Refining the googly eye engine requires time.

Playtonic Games will need a few more months of prep time before Yooka-Laylee emerges.

The company announced today that the N64-inspired platformer would release in Q1 2017 (January - March) instead of the promised October 2016, citing a desire to add some more polish time to the schedule.

The announcement was accompanied by the release of the game's E3 trailer, which you can see below:

A big day for physical releases of digital titles.

XSEED will be handling distribution titles for an upcoming eShop title as well as the disc version of a Kickstarter success.

The company announced today that they would be the distributors for the physical release of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. The Wii U game will come with a 20-track soundtrack CD, and will retail as the "Risky Beats Collection" for $29.99 US.

They promise the nine-player running will come across, apparently.

A new Amazon listing suggests that one of the most loved Wii U indie exclusives is about to grab the 3DS trophy.

The listing, which was found today has the game releasing for $29.99 ($23.99 with Amazon Prime) on September 6. Nighthawk Interactive, who published the PS4 physical version of The Talos Principle, is listed as the publisher.

So much for all Zelda, all the time.

Nintendo's E3 plans will include a lot of Zelda, but a lot of other things as well..

The first sign came when the Japanese Twitter account for Pokémon sent a message today confirming both Pokémon Sun and Moon as well as Pokémon Go, would have a presence at Treehouse Live.

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The long dark tea time of the soul.

While Europe has a very light week, North America has a couple of interesting titles on the eShop this week. The big one is previous PlayStation Plus instant game collection member Kick and Fennick crossing over to the other platforms, bringing some more fun platforming action to the eShop. If you're... Read more...

Pretty close to a trademarked name

The Pokémon Company has released a new video naming the version legendaries and some of the characters in Pokémon Sun/Moon.

Sun's mascot will be Solgaleo, a Steel/Psychic type. Its Full Metal Body ability blocks stat changes, and its trademark move is Sunsteel Strike. Moon will be helmed by Lunala,... Read more...

The farm is moving back to the portable realm

The 3DS will continue to be a leader in the farming space for the foreseeable future.

Natsume has confirmed that Harvest Moon: Skytree Village will release this fall and be playable in two weeks at E3. Joining River City: Tokyo Rumble in the 3DS lineup, the new Harvest Moon sees the player (either a male or female farmer) working to revive seven Skytrees and save the Harvest Goddess from a total power drain.

Tons of titles going on sale to celebrate the creation of Nintendo's digital store.

Celebrating the fifth year of the launch of the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Nintendo is having a sale on 100 select titles between June 7 (10 a.m.) to June 13 (11:59 p.m.) in Japan. Titles include full retail, downloadable and Virtual Console games with discounts up to 50 percent off. Additionally, users... Read more...

This time, you're designing the new Chop Chop.

The newest Skylanders adventure will only land on Wii U this fall.

Activision has announced this year's Skylanders title will be called Skylanders Imaginators and will release on October 16 for the Wii U, along with PlayStation 3/4 and Xbox 360/One. The game will come with a Creation Crystal that will allow players to create their own Skylanders, that can learn new skills from "Skylanders Senseis".