShop commercials have appeared on Itsu no Ma ni Terebi, also known as SpotPass TV, in Japan. The commercials are for Tobidasu Purikura, Dillon’s Rolling Western, and Denpa Ningen no RPG. During each of the 15-second commercials, 3DS users can tap a link on the touch screen to... Read more...