Nintendo's rhythm rock-out continues on their latest handheld. 

A new Band Brothers game is in development for Nintendo 3DS, revealed in today's Nintendo Direct video.

This will be the third entry into the popular series of music games, and will release at some point next year.

We'll update with more information, including potential songs and game modes, as it releases.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing are still set for the first half of 2013.

Brain Age: Concentration Training, which came out in Japan in July, is getting delayed to Q1 2013 in North America. The game was originally slated for a December 3 release.

The reveal of the delay was buried in Nintendo's mid-year financial report, which also shows Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Animal Crossing 3DS slated for release during the first half of 2013.

Expect primarily 3DS information with a little bit on Wii U.

A Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation will take place tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. EST / 4 a.m. PST.

The event scheduled for October 25 is going to focus on both the Wii U and the 3DS. Some of the Wii U information will come in the form of additional details on a previously announced title. Most of the presentation will focus on the 3DS.

The fun starts at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, and will focus on holiday 2012 3DS titles with a tease of 2013.

Nintendo of America will host a Nintendo Direct tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT that will focus on the upcoming 3DS lineup, including a tease of 2013 releases.

Nintendo's Facebook and Twitter pages revealed the event with this statement: "Tune in to Nintendo.com tomorrow at 7AM PT for a... Read more...

The DSiWare title replaces 3D Classics: Urban Champion.

Pro-Putt Domo is the latest Club Nintendo download reward. This DSiWare title can be purchased through Club Nintendo for 100 coins and will be available as a reward until November 4, 2012.

Pro-Putt Domo, along with the other Nintendo published Domo DSiWare games, were originally part of a Game Boy Advance title known as Domo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi, only released in Japan.

Nintendo's not giving up on the Wii just yet.

Nintendo has announced two new Wii console bundles, one which includes a copy of Skylanders Giants, the other with Just Dance 4. Both are due to arrive in stores November 4.

The Skylanders Giants bundle sells for $149.99 and includes the game, a Portal of Power, two Skylanders figures, and an exclusive Giant Skylander. The Wii itself is blue, and includes a matching Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuk.

Players must register with Origin if they want to play FIFA 13 or Mass Effect 3 online.

Wii U games from Electronic Arts will require an Origin account for online play and services, according to the latest version of the publishing giant's privacy policy.

The document states that an Origin account will be established when a user signs up to play EA-published software on Wii U, using... Read more...

Nintendo continues to deliver on their promise with the new Pokémon title.

Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon: Magnagate to Mugendai Meikyu (Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagates and the Infinitely Great Labyrinth) will be available digitally through the Nintendo eShop, when it arrives on November 23 in Japan. This information was put on Nintendo's official website earlier in the week.

Check out the first commercial for Nintendo's new system!

During the commercial breaks of the new "Homeland" episode in the United Kingdom, the first TV advertisement for the Wii U was shown.

The commercial focuses  on the features that make the Wii U and the GamePad controller unique. The ability to play a game solely on the GamePad was dicussed,... Read more...

Konami is exploring their options at this time.

According to an EPL Talk interview with Pro Evolution Soccer brand manager Tim Blair, Konami is still looking into bringing PES to the Wii U.

When asked if Wii U and PlayStation Vita owners could expect a version for their respective systems this year, Blair responded with the following statement:

The second week of new year is going to be brutal!

European gamers will have to wait until January 11, 2013 to get their hands on Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge. This was revealed on Nintendo of Europe's website earlier in the week.

During the Wii U Preview in September, the European wing of the company mentioned that the game would be out in the... Read more...

Nintendo confirms support for MadCatz and Turtle Beach headsets, plus three launch-day games that use them.

The Wii U will support online, in-game voice chat via licensed third-party headsets, but not via the GamePad's microphone and speaker, a Nintendo representative told Kotaku.

Peripheral and accessory manufacturers Mad Catz and Turtle Beach have both confirmed wired stereo headsets that will... Read more...

An added footnote to the recent Iwata Asks affirms that Pikmin 3 will be out before March 31, 2013.

Nintendo of America clarified that Pikmin 3 is indeed coming out in the launch window, meaning that the game will be out in North America before March 31, 2013.

In a footnote in a recent Iwata Asks, Nintendo added this clarification: "Pikmin 3 is scheduled for release for the Wii U console in the... Read more...

Mario, Mega Man, Mutant Mudds... all in this week's European downloads.

It is an unusually busy week for European downloads, with a couple Virtual Console offerings, another retail game going digital, a new demo, a free level pack, and more all available to download starting this Thursday.

Starting with the 3DS eShop, Mario Tennis Open is the latest addition... Read more...

Contrary to Olivia Newton John's recommendation, Nintendo gets digital this week.

The eShop is getting some pretty sizeable eShop releases today (seriously, they're massive downloads), care of Nintendo's initiative of re-releasing physical products in digital form. And if taking snazzy photos is your idea of fun, eShop's Sparkle Snapshots 3D has you covered. As well, WiiWare wants to get its hooks in you, and DSiWare tries you stump your brain. Also, Gradius on 3DS Virtual Console!

Play as 20 characters from the Marvel Universe, including Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Man, and more.

Ubisoft revealed the full character roster for Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, which will feature 20 different characters when it hits Wii U this holiday season. See the full roster below:

Hunting monsters on 3DS in Japan just got a lot cheaper.

Monster Hunter 3G for the Nintendo 3DS will see a price cut in Japan from 5,800 yen to 3,800 yen, under Capcom’s Best Price label, on November 15.

Not only that, but players who wish to purchase the title digitally will be able to do so starting on December 6 for 3,400 yen.

Monster Hunter 3G,... Read more...

They broke the first week sales record of 3DS new-IP titles.

Bravely Default: Flying Fairy and Project X Zone, two new IPs released last week on October 11 for the Nintendo 3DS, have seen very strong first week sales in Japan. In it's first week (from October 8 to 14), Bravely Default sold 144,909 copies, ranking at number one on the Famitsu weekly sales list. This is the new record for first week sales of 3DS new-IP titles.

Infamous surprise Iwata announcement strikes again!

Satoru Iwata's announcement of near field communication being built into the Wii U GamePad came as a shock to Product Development staff at Nintendo. Staff of this division saw the announcement as being too early in comparison to how far along they were with its implementation.

When announced by... Read more...

Currently, North America is getting NightSky, Liberation Maiden, free Mutant Mudds DLC, and Ghosts 'n Goblins next week. Damn.

The NES version of Ghosts 'n Goblins is hitting the 3DS Virtual Console on October 25, according to the Capcom Unity blog.

The game, originally released for the NES in 1986, is out on the Wii Virtual Console in every region. This is its worldwide debut on the 3DS.

This is the first game in the... Read more...