Outside developers took Nintendo-made experiments and made them into "promising prototype" games.

The development process for Wii Play: Motion, called Wii Remote Plus Variety in Japan, used multiple developers competitively creating the included games, according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in the company's recent Financial Results Briefing.

"The development process was very unique," Iwata... Read more...

Update to the new firmware next month and Excitebike will be free on the eShop in Japan.

Excitebike will be among the first games to be released as part of the 3DS Classics on the Nintendo 3DS eShop for Japan when the service launches in late May. These games are classic Nintendo releases enhanced for the 3DS. The NES title will be available free of charge following the long-awaited firmware update next month, which is set to make several 3DS features available including 3DS Virtual Console.

Nintendo's end-of-year review reveals tentative release dates for several high-profile 3DS titles.

Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Kid Icarus: Uprising, and Star Fox 64 3D are all set for a fiscal year 2011 release on the 3DS, according to Nintendo's recent financial report.

Those five titles are listed as "TBA" for North America. Additionally, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is listed as a "2011" release for the Wii, somewhat confirming the new Zelda title's fall launch.

PooYoos learn how to animate and search for words in this week's selection of games. 

Five new titles have been added to Nintendo's downloadable game services, three for DSiWare and two for WiiWare. Headlining the week's releases is Airport Mania: First Flight from Lemon Games. The 200 DSi Point ($2) title has players playing several flights around various airports.

The second DSiWare... Read more...

From this day forward, BurgerTime is on World Tour.

BurgerTime HD is no more, as the game will now be known as BurgerTime World Tour. The name change applies to all platforms.

BurgerTime World Tour is a revival of the 1982 arcade title with brand new gameplay elements and level design, which brings Peter Pepper's world into 3D. The game is set for release on WiiWare and other download platforms.

3DS has sold 3.61 million units, but overall profits are down 52 percent.

Nintendo has released its financial report on the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. During that year, Nintendo sold 17.52 million DS systems and 15.08 million Wiis, increasing the lifetime sales of those platforms to 146.42 million and 86.01 million, respectively. In the short time the 3DS was available during this period Nintendo sold 3.61 million units of the new handheld.

More details and playable system to arrive at E3.

Along with their fiscal earnings report, Nintendo released a memo regarding the Wii's successor, set to launch in 2012. The simple note is similar to one released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2010.

The brief statement notes that the system will be playable at this year's E3 in Los Angeles, which runs... Read more...

Café images show up on official Nintendo development site.

Images featuring latte art with the labels "Cafe" and "Café Advance Support" have been added to WarioWorld.com, the website of Nintendo's Software Development Support Group.

Though not showing up on the front page of the site, the thumbnail image was added to the site on April 4, 2011, and... Read more...

Student-created games involve space, jellyfish, and a blob.

Four games selected as the best annual entries from the Nintendo Game Seminar are now available to download for a limited time - if you live in Japan.

The games are available through the Wii's Minna no Nintendo Channel, DS Station, and Nintendo Zone, with staggered releases. The seminar website encourages players to fill out surveys after they have played the game.

The popular handheld may be on its way out.

The Nintendo DS Lite will be discontinued, according to an internal GameStop memo, which was posted on NeoGAF. 

The memo stated that GameStop locations will not be replenished on DS Lite units, and that after existing stock is sold out, employees should remove display boxes from view. 

The famed developer also made comments on new 3DS AR games.

After several sites commented on Nintendo's next console (now dubbed "Project Café"), Miyamoto expressed his thoughts on the matter, saying that Nintendo is always working on new hardware.

In an interview offered by French site Gameblog, Shigeru Miyamoto discussed many things going on at Nintendo.... Read more...

Retailers listing Atlus likely due to distribution deal.

Cave Story 3D is still being published by NIS America, not Atlus, as certain retailers have indicated. In actuality, Atlus is involved in distribution.

NeoGAF member Father_Brain noticed that some retailers had changed the publisher of Cave Story 3D from NIS America to Atlus. We asked Nicalis Producer Tyrone Rodriguez to clarify the situation. He responded with the following:

Mario and Sonic take their friendly rivalry to Europe, and make their 3DS debut in the process.

Sega has revealed that they are working on a third Mario and Sonic game, this time at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The third game in the series will once again be a mini-game collection based off of many Olympic sports. The new mini-games announced include both soccer and equestrian, while athletic... Read more...

Dubbed Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version, it will contain an early look at the game and an unlockable debug menu.

Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will be an eShop launch title, according to the Capcom Unity blog.

The game, a demo of the forthcoming Mega Man Legends 3, will star Barrett, a new character who leads a sky biker gang. It will feature a sample of the game's missions, and once you finish it, you'll be able to explore unfinished areas of the full game and use a debug menu to check out other moves and abilities.

Site is updated with new information about characters, story, and gameplay mechanics.

After recently releasing a new trailer for the upcoming Wii title Pandora's Tower, Nintendo has also updated the game's official website with a wealth of information regarding the story, character backgrounds, and the in-game system. Below, is a break down of the updated  information from the website.

Mario might be debuting this fall on 3DS.

The new Super Mario Nintendo 3DS game, which was announced back at this year's Game Developers Conference in March, could actually see a release in 2011.

Shigeru Miyamoto recently spoke to French gaming website Gameblog.fr, stating, "I promise to do all I can to deliver the new Mario game this year."

Trailer reveals more about the combat and story.

Nintendo and developer Ganbarion released a second trailer today for the upcoming Pandora's Tower on the Everybody's Nintendo Channel in Japan. Slightly over two minutes long, the new trailer shows off more of the in-game graphics, combat, and more of the story. The main premise of the game revolves... Read more...

A recent job listing hints at the possibility.

Retro Studios looking to hire several people, according to a recent job listing posted on Gamasutra.

The Austin, Texas-based company is looking to fill the following staff positions:

4/14/2011 Software Engineer (Level 2 or 3)4/14/2011 Software Engineer (Level 1)4/14/2011 Graphics/UI Artist4/14/2011 Game Designer4/14/2011 Design Manager4/14/2011 Technical Artist4/14/2011 Artist - Retro Studios

Also, Master Quest will be mirrored and tweaked in different ways.  

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will feature a new mode called Boss Challenge, according to a recent Nintendo of Europe press release.

The mode will let players replay boss fights one at a time, or continously. The press releases hints that it will be unlocked at a certain point in the game,... Read more...

DoA is bouncing its way down under this May.

The Nintendo 3DS fighting game, Dead or Alive Dimensions, will be coming to Australia and New Zealand on May 26, 2011.

The game will be priced at AU $69.95 and NZ $99.00.