A leaked trailer shows off near-field communication adding Rabbids and Assassin's Creed characters to the game.

Ubisoft responded to the leak with the following statement:

"An internal video showing images of Rayman Origins' sequel has leaked over the Internet. This video was intended as a purely internal demonstrative video, and in NO way represents the final game, the final console or their features.

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Nintendo says things are looking up for 3DS. For DS and Wii, however...

Software and hardware sales forecasts regarding 3DS, DS, and Wii were revealed by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata at the recent investors meeting.

On the 3DS front, Nintendo predicts a 100 percent increase in software sales and an increase in hardware sales of almost 40 percent from the previous fiscal year. "From this fiscal term, we will be in the harvest time for the software sales of the Nintendo 3DS," Iwata explained.

UPDATE: Iwata dismisses possibility of "gatcha-type" sales of mystery items.

Nintendo is not and will not be in the business of selling mystery "gatcha-type" items as DLC according to CEO Satoru Iwata. As an example, Iwata said that Nintendo would "continue to make efforts to avoid such misunderstandings as, 'the next 'Animal Crossing' might be a game which relies upon add-on content sales.'"

The rules for 3DS downloads aren't changing just because the game's also available on a card.

When Nintendo begins releasing full 3DS retail titles via eShop this August, those titles will be tied to the specific 3DS system that downloads them in much the same way that the eShop exists for download-only titles today.

In the recent financial results briefing Iwata said "The digitally downloaded... Read more...

Japan and the U.S. have the highest connection rates.

The Japanese and U.S. markets have seen a steady increase in 3DS internet connectivity to their current rate of 70%, Nintendo revealed during their end-of-the-year investor's meeting. 

This does not mean that 3DS owners in those two territories are necessarily playing games online, but only that they are actively connecting their systems to the internet. This rate is the highest that any of Nintendo's handhelds have ever achieved.

Nintendo has learned their lesson from the Nintendo 3DS launch.

The Wii U will launch with several content-rich titles, Satoru Iwata confirmed in the financial briefing.

The Nintendo 3DS, which launched in March 2011, was perceived as having a less-than-stellar launch lineup. The overall performance of the 3DS led Nintendo to drastically reduce the retail price just a few months into the system's lifespan. 

Korea will be the first country to see in glasses-free 3D.

Nintendo will be releasing the 3DS in Korea on April 28 and will continue rolling the system out to other Asian countries throughout this fiscal term. Exact release dates and schedules will be provided by Nintendo's local subsidiaries.

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Those with English copies of either game can get the Pokémon next month.

A Wi-Fi event distributing the legendary Dark Pokémon Darkrai to English copies of Pokémon Black and White has been announced.

Although not many other details have been revealed, it has been announced that the event will start on May 9 as a tie-in with the release of the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion "Dark Explorers" on the same day.

Price details won't be revealed until after E3 2012.

Wii U will be out worldwide by the end of 2012, according to Nintendo's Satoru Iwata at Nintendo's end-of-the-year investor's meeting.

This is in line with Nintendo's previous comments that Wii U will be out before the end of 2012, which has been known for a while. This does confirm that it will hit every major region (North America, Japan, Europe, Australia) by the end of the year.

The ability to download full games will be available at Wii U launch.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 won't just be coming to retail stores in August, it will also be coming to the eShop as a download. Additionally, the ability to download full games will be available at the launch of the Wii U. The news came out of Nintendo's end-of-the-year investors' meeting in Japan.

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The loss is a little bit better than expected, but it still sucks.

Nintendo officially announced a 43 billion yen loss during the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2012.

It is nearly a 20 billion yen decrease from the 65 billion yen loss forecast in January, but that was mainly because of an unanticipated depreciation of the yen over the past few months. Their sales were actually down 12 billion yen from their previous estimate.

Package-less "packaged" Wii U and 3DS software could arrive by March.

Nintendo is planning the digital distribution of their retail titles this fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2013.

Buried at the bottom of Nintendo's consolidated financial statements for the previous fiscal year is the note, "Forecasted sales units of Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software...... Read more...

Coming in August and requires a 16GB or larger USB memory card.

Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku is coming to Japan on Thursday, August 2 and will retail for 6,980 yen and 8,980 yen for the game bundled with a USB memory card.

If players choose to purchase a stand alone copy of the game, they must have a USB memory stick that has a capacity of 16... Read more...

It looks like connectivity will be key to these games.

The key to Smash Bros. on the Wii U and 3DS will be dual support, Masahiro Sakurai told IGN in an interview.

Sakurai said "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game. I intend to change direction a little as we go. The key to that's going to be its... Read more...

The Game Boy Color classic further extends Japan's 3DS Virtual Console lead.

Wario Land 3 will be released on the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan in next week's update, on May 2.

Originally released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, the third title in the Wario Land series plays in a similar manner to the second, in which Wario is indestructible and must use transformations brought... Read more...

The recently announced 3DS update that adds folder support to the home menu is now available in all regions.

The Nintendo 3DS firmware update first announced on last week's Nintendo Direct conference is now available worldwide.

The newly available update allows players to create folders where you can store your games, apps, and videos in order to keep the home menu organized. Additionally, it includes the ability to patch 3DS games. Patches for such games will come at a later date.

This ain't no 3D remake; it's just all the content from other versions of the game on the 3DS.

Cave Story is getting another release on the 3DS, though this time it appears to have more in common with the Steam version Cave Story+ than the 2011 3DS remake.

This version, unveiled in this month's Nintendo Power, will include a laundry list of modes and features, including jukebox mode, adjustable... Read more...

The upcoming game update will also feature a quick-retry button and make the 3D better.

Mighty Switch Force will be adding five free levels, according to Nintendo Power.

The content will be delivered in a game update that will also enhance the game's 3D effect and add a quick-retry button. The game, WayForward's first for the eShop, came out in December 2011 and snuck into our Favorite 10 Games of 2011 list.

Your next round of monster battling may occur sooner than you think.

Pokémon Black and White 2 may be coming out on Tuesday October 2, according to a photo of a GameStop release schedule (and recently confirmed via phone call).

Although GameStop dates are known to be fairly close to the genuine date in many cases and Black and White 2 is expected to come out during the fall, the date is still unconfirmed. In addition, Nintendo usually releases Pokémon or other major titles on Sundays.

Announcements are promised for E3, and the game is slated to appear on "all major home consoles" in early 2013.

Star Trek, the Digital Extremes-developed game that takes place after the 2009 film, might be coming to Wii U when it launches in 2013.

"We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense. It's early. Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we'll be able to announce a few more things." said Brian Miller, senior vice president and producer at Paramount Pictures.