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In what is likely the last Nintendo Direct before the big one on E3, Nintendo decides to devote it entirely to one of their biggest upcoming Wii U games yet, Mario Kart 8. This direct is a little different than the usual one you’d see. Although we still see Iwata …

It looks like Nintendo won’t be having an E3 presser for the second year in a row, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be a sizable presence for the company on the show floor.

Nintendo has announced that they will be offering DLC for the upcoming 3DS game, Mario Golf: World Tour. Three sets of DLC will be released for Mario Golf; the first is Mushroom Pack, which will be available May 2nd. The second set, Flower Pack, is coming later in May, and …

Wii U‘s sales trend so far is rather close to that of Dreamcast‘s. Though as Kotaku points out there are notable differences that don’t really make the situations identical in nature. As the article has pointed out, Nintendo did not suffer major losses at the hands of company mismanagement. On …

Check out GameExplain‘s video about the new Dry Dry Desert course in Mario Kart 8. They show the Double Dash version and MK8 version side by side, comparing the two. Dry Dry Desert initially appeared in Mario Kart Double Dash, though this wouldn’t be the first time the course has …

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity and Super Mario Bros 3 arrive on the eShop along with some decent sale prices on Assassin’s Creed 4 and ZombiU.

Yet again 3DS software is at the top of the chart on Media Create. PS Vita is topping the hardware chart with 3DS following closely behind. It’s no secret that PlayStation Vita is a popular platform in Japan, it’s made the top of the weekly charts time and time again. …

A pair of new trailers for what is perhaps Nintendo’s biggest title of the first half of 2014 have arrived and karting in the Mushroom Kingdom has never looked better. Or sandier.

Some more gameplay footage of Mario Kart 8 has surfaced, and it looks as good as ever. Stages such as Moo Moo Meadows and Mario Circuit are displayed. With Mario Kart 8 on its way May 30th, it should come to no surprise that Nintendo isn’t putting on the kibosh …

Appearing for the first time ever in hi-def, Mario and the whole Karting crew are looking as good as ever and have some new tricks up their collective sleeve in Mario Kart 8.

Satoru Iwata and Kaz Hirai seem to be having a bit of trouble as of late. The challenges they face with waning profits and sales have put them in a difficult position. In Iwata‘s case, it’s having to contend with lackluster sales of the Wii U. His approval rating has …

Bad news for those thinking of purchasing Star Parodier soon, the game has been taken down from the Wii virtual console. Chances are Nintendo and Konami will arrange for something via the Wii U in the future. After all, games like Contra 3 have made their triumphant return on the …

Side note: Please understand that the following article is wholly just a matter of one man’s opinion.

Pennzoil and Nintendo have partnered up and released a commercial that advertises an event called Mario Karting Reimagined. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRmqlrlP2m4 The ad is strange to say the least, as it doesn’t really explain in great detail what exactly is going on here. To people who aren’t familiar already, there will no …

Yoshi’s New Island launches this month right along with a shell-cracking new Yoshi-branded console.

With Yoshi’s New Island fast on its way this month, there’s been an explosion of new footage to chew on. Take a gander at them in your leisure and see what you think. An interesting thing to note is that a great deal of the songs in this game are …