Fix coming later this month.

A bug in the June 6 3DS firmware update can cause Ridge Racer 3D to hang, according to a notice posted by Nintendo. After updating to the latest firmware version, backing out of Race Select or Machine Select in Ridge Racer 3D results in a frozen game.

Nintendo recommends that players simply avoid those actions, and rebooting if the system hangs. They will upload a new system update in the middle of June that fixes the problem.

Kirby's animated TV series will soon be available via the Wii in Germany.

Starting later this month, Germany will receive a free Kirby TV Channel via the Wii Shop Channel.

This channel features Kirby's animated TV show, which started back in 2004. At launch, 4 episodes will be available, with a new episode being added every two weeks.

It is not known as to whether or not this channel will be released in other European countries.

Tetris goes 3D for the second time (if you include Virtual Boy).

A version of Tetris for 3DS is hitting retail shelves this October, according to Tetris Online.

Tetris Online will publish the game, and it is likely that Majesco could be the North American distributor, as they secured the Wii and DS rights to the series in 2009, and followed it up with a retail... Read more...

Japanese newspaper Nikkei seems to confirm recent rumors.

The Wii successor will include a touch screen and camera, according to Japanese newspaper Nikkei. No source of the information is given.

Seeming to confirm earlier rumors, the upcoming system's controller is said to include a six-inch touch screen, which will allow players to use touch controls to manipulate characters seen on the television screen. It can also be used as a portable game controller, independent of the television.

After Excitebike and Xevious, there are four more to come.

Six 3DS Classics titles have been made for the Nintendo 3DS. Following the release of Excitebike worldwide and Xevious at the Japanese eShop launch, there will be four more titles.

Development on 3DS Classics started at the end of 2009. The latest Iwata Asks has some insight on the process. The... Read more...

Now you can try to get past that tricky spot again and again.

Games made available on the Virtual Console service of the Nintendo eShop will have full save states. This means that it is possible to save your game during gameplay, and retry from that point in the game multiple times. 

For the Wii, it is only possible to "suspend" a game, creating a pause... Read more...

Players hoping to experience the supernatural RPG on their 3DS this summer might be disappointed.

A newsletter sent by Atlus confirms that Devil Survivor Overclocked for the 3DS, once slated for a June 2011 release, has been delayed. The title now has a vague Fall 2011 release date.

Along with the delay, Atlus revealed the game's final box art.

Devil Survivor Overclocked is an updated version... Read more...

Sakurai teases at the possibilities on Twitter.

Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising director, posted a photo of his E3 pass that hints at the possibility of a Zelda 25th anniversary project at E3.

Another photo features a playful shot of Sakurai's cat gnawing at the pass's lanyard. On one side, it has the words "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword". On the other side, it reads "Zelda 25th Anniversary".

Update: Several titles have been removed from the list.

Along with the reveal of the 3DS's eShop lineup in North America and Europe, the titles that will not be transferable have been revealed. Players will not be able to transfer the following games and apps to their 3DSs once the firmware update hits in June:

Update: Since the original posting of this article, the referenced list on Nintendo's web site has been cut from 19 titles to 11.

Three titles announced for North America, with one substitution for Europe.

Following the launch of the eShop, upcoming titles for the North American Virtual Console are set to include Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Radar Mission. The European Virtual Console list differs slightly with Super Mario Land, Alleyway, and Tennis set to be available at launch. Pricing is still unknown.

There will be 10 games launching with the service, as well as an Internet browser.

Six Virtual Console, two 3D Classics, and two other titles will help launch the eShop in Japan. An Internet browser will also launch with the service next week.

The Virtual Console slate, all from the Game Boy, consists of Super Mario Land, Kirby's Dreamland, and Baseball from Nintendo, as well... Read more...

Tactile bridge crossing and weapon selection included in Snake's 3D adventure.

Gyroscopic control and touch screen are options in Metal Gear Solid 3D, according to Twitter posts by Hideo Kojima.

The series creator announced that he just completed playing the E3 demo for MGS3D, and that he had used the gyro controls on the 3DS unit to cross a rope bridge safely.

Also revealed was that the player will be able to select Snake's weapons via the touch screen.

Breakout-style Game Boy game among the first to be confirmed for the upcoming download service.

Alleyway, a Game Boy game developed by Nintendo's Intelligent Systems and released in 1989, has been rated by the ESRB as a 3DS Virtual Console title.

The game features gameplay similar to the classic game Breakout, with the player controlling a paddle on the bottom of the screen attempting to keep a ball bouncing to break the wall of blocks at the top. Mario makes a guest appearance in the game as the guy piloting the paddle.

WiiWare title's North American and European release dates to be announced after E3.

La-Mulana, a WiiWare-exclusive action game from developer Nigoro, will be released in Japan on June 21, with a Western release at a later date. The developer blog announced that they were going through the approval processes for the North American and European markets, and they would announce release dates for those territories as soon as they were available.