Nintendo has announced "Amiibo", a Skylanders-esque toy peripheral system for Wii U. Various Nintendo figurines can communicate with the Wii U console in games to create new gameplay aspects, and vice-versa, with each Amiibo growing and changing over...

Nintendo has just announced that Mii characters will be playable in Super Smash Bros. Wii U. A trailer was shown during Nintendo's Digital Direct showing off the Miis in battle with other characters, allowing you to play as yourself against some of the...

TIME has seemingly jumped the gun on the outing of 3 new Nintendo games, previously unannounced by Nintendo. The list of games includes: Project Giant Robot, Project Guard, and the biggest of the 3, Star Fox for the Wii U. Both of the "Project" games...

Today, Capcom announced fifteen titles for Nintendo's Virtual Console services on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. In North America, the NES titles coming to Wii U are: Mega Man V, Mega Man VI, Gargoyle's Quest II, Mighty Final Fight and Street Fighter 2010....

Coming this July, the Pokemon National Championships will be streamed live for the first time on Twitch. The competition will take place in Indianapolis and will feature both Pokemon X & Y battles and Pokemon Trading Card game matches. If you're interested,...

Okay, let's get this out of the way first: This is not a critique of Mario Kart 8. It's fabulous, okay? If you're on the fence about it, don't be; it's a wonderful game, and I really, really like it. So calm down, fellow Nintendo fans. What I'm talking...

An update for the Wii U, bringing the system up to version 5.0, has been rolled out. If you're sick of waiting for the console's menu to load every time you boot up the system, you'll be pleased to hear that this update changes that. The new version...

It's obvious that Nintendo’s Wii U and its unique Gamepad controller concept has not been a runaway success for the Kyoto-based giant. Unlike the original Wii, which had people lining up (literally) to own one and experience a new way to play games,...

Racing in Mario Kart is unlike real life, with a variety of dangerous and explosive items that somehow leave all karts functioning and undamaged. But now, at least in Japan, a real life Mercedes-Benz car will be part of the action. Nintendo and Mercedes-Benz...

Oh Nintendo, you sure do enjoy not following standard E3 protocol. For the second year in a row, the Kyoto-based gaming giant won't be holding an on-site press conference, opting for a digital event on June 10th at 12pm EST (9am PST, 5pm BST) instead. They...