Now can I show you my pokémon!?

Participating GameStop locations will be offering three shiny legendary Pokémon starting in early August.

The Pokémon and dates are as follows:

Players will be able to get two of the new two-piece Swap Force characters, and a series 3 version of an old favorite.

Activision is including two of its new Swap Force characters, Blast Zone and Wash Buckler, when players spring for the starter pack of this fall's upcoming Skylanders SWAP Force.

The starter pack will also include a series three version of an old favorite, Stealth Elf, and the physical portal that players place the figures onto in order to use the corresponding characters within the game.

Get ready to dig!

Swedish developer Image & Form’s latest game, SteamWorld Dig, is headed to the 3DS eShop simultaneously in Europe, North America, and Australia on August 8.

“We finished development of SteamWorld Dig in the end of June. It has since passed Nintendo's lotcheck and is ready for release,” said Brjann Sigurgeirsson, CEO of Image & Form.

A game where fruits and vegetables fight against meats and cheeses.

Organic Panic, a new game from Last Limb Games, will be coming to the Wii U if their current Kickstarter campaign is a success.

The game is a physics based platformer, featuring destructible environments, much like the Worms series. The playable characters are various fruits and vegetables, each... Read more...

How much should you expect to pay for Nintendo's October Wii U games?

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is currently listed for $49.99 on Amazon while Wii Party U is listed for $39.99.

While the prices could change between now and both games' October releases, generally Amazon's price listings have been accurate. For example, Game & Wario's $40 price point was revealed on Amazon and other retailers' sites before Nintendo confirmed it.

It's back on like Donkey Kong.

Precursor Games has relaunched their Kickstarter campaign for Shadow of the Eternals, with a goal of $750,000. This is after Precursor Games halted their crowdfunding campaign just last month.

It has also been announced that David Hayter will be providing the voice for Paul Becker in the game, and there is an added stretch goal to bring the game to the Playstation 4.

Kadokawa Games' president gives the much requested update to the fans.

Prope's Rodea the Sky Soldier is still coming to the Wii and Nintendo 3DS. This was announced by Kadokawa's company president Yoshimi Yasuda in an interview with 4gamer.

The reason why Kadokawa Games remained so silent on the title, according to Yasuda, is that media simply lost interest in the... Read more...

Defending whales and completing quizzes... all in a day's work for Phoenix Wright.

A brand new case, a sequence of quiz games, and some extra costumes have been unveiled as downloadable content for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies.

The new case, "Special Chapter: Turnabout Return," sees the titular Phoenix Wright defending a orca whale and its pirate-dressed trainer... Read more...

Indie developers outside of Japan can still apply.

Indie developers based in Japan cannot apply to develop applications for the Wii U at this time.

Despite the growing industry support for indie developers across the board, a Nintendo form on the GDC (Game Developers Conference) 2013 website states, in English and Japanese, that Nintendo is currently not accepting applications from Japanese indie developers.

Blastin' viruses and eggplant wizards.

Sometimes after I've drifted off to sleep at night I dream of a world where every Nintendo Downloads can be like last week. Weeks filled with Earthbound and Link to the Past releases flooding the Virtual Console, and indie developers frolicking in the beautiful meadow that is the eShop. So, until that day, we'll have to be okay with light weeks in-between the big releases. Hey, at least Chain Blaster looks pretty cool!

Nintendo is thinking about planting some more Pikmin level seeds.

In a recent interview with Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto it was stated that the Pikmin team is considering creating more content for the game.

Miyamoto was the one to touch on the subject saying, "So, using the internet [the team] thinks it'd like to add new missions and maps to the game little by little." There were no details released in regards to a timeframe or price.

Fans can get a taste of Japanese thug life a few weeks before the official release.

A demo for Ryū ga Gotoku 1&2 HD for Wii U, better known as Yakuza 1&2 in the West, is available on the eShop in Japan today, July 24. The game, announced at a Nintendo Direct this past May, is an HD version of the two Yakuza titles originally released on the Playstation 2. The Yakuza 1&2 HD remake was released last November on the Playstation 3 in Japan.

Western sales spur increase in share prices.

Nintendo Co. stock price increased four percent hitting 14,050 yen, the highest price since June of 2011.

North American sales of the 3DS, and titles including Animal Crossing: New Leaf, led to the increase. Other factors play into the rise of share prices include reports indicating China may get rid of its ban on game systems.

I'm still holding out for a clear one...

A black 3DS XL model will be coming to Canada this weekend, according to an ad sent to Go Nintendo. The ad lists the black 3DS at $179.97 and will be available on July 26.

The black 3DS XL model was recently released in the UK as part of the Monster Hunter 3 bundle. Currently available colors (excluding special editions) are: blue/black, red/black and pink/white.

The Pokémon developers are set to show us all how card games and horse racing mix together nicely. 

Solitiba, a new title by Game Freak, is set to arrive on the Nintendo 3DS eShop on July 31 in Japan for 500 yen. The game mixes together the game of solitaire and horse racing.

Solitiba will focus on two different phases for gameplay - a Solitaire Phase and a Control Phase. The Solitaire Phase... Read more...

Add enough money to your North America Wii U eShop account by July 28 and receive $5 or $10 eShop credit.

Monday Nintendo distributed a Wii U promotional newsletter that advertised up to a $10 eShop credit for Wii U owners that add enough funds to their Wii U eShop account before the deadline.

Details of the promotion are explained on the Club Nintendo website. Wii U owners that add between $50.00... Read more...

Make way, Mario & Luigi!

A spokesperson from Black Forest Games has said that Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams will likely release on the Wii U eShop next month, as long as the approval process goes smoothly.

The game is a sequel to Giana Sisters DS, and was originally funded on Kickstarter last year. The first game in the franchise, The Great Giana Sisters, a Super Mario Bros. clone, was released in 1987 on the Commodore 64.

Number one everywhere, but no idea on the actual sales.

European Wii U users have jumped on the chance to download EarthBound in its opening weekend if the ''recent best seller'' list on the Nintendo eShop is to be believed.

Among the confirmed places where EarthBound is in the top spot on the best sellers list are the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal. In all locations, the title currently stands on the number one spot.

Don't feel like you're missing out by not going to Comic-Con? Now you will.

Capcom-Unity has posted a video showing almost 30 minutes of DuckTales: Remastered gameplay in the Himalayas level.

The video shows off some new features such as forgiving spawn points and a plane-to-plane combat sequence. The game is currently set to release on the Wii U eShop August 15. Check out the video below.

Fingers crossed for Pokémon X Monster Hunter! 

Game Freak, developer of the Pokémon games, has teased a new collaboration on their website.

The website shows the silhouette of a creature and the words "coming soon." The words surrounding the silhouette, when put together, roughly translate to: “That popular game that is played around the world, will be reborn in a surprising collaboration!”