Test drive the 3DS game with the super-long title (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate) before its March release.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate will be getting an eShop demo prior to its March 5 release in North America, according to Producer Dave Cox.

The game, a side-scrolling cross between Lords of Shadow's combat-heavy gameplay and other portable Castlevania game's Metroidvania design, was previously set for a 2012 release before the delay to 2013. You can check out our E3 2012 impressions here.

Pokémon event to be broadcast worldwide.

Major Pokémon news will be revealed tomorrow through a special "Pokémon Direct."

The presentation, hosted by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, will broadcast around the world, airing in North America at 6 AM EST, Europe at 12 noon CET, and 8 PM in Japan.

The tweets from Nintendo of America and Europe note this as a "short message," with Serebii reporting that it will be 10 minutes in length.

Don't let the penguins eat the Tetriminos! 

Tetris, Snowpack Park, Punch-Out!! Feauturing Mr. Dream, and Mario Kart 64 are all rewards through Club Nintendo.

Tetris is the classic 1989 Game Boy puzzler featuring falling Tetriminos. This classic can be yours for 150 Coins.

Snowpack Park places your Mii in the role of caregiver of up to 100... Read more...

Wii U players have the chance to get the game cheaper for another month! 

The eShop deal in North America for the downloadable title Little Inferno, will be extended until February 1st. This is what developer Tomorrow Corporation has announced to the public.

Little Inferno went on sale on December 20th from $14.99 to $9.99 and the deal was supposed to end last Thursday on January 4th. The developer has decided to give Wii U players more time, though no specific reasons were given as to why.

It won't be a long wait for this sequel to the WiiWare classic!

Gaijin Games has revealed that their upcoming title, BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is nearly complete, according to a statement posted on its blog this past Friday.

The statement reads:

''Come Monday all art and animation will be in and 98% and ready to ship. We... Read more...

And the results will either excite or disappoint you!

Jools Watsham, co-founder of Renegade Kid, recently took to Twitter to measure interest in a retail cartridge containing Mutant Mudds and its upcoming sequel.

Based off retweets and favourites, Watsham surmised that respondents preferred the retail compilation over a 3DS eShop-exclusive release (the other option provided). The results by no means confirm any such plans, as Watsham insisted they were gathered out of his own curiosity.

Ring in the new year with a dungeon crawler, a rootin' tootin' cowboy, and more! 

What better way to kick off 2013 then by showing some eShop pride and pick something up from today's rather interesting line-up of downloadables. 3DS eShop lovers can dip their toes into the living dungeons found within Unchanined Blades, slide their entire foot into the platforming boots... Read more...

Surprise! It's another new Lego game!

Legends of Chima, the recently announced line of Lego products, is receiving a video game adaptation. Titled Laval's Journey, the game is set to release later this year on Nintendo DS and 3DS.

The latest Lego title from series stalwarts TT Games, Laval's Journey expands upon the Legend of Chima universe, a mythical world where tribes of anthropomorphic animals battle for control over a precious natural resource known as the Chi. 

Miyamoto wants to move the series away from the changes made in Pikmin 2. 

Pikmin 3 will be a return to the series' roots as per Shigeru Miyamoto's misgivings over Pikmin 2's design decisions.

Miyamoto, who serves as producer on all three installments, told GamesMaster magazine that he didn't completely agree with Pikmin 2's less stressful mechanics. The sequel dropped the time restraints found in the first Pikmin, allowing each player to achieve the objective at his or her own pace.

Solange is hopping her lovely way across the pond.

Code of Princess will more than likely be heading towards the European market, as an USK rating for the game has popped up this past week.

The rating reveals that the product will only be playable in English. Futhermore, the game will be published by its orginal developer and publisher Agatsuma Entertainment. All signs are pointing towards a Nintendo eShop only release, though it is too early to guess at this point in time.

Marvelous AQL's action game is hopping on the digital bandwagon.

Following the trend of more third-party releases on the Nintendo eShop, Marvelous AQL's Senran Kagura Burst will be available digitally on January 10, 2013, as confirmed by Nintendo's Japanese 3DS website.

The website lists the title at its retail price, which was roughly 6,000 yen. The size of the game is currently unconfirmed.

Get three 3DS eShop classics for a reduced price!

Nintendo will slash the price of three selected digital games on the Nintendo 3DS, the company announced on its website.

The games in question are Denpa Ningen RPG 2, Rhythm Hunter: Harmo Knight, and 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure. The sale will run from 10:00 JST on January 1 until 13:59 JST on January 6.

Years after its WiiWare release, the 2D strategy title arrives on 3DS next Spring.

Quirky real-time strategy game Swords & Soldiers 3D is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop some time in Spring 2013.

Swords & Soldiers, which pits Aztecs, Vikings and the Chinese Empire against each other in cartoon-styled 2D battles, was first released as a WiiWare download in early 2009.... Read more...

Interesting things are afoot in the world of the Pocket Monsters!

According to information released on Japanese television, we might see some exciting Pokémon news on January 8, 2013. This information was brought to the world by the folks over at Serebii.net.

At the end of a trailer for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a teaser image confirmed a big announcement, though we aren't sure what will pop up. This could be anything related to already released products, to entirely new ones all together.

January does what Decemdon't.

Zen Pinball 2 won't be hitting the Wii U eShop until January, according to developer Zen Studios.

Originally slated for a December release in both North America and Europe, the pinball game, which currently has two releases on the 3DS eShop, is getting pushed back slightly.

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Wash away 2012 with Fluidity: Spin Cycle, or just pass these remaining days with any number of today's Nintendo Downloads.

With 2012 drawing to a close, it's time for us to look back and reflect on the terrific games we've had digitally delivered to our eager mitts. Or, as this week's Nintendo Download's would have you believe, now is the time to release a few more pieces of great entertainment, and inevitably throw that... Read more...

Now with download play for up to two players!

Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop in Japan next week on January 1. The title will retail for 500 yen.

This iteration of the game will feature download play for up to two players. No specifics were given about what modes the download play will be utilized in, but it will likely be used in the Mario Bros. two player mode. 

Nintendo's classy man became even classier.

Nintendo of Europe's president, Satoru Shibata, sent out his warmest Christmas wishes to everyone and thanked fans for their support in 2012 in a letter posted this past Friday.

Shibata wasn't at first very sure if people would enjoy his appereance in European Nintendo Direct conferences, saying the the following: 

The Pokémon typing teacher is coming in January for both Australia and New Zealand.

Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure for the Nintendo DS will launch in Australia and New Zealand on January 10, 2013.

The player takes on the role of a new member of the Elite Typists Club. The game slowly builds in difficulty as the player attempts to accurately type the names of the Pokémon... Read more...

Clear your path with the power of paint. 

The next DSiWare title from Goodbye Galaxy Games has been announced, a colorful puzzle-platformer named Color Commando!. The game's creator, Hugo Smits, previously developed Flipper 1 and 2, and Ace Mathician for the DSiWare service. Color Commando! is scheduled to arrive in early 2013.

Spread across... Read more...