Although YouTube is full to the brim with walkthroughs of games, some including fan created commentary, Nintendo are one of the few companies that place restrictions on how their games can be used. Before now, it was ruled that no profit could be made from any first party Nintendo product,…

In news coming from a special Famitsu stream on Nico Nico today, more details have been revealed on the Pokemon fighter, Pokken Tournament. Suicine, Pikachu and Gardevoir have been confirmed as playable characters, and we have finally seen what the arcade cabinets look like. As opposed to normal arcade sticks,…

In news coming from Nintendo today, the company is planning to shut down their current loyalty system, Club Nintendo, and replace it with a brand new program for sometime after September 2015. As for what this means for you, your Stars or Coins (depending on which version of Club Nintendo…

In yet another announcement from today's Nintendo Direct, digital versions of select Wii titles are coming to the Wii U very soon. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is out now, at a discount price of £8.99 for the first week, but will go up to £17.99 after this discount period is…

In yet more news from Intelligent Systems, their steampunk 3rd person strategy game, Codename S.T.E.A.M, will allow Fire Emblem amiibos to join the battle as special robotic fighters. Characters like Ike, Marth, Robin and Lucina will be able to be recruited, if players on a New 3DS XL touch their…

In yet more news to make Nintendo fans' wallets weep, the next line of Smash Bros amiibos, as well as a new Super Mario specific line of toys, are releasing in Spring. The new Super Mario line of amiibos will release on March 20th, featuring new designs of Mario, Peach,…

To coincide with the launch of the new 3DS, both Majora's Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate are releasing on the 13th of February, along with two special edition consoles for each game. Both editions will come with their games pre-installed on the device, with the Majora's Mask edition…

In more news from today's Nintendo Direct, the New Nintendo 3DS will launch in North America and Europe on the 13th of February. The XL version will only be sold in the USA, while Europe will get both the standard New 3DS as well as the XL. The XL will…

With the long-awaited Majora's Mask 3D on the horizon, the North American Special Edition has finally been revealed. The Special Edition will include the regular 3DS game, as well as a (super awesome) Skull Kid figure at a retail price of $49.99. With the special edition being only $10 more…

Club Nintendo is a mixed bag for Europe. Sometimes they receive amazing offers, and other times they get the short end of the stick. It is fair to say that this time they have truly hit the jackpot. Random users of Nintendo's reward scheme in Europe are being sent an…

We’ve done our look back, now it’s time for a look forward. As tradition dictates for this time of year, let’s make some predictions for the next year in the gaming world. The list will be broken down into 5 industry-specific and 5 game-specific predictions in no particular order, so…

2014 is nearly over which means it is time for the mandatory ‘end of year’ list, where we sum up everything that’s gone on this year. 2014 has been a pretty lacklustre year if I am honest, being that awkward transitional year between last gen and current gen when everything…

In some happy news in time for Christmas, Nintendo has released Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker for Wii U today in the UK, two weeks ahead of its initial January 2nd release date. GAME seems to be shipping copies of the game from today and if you go in store, you…

Eager to celebrate the success of the return to Hoenn in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Nintendo have decided to re-release Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire, the second entry in the Pokemon Pinball franchise that features the majority of the 386 Pokemon available at that point in time. It is now…

The Amiibo for Rosalina and Luma has been confirmed as a Target exclusive, at least in the U.S. While most of the basic Amiibos are available everywhere, a few other Amiibos have been set as exclusive to other stores, such as Lucario to "Toys R Us," Shulk to "GameStop" and…

In a trailer shown off at the end of the Game Awards, Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma showed off some more footage of the new Legend of Zelda for Wii U. In the footage, we got a glimpse of the game's massive overworld, as well as the ability to set…

So, we’ve had the appetiser and now it is time for the main course. Super Smash Bros for Wii U has finally landed and it ushers in a new age of Smash for many. Is this version the definitive edition of Smash or should we hold out for Smash 5?…

In surprising news coming out of Tokagi Game Party 2015, Nintendo of Japan president Satoru Iwata dropped the bombshell that the company is now officially allowing fans to use their intellectual property to create derivative works like Let's Plays, fan art, animations and so on. Iwata himself even showed off…

In news many fans have been waiting to hear, the Project M Back Room have finally released version 3.5 of the popular Brawl mod out to the public. This version adds new costumes for most fighters, a fully fleshed out Debug Mode where you can check hitboxes, frame data, advantages…

In news coming from Nintendo today, they have announced the 3rd and 4th waves of amiibo figures, coming in January and February of 2015. The 3rd wave will include Rosalina and Luma, Bowser, Lucario, Toon Link, Sheik and Ike, with this set being released on the 23rd of January. The…

In a recent post to the Nintendo Miiverse, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has shared some new details on the development of Majora's Mask, including a curious statement that the game will be more than 'just a remake'. In the announcement, Aonuma reveals that the development of Majora's Mask 3D…