Super Smash Bros Wii U/3DS DLC

Lucas from SSBB

While Nintendo announced plans to implement Mewtwo as special DLC for Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS, they recently announced plans to implement other DLC as well, including characters such as Lucas from Mother 3 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Lucas and Mewtwo both appeared in previous SSB games; Mewtwo appeared in Melee. In addition, other DLC will include special costumes for the Mii Fighters.

The possibility of future DLC seems promising, with Nintendo also running promotional polls to decide which other characters players would like added to the already large roster of fighters.

Charles Dance to play Emhyr in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Charles Dance, recently known for his role in HBO's Game of Thrones series as the Lannister patriarch Tywin, will perform his first video game voice over role as Emhyr var Emreis, the ruthless Emperor of Nilfgaard, in the Witcher series. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases this May 19th and is the third video game of the series which spans both books and television.

Nintendo announced mobile games

Pokémon Shuffle

Nintendo recently revealed plans to begin development of games for smart phones, which is a big deal for a company which has traditionally stuck with its own hardware. While investors have long called for Nintendo to mobilize into the smart phone scene, fans feel somewhat confused as to what this means for the future of the company. It's unlikely we'll see any Mario or Zelda titles for the phone, unless they're spinoff mini-game type apps. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata states Nintendo will not be calling their smart phone games "free-to-play" as they feel it is a misleading term. "Free-to-play" (or F2P) games are usually free to begin playing, but place arbitrary limits on the player with the express goal of leading them to a cash shop to pay for advantages or to remove those limits. Iwata says they will rather call them "free-to-start" if they plan to use such a model. An example of this model is the recent Pokémon Shuffle for the 3DS, which is basically Candy Crush with Pokémon, in which you can only play five courses before you must either wait for your hearts to reload over time or purchase them with real money.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D released, Xenoblade Chronicles X trailer

With the remake of Xenoblade Chronicles for the 3DS released on the 10th, it serves to revisit the news of the spiritual sequel Xenoblade Chronicles X coming to the Wii U in the near future. The new game will feature elements of the previous title for the Wii: huge areas which reward exploration and item collection richly, large expansive quest lines, and beautiful scenery. The game is the latest in a series of related titles published by Monolith Soft, all sharing the same "Xeno-" name. Be prepared for a long main story and hundreds of side quests to perform as humanity's survivors attempt to eke out a living on a new world.

Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 release

The second DLC Pack for Mario Kart 8 releases on 4/23/15. If you already purchased the bundle with DLC Pack 1 from last November, you will already be able to download it as soon as it's released. This expansion for MK8 includes new courses and characters, including a track modeled after the F-Zero track Big Blue, as well as Isabelle and the Villager from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Rodea the Sky Soldier Announced

A strange new game was announced with a trailer, in Japanese. Yuji Naka, famous creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and former head of Sonic Team, leads the creation of this new IP. While not technically stunning (it will also be released for the Wii console apparently), it appears to be a fast-paced flight-based action platformer in which the player controls the main character Rodea with the touch screen of the Wii U or 3DS or Wii remote on the Wii. Also: J-pop.

Star Wars: Battlefront Trailer

  The anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront was revealed recently in a trailer. The trailer claims the footage to be engine generated, which suggests it wasn't entirely prerendered CGI, and features large battles on the surface of many familiar planets from the movies including the farthest moon of Endor and a variety if vehicles and weapons. It also teases the presence of Darth Vader at the end.