Monster battling is back, now featuring devices that can actually fit in your pocket.

Pokémon Tretta has been revealed to be an arcade machine, following a trademark from last month with little information given at the time outside of a logo, as reported by Serebii.

The machine uses various discs with pictures of Pokémon on them in order to battle, find wild Pokémon, and capture Pokémon (using a roulette). Players can also save a record of battles on a device known as Tretta Report.

Mario will grace yet another country with his 3DS presence.

The Nintendo 3DS launches in South Korea on April 28, and will be accompanied by Super Mario 3D Land, Tekken 3D Prime Edition, and Nicola Magazine Model Stylish Audition 2.

The 3DS will retail for 220,000 won ($193) and is featured in three different colors: cosmo black, misty pink, and cobalt blue. These three different colors will be joined by only the three aforementioned retail release games.

The next Game Boy Color title to hit the service in Japan has been unveiled.

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible, also known as Revelations: The Demon Slayer in North America, is releasing on the Japanese 3DS eShop on April 25.

The game was originally released on the Game Boy Color in 1999, and is now getting a re-release so all Japanese 3DS owners can enjoy it. In the game, you are able to talk to and fuse monsters in a medieval setting.

The eShop game could soon see release outside the U.S.

A recent Australian OFLC classification suggests that Mutant Mudds might soon be releasing in Australia.

Mutant Mudds released in North America during January and was met with positive reviews. Despite its success in America, the game has yet to see release in other territories. Developer Renegade Kid has already said it has plans to bring the game elsewhere, and now there is some sign that it's actually happening.

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney isn't the only thing Level 5 seems to be working on.

The next game in the Professor Layton series is currently being worked on, according to Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino.

Level 5 is currently working on the crossover title Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, but it seems they are also cooking up the next game in the Layton series.

"The general framework... Read more...

Some classic and more recent songs arrive this week. 

The next installment of downloadable content for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy arrives today, April 18, on the Nintendo 3DS. The four tracks, which can be seen below, are available for 150 yen each.

Final Fantasy I -- Forgotten Temple of the Deep (Field Stage)  Final Fantasy V -- Battle 1 (Battle Stage)  Final Fantasy X -- Movement in Green (Field Stage)   Final Fantasy XII -- Shitou (Battle Stage) (Field Stage)  

Those fighting felines are making their way to handhelds everywhere.

A video game adaptation of the ThunderCats cartoon is on its way to Nintendo DS this August.

ThunderCats for Nintendo DS will be a straight-forward side-scrolling affair, with players taking control of Lion-O. The game will have some basic platforming challenges, and hack-and-slash style gameplay against the lizard army that the ThunderCats oppose.

According to the publisher, both games will be out by the end of the summer.

The European release windows for NightSky and VVVVVV were revealed by publisher Nicalis in a recent interview with Spanish gaming website Blogocio.

Nicalis stated that VVVVVV will release in Europe within the first two weeks of May. NightSky was given a less specific window of between the months of June and July.

Also, Toys For Bob totally wants to bring the game to Wii U (and everything else under the sun).

Skylanders Giants is 100% coming to 3DS, according to Toys For Bob's Alex Ness in an interview with ONM. Activision also confirmed that Vicarious Visions, the developers of the first game on 3DS, is returning to make the sequel.

Ness also proclaimed "I love the idea of bringing the Skylanders franchise... Read more...

The hit WiiWare game is coming to 3DS soon.

Zombie Panic in Wonderland will be coming to the 3DS's eShop, Spanish developer Akaoni recently announced.

The game made its debut as a WiiWare shooting title in which players control female fairy tale characters, such as Alice and Dorothy, battling various supernatural creatures, including zombies.

3DS pouches and a golden surprise.

Nintendo Australia has once again updated the Club Nintendo reward catalogue.

This time, the new items include a golden nunchuk for the Wii, Mario and Luigi Nintendo 3DS pouches, styled like their respective hats, and ten random AR cards for Kid Icarus: Uprising.

The nunchuk is priced at 3000 stars, the Mario pouches are 1300 and the AR cards are set at 200.

Beamdog's Trent Oster explains the problems he encountered when bringing MDK2 to WiiWare and voices concern about Wii U.  

Beamdog's Trent Oster has not been shy about discussing the problems the company had with bringing MDK2 to WiiWare. NWR recently reached out to Mr. Oster to learn more about his experience with WiiWare and also to seek out his perspective on the Wii U. Below is his response:

"I'm not an oracle on the problems with WiiWare, but from my perspective the platform hasn't been a success for many developers outside of Nintendo.

We're doing another week of angel-blasting mayhem!

Join the staff and readers of Nintendo World Report on Tuesday April 17 at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PDT to play some Kid Icarus: Uprising. Exchange Friend Codes in the Talkback forum thread below, and join in the IRC chat room to chat with people while we play. You can also visit our giant 3DS Friend Code thread for more people.

The MDK2 developer clarifies their stance on future Nintendo projects with a resounding "No".

Beamdog, developer of the WiiWare port of MDK2, will not be developing any future projects for Nintendo platforms. The news comes via Beamdog Business Developer Director Trent Oster who announced on Twitter: "We don't do Nintendo development. Our previous experience with Nintendo was enough to ensure there will not be another."

In a recent interview with Nintendo Power, Hiroyuki Takahashi explained why Mario Tennis Open lacks RPG elements.

In a recent issue of Nintendo Power, Hiroyuki Takahashi, the producer and lead designer of Mario Tennis Open, explained why the 3DS title lacks the RPG elements of its handheld predecessors.

When asked why Mario Tennis Open lacked an RPG-style single-player mode similar to the ones included in Mario... Read more...

The Xbox Live Indie Game remake is hoping to be out for the Wii U's launch this year.

1001 Spikes, a retro-inspired platformer, is coming to 3DS and Wii U's downloadable platforms this year courtesy of Nicalis, according to Nicalis' Tyrone Rodriguez at the Idéame conference last week.

The title is a remake of the Xbox Live Indie Game Aban Hawkins & the 1000 Spikes, which is... Read more...

An attempt to amass the largest crowd of video game cosplayers ever!

The Australian-based animation school Academy of Interactive Entertainment is organizing a cosplay event in the hopes of entering into the Guinness Book of World Records.

On May 5th 2012, The AiE aim to amass the world's largest crowd of video game fans, clad in the heroic garbs of their favourite... Read more...

The concert series will be performing music from the likes of The Legend of Zelda and Earthworm Jim.

A new tour for the musical concert series Video Games Live has been announced for Canada.

The tour has been given 10 dates between 10 cities, and features music from Final Fantasy, Zelda, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Pokemon, Warcraft, Diablo III, Earthworm Jim, Mass Effect, and more. The dates are as follows:

Shin'en's upcoming eShop title is scheduled for a Q2 release.

Shin’en has publicly announced their upcoming 3DS eShop title, Art of Balance TOUCH! It was originally teased during February’s Nintendo Direct conference; however, this marks Shin’en’s first official recognition of the game.

Art of Balance TOUCH! is the 3DS follow-up of Shin’en’s 2010... Read more...

The E3 2011 demo will be a full-fledged game that will be officially revealed at E3 2012.

E3 2011’s Mario Experience, otherwise known as New Super Mario Bros. Mii, looks to be the upcoming Mario Wii U title that Shigeru Miyamoto teased in a recent interview with the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo.

When asked to comment on Miyamoto’s remarks, a spokesperson for Nintendo of America replied... Read more...