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So what's the deal with the Wii U Virtual Console anyway?

It's frustrating to see yet another week go by without any sort of announcement in regards to the Wii U eShop -- whether it's new games, or most notably, Virtual Console support. "Just wait until the US console launch," fans ...   more

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Super Mario Bros. 3 is coming to the eShop! In Japan...

Super Mario Bros. 3 is set to hit Japan next week on the 3DS eShop for the standard NES Virtual Console pricing (500 yen). Nintendo World Report notes that the game will have a two player download play feature, but whether t...   more

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Capcom 'hopes' they can get Mega Man 1-6 on the eShop

Capcom has recently revealed by way of Nintendo Power that they're currently planning on bringing the first six Mega Man games onto the 3DS eShop -- the only problem is, they're running into "problems" along the way.What sort...   more

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Nintendo Download: Vic Viper Edition

Today is a decent day to be a 3DS owner, as a heap of stuff is headed your way. First off we have Sparkle Snapshots 3D (3DS eShop, $5.99) and Gradius (3DS VC, $4.99) headed to the eShop, along with a Moshi Monsters Moshlings ...   more

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Nintendo Download: Denpa Edition

The absolute highlight of this week is The Denpa Men: They Came By Wave (eShop, $9.99). In a move no one expected, a demo was released last week, and this wacky AR Japanese eShop game is now available in North America.&n...;   more

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Nintendo Download: Fractured Ninja Edition

Today is a fairly sweet day for Nintendo fans, as two heavy-hitters are set to hit the eShop. You can grab Fractured Soul (eShop, $11.99), which is a pretty neat looking platformer that's played on two screens at once (whoa.....   more

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'All' VC and WiiWare games confirmed for Wii U transfer

Back at E3 2012, our own Samit Sarkar reported an interesting tidbit of news: Nintendo was "working" on the ability to transfer old Wii digital software over to the Wii U.Well, as of today, we finally have an answer. Accordin...   more

'All' VC and WiiWare games confirmed for Wii U transfer photo

Game Boy Advance games may be coming to eShop

Despite bundling 10 Game Boy Advance titles for the 3DS Ambassador Program last year, Nintendo has announced no plans to officially bring GBA games to the eShop. NES titles were likewise part of the Ambassador package, but at...   more

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Nintendo Download: Baby Chicken Edition

Another week of Nintendo Download is upon us, and it has animals galore.The eShop is a tad uninteresting this week, as you can either get SpeedX3D (eShop, $3.99) or Outdoors Unleashed: Africa 3D ($3.99). SpeedX 3D has be...   more

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Nintendo Download: Digital release of overpriced NSMB2

On August 19, New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be available to purchase both in brick-and-mortar stores and on the eShop. If you plan on downloading the game, I ask that you exercise extreme caution. Check for discounts of physic...   more

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Nintendo Download: A pox on Commando: Steel Disaster!

I'm hijacking the Nintendo Download from Chris this week because, dammit, you are all in danger! Commando: Steel Disaster ($7.99 on DSi or 3DS) may look like a fairly inoffensive Metal Slug clone, but don't be fooled! I play...   more

Nintendo Download: A pox on Commando: Steel Disaster! photo

Wario Land, Zelda, and so much more coming to 3DS eShop

The 3DS Virtual Console in North America will see some the awesome games arriving soon, starting on July 5 with The Legend of Zelda. Then on July 12 it's Kirby's Pinball Land and The Sword of Hope II. On July 19 we...   more

Wario Land, Zelda, and so much more coming to 3DS eShop photo

Once Shantae is cleared by the ESRB it can hit the 3DS VC

Remember when we told you that WayForward was actively attempting to drop the original Gameboy Color version of Shantae on the 3DS' Virtual Console? WayForward's Matt Bozon recently informed Nintendo World Report that everyth...   more

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E3: Nintendo working on transfer of Wii data to Wii U

Nintendo is figuring out a way to allow Wii owners to transfer data from the Wii to the Wii U, said a hardware producer for the company during a developer Q&A session held today at E3. When asked about the possibility, th...   more

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Nintendo DLC: Moar Mighty Switch Force, please

We're a little late in bringing you the latest Nintendo DLC news, but I had to squeeze in just before midnight to announce that the Mighty Switch Force update is now live on the eShop! As mentioned before, this update include...   more

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Nintendo DLC: Lots of Monsters

This week's Nintendo download content brings you two monster games from Sega's past. It seems like Sega had a few games with the word 'monster' in the name, so it was easy to get them mixed up. I know I enjoyed a few of them,...   more

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Ufouria: The Saga

If you're a Wii owner,  you're probably focused on Metroid: Other M right now. The eighth Metroid game has already proven to be quite controversial, due in no small part to the widely variant review scores the game ...   more

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Everything you need to know about the 3DS eShop launch

The 3DS eShop finally comes to the 3DS on June 6 in the United States and June 7 in Japan. The service is similar to the Wii Channel and DSiWare platform of digital delivery but it also marks a new direction Nintendo is takin...   more

Everything you need to know about the 3DS eShop launch photo

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Wario Land, Zelda, and so much more coming to 3DS eShop

The 3DS Virtual Console in North America will see some the awesome games arriving soon, starting on July 5 with The Legend of Zelda. Then on July 12 it's Kirby's Pinball Land and The Sword of Hope II. On July 19 we...   more

Wario Land, Zelda, and so much more coming to 3DS eShop photo

Super Mario Land 2 and Metroid II on their way to the 3DS

Some good news for the starved 3DS owners out there. Nintendo is planning to release Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins and Metroid II: The Return of Samus to the eShop via the Virtual Console in the fourth quarter of 2011. ...   more

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Aero the Acrobat returns via Virtual Console

Do you ever have that experience where you've completely forgotten a game and then someone mentions it and all these awesome memories come flooding back about it. That just happened to me when I saw the news that Aero the Ac...   more


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