The futuristic racer will likely debut early next year.

Lifespeed, a 3D racer inspired by F-Zero, will debut exclusively for the New Nintendo 3DS early next year.

Johh Owens, the CEO of Wee Man Studios, told Nintendo World Report that Lifespeed is finished and that the developer is currently waiting for the game to pass Nintendo's internal lot check. He further explained that a January release is very likely for the title.

Nintendo's competitive tank combat title will be hitting digital shelves very soon.

Tank Troopers, the third person action shooter for Nintendo 3DS, is set to release in Japan on December 21 on the 3DS eShop for ¥800 (roughly $6.95 USD with current rates). Nintendo also opened up the official Japanese website for the game today.

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Exact details of where to use the golden ticket will be forwarded.

Some demo weekends have been announced for the Switch, and My Nintendo members will have some choice as to when to try the system out.

Communication was sent to some My Nintendo members today announcing Switch demo weekends in major US cities. The Friday and Saturday events are invite only while Sunday will be open to the public. Those entering on Friday and Saturday are permitted to bring one guest with them.

Joining Stardew Valley on the upgrade train.

Following Stardew Valley's move to the Switch of a couple of weeks ago, a Kickstarrter success will soon be joining it.

Playtonic Games has announced that the Wii U version of Yooka-Laylee has been cancelled. According to the company's announcement, which included PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release... Read more...

A couple of staff will be pulling all-nighters.

Nintendo has confirmed the time for the Switch launch event.

The new system will be revealed on January 12 / 13 as promised, with the stream live from Japan beginning at 11 pm Eastern time (8 pm Pacific) on the 12th for North America, 4 am GMT / 5 am CEST / 1 pm JST / 3 pm AEST on the 13th for the rest of the world.

Get cracking, trainers.

The first Johto-native Pokémon and a special Pikachu are coming to Pokémon Go today.

Starting from today, Pokémon including but not limited to Pichu and Togepi will occasionally hatch from eggs. According to Niantic, more 2nd generation Pokémon will be available over the next few months.

As well, a Christmas promotion will see a Pikachu wearing a special holiday hat from today through the 29th of December.

Let's a-go there!

Universal Studios Japan has released financial information and images for Super Nintendo World.

The Japanese park will cost over 50 billion yen ($431 million US) and be completed before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is expected to bring 11.7 trillion yen ($101 billion US) in economic activity to Japan along with 1 million jobs within ten years of opening. Costs and dates were not announced for the Orlando and Hollywood locations.

A very slight delay for physical copies.

Shantae's latest adventure will be arriving just before Christmas.

XSEED, publishers of the physical edition of the game, confirmed an earlier report from developer WayForward that the Wii U version would launch on December 20. The "Risky Boots Edition", which includes the game on a disc and a soundtrack CD, will launch on the 27th for Wii U.

And Miyamoto played with The Roots.

Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto helped steal the show last night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

In addition to showing footage of Super Mario Run and announcing demos for the game at Apple stores, Fils-Aime also produced a Nintendo Switch which showed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild playable.

iam8bit's package to bring the melodic heat of Hyrule.

A new orchestral soundtrack recording for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be opening preorders shortly from iam8bit.

The $40 package will feature the music of Ocarina of Time recorded with a 64-piece orchestra, stamped onto a 180g colored heavyweight vinyl. The art for the package will feature art from noted Zelda fan artist Ryan Brinkerhoff, as well as a diecut Ocarina window, gold foil Triforce stamps and gatefold vista artwork.

Three solid Virtual Console releases this week.

North America will see the Animal Crossing update rolled into the main game this week with the switch to Welcome Amiibo happening on the eShop. Since the game's a Nintendo Select, it's still an inexpensive way to get into the series. The biggest title on the eShop this week is Teslapunk - no relation to 2014 eShop hit Teslagrad - an intriguing looking vertical-scrolling shooter.

So instead of 50,000 Pidgey, you'll get 50,000 Hoothoot.

The Pokédex for Pokémon Go will be expanding shortly.

Niantic announced today that "more Pokémon" will be coming to the popular mobile game, with details to be announced Monday (December 12). This appears to be separate from partnership agreements being announced today with companies like Starbucks and Sprint.

And a rollup release at retail as well.

The BOXBOY series will end - for now - in Japan this February.

Nintendo announced "Goodbye! BoxBoy!" for the 3DS eShop today, along with a special physical release of the three games, a soundtrack and a new BOXBOY amiibo. The eShop release will be February 2 in Japan for 680 yen, while the physical release will be the same day for 3456 yen.

A QR code grants a legend.

The mythical Pokémon Magearna has been released for Pokémon Sun and Moon, with no time limit for picking it up.

Using the game's QR Scanner application with the code below following the first credit roll will send Magearna to the antique store in the game's first city. It will come at level 50, and will hold a Bottle Cap item for Hyper Training.

So you bought the Toon pack? Enjoy unlimited seafood and salad.

Following the news from the Game Awards last night, Nintendo revealed the functionality for the 30th anniversary Zelda Amiibo in Breath of the Wild today.

Each of the four new Amiibo will drop a particular kind of item, along with a chance at a treasure chest:

A couple of early wins for Nintendo at tonight's ceremony.

The 2016 Game Awards saw Nintendo pick up three awards out of the nominations.

Pokémon Go captured the Best Mobile/Handheld Game (over Severed, Monster Hunter Generations and Fire Emblem Fates) and Best Family Game (over Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Skylanders Imaginators). The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was voted most anticipated game.

The world exclusive from the 2016 Game Awards

New footage for the second of three Shovel Knight expansions was released tonight at the 2016 Game Awards.

The footage for the Specter Knight campaign "Specter of Torment" shows that the game is being built from the ground up and is a standalone prequel to the 2014 independent hit. Specter Knight will be responsible for the recruitment of Shovel Knight's villians, the Order of No Quarter.

So many amiibo, so many winners!

We're continuing our series of monthly giveaways for readers and supporters, and there will be FIVE winners in the month of January! But if that sounds like a lot of chances to win, check out the 19 different brand new amiibo the winners get to pick their prize choose from!

We're passionate about Nintendo games AND Nintendo goodies! Every month a new prize, and no purchase required!

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Twelve working days until the editor gets a vacation.

It's a light week for North America on the new release front, but between Pokemon and the sales you're probably full anyway. The biggest release is Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS - read Daan's review before plopping down the cash. There's a New 3DS stick-and-nub (twin stick) shooter in Hyperlight EX, which has shades of Geometry Wars, while the Virtual Console gets Advance Wars: Dual Strike.