Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 3DS News

Registering a 3DS XL and either Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity between March 21 and April 30 will net you a free download of another 3DS game. Read more

Nintendo has put up some of its first-party 3DS titles on the eShop today, as it continues its efforts to offer select parts of the library as digital downloads. Read more

Nintendo has outlined its first ever annual operating loss, and detailed its plans for the coming year in terms of strategy and predicted sales. Read more

An analytical look at Nintendo's 2011 sales numbers show Nintendo's first-party titles cleaning up, especially when Mario is involved, but third parties still lagging behind. Read more

The 2011 Shacknews 'Game of the Year' awards begin today with our list of honorable mentions. These titles didn't quite crack our overall top five, but deserve your attention. Read more

A new year is here, so let the video games business boasts begin! Nintendo today revealed that over 4 million 3DSs have now been sold in the US, while Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword have all sold over a million. Read more

Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida talks about how his team merged the concepts, enemies and power-ups of old-school 2D Mario games with the 3D lessons learned from the Galaxy series. Read more

Nintendo is claiming new sales records for two of its recent holiday launches. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, seen by many as Wii's swan song, has sold 535,000 units since its launch one week ago, making it "the fastest-selling Zelda game ever." Read more

We get a look at the 3DS "Join Game" feature through the first game to use it, Mario Kart 7. Read more

Super Mario 3D Land includes a mandatory 3DS firmware update that lets you hop into friends' online games more easily. Read more