Nintendo has done a good job over the previous year and this year detailing new games and videos to us fans through their Nintendo Direct events every few months and once again they didn’t disappoint. Stating that 2013 will be the year of Luigi, Nintendo set out to feature the less respected brother much more. [...]

Today Nintendo held another worldwide direct event showcasing news for upcoming releases and updates to the Wii U and they are fantastic. Starting off, Nintendo addressed the Wii U load times and stated that with their Spring and Summer updates that all loading times and screen navigation times should speed up. Along with the new [...]

Nintendo officially confirmed the previously rumored Wii Mini today with a MSRP of $99.99, unfortunately though at this time it will only be available in Canada. The new Wii system, which will be the 3rd version of the Wii, will be a much smaller unit looking to be maybe a third smaller than the current [...]

The WWE and THQ will continue their post launch support of WWE 13 with the standard DLC packages of superstars, inlcuding new names such as Ryback, Tensai and Antonia Cesaro, and legends such as Brian Pillman and Chainsaw Charlie, along with additional moves, arenas and more when the Fan Axxess service launches with the title. [...]

Nintendo this week will be holding their American Nintendo Direct video which is set to discuss upcoming 3DS games along with detailing the upcoming Coin Rush DLC for New Super Mario Bros 2. Although we are still awaiting the American video, Nintendo held their Japanesse conference last week and provided videos of the upcoming levels [...]

Today Nintendo officially announced their release date and price points for the upcoming WiiU. The United States will get the WiiU on November 18th, prior to the Japan release date in December. Along with the release date reveal, Nintendo confirmed the pricing points for the two WiiU models at $299.99 and $349.99. The White WiiU [...]

In celebration for the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo released a extensive look at the whole series called Hyrule Historia. This book was unfortunately only available in Japan, but that is changing as Nintnedo, working with Dark Horse comics, will release The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia on January 16th 2013. This [...]

This year there has been heavy debate on if the 2012 Olympic Basketball team would be able to take on and defeat the original 1992 Dream Team (short answer is no they would not be able to). Now you’ll be able to determine this yourself when the original 1992 Dream Team will be available as [...]

Warner Bros has released the first trailer for the upcoming LEGO Batman 2 game. Batman and Robin return in this new adventure as they look to stop The Joker and Lex Luthor from destroying Gotham City. Along the way they will team up with Superman, and other heroes reportedly, to take on Luthor, The Joker [...]

If you are a fan of classic NES, Gameboy, Game Gear and SNES games then March is going to be a good month for you and your Wii and 3DS systems. Today Nintendo officially confirmed that March will see the release of the original NES titles Metroid, Super Mario Bros and Punch-Out (more than likely [...]

EA Sports has released the first demo for their new SSX game on the PS3 and Xbox 360 giving us our first true next gen SSX game. After the success of the original SSX series on the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube, EA’s franchise has been absent from the current generation of systems outside of the [...]

Last month Nintendo updated the United States Club Nintendo with the offering of downloadable games for the Wii and 3DS by using the coins saved up to your account. The first offering had a solid collection of games including SNES Mario Kart and Mario vs Donkey Kong Minis and with their new update Nintendo continues [...]

Previously it was announced that Club Nintendo members in Japan and the United Kingdom would be receiving 3D Classics: Kid Icarus for free after registering two select games by January 31st of this year. Today that promotion has begun and all Japan and UK Club Nintendo members will be able to download the game for [...]

With the release of Mario Kart 7 yesterday Nintendo, along with Super Mario Land 3D, once again has another 3DS title that should help sell systems. Mario Kart 7 plays almost exactly like the Wii version, and previous versions, of Mario Kart so if you are familiar with the series you’ll be able to jump [...]

With the release of Mario Kart 7 this Sunday December 4th, Nintendo is preparing for its final media blitz to get you excited for the game. Releasing a new trailer that details the new aspects of the game (car customization, first person mode, etc) along with showing off some of the new racers including Shy [...]

This years Tokyo Game show was a way for Nintendo to show off some of the new features related to the highly anticipated release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Wii. These new trailers show off new gameplay mechanics along with detailing how the weapon upgrade system works in the [...]

It is no secret that we are huge Mario Kart fans here at Nerd City (certain members even claim the increasing challenges available during online competition is proof the computers can learn). Needless to say, I was uber-pumped to see these brand new Mario Kart Wii Construction Sets from K’Nex (available exclusively from Toys R’  Us). Toys [...]

With the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on November 20th, Nintendo is offering fans a nice bundle for the game featuring a gold Wiimote with Zelda graphics emblazoned on it. This bundle will retail for $69.99 and will come with the game, Zelda Wiimote with motion plus built in and [...]

At the Gamescon event this year Nintendo didn’t have too much to show as E3 took care of the big announcements. Riding the tails of the recent price drop of the 3DS, Nintendo is dropping the price on a selection of titles to add to their Nintendo Selects Program. Joining the likes of Twilight Princess, [...]

Today when Nintendo does their weekly eShop update (usually around noon CST) Netflix will become a live application for the 3DS. Already available on the Wii, which is one of the most used streaming devices for Netflix service, Netflix will now give you the full streaming capabilities and selection you see through any other [...]