Check out your local retailers to play a demo of New Super Mario Bros. 2 soon.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be playable at select North American retailers starting in early August, according to the latest Iwata Asks.

You can check this Retail Kiosk Locater to see where one near you is. It's unknown when exactly the kiosks will switch to New Super Mario Bros. 2.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 is coming out at retail stores and on the eShop on August 19.

Nintendo is offering more eShop sales during the Month of Mario. 

Nintendo of America is celebrating the launch of New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS and 3DSXL by discounting the price of four Mario games available on the eShop in what they are calling the "Month of Mario."

The four games available are Super Mario Bros. ($3.99 instead of $4.99), Super Mario Land... Read more...

It is now officially legal to resell licenses to digital products in Europe.

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that software publishers can't prevent consumers from reselling licenses for digital products.

The court's decision was that, contrary to what software publishers have claimed in license agreements, when a customer buys software they own a copy of the software, and that regardless of the license agreement, that means they can't oppose the consumer's ability to resell that copy.

Sales outlets are selling download cards starting July 23, and let us know about how many blocks the titles take up.

Various retailers across Japan have revealed release dates for download cards, as well as the size of New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Oni Training downloads on the Nintendo 3DS. 

The first outlet to release the download cards is Seven-Eleven, which will do so on July 23. The game and rental shop... Read more...

Get 50 extra Club Nintendo coins when you download New Super Mario Bros. 2 off of the eShop.

Club Nintendo members in North America will receive double the coins when they opt for the digital download version of New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS eShop when it releases on August 19.

The deal is similar to the Japanese bonus for buying the New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Oni Training on the eShop, but North America isn't getting Donkey Kong: Original Edition as a Virtual Console bonus.

Purchase digital copies of NSMB2 or Oni Training and get bonus goodies from Nintendo.

Nintendo is hosting a campaign for users who purchase the digital versions of either New Super Mario Bros. 2 or Oni Training for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan.

Players who purchase the digital versions from the Nintendo eShop or from a retailer will be eligible to receive a 3DS Virtual Console version... Read more...

One of the hardest Mario titles in history hits the 3DS VC next week.

Super Mario Bros. 2, known as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels outside of Japan, will be released on the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on July 25 for 500 yen.

This marks the second first-party non-Ambassador program Famicom game to be released on the eShop in Japan. Last week, gamers saw the first... Read more...

Australia and New Zealand get some good news on the AC adapter front.

An AC Adapter will be included with all Nintendo 3DS XL systems sold in Australia and New Zealand, Nintendo Australia revealed on their website.

This situation is the same as in North America, but contrasts with Europe and Japan, where the adapter will not be bundled.

The Nintendo 3DS XL will be launching in Australia and New Zealand on August 23, 2012 for AU $249.95.

However, Epic has no intention to bring the engine to the platform.

The Wii U is capable of running Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4, according to company Vice President Marc Rein. He goes on to say, though, that Epic has no plans to port the engine themselves, but that developers would be able to port games using that engine to the system.

He clarifies this statement... Read more...

For a ten dollar premium, you can get your hands on a new stylus, SteelBook packaging, and more.

Collector's editions of Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d you steal our garbage?! for both Nintendo DS and 3DS has been revealed.

Retailing at $40, the package includes the game for the platform of your choice, steel book packaging, a hero's handbook called The Enchiridion, a custom stylus of Finn's Gold Sword, an art book, and a poster.

Join the NWR community for a game of tennis this Monday.

Nintendo World Report is hosting a multiplayer event for Mario Tennis Open this Monday night, July 23. The action starts at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (1 a.m. UTC for international readers). Post your friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in the official NWR 3DS Friend Code thread, located in the Handheld Discussion section of our forums.

8-Bit Summer continues with Kid Icarus and Tumblepop, along with a wide assortment of 3DS and DSiWare games.

It's another packed week with two 3DS Virtual Console games, two 3DS eShop games, and two DSiWare games. 8-Bit Summer enters its third week, and hey, remember: Wario Land comes out next week! Also, Wario Land 2 comes out in Europe today, so now North America has their next thing to grimace about.

Check your 3DS! A SpotPass update is adding a new Kirby puzzle to complete and a free piece to get you started!

An update to the 3DS StreetPass Plaza introduced a new puzzle for 3DS owners to collect in the software's Puzzle Swap mini-game. A 40-piece puzzle panel commemorating Kirby's 20th Anniversary is newly available, likely timed to coincide with the July 19 release of Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition for the Wii in Japan. North American users are getting the Kirby compilation title in September.

The first non-Yoshi unlockable QR character is now available.

Metal Mario is now available for unlock via QR code in North American copies of Mario Tennis Open.

To unlock the costume, press up on the D-pad and the Start button at the same time while on the Profile Select screen. Then, take a picture of the QR code on this page and the costume will unlock in every existing profile.

The trilogy's conclusion will include the epilogue content on disc.

The Wii U version of BioWare's Mass Effect 3 (announced at this year's E3), will include the recently released Extended Cut content on the game disc.

Speaking with Siliconera, series producer Michael Gamble noted that the free, downloadable Extended Cut package, which adds endgame content in the form of new scenarios and explanatory cut scenes, will be bundled in with the base Mass Effect 3 game when it releases on Wii U.

The former retail game from Ignition and Renegade Kid is going the way of Order Up.

Planet Crashers 3D, from Ignition and Renegade Kid, is eschewing its retail aspirations and heading directly to the 3DS eShop in North America on July 26 for $10.

Originally set for a March 2012 retail release, Planet Crashers 3D, much like Ignition's Order Up!, was delayed and shifted to the eShop. While Order Up! actually did come out on cartridge in Europe, Planet Crashers 3D has yet to be released in any region.

150 coins can get you Q-Games' minimalist tower defense DSiWare game on 3DS.

Starship Defense is now available as a North American Club Nintendo reward for 150 coins until July 29, replacing Electroplankton Rec-Rec, which was available from July 1 to July 15. It can only be downloaded on 3DS systems.

The game, originally released on DSiWare in 2010, is a tower defense game... Read more...

Nintendo also detailed some other recent records for their various products. 

Nintendo of America announced that the Nintendo 3DS has now sold over 5 million units in the United States.

According to Nintendo's executive vice president of Sales and Marketing, Scott Moffitt, the Nintendo 3DS is entering "the next phase of its life," with new hardware and new games coming in the near future. He believes this milestone is a great foundation to build on for the future.

CORRECTION: Marvel Comic's irreverent "Merc with a mouth" anti-hero has a videogame, but no specific platforms have been confirmed yet, not even the Wii U.

CORRECTION: This story originally described the Deadpool game as confirmed for Wii U. However, the context surrounding the discussion of the Wii U at the San Diego Comic-Con panel appears to be more accurately attributed to Avengers: Battle for Earth. The Deadpool game still has no announced platforms.

Come race against the NWR community this Monday night!

Join the Nintendo World Report community for Mario Kart 7 this Monday, July 16. We'll be starting at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 Pacific (1 a.m. UTC for anyone overseas). You can exchange friend codes in the Talkback below, or go stock up in the Official NWR 3DS Friend Code Thread located in the Handheld... Read more...