Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata has expressed concern over ‘weak’ 3DS momentum in US and European territories, by way of a candid investor Q&A. While the 3DS represents around 55 percent of all handheld sales in Japan, the current sales reach in other territories is approximately 20 percent, according to Nintendo’s internal sales data. Not exactly a poor figure, considering US and Europe […]

Nintendo will be offering a free online service when it launches the Wii U. Andriasang reported that during a shareholder’s meeting, the marketing strategy behind Nintendo Network functionality on the upcoming console was brought up, and Nintendo President Satoru Iwata provided a case for both paid and free online models. The Nintendo boss pointed out that a free online service […]

We’re all expecting Nintendo to launch the Wii U by winter 2012. All signs point to it, and to be quite honest, it would be foolish for the Big N to wait any longer than that. But while we may be pretty sure the Wii U is coming within the next few months, we still have no clue how much […]

If you’ve been following the Professor Layton series since its early beginnings or are just looking to jump in, you’ll be glad to know that the next entry is due out later this year. Titled Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, the next handheld puzzler from developer Level-5 will continue to tell the tale of the titular protagonist and his […]

I don’t know about you folks, but I absolutely adore the Kirby franchise. Honestly, that series includes some of my favorite games, and thus far, everything I’ve played starring Kirby has provided me with many memorable and enjoyable experiences. So it should come as no surprise that I’m totally stoked about the upcoming Kirby’s Dream Collection, which will celebrate the […]

Nintendo will be releasing additional content for New Super Mario Bros. 2 following its August 19 launch, which also happens to be the day the 3DS XL will release in North America. The announcement was made today during the Nintendo Direct presentation, where viewers were assured that the add-on content would not be developed until after New Super Mario Bros. […]

Reggie Fils-Aime kicked off tonight’s Nintendo Direct presentation with some major news regarding the 3DS. A hardware revision has officially been confirmed, and it looks like we’ll be getting the 3DS XL later this summer. The handheld features a sweet top screen that’s measured at 4.88 inches in width and a lower screen that’s 4.18 inches. Not too shabby! The […]

Nintendo has dropped the bombshell that Namco Bandai is working alongside Masahiro Sakurai of Sora Ltd. on the next Smash Bros. title, tentatively known as Super Smash Bros. 4. Details are scant beyond that unfortunately. The announcement was made during the company’s Nintendo Direct webcast by Satoru Iwata. It’s not clear if Namco Bandai characters will be making their way into […]

Nintendo will be airing one of its special Nintendo Direct presentations tonight. The company has confirmed that it will be discussing Wii, 3DS, and DS news. It’s a bit strange that the Wii U wasn’t mentioned, and unless Nintendo is planning on surprising gamers, I doubt we’ll get any new info on the upcoming console. Speaking of surprises, what can […]

Officially, Crytek has went on record to say that it has no in-house projects under development for Wii U. Despite this, the company remains quite vocal about the hardware, and for good reason. In a recent interview with CVG, company boss Cevat Yerli revealed that CryEngine 3 “runs beautifully” on Wii U, adding that a “respected developer” already has one […]

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that the Wii U would support two GamePads during the Big N’s press conference at E3 last week. The announcement was met with applause, as gamers, well, like playing with other people a lot of the time. It’s great that two GamePads will be compatible with the Wii U at any given time, […]

The Legend of Zelda has a storied history as one of the grandest video game franchises ever conceived. While gamers talk about every title in the series to incredible degrees, two revered titles that have been talked about a lot lately are A Link to the Past and Majora’s Mask. Nintendo has hinted at 3DS remakes for both of these, […]

Nintendo has yet to fully jump onto the whole achievements bandwagon. While the 3DS StreetPass functionality rewards players with Coins, and though we’ve certainly seen a number of games for Nintendo consoles with in-game achievements, the company has yet to make the feature a major staple of its platforms like Microsoft and Sony. It looks like that might remain the […]

As a franchise, Castlevania has suffered a rocky relationship with home consoles, at least up until 2010’s Lords of Shadow reboot. While transitioning to 3D was a struggle for Castlevania throughout the PS2 era, portable installments that retained the classic side-scrolling gameplay with Metroid-like exploration elements flourished during those dark times. However, with the success of Lords of Shadow, Konami […]

Something that has always drawn me to developer 5th Cell’s Scribblenauts series is its undeniable charm. The game just looks so adorable, the music is really cute, and the gameplay is refreshing. I’ve been a Scribblenauts fan since day one, and I’ve got a rooster hat to prove it. So when Scribblenauts Unlimited was officially unveiled at this year’s E3, […]

Rumors have been circulating that the Wii U will be priced at $300 when it launches. This water cooler talk has made its rounds across the good ol’ internet since the platform was first announced by Nintendo at last year’s E3. Hell, the $300 price tag was speculated since before the big reveal. You can now add yet another morsel […]

Yesterday, a demo for Rayman Origins landed on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. While the demo indicates that this may be the weakest version of Ubisoft’s adorable and charming 2D platformer, the game still seems to retain a lot of the elements that made it so great on home platforms and the PlayStation Vita. The gameplay, for example, is still stellar. […]

Ubisoft has been open about its support for the Wii U for the past few months. With games like Rayman Legends and Assassin’s Creed III being teased as possible candidates for Nintendo’s upcoming platform, it’s obvious that Ubisoft hopes to bring some of its bigger franchises to the system. Eurogamer reports that during its earnings call, Ubisoft further expressed support […]

When Luigi’s Mansion 2 was announced for the 3DS, fans of the first game immediately got stoked at the prospect of a handheld sequel. After all, the first game had a nice following, and while it wasn’t perfect, it delivered an experience that derived from the typical Mario formula and dared to be different. Couple that with the fact that […]

Nintendo’s announced that Pikmin 2 and Mario Power Tennis will join its Nintendo Selects lineup on June 10. The titles are updated versions of the GameCube originals, retrofitted with motion controls. It’s been a long time coming, considering Nintendo released both under the ‘New Play Control’ banner in Japan back in 2009. While we’re perplexed as to why it’s taken […]