The upcoming entry in the series promises a deeper social experience.

Animal Crossing on 3DS, coming to Japan on November 8, will have a stronger social focus, including StreetPass functionality, according to a recent Nintendo Direct video.

Using StreetPass, players can visit other people's homes and explore them on their own leisure. The amount of homes available... Read more...

Look forward to The Hopeless Future.

Fire Emblem: Awakening's latest DLC will be coming to the Japanese eShop this week and it will be bringing a darker tone to the game. The new DLC features a darker storyline that follows some of the children characters in the game as they grow up in an alternate future.

The new story is titled... Read more...

Gotta Catch'em All! Wait a minute..

The DSiWare game Spirit Hunters Inc will be released in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on November 22, 2012. The game will cost 800 Nintendo DSiWare Points or US$7.99, €8 or AUS$12 on the Nintendo eShop.

Spirit Hunters Inc is a game in which the player battles and captures various spirit... Read more...

Ghost busting and army commanding will have to wait a few more months.

First-party 3DS titles Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Fire Emblem are scheduled for release in Europe in the first sixth months of 2013, according to Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon will be first out of the blocks, reaching store shelves in Q1 2013. This... Read more...

Also, Nintendo is releasing a second Style Savvy demo that will transfer the progress into the full game.

Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd you steal our garbage?!!, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Style Savvy: Trendstters, and more are getting 3DS eShop demos soon, according to Nintendo of America.

Style Savvy saw the first of its demos launch today, which focuses on creating outfits for a fashion... Read more...

Playing cartographer has never been so rife with danger!

The fourth entry of Atlus's Etrian Odyssey series is coming to North America. Titled Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan, it is the first installment on the 3DS and is due in 2013.

The Etrian Odyssey series is a first-person dungeon crawler that has players mapping out the areas they explore.... Read more...

In a few days, gamers in Japan can join the insanity.

Selected retailers across Japan will be opening up pre-orders for the Wii U on October 6. Leading the pack is online retailer Amazon, which will allow Nintendo fans to reserve the new console at midnight. This applies to the Basic Set and the Premium Set. Retailers will also be offering gamers a chance... Read more...

Now with more EA, dude bro-related content, and a family friendly title.

FIFA 13: World Class Soccer and Mass Effect 3 have been moved from tentative December release dates to December 8 in Japan, the Wii U launch day. 

Not only that, but Call of Duty: Black Ops II (dubbed version) and Sports Connection were also revealed to be coming to Nintendo’s next generation... Read more...

Crashmo, a sequel to Pushmo, has been announced to fall during fall, quite literally.

A sequel to Pushmo (Pullblox in Europe) called Crashmo (Fallblox in Europe) is coming to North America on November 22, and during the month of November in Europe.

The upcoming title will feature 90 training levels and 120 new levels. Players will still be able to create and share their own levels... Read more...

There will be at least six Virtual Console games in the next three months.

Mario Golf, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Wario Land II, and more are coming the 3DS Virtual Console in North America before the end of 2012.

Check below for a full list of release dates for each game.

Do you want your 3DS XL with a game or an adorable design?

A yellow 3DS XL with a Pikachu design and a system bundle featuring Mario Kart 7 were announced for launch in Europe later this year at the latest Nintendo Direct presentation.

The Pikachu-themed 3DS XL does not have a definite release date at this point, but president of Nintendo of Europe... Read more...

Download your 3DS favorites from the Nintendo eShop right now in Europe! North America? Wait two weeks.

Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Star Fox 64 3D, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D are coming to the European and North American eShop. This was announced by Satoru Shibata, the president of Nintendo of Europe, and revealed in a North American press release.

In Europe, the four games are available right now for €44.99/£39.99 each. In North America, they will be available for $39.99 each on October 18.

It looks like Nintendo's weird person-throwing Puzz Loop/Magnetica/Zuma-like game is coming to North America.

Tokyo Crash Mobs, a game featuring "pedestrian-tossing pandemonium," is coming to the North American 3DS eShop in early 2013.

The game, developed by Mitchell Corporation, is similar to Puzz Loop, Magnetica, and Zuma, but instead of colored balls, you throw people in colored suits. It takes places over three weeks of main characters Grace and Savannah's chaotic lives, and might be some weird meditation on how cutthroat business is.

The sequel to the WiiWare cult classic also comes to Europe in December.

Fluidity: Spin Cycle will release on the 3DS eShop December 27 in North America. The game will also release this December in Europe.

The game, a sequel to the critically acclaimed WiiWare title Fluidity, has the player controlling a puddle of water via the 3DS's tilt sensors as it transforms from... Read more...

Enjoy Mario's latest papery adventure just in time for Christmas.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star will launch on December 7, 2012 in Europe, Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata announced during the new Nintendo Direct presentation.

This means the game will arrive on European store shelves less than a month after the North American release on November 11.

The Suda 51 collaboration, Liberation Maiden, is available today in Europe after the Nintendo Direct.

Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter, and Crimson Shroud, three of the games available in the Level-5-created Japan compilation game Guild 01, are coming to the eShop in Europe and North America in 2012.

Liberation Maiden, made with Suda 51, is available on the European eShop right after the Nintendo... Read more...

Prepare for an add-on campaign featuring evil George Washington! 

Ubisoft has announced five pieces of downloadable content for Assassin's Creed III, set to release on Wii U within the first six months of the game's launch at retail.

Among these add-on packs will be a single-player expansion called The Tyranny of King Washington. Set after the War of Independence,... Read more...

Another one bites the dust in Japan.

The Flare Red Nintendo 3DS is going to be discontinued in Japan shortly. No specific reason or date was given. The Flare Red 3DS was released on July 14, 2011, the same day that Star Fox 64 3D in Japan.

This marks the second color variation to be discontinued in Japan (outside of limited editions), with the first being the Aqua Blue 3DS which was phased out in late May and early June of this year. 

Spelunking and golden greed go well together, wouldn't you agree?

Platforming is alive and well on the eShop this week, with Cave Story, Samurai G,  and New Super Mario Bros. 2 Add-On content available for purchase. While not available until Sunday, Pokémon Dream Radar hits the eShop as well, bringing Pokémon from White and Black Version 2 into your living room! Also be sure to check out what is available on the DSiWare and WiiWare services.

The game is finally making its way to the downloadable store later this month.

NightSky, developed by Nicalis, is scheduled to release on the 3DS eShop on October 25 for $9.99, according to Nintendo's website.

NightSky, which was released on the PC last year, has been in development on the 3DS for some time. The game was initially scheduled to be released earlier this year but was pushed back to later in the year.