You can transfer your downloadable titles to Wii U at launch!

Players will be able to transfer their downloaded Virtual Console and WiiWare titles from their Nintendo Wii to their new Wii U consoles. The feature will be available at launch, though details are unknown at this point in time. The options were mentioned earlier in the year, but we now have a firm confirmation from the Japanese company.

Everything from Wii Remote controllers to stands can be purchased alongside the Wii U.

Nintendo showcased some of the accessories gamers can get for their brand new Japanese Wii U when it releases in Japan on December 8.

One accessory already confirmed for the system is the Wii U Pro Controller. A traditional controller, the Wii U Pro Controller comes in black and white, and has been priced at 5,040 yen ($65).

Mario and friends will be set to welcome the Wii U in Japan.

Two of Nintendo's Wii U first party titles, New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land, have been confirmed as launch titles for the Wii U's Japanese release during the Nintendo Direct press event.

In addition, Satoru Iwata confirmed the prices of these two launch titles. New Super Mario Bros. U... Read more...

The system's memory will be 20 times that of the original Wii.

The main Wii U system memory will total 2 GB, the Nintendo Direct press conference confirmed. 

Of this memory, 1 GB of RAM is intended for use by games while the other 1 GB of RAM is reserved for the Wii U system's own functionality. Nintendo pointed out that 2GB amounts to 20 times that... Read more...

Iwata makes sure Japan is first to know the juicy details on Wii U!

During the Wii U Launch Presentation in Japan, it was revealed that the Wii U will release on December 8 and will come in two different SKUs called Basic and Premium.

The basic white model will retail for 26,250 yen (roughly $337 USD), while the premium black model will set you back 31,500 yen (roughly... Read more...

A slew of Nintendo patent applications detail swimming, pogo, tanks, and more.

A dozen patent applications revealing unannounced game ideas appeared in the European registry on September 12, most of them pertaining to Wii Fit U.

Several apparent Wii Fit U games involve the combination of the Wii U GamePad and Balance Board, like many of the modes revealed at E3 earlier this year. Three new modes, swimming, pogo stick hopping, and tank battles are detailed.

Wreck your tomatoes next week on the Virtual Console in Japan.

Wrecking Crew and Sarada no Kuni to Tomato Hime (Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom) are both making their way to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan next week on September 19. The games, which are the Famicom versions, will retail for 500 yen each.

Wrecking Crew has been available to 3DS Ambassadors... Read more...

Finally, North America gets the Game Boy Goemon game.

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, the 1997 Game Boy title, is coming to the 3DS Virtual Console in North America tomorrow, a Nintendo representative told us today.

The game is out in both Japan and Europe, coming out in March and August respectively.

Mystical Ninja, the only portable Goemon game... Read more...

This one focuses on first-party and third-party software.

Nintendo will host a second Wii U Nintendo Direct for Japan tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT/11 p.m. JST), focusing on first-party and third-party software. This will start at the same time as the North American and Europe events.

This is the second Japan Nintendo Direct announced in the past 24 hours. The first one will focus on the launch details of the Wii U, and is happening at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT later tonight/tomorrow.

Gamers in Japan get some Wii U love before everyone else. 

Nintendo will hold a special Wii U Launch Presentation tomorrow, September 13 at 4 p.m  (3 a.m. ET, midnight PT in North America) in Japan. The event will reveal information about Nintendo’s next generation console’s price and release date and will be streamed live on Ustream and Nico Nico Video. You can also access on Nintendo’s special Japanese Wii U page here for more details.

The long awaited crossover's debut date will be November 29. 

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be released on November 29, 2012 in Japan, as was revealed in this week's issue of Famitsu.

Last week the magazine had a puzzle from Level-5 on the back cover. The puzzle featured the numbers "6211" with the word 'turnabout' given as a hint. At that time it was speculated this could mean a November 29 release date.

Reggie is finalizing plans with the Super Mario Bros.

Nintendo of America has posted a YouTube video announcing their plans to stream the highly anticipated Wii U Preview event. The video shows Nintendo of America’s President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime discussing the final details of tomorrow’s presentation with both Mario and Luigi.The North American Wii U Preview Event starts tomorrow, September 13, 2012, at 10:00 am EST and can be seen live at: http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu.

Development for the Wii U has been put "on hold" while Ubisoft puts all efforts into the PC launch.

Free-to-play multiplayer shooter, Ghost Recon Online, has ceased production on Wii U, Ubisoft has announced. 

Unveiled and demoed during E3 2011, the Wii U version is no longer in development so that the team at Ubisoft Shanghai can concentrate on the PC version, which launched in August. Although... Read more...

Australia is not being left out of the promise of region specific details.

Australian Nintendo fans will be able to watch the European Nintendo Direct on September 13, at the time of 24:00 (AEST) via the Nintendo Direct website.

Australasian specific details will be made available at nintendo.com.au after the broadcast has finished. We'll be sure to update with all the news as it becomes available.

And half of the musical levels will feature licensed music, such as "Black Betty", as performed by Rayman characters.

Rayman Legends, a the currently Wii U-exclusive sequel to Rayman Origins, will feature a variety of musical levels, to the tune of one per world, according to a comment from IGN's Rich George. Half of those songs will feature licensed music, too.

A trailer was also released that features a musical... Read more...

Hiroshi Iuchi and his company G.Rev show off Kokuga's co-op multiplayer, power-ups and more in their most recent trailer. 

The second promotional trailer for the shoot ‘em up title from G.Rev, Kokuga, was released this week.

The trailer, which can be viewed below, shows off several of the game's unique features, such as the “Card” system, which allows users to touch one of four cards on the bottom screen to enable... Read more...

Nintendo of Europe will be hosting a Nintendo Direct in tandem with Nintendo's NYC Wii U launch info event on Thursday.

A Nintendo Direct for Europe covering Wii U launch information is set to be streamed live on Thursday, September 13 at 3 p.m. (UK). The stream will be taking place at the same time as Nintendo of America's NYC launch information event which is kicking of at the same time in North America at 10 a.m.... Read more...

Club Nintendo continues to celebrate the pink puff's 20th anniversary.

Club Nintendo is currently holding a sale on Kirby Patch Sets in honor of Kirby’s 20th anniversary. Both the Kirby & Prince Fluff, as well as the Saucer & Off-Roader sets are now 175 coins each, 50% off, until Sept. 15, 2012.

The Limited Edition Kirby Medal, which was made available last week, is currently out of stock. Since it was a limited run, it is unlikely to return.

The EB Games Expo is on again and is coming up soon.

The EB Games Expo which started last year in Australia is back in full force. This year the expo is to be held over three days, starting from October 5, 2012.

The expo is to be held at the Sydney Olympic Park with over 25,000 square metres of the latest gaming goodness. Nintendo will be there in full force, however it is not currently known what exactly they will be showing outside of Pokémon Black and White 2.

It's like the sequel to Balloon Kid we never got.

Balloon Trip Breeze is one of the newly revealed Nintendo Land attractions, and Game Informer has a trailer showing it off for the very first time.

We previously reported most of what Game Informer confirmed in the trailer today from early reports from the magazine's October issue, but the new trailer shows off the game in action for the first time. The graphical style appears to of a patchwork-looking nature similar to Kirby's Epic Yarn.