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Donkey Kong Country Returns is one of the best platforming games we've played this generation, but if you missed out on the Wii version, you'll get another chance to play the game when it hits the 3DS on May 24. Below is the official German trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. If you want... More

The Wii U is out so that means Nintendo is starting to phase out the original Wii. Starting in late June, several of the Wii's online services will be discontinued, so say goodbye to the Wii's News channel and Everybody Votes. We also hope you're not getting your weather reports off your... More

Update: Retro City Rampage's developer has reached out to us to clarify some of the sales numbers referenced in this story.The numbers seen below were apparently, "extrapolated from an undetailed bar graph," and as such do not fully represent the sales of Retro City Rampage. He also wanted... More

Muramasa: The Demon Blade, the formerly Wii exclusive action platformer from developer Vanillaware, is heading to Vita, and a large dose of gameplay footage has appeared online. If you're not familiar with Muramasa, or Vanillaware games in general, be warned: they are beautiful. The Japanese release... More

Disney Infinity is now facing a two month delay and will not be released until late August. The delay is due to the request of retailers so that the release is closer to the holiday season. Originally, the June release date was supposed to coincide with the release of the film Monster’s University... More

Console gamers can do more than play games on their systems – that much we all know – but the extent to which players are doing so may surprise you, particularly on the PlayStation 3. According to a Nielsen survey, PS3 users spent more time in 2012 using the console as a media device than... More

Brian Provinciano recently said that after the many costs associated with bringing Retro City Rampage to the WiiWare service, he does not expect to recoup his investment, and he's okay with that. There are a few things that need to be done in order for Nintendo to send you a development kit to create... More

Despite the bad rap that PlayStation Vita has been getting as of late, developer Brian Provinciano (creator of Retro City Rampage) says that indie developers should give the system a second look. He also says that the Vita version of RCR has been the most successful. In a tweet he sent today, Provinciano... More

Sony had sued actor Jerry Lambert, who played the company's popular ficitonal spokesman Kevin Butler, for breach of contract after the actor played a character similar to Butler in a Bridgestone ad promoting a Wii giveaway. Today, it was announced that the lawsuit was settled. When it filed the suit... More

Nintendo revealed a number of release dates this morning for games we're all very excited about. Here's the list of release dates for everything else, both physical and digital. A note for those unfamiliar with release date lingo: Q1 stands for quarter one, which means it should be showing up... More

The good people at XSEED Games have ensured that there's at least one interesting third-party Wii title coming to the U.S. in 2013. XSEED announced today that, in partnership with Nintendo, it's bringing the dark-themed JRPG to the U.S. sometime this spring. Fans had been hoping that the game... More

Nintendo will merge its console and handheld development groups, a move that should hopefully create more connection for the company's devices in the future. Nikkei in Japan reports that the two R&D groups will merge in a month, working in a new facility in Kyoto. Hopefully this move creates... More

New Wii U owners have most likely gone through the somewhat lengthy process of transferring old Wii content to their new console. While it's more than capable of playing these Virtual Console games through the built-in Wii emulator, gamers aren't able to access their classic games on the GamePad... More

It is now officially 2013, so let's begin the speculation about the rest of the year. Will we see new consoles from Sony and Microsoft? The Xbox 360 released in November 2005, and the PlayStation 3 in November 2006. Are eight and seven years a long enough life cycle for home consoles? Or would you... More

Dragon Quest X, which hasn't yet made it stateside yet, is getting a port to the Wii U. Alongside HD graphics, the game will also get an all new orchestrated soundtrack. The news comes from Jump Festa where Yuji Horii and producer Yosuke Saito said that while the soundtrack will not be completely... More

Animator Chris Koelsch has posted an impressive animation online of the history of Nintendo's controllers. Maybe it's kind of silly that Nintendo drastically redesigns its controllers for each new console, but can you imagine how boring a PlayStation animation of a similar nature would be? This... More

Before the Wii U GamePad became what it is today, it was a weird Frankenstein monster of exposed circuit boards, double-sided tape, and tangled wires. In the latest Iwata Asks piece featured on Nintendo's site , Iwata and pals showed off where the Wii U came from. Apparently is its earlier stages... More

According to NPD, Nintendo sold a lot of hardware in November. According to a week's worth of data following its November 18 launch, the Wii U sold 425,000 units, nearly matching the Wii's launch week sales of 475,000. Resulting from high Black Friday sales, this marks the 36th time that Nintendo... More

The rumored Wii Mini is real. It's coming exclusively to Canada, has no Internet capabilities, and can't play GameCube games. We reported on a rumor yesterday that a new miniature model off the Wii is on the way, and Nintendo has officially confirmed its existence . There are currently no plans... More

The Wii has served its masters at Nintendo well – the console leads the current hardware generation in sales. Perhaps striving for that last sales push, there's a rumor that a newly designed Wii is coming out soon. Nintendo World Report says it has obtained info from a major retailer that states... More