The Zelda orchestral concert announces new tour dates. 

2012's Zelda symphony orchestra concert tour has been extended, adding more locations across the USA and Canada to the schedule.

The listing for the remainder of the year is as follows:

Phoenix is back on his Wrightful career path.

Attendees at this year's Tokyo Game Show will be able to play a demo of the new Gyakuten Saiban 5 on 3DS, the latest in the Ace Attorney series.

According to Famitsu magazine, the game will take place one year after Apollo Justice and feature Phoenix returning to his duty as a defense lawyer. No... Read more...

Beat the freaky with your rhythm form!

Nintendo Australia has announced that Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Freakforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! will be launching for the Wii and Nintendo 3DS in Australia and New Zealand on September 13, 2012.

Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (known as Rhythm Heaven Fever in America) is a sequel... Read more...

The four-player star-studded slam fest can be yours for 200 coins!

The 1999 N64 classic, Super Smash Bros., can now be purchased as a reward on Club Nintendo for play on the Wii Virtual Console. Club Nintendo members can download the title for 200 coins. Those that aren’t club members can still buy Super Smash Bros. off the Wii Shop Channel for 1,000 Wii Points.Super... Read more...

Grannie returns to kick Mudd butt once again.

Jools Watsham, founder of Renegade Kid, has confirmed that the 3DS will be receiving 20 new Mutant Mudds levels via download. All for the low, low price of free.

The news comes from Watsham's blog, in a post detailing why fans and owners of the 3DS version of Mutant Mudds should vote for the title... Read more...

It seems that Atari is committing to an October launch

Atari announced today via press release that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D will be hitting store shelves on October 16, 2012.

The game was originally set for an early 2012 release, but suffered a slew of delays on Atari's behalf, pushing it back almost a full year.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D, developed... Read more...

A supposed screencap of a game distributor says the system will come in three bundles.

The Wii U might be hitting stores a week earlier than expected, according to a video containing information from Video Products Distributors.

The listing states that the system will come in three different bundles. A $249.99 bundle that appears to be just the system, a $299.99 bundle that likely comes with a game, and a $349.99 bundle that likely comes with either two games or a game and an array of accessories.

Square Enix is set to spill the beans on the Wii U version in just a few weeks!

New information about the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku will be revealed at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix revealed in a recent press release detailing their game lineup for the show. 

A variety of stage events are planned for the recently released... Read more...

There's more than one cave story to be told.

Metroid-style platformer, The Cave, is making its way to the Wii U eShop, according to developer Double Fine Productions.

The confirmation came from a representative for the title, telling Joystiq the news during a demonstration of the game at PAX Prime.

The Cave is directed by Ron Gilbert, the mind behind Maniac Mansion and The Curse of Monkey Island. It is scheduled for release in early 2013.

The British line of independent Nintendo magazines is no more.

Following the upcoming heartbreaking closure of Nintendo Power, which was announced last week, Future is now also planning to close Nintendo Gamer magazine.

In response to the closure, Nintendo Gamer publisher Lee Nutter responded to CVG with the following statement: ''After careful consideration... Read more...

PAX attendees chew gum, Kirby reaps the reward.

What does 536 Kirby fans chewing gum sound like? Well, it's very annoying, but it certainly didn't stop anyone from earning Nintendo a spot on the list of Guinness World Records. The masses at Seattle's PAX Prime convention masticated at Nintendo's request, chewing pink bubble gum for at least one minute before blowing it into a bubble and keeping it as such for 30 seconds.

Layton creators bring the 3DS some love.

With the 2012 Tokyo Game Show less than a month away, Level-5 has unveiled what games they will be bringing for the attending press and public. Also, for the Professor Layton in all of us, Level-5 has two mystery titles listed with just a question mark. It is speculated that these will be two new announcements for the show.

The game will not feature 1080p visuals as previously thought.   

Mass Effect 3 will be rendered in 720p on Wii U, according to the Australian developer Straight Right who are developing the Wii U version.

It was recently reported in Nintendo Power that the Wii U edition of Mass Effect 3 would feature 1080p visuals. The CEO of Straight Right, Tom Crago, has told NWR that, "The game will run at 720p."

Join other NWR readers and play your favorite online games this Tuesday!

Nintendo World Report Community Night returns this Tuesday, September 4, starting at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 Pacific/2 a.m. UTC. We're keeping with the idea of the players choosing the games, so if you've got something in mind feel free to suggest it now or in the chat during the event. Is there an old Wii or DS game you've been aching to play online, or a 3DS game we haven't picked in a while? Try and recruit other players here!

Update: The game will actually run in 720p.

Update:  The Wii U version of the game will be rendered at 720p. Check out our updated report

For the first time on a home console, Mass Effect 3 will run in full 1080p resolution, according to September's Nintendo Power, issue V282.

The article has also re-confirmed that the extended cut of the ending sequence and other various DLC characters and weapons for the four player online co-op mode will also be included on the disk.

March to the beat of your own fun.

Namco Bandai’s ever-popular music rhythm series, Taiko no Tatsujin, has just had a new entry in the long running series announced. Namco Bandai will be releasing Taiko no Tatsujin: Super Splendid Edition for the Wii on November 29, 2012 in Japan.

Boasting 100 songs, Super Splendid Edition marks... Read more...

Race through tunnels, collect eggs, and tap along to classic Final Fantasy music in this week's crop of downloads.

This week's Nintendo Downloads brings some of everything, from 3DS eShop titles to Virtual Console to DSiWare and a demo.

3DS eShop Games:

SpeedX 3D - $3.99Race through endless tunnels with hypnotic graphics and electronic music. A first-person view and 3D effects immerse the player in the game world. Play through four game modes, including an endless mode that lets you see how far you can go without losing concentration.

Shy Guy de Amigo!

A new trailer for Intelligent Systems' upcoming Paper Mario: Sticker Star was released alongside yesterday's Nintendo Direct.

The latest installment in the series looks to bring a wealth of surprises. The trailer opens with Mario exploring a variety of new locales, pulling and placing stickers throughout... Read more...

Fire up your Wii, the indie-retro side-scroller appears to have finally found a publisher in America.

La-Mulana will arrive on the North American WiiWare shop on September 20, according to the game's profile listing on Nintendo's website.

However, it appears that it will be EnjoyUp! Games undertaking publishing duties in the west, not the WiiWare version's original publisher Nicalis. Nicalis announced... Read more...

The delayed title now has a more specific release window.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is coming out in the first quarter of 2013.

The game was originally slated for a release during the holiday season of this year, but was pushed to next year as of earlier this month. As reported by the official Nintendo of America Twitter account, Luigi's Mansion will specifically be coming out before the end of March.