Here's the exact day in February this Wii U game is coming out.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse will be hitting Wii U in North America on February 13, according to Nintendo of America's Facebook.

The post was accompanied by a variety of new screens for the upcoming Wii U game, which is a follow-up to the beloved DS game Kirby and the Canvas Curse. Rainbow Curse was first revealed at E3 2014 and was given a February 2015 release window in last week's Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo's multiplayer brawler is expected to sell incredibly well.

Pre-order numbers for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U are at a record high, surpassing those of Mario Kart 8, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed.

“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” Fils-Aime told Bloomberg. “Our expectation... Read more...

His body is ready!

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime will be making an appearance at The Game Awards 2014, a new awards show produced by GTTV's Geoff Keighley.

The Game Awards will be held on December 5 at the AXIS Theater in Las Vegas, and promises to come loaded with exciting game announcements and world premieres. The event will be live streamed over various online video services.

Ever wonder what the inside of a 2DS looks like? You'll soon find out!

Two new 2DS models, Crystal Red and Crystal Blue, will be making their way to North America for the holiday season.

They will be launching on November 21, the same day as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, for a suggested retail price of $99.99. Check out the pictures below!

Monado lend us your power, and also maybe your wallet.

Certain amiibo figures will be exclusive to different retailers, starting with Wave 3.

Wave 3 figures, slated for a February 2015 release, will be the first to be available as specific retailer exclusives. This info comes from a video on Nintendo of America's YouTube channel, which says that a... Read more...

You might have to erase data if you plan on using Amiibos with multiple games.

Amiibo games that require the ability to both write and read data on an Amiibo figure will have to erase data on a previous game in order to be used again, according to Nintendo of Japan.

For example, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U requires writing and reading save data on each figure. If you take... Read more...

Find out how to obtain your pass to Southern Island!

Using Streetpass will enable you to obtain the Eon Ticket, according to both the US and UK Pokémon branches.

For the UK, the Eon Ticket will be distributed via Streetpass to those who go to the London launch event on November 29. Those who obtain the Eon Ticket will be able to distribute it to... Read more...

Remember Fantasy Zone? OutRun? You will soon!

Five more Sega 3DS Classics are coming their way to North America.

Due for release next year, After Burner II, Fantasy Zone, OutRun, Fantasy Zone II and Thunder Blade will all be making their way to the 3DS eShop in early 2015. These are Sega titles originally released on arcade systems, and will... Read more...

You will be able to use the DLC online, but there are limitations.

Nintendo has detailed how the upcoming DLC will work in terms of online play for Mario Kart 8.

For online play, you can use both regular and DLC characters to play on the original 32 tracks, and those who don't have the DLC will be able to see the unlockable DLC characters in play. There will... Read more...

Time to get StreetPassing once more!

A Sonic Boom StreetPass Puzzle Swap panel has just launched for US 3DS systems via the Spotpass network.

This puzzle, much like others representing most first-party and hotly anticipated games, features forty pieces, with eight of them being the pink kind only available through StreetPass tags.

Gamers can get a free taste of Square Enix’s upcoming multiplayer Final Fantasy title.

Final Fantasy Explorers Light, a demo version of Final Fantasy Explorers, is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan on November 14. With the Light version, players will be able to play through the early parts of the game, which will take them through the prologue and give gamers a chance to fight... Read more...

Delivering Nintendo's adorable little figures right to your door.

Loot Crate is partnering with Nintendo to bring amiibo figurines to its popular mail-based subscription service.

"Loot Crate has teamed up with Nintendo to bring you an epic amiibo crate!" a post on the company's official site explains. There's no word on when amiibo figurines will be part of Loot Crate's offerings, but you can join the mailing list to stay updated on when it'll be made available to the public.

Now with third party characters!

Several new Super Smash Bros. Amiibo figures have just been revealed, including some third party characters. The new Amiibo figures include Lucario, Rosalina and Luma, Bowser, Toon Link, Sheik, Ike, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Shulk, Sonic and Mega Man.

Sonic and Mega Man mark the first characters... Read more...

Just think of the possibilities!

Nintendo is currently investigating the possibility of partnering with third-party studios to expand the amiibo platform to games beyond its first-party software lineup.

"We’re having those conversations and we’re still early on because amiibo isn’t even going to launch until later this month," Nintendo licensing manager Damon Baker explained.

Enjoy Eden's foray in the role-playing genre slightly later than expected.

Citizens of Earth will now be coming out on January 20, 2015, Atlus announced on Friday.

The RPG, which was originally scheduled to release this month, sees the Vice President of the world on a quest to save it. For this, he will ask help from various members of society. Together, they'll have to complete quests and uncover the strange occurences that have been happening all over.

Will Mario Kart Wii rise from the ashes once known as Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection?

The Electronics Frontier Foundation (EFF) is petitioning the United States government to allow legal modifications of games that no longer function online to do so once again.

Games like Mario Kart Wii that no longer have online support would potentially be playable online again if third-party... Read more...

Smash Bros. figurines only scratch at the surface of what Nintendo has planned for amiibo.

Amiibo, Nintendo's upcoming NFC platform, will extend far beyond figures. According to Nintendo EAD General Manager Shigeru Miyamoto, support for cards and cheaper toys is in the works as well.

"When Amiibo become cards, we can create a game which can be played only by passing several cards over... Read more...

We'll be giving out TEN prize packs to listeners come Saturday, so check out what joining in on the fun could net you! UPDATE: More prizes and ways to win!

The 5th Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon could be rocking for as long as ten hours, so we're giving away prize packs of free games and gear each hour! This is our way of saying thank you to you, our listeners, for tuning in and lending us your support in our bid to raise money for Child's Play, a charity that brings toys, games, and console to kids staying in hospital pediatric wards.

That's one big turnip.

Lots of big games droppin' this week on the download! Sonic's latest adventure is out in Sonic Boom for both the Wii U and 3DS systems. Harvest Moon is also back in Harvest Moon: The Lost World, so virtual farmers rejoice! On the Virtual Console front, Super Mario Advance (one of the first titles... Read more...

While the Big N is always thinking about new hardware, it's not ready to toss aside Wii U just yet.

Nintendo has no intention of releasing a successor to Wii U until the company has managed to push its tablet-centric console to its absolute limits.

According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the company is already investigating what its next console will be, but that doesn't... Read more...