Oh yeah! New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be launching for Nintendo 3DS in August! “This all-new, side-scrolling adventure features Mario, Luigi and all your fave characters from the Mario series.” -Nintendo   

It’s a new month which means another bill to pay and some new Nintendo Rewards! This month Nintendo is offering:  Art Academy: First Semester (150 Reward Coins) Learn to draw with this fun and intuitive art tutor. Great for beginners and advanced artists alike. Art

Satoru Iwata: “Although there is no logo here, we are planning to release a totally new side-scrolling action Super Mario in 2D as a key title for the Nintendo 3DS in the next fiscal year,” said the Ninty president. Not sure why this is even

With the Wii U launch just around the corner, Nintendo has just announced Nintendo Network. Here are a few highlights of Nintendo Network: The Wii U will have personalized accounts. Online profiles will no longer be system based. (Assuming it’s for both the Nintendo 3DS

North American 3DS owners rejoice! We’re finally getting demos on the 3DS E-shop! Starting this Thursday we get Resident Evil Revelations, which from what I’ve been reading about it, seems to be hitting high scores and praise among Resident Evil fans. In the coming weeks

Ever play Metroid: Prime Hunters on the Nintendo DS? Did you hand start hurting after awhile? I know mine did and the creators of Kid Icarus: Uprising feel your hand pain. Being bundled with Kid Icarus: Uprising is this fancy Nintendo 3DS stand. Doesn’t look all

Ready to harass your fellow 3DS owners with 3D pictures of your ****? This Thursday, December 22nd, along with the Eshop update comes SwapNote! Draw pictures, type out notes and send 3D pictures via StreetPass/SpotPass. Is your body ready? I hope so.

Mario gets a boomerang. You’re all dead.

Just in time for the holiday, Mario Kart 7 launches December 4th. New customize ready karts, new tracks designed in “layers” and a first person mode, this Mario Kart looks amazing. Additional characters such as Metal Mario and Lakitu (whom pulled you out of the water), new power ups and

Are you ready for Super Mario 3D Land? I know I am. I played this a bit at PAX and have to say it’s pretty awesome. It’s classic Mario in 3D with touches of Super Mario Galaxy. The game is set to be released November

For some of us lucky people in North America, our 10 Free Games via the Ambassador program is a go! And available to download! How do you do this? Well it’s quite easy, though most other gaming websites are making it out to be a horrendous, tedious task, bashing Nintendo

Welcome to 1up-island! For everyone that has received Spot Passes from one of the four Team Island members , we’d like to thank you for visiting our website! This is our first year at PAX and we’re excited to see everything that happens this weekend. Stay tuned

I got my hands on this baby. And it’s well worth it… Uh… Gotta go play this!… PEACE!

Nintendo Celebrates Zelda’s 25th Anniversary With Live Music Nintendo is kicking off it’s E3 2011 press conference with a musical celebration of The Legend of Zelda, starting off with a live orchestra and finishing things off with a selection of highly recognizeable themes requested by

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