Mutant Mudds Developer: Renegade Kid Platform: Nintendo 3DS eShop Release Date: January 26, 2012 Price: $8.99 DOWNLOAD NOW! Overview Over the past few years, the indie scene has brought the 2D platformer back to life. Super Meat Boy, Fez, and several other throwback games have definitely aided the revival,...

Another new month, another reason to check out Club Nintendo for your standard lot of freebies. This month, four titles have made their way to the rewards program, and there is plenty of variety this time for gamers of all ages. The first title up for grabs is 3D Classics: Urban Champion for 150 coins....

If you haven’t picked up a Nintendo 3DS yet or your current 3DS has broken somehow, then you will soon have yet another color to choose from when you go to the store. The recently rumored Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS has been officially announced today and the company has set the release date for the...

Nintendo have always been known to tweak the colors of their handhelds, and it looks like purple is finally making a comeback as a Joystiq reader recently caught a glance of a new listing online for a “Midnight Purple” 3DS at Sam’s Club , and you can check out the still live page for the...

While Nintendo is already planning on offering full retail games through digital distribution on the Nintendo 3DS in August, the company appears to be taking an even more aggressive approach to digital distribution when it comes to the Wii U. Satoru Iwata revealed Nintendo’s plans today to sell Wii U...

In what is a new twist for Nintendo, they will soon be offering full Nintendo 3DS titles for download later this year. To kick off the service, they are using their most iconic franchise, Super Mario, to lead the way. When New Super Mario Bros. 2 is released to retailers worldwide in August for the Nintendo...

If you’ve been a good little reader, you will have played the first ninety games by now. Every single one. And I mean fully finished: every hidden collectable, every alternate path, every high score, every ending. If so, you’ve earned my deepest respect. But before you go get those bedsores...

It isn’t much of a stretch to believe that Nintendo actually lost money last year after it was revealed that every 3DS unit sold after the price cut was costing Nintendo money. However it is still surprising that Nintendo in fact was able to to lose so much money last year. Nintendo revealed their...

While Nintendo 3DS sales have been skyrocketing ever since the handheld underwent a price drop only a few months after it was released, apparently this is actually just more bad news for Nintendo. The reason for this is because, instead of profiting on every Nintendo 3DS sold they are actually losing money....

An interesting little tid bit of news has risen regarding Fire Emblem: Awakening for the Nintendo 3DS. The game itself has been largely on the rocks in regards to whether it would get a release in North America, with no official confirmation from Nintendo of America even though the title has been confirmed...

Whenever someone sees a mysterious item up for sale or as a reward, there is always that thrill of purchasing said item and seeing exactly what you will receive. Like a grab bag of sorts. However there are only so many times that you can pick up a mystery item and then receive junk in return. However Club...

Bluemouth have been on a role for their 3DS gear as of late, and while Mario Kart 7 released back in December, a new accessory line for the popular title is on the way to spruce up your handheld. As you see in the picture above, this pack will come with a snazzy checkered flag cleaning cloth, a themed...

It seems that Nintendo, a company notorious for never releasing patches for its games minus once a few months ago for Skyward Sword will be releasing a patch for one more game in the coming weeks. During a Nintendo Direct briefing it was revealed by Nintendo of Europe’s boss Satoru Shibata that Mario...

Pandora’s Tower Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Ganbarion Platforms: Nintendo Wii Release Date: April 12, 2012 Price: $69.00 - Available Here Overview: It’s not too far a stretch for one to state that the Japanese RPG genre has taken a turn for the worse in recent years, with the Western...

During Nintendo Europe’s own Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo of Europe’s president Satoru Shibata has revealed that the next entry of the Kingdom Hearts series, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, will hit European and PAL retail stores July 20. The European release will actually...

Many awesome announcements were made, and many great games were showcased at the Nintendo Direct live-stream conference broadcast this week. Etrian Odyssey IV for the Nintendo 3DS was one of the games showcased in the broadcast, and they streamed four minutes of gameplay footage for it. The four minute...

The Kirby series is turning 20 this year and Nintendo is going to celebrate this momentous occasion the only way they know how, by giving us a slew of older Kirby games all on one disc. Via the Nintendo Direct stream last night it was revealed that Nintendo is planning to release a compilation disc for the...

Last night during a Nintendo Direct event, Nintendo revealed that there would be a new Super Mario game coming to the Nintendo 3DS. At the time the game, which is to be called New Super Mario Bros. 2 was only announced for a Japanese release in August, but today Nintendo of America released their own set of...

Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Sega Platforms: Nintendo 3DS Release Date: 12/04/2012 Price: $39.95 – Available Here Overview: The Nintendo DS was home to many great visual novel style experiences that featured a fun collection of puzzles and mini-games, all...

Nintendo Direct is done in Japan for another quarter. However, the announcements will still continue as Nintendo of Europe will host their own Nintendo Direct conferences to supplement the sleuth of announcements made during Japan’s Nintendo Direct conference. The Nintendo Direct conference divulges...

After quite a wait, the original journey for Pit has hit the eShop for all those who chose not to pre-order. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus leads this week of Nintendo downloads, and looks to be the strongest and most worthy title up for grabs this week on the eShop scene. As expected, the price point is $5.99, so...

  WIN: Pandora’s Tower (Wii) / Pandora’s Tower The Art Book Pandora’s Tower is the latest action-packed RPG to come from Nintendo and is available exclusively on Wii. With real-time combat, motion controls, multiple endings and a unique relationship system, Pandora’s Tower offers a unique...

Developers seem to be enjoying sounding off on Twitter profiles as of late, with the most recent being Beamdog’s Trent Oster. For those unfamiliar with Beamdog, they recently distributed MDK2 digitally through the service, which was apparently not too successful on Beamdog’s part. As a result,...

Nintendo have finally confirmed what many of their more vocal fans have desperately speculated in hope that saying something in mass unison would make it a reality. Low and behold that mass unison of salivation and behaviour likened to that of a common beggar, Nintendo have revealed that there will in fact...

Have a 3DS, but have no nice storage options at the moment? Well, hold on to your wallets as Bluemouth are soon to have you covered with their newly announced line of Super Mario 3DS cases and accessories, which are due out this May and show some love to Mario, Peach, and Yoshi. Details for each set of merch...

Reef Entertainment announced today that they’re bringing a new game to the European Nintendo 3DS eShop this Summer.  Alien Chaos 3D is not your normal shooter game, featuring weapons from a Peashooter to an Explosive Flaming Chainsaw Shotgun.  The game stars Really Shooter, a part-time commando,...