10 years ago today, the GBA launched in the United States.

On June 11, 2001, the Game Boy Advance hit stores in North America.

The system launched with 17 games, including Super Mario Advance, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

Next week, Nintendo World Report will celebrate the system's release, starting with a reveal of the staff's Top 10 Game Boy Advance games.

Even more new information has been released regarding Super Pokémon Scramble

Earlier this week we reported that the Nintendo 3DS would be getting its first retail Pokémon game this summer in the form of Super Pokémon Scramble. At the time not many details were known, but since then, tidbits of information have been gradually released.

In Super Pokémon Scramble, players... Read more...

Mario Kart 3DS producer wants the game to run smoothly in both 2D and 3D, online and offline.

Mario Kart 3DS producer Hideki Konno was questioned as to whether or not the game would feature online play. His response was "Of course."

Though the current online configuration is not quite set, he said that "our goal right now is to have the same number of players for both local wireless and... Read more...

The first 3D movie trailer is available on the 3DS.

A Green Lantern movie trailer was added to the 3DS eShop at some point today. The movie is due out in theaters on June 17.

The trailer was recently featured before 3D movies in theaters, and is now available for 3D viewing via the eShop. At nearly three minutes long, it is the longest video available in the eShop.

Early purchasers of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will receive a special bonus! 

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo has planned a series of events for the year, including a new version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords for the Nintendo DSiWare Store as well as The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii. The first Zelda game to see... Read more...

Nintendo doesn't want downloads treated as second-class citizens.

Nintendo will not be using any special name for downloadable software on 3DS, according to an anonymous third-party developer we spoke with at E3.

Though Nintendo filed for 3DSWare trademarks, it appears the name will go unused. Apparently, Nintendo wants to remove the distinction between downloadable... Read more...

Final Fantasy could eventually land on the Wii U.

Square Enix is now considering bringing their highly-acclaimed Final Fantasy series to the Wii U, according to Yoshinori Kitase.

“After seeing Wii U revealed at Nintendo’s conference, we are now considering the possibilities of bringing the Final Fantasy series to the format,” Kitase remarked.

Nintendo's global president cannot understand why the company's stock has declined over the past few days.

Shares in Nintendo fell nearly 10 percent following the announcement of the Wii U on Tuesday.

The decline left some people puzzled, including Satoru Iwata. In an interview with Reuters, Mr. Iwata commented on the drop by saying:

"Honestly speaking, the reaction to (Tuesday's) presentation and what I heard from people I met and the mood of the convention did not chime at all with what happened in the stock market. It's very strange."

Australia joins the banning bandwagon for this increasingly-doomed title.

Dead or Alive Dimensions, the latest of several big-name fighting games to reach the 3DS, has been declassified in Australia and all copies pulled from shelves. The decision follows the banning of the game in several European regions, after it was decided that containing several fighters of questionable age inherently constituted the game as child pornography.

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D enters in the top spot.

It was another slow week in Japan in terms of video game sales as, for a second consecutive week, the best-selling game sold well below 100,000 units.

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, which was released last week, debuted in the top spot with sales of 58,792. The game easily outsold the runner-up,... Read more...

The company is still researching whether the technology would allow it.

Shigeru Miyamoto says that Nintendo is looking into the possibility of using two of the new Wii U controllers simultaneously. 

The initial idea was for one controller per system, and the company felt it would be more convenient for people to use their 3DS systems when a multiplayer game called... Read more...

You'll be able to buy the compilation in stores, and it's got new special features.

NWR has just learned from developer Gaijin Games that there will also be a Wii retail version of Bit.Trip Saga, which is intended to be the "ultimate version" of these games for true fans. The Bit.Trip series of games was originally released one at a time on WiiWare. Since then, a few of the games have been ported to iOS, and a previously announced Nintendo 3DS compilation is coming in late summer. 

New information is here on the unexpected sequel to Pokémon Rumble.

Super Pokémon Scramble, a follow-up to Pokémon Rumble will be released on Nintendo 3DS at the end of July.

Like its WiiWare predecessor, Super Pokémon Scramble is developed by Ambrella. The game will feature Pokémon from Pokémon Black and Pokémon White, in addition to some from past generations.

Mickey Mouse's Wii experience will arrive in Japan this August thanks to Nintendo.

Today it was announced that Nintendo will be releasing Disney Epic Mickey in Japan on August 4.

The game was released in North America and Europe late last year by Disney Interactive Studios. For the Japanese release, Nintendo will take over as publisher of the game. The game will also be given a new name: Disney Epic Mickey: Mickey Mouse to Mahou no Fude, or Mickey Mouse and the Magic Brush.

Do you want to make a game for Wii U or 3DS? I'll take both.

Masahiro Sakurai, co-founder of Project Sora, said that there is no way that they can't make Super Smash Bros. for both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, in response to Iwata's reveal that Nintendo are making a new console. 

This comes from the recently posted "Iwata Asks" article on Project Sora's... Read more...

Ubisoft's games might need online accounts, but Nintendo aren't promising this yet. 

Ubisoft Producer, Adrian Blunt, has said that the Wii U will no longer require the use of Friend Codes for online connectivity, but instead, Nintendo will offer an account based system similar to what is found on Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. This was revealed in an interview with MTV Multiplayer.

The sequel to the popular handheld series is heading to the Wii in July. 

Nintendo opened a teaser site today that announced a July 21 release for Rhythm Heaven in Japan.

The final Japanese name for the game is Minna no Rhythm Tengoku, or Everyone's Rhythm Heaven.

No other details were announced concerning the title.

The Nintendo President makes vague comments on the upcoming console's pricing. 

Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata stated that the Wii U is likely to be priced over 20,000 yen (roughly $250). This was revealed a recent interview with the Nikkei newspaper in Japan, where he stated that the cost of the new console is unlikely to sell for the same price as the Wii .

The Wii currently retails for 20,000 yen in Japan and originally launched for 25,000 yen.

Updated hardware packages for Wii and 3DS in Japan are on the way.

Nintendo is releasing a new Wii bundle in Japan that includes two Wii Remote Pluses and Wii Sports Resort for 20,000 yen, the same as the current Wii console price. 

The extra controller in the bundle will be Aqua Blue while the other controller will match the console (i.e. black or white).... Read more...

The unveiling of the Wii U did not convince analysts or stock holders.

After the unveiling of the Nintendo Wii U at E3 on June 7, shares for Nintendo have fallen 5.7 percent to 16,930, the lowest in more than five years and is leaving analysts to question whether or not Nintendo will be able to receive the same kind of success they did with the Wii. 

“There... Read more...