Nintendo’s tiny town simulator franchise released a game for three different consoles in North America; first on GameCube, then DS and Wii. Animal Crossing has not seen as much success since the title initially launched, but with the upcoming release of  Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the brand is looking to do just that–turn over a [...]

Best Buy’s got a fairly decent pre-order deal going on right now. If you pre-order Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, you’ll get a download code for Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels. The former releases on May 24, so you’ll want to hurry and do this if the deal interests you. Best Buy’s site doesn’t [...]

During this morning’s Nintendo Direct, the Big N talked up the upcoming re-release of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons. They unveiled the pricing for both games, which will be sold separately for $5.99 on the 3DS eShop. That being said, Nintendo will be running a sale on the games for the first [...]

In case you missed it, Nintendo just announced that they have entered into a “worldwide partnership” with Sega to bring a slew of new titles to Wii U and 3DS, most notably three exclusive Sonic games. As such, Iwata stated that the first Sonic project, entitled Sonic: Lost World, will be coming to Wii U [...]

If you’re a fan of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but haven’t quite rounded out your collection just yet, you may want to snatch this up for $10. It’s sold out online presently, but you’ll be able to go to a physical store and pick it up at any time if you so desire. The game [...]

This Pokémon update brings us a lot more information on Pokémon X and Y. CoroCoro Comics revealed four new creatures for us to swoon over as we wait for the game’s release. There is a Fighting type panda bear called Yancham, it’s known as the “naughty Pokémon” but come on, look at that face. He’s [...]

Newegg has been a fairly large mixed bag with their pre-order deals. While you can often save a ton of money with them, the condition they arrive in upon shipping to one’s home can leave a lot to be desired.  If you’re willing to take a chance on them, then you can get SMT IV’s [...]

There’s a new shooter in 3DS-town, and its name is Phosphorescent Lantse. From Japanese publisher Amzy comes this anime-esque “dog fight action” game that involves what appears to be a blonde-headed vixen who transforms into a jet and blows shit up. That’s right — A JET! If that’s not awesome, we don’t know what is. Better [...]

Welcome to Hardcore Gamer’s live recap of the April Nintendo Direct stream. This is going to be centered around the 3DS being the star attraction, although it may be difficult for Iwata to dress like the system – although he could have a circle pad on each hand and his shirt’s buttons could be labeled [...]

The Guild001 collection in Japan was split up into three separate releases over the past six months on the 3DS’s eShop, with Liberation Maiden providing one of the best-looking games on the system, and delivering an excellent shooting experience. Aero Porter was a crazy-fast paced airline-puzzle game, and Crimson Shroud was a throwback to tabletop [...]