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Your free MK8 promotion game also qualifies for the Digital Deluxe Promotion

The free game offered with Mario Kart 8 also seems to qualify for Nintendo’s digital deluxe promotion for Wii U deluxe owners.

Nintendo TVii receives a long awaited update

Nintendo has issued an update for Nintendo TVii, bringing easier access to sports and quicker load times.

Miyamoto says support for two GamePads isn’t coming soon

Miyamoto says Nintendo isn’t focusing on additional GamePad support because the company needs to focus on selling the Wii U as a system.

Capcom is now open to buyout, should Nintendo bid?

Capcom’s investors elected not to renew its buyout defense installed in 2008, leaving the company open to third party control.

Official Wii U virtual console page hints at N64 games

Nintendo 64 games are coming to the Wii U virtual console soon.

Japanese sales: Wii U continues its upswing

Wii U sales are still up in Japan after the release of Mario Kart 8, though the long tail is kicking in.

Super Mario Sunshine producer expresses interest in making a sequel

Nintendo producer Takashi Tezuka says he’d be interested in doing a sequel to Super Mario Sunshine at some point.

Hyrule Warriors special edition in Japan coming with Triforce clock

Here’s a look at the special edition Triforce clock coming with Hyrule Warriors collector’s editions in Japan.

Aonuma says he’ll stop overdoing Zelda tutorials

Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma discusses his renewed focus on shorter tutorials in the Legend of Zelda series.

Mario Kart 8 becomes 2nd best selling game of May with 2 days on the market

NPD Group numbers are in for the month of May and Mario Kart 8 has claimed the second spot with only two days available on the market.

Nintendo dominated social media mentions during E3

During the week of E3, Nintendo mentions made up 47% of the relevant tweets when discussing E3 on the network.

Nintendo wins lawsuit against another patent troll

Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a patent troll originally filed in 2010.

McDonald’s will have Mario Kart 8 toys soon

McDonald’s Happy Meals will soon be packed with Mario Kart 8 racers.

According to Reggie, Mario Kart 8 sales quadrupled Wii U weekly sales

Reggie Fils-Aime says Wii U weekly sales have quadrupled after the release of Mario Kart 8 just two weeks ago.

EA releasing FIFA 15 on Wii and 3DS, skipping Wii U

FIFA 15 is skipping the Wii U this year, while coming to every other console on the market.

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem is on schedule, says developer

Nintendo and ATLUS’ Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei crossover is still in the works, says the developer.

Nintendo is looking into Virtual Reality gaming

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime says that VR gaming “isn’t quite there yet”, but they are looking into the technology.

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Miyamoto: Metroid could make a comeback… eventually

Judging by Nintendo’s release schedule over the past couple of generations you’d swear Metroid was simply a sad afterthought and Samus Aran’s role was reduced to Smash Brothers fodder. But the future of Metroid might not be dead.

Mario Maker producer wants to include more styles than just Mario

Mario Maker was introduced this past week at E3 as a game that would allow you to make the Mario platformer you’ve always wanted. While Nintendo is predictably going to sandbox you into a set of options defined by them, it sounds like they don’t want to stop at including Mario-themed assets.