How do YOU like to fly?

We have a date for Star Fox Zero and some new vehicles.

The new flyer from Platinum will launch on April 22, and will feature a gyroplane called the Gravmaster and a helper robot called Direct-i who can navigate via the Wii U GamePad. Features such as bombs that were not shown at E3 were also reconfirmed.

Animal Crossing and Lucas ahoy!

The next wave of Amiibo and Amiibo cards will be launching January 22, as announced on today's Direct.

Wave 2 Animal Crossing Amiibo cards, as well as a new batch of physical Amiibo (Blathers, Kicks, Celeste and Resetti) will be launched on this date.

Additionally, Lucas' Smash Bros. Amiibo will also be released on January 22.

A new puzzling way to enjoy the Pokémon franchise.

Pokémon Picross, a newly revealed game in today's Nintendo Direct, will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS.

It will be a free to start title, with a spending limit in the fashion of Pokémon Rumble World. A new item called picrites can be earned or purchased on the Nintendo eShop to make puzzles easier. In this version of the Picross series, you'll capture Pokémon that will have support skills that help you along the way as well.

Get ready for custom Home Screen themes, online and local split-screen multiplayer, and release dates!

Nintendo made sure to announce that Steamworld Heist, coming in December, would come with a free 3DS Home Menu theme download when purchased, but only for a limited time.

As for Fast Racing NEO, which seems to evoke Nintendo's own long-dormant futuristic F-Zero franchise, the Nintendo Direct described... Read more...

Prepare for the immense adventure in style

You'll need to prepare for the immense Xenoblade Chronicles X, and you can start doing it now.

During the Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the digital preload for the December 4 release was now available, at US$59.99. Four data packs to speed up load times for the disc version are also available today, totalling about 10GB of space on the system.

Nintendo also reiterated that the anticipated Wii U title was releasing in 2016.

Nintendo hasn't forgotten about the next game in the Zelda series, and used today's recent Nintendo Direct video to announce that the game would be compatible with the newly announced Wolf Link Amiibo figure. Specifically, they announced that players could transfer data from the Wolf Link Amiibo from... Read more...

A new way to search and play all those levels found within the game.

A new Super Mario Maker web portal is coming that will allow users to search through stages.

Announced via today's Nintendo Direct, the portal will feature a more robust search option where you can search via various parameters. It will sync to your game automatically, allowing you to search for and flag levels that you'd like to play.

More maps and weapons are splatting their way to Nintendo's popular online shooter.

New maps and gear are coming to Splatoon soon.

One new map is Museum d'Alfonsino, which previously was released and features statues for inking. Mahi-Mahi Resort will launch tomorrow, with a water level that lowers similar to Camp Triggerfish's bridges.

A further gear update with more than 60... Read more...

May contain small spoilers for the Direct tonight

The Splatoon website may have jumped the gun on a reveal for tonight's Nintendo Direct with the showing of a new stage.

Museum d'Alfonsino will appear tonight with the rotation beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern / 6 p.m. Pacific time. The Inklings will duel in among the museum's historical artifacts. The Alfonsino refers to a type of deepwater fish.

I just want to fly, put your arms around me baby.

Since North America’s most prominent releases of the week are retail exclusive (Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival, the Wii version of Rodea the Sky Soldier), it’s not as busy a week on the eShop as one would think it is yet. The biggest titles are the other versions of Rodea the Sky Soldier – I reviewed the 3DS version, and it’s a definite buyer beware.

Sounds like a good way to get mainstream attention on a Direct.

The PEGI ratings board has listed Minecraft for Wii U, and it could release as soon as tomorrow.

The European game rating body has given the game a 7+ rating citing "non realistic violence toward fantasy characters" among other things, roughly equivalent to the E10+ in North America. The release... Read more...

Prepare to go five rounds with the rabbit.

UPDATE: The Badge Center is now available for download from the Nintendo eShop in North America. Five plays are US$1.00 and C$1.29.

After over a year of taunting players in Japan, the Collectable Badge Center is opening its first Western branch.

Nintendo of Europe has uploaded a trailer that... Read more...

And there was legitimate rejoicing.

Nintendo has announced the date for the next Nintendo Direct.

The video presentation will air Thursday, November 12 at 2 p.m. Pacific time, 5 p.m. Eastern, and 2200 GMT. The video promises "updates on upcoming Wii U and 3DS releases".

Keep it locked to Nintendo World Report for all of the news and reaction.

A nice little change from murderous visual novels.

Aksys's dance card for 2016 will be more than Zero Time Dilemma.

The company announced today that they will be localizing the strategy role-playing game Langrisser Re:Incarnation for North America as Langrisser Re:Incarnation -TENSEI-. The title is slated to release physically and on the eShop this coming spring.

New levels, bug fixes and more. UPDATED: Now with a date.

A major update for Affordable Space Adventures will be coming before the end of the month in Europe.

The update is anticipated to fix bugs and provide adjustments to the title based on player feedback, In addition, the update will bring a series of new levels known as "Origin Story" that has extremely difficult levels and is recommended for those who managed to complete the base game.

Maybe the Zombies would've had a chance with the Neo Sploosh-O-Matic.

The Splatoon weekly weapon update will drop tonight with another twist on an existing weapon.

Sheldon will begin carrying the Neo Sploosh-O-Matic tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern. The new weapon is a modified Sploosh-O-Matic with a special emblem, a Point Sensor sub and the Kraken for a special. It appears the weapon will be designed for close-quarters combat and flanking.

Let the Cranky Kong hype commence!

Following a successful reboot last year, we now have an official date for the 2015 Game Awards.

The 2015 ceremony will air online through Twitch and Youtube on December 3, and will eminate from the Microsoft (previously Nokia) Theater in Los Angeles. As with last year, Nintendo will be serving on the advisory committee for the awards along with Sony, Microsoft, Valve and other publishers.

Three weeks out from the parade of acquisition, Nintendo's coming out swinging. UPDATE: Further confirmation

Ads have begun to come out for Black Friday - the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States - and it looks like Nintendo is in with a major bundle.

Grocery chain Meijer has listed some of their Black Friday offerings, and one of the items is a "Smash Splat Deluxe Set" Wii U that includes... Read more...

Just what we need, long and short range splatting.

The week's Splatoon update will bring a new toy for fans of the Splatling weapon line.

The Heavy Splatling Deco will feature a bedazzled ink holder and different special weapons than the traditional Heavy Splatling. It comes with a Point Sensor sub-weapon and uses the Kraken as a special.

Sheldon will start stocking the weapon at the traditional time of 10 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. Pacific) this evening.

The monster collecting RPG will help make dreams come true.

An upcoming 3DS release will see part of the sales proceeds go to making wishes come true.

Aksys Games announced on their website today that part of the proceeds for Moco Moco Friends will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The foundation gives sick children an opportunity to have wishes... Read more...