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For quite some time, GAME (and its offshoot, GameStation) was one of the premier "high street" video game specialist retailers in Britain, but if you've been paying any attention to the company's fortunes as of late, you know that it seems like that's about to come to an end. First came the news that GAME wouldn't be carrying The Last Story - a bit of a blow, considering the game's pedigree, but at least marginally understandable. JRPGs aren't the all-conquering behemoths they once were, even if they're as hyped up as Sakaguchi's latest jam has been. It seems the cuts go a little deeper than that. The big Nintendo release of the season, Mario Party 9, which is a guaranteed hit across the casual/hardcore spectrum, will also not be carried by GAME. But the real story is that GAME won't be carrying any EA or Ubisoft games, and that they've stopped taking pre-orders for the impending blockbuster release of Mass Effect 3. Jump inside for more doom and gloom....

In a recent interview over at IGN, Eiji Aonuma talked briefly about the idea of collaborating with other companies for future Nintendo and Legend of Zelda titles. With the Zelda series, Nintendo has given the lead to Capcom for several Zelda titles already, including Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, A Link to the Past/Four [...]

So much is coming to light from the recently-made-public patent files for the Wii U. From the manipulation of 3D objects in space to musical keyboards, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg of Nintendo's vat of ideas that they have in mind for their new console. The newest gem that's been dug up from the patents, which were filed way back in September, is an "environment sensor unit." ...

While Bravely Default: Flying Fairy for the Nintendo 3DS is being published and distributed by Square Enix, it has been a mystery as to which studio has actually been in charge of developing the game. Many had assumed that Matrix, the team behind the remakes of Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, and Four Warriors of Light, was somehow involved, but it turns out that game is actually being made by Silicon Studio. ...

Since Skyward Sword and the announcement of the Wii-U, we have been speculating what the next Zelda game will have in store for us. Nintendo have been very quiet about Zelda Wii-U, but today Miyamoto has given us some confirmation of the game. Miyamoto has revealed that Zelda Wii-u will be in HD, similar to [...]

Yesterday was the last day for Club Nintendo members to trade in their coins for a few downloadable games. Well, it's the first of March and Club Nintendo has three more games available on its shelves for purchase. Art Style: Cubello (WiiWare) -- 100 Coins Mario's Picross (3DS Virtual Console) -- 100 Coins Radar Mission (3DS Virtual Console) -- 100 Coins Art Style: Cubello and Mario's Picross are pretty good games for their type. You can get a decent amount of entertainment from them. As for Radar Mission, I'm not so sure. Will you be downloading any of these games?...

An unnamed source at Wii U Daily has told the publication that the upcoming Wii U will retail at $299.99. Nintendo will apparently price the Wii U at $299 in the US, 299 Euro's in Europe, and 20,000 Yen in Japan. It is the same source that brought them their Wii U system specs rumor. They don't have any confirmation on this rumor of course, and report that there is no word on Wii U software pricing. The console is supposed to come out sometime after this year's E3, so there is still time for an official announcement on the pricing of Nintendo's HD console. The Wii U is to be priced in-line with both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Microsoft and Sony are speculated to release their next consoles next year, so this pricing is something Nintendo will have to really prepare for....

Another color is being released for the Nintendo 3DS, and it's a beautiful cobalt blue. The system is being released in Japan on March 22nd for the usual price for the system. Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Flair Red, Misty Pink and Ice White are the other colors for the system already out. That wouldn't include all the collector 3DS' we have seen come out in the past year, and it looks like there are a few of those as well! Fire Emblem Awakening is being bundled with this Cobalt Blue 3DS in a "Special Pack" bundle. It is being sold exclusively via Nintendo's online sales service. The buyers get a Fire Emblem point card as a free bonus along with the game and special 3DS. Nintendo has also announced two Monster Hunter 3G Beginner Hunters Packs due for release on March 17th. The Super Mario 3D Land bundles will begin including a Virtual Console version of Super Mario Bros. pre-installed on the 3DS' Memory Card starting on March 24th. March is going to be quite a month, it seems! There are pictures after the jump! CLICKITY CLICK!...

It's the beginning of a new month! That means new games coming out, and new downloadable content to purchase. Nintendo is already starting up its March month with the availability of Metroid to the Nintendo eShop Virtual Console. I'm sure many who were not a part of the Ambassador program will be quick to snatch up this classic. Samus is the greatest bounty hunter in space, after all. There are two new demos coming out this week as well. One is for WiiWare and the other is a 3DS Demo. The full list is after the jump, so clickity click!...

Nearing the end of Skyward Sword you find yourself face to face with three overwhelmingly huge, but polite, dragons representing each of the three major regions and wind up having to do tedious tasks to prove yourself to them. After accomplishing the feat given to you by each dragon, you are given a part of the [...]