The Last Story and Pandora's Tower could be on the way as well.

A September release is set for Xenoblade Chronicles, according to Mathieu Minel, Director of Marketing for Nintendo France. The game was previously confirmed for a 2011 European release. Mr. Minel went on to say in an E3 interview with Gamekyo that he is hopeful that two other big name titles on the Wii, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower, will also be localized for European audiences.

A light week filled with hidden objects, tennis and fighting game mascots.

Nintendo's downloadable games services sees five games today, four for the eShop/DSiWare and one for WiiWare.

For DSi/3DS owners, the first title of the week is Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent?!, a platforming adventure game from Aksys Games starring Chimaki from Guilty Gear 2 in a game where he must collect as many apples as possible. The title is priced $4.99.

Nintendo of Europe wanted to show it at E3, but Nintendo of America didn't want to show products they won't sell.

Europe will be getting a special Classic Controller alongside the release of Xenoblade Chronicles, and North America will likely not get the game at all, according to Mathieu Minel, marketing manager of Nintendo France, who appeared on Nolife, a French television station for "geeks, nerds, and otakus."

Orchestral music reconfirmed for the next Zelda game.

Hajime Wakai will be the main composer of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, according to renowned Nintendo composer Koji Kondo. Additionally, Kondo aided with some of the music.

Wakai is best known for his work on Star Fox 64 and Pikmin, and has previously worked on the Zelda series in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.

Developer Project Sora was planning to make Smash Bros. 3DS after Kid Icarus all along.

Kirby and Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai hasn't given too much thought to what the next Smash Bros. game, announced for both Wii U and 3DS by Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata at E3 2011, will be like.

The head of Project Sora, currently working on Kid Icarus: Uprising, talked about the... Read more...

Looks like there was some miscommunication.

Contrary to previous reports, Square Enix is merely doing technical tests on Wii U in addition to making Dragon Quest X on Wii, according to the blog who originally made the claim that DQX could be coming to Wii U.

The blog said "Wada was absolutely not saying 'Dragon Quest X on Wii U.'"

While the news is somewhat disappointing, it does show that Square Enix is working with Wii U, and could potentially be working on a launch title.

Kirby TV episodes will be coming to Europe, Australia, and New Zealand via the Wii.

Starting 23 June, 2011, Nintendo of Europe will be launching a new Wii channel that will let users view over 50 episodes from the Kirby TV series.

The channel will be updated twice a week over a six month period. New episodes will be available every Monday and Thursday, the episodes will be able... Read more...

The new, free TV service is region locked, even on Japanese consoles.

Players who imported their 3DS from Japan are unable to view the new exclusive TV shows from Fuji TV, as the SpotPass TV application is region-locked to only those within the Land of the Rising Sun, according to a report by SiliconEra.

The report states that videos that are ad-supported by Nintendo... Read more...

Questing on two different platforms might be a real possibility. 

Dragon Quest X might include Wii U feature support, according to Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada. The company had already announced that Dragon Quest X is coming to Wii.

In a shareholder’s meeting yesterday, Wada was questioned on the motivation behind delivering the game for Wii when the system is... Read more...

The saucy half-genie's original adventure may be shakin' its thing onto the 3DS.

WayForward Technologies, developer of smash-hit Shantae: Risky's Revenge on DSiWare, hopes to bring her original Game Boy Color debut back for a second run on the 3DS Virtual Console download service.

While they cannot make any solid promises or confirmations, they announced on their Facebook page that they are "actively pursuing" the re-release and will give new information as soon as they have anything to report.

Fans finally have a release date for the favorite space-fox.

Star Fox 64 3D will be released in the United States on September 11, and Europe on September 9, Nintendo has announced. 

Japan's July 14 release date had already been announced.

Star Fox 64 3D is a new and updated version of the classic 1997 Nintendo 64 game for 3DS.

Nintendo's top game designer also hasn't forgotten the Virtual Boy.

In a recent GameSpot interview, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about various things, ranging from Starfox 64 3D to Nintendo's stance on the Wii U's power and pricing. Below are some points from the interview.

- Miyamoto feels that it was better for Nintendo to simply revamp Starfox 64, instead of making... Read more...

The 3D remake sold 100,000 copies in the first week, and placed second in the sales charts.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is the fastest selling Nintendo 3DS game in the UK to date, with 100,000 sold in the first week following launch. This is almost as much as total sales for PilotWings Resort, released nearly three months ago at the console launch.

Despite the game's sales... Read more...

A game featuring the popular Japanese character is coming out October 27th.

Mameshiba, a popular line of characters that has appeared in various forms of Japanese media, is going to be the main feature of a 3DS game coming out in Japan this October. The game allows the player to converse and interact with the small, bean-shaped characters, and supports StreetPass.

The Mameshiba... Read more...

Two new commercials have been released in anticipation of the 3DS remake. 

Namco Bandai is getting everyone ready for next Thursday's launch of Tales of the Abyss with two new commercials. You can watch both below.

Strong demand and technical issues necessitated the extension. 

Club Nintendo will be extending their offer for fans to get the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D soundtrack to midnight tonight. To get the CD, members will have to register the game and complete a short survey.

Club Nintendo states "Due to strong demand and technical issues, we are extending this offer. Members who register the game by midnight, Pacific Time on Monday June 20, 2011 will receive the soundtrack CD."

Fuji TV's video streaming content will commence tomorrow. 

Itsu no Ma ni Terebi, or "SpotPass TV", a new service for 3DS, will be launching tomorrow, June 21 in Japan, in accordance with the collaboration announcement given by Nintendo last September.

Working with popular network Fuji TV, 3DS owners will be able to watch several minutes of 3D footage from... Read more...

Pokémon fans in Japan who buy the game early will get cool swag with upcoming 3DS title.

With the release of Super Pokémon Scramble in Japan, early adopters will have the chance to receive special bonus gifts with the purchase of the software at select stores. This three piece set of items includes, a Pikachu paper craft toy, a Super Pokémon Scramble codes that unlock four Pokémon... Read more...

The newest iteration of the hardware will arrive either this month or next.

Nintendo will be sending out the next generation of Wii U development kits either this month or next. This news comes from comments Sega Europe's Gary Dunn made to Eurogamer.

As was reported earlier this week, the kits that developers have been working on are underclocked, and Nintendo deemed the... Read more...

An animation on the official websites demonstrates the button-press gaming.

The upcoming Wii version of Rhythm Heaven is a one to two-player game.

An animation on Nintendo's recently updated Japanese website shows a game that is played just by pressing the "A" button in time with the beat, much like the Game Boy Advance iteration of the game. The two-player mode is not shown.