This is why Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online features are ending.

GameSpy is ceasing hosting of online games on May 31.

GameSpy, owned by Glu Mobile, was the basis for Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection services and their closure gives a reason as to why online play for games on Wii and Nintendo DS are ending. This not only affects Nintendo games but also many other... Read more...

There is still room for these prices to drop to be on the same level as retailers.

Price drops for The Wonderful 101, Game and Wario, Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge, and SiNG Party are live on the North American eShop. The Wonderful 101, Game and Wario and Ninja Gaiden III: Razor's Edge are now $29.99, and SiNG Party is $19.99.

These titles had been on sale for a while at retailers... Read more...

Pew pew pew on a jetpack with water guns!

A new Wii U exclusive, entitled Twisted Fusion, has started its Kickstarter campaign.

The game follows Cora, a dual water gun wielding heroine in an open world platformer. The world is overwhelmed with nasty monsters and creatures, and Cora's job is to put and end to them by exploiting their liquid... Read more...

Use your tax return to fill that GamePad-shaped hole in your heart.

The Wii U Deluxe set is available refurbished at a “temporarily reduced” price of $200 at store.nintendo.com. The set includes a refurbished black Wii U Deluxe 32 gigabyte system and a physical copy of Nintendoland.

This system is eligible for the Digital Deluxe promotion. However, this system is not eligible for Club Nintendo registration coins. The system is covered under a year warranty.

The Fire Pro Wrestling creator has passed away.

Masato Masuda, best known as the developer of the Fire Pro Wrestling series, has passed away at the age of 48, Suda_51 revealed via Twitter.

Originally developed for the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) in 1989, the Fire Pro Wrestling series spanned across a number of systems, including titles for the Super Famicom as well as the Game Boy Advance. The latest release in 2012 was for the Xbox 360.

Gear up worldwide for more details on the Wii U and 3DS versions of the game!

A Super Smash Bros. Nintendo Direct is slated to stream this Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT in North America. The Direct will also be hitting other regions simultaneously airing in the UK at 11 p.m. and on April 9 at midnight in Europe, 7 a.m. in Japan, and 8 a.m. in Australia. The focus of this direct will be to provide more details about the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. No specifics were mentioned.

Looks like there's a little bit of something for everybody this week.

There's a good variety in the eShop this week! The GameBoy Advance games finally start rolling out on the Wii U Virtual Console, while a new free-to-play title is on the 3DS eShop. The Dark Knight comes back with a Deluxe Edition, and there's even a pill-poppin' discount.

Wii U eShop

Batman:... Read more...

Originally revealed as a 3DS eShop game, the game has taken on a new form.

Cult County is now on Kickstarter, with a funding goal of $580,000. The game will be developed by Renegade Kid, the team behind the Dementium DS games and recent eShop title Mutant Mudds.

Cult County is a first person episodic survival horror game. Taking inspiration from both Telltale's The Walking... Read more...

Monster Hunter Frontier G hasn't performed as well as expected.

Capcom has cut its forecast for net profit in half from 6.8 billion yen (roughly $66.1m) to 3.3 billion yen ($28.9m).

They contribute this cut to “rapid changes taking place in the market for games,” stating that their expectations for Monster Hunter Frontier G and “mobile contents” have been lower than expected.

Not much of a surprise, but just so you know.

Retro Studios is not helping with Mario Kart 8, according to a Nintendo representative. The representative did add the caveat "not to [his] knowledge" but also expressed doubt that there was even a chance that Retro Studios helped out.

The developers of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze previously... Read more...

Joining the Koopalings and the regular crew come a few stalwarts.

Shy Guy, Metal Mario, and Lakitu are three new racers coming to Mario Kart 8, as revealed to us in a recent demo. That makes Mario Kart 8's roster up to 27 characters.

Shy Guy first appeared in Mario Kart DS as a playable racer by DS Download Play users only and later appeared in Mario Kart 7... Read more...

Play pink for Kirby.

To celebrate the launch of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, a new pink and white 2DS will release the same day on May 16 in the UK.

It's available for pre-order in the Nintendo UK store for £109.99. A stylish silver carrying case is also available for pre-order for £7.99.

While this is in celebration of the latest Kirby installment, the game will not be bundled with the system.

Gamers in Japan can get some discounts on some of the hottest games available on Nintendo’s digital service.

Two different sales are available on both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan. Game Boy Advance titles on Wii U, which are set to release on April 3, will be featured in a campaign. After buying one GBA title at the standard price of 702 yen, gamers will receive the second for 30 percent off... Read more...

The upcoming strategy RPG with Tales characters is coming to the 3DS.

Tales of the World: Reve Unitia is in development for the Nintendo 3DS.

Revealed in the latest issue of Jump magazine in Japan, it will be a strategy RPG featuring Bandai Namco's Tales characters, including Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia. It seems to be based on a mobile only title, Tales of the World. The main story of the game will feature full voice acting.

Perhaps they will join the others?

On March 27, the Australian Classification Board classified ratings for two Game Boy Advance games.

F-Zero: GP Legend received a "G" for the general audience rating, while Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow was given an "M" for mature. The listings also classify the games to be multi platform, though no light has been shed as to if these will make it to the Wii U eShop.

He's about to clean your clock!

Masahiro Sakurai, director of Super Smash Bros., posted a picture of Luigi's Final Smash on Miiverse. It displays Luigi powering up with the Poltergust 5000--the vacuum/ghost catcher used explicitly in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon.

Sakurai stated in the post, "Luigi might be thinking, 'Who would've thought I'd get to show off the Poltergust in Super Smash Bros.?!' Wondering if it's going to suck something in? Yeah, it probably will."

If you haven't caught these two yet, now is the best time to do so!

A Pokémon distribution event will be occurring this month throughout Europe.

Upon receiving a serial code from select game stores across Europe, Pokémon X players will be able to obtain a lv. 30 Magmar while Pokémon Y players will receive an Electabuzz of the same level. They will both come... Read more...

Princess Zelda from Twilight Princess looks beautiful.

First 4 Figures has just revealed, and put up for pre-order, their Princess Zelda figure. The figure is part of the 1/4 scale Master Arts line of Twilight Princess figures, stands at 17 inches tall, is limited to 2,500 pieces worldwide and has a price tag of $349.99.

Princess Zelda is the fifth figure in the First 4 Figures Twilight Princess line. Other figures in this line include Zant, Wolf Link and Midna, Link on Epona, and Ganondorf.

A third party developer will be handling the upcoming port.

Two Brothers is still slated for a Wii U release.

The game, a retro style RPG funded by a Kickstarter campaign, was due for release in January of last year. However, numerous delays have plagued the game and despite a release on the PC, it has not been released on the Wii U.

When asked if... Read more...

Just in time for Disney Magical World.

A limited edition Mickey themed Nintendo 3DS XL unit will be arriving in North America on April 11th and will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart and the Nintendo World Store.

The system is covered in several Mickey heads and has the logo for the upcoming 3DS game Disney Magical World, which also releases on April 11th.