December is a great month for the eShop.

VVVVVV is coming next week, according to a game profile update on Nintendo's website.

VVVVVV will be released on December 29 in North America as part of Nintendo's weekly downloads update. The game will be available for $7.99. 

VVVVVV is a Commodore 64-styled puzzle-platformer known on PC for its ingenious gravity mechanic and brutal difficulty. Read impressions of the game here.

Even the preface to the new Zelda history book is full of information.

The origin of Impa's name was revealed in the new Zelda history book, Hyrule Historia.

Miyamoto explained that Impa's name comes from the word impart, due to the fact that she imparts the legend of Zelda.

In the same section of the preface, Miyamoto re-explained the origins of both Zelda and Link's... Read more...

Puzzle lovers unite next week!

Picross e2 and the Game Boy version of Tetris are coming to the eShop in Japan on December 28. Picross e2 is priced at 500 yen and Tetris is priced at 400 yen.

This marks the second downloadable Picross title to appear on the eShop in Japan, with the first title appearing in the summer. This updated... Read more...

Escape the third dimension!

Nnooo's Nic Watt surprised us with a Swapnote photo of escapeVektor running on a debug Nintendo 3DS.

This picture was an early Christmas gift from the Australian game studio. The creative director didn't go in any detail about this, but we do know that the must-have WiiWare game will find its way to the handheld in some capacity next year. Will this be just a port of or a sequel to escapeVektor - Episode 1? We will keep you posted.

Mighty Switch Force and Tetris lead the charge, and Swapnote comes out to no fanfare.

Mighty Switch Force and Tetris for Game Boy are the two big 3DS-exclusive releases this week, along with Swapnote, the message-sending application that also came out in Europe and Japan this week.

In addition to three games mentioned above, three DSiWare titles, a WiiWare game, and a WiiWare demo hit the shops this week.

The very first Zelda game can now be bought on the eShop for 500 yen.

The Legend of Zelda for the NES is available for purchase on the eShop in Japan.

The game, which has been available for free for those who participated in the 3DS Ambassadors program, is priced at 500 yen (around $6.40 in American currency), and it is the first non-handheld Virtual Console game to make an appearance on the system. This version of the game is the cartridge version as stated by the official page.

In a recent tweet, Nintendo of America announced Bionic Commando's eShop release date. 

The Game Boy release of Bionic Commando is coming to the North American eShop on December 29, according to a tweet from Nintendo of America.

Bionic Commando on the Game Boy was released in 1992 as an adaptation of the original NES title. Like its NES cousin, the game is an action platformer in... Read more...

Several blockbuster releases pushed the system into great success.

The 3DS is believed to cross the 4 million units sold mark in Japan by the end of 2011, Japanese site Nikkei reports.

According to statistics by Enterbrain and quoted by Nikkei, in the third week of December the 3DS sold 390,000 (slightly higher than Media Create's 360,000 units sold estimate),... Read more...

The minor update improves system stability.

System Update version 3.0.0-6 is now available and should be delivered to 3DS systems worldwide shortly.

The updated version doesn't appear to include any major changes. Nintendo's website states simply that "further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience."

Celebrate Valentine's Day with some good old-fashioned fisticuffs (and a 3D movie).

Tekken 3D Prime Edition is coming out on February 14 in North America and February 17 in Europe. Additionally, along with One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP, the game is being distributed by Nintendo in Europe.

The game contains a full 3D movie, Tekken Blood Vengeance, which is produced by the same studio... Read more...

Capcom is ready for the feeding frenzy.

Capcom has shipped one million copies of Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. According to Media Create, Monster Hunter 3 (tri) G sold 521,959 units in its first two days on the market. In the same week (December 5 to December 11), 350,321 Nintendo 3DS units were sold.

Capcom, who made the announcement today, released the game on December 10 in Japan.

Are we about to discover everything about the series that we've held dear for 25 years? UPDATE: Confirmed!

The official timeline for The Legend of Zelda series might be revealed, thanks to a fan translation of the recently released Hyrule Historia book. Update: We've confirmed the timeline is indeed in the book.

We don't know all the details at the moment, but if true, the timeline is even more complex... Read more...

The free Nintendo messaging app is coming this week.

Nintendo’s 3DS messaging app, Letter Box will be available in Europe for free starting Thursday, December 22.

Letter Box is Nintendo’s first messaging app on the 3DS. Reminiscent of a souped up PictoChat, it utilizes StreetPass and SpotPass functionality to allow users to share messages, drawings, and photos with their friends.

Boom, there goes your fortune on the street.

Boom Street will be launching on the 5th of January, 2012, Nintendo Australia announced.

The aim of the Wii game is for players to get richer than their opponents through property acquisition and property investments. The game also features characters and locations from the Mario and Dragon Quest series.

The Circle Pad Pro is also landing on the same day.

Resident Evil: Revelations will be launching in Australia and New Zealand for the Nintendo 3DS on the 2nd of February 2012, Nintendo Australia announced. The Circle Pad Pro will also be available on the same day, but it will be sold separately.

Resident Evil: Revelations will be priced at AU $69.95, while the Circle Pad Pro will retail for AU $24.95

The game will arrive on the eShop later this week.

The original Game Boy version of Tetris is coming to the 3DS eShop in Europe on Thursday as part of this week's update.

The game was a launch title for Nintendo's first cartridge-based handheld and was bundled with the system. It is given a lot of credit for the early success of the Game Boy. Its 33 million copies sold is still the most ever for a handheld game to this day.

If you ever wanted to walk while crouching, you can do that now too.

New camera options and a new way to move around are part of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, according to a Japanese retail listing.

For those who want to play from the first-person perspective, that is now an option. Players can also use an over-the-shoulder camera. The same retail listing also revealed that players can now move while in the crouched position.

Video streaming services have seen a drastic increase in the past year.

A survey conducted in October revealed that people are playing Wii less, but usage of the system for streaming video has increased.

33% of the system's time is now being used for watching videos. This number is up from last year's 20%. This large increase in time spent streaming video content came... Read more...

Nintendo will be offering players a chance to obtain the 3DS peripheral.

The 3DS Circle Pad Pro is available for pre-order at Nintendo's online store.

Originally, it was revealed that the peripheral would be a GameStop exclusive. Nintendo is now offering the option to pre-order it online through their store. The price is $19.99.

The Circle Pad Pro adds a second Circle... Read more...

No new Wii U information will come out of CES 2012.

Nintendo of America revealed that the upcoming Wii U's CES appearance will be nothing more than a replay of the E3 2011 showing.

The company will not have a booth, and will only be showing the system to members of the media who missed it at E3 last year. Check below for the full comment from Nintendo.