REDMOND, Wash., May 16, 2012 – Since the March 23 launch of Kid Icarus: Uprising on the Nintendo 3DS system, legions of fans have experienced the game’s action-packed multiplayer features. To make it easier than ever for fans to come together, Nintendo of America has created a Multiplayer Battle Day Meetup Everywhere community that people can use to organize their own local Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer tournaments, meetups and social gatherings*.

New Super Mario Bros. 2 Game, Kid Icarus Videos and System Update Headed to Nintendo 3DS; Wii Owners to Celebrate 20 Years of Kirby Fun with Special Compilation Game Disc

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has revealed new details about how to discover and collect hundreds of special AR Cards to use with Kid Icarus: Uprising, which will launch exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system on March 23. The cards feature characters, enemies, bosses, weapons and items that appear in Kid Icarus: Uprising. The game recognizes these specially designed AR Cards when viewed using the built-in camera of the Nintendo 3DS. Viewing an AR Card with the game also unlocks the AR Card’s corresponding Idol, which reveals additional information about that card. Players can even snap photos when the AR Card characters come to life and then view them within Nintendo 3DS Camera.

 Nintendo Unveils Exciting Lineups for Wii and Nintendo 3DS

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is loading 2012 with surprises for all kinds of gamers. Today Nintendo can confirm that the acclaimed role-playing game The Last Story^™ will come to North America for the Wii^™ console in 2012, published by XSEED Games. Nintendo also can reveal that Xenoblade Chronicles^™ will launch on April 6, complete with fan-chosen artwork that will be featured in the game’s packaging.

More Than 50 Fun Rhythm Games Challenge Players to Stay in the Groove

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Starting today, video game fans and music lovers across the United States can use the Wii^™ system to keep the beat in dozens of entertaining new ways. The Rhythm Heaven^™ Fever game is now available, inviting players to enjoy a fresh lineup of more than 50 unique rhythm games. Easy to pick up and play but challenging to master, each minigame tasks players to tap buttons on the Wii Remote^™ controller in time to catchy musical themes while completing a variety of quirky tasks. Rhythm Heaven Fever carries a suggested retail price of $29.99 in the United States.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America has a perfectly pink new option for consumers looking to win over their loved ones this Valentine’s Day. Starting Feb. 10, a Pearl Pink edition of the Nintendo 3DS^™ hand-held system – previously available only as part of a limited-edition bundle – will be available as a stand-alone item at retailers nationwide, offered at a suggested retail price of $169.99.

Event Featuring New Four-Movement Symphony Tours North

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has revealed another set of details about the fascinating areas, items and game play in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda^™: Skyward Sword game, which will launch exclusively for the Wii^™ system on Nov. 20. Following last week’s unveiling of new information about the Faron Woods area of the game, fans can now glimpse additional details about this and other areas, plus a sneak peek at how players can maneuver Link^™ through watery environments and help him wield a whip using the Wii Remote^™ Plus controller. Newly revealed game elements include the following:

“The Radius”:

Title: Pokemon Black and White Volume 3

Author: Hidenori Kusaka

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: Sep 6 2011

Format: Manga

Genre: Action Adventure

Publisher Age Ratting: A (For All Ages)

Overall personal ratting: B

Similar Series: Yi-Gi-Oh!, Dinosaur King

The battle between Black and N is beginning to heat up. Black is having a great deal of trouble with this battle. While all of this is happening, White is just sitting there, watching. Despite Black’s pleas for help, White refused to join the fight. It’s not because she doesn’t want to, but it’s because she had no idea how to battle. White only wanted her Pokemon to be movie stars, so she never learn how to fight. Black might be in a little trouble.

Series Debuts on the Wii Console with Multiplayer Modes, Layered Hidden-Object Puzzles and a Spellbinding Storyline

 
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The rich mystery and puzzle-solving fun of Big Fish Games’ Mystery Case Files™ game series soon will be available on the Wii™ console for the first time. With the June 27 launch of the Mystery Case Files™: The Malgrave Incident™ game – available exclusively for Wii – players can enjoy a mysterious adventure in their own living rooms, as well as test their sleuthing skills together with up to three friends in new multiplayer modes. Solo or as a group, players of any experience level can solve their way through a series of fun hidden-object puzzles as they uncover the secret behind the peculiar purple substance scattered across the enigmatic Malgrave Island.

