Club Nintendo is offering a prescription for fun.

Dr. Mario Online RX is this week’s new Club Nintendo download reward. The WiiWare title can be purchased for 100 coins and will be available until Oct. 14, 2012.

Dr. Mario Online RX replaces PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit. The DSiWare game Birds & Beans is also currently available as a reward for 100 coins until Oct. 7, 2012.

Box arts of three GBA games were uploaded to Nintendo's media servers, but they could just be in relation to the original releases.

Game Boy Advance games might be headed to the European eShop soon based on images uploaded to Nintendo's media server, as first reported by the German site 3DS-Online and confirmed by Nintendo World Report. However, the box arts were added to the Game Boy Advance pages for each game, meaning that this could just be baseless speculation.

Nicalis's DSiWare version absent in advance of Thursday's eShop release.

The DSi version of Cave Story has been removed from the eShop in advance of the release of the upgraded eShop version coming this Thursday. 

When announcing Cave Story's eShop port, Nicalis told Nintendo Power that they may remove the DSiWare version from the 3DS eShop. 

The original... Read more...

New Mario and Animal Crossing themed hardware units will arrive soon.

Four new 3DS LL hardware colors, and three bundles, have just been announced for Japan. 

A blue/black 3DS LL will be released in Japan on October 11 for 18,900 yen. An all black 3DS LL and will be released for the same price on November 1. The new black model 3DS LL hardware will also be sold... Read more...

After a few Chottos, we are getting a bigger one!

Nintendo will host an Animal Crossing-focused Nintendo Direct in Japan this Friday, coming on the heels of the Chotto Nintendo Directs that happened over the course of the last week.

The Animal Crossing, or Doubutsu no Mori, as the series is known over there, Nintendo Direct will be a full-sized live-streamed event focusing on the upcoming 3DS release, starting at 8 p.m. JST (see detailed times below).

Save data CAN be transferred from cartridge to an SD card for use with the eShop version...in spring 2013.

Past retail 3DS releases will be coming to the eShop in Japan on November 1, according to a recent Nintendo Direct. You can also transfer your save data from the cartridge to an SD card to work with your download version of the game if you double-dip. However, that function won't be available until the spring.

Lone players can still expect to be jumping and running most of the time.

Rayman Legends will still be mostly played as a 2D platformer in single player with the occasional use of GamePad controls, a recent Nintendo Power preview revealed.

This news comes as clarification to Ubisoft's announcement last month that the game would be split approximately 50/50 between GamePad-leveraged... Read more...

Who's excited?

The first pack of downloadable Coin Rush levels for New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be available in North America on October 4. The three-level set is the same as announced for Japan previously. Each pack costs $2.50, and names for the levels are below:

Three-Pack Set (1, 2, 3) 1: Gold Rush Pack 2: Coin Challenge Pack A 3: Nerve-Wrack Pack 

Polygonal Iwata tells us to expect the same as Japan in a five-minute Nintendo Direct Mini. 

The first set of downloadable coin rush levels for New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be available in Europe from October 2. The three-level sets are the same as announced for Japan previously and will be available from the same date. The pricing and names for the levels are below:

Three-Pack Set (1, 2, 3) £6/€7.501: Gold Rush Pack £2/€2.502: Coin Challenge Pack A £2/€2.503: Nerve-Wrack Pack £2/€2.50

Fans heading to New York Comic Con will be getting their first hands-on with the 3DS version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. 

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Nintendo 3DS will be playable on the show floor at this years New York Comic Con. A company employee revealed the upcoming title's presence via Capcom's community website, Capcom-Unity.  

He went on to say that Capcom will also have a seperate room available... Read more...

New Super Mario Bros. 2 add-on content will be discussed.

A Nintendo Direct "Mini" will be broadcast tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. PT (10:30 a.m. ET), as reported by Nintendo of America on Twitter. 

The brief video will focus on details regarding New Super Mario Bros. 2 add-on content in North America.

Expect to download this game on day one.

Little Inferno, from the creators of World of Goo, is expected to release on the Wii U's eShop on the systems launch day.

Tomorrow Corporation, the game's creators, did say that this is dependent on them figuring out a few last details. They also announced that the first gameplay trailer would soon be available.

If you buy certain retail games digitally, you can look forward to an added bonus.

Purchasing select Nintendo download games on the Nintendo eShop can earn you Donkey Kong: Original Edition for free.

As reported earlier today, purchasing Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone and Crosswords Plus grants buyers the game for free. Nintendo has now added Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, and Style Savvy to the list of games that work with the promotion.

How much is Square Enix earning on their new endeavor?

Dragon Quest X has shipped over 550,000 units so far, with 300,000 of them having an active subscription. The report comes from the Anime News Network, who translated the information from the Nihon Securities Journal.

While the game isn't shipping the usual amount of units when compared to other... Read more...

Australian gamers can look forward to Penny Arcade Expo next year!

The Penny Arcade Expo, otherwise known as PAX, will be making its way down under next year.

In attempt to emulate the success of the two popular gaming conventions in the States - PAX East and PAX Prime, president of Penny Arcade operations Robert Khoo states that the move to Australia is less about... Read more...

In what regard is the Wii U's eShop said to be an improvement over PSN and XBLA?

Pwnee Studios, the developers behind the Kickstarter project Cloudberry Kingdom, told NotEnoughShaders.com that the Wii U eShop allows a faster turnaround process for games and updates than its console competition.

In regards to the Wii U eShop, Pwnee Studios has made comparisons to Steam, a PC-based... Read more...

Take the first steps into the realm of Nintendo Network.

A listing at retailer Walmart indicates that North American players can expect rebranded Nintendo eShop cards in the near future. This was uncovered by gaming blog Trendy Gamers.

The new prepaid cards will allow you to purchase content (described as "games, videos and more" on the package) on the... Read more...

Some bad things are afoot in the realm of the footie games.

FIFA 13 is reported to be on Wii "just a squad and kit update," when compared to last year's FIFA 12. This was reported by Nintendo Gamer and Official Nintendo Magazine's Chris Scullion.

The writer made a side-by-side analysis of both games and the results are quite interesting. The interface had... Read more...

Buy either over eShop to get a special Club Nintendo game.

Budding artists can now download Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! straight from the eShop for $29.99. The game features a wealth of art lessons and tools, and allows you to share your creations and personalized art lessons with friends. 

In addition, Crosswords Plus was posted soon after at an identical price of $29.99. You can check out a preview of the game by Neal Ronaghan right here.

M-rated DS game gets a second run at retail, but now with new box art.

Adventure game 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors has received a reprint in North America from publisher Aksys Games.

Initially released for Nintendo DS in 2010 as a limited run, the game was difficult to find at many retailers, with some copies being sold well above the MSRP due to their rarity.