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Nintendo’s upcoming DIY Mario title finally has a street date. Originally titled Mario Maker, the game has since been super bumped up to a new name – Super Mario Maker In it, players will be able to position environments, enemies and characters from throughout Mario’s history to create brand new …

Nintendo has announced two new Mario titles for release this year and the next. First up, Mario & Luigi Paper Jam is heading to 3DS in spring 2015. The game combines the worlds of the Paper Mario games and other more traditional Mario titles. Much of the gameplay is defined …

Tom Nook and his zoological buddies will be setting up home on 3DS and Wii U once again. Previously released in Japan, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is due out on Nintendo’s handheld platform in late September in the UK and Europe. The decorating game will also feature support for …

Nintendo has provided a release date for its upcoming Wii U entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series. The title will be launching on December 4th, this year. Xenoblade Chronicles X was announced during Nintendo’s E3 media presentation last year. Previously developer Monolith Soft had only referred to the game as …

Metroid Prime is back – but it might not be in the way you expect. Metroid Prime Federation Force is a new first-person shooter exclusively for 3DS. There appears to be a large focus on multiplayer, with three-on-three game modes demonstrated during a fast-paced teaser trailer. It also looks like …

Donkey Kong and Bowser first in new collaboration between toys-to-life franchises

UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed that Hyrule Warriors is coming to 3DS under the monikor Hyrule Warriors: Legends. This was confirmed as part of Nintendo’s 3DS media presentation. Original story: It seems that the Wii U Dynasty Warriors and Legend of Zelda crossover title Hyrule Warriors is coming to Nintendo’s 3DS. …

Multiplayer returns to the series in a new co-op adventure

Two of gaming’s biggest toys-to-life brands are teaming up. Ahead of the launch of Activision’s next instalment in the Skylanders franchise, Superchargers, the publisher made an appearance in Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event to reveal two brand new figurines for the game. Turbocharged Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser are brand …

A new multiplayer Zelda title is on the way for the Nintendo 3DS. It’s very much in the style of the last entry on the handheld, A Link Between Worlds and lets multiple players complete levels together. Gamers can also create ‘totems’ – stacks of characters – to help finish …