The Radius

Title: Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Platform: Xbox (also on PS2 and Gamecube)

Developer: Traveler’s Tales

Publisher: Universal Interactive

American Release Date: April 15, 2002

Format: DVD

Genre: 3D platformer

Replay Value: B-

ESRB: E for everyone

Overall Personal Rating: B-
Synopsis:
The evil Dr. Neo Cortex, pushed into action by the evil tribal mask Uka Uka, has once again hatched another plot to defeat Crash Bandicoot and take over the world. Using the power of a group of elemental masks and his new experiment, another engineered Bandicoot called Crunch, this time the world will be his! Not if Crash and his sister Coco has anything to say about it. In short, not much more compelling than any of the other plots, but what are you gonna do? It’s the Mario school of drama, all about the gameplay.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo introduces portable entertainment in 3D – without the need for special glasses. The Nintendo 3DS^™ system goes on sale in the United States on March 27 at a suggested retail price of $249.99. It comes with a collection of pre-installed games and fun features, with more on the way.

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 28, 2011 – The legendary game franchise, Street Fighter® is now available in full 3D, supporting global WiFi multiplayer matches in   Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ system in North America. Punches and kicks fly off the screen in the Nintendo 3DS, offering consumers for the first time high quality, portable 3D entertainment without glasses.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two new Pokémon^™ video games went on sale on March 6 and promptly shattered all previous U.S. Pokémon sales records. The Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games for the Nintendo DS^™ family of systems became the fastest-selling Pokémon video games of all time, selling more than 1.08 million units after just one day of availability. That surpasses the previous one-day sales record of more than 780,000 set by the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games in April 2007.

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Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Introduce Evolved Battle Systems

The upcoming Pokémon™ Black Version and Pokémon White Version games for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems feature more than 150 never-before-seen-Pokémon™. No matter which version players choose, they’re sure to have fun with an array of expanded features for taking their Pokémon into battle, either in the game’s main adventure, or head-to-head against friends.

Upcoming Nintendo DS Games Introduce More than 150

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo of America today announced that the Pokémon^™ Black Version and Pokémon White Version video games will launch in North America on March 6, 2011. The games, playable exclusively on the Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, are a completely new adventure that Pokémon fans old and new can embark on. Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version introduce more than 150 new Pokémon and a new region to explore.

Title: Elite Beat Agents

Platform: Nintendo DS

Developer: INS

Publisher/Distributor: Nintendo

American Release Date: November 6, 2006

Format: Nintendo DS game Card

Genre: Music

Replay Value: A

ESRB: 10+

Overall Personal Rating: A+

Similar Series: Dance Dance Revaluation series,  Samba de Amigo

The world is in trouble, and we need your help, but there’s only one way to save it, by dancing. The EBA (Elite Beat Agents) are group of highly trained operatives, who specialize in helping anyone who needs their help. Members of the EBA don’t use guns or combat skills to save people, their weapons are music and the ability to dance. They also don’t directly affect the people they are helping, but by dancing to the beat, they help people get into the groove of life and save themselves.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Launching today across North America, the new PokéPark^™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure game is the first Pokémon^™ adventure game created exclusively for the Wii^™ system, placing the world-famous Pikachu^™ in a massive world filled with friends, foes and exploration. Series fans and newcomers alike are invited to play as Pikachu as they progress through a wild set of challenges, tangling with other Pokémon and racing to save the PokéPark from an uncertain fate.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has everyone’s holiday shopping list covered with an array of great new products. These include Mario^™-red, limited-edition Wii^™ and Nintendo DSi XL^™ system bundles that celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros.^™ game on the NES^™ and a new Wii Remote^™ Plus controller that has Wii MotionPlus^™ motion technology built right in. Nintendo already offers tremendous video game value, and these products will make it even easier for shoppers to find fun at a great price. All new products go on sale in North America on Nov. 7, and the limited-edition products will be available while supplies last.