When someone says the name “Donkey Kong” to you, what do you think of? The first words that pop into my head are “barrels”, “bananas”, and “HOLY CRAP…HARDEST GAME EVER”. That last little bit probably popped into your head too if you ever played the original Donkey Kong Country Returns on the Wii. Not only was it a fun little platformer with adorable enemies, but it is probably one of the hardest platformers Nintendo had ever released; it was hard because it was designed to be hard, not because it was made poorly. Fundamentally it was the game’s smart and solid design that kept me from buying a barrel for the sole purpose of smashing my Wii to smithereens. Read the full story

The Mythical DNA Pokémon Deoxys is now available through a special distribution event via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. TCG players will also be able to acquire the Deoxys-EX card through the new Pokémon TCG: Black & White-Plasma Freeze expansion. For DS systems, two strains of the powerful Deoxys character will be available for Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2. Players will finally be able to add Deoxys to their Pokédex. Read the full story

Wii U owners can now download an update for their consoles. This is a major update that allows you to switch between applications faster, have better stability, and better performance. It will also prepare for the launch of the Wii U virtual console. The Wii U Panorama View launches soon as well. Read the full story

If you’re a proud owner of a 3DS, Nintendo has started a new promotion as of April 23rd. Sadly for anyone in the US this offer will not be for us. If you live in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, or Russia you can take part. What is the promotion you ask? Good question! How would you like your very own full retail game for free? Who wouldn’t! Well Club Nintendo is doing just that and you’ll simply have to register three of the games below on Club.Nintendo to complete the offer.

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Looking for some sweet deals on the Nintendo eShop on the 3DS? Well three games have been lowered in price for a short time. These games were created by some top developers. The game include Liberation Maiden, Aero Porter, and Crimson Shroud. Each game will be keeping you busy for quite sometime.

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If you’re a Wii owner and haven’t updated to the new Wii U you’ll be soon to find out many features on the original Wii are being taken away. Why? Well of course it’s an older console and it was only a short time away from having this happen. If you’re looking to jump online and do much more you’ll have up till June of this year to do so. Nintendo has also provide the information below on what will be taken away.

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Who hasn’t played a Pokemon game while growing up? I can look in my room right now and see Pokemon Blue, Red, Yellow, Ruby, Crystal, Black, and White. That’s quite a collection I have and a lot of time put into the games to have every Pokemon in  each. Anyways, this isn’t about me play Pokemon it’s about the now announced Pikachu Edition 3DS XL coming to us on March 24th for $199.99. Read the full story

Scribblenauts is coming to the Wii U in the form of Scribblenauts Unlimited; this much we knew. Now, there’s a new twist: Scribblenauts Unlimited will feature classic first-party Nintendo characters and items. Maxwell returns with his peculiar abilities, and has the added bonus of being able to summon characters and items from the worlds of Mario and Legend of Zelda. Check out the teaser image below showing Maxwell surrounded by some of the recognizable characters of both Nintendo franchises. Read the full story

A new black Wii bundle will be widely available in the U.S. by the end of October. Priced at $129.99, this new bundle will replace the previous black Wii bundle that featured New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The new bundle will include Wii Sports and Wii Sports resort, condensed to a single game disc, along with a Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuck (both in black to keep a consistent appearance with the console itself). This is a smart move to keep some Wii momentum going during this holiday, especially given the release of the Wii U in a little over a month.

Between the PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U, Ubisoft has done more than its fair share of making handhelds and consoles look like they’re worth buying. One of the big titles that receives some derision for its title, but praise for its concept, is ZombiU. Yes, another zombie game. How, then, can it be receiving praise? If your character gets eaten by zombies, you start from the beginning, and you have to find your previous character (now a zombie) and recover your backpack. It’s, honestly, one of the most realistic zombie experiences yet, as far as basic realistic mechanics are concerned. Take a look at these new gameplay trailers and screenshots, and an accompanying piece of concept art, to see how the game plays. Read the full story