The additional payment option is hitting Nintendo’s handheld next week.

NFC payments via contactless smart cards are coming to the New Nintendo 3DS and LL models in Japan on December 9. The smart cards, which were introduced as a payment option on Wii U over the summer, are commonly used in Japan to scan for train fare or for purchasing items at convenience stores and... Read more...

Captain Toad, Fire Emblem and more await you this week!

The big releases are winding down as the holiday season continues, but this week we still have a big release here on the Download. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is now out! How will you help Toad and Toadette travel through various worlds in search of stars? Beyond Captain Toad, we also have Lode... Read more...

The intense development process took a lot out of Mr. Sakurai.

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai doesn't think he'll work on another game in Nintendo's popular fighting series.

"I can't positively declare there won't be [another Smash Bros. game]," he said in an interview with Game Informer. "With both Melee and Brawl, I made those games with the... Read more...

Cast your swords (and perhaps your axes) for the game that brought the series to North America!

Fire Emblem will be heading to the Wii U eShop tomorrow for $7.99.

Released in Japan as Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame, the original Game Boy Advance game came out on November 3, 2003. It was the first in the series to arrive in North America, and it's popularity has brought most of the following entries in the series to the western world as well.

World Tour dates announced and beginning in January 2015.

The Legend of Zelda concert series is returning for a worldwide tour starting in Nashville, Tennessee in January 2015.

For its third installment, fans will see new artwork and musical inclusions from new games like A Link Between Worlds and future releases like the upcoming Majora's Mask 3D. Concerts... Read more...

Coming soon to fill the retro-inspired hole in our hearts left in the wake of Shovel Knight.

Super Icon Ltd. recently announced via Twitter that their retro-inspired, 2-D platformer Life of Pixel will be coming to Wii U soon.

Originally released on Mac and PC, Life of Pixel offers over 80 levels and unlockable content and features a large variety of level designs, gameplay and power-ups. While the graphics and sound bring to memory the old days of the NES, gameplay gives a wider picture of other platform styles as well.

Retail source says Nintendo is trying to clear the old system from shelves.

The trade price of Nintendo's white, 8 GB Wii U Basic has been slashed in the UK by £70. The UK first saw these price cuts in late October, but they continue to extend into new deals and bundles for the holiday shopping season.

Bundle offers for the Wii U Basic console include a £199.99 deal... Read more...

A major update has arrived for one of Nintendo’s freemium 3DS games.

An update for Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Version 4.0, is available now on the 3DS eShop.

The 4.0 update includes a series of changes over the previous version. For starters, it’s now possible for players to remodel each of the game’s 39 subs in the game for $0.99 each. Remodeling a sub will upgrade... Read more...

Interest in Game Freak's creature-collecting franchise is as strong as ever!

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have sold incredibly well in the UK, with the pair of titles enjoying the biggest Pokémon launch the region has ever seen.

The duo of Game Boy Advance remakes managed to outpace the prior record-holder, Pokémon X and Y, by a whopping 17 percent. This is... Read more...

With the arrival of the New Nintendo 3DS, the previous model's end is imminent.

Nintendo will end production on its line of regular 3DS XL (or LL in Japan) handhelds very soon. This was revealed on the company's Japanese website earlier in the week.

All the color variations: Mint White, Black, Blue Black, Pink White, Red Black, Silver Black and White will no longer be manufactured. All the other versions of the standard Nintendo 3DS XL have been discontinued already and will not return.