Nintendo of America has confirmed via a press release that Ubisoft’s long-awaited Rayman Origins demo is now available to download on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Kirby’s Block Ball is also available to purchase from the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – that’s if you fancy some frenzied, block-clearing action. There’s also a 3D trailer for the latest Men in Black movie which comes out May 25th. If you haven’t already done so you can download the update for Mario Kart 7 which removes the notorious Wuhu Island glitch.
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Nintendo Of America Registers Fire Emblem Awakening Domain
Nintendo of America has registered the domain for Fire Emblem Awakening for the Nintendo 3DS. Fire Emblem 3D is already out in Japan and will be released later this year in Europe, but it hasn’t been confirmed for a North America release. The recent purchasing of the domain in North America certainly suggests it’s coming.
Operation Rainfall Is Looking To Pitch Pandora’s Tower To American Publishers
Nintendo of America has already released the fantastic Xenoblade Chronicles, and is looking to release The Last Story during the Summer, but what about Pandora’s Tower? Well, Operation Rainfall is looking to take things into their own hands and pitch the game to publishers in a desperate effort to bring the game to North America.
With the recent revelation that XSEED Games approached Nintendo of America to publish The Last Story in North America and the fact that GameStop may have played a large role in the localization of Xenoblade Chronicles, the staff of Operation Rainfall have decided to try a different approach regarding a North America release of Pandora’s Tower. Our previous campaigns involved a lot of messaging Nintendo of America – on Facebook and Twitter, through email and over the phone, and even via physical mail.
This time, rather than asking Nintendo for Pandora’s Tower directly (which we have already been doing for the past 9 months, alongside Xenoblade Chroniclesand The Last Story), instead we would like to pitch Pandora’s Tower to the publishers themselves. This does not involve any spamming or harassing of the various publishers, but instead we plan on sending a special promotional kit to each of the publishers we have selected.
Here’s Nintendo Power Readers Most Wanted Games
Nintendo Power readers have voted for their most anticipated Nintendo 3DS, Wii and Wii U video games. Paper Mario is the most wanted game on the Nintendo 3DS with Batman Arkham City being the most wanted game on Wii U, and The Last Story for Wii.
Nintendo 3DS
1. Paper Mario
2. Luigi’s Mansion 2
3. Kingdom Hearts 3D
4. Animal Crossing
5. Final Fantasy -Theatrhythm
Wii
1. The Last Story
2. Skylanders: Giants
3. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. Men In Black 3
Wii U
1. Batman: Arkham City
2. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
3. Tekken
4. Darksiders II
5. Lego City Stories
The Last Story Will Have A Limited Run In North America
XSEED the publisher behind The Last Story in North America has revealed that the game will have a limited run when it launches later this year. XSEED say they have a rough idea of how many copy’s of the well-received JRPG they will distribute. Sounds as though you will need to make sure you pre-order the game if you fancy getting hold of it.
“…we do anticipate a limited run for the game as we already have a number in mind of how many units we can expect to sell of this title, and all our pre-production efforts will be geared towards being able to manufacture a final number somewhat close to our initial estimated number. It’s too early to start thinking of doing additional runs, but as a general policy we haven’t been very active on doing reprints of our other titles so far.”
Nintendo Wii: Red Mario 25th Anniversary Wii Coming To America
Nintendo of America have finally announced that the Mario 25th Anniversary edition Nintendo Wii is making its way to the United States on November 7th.
The special edition bundle will retail for $199.99 and comes bundled with a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii and Wii Sports along with the recently announced Wii Remote Plus controller. Unlike its European counterpart the console won’t come with the original version of Donkey Kong.
Nintendo DSi XL: Red Mario Nintendo DSi XL Coming To America?
US gaming emporium Walmart has advertised the special Mario 25th Anniversary Red Nintendo DSi XL ahead of any official confirmation from Nintendo of America. The store has since removed the product from its search listings.
Nintendo DSi XL, Red with Mario Kart DS & 2 Value Games Bundle Includes
Red Nintendo DSi XL System
Mark Kart DS Game Pack, rated “E” w/Comic Mischief
Nintendo DSi AC adapter
Rechargeable battery
Nintendo DSi XL Stylus (2)
Easy Start Guide
Manuals (Basic & Controls) and Support Booklet
Nintendo Wii: Black Nintendo Wii Finally Coming To America?
Numerous gaming emporiums in the United States have told online gaming publication Kotaku that the black version of the Nintendo Wii is due to be released in North America in May.
The long-awaited black Nintendo Wii bundle for North America apparently includes a copy of Wii Sports Resort and the Wii MotionPlus accessory, and is currently listed by the retailers at $199.99.
Nintendo Wii: Pink And Blue Wii Remotes Confirmed For Valentines
Nintendo of America have officially announced that they’re releasing the compulsively cute Pink and Blue Wii Remotes for Valentines day, February 14th 2010.
Nintendo: Nintendo DSi Continues Strong Sales According to NPD

Whilst the Nintendo DSi continues to take American consumers by storm, other gaming formats aren’t fairing quite so well.
According to Aprils NPD figures the recently released Nintendo DSi is still truly captivating American audiences, whilst the Wii, Xbox 360 and particularly the PS3 are having a fairly difficult time. To put things into perspective last April saw the Nintendo Wii sell in excess of 714,200 consoles, this year however sees it only managing to shift a mere 340,000 units.








