Mistwalker's new RPG has a release date in Japan.

Nintendo revealed that The Last Story, Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's latest directorial effort, is coming out in Japan on January 27, 2011.

The game will carry a B CERO rating. No release outside of Japan has been confirmed.

Nintendo is not forgetting about the two-dimensional DS just yet. 

Nintendo has announced new Pokémon and Kirby titles for the DS.

The Pokémon game is titled Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS!, and it appears it will feature gameplay reminiscent of SEGA's The Typing of The Dead. Interestingly, the game will actually ship with a peripheral: the Nintendo Wireless... Read more...

Some previously purchased DSiWare titles will be transferable to the 3DS. 

Nintendo has revealed that consumers will have the ability to move DSiWare purchases over to the 3DS at the recent Japanese 3DS event.

While Nintendo has yet to reveal how the transfer system will work, the company did note that some software will not be able to make the trip over to the new system. In addition, players will only be able to redownload their DSi Ware software a set number of times.

The handheld game finally makes the jump to the home console. 

Among the excitement of all the 3DS announcements, Nintendo also revealed a surprising Wii game for next year, Rhythm Tengoku.

The short gameplay clip showed some interesting new rhythm minigames including; stabbing beans with forks, Samurai chopping down enemies, and two guys playing tennis in airplanes - flying over what might possibly be Wuhu Island from Wii Sports Resort.

Four videos detail the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, DS, and Wii lineups.

At the Nintendo Conference in Japan, Nintendo released four videos.  The first video is a Nintendo 3DS concept video, while the other three videos show gameplay from upcoming games on all three of Nintendo's platforms.  Both first and third-party games are covered, as you can see below.

Capcom is finally creating a brand new entry in the Mega Man Legends series. 

Capcom announced today that Mega Man Legends 3 Project is currently under development for the 3DS.  The newly revealed game will be the first original Mega Man Legends installment in ten years.

The creator of Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, is the game’s executive producer, and Masakazu Eguchi is... Read more...

Nintendo confirmed Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles will be downloadable.

At their press event today, Nintendo announced that the 3DS will feature an online store similar to Wii's Virtual Console.  Titles for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color platforms will be available for download, and Nintendo used Super Mario Land and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX as example titles for the service.

Nintendo's newest handheld will retail for ¥25,000 ($300) in Japan. Also, it's coming out in March in North America and Europe.

At their 3DS press event today, Nintendo announced the first details concerning the launch of their newest handheld.  The 3D-enabled device will launch in Japan on February 26, 2011.  It will be priced at ¥25,000, or approximately $300 USD; this price is confirmed for Japan only.  The 3DS will be available in two colors, "Cosmic Black" and "Aqua Blue".

Join us starting at 2 p.m. JST (10 p.m. Pacific) to discuss Nintendo's big reveals.

Isolated from the big event itself, Nintendo World Report staff from around the world will be in the chatroom to discuss Nintendo's 3DS announcements, including the Japanese price and release date.  Japan Correspondent Matt Walker will be manning Twitter, translating news as it comes out of the conference.  Please join us in the chatroom below (#nwr on irc.browsingtheinternet.com) for what is sure to be an interesting time.

An early look at Famitsu reveals new 3DS games.

Andriasang's weekly advance report from Japanese magazines includes coverage on Nintendo 3DS titles from this week's Famitsu. While the information has not yet been verified, more will be known when the magazine is on store shelves.

The table of contents shows a feature story for Samurai Warriors Chronicles, previously known as Samurai Warriors 3DS. The name change was made during TGS.

The news will be revealed early in the morning.

A Twitter post on Capcom's European page confirms that Capcom will be announcing two new games. The Twitter post reads as follows:

"Two new games announced tomorrow for the early birds amongst you here http://www.capcom-europe.com/blog at 7am."

Capcom hasn't announced which system these new games... Read more...

Sega announces the release date of Sonic's return to classic platforming.

Sega has announced the release date and final price for Sonic 4: Episode 1 for all platforms, WiiWare included.

The title will be released on the Wii Shop Channel on October 11, priced at 1500 Wii Points ($15).

The series will offer 2D gameplay through a variety of zones inspired by the Genesis... Read more...

The cute, competitive puzzle title from Tons of Bits will be released on WiiWare soon.

European developer Tons of Bits has announced that their WiiWare title, Chick Chick Boom, has been sent to Nintendo for approval and will be available on the Wii Shop Channel soon.

The objective of Chick Chick Boom is to defeat the other player by blowing up his or her chicks. This is done by tracing... Read more...

How to create and avoid the progress-halting issue, and a last resort fix.

Nintendo of America have confirmed a glitch in Metroid: Other M that prevents players from progressing due to a permanently locked door.

In the Sector 3 area, if after a certain sequence of events, you backtrack to a previous room rather than moving forward through the next door, a certain door later in the area will not open. This does not happen if you proceed normally.

A Sunday tabloid newspaper prints the Japanese 3DS launch date for November.

The Sunday edition of Bild, a German tabloid newspaper has printed a Japanese release date for the Nintendo 3DS as November 11, 2010. It also claims a European release for the handheld in Spring 2011 with a price of around 200 Euros ($270).

Launch titles suggested are Mario Kart 3DS, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, and Ocarina of Time 3DS.

Astro Bugz, classic RPGs and lawn darts star in this week's new downloadable releases.

This week both WiiWare and DSiWare receive two titles each, with the Virtual Console not receiving any new titles.

The first title for DSiWare is Zenonia from GAMEVIL USA INC. Zenonia has been labeled as a classic RPG featuring anime style visuals, skill trees and three distinctive classes: Paladin,... Read more...

The young series is moving forward after DJ Hero 2, and it looks like there are more games on the horizon.

Nintendo World Report attended an event on September 23rd in anticipation of the release of DJ Hero 2, and talking with Doug Grutzmacher, an Associate Producer at Activision, we were able to get the following quote after asking about what we could expect with the next major release, DJ Hero 3:

"I... Read more...

Miyamoto's 25th Mario Anniversary interview is now available in English.

The English translation of the special edition of Iwata Asks from September 14 is now available. This interview, by Shigesato Itoi is more of a discussion with Shigeru Miyamoto as they both work to express in words what they have been unable to in past interviews. The Mario designer is quizzed about the concepts that make up the game design process.

Also, Shantae: Risky's Revenge will not be episodic.

If you own Mighty Flip Champs, WayForward's first DSiWare release, then you will get a bonus in their upcoming DSiWare release, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, according to WayForward's Shantae-focused newsletter.

You'll be able to get the free gift by going to the import room in Scuttle Town. Depending on how much of Mighty Flip Champs you completed, you will get a different gift.

A GameStop product page reveals the new bundle.

GameStop's product page for FlingSmash revealed that Nintendo will be releasing a special bundle version. FlingSmash, priced at $49.95, will come with a black Wii Remote Plus, a new version of the Wii Remote with the MotionPlus gyroscope already integrated into it. FlingSmash requires the MotionPlus for its gameplay, turning the Wii Remote into a paddle.