The McDonald's Mario Kart 8 promotion that took place in July in the United States is now happening in Australia as well. The same seven Mario Kart 8 figures, complete with sticker sheets for the karts, are free with McDonald's Happy Meals. It follows...

Nintendo's Wii U has finally started to gain some traction in the last two months, mostly thanks to the release of Mario Kart 8. Despite there being a notable drought in games from June through August, the Wii U system has been selling at roughly double...

Today Nintendo announced that each Amiibo figure will cost $13, and that the first wave of Amiibos will release in 2014. This first wave includes: Mario, Donkey Kong, Villager, Peach, Yoshi, Link, Samus, Pikachu, Fox, Kirby, Wii Fit Trainer and Marth. The...

Nintendo has been quiet on the Wii U’s newest hit, Mario Kart 8, ever since announcing the Mercedes DLC which is set to release tomorrow. Today, however, the Nintendo UK website accidentally leaked the details regarding two future DLC packs that will...

Since May of this year, Nintendo has no longer been selling its Wii U hardware at a loss. This has led to speculation that the company will issue an official price drop for the console to capitalize on both the holiday season and the release of their...

Nintendo of America has announced that the Mercedes-Benz downloadable content for Mario Kart 8, which was previously announced for August 27th in Japan, is now coming to North America on the same day. Players will be able to choose from three Mercedes-Benz...

Prior to the launch of the original Wii, Nintendo's future in the home console space was plagued by uncertainty. Facing increasingly strong competition from Sega, Microsoft and, of course, from Sony, each Nintendo system since the NES saw a reduction...

Remember that free Mercedes DLC for Mario Kart 8 that was exclusive to Japan? Well now it has been confirmed that the DLC will be released in both Europe and the US soon. No release date has been given just yet, however.

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...

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...