Get to stepping Torkoal, there's a new sheriff in town.

Gamescom has brought a new Pokémon to Sun and Moon.

Turtonator was revealed during a livestream with game producer Shigeki Morimoto. It is a bipedal turtle-like creature with Fire and Dragon types and the unique move Shell Trap, which causes major damage if Turtonator is struck by a physical attack.

Mario, Zelda, Shantae and other great heroes are out in force.

As announced in the Downloads press release, Nintendo is holding an end of summer sale from August 18 - September 1 on the eShop. The following titles are included with their discounted prices:

Wii U

Will you join a federation or run a shop?

Boy, that escalated quickly.

With two major retail games hitting in 2016 Game of the Year Metroid Prime Federation Force and the long-awaited Style Savvy: Fashion Forward, this week was going to be busy enough. But the quantity is there to back it up as there are no less than 13 eShop titles this week for North America.

First 4 Figures shows off another remarkable piece.

A Link on The King of Red Lions statue is now available for pre-order from First 4 Figures. The statue, which is 25 inches tall, comes in both a Regular edition and an Exclusive version that can only be purchased from the manufacturer's website.

The Exclusive version, which costs $479.99, has... Read more...

Gamescom drops the bombs as the spirits and souls will arrive in 2017

Yo-Kai Watch 2 will drop next spring in Europe.

The Level 5 localization was announced today in a pre-Gamescom news release, with a release window similar to the first game's. The "Bony Spirits" and "Fleshy Souls" subtitles will also be retained in Europe.

Yo-Kai Watch 2 will release in North America on September 30 and Australia on 15 October.

One in particular will be attractive to regular Netflix watchers.

The rainbow of New 3DSXLs will get a little larger this fall, but the 2DS isn't being left out in the cold.

The larger New 3DS will add three new colors to the supply on 11 November: Pearl White, Pink/White, and Orange/Black. On 7 October, two 2DS bundles with preinstalled games will launch: a blue model with Yo-Kai Watch, and a pink one with New Style Boutique 2 Fashion Forward (Style Savvy: Fashion Forward) preinstalled.

Mama mia, that's a lotta Mario.

The European Nintendo Selects line will pick up some new members late next month.

Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Captain Toad Treasure Tracker and Mario Party 10 will be added to the lineup on 30 September. Although retail pricing was not announced due to European policy, the digital prices will lower to €24,99/£19.99.

For the 2/3 of Wii U owners who have yet to stay fresh.

The Splatfests may be done, but the splatting doesn't stop.

Nintendo has announced that the Splatoon Global Testfire will be restarting soon. European players will get to play first, with the demo restarting this Thursday (18 August) and running until 1 September. North American players will get to join in from 3 - 5 Pacific time (6 - 8 Eastern) from August 25 - 28.

Sadly missing the alternate reality and about 100 Pokemon.

European Wii U owners will be able to catch the shutter bug this week with the release of Pokémon Snap.

Nintendo UK made the announcement on Twitter this morning. The game will retail for the standard N64 Virtual Console price of €9.99/£8.99, with an upgrade option available for those who bought it on the Wii.

There's two people making Metroid games: Next Level Games and Thomas Happ.

Axiom Verge will complete its long, strange journey to the Wii U early next month.

The tribute to classic Metroid will release on September 1 for US$19.99 / C$21.99 / €17.99 / £14.99, according to the game's official website.

Originally released on the PlayStation 4 and PC with a later port to the PlayStation Vita, there was some concern about engine incompatibilities on the Wii U but those issues have been rectified.

A pre-trial hearing will occur a couple of weeks before.

The latest trials of Phoenix Wright and company will happen early in September.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice will launch digitally in North America and Europe on September 8 for US$29.99 / €29.99 / £24.99, the same price as the previous two 3DS entries. A demo for the new game will be available on August 25.

There's a Capcom game that prominently involves the Hadouken.

There's a couple of interesting eShop titles that may be worth a look this week. On Wii U, Tadpole Treble steps to the stage - a music game where you guide a tadpole around a musical staff - and it was designed by Matthew Taranto of Brawl in the Family fame. On the 3DS there's Ambition of the Slimes,... Read more...

A leak on the darker parts of the web forces the Pokémon Company to jump the gun.

The newest Pokemon Sun and Moon trailer has released early following the content leaking ahead of time.

A new Pokémon and a new Alola form have been announced: the new Pokémon is Lorelull, a mushroom-styled Pokémon with Grass/Fairy typing and Illuminate or Effect Spore abilites. The new Alola... Read more...

There's always a bigger fish.

The newest issue of CoroCoro Magazine has introduced five new Pokémon and two Alola Forms, as well as revealing the force of evil in Alola.

The five new Pokémon are:

Build up your library with some inexpensive games

The Nintendo Selects line will be gaining some new members in North America, along with new hardware bundles.

Beginning on August 26, the following games will be reduced to US$19.99/C$29.99 both in stores and on the eShop where applicable:

Some free, some will require negotiation with your wallet.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse will have plenty of options for expansion.

Atlus released the DLC schedule for the game yesterday, with lore related information and game functions being no charge while quests and cosmetics will carry small fees. The DLC will release on a four week schedule, as follows:

Two Shantae games in one day is not out of the realm of possibility.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse will soon be appearing in retail stores.

Rising Star Games has picked up the 2014 eShop title for physical publication on September 27 in North America and 30 September for Europe. The game will release for US$29.99 / C$39.99 / €29.99 / £29.99, and the announcement includes a mention of brand new content for the physical release.

That European kid sure plays a mean pinball.

The last full month of summer opens with a bit of a quiet week for the eShops - in fact, Europe's only getting two new games this week. They're just getting a lot of pinball sales - of both the Star Wars and Zen variety - to make up for it. With the Olympics somehow managing to start in Rio tomorrow, both North America and Europe will get to wear out their 3DS buttons with Stickman Super Ahtletics.

Along with the next date for the hype train.

The Pokémon Company will be selling some special merch to go with Pokémon Sun and Moon this fall.

A special Z-Ring, modeled after the one used in the games, was put up for preorder at GameStop and Amazon, among other locations, yesterday. Worn on the wrist, the band will use some method of wireless... Read more...

A rare Q1 2017 release for Wii U

One of the Wii U's best cliffhangers will be resolved early next year.

2014's mysterious action-adventure The Fall will see its sequel - The Fall Part 2: Unbound release on Wii U next year along with PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Although the sequel is intended to work as a standalone title, it will contain references to the original title.