On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Kirby’s Block Ball, Rayman Origins Demo, Mario Kart 7 Patch

Kirby's Block Ball Game Boy Screenshot

New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time. Table of Contents American Update European Update Future Releases Nintendo has now added new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo DSi Shop and Nintendo 3DS eShop. …

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Top 10 Japanese Bestselling Games & Systems of 2011

Nintendo 3DS popular in Japan

The Japanese video games industry sales have gone down 8% between 2010 and 2011, the fifth year in a row it’s declined, although system sales went up 2.4% because 2011 saw the early launch of the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. That said, the 3DS is clearly the most popular game machine of the past …

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Mario Kart 7 Review (3DS)

Mario Kart 7 Review Artwork of Yoshi

Mario Kart 7 marks Nintendo’s launch of their best-selling, highly popular and beloved long-running action racing series (that created the “cart-racing” genre) on their new portable system. This also marks the first time the Mario Kart series has been presented in 3D… glasses-free, stereoscopic 3D of course! So what do I think about the new …

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How To Unlock All Mario Kart 7 Characters, Vehicles & Tracks

Mario Kart 7 Characters Roster To Unlock All

Our Mario Kart 7 unlockable characters, vehicles and tracks guide shows you how to unlock all 9 secret characters in Mario Kart 7. That’s hidden, for a total of 17 characters. We show you exactly what steps to take for unlocking all characters, vehicles and tracks for Nintendo’s new 3DS-entry in the beloved Mario Kart …

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Mario Kart 7 Shortcuts Guide

Mario Kart 7 Shortcuts Guide Mushroom Cup Tracks Art

Our Mario Kart 7 shortcuts guide will help you locate time-saving shortcuts and give you tips on what to look out for as you race through each track of each Cup in Mario Kart 7. Table of Contents Mushroom Cup Toad Circuit Shortcuts Daisy Hills Shortcuts Cheep Cheep Lagoon Shortcuts (AKA Cheep Cheep Cape) Shy …

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Mario Kart 7 Unlockables Guide for Karts & Kart Parts

Mario Kart 7 Unlockable Karts & Kart Parts Image Schematic

Welcome to our Mario Kart 7 unlockables guide for karts & kart parts. Mario Kart 7 allows players to customize their Kart to their own liking by selecting from 18 different Karts, 16 different Wheels and Gliders, and 17 different characters, to create the exact racer you want! Table of Contents How To Unlock Karts …

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Mario Kart 7 Walkthrough For All Cups & Courses

Mario Kart 7 Walkthrough Artwork

Our Mario Kart 7 walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of gameplay with strategy tips for this latest cart racer from Nintendo exclusively for 3DS. Mario Kart 7 brings the fan-favorite cart-racing series into 2011 and stereoscopic 3D (glasses-free) for the first time with Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. …

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Mario Kart 7 Cheats, Secrets & Tips List

Mario Kart 7 Cheats Page Artwork

Our Mario Kart 7 cheats, secrets and tips list will tell you how to get a speed boost at the start of races, how to unlock Mirror Mode, how to unlock an alternate title screen and more secret tips! Table of Contents Turbo Boost at the Start of a Race Turbo Boost from Lakitu Ramp …

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New Video Game Releases Week 48, 2011

New Video Game Releases of Week 48 in 2011

Here’s the list of this week’s video game releases. The popular releases are: Mario Kart 7 for 3DS and Assassin’s Creed Revelations on PC. New on the downloadable games front is: On the PlayStation Store Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Scene It? Movie Night (PSN), Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (PS1), Tak 2: Staff of Dreams …

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Real Life Mario Karts (Nerdy News)

Real-Life Mario Karts

“Nerdy News” is a mini-news show geared towards gamers, technosexuals, and all other geeky peeps. In this forty-second episode of Nerdy News, I’ll be reporting on: A custom video game can be made, based on your life. Real life Mario Karts?! A new rating system for mobile applications. Microsoft is readying the Kinect for PCs. …

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Mario Kart 7 Unboxing

Mario Kart 7 Unboxing Art of Underwater Mario!

Looking for a Mario Kart 7 Unboxing? You’ve came to the right place! What will be included with your copy of Mario Kart 7 when the game launches on December 4th, 2011? Not much, but hey it’s a new Mario Kart game so you gotta love it! Nintendo once again continues with their new tradition …

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Mario Kart 7 Wallpaper (HD)

Mario Kart 7 Wallpaper Art

Welcome to our Mario Kart 7 wallpapers page! Here we will post images that you can use as desktop wallpapers, both official and otherwise. Most will be 1080p HD and widescreen for you to download to your computer or PS3. We will add to this list as we find cool new wallpapers for the game. …

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Mario Kart 7 Roster Adds: Wiggler & Honey Queen Newcomers!

Mario Kart 7 Wiggler

The number of Mario Kart 7 characters has increased again by two! Wiggler and Honey Queen (from Super Mario Galaxy) have been confirmed by Nintendo as the newest characters to join the upcoming AAA 3DS title. The first revealed character, Wiggler, is a Super Mario Bros. staple! He made his debut way back with Super …

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Mario Kart 7 3DS Wheel Accessory Announced In Japan

Mario Kart 7 Steering Wheel

A Mario Kart 7 3DS Steering Wheel Accessory is in development for the game and is officially licensed by Nintendo. Although it’s only scheduled for release in Japan thus far. The device is a steering wheel shape and allows the Nintendo 3DS system to snap into the middle of the accessory, after which you can …

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Mario Kart 7 Online Features Detailed

Mario Kart 7 Features and Power Ups Screenshot

The Mario Kart 7 release date of December 2nd in Europe and December 4th in America will be upon us soon. The upcoming Mario Kart 7 delivers more than just a glasses-free 3D racing experience. It gives fans frenetic racing fun by air, land and sea. Longtime fans of the franchise will encounter new features …

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