Zelda's 25th anniversary closes with a spectacular art book. 

To end the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda in true epic fashion, Nintendo have announced an art book known as Hyrule Historia.

The 274 page book contains three main chapters. The first details the story of Skyward Sword, as the origin of Hyrule and the series in general. The second chapter... Read more...

A downloadable program will be able to fix your save file.

A recently discovered bug in the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will soon be fixable via a downloadable program from Nintendo.

The bug, encountered late in the game, made it so you were not able to progress further. Nintendo had previously recognized the problem and revealed instructions on how to avoid the bug.

Spend your coins on downloadable games at the newly redesigned Club Nintendo.

A new Club Nintendo update gives users the ability to spend their hard-earned coins on downloadable games.

The games can be redeemed on the same page where coins are exchanged for other rewards. Users of Club Nintendo now have four downloadable titles to choose from. Super Mario Kart for 100 coins... Read more...

The remaining games include Minish Cap, Fire Emblem, F-Zero, and Wario Land 4. UPDATE: Confirmed for Europe.

The Game Boy Advance Ambassador games are coming out on December 16, according to a SpotPass message sent out to Japanese and European 3DS systems.

The message also confirmed the four other games that weren't confirmed previously. They are:

And a 3DS card case too.

The Japanese Club Nintendo website has updated its list of redemption rewards with two new prizes – a 3DS/DS game carrying case, and a shiny, golden Wii Nunchuk.

The carry case will house 18 Game Cards for either DS or 3DS and sports a simple yet charming logo on the front, available for 150... Read more...

An anonymous source talks about GameStop's part in Xenoblade's localization.

GameStop reached out to Nintendo in an effort to bring Xenoblade to America, according to an anonymous source. The source also claimed that GameStop is aiding with publishing costs.

Information from the same source claims that Nintendo has interest in localizing The Last Story for the States, but... Read more...

Not every retailer is getting Nintendo's newest 3DS attachment.

In a press release detailing Nintendo's early 2012 software lineup, it was revealed that the Circle Pad Pro will be sold exclusively through GameStop.

Releasing on February 7, the Circle Pad Pro will available at both GameStop's locations and its website. It is releasing alongside Resident Evil Revelations, one of the games utilizing the device. Currently it is listed at a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Plus the full title for the upcoming Jett Rocket game!

Not to be outdone by Europe, Nintendo of America announced the dates for their upcoming software in the first quarter of 2012. Among the casualties are Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Party 9, PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond and Rhythm Heaven Fever.

There aren't many suprises found on this list, although... Read more...

This and many more 3DS titles are on the way!

Kid Icarus: Uprsing is coming in March 2012 to Europe according to Nintendo of Europe's Nintendo 3DS release schedule. Alongside this announcement comes the listing of Layton 5, which has been hinted at before although no official comments were ever made.

On the downloadable side of things, Nintendo... Read more...

Also, a brand new name for Rhythm Paradise Wii!

PokéPark 2 and Mario Party 9 are on their way to Europe this March according to a recent press release from Nintendo of Europe. The release schedule also listed four other Wii titles including Boom Street, The Last Story, Pandora's Tower, and Rhythm Paradise Wii to be released in the first half of 2012.

The DS era isn't over that easily!

Inazuma Eleven 2, the follow-up to last year's release, will hit store shelves in early 2012. It will come in two different variations: Firestorm an Blizzard. The news comes from Nintendo of Europe's recent uncovering of the Q1 2012 lineup through a press release earlier in the morning.

No additional information was given.

It is also shipping with a free 3DS system case.

Resident Evil: Revelations, releasing February 7 of next year, is available now for pre-order with free shipping and a 3DS case from the online Capcom Store.

The controversially priced Resident Evil: Revelations is looking a little more price friendly now that Capcom is offering free shipping... Read more...

Aonuma discusses the future of The Legend of Zelda series.

In a recent interview with The Official Nintendo Magazine, Eiji Aonuma explained that he does not see future Zelda titles revisiting traditional button controls.  

"I honestly think we cannot go back to button controls now, so I think that these controls will be used in future Zelda titles,... Read more...

The Nintendo Channel tells us which games we can expect soon on WiiWare and DSiWare.

The European Nintendo Channel has updated its pages with dates for upcoming games on the Nintendo eShop, the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel. Among these we find the critically acclaimed Antipole, as well as new titles like the sequel to 2010's DSiWare title Flipper. You can look at the full list here below.

A system update and a decent amount of downloads, what more could we ask for this week?

Following what seemed to be a massive system update for the 3DS, Nintendo decided to release four titles across their downloadable services; unfortunately the Wii Virtual Console was once again neglected.

This week the eShop received the 3D puzzle game Pushmo. The game arrived in Japan last month... Read more...

Mistwalker's Wii RPG is coming to Europe before Xenoblade hits North America.

The Last Story is coming to Europe on February 24, 2012, according to a Nintendo press release.

The RPG, from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi's studio Mistwalker, came out in Japan in early 2011 to rave reviews. It's a story-focused experience with an innovative combat system. Additionally, The Last Story features online multiplayer ranging from deathmatch to co-op.

One AAA battery will hold you over for quite awhile with Nintendo's monstrous 3DS peripheral.

The Circle Pad Pro promises 480 hours of battery life with one AAA battery. The news comes directly from the device’s manual as the peripheral and Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G were made available to a select few in Japan before the official release on December 10.

The Circle Pad Pro will be released... Read more...

UPDATE: While Miyamoto will be focusing on smaller projects, he will NOT be retiring from game development altogether.

UPDATE: A Reuters report refuted the news that Shigeru Miyamoto will be stepping down from his position at Nintendo. A spokesperson from Nintendo denied the allegations made on Wired's interview, saying that Miyamoto simply wanted to train the new generation. After the announcement, Nintendo's shares fell two percent and partially recovered after the denial.

OG's title was allowed to go on sale despite Ubisoft's wishes.

Ubisoft's request to temporarily restrain the release of OG's Get Up and Dance was denied.

Ubisoft filed for a temporary restraining order on OG's new dance game due to its similarity to their own popular Just Dance series. They claimed that the avatars and instructors in Get Up and Dance looked... Read more...

Gamers in Japan can play Wario's first adventure next week on their 3DS!

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 is set to be released in the Japan eShop on December 14 for 400 yen. This was revealed on the Nintendo 3DS Japan eShop under the “news” section for December 7. This brings the total of Virtual Console games to 39 in Japan.

While there has been no concrete word... Read more...