You could be shooting crossbows at each other in the same room using two different screens on the Wii U.

A Nintendo patent application reveals a unique multiplayer method, involving two players using Wii Remotes to fire crossbows with one player viewing the TV and the other viewing the Wii U GamePad's screen.

This method of multiplayer is shown in the patent in both cooperative and competitive form.... Read more...

NWR's scrutiny reveals wide-ranging selections made famous by Elvis Presley, OneRepublic, Lionel Richie, Colbie Caillat, Fall Out Boy, Madonna, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, and more. Lots of YouTube links inside!

CORRECTION: The original story mentioned that the Pokemon Theme song was suggested by lyrics contained in the video. Upon further review, the video contained no such lyrics, and the following story has been corrected to reflect that.

Konami hasn't revealed Karaoke Joysound's full song list, but Nintendo World Report has scrutinized the game's screenshots, trailer, and even its ESRB listing to expose 20 songs likely to make the cut.

GameStop advertisement suggests pre-orders may be available soon.

GameStop may begin to take pre-orders for the Wii U as early as August 13.

GenGAME recently reported on an image of what appears to be Wii U advertising in a GameStop. Citing "good relations" with GameStop management, GenGAME insists that the image is legit and that the advertisement campaign should... Read more...

Games, prizes, cosplay, and more will be at Mario's latest game launch.

Nintendo Australia has announced that on August 18, 2012, they will be hosting a New Super Mario Bros. 2 launch party in Melbourne.

Where: The Nintendo Experience, EB Games, 67 Swanston StWhen: Saturday 18th August, 12pm - 3pm

The afternoon will include the chance for Nintendo fans to win prizes,... Read more...

Nintendo commemorates their upcoming 3DS game release with a new puzzle panel to collect. Cross your fingers that you got a free purple piece!

A new panel is available for 3DS owners to collect in their 3DS StreetPass Plaza. This time the new 40-piece panel commemorates the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Check your 3DS Swapnote notifications! 3DS owners who have SpotPass activated for their StreetPass Mii Plaza software and an active... Read more...

The black Wii U may be available at launch.

Nintendo will share details about Wii U color variations when they finally announce the launch date for the console.

Rich George of IGN tweeted a response given by Nintendo when asked about the availability of a black Wii U at launch. The company commented: "When we announce the launch date, price and specific components to be included in the package, we will also discuss the color variations."

All that glitters can now be plugged into a Wii Remote.

The Gold Nunchuck Wii accessory that was previously offered in both the Japanese and Australian Club Nintendo reward catalogs has now become available in North America.

Interestingly, unlike the Australian listing which ignored any actual relevance to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and its golden... Read more...

Get your Solange on this coming October.

Code of Princess, the Atlus-published 3DS brawler, is hitting stores on October 9, 2012.

Like most Atlus games, this one will come with a CD soundtrack and an artbook, so get yours reserved before they're all lapped up. Atlus also put up an official website for the game where you can watch trailers and learn more about the game itself.

The Wii U's box art design is finalized and ready to be implemented. 

Nintendo issued an official statement regarding the box art images that were leaked on several retailer websites in the past few days.

“Nintendo has finalized the design of the Wii U game box art, and many of our publishing partners have already incorporated it into their own game packaging. We... Read more...

Community Night returns to Tuesdays with another week of player-chosen games.

By popular demand, this week the NWR Community Night returns to Tuesdays, kicking off August 14 at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 Pacific (2 a.m. UTC if anyone abroad is still up and wants to join in). Like last week, we're letting the players call the shots, so join us in the chat and recruit players for your favorite Nintendo online game!

The formerly Midway-made Wii party series is coming to Wii U later this year.

Game Party Champions is coming to Wii U later this year. Published by Warner Bros., the party game's announcement also comes with a picture of the game's box art, which features the same look as the Ubisoft box art revealed earlier.

The fourth title in the Game Party series, which began on... Read more...

It would require a lot of "begging," though.

Characters from the Tales series could make an appearance in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. title, according to Tales producers Makoto Yoshizumi and Yoshito Higuchi, who are both working on the next Super Smash Bros. game.

They "would love" for Tales characters to make an appearance In Super Smash... Read more...

The RPG giant wants to give you new content for ten years.

Square Enix has laid out a plan to support Dragon Quest X with new content every ten weeks for ten years. Although it was revealed by game producer Yosuke Saito on Twitter recently that the game would receive updates every ten weeks, it was further revealed by Nikkei that these updates would continue on for ten years.  

Amazon and Target leak the Wii U game cases.

The first images of a Wii U game case have been leaked to the internet by Target and Amazon. The case features a blue curve across the top, reminiscent of the GameCube case designs. Beneath the curve is a yellow bar, which doesn't appear to have any color significance in relation to the Wii U console or GamePad.

Producer Matt Prior also talks about Online Seasons, friend messaging, non-twitch game modes, and how people instantly "get" the Wii U GamePad's touch screen.

"Someone asked me 'Are the graphics on par?'"

At the recent EA Summer Showcase event, FIFA 13 Wii U Line Producer Matt Prior explained recent statements that the Wii U version of EA's soccer franchise will be the "best looking" compared to other consoles. "And they are on par," he continued, "and there are a couple of features that we have been able to graphically enhance."

Grab you very own Keldeo this fall. 

Fans of the Pokémon series can download a special Keldeo to their Black and White games, game retailer GameStop announced. The offer will be available at GameStop stores from August 27 through October 6.

This Keldeo will be able to learn the special move 'Sacred Sword,' which will allow it... Read more...

Tsujimoto talks about Monster Hunter in other forms of media as well. 

Monster Hunter 4 is 60% complete, producer Ryouzou Tsujimoto said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu.

After this, Tsujimoto went on to talk about the future of Monster Hunter in other forms of media. He said that as Monster Hunter was originally online, it placed an emphasis on story, but it wasn't... Read more...

Play against your friends in Sega's classic puzzler if you have a Japanese 3DS. 

The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console handheld Game Gear version of Columns will feature a 2-player local multiplayer mode.

In order to play, gamers will each need to have a copy of the game and a 3DS. Columns is being released on the eShop in Japan next week on August 8 for 300 yen.

Mega Man, Columns, and more Kunio-kun are on the way!

Rockman 2 (Mega Man 2) for the Famicom, Columns for the Game Gear and Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Bangai Randō-hen (Double Dragon II: The Revenge) for Game Boy will be released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Japan this week on August 8.

Rockman 2 will retail for 500 yen, Columns for 300 yen, and Double Dragon II for 400 yen.

The pack will include three new figures exclusive to Skylanders Giants.

GameStop is currently taking preorders for their exclusive Skylanders Giants Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack.

Unlike previous retailer exclusives that were largely slight color variations on existing Skylanders figures, the Golden Dragonfire Cannon Battle Pack includes three new Skylanders Giants exclusive figures, the series 2 version of Chop Chop, Shroomboom, and the Golden Dragon Fire Cannon, which unlocks an in-game battle arena.