Grab that Luigi 3DS pouch while it's still sizzling hot!

Several previously available Club Nintendo Rewards are back in stock, including:

  -Hand towels (350 coins each)

  -Luigi 3DS pouch (450 coins)

  -Pink Animal Crossing fan (300 coins)

  -History of Nintendo Handhelds cards (300 coins)

Be sure to snatch these up quickly if you're interested, as they could sell out soon. The Luigi-themed 3DS pouch, in particular, went very quickly the last time it was available.

Major retailers are ready to get their golf on!

Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop are now taking pre-orders for Mario Golf: World Tour, which is slated for release this summer on 3DS. Retailers haven't listed a date, however GameFly has shown a release of August 25.

Mario Golf: World Tour is being developed by Camelot Software Planning, and will add online elements to the popular franchise.

Put your Tanooki Suit on and prepare to race in this month's rewards.

This month's North American Club Nintendo game rewards are Super Mario Bros. 3, F-Zero X, Link n' Launch and Metroid II: Return of Samus.

Known by Fred Savage as that game at the end of The Wizard, Super Mario Bros. 3 is considered by many to be the best 2D Mario game. Orignally released on the... Read more...

Let your friend buy Monster Hunter and get a free copy for yourself.

European Club Nintendo members can gift a copy of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) to a friend using Nintendo's new promotion.

There are several stipulations in order to be eligible for the Gift & Hunt Together Promotion. Registering a copy of the game before 22:59 (UK Time) June 30 gives... Read more...

Just how much of the speedy hedgehog can you handle?

All three Sonic The Hedgehog games in Sega's recently revealed partnership with Nintendo will launch within this calendar year, according to Nintendo Germany.

The partnership, which was announced at the Nintendo Direct presentation last month on May 17, consists of Mario & Sonic At The Sochi... Read more...

Wii U receives high praises from the eShop developer.

Manfred Lizner of Shin'en, developer of Nano Assault Neo on Wii U, said in a recent interview, among other compliments, "There is a lot of power to unleash in the Wii U." 

Though many have criticized the Wii U for not being a powerful console, Lizner disagrees. He goes on to state... Read more...

Complete with a silhouette guessing game!

Nintendo has launched a website counting down the time until their Nintendo Direct on June 11 at 7 a.m. PT, and it confirms that the presentation will be one hour long.

On the left of the website are random silhouettes of various characters that likely represent games that will be shown during the event. Going by those silhouettes, the games will include:

More finger pointing and monster hunting than you can handle!

In a Nintendo Direct presentation shown in Japan today, Nintendo released new details about two upcoming Capcom games: Ace Attorney 5 and Monster Hunter 4.

Ace Attorney 5, or Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies as it will be called in English territories, is set to occur one year after... Read more...

Mean, green Luigi machine.

Nintendo Japan has announced that the upcoming Luigi themed 3DS XL will come to Japan on July 18, and will be bundled with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

The bundle will cost 22,800 yen ($225.77), and come with the standard 4GB SD card.

Get your GIF on this summer.

Flipnote Studio 3D will be coming to the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop on July 3, and will feature six colors, three layers, and exporting options of AVI or GIF filetypes for short animations.

The North American release of the game is still slated for this summer, although no specific date has been announced.

You could be creating infinite Batmen in September.

5th Cell's newest game, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, is slated release later this year on September 24, according to a source close to publisher Warner Bros. However, the source noted, this date could change.

The game, coming to Wii U and 3DS, will feature DC Comics characters, and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive.

Coming to Japan on July 25.

Nintendo will be releasing a battery pack with a larger capacity for the Wii U GamePad in Japan on July 25 for 3,150 yen.

Though third party batteries have recently become available, Nintendo doesn't want to be left out of the party. Their 2550mAh battery hold a charge that lasts 5-8 hours, an improvement over the included 1500mAh batteries that last 3-5 hours.

A long overdue addition.

A member of the Developer's Room has announced on MiiVerse that an upcoming update for New Super Mario Bros. U will add Wii U Pro Controller support. The patch will go live before or on the day New Super Luigi U launches.

Additionally, players will be able to purchase New Super Luigi U within New Super Mario Bros. U instead of having to go through the eShop.

Get your jet pack ready!

Renegade Kid has confirmed that Mutant Mudds Deluxe will hit Wii U on June 13, and has revealed a new trailer. This is great news considering the delay of the game earlier this year.

This version will feature 20 new ghost levels and the DLC from the 3DS version. Check out the trailer below.

Not one, but two Zelda games!

We've got it all this week: time travel, weather control, bodysuits, robots, and demons. Break out that 3DS, because you're going to be saving the world for quite some time if you pick up both the the Oracle games. There's something for everyone this week. Hopefully Nintendo keeps this download momentum going!

Six years after the console's launch, Nintendo sees fit to introduce this much requested functionality.

A first-party Nintendo Wii Remote rechargeable battery pack and charger will be released in Japan July 13.

Nintendo promises that using this set, a Wii Remote will regain one hour of play time after nine minutes of charge time, while a full 90 minute charge will allow for 13 hours of gaming. 

Two new bundles for the Wii U's showcase title are hitting arriving in mid-July.

Nintendo Land will be available in a special Wii Remote Plus Set in Japan starting on July 13. The set retails for 5,985 yen ($59.38) and includes a physical copy of Nintendo Land alongside either a pink or blue Wii Remote Plus. The stand alone version of the game costs 4,935 yen (around $48.96). This is the first time that Nintendo Land has been offered in a bundle in Japan. 

Nintendo is adding a little bit of variety to the Wii U in Japan.

A White Wii U Premium Set, or Deluxe Set as it is known in the West, will be available in Japan starting July 13. The new variation will retail for the standard price of 31,500 yen (about $312.72). Currently, the White Wii U is only available with the Basic Set, which comes equipped with 8 GB of storage while the Deluxe offers 32 GB.

Hopefully I'm bringing Punch-Out!! to a close today!

Hey everyone, Curtis (aka "CurtDogg") here, and I'm gonna be taking over the official Nintendo World Report Twitch channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. I'll not only be streaming/commenting on the various games in my backlogg, but I'll also be interacting with all... Read more...

House rules, achievements, and more!

Capcom has unveiled more details about the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara which will be releasing June 18 on Wii U eShop.

In addition to again confirming online co-op and GGPO netcode they also detailed other new features:

    - Challenges, similar to achievements.