Check out the latest swag that is coming to Japanese Nintendo fans!

Club Nintendo Picross Plus and a special Japanese Mario-themed calendar are going to be rewarded to Platinum Club Nintendo members in Japan.

Club Nintendo Picross Plus features over 100 new puzzles based on characters from such franchises as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. The game will be a 164 block download and available only to Platinum Club Nintendo members.

The big news came via the first Nintendo Direct Australia.

The recently unveiled New 3DS and New 3DS XL models are set for release in Australia and New Zealand on November 21, as revealed in a surprise Nintendo Direct tailored just for fans in those territories.

The Direct details the same enhancements touted when the New 3DS line was introduced for Japanese... Read more...

Reports suggest that Nintendo's marquee Wii U game will launch on the Friday before Thanksgiving.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is very likely set to come out on November 21 in North America and Europe, according to a variety of reports, including our own retail sources.

Aside from the November 21 date being the same Friday before Thanksgiving day that Nintendo of America launched Super Mario... Read more...

It will change up their voices too!

Animal Crossing costumes for your Felyne companions will be coming to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. This was announced during Tokyo Game Show 2014 and detailed on Capcom's Unity blog.

Your Felynes will be able to transform into Isaballe (clipboard included) and Mr. Resetti. These costumes will fully... Read more...

Developer Detune apologizes for a short delay on their part.

The next entry in Detune's music creation software, known as KORG DSN-12, will release in Europe on September 25th. This information was released on the facebook page for the software.

KORG DSN-12 allows for easy song creation through the means of various tools and synthesizers. Detune promises... Read more...

Final Fantasy, Cooking Mama and more this week!

This week on the Download, things heat up as the weather cools down! At least in some areas, anyway - it’s still well over 100 degrees in California. Oh well! In terms of releases this week, Cooking Mama is back in town, Legend of the River King 2 and Wild Guns are out on VC, and there’s even... Read more...

Five packs will hit over the next few months bringing new characters, weapons, stages, and adventure maps.

Five DLC packs are coming to Hyrule Warriors in the coming months, adding new characters, weapons, stages, and much more.

The first pack, which is free, comes to Japan on September 30 and North America and Europe on October 16. It includes the three Hyrule Warriors villains (Cia, Volga, and Wizzro)... Read more...

As part of a bonus for Final Fantasy Explorers, Japanese players can check out the first Final Fantasy in stereoscopic 3D.

The original Final Fantasy game is coming to 3DS in an enhanced form alongside the December release of Final Fantasy Explorers in Japan.

Retail copies of Explorers will include a download code for this retro bonus, which will be sold on the eShop a month after the release. The version of Final... Read more...

Players are receiving temporary bans but Nintendo's on it.

Peach players have discovered a glitch in the online "For Glory" mode in the Japanese Super Smash Bros. 3DS that has resulted in temporary bans being issued.

The princess's Down-B attack is suspected to be the source, causing the game's online mode to register cheating if it's used near the start... Read more...

We probably won’t be seeing a new Ice Climber game anytime soon either.

Masahiro Sakurai, the director of the new Smash Bros. games, stated the Ice Climbers were running on the Wii U version of the game, but were cut due to the technical limitations of the 3DS version. A higher priority wasn’t given to the duo because the odds of a new Ice Climber game coming out in the near future is rather low.

The series' first handheld entry is already a smashing success.

Nintendo has announced first-week sales for the Japanese release of Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS have surpassed 1 million units. The game officially hit store shelves on Saturday, September 13, meaning this sales milestone was reached in roughly four days of availability. These figures take into account both retail and digital purchases.

It doesn't come with the game, but look at those face plates!

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will have two special New Nintendo 3DS on the day the game launches in Japan.

One version comes with a Black New Nintendo 3DS and has special custom Groundon face plates. The other, a white New Nintendo 3DS, comes with plates features the Pokémon Kyogre. Next to the fancy face plates, both versions come with a theme download code.

Link, Sonic, Mega Man and more highlight the sales of week 2!

Last week we saw the likes of Mario, Peach, and more getting their own sales. This week, we branch off a bit as Link, Mega Man, Pit, the Fire Emblem crew, Captain Falcon and others are all represented in this week's sales. Here is what Nintendo is offering:

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) - $29.99 (regular $39.99)

Mega Evolutions, new moves for Primal Groudon and Kyogre and a demo!

A new trailer has revealed more information regarding the upcoming Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire games, stemming from the recent news detailed in CoroCoro magazine in Japan.

The trailer highlights new moves and abilities from Primal Groudon and Kyogre. Groudon has Desolate Land, which... Read more...

Older models will not be able to access Miiverse features while playing the game.

Key Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Miiverse features have been revealed to be compatible with only the New 3DS models coming in October, posters at NeoGAF have discovered.

Players have discovered that trying to enter Miiverse while playing the game will get them an error message. The same goes for... Read more...

The new mode is indeed set on making you experience quite the challenge.

Hyrule Warriors will be getting a brand new Challenge Mode on the day that it drops, alongside a couple of additional enhancements.

Revealed today during the Nintendo Treehouse live stream, Challenge Mode plays a lot like Adventure Mode, just tougher—or "Adventure Mode on steroids," as the Treehouse... Read more...

Mega Man's first foray into the Super Nintendo is now available for the Wii U.

Mega Man 7 is now out for the Wii U Virtual Console.

The new release was announced earlier today during the Nintendo Treehouse live stream. Mega Man 7 continues the steady stream of classic Mega Man games on both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles in the last month.

Originally released... Read more...

You can also connect your 3DS to the Wii U to exchange custom fighters.

The 3DS can be used as a Wii U controller for Super Smash Bros. according to a menu option in the 3DS version of the game. Players can only do so if they own the 3DS version of Super Smash Bros.

Additionally, connecting the 3DS to the Wii U is a way to share custom fighters between the two systems, likely giving you the option to bring your customized roster with you when playing the Wii U version with friends.

Speedrunners, you have met your match.

Speed Mario Bros. has been announced as a new sub-game for the upcoming 3DS release, Ultimate NES Remix.

Speed Mario Bros. is essentially the same as the NES classic Super Mario Bros., only sped up. Everything from the movement, the enemies, and even the music will be at a much faster pace, making the game much more difficult.

Club Nintendo Platinum members also getting the demo early.

The demo for Super Smash. Bros. for Nintendo 3DS demo will be hitting the North American eShop on September 19th, as revealed on the Nintendo Treehouse live stream.

Acknowledging that the Japanese demo has already been released, the Treehouse crew stated that they didn't want Western audiences... Read more...