You had me at LEGO T-Rex.

A teaser trailer for LEGO Jurassic World has gone live today, showcasing the characteristic LEGO humor one might expect from this upcoming summer title.

Beginning with the classic water ripple from the original film, the trailer shows LEGO’s take on the infamous T-Rex’s iconic roar. Be sure to give it a look below.

Is this the start of something new for Amiibo?

Gold and Silver variants of the Mario Amiibo, from the Super Mario line of figures, have supposedly been spotted on Nintendo’s CPSIA Certificates of Compliance website.

This portion of Nintendo’s site is set up to show that each of their toy products comply with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The pages for the Gold and Silver Mario variants have apparently been taken down since they were first spotted.

It looks like Iwata is feeling better and will be ready to face shareholders later this month.

Nintendo's third quarter financial briefing, which was originally set to take place last week, has been rescheduled to February 17.

This news comes by way of industry insider David Gibson, who posted on Twitter: "Note that @Nintendo's results meeting has been rescheduled for Feb 17th."

The... Read more...

Hungry for more info on the upcoming Wii U exclusive? You don't have to wait long!

New details on Monolith Software's upcoming role-playing game for Wii U will be revealed during a Xenoblade Chronicles X-centric broadcast on February 6.

As of now, there is only a Japanese stream of the presentation scheduled, which you will be able to watch here. The broadcast will air at 8am ET and will showcase more of the game's sprawling world.

Cash in those coins while you still can!

Nintendo has revealed the final batch of Club Nintendo rewards that gamers can cash their coins in for before the service shuts down later this year.

Physical items include goodies like a retro Mario t-shirt, a Majora's Mask 3D messenger bag, and a few different poster sets. There are plenty of... Read more...

Big John Games continues to build on their upcoming Nintendo 3DS eShop game!

The final version of Cube Creator 3D will support the C-Stick and Circle Pad Pro. This is what the developer, Big John Games, announced on its Twitter feed.

The Nintendo 3DS game is very similar to Minecraft, where you build things in a dedicated Creative Mode and fight to live in the Survival... Read more...

And rightly so!

Nintendo was the best publisher of 2014, according to Metacritic's annual publisher rankings.

With an average metascore of 76.5, the Big N was able to outpace Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, who came in second and third, respectively. The company's best overall release was Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, while its lowest-scoring title was Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder.

The hotel originally hosting the event is in for a world of trouble.

The Super Smash Bros. tournament at Apex 2015 has had to chance venues due to safety concerns at the original location.

Fire marshals had to shut down the event and evacuate all of the attendees because of damage to the hotel that was caused by a recent storm. "Sorry competitors, the fire marshals have put a hold on the tournament. We are having an emergency meeting and will keep every1 updated," Team Apex said on Twitter.

Not one, but three Metroid games out for you to enjoy this week!

Some notable releases this week on the Download, as always! First, Metroid Prime Trilogy has arrived on the Wii U eShop. This originally had a limited retail quantity, so you can already feel the tears of eBay sellers as their hundreds of dollars frittered away into maybe forty bucks at this point.... Read more...

A few hundred employees are being offered voluntary retirement.

SEGA is undergoing some restructuring, as its American-based office is being relocated from San Francisco to Southern California.

Approximately 300 employees are being offered voluntary retirement, as the house of Sonic aims refocus the company's efforts on digital and PC.

"This move was crucial... Read more...

LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin has a release date for 3DS, too. If you care...

LEGO Jurassic World and LEGO Marvel Avengers have been announced for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

The Jurassic World title, which Warner Bros. has confirmed arrives this June, is set during the first three movies and continues into the upcoming fourth film.

Meanwhile, the Avengers LEGO game will... Read more...

The upcoming Wii U RPG from Monolith Soft is quite massive, according to Famitsu.

New gameplay details from the upcoming Wii U RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X have emerged in the latest issue of Famitsu.

The world of Xenoblade Chronicles X will be about 5 times the size of the world in the previous game in the series, Xenoblade Chronicles. Because of this larger world, the linearity... Read more...

Surprise of the century: Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sell well.

A list of Nintendo's top selling titles of 2014 has been released, with Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and Mario Kart 8 topping off their respective platforms.

The numbers listed include digital sales and are worldwide totals. Since its release, Mario Kart 8 has sold 4.77 million units with... Read more...

Additional 8-player Smash stages have been included.

A new update for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been released, and the main highlight is the inclusion of several 8-player stages.

As far as normal stages go, Mario Circuit, Luigi's Mansion, Pyrosphere, Norfair, Lylat Cruise, Pokemon Stadium 2, Town and City, Smashville, and Wii Fit Studio will... Read more...

While it's coming to Japan this summer, the next Fire Emblem's release time frame elsewhere is a little more aloof.

The new Fire Emblem game for 3DS has no set release time frame outside of Japan according to Nintendo's latest financial results briefing. The game, revealed at the January 2015 Nintendo Direct, is slated to come out in Japan this summer.

Previously, Nintendo of Australia listed the new Fire Emblem game as a 2015 release in an email. When it was revealed at the Nintendo Direct, no release window was given outside of Japan.

YouTube creators who make Nintendo content can now bypass the ContentID system... sort of.

Nintendo has officially launched the Nintendo Creators Program, an ad-revenue sharing system for YouTube users who use Nintendo content or music in their videos.

By registering your YouTube channel and a PayPal account, you can now submit your entire channel or individual videos to be reviewed... Read more...

Have hope! It looks like the game hasn't been scrapped yet.

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem appears to still be in the works over at Atlus, according to Nintendo's latest earnings release.

While we haven't heard a thing about this game since it was first unveiled in January 2013, the Wii U-exclusive crossover is still included in Nintendo's launch schedule. There's no release window for the game, however, so don't expect it to hit store shelves anytime soon.

Considering Wii U's install base, that's not too shabby.

Hyrule Warriors, the Wii U exclusive hack-and-slash action game from Koei Tecmo, has shipped over one million units worldwide.

It's important to note that this figure is in regard to shipments to retailers, not sold through to consumers. Still, over one million is nothing to scoff at, especially when considering how small Wii U's install base currently is.

You won't be creating Mario levels in the first half of 2015 anymore, though you should still be playing as Yarn Yoshi then.

Mario Maker, the Wii U game where you can make your own side-scrolling Mario stages, won't be coming out in the first half of 2015 anymore.

In October, Nintendo listed Mario Maker as being released in the first half of 2015. As of Nintendo's latest financial results briefing, Mario Maker is just slated as a 2015 release, implying it won't be out until the second half of the year.

Sales figures spark more insight into the near future of Wii U.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently discussed Wii U's future with Japanese website Sankei, saying the console's life is "not over yet," in the English translation.

Speaking with Sankei, he stated that more unannounced Wii U titles are due out from Nintendo in 2015. This comes after the announcement of the company's Q3 sales figures, which saw a rise in Wii U units sold, but a decline in 3DS sales.