The first public appearance since E3 last year is... slightly disturbing. UPDATED with UK release date

A video was posted to the Nintendo Japan Youtube account which serves as the first showing of Devil's Third since E3 2014.

The video shows lead designed Tomonobu Itagaki speaking against a stark black background intercut with game footage. The end of the video confirms the game's release on August 4, and although the game will be available digitally the retail release will be an Amazon exclusive in Japan.

The host, the eight invited guests, and another game were all confirmed.

Nintendo has provided some more details about this Sunday's Nintendo World Championships in a video posted on their Youtube channel.

The second announced game for the championship is Splatoon, which according to the video is the first time the game has been played in a live tournament setting.... Read more...

Another Sonic Boom is coming, and we'll all have to accept that.

It’s been a busy day in the world of Nintendo news, including an unexpected game announcement and some major staffing news on a big collaboration.

Sega has announced the follow-up to last year’s moderately disappointing Sonic Boom games, but it’s only the 3DS version that’s getting another shot.

A couple of game announcements and some updates are on the menu.

Some news that has come out in the last few days includes confirmation of a new localization in XSEED's E3 release and a cool indie announcement for Wii U owners.

XSEED's E3 lineup was confirmed on Friday and in addition to all of the Kiseki games for the Vita will include an intriguing crossover.

If you can predict the completely unpredictable, you'll win a selection of wonderful prizes.

UPDATE: It is now 11:00 Eastern on Saturday, and the entries have been assembled. The form has been taken down. Good luck to everyone who entered... even the guy who picked Black Ops 3 Wii U with Amiibo support. The list of entries is in the Talkback below!

We are... oh sweet Arceus, a week out...... Read more...

Don't call it a comeback, he's been here for years with vanishing blocks leaving suckers in tears.

After a five year hiatus, Mega Man is returning to consoles with a new collection of classics for the 3DS.

Releasing this winter for 3DS, the Mega Man Legacy Collection will retail for $14.99 / €14.99 / £11.99 and include the 6 NES Mega Man games. The games are being developed by Digital Eclipse on an engine that claims "faithful reproductions of the originals" while adding online leaderboards and demonstration videos.

WARNING: CHALLENGER APPROACHING

We'll be finding out what is coming to Smash Bros outside of the E3 digital event.

Nintendo has announced a presentation by Masahiro Sakurai detailing new Smash Bros content will air on Sunday at 7:40 a.m. PT / 10:40 a.m. ET / 1640 CET.

The video is timed to start 20 minutes before the Lucas downloads become available, but may confirm content beyond that. We'll be on top of it for you.

A more elegant weapon for a more civilized kid or squid.

Splatoon's newest weapon will drop tonight, and it's a little competition for the roller in the melee department.

The Inkbrush covers the ground in a similar fashion to the Splat Roller, but in a narrower line. To compensate, the brush moves faster and can be swung like a sword at melee range.

No crying until the end.

A major update to both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Smash Bros is coming on June 14 at 11am ET / 8am PT, and adding some new big things.

The biggest news is that Lucas will go up for download after the update. The Mother 3 veteran will be available for $3.99 / £3.59 for a single version of the game (3DS or Wii U) or $4.99 / £4.49 for both.

These downloads look deep within my soul and assign me a number based on the order in which I joined.

Hitting the Wii U this week is the beloved era-shifting platformer Adventures of Pip which Zach reviewed late last night, and the Virtual Console picks up a Super Nintendo puzzle game that also pays tribute to the Pac-Man Amiibo that released last week in Pac-Attack. But of course, you're here to find out who controls the British crown... we don't have that, but we do have The Stonecutter for you.

Flash-inspired OpenFL framework gaining support for Wii U and 3DS.

At WWX2015, a Haxe developer conference, Lars Doucet revealed that OpenFL, an open implementation of the Adobe Flash API is coming to consoles. With OpenFL running on consoles, ports of Flash and Haxe games will be much less work and much cheaper to produce.

The first three games to be ported will by Defender’s Quest HD by Level Up Labs, Paper’s Please by 3909, and Yummy Circus by Puzzl.

Play Mario Maker and score some swag (while supplies last)

Nintendo has so many locations for the Best Buy Mario Maker demos, they set up a tool to point you to them.

The Nintendo E3 site has updated with a special tool that lets you search by zip or postal code to see which Best Buys will be running the Mario Maker demo on June 17 and 20. Early arrivals at the demo station will also receive a special 30th anniversary Mario pin.

Those who beat the average are in for some serious treats.

In order to juice sales of the Humble Nindie Bundle, some new games have been added to the bundle for anyone who beat the average donation at their time of purchase.

Joining the previously announced games are:

A return to a simpler time down on the farm

Natsume has announced their first Wii U Harvest Moon game in a release today.

Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories will come to Wii U, PC and mobile "this winter" and will feature a return to the original art style as seen in the Super Nintendo and Game Boy Color versions of the series.

The game will feature the traditional farming, fishing and forestry jobs, marriage options for both genders, and the ability to tame a bobcat.

Let the localizations flow like wine as Bravely Second, Chibi-Robo, and more are announced for western release.

Nintendo of America dropped some big announcements for the 3DS in a surprise Nintendo Direct Micro today starring Miniature Bill Trinen.

Hopefully the rest of the tournament isn't a secret to everybody

The World Championships can't wait to bomb some Dodongos.

The Nintendo World Championships were confirmed for a 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET start time on June 14. While the full lineup of games will be announced the day of, The Legend of Zelda (NES) will be one of the competition's games.

Rumors have a possible Zelda Wii U tease at the event, though nothing is confirmed at this point.

The content drop lands at 7 pm PT.

The first new additions for Splatoon will be dropping at 7 p.m. PT/ 10 p.m. ET tonight.

In addition to the unlock of Ranked Battles for players who have reached level 10, the new stage Port Mackerel and the N-Zap 85 weapon will both be available. The N-Zap 85 is modeled after the NES Zapper, looks amazing and has rapid fire abilities.

Gotta go fast to hype those new Olympic sports

As is now a tradition, Mario and Sonic characters will cross over in the world of sport for next summer's Olympics, as Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was announced for both Wii U and 3DS today.

Among the sports shown in the Nintendo Direct video were the new Olympic sports of rugby... Read more...

Including the first 3rd party title for the service

Although there hasn't been a digital release of a Wii game on Wii U for North America since January, the service is expanding in Japan with a Nintendo classic and the first true 3rd party game.

Super Mario Galaxy was made available on the Japanese eShop at the discounted price of 1,890 yen through... Read more...

Streetpass is in, as well as Pokemon-Amie.

The Nintendo Direct has announced new features for the new Fire Emblem game that use a couple of key 3DS features.

A stronghold building mechanic was introduced that will allow you to place shops and homes in the area in between missions. Also featured are hot springs and a Pokémon-Amie like function for your characters. The strongholds can be StreetPassed and invaded as well.