WayForward brings the beloved half-genie to new regions.

WayForward has confirmed through their official blog that Shantae is coming to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on June 20. In anticipation of the release, new box art has also been revealed for the game.

Unlike the original Shantae released for the Game Boy Color, which only released in North America, players in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand will also have the chance to download the critically acclaimed game.

Deathstroke confirmed as playable character, but will he be available on the Wii U version?

The first trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins shows Batman busting some crooks before he encounters Deathstroke for a battle in a storage facility. After the battle is over, Black Mask makes an appearance telling Deathstroke that he's "not the only assassin in town." A wounded Batman is then seemingly... Read more...

Nintendo's anti-hero Wario launches his Game & Wario cashgrab site.

Nintendo has launched a marketing campaign for Game & Wario called Crowdfarter in an amusing parody of this generation's developers turning to social donation networks such as Crowdfunder and Kickstarter.

The "campaign", spearheaded by Wario himself, aims to gather "100 katrillion coins" in... Read more...

Notion Games' Super Ubi Land is now Super Ubie Land as requested by Ubisoft.

Notion Games’ platforming title, Super Ubi Land has been renamed Super Ubie Land.

Notion Games made the decision to alter the Kickstarter funded title’s name after they received a request from Ubisoft to change it due its similarity to Ubisoft’s own name. According to Notion Games’ Twitter, the decision was met without animosity on either side, saying, “Ubisoft has been a great help!”

Join the NWR Community this Monday, May 20, for a night of hunting. 

The staff at Nintendo World Report are holding yet another Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Community Night this Monday, May 20.

As per usual, the hunt begins at 8 p.m. EST and 5 p.m. PST, so turn on your Wii U and have your best gear ready to team up with NWR staff to hunt some monsters. If all goes well, we plan to hold a MH3U Community Night starting at the same time every Monday night.

Ubisoft believes in the Wii U. Do you?

Ubisoft said it plans to continue supporting the Wii U when asked if it will rethink its backing of the platform.

When approached by GameIndustry International on the topic of their support of the Wii U, the response received remained positive: "As with any new console, it takes... Read more...

Ubisoft says it is focused on the PC version instead.  

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online for Wii U was revealed to be on hold during its development stage.

When asked about the Wii U version of Ghost Recon Online, the official Twitter page for the game responded, "The Wii U version of the game is currently on hold while we focus on developing the PC version." The PC version was released last August, so improvements to that are most likely what is being worked on.

Capcom has released new screenshots from the upcoming Monster Hunter 4 on their Japanese site.

Capcom has released new screenshots and artwork on their Japanese site for their upcoming title, Monster Hunter 4. The game is due out this summer in Japan on the 3DS, no North American release date has been set.

The screenshots include some new monsters as well as some concept art of the environments... Read more...

Big John Games releasing fishing simulator on eShop.

Big John Games is releasing Big Bass Arcade: No Limit on the 3DS eShop sometime later this year. The game was originally intended to be a retail release on the Wii, but was converted to a downloadable 3DS title last year. The game will feature ten lakes, forty tournaments and challenges, seven fish... Read more...

Nintendo has confirmed on Twitter that it will show Wii U titles in a pre-E3 Nintendo Direct. 

In a Nintendo Direct before E3, the new 3D Mario, Mario Kart, and Super Smash Bros. will be shown, along with other Wii U games.

This Nintendo Direct will mark the start of Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo showing, which is notable since Nintendo is forgoing a traditional press conference.

In 2012, Kotaku posted an incendiary article about Silicon Knights and Denis Dyack. In 2013, Dyack responds.

Denis Dyack, CCO of Shadows of the Eternals' developer Precursor Games, spoke at length about the allegations towards himself and his former company, Silicon Knights, in a video.

The allegations, coming chiefly from a Kotaku article, focused on Silicon Knights' diverting funds from X-Men Destiny,... Read more...

The Merc with a Mouth shows up on Amazon Canada.

Amazon Canada has listed the upcoming Deadpool game on their website as a Wii U release. Officially, the game has only been announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but this listing might lead to a surprise announcement of a Wii U version.

Activision is currently offering pre-orders for Deadpool... Read more...

Tonight live on Twitch!

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 night, at 9:30 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... Read more...

The open world game set in the LEGO universe hits Nintendo's home console this summer in Japan.

LEGO City: Undercover is coming to the Wii U in Japan on July 25 and will retail for 5,985 yen. The game is being localized into Japanese by Nintendo.

The title, which was released in the West in March, puts players in the role of Chase McCain, a cop in LEGO City who is trying to take down criminal kingpin, Rex Fury. To read more about the game, be sure to check out our review here. 

"This year, we're making E3 for the people."

In a partnership with Best Buy, Nintendo will allow fans the chance to play demos from the E3 showfloor across the United States and Canada. The news comes as part of an address by Reggie Fils-Aime added to the end of the American Nintendo Direct presentation.

Unreleased Wii U games will be playable at over 100 stores across USA and Canada during the week of E3.

Nintendo's partnership with Sega includes their classics too.

Thirteen Sega Game Gear games are coming to Nintendo 3DS. Joining Sonic: Triple Trouble, Shinobi, and Dragon Crystal on the platform's Virtual Console service in North America, the upcoming games include:

A follow up to last year's rhythm game from Sega is hitting Nintendo's handheld this fall.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 is heading to the Nintendo 3DS in Japan this fall. The Sega published title has players going through this rhythm game by using both physical and touch screen controls. The original title, Hatsune Miku and the Future Stars: Project Mirai, was released in March 2012 in Japan. There are currently no plans to bring the title outside of Japan.

Nintendo makes an aPEEL to the animal kingdom.

Nintendo has teamed up with the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Garden to celebrate the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. From May 24 to 27, visitors to the zoo can participate in various themed activities and demo the game.

For the Memorial Day weekend event, the gorilla reserve will be... Read more...

What a wonderful time to fight off some giant robot/alien invaders!

The Wonderful 101 is out on Wii U on August 23 in Europe, August 24 in Japan and September 15 in North America.

In the most recent Nintendo Direct broadcast, NCL president Satoru Iwata confirmed that the game would be fully detailed during another presentation, which will occur during E3 next month.

Sega is bringing Double Fine's platform adventure to Japan.

The Cave, the downloadable Wii U eShop title, is coming to Japan through Sega. Revealed during the "Sega Direct" segment of the Nintendo Direct in Japan, The Cave is a 2D platformer that has players use three different characters, each with their own story.

The Cave was released in the West in January. There is currently no specific release date for the title in Japan aside from a general 2013 release.