Mario, Zelda, Mega Man, what more do you want!?

Holy fire sale, Nintendo fans! This week Nintendo is giving us everything and the kitchen sink. Mario, Zelda, and a big sale on the Blue Bomber himself. I hate to do it once again, but if you’re not excited about something this week then you’ll have to turn over your Nintendo Fun Club card. 

Could this be the last hurrah of the Year of Luigi?

A special edition Mario and Luigi Dream Team 3DS XL may be hitting shelves soon, just in time for the holiday season. A Walmart employee sent in a photo of the system to My Nintendo News and reported a release date of December 2.

The silver system features a simple illustration of Mario and Luigi... Read more...

Image & Form's CEO drops a few hints on what is to come!

Brjann Sigurgeirsson of Image & Form said a few more words about the new SteamWorld game. He said this in a post-mortem audio interview, which you can listen to right here.

At the question if there is any update on the title, the company CEO said the following: ''It is the next SteamWorld game,... Read more...

Get ready to sail the Grand Line in February!

One Piece: Romance Dawn will be available in North America on February 11, 2014.

One Piece: Romance Dawn will be sold both digitally and physically. The digital copies will be sold through the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The physical copies will be sold exclusively through GameStop, Club Namco and EB Games. The physical copies will feature a limited edition holographic foil packaging and will be individually numbered.

Slowly the Wii U becomes more and more stable.

Nintendo has released a new Wii U firmware update for the Wii U, bringing the version number for the system up to 4.0.2.

The update is only a small one, adding further improvements to the overall system stability and some other minor changes that will enhance the user experience.

Looks like the sales numbers mega evolved!

Nintendo Australia has revealed that the first weekend sales for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y exceeded 100,000 units combined.

The titles have beaten all previous records for Nintendo games sold in Australia and New Zealand. For reference, Pokémon Black and White sold through 80,000 units in their first full week, X and Y beat this on the first day.

The DLC item doesn't escape this side of the world.

The European version of Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies features the previously mentioned SP Drink. We can confirm this after toying around with our copy today.

The SP Drink will allow players to instantly regain points so that you can more freely attack and use the Bravely Second feature. With Bravely Second, you can attack at any given moment which gives you an edge over the competition.

An all-new stage with all-new tactics! 

A new Super Mario Galaxy stage is coming to the next Super Smash Bros. for Wii U when it comes out in 2014.

This information comes from the official Super Smash Bros. site showing off the brand-new stage. Sakurai also commented "The pull of gravity emanates from the center of the planet,  so this will require brand new tactics."

One of the next big releases from Nintendo is not software.

Nintendo is releasing a new Mahjong set in Japan on November 29. The set, which retails for 18,900 yen (about $190 USD), features minimal markings from the the company with subtle Nintendo logos on the chips and a special turtle mark that was used on the company's older products. Optionally, interested parties can also purchase a mat for 5,250 yen (about $53 USD). 

Nintendo is set to kick off 2014 with the adorable pink puffball invading your 3DS.

Hoshi no Kirby: Triple Deluxe, better known as simply Kirby: Triple Deluxe in the West, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on January 11. The game will retail for 4,800 yen and will be available both physically and as a digital download on the eShop. This latest entry in the series sticks to the... Read more...

This week is bursting at the seams, if you know what I mean.

Retail releases dominate in this week’s Nintendo Downloads. Even so, SENRAN KAGURA Burst finally makes it to the 3DS eShop this week, and let’s be fair, what else would you want?

3DS Retail Games

Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! - $29.95, available November 19

Barbie Dreamhouse Party - $29.99, available November 19

The hunt will soon be on in South Korea.

Monster Hunter 4 is scheduled to be released in South Korea on December 14 for 49,000 won (about $46), Nintendo of Korea revealed during a special Monster Hunter Direct on November 12.

Nintendo has revealed that they will be assisting with the localization on the title. The game will contain... Read more...

Gamers in Japan can now get their survival horror on for a cheaper price.

Two popular titles in Japan, Tongaribōshi to Mahō no Machi and Biohazard: Revelations (Resident Evil: Revelations), are on sale on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan starting today.

Tongaribōshi to Mahō no Mach is temporarily dropping from 4,980 yen to 2,940 yen and Biohazard: Revelations is going from 5,300 yen to 2,990 yen. The sale will continue for a little over a week and will end on November 21 at midnight. 

A killer whale defendant? This is going to be awesome.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will receive a downloadable add-on available Thursday, November 21. The full-length episode, Turnabout Reclaimed, will cost $5.99 (€4.99 / £3.99).The episode “recounts the first case Phoenix Wright took on after reclaiming his Attorney’s badge,”... Read more...

Mario's new game has more than meets the eye! SPOILER WARNING!

A new trailer for Super Mario 3D World has surfaced, showing ten unique facts about the game that Nintendo had not explicitly mentioned in previous announcements.

As Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime warned in today's Nintendo Direct video conference, some of the following information contains heavy spoilers regarding unlockable post-game content. The listing is as follows:

The final chapter of the prequel trilogy is just around the corner.

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy has been given a North American release date of February 28, 2014.

This installment in the Professor Layton series is the final chapter of the prequel trilogy.

This information comes from today's Nintendo Direct presentation

If only managing a football club were actually this simple...

Nintendo Pocket Football Club, a first-party sports management sim, has been announced for release on the European 3DS eShop next year.

Released as a Japan-only download in 2012 under the title of Pocket Soccer League: Calciobit, the game asks you to customise and manage their own football... Read more...

Kirby Kirby Kirby is a name you should know!

The upcoming Kirby 3DS game has been titled Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Previously announced in the last Nintendo Direct, Kirby: Triple Deluxe is Kirby's first new outing on the 3DS. No other information about the game was given.

Prepare for a lot of new content in your Animal Crossing Miiverse community!

Nintendo has updated the exclusive Miiverse community, Animal Crossing Plaza, with two new features and promised more to come, as stated in today's Nintendo Direct presentation.

First up is the ability to decorate Miiverse posts with a variety of stamps, much like the ones in the upcoming Super... Read more...

An update to the Wii U YouTube app is also on the way.

A YouTube app is coming to the 3DS later this month.

The 3DS app will allow users to watch videos on the top screen while browsing YouTube on the touch screen.

An update to the Wii U app is also coming which will improve the interface and include the ability to watch videos on the GamePad, and bring the dual screen experience of the 3DS YouTube app to the Wii U. The update is also coming later this month.