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Bravely Default Will Still Be Called Bravely Default In North America

For quite some time now, the world has been laughing at the name Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, even as we begged Square Enix to bring it out of Japan. Today’s good news: the 3DS role-playing game is indeed coming out of Japan. It’ll be released in Europe this year. 2014 for North America. And it’ll…

Earthbound, a New Zelda & More: See All of the Latest Nintendo Direct

In case you missed the first broadcast, or want to cycle back to make sure you heard something right—there were a lot of games, some with release dates, some without them—here’s the full 37 minute Nintendo Direct that the company put out this morning for North America. Highlights include a 3DS Legend of Zelda set…

Nintendo has revealed a new trailer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf where, as you might recall, you’re actually the mayor this time around. The game’s coming out for the 3DS in North America on June 9.

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy Coming to North America in 2014

Level-5’s super-popular puzzle-solving series gets a new installment, finishing up the second Layton trilogy. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy will pack more than 500 brain-teasers into the release. The game’s already out in Japan and you can take a look at Richard Eisenbeis’ impressions right here

The Next 3DS Zelda Is Set In The World Of Link To The Past

Nintendo is developing a new Zelda game for the 3DS. In Japanese, the game is called The Legend of Zelda: Kamigami no Triforce 2. You probably remember the first Kamigami no Triforce game’s English title, A Link to the Past. The game will feature a new storyline, new puzzles, and new dungeons. Link will also…

Animal Crossing 3DS XL Bundle Comes to North America June 9.

Nintendo says a new 3DS XL Bundle, featuring Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be available in North America on June 9 for $219.99. It comes preloaded with a copy of Animal Crossing (An earlier version of this post erroneously listed the bundle and the game’s release date.)

At today’s Nintendo Direct, along with a new gameplay trailer, Nintendo has dropped the release date for their new 3DS title, Donkey Kong: Country Returns 3D: May 24 in both Europe and North America.

Holy Crap! Earthbound Is Coming To The North America Virtual Console In 2013

FINALLY. Nintendo is bringing the beloved RPG Earthbound to the Wii U’s Virtual Console this year. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the news during the Nintendo Direct presentation this morning. I’m still stunned. Fans have been begging Nintendo to re-release the quirky role-playing game, titled Mother 2 in Japan, for years now, but the Mario…

Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, a collection of puzzles and minigames, will be available for the 3DS from the Nintendo eShop on May 11.

Wii U Virtual Console Update Coming Next Week with GamePad Support

The download store for Nintendo’s new home console will be morphing next week, alongside the long-awaited firmware update for the Wii U. [Update: Videos of the upcoming Virtual Console games are now below.] The new software will let you move data from one USB drive to another and supports automatic update downloads while in standby…

New Yoshi’s Island Game Coming To 3DS

Well that was unexpected. The 3DS is getting a new game in the Yoshi’s Island platforming series. This is the third Yoshi’s Island game, following the old Super Nintendo version and Yoshi’s Island DS, released in 2006. Nintendo announced the new game during their Nintendo Direct presentation today, promising more information in the near future.

Mario Party Coming to 3DS This Winter

The multiplayer competition of Nintendo’s virtual board game gets a new evolution with Mario Party. The 3DS game features multiple game boards and 81 new mini-games. Look for it this winter. The last game in the franchise appeared on the Wii last year. No word if there will be any online multiplayer for this mobile…

Japan Is Getting a Special Luigi 3DS XL

To mark Luigi’s anniversary, Nintendo is releasing a special Luigi emblazoned 3DS XL in Japan. The hardware comes bundled with a digital version of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team In Japan, it goes on sale June 18, which is when the game also launches.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Comes Out Aug. 11

Mario & Luigi Dream Team, for Nintendo 3DS, arrives Aug. 11. In the game, Mario travels between the real world and a dream world to, yet again, rescue a kidnapped Princess Peach. Co-op puzzles and a legion of Luigis—that can be rolled up Katamari-style to bowl over enemies—also are featured.

Nintendo is holding a 3DS-centric Nintendo Direct this morning at 10am Eastern. You can watch it live right here. And we’ll be covering all of the news on Kotaku as it happens, of course.

The Real Legend of Zelda Gale Boomerang Flies Much Further

You could probably deal more damage with this replica of the Gale Boomerang from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess than the one in the game, which is more a tool to cut ropes and put out fires than weapon. YouTube user Victor Poulin is really into making boomerang replicas, and he’s got a really…

Another update to Nintendo of Korea’s Twitter controversy: Nintendo has apologized. Read more in the original story.

New Nintendo Direct coming Wednesday at 10am Eastern. “Focused on the latest information on 3DS,” Nintendo says.

Nintendo of Korea Entangled in Twitter Controversy [Update]

Today, Nintendo’s South Korean branch is finding itself embroiled in controversy after a highly unprofessional comment, allegedly made via Twitter. As mentioned on Korean news site Naver (via tipster Sang), someone using Nintendo of Korea’s Twitter account commented on a photo of celebrity Eun Ji Park (above). Once a weather caster, Park is now a…

Hey Look, It’s A Dude Blowing Up A Wii U With C4

The headline says it all—the guys at Rated RR have gone ahead and blown up a Wii U using C4 plastic explosive. (Though first, they shot the Wii U controller with a Barrett MRAD sniper rifle.) They’ve filmed it all in slow-motion. Enjoy. (Thanks, Richard.)