The Pocket Monster puzzler returns!

Pokémon: Battle Trozei has been announced for the Nintendo 3DS, and will be releasing on March 20 and in Japan on March 12.

Announced in today's Nintendo Direct, Battle Trozei is a continuation of the Trozei puzzle spinoff that originally released in North America in 2006. This new version will feature all 700 Pokémon.

Who would say no to more Monster Hunter Nintendo hardware?

A new Monster Hunter 4 Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) is coming to Japan on March 27 for 18,952 yen. Labeled the Rajang Gold set, the unit features a gold and black design and also comes packaged with an AC Adapter. For now, this unit is exclusive to Japan. 

Sub battles return to the 3DS

Available immediately after today’s Nintendo Direct on the 3DS eShop, Steel Diver: Sub Wars features online four-on-four multiplayer. Two missions and subs are available for free, with more available in the paid version.

This is the first of Nintendo's free to play games releasing on the eShop. The full version of the game costs $10.

It'll be a Kirby May Day!

Kirby Triple Deluxe will launch on May 2 in North America and May 16 in Europe.

Featured in today's Nintendo Direct, the catching horn ability was shown in detail. There are a number of collectables as well, such as keychains that will help you progress in the game. The keychains can be obtained... Read more...

Get ready for some chibi-fied Persona this summer. 

Perona: Shadow of the Labyrinth for the Nintendo 3DS is set to release in Japan on June 5, Iwata revealed at today’s Nintendo Direct. The game features younger versions of characters from both Persona 3 and 4. Currently there is no specific release date for regions outside of Japan. 

The Punch-Out!! hero joins the tussle.

Little Mac will be playable in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, as revealed in today's Nintendo Direct.

He has a lot of punching-based attacks, including a powerful charging move that resembles a knock-out punch. His Final Smash appears to transform him into Giga Mac. The character is based on the 2009 Wii release.

Why is there a giant arm hanging out of that man's brain?

Stick It To The Man, a puzzle-based platform game from Swedish indie developer Zoink!, has been revealed for the Wii U eShop.

Released late last year for PC, PlayStation 3 and Vita, the title follows Ray, a resident of a paper-craft universe who one day grows a magic arm from his head. This provides... Read more...

The first Direct of 2014 to reveal details about Wii U and 3DS games expected this spring.

The first Nintendo Direct of 2014 is scheduled to air Thursday, February 13, Nintendo announced today.

This week's Direct will deal specifically with Wii U and 3DS games expected to be released by the end of spring. No further information about content was provided.

Tomorrow's Direct will air... Read more...

A new 3DS simulation-RPG by the people behind Rune Factory.

Marvelous AQL's next project is a 3DS simulation-RPG developed by Rune Factory series staff, this week's Famitsu revealed.

Forbidden Magma (Kinki no Maguna in Japan) was first teased on a countdown site, leading to today's reveal in Famitsu. Very little information has been revealed about the project, although more details should be given when the official site launches on February 17.

Time for another new Poké Rap!

There will soon be a new Pokémon: #719 Diancie.

According to a translation of CoroCoro magazine by Serebii, Diancie is a Rock/Fairy type and will be the star of a brand new Pokémon movie called Cocoon of Destruction & Diancie. No details on distribution have been reported just yet.

Are you excited for this newly revealed Pokémon? Which Pokémon movie is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!

Which games will you spend your points on?

Donkey Kong Jr., Pictobits, Punch-Out!! (NES), and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars are this month's Club Nintendo digital game rewards.

Both Donkey Kong Jr. and Pictobits are available for 150 Coins each and are redeemable through the 3DS eShop. Punch-Out!! (NES) is 200 Coins and can... Read more...

U will have to wait.

The release of Watch Dogs for Wii U has been delayed. The Wii U version of the game has been pushed to, simply, "a later date".

An Ubisoft spokesman had the following to say about the delay: "We made the difficult decision to further delay the release of Watch Dogs on Wii U to focus the team's resources where they could have the broadest possible benefit for both our customers and Ubisoft".

Say goodbye to the season pass and hello to buying multiple day passes!

Germany's Gamescom show will be changing the way consumer and business tickets work for 2014, Koelnmesse announced on their website.

For the general public, season/weekend passes will no longer be available. Gamescom staff give a number of reasons for the change to Day Passes. They want to guarantee the event will move smoothly and according to plan, which they believe can only be achieved through daily passes.

Your favorite handheld system now comes in Yoshi flavor!

A Yoshi's New Island 3DS XL bundle has appeared on an online retailer, including the handheld system and the game.

The bundle, set to be priced at £199.99 (the same price as the Zelda 3DS XL released with A Link Between Worlds) is listed as coming out March 14, the same day as Yoshi's New Island. 

Physical copies of the game are scarce on the shelves.

The physical copies of the Nintendo 3DS game Rune Factory 4 are in short supply in North America.

"We've received quite a few inquiries asking about Rune Factory 4 since it's been difficult to find in stores in North America. Don't worry! It's just been selling well beyond our expectations, so we're working as quickly as possible to restock physical copies" publisher XSEED said on their official Facebook page.

Metroid's prolific villain is headed to the upcoming Smash Bros. games.

Mother Brain from the Metroid video game series has been revealed as an assist trophy in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. sequels for both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. 

"Pic of the day. Housed within the Control Capsule! Protected by Rinkas! Eyeball armed with a Laser Brain Attack!! The... Read more...

Sledgehammer Games joins the fray as the series switches to a tri-annual rotation.

The developers behind the historically successful Call of Duty franchise will now operate on a rotating three-year release cycle, with Sledgehammer Games joining series stalwarts Treyarch and Infinity Ward.

Activision will continue to release Call of Duty games on an annual basis and they confirmed... Read more...

Prepare your spatial reasoning skills for its launch this spring.

Shin'en is developing a new game in its Art of Balance series that will launch on the Wii U eShop in spring 2014.

The series, which originated on WiiWare in 2010 and then saw an installment on the 3DS eShop two years later, involves puzzle situations in which the goal is to stack a series of items while maintaining their balance. 

Leave your friends a tip, or a shovel to the face; the choice is yours!

Using the Wii U’s Miiverse platform, Shovel Knight will allow players to leave tips on a room by room basis to others.

Though Yacht Club games did not initially include specific details last November when it announced Miiverse and StreetPass integration would be coming to Shovel Knight, developer... Read more...

The mysteries of Lemuria will soon be revealed.

Child of Light, Ubisoft's upcoming artistic platforming RPG, will be coming to the Wii U eShop on April 30, 2014 for $14.99.

The Japanese-style role-playing game created by Ubisoft Montreal is built on the UbiArt Framework, the same engine used to power Rayman Legends and Origins, helping to create worlds that feel like interactive paintings.