Hey, did something happen in video games last night? You couldn't tell from looking at Nintendo's corner of the world. It's business as usual over there, with wacky Nintendo Direct hi-jinks and a new crop of downloadable goodies for consoles and portables.

I've never, ever seen a Google Street View truck out in the wild. And now that I think about it, I don't know that I want to. It'd be a little creepy, knowing that its magic penetrating cameras are sucking all the data out of my pores without my permission. But if you want to swim in the stream of all that…

Comparatively speaking, it's not that often that you get to engage in wanton bloodshed in a game released for Nintendo platforms. (Well, you can creatively interpret Mario's adventures in an ultra-violent way, if you wanted.) So, The Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2—where you can kick guys to bloody bits—is a…

Fire Emblem: Awakening seems like one of those games that's been on the horizon and out of reach forever. But it's finally out for the 3DS next week, promising a funny take on fantasy & strategy tropes.

It's cold outside. So it's a good thing that some of this week's digital Nintendo offerings offer you shelter. But don't count on safety. Those animals in Funky Barn will send your head spinning. For real.

You like to live on the edge of urban animal husbandry. No domesticated felines or canines for you. It's all ferrets, dingoes and boa constrictors in your often-raided abode. But even those species of barely tame fauna aren't enough. You want to laugh in extinction's face. You need… dinosaurs.

Stumbling back to work after the holiday break? Take this friendly tip: don't mouth off to your boss. Because if you do, next thing you know, he'll cast you out from the heavens, forcing you to shed your glorious dragon form and ally yourself with all manner of neurotic human striplings. Or maybe you'll get a…

Is Wario really bad? Or is the zig-zagged ‘stached bounder just really, really focused on being a baller? Either way, in Wario Land 2, he's taking on some fools who were crazy enough to steal from him. The 1999 classic game features all sorts of hilarious transformations amid a brightly colored gameworld full of…

I really freakin' loved Rayman Origins when it hit consoles last year. And I loved the Rayman Jungle Run mobile game that showed up on iOS and Android a few months ago. Remember that I raved about the music in those games, too? So, you can probably guess that I'm psyched for Rayman Legends on Wii U, even though it's…

Look, I know that the Iron Man movies ushered in a new wave of Marvel cinematic dominance. But Tony Stark isn't in charge of things in that superhero universe. Captain America is. He's got actual battlefield experience and a rank in his codename. In this brave new era of Nintendo embracing all things online, full…

You get an all-time classic game, a Wii U app for the video service that changed the face of media and an unexpected entry from Level-5 with the downloadable bits coming to Nintendo platforms this week.

Here in America, it's Thanksgiving. It's a day to be be thankful, a day for eating turkey and cranberry sauce and a day for ignoring the normal Nintendo download update.

Thanksgiving is next week. That means you'll need some games to ignore your family with play when everyone's in their turkey coma. This week's offerings include a portable version of Epic Mickey (hey, when's Oswald getting his own game?!), classic puzzler Myst and a game about dogs working on construction sites. You…

The next home console from Nintendo is so close you can taste it. It probably tastes like fingerprints. In the meantime, games continue to roll out for the company's handhelds. And, look, a WiiWare release! Let's run it all down.

It's getting cold out. There's a major storm coming this weekend (on the East coast, anyway). You really don't want to go out to a store to get your games fix.

WiiWare title Fluidity is heading to the 3DS as a downloadable title this December in Japan. The game will take advantage of the 3DS's gyro function, having players rotate their handhelds to play the game.

In the continuing saga of Nintendo getting a clue about how gamers want to get their experiences, the House of Mario is making Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario Kart 7 and Starfox 64 3D available from their eShop storefront. These downloadable versions will cost $39.99 each, just like…