Our tiny friends may have skipped a generation, but now we know for sure they are coming back.

Pikmin for Wii U will be at E3 this year, according to both Shigeru Miyamoto and a Nintendo representative.

Earlier today we reported that Nintendo will be revealing a new Wii U Mario game at E3 this year. In an interview with the Spanish journal El Mundo, Miyamoto explained that the next Pikmin game will be at E3. 

There is no official word on whether this has anything to do with New Super Mario Bros. Mii.

A new Super Mario game will be announced at this year's E3, as reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo and later confirmed by Nintendo.

While interviewing Shigeru Miyamoto while he was in Paris promoting a 3DS Louvre tour guide, El Mundo was told that at E3 2012, "Nintendo will present a new Super Mario for this platform, in which you will combine the TV screen with the screen in the controller."

Calm down. It's not nearly as exciting as you think.

New information has been revealed on the latest Pokémon Smash episode regarding the upcoming release of Pokémon Black and White 2.

During the television program, series director Junichi Masuda made an appearance to show off the first part of the game. Although not much new information has been... Read more...

You can check out a free live performance tonight.

Video Games Live has started a live streaming channel titled Video Games Live TV via the TwitchTV service, according to a recent press release.

The channel will be broadcasting certain performances online for all to see. Not only will performances be available, but behind the scenes videos will also be shown.

After years of planning, the RFN shirt is finally real, and you can order one now.

UPDATE: New t-shirt designs have been added to our shop! Now you can choose the original RFN "character art" design or a simpler RFN logo on a few different shirt styles, as well as a Connectivity shirt! And as always, every purchase supports NWR and its podcasts.

Creating a t-shirt based on a... Read more...

It should be getting a demo on the eShop soon, followed by a full release in late May or early June.

UPDATE: Order Up is coming out on eShop in late May/early June, according to publisher Ignition.

Order Up, originally planned for an early 2012 retail launch in North America, is coming to eShop on 3DS, according to developer Supervillain Studios. The game, which is completely finished, will also get a demo before its release.

Celebrating the release of Mario Party 9, Mario and Luigi showed up to some special parties.

Mario and Luigi visited the parties at homes of select winners in celebration of the release of Mario Party 9.

Beginning as a Twitter Question using the hashtag #1UPMyParty, Nintendo asked “Why should Mario and Luigi crash your party?” Nintendo then selected several winners who got a visit from Mario and Luigi. Not only were they visited by the Nintendo icons, but each winner received a special prize package.

The magazine unveils a plethora of details, including new protagonists, a new rival, and a Pokédex with over 100 new entries.

CoroCoro magazine has revealed the first substantial information regarding Pokémon Black and White 2 since its initial reveal in February.

The games take place in Unova, though the landscape has changed drastically. Two years have passed since the original Black and White, so part of Unova is now... Read more...

Soar through holes and dress dolls with this week's Nintendo downloads. 

This week the Wii takes a break, with the 3DS and DSi being the only Nintendo systems to receive downloadable titles in the form of a 3DS eShop exclusive and a DSiWare title.

First up is this week’s eShop exclusive, Ketzal’s Corridors. Ketzal’s Corridors is the Mesoamerican themed follow-up... Read more...

Time to get some Toki Tori merchandise.

Two Tribes has opened their digital shop, which strictly features Toki Tori merchandise.

The online store, which can be accessed here, features only two items: a 4GB USB storage device that resembles Toki Tori (available for €24.95), and a Toki Tori t-shirt (€19.95).

The store also... Read more...

More people will soon be able to color in 3D.

Colors! 3D is heading to both Europe and Australia on April 19 for €6, according to Collecting Smiles, the game's developer.

Colors! 3D released in North America on April 5, and according to Collecting Smiles, the online picture gallery has over 10,000 paintings. Soon two additional regions will be able to add to the growing collection. 

Pre-orders might start on the day of The Last Story's release in June, according to a GameStop manager.

Pandora's Tower is coming to North America, according to an audio recording of a conversation with a GameStop manager from NinTemple.

We're currently seeking to independently verify this news (feel free to send in your own findings to us). The recording explains that an internal GameStop message... Read more...

Characters from the three companies will collide in a strategy RPG.

First details about Capcom, Sega and Namco Bandai's 3DS game, Project X Zone (pronounced Project Cross Zone), have appeared on the latest issue of Famitsu. The game will be a strategy RPG in which characters will be in pairs for various battles. This is reminiscent of Namco X Capcom, a strategy RPG developed by Monolith Software that also featured crossovers from the two companies, though gameplay footage has yet to be released.

After rocking the Wii, the beating drum game makes its 3DS debut this summer.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb ("Taiko Drum Master: Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb.") has been announced for the Nintendo 3DS and will be coming this summer, the latest issue of Famitsu revealed.

The game is set to be released on July 12 in Japan and priced at 5,040 yen.... Read more...

You can now wander around the Louvre with a 3DS.

Louvre museum visitors can take advantage of Nintendo 3DS audio guides beginning today, according to a Nintendo of Europe press release.

Last year we reported that Nintendo would be supplying the Louvre with 3DS units to be used as audio guides. Starting today these 3DS systems are now the exclusive audio guide for the museum. 

The son of Donkey Kong invades the 3DS, while Sonic the Hedgehog's fifth Game Gear apperance makes an encore.

Sega's Sonic Blast for the Game Gear and Nintendo's Donkey Kong Jr. for the Famicom will be making their 3DS Virtual Console debuts in Japan next week.

Sonic Blast was originally the fifth Sonic game released for the Game Gear. The game will be released on April 18 for 300 yen.

Also on the April... Read more...

The last of the Skylanders are finally making their debut.

The last three Skylander characters have finally made their way to store shelves.

Warnado is a turtle-like air element character and can summon tornadoes and execute spin attacks to keep away his foes. Camo is a life element Skylander that uses firecracker vines and sun burst attacks.... Read more...

We're doing this kind of nonsense every Tuesday from here on out, gang.

Join the staff and readers of Nintendo World Report on Tuesday April 10 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 we'll have IRC chat in this article when we get closer to the event.

We plan on doing these types of community nights every Tuesday at around the same time. If there are other games you want us to break out, let us know.

The cult classic is headed to the 3DS this week.

The Game Boy version of Tumblepop is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on April 11 and will be priced at 400 yen. 

Developed by Data East and originally released in the arcade in 1991, Tumblepop made its way to the Game Boy in 1992 (1993 in North America). The game puts players in control... Read more...

A Wii U version is not currently in the works for Nintendo's next generation console.

Resident Evil 6 will not be released on the Wii U this year, producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi told IGN in a recent interview. “Unfortunately, RE6 will not be available at this time on the Wii U. Right now we’re concentrating on the PlayStation 3 version, 360 version and the PC version of the game.”