An ancient weapon from a more civilized age.

Just in time for the weekend's Splatfest action, two new weapons will come to Splatoon tonight at the traditional times (10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT).

The L3 Nozzlenose D is a variant with a special logo, but is generally similar to the main weapon. It uses Burst Bombs as a sub weapon and has a Kraken... Read more...

Brought to you by the star of such Nintendo Directs as "November" and "April".

Tonight in Seattle, Nintendo hosted the Nindies @ Night event to announce several new indie titles for the Wii U and give PAX attendees to play some recent indie titles. Damon Baker hosted the event, and we got some big news for the eShop.

The biggest news of the night came at the end, as Shovel... Read more...

Sort-of.

The Pokémon Company International’s Director of Consumer Marketing, J.C. Smith, responded to questions regarding Pokémon’s 20th anniversary next year as well as recent Zygarde/Pokémon Z speculation in an interview with us at the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston last weekend.

UPDATE: It would seem the Amiibo is legitimate.

UPDATE 12:20pm ET August 27: The Brighton branch of UK retailer GAME posted and deleted shortly thereafter a tweet announcing Shovel Knight Amiibo preorders would open tomorrow. The Amiibo was said to work "in future Yacht Club Games products for Nintendo consoles" and was part of a Shovel Knight series, but the art was not final. Original story follows.

Whether it comes out or not, The Pokemon Company may not be involved.

Pokkén Tournament might not necessarily be coming to North America in arcades, as we gathered during an interview with The Pokémon Company International’s Director of Consumer Marketing J.C. Smith, at the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston last weekend.

While discussing the recently-announced Pokkén Tournament Wii U version, we shifted focus to the arcade version.

Run, don't walk, to pick up the bow.

It's pretty obvious what the big deal is going into PAX weekend - Runbow! The nine player indie runner launches today and will be the first game to pay off the Nindies @ Home program for North America. If you grabbed the demo the week of E3, you can get in even cheaper. Of course, Neal Ronaghan's 250th NWR review has the details.

With a star-studded cast of blocks.

Telltale Games has announced that Minecraft: Story Mode will launch on Wii U.

The upcoming episodic adventure series from Telltale was revealed in a preview for the game posted at The Verge, with the first episode expected to release later this year.

The game's voice cast includes Patton Oswalt... Read more...

We hope that means there’s something bigger!

Something more significant than Pokkén Tournament may be coming early next year to celebrate Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, as we learned in an interview with The Pokémon Company International’s Director of Consumer Marketing J.C. Smith, at the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston last weekend.

Two hardcore shooters look to be headed to North America shortly

The ESRB has updated ratings for import N64 game Sin and Punishment as well as its Wii sequel, Sin and Punishment Star Successor.

The listing indicates that the two games will release on Virtual Console soon. The original game will be eligible for upgrade pricing for those who purchased the import version on Wii, while Star Successor's online leaderboards will not be available due to their use of the now-closed Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

We’re scratching our heads just as much as you are.

The future of Pokémon may involve “flowers,” as we learned in an interview with The Pokémon Company International’s Director of Consumer Marketing J.C. Smith, at the 2015 Pokémon World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts this past weekend.

While discussing the future of the Pokémon, we asked Smith to offer us a cryptic tease of that future.

Though we don't know where it's going. UPDATED: More details

UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed to us that the game is the Famicom Disc System version, including the track editor, additional tracks/music and 2 player multiplayer. The release will happen once the challenges in "Builders Week" are completed, the first of which is to tip in Maro vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars. Original story follows.

Package details include a couple of Amiibo.

According to Nintendo Inquirer, one of the missing pieces for the fall 2015 lineup may have fallen into place.

A PR obtained by Nintendo Inquirer has the board game releasing on November 13 in North America. The US$59.99 package will include the game, two Amiibo (Isabelle and Digby) and three Amiibo cards.

Inexpensive monster hunting, beatings and more.

Capcom's eShop sale is now underway, set to run through noon Eastern time on August 31. All of Capcom's retail and eShop exclusive titles have been marked down, some as much as 66%.

The full lists are as follows:

Wii U

3DS

The next step: RIDEABLE YARN YOSHI.

Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Europe both sent out statements this morning setting up the release calendars for the rest of the year.

The calendar is as follows:

Runbow launches this Thursday, August 27.

Disney Infinity 3.0 releases this Sunday, August 30.

Super Mario... Read more...

Some things to watch for this week on Nintendo World Report. Hype trains, competitions and PAX!

The unofficial last week of the summer brings with it a major gaming expo, some big releases and a legendary competition. Here's a look at some of the things you'll be seeing this week on Nintendo World Report.

Monday, August 24

And we don't even get to make a "Let it go" joke.

A second Just Dance title will be hitting the Wii U and Wii this holiday.

Just Dance: Disney Party 2 was announced by way of a trailer on Ubisoft's Youtube channel. Unlike the original (2012) game, this version has not had any animated songs announced, focusing on Disney Channel songs. Girl Meets World, Teen Beach 2 and Violetta are among the shows and films that will be represented in the game.

Kids, squids, Pokémon and Kirby villians up for grabs.

A new group of Amiibo restocks have been revealed by Nintendo's compliance with the United States Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act regulations.

Mixed in with the reveals of the upcoming Amiibo include a group of rare Amiibo restocks. The listing on Nintendo's website confirms the following will be restocked: All Splatoon Amiibo including the 3-pack, Toad, Little Mac, Captain Falcon, Lucario and Wario.

Ahead of the reveal of the upcoming Wii U game's eclectic soundtrack next Monday, listen to this song.

On Monday, we at Nintendo World Report will be revealing the full soundtrack for 13AM Games' debut game Runbow, which is a crazy nine-player platformer with snazzy visuals, tons of guest characters, and as you'll soon find out, a rad soundtrack.

There's more to the soundtrack than meets the ear, and we'll reveal 13AM Games' process and creation of the soundtrack next week. Until then, enjoy this choice song from the soundtrack.

Get ready for your own G(archomp)1 Climax.

The 2015 World Pokémon Championships kicked off with a major Wii U announcement.

Pokkén Tournament has been announced for the Wii U, releasing in all territories in Spring 2016. The game is currently going through balance testing in Japanese arcades.

The announcement also confirmed that Pikachu Libre, a Fighting-typed form Pikachu featured in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, will be playable in the Wii U game.

You can credit and/or blame the Box Hunter for one game on the day's list.

It's a heavy week for the North American side of the downloads, as usual. Despite Freedom Planet having its release held to squash more freeze bugs, there's a couple of strategic sequels on the Wii U Virtual Console as Hardcore August rolls on, and several indie titles including a game that you might already own thanks to crossbuy if you bought into the Humble Nindie Bundle.