Café images show up on official Nintendo development site.

Images featuring latte art with the labels "Cafe" and "Café Advance Support" have been added to WarioWorld.com, the website of Nintendo's Software Development Support Group.

Though not showing up on the front page of the site, the thumbnail image was added to the site on April 4, 2011, and... Read more...

Student-created games involve space, jellyfish, and a blob.

Four games selected as the best annual entries from the Nintendo Game Seminar are now available to download for a limited time - if you live in Japan.

The games are available through the Wii's Minna no Nintendo Channel, DS Station, and Nintendo Zone, with staggered releases. The seminar website encourages players to fill out surveys after they have played the game.

The popular handheld may be on its way out.

The Nintendo DS Lite will be discontinued, according to an internal GameStop memo, which was posted on NeoGAF. 

The memo stated that GameStop locations will not be replenished on DS Lite units, and that after existing stock is sold out, employees should remove display boxes from view. 

The famed developer also made comments on new 3DS AR games.

After several sites commented on Nintendo's next console (now dubbed "Project Café"), Miyamoto expressed his thoughts on the matter, saying that Nintendo is always working on new hardware.

In an interview offered by French site Gameblog, Shigeru Miyamoto discussed many things going on at Nintendo.... Read more...

Retailers listing Atlus likely due to distribution deal.

Cave Story 3D is still being published by NIS America, not Atlus, as certain retailers have indicated. In actuality, Atlus is involved in distribution.

NeoGAF member Father_Brain noticed that some retailers had changed the publisher of Cave Story 3D from NIS America to Atlus. We asked Nicalis Producer Tyrone Rodriguez to clarify the situation. He responded with the following:

Mario and Sonic take their friendly rivalry to Europe, and make their 3DS debut in the process.

Sega has revealed that they are working on a third Mario and Sonic game, this time at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The third game in the series will once again be a mini-game collection based off of many Olympic sports. The new mini-games announced include both soccer and equestrian, while athletic... Read more...

Dubbed Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version, it will contain an early look at the game and an unlockable debug menu.

Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version will be an eShop launch title, according to the Capcom Unity blog.

The game, a demo of the forthcoming Mega Man Legends 3, will star Barrett, a new character who leads a sky biker gang. It will feature a sample of the game's missions, and once you finish it, you'll be able to explore unfinished areas of the full game and use a debug menu to check out other moves and abilities.

Site is updated with new information about characters, story, and gameplay mechanics.

After recently releasing a new trailer for the upcoming Wii title Pandora's Tower, Nintendo has also updated the game's official website with a wealth of information regarding the story, character backgrounds, and the in-game system. Below, is a break down of the updated  information from the website.

Mario might be debuting this fall on 3DS.

The new Super Mario Nintendo 3DS game, which was announced back at this year's Game Developers Conference in March, could actually see a release in 2011.

Shigeru Miyamoto recently spoke to French gaming website Gameblog.fr, stating, "I promise to do all I can to deliver the new Mario game this year."

Trailer reveals more about the combat and story.

Nintendo and developer Ganbarion released a second trailer today for the upcoming Pandora's Tower on the Everybody's Nintendo Channel in Japan. Slightly over two minutes long, the new trailer shows off more of the in-game graphics, combat, and more of the story. The main premise of the game revolves... Read more...

A recent job listing hints at the possibility.

Retro Studios looking to hire several people, according to a recent job listing posted on Gamasutra.

The Austin, Texas-based company is looking to fill the following staff positions:

4/14/2011 Software Engineer (Level 2 or 3)4/14/2011 Software Engineer (Level 1)4/14/2011 Graphics/UI Artist4/14/2011 Game Designer4/14/2011 Design Manager4/14/2011 Technical Artist4/14/2011 Artist - Retro Studios

Also, Master Quest will be mirrored and tweaked in different ways.  

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will feature a new mode called Boss Challenge, according to a recent Nintendo of Europe press release.

The mode will let players replay boss fights one at a time, or continously. The press releases hints that it will be unlocked at a certain point in the game,... Read more...

DoA is bouncing its way down under this May.

The Nintendo 3DS fighting game, Dead or Alive Dimensions, will be coming to Australia and New Zealand on May 26, 2011.

The game will be priced at AU $69.95 and NZ $99.00.

Sega's Sonic anniversary project will not see a Wii release.

Sega has confirmed that Sonic Generations will not be released on the Wii due to the system not being an HD-capable console. The title is set to be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Sonic Generations is a game that celebrates Sonic the Hedgehohg's 20th anniversary. In it, players... Read more...

Nintendo's multiplayer hits see a new price later in the month.

Nintendo announced today that two of their biggest Wii titles, Wii Party and Wii Sports Resort will drop in price. Both games will be priced at $39.99 from April 25.

Wii Sports Resort was original released in North America on July 26, 2009, and has sold over 10.7 million copies in North America. The title is a sequel to the Wii-pack in title, Wii Sports, and it is a showcase title for the Wii MotionPlus peripheral.

The Virtual Console arrival of Mega Man's 5th NES adventure has been revealed by the ESRB.

A leak by the ESRB has confirmed that Mega Man 5 is poised for a Virtual Console release.

The fifth Mega Man game, originally released in 1992, has players once again taking control of the Blue Bomber as he defeats another set of robot masters, this time lead by Proto Man. The title's innovation lies in Beat, a robot bird that can be found by collecting letters that spell MEGA MAN V.

The new price is unanimous across most major retailers in the United States.

The price of the Wii has dropped to $169 in the United States at all major retail outlets in the United States. The system, which still has an official MSRP of $199, is being sold at the new lower price by Target, GameStop, Toys 'R Us, Amazon, and Best Buy. The bundle still includes Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort.

The Blue Bomber's 16-bit debut has finally arrived in North America.

This week in Nintendo downloads, we have five new titles, and one new demo available for download on the Wii Shop Channel and the DSi Shop.

For Virtual Console, we have Mega Man X, the Super NES debut of the classic Mega Man franchise. A spin-off of the original Mega Man titles, this game puts a new spin on a classic formula, with a shiny new coat of 16-bit paint. Mega Man X is available on the Wii Shop Channel for 800 Wii Points ($8).

The Super Nintendo classic is coming to your Wii soon.

Final Fantasy III is coming to North American Virtual Console according to the ESRB.

Actually the sixth entry in the series, the game came out on Virtual Console in Japan and PAL territories in March 2011.

Final Fantasy III was the third game in the series to make it to North America, coming out in October 1994. It was later re-released on PlayStation in 1999 and Game Boy Advance in 2007.

Nintendo's pocket monsters rule the software sales chart for March.

Pokémon Black and White were the top selling games for the month of March.

According to the latest NPD sales data, the fifth generation in the Pokémon series claimed the first two slots in the top ten, ending Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops's four month reign. According to Nintendo, the combined titles sold approximately 2.5 million units, breaking the previous record set by Pokémon Gold and Silver, released in 2000.