Image and Form comes through with some details about their follow-up from the dig.

3DS owners will be the first to return to the world of steam this fall.

It was announced during today's Treehouse Live show that SteamWorld Heist, the follow up to 2013's eShop hit SteamWorld Dig, would release in the fall and the first platform to see the game would be the 3DS.

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From the simplest of seeds comes the most unexpected title in years.

The first seeds of what is currently known as Genei Ibun Roku #FE were planted by a DSiWare photo application.

In an interview with Gamespot about the Shin Megami Tensei / Fire Emblem crossover, it was revealed that the project began while Atlus and Nintendo were working on a decorative photo application... Read more...

Your villager may be more accurate than ever.

Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer will let you adjust the skin color of your villager.

The choice was first noticed in a screenshot and confirmed by Alison of Nintendo Treehouse after it was pointed out on Twitter. It will mark the first time in the history of the series that you can have a Villager of color.

You need to have some life, but not too much or things go crazy.

An interview with the Senran Kagura 2 developers has shed some additional light on their handling of assets in their physics engine.

Speaking to Siliconera, producer Kenichirō Takaki indicated that there is an upper limit to what their current engine can handle in terms of the character's bust... Read more...

They're hoping players gain an advantage from the manual's best practices, videos, and even its advice column.

The digital manual for Super Mario Maker will feature best practices, videos, and even an advice column in the hopes of inspiring and guiding creators within the game.

Since Super Mario Maker is built on the idea that players can create their own custom Mario platforming stages within the game, Nintendo is hoping the beefed up digital manual features help out would-be level designers.

Also some crossbuy details.

Mutant Mudds Super Challenge will have plenty of guest stars.

During a demonstration of the game on Treehouse Live, Renegade Kid's Jools Watsham confirmed that there will be twenty playable characters that can take the Super Challenge, switching to Rusty (SteamWorld Dig) on the fly during the demo.

Can you solve the mystery of the pom-poms?

The Legend of Zelda Tri Force Heroes will not have voice chat for the online modes.

First revealed by The Verge, director Hiromasa Shikata cited concerns about players being alienated during play: "Higher (level) players would tell lower players what to do, and lower players would wonder why they're being told what to do."

Fire Emblem and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.

One of Fire Emblem's classic features has been confirmed to return in Fire Emblem Fates.

A scan of an upcoming issue of Nintendo Dream and Dengeki magazines translated by Serenes Forest has confirmed the return of S rank supports, and the ability for two opposite-gendered characters to marry and have children should they reach S rank together.

The developers want players to experience the levels by playing them.

Nintendo has confirmed that YouTube uploading of level creations and replays will not be present in the shipping Super Mario Maker.

Super Mario Maker producer Takashi Tezuka confirmed the move in an interview with Game Informer. When asked why the feature would not be present, Tezuka said "We thought... Read more...

A tweet from NCL provides additional control options for the big Wii U title.

Word about Star Fox Zero's control options may have come down from the president of Nintendo himself.

Satoru Iwata has been tweeting from the account of Nintendo Company Ltd this week in Japanese. One of his tweets is listed below:

[岩田]『スターフォックス... Read more...

Just because the entire game industry is in Los Angeles doesn't mean we can't do some downloads. Updated to add Life of Pixel

You could safely say that the week's most stunning release came out on Sunday with Earthbound Beginnings. But the eShop has appeared to rebuild itself after the double whammy of rare games and an absolutely insane amount of Smash DLC, so we have some things to deal with.

For North America, today's... Read more...

How the games were chosen plus a few other details of Nintendo's indie program.

Nintendo indie head Damon Baker gave some details about the current state of the indie scene on Wii U in an interview with Gamasutra.

Baker outlined the challenges of getting the demos through Nintendo certification when the games won't release for several months, as well as how the games were selected by way of prior relationships and concepts the NOA team found interesting.

If you're going to go for puppets, go for the best.

We have confirmation that the Jim Henson Company was a part of Nintendo's E3.

UK games writer Chris Scullion confirmed that the puppet work for the Nintendo Digital Event was done by the Jim Henson Company, with Brian Henson actually directing the segments.

Some of the puppet extras in the segment also appeared on the UK programme "That Puppet Game Show", which currently airs on the BBC.

So once the guy in the Bomb Suit blows you up, you can take revenge.

We have confirmation of local and online competitive multiplayer in The Legend of Zelda; Tri Force Heroes.

In an interview with IGN, game director Hiromasa Shikata detailed the Coliseum, a local or online battle mode that confines two or three competitors in a small, transforming arena. Items will... Read more...

Never fear, we've got social features for days.

In order to prevent fully impossible levels from being uploaded, creators in Super Mario Maker have to prove they can beat the level first before uploading it to the network for other players to attempt. This information comes from a recent Treehouse Live demo Nintendo held at E3, where they revealed additional details about the upcoming game's online functionality and sharing features.

Including a re-release of a 3DS Ambassador title.

The Virtual Console on Wii U will be growing the next couple of weeks with games in series that are represented at E3.

Tomorrow will see the GBA's Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones release on Virtual Console. The 3DS ambassador title was spotted on the ESRB website with a Wii U rating earlier today, and Nintendo confirmed the release on a calendar posted to Twitter a short time ago.

...but you still need Amiibos.

It appears that the only cost of entry to the Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival is itself the Amiibo.

According to Youtube personality TheBitBlock, the game will be a free download that just requires the Amiibo to start.

BTW I found out that Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival is a free download game. Amiibo are required to play though. #E3

The Projects are still alive, and one's getting a very special treatment.

Platinum will have a project on the go with Nintendo following Star Fox Zero's release.

Following Eurogamer's E3 demo of Star Fox Zero, a Q&A with Shigeru Miyamoto and Bayonetta 2/Star Fox Zero director Yusuke Hashimoto revealed that Platinum is working to turn 2014 E3 demo Project Guard into a full game. No additional details were mentioned about the game.

Earthbound Beginnings isn't the only rarity hitting a Virtual Console.

Japan's Wii U Virtual Console will get a rare role-playing experience next week as Live a Live will make its way to the service.

The 1994 Super Famicom RPG features a multi-chapter storyline which brings different types of story together into an overarching final chapter, and was noted for its grid-based battle system and auto recovery after each battle.

In non-E3 news, Splatoon continues to stay fresh.

Two new weapons will be coming to Splatoon tonight at the usual time of 10pm ET / 7pm PT.

The Custom E-Liter 3k is a charger with an incredibly long range of fire, backed up by the Squid Beacon as a sub-weapon and the Kraken for a special. The L-3 Nozzlenose is a Splattershot that fires three quick bursts of ink, and comes with Disruptors and the Killer Wail.