This ad for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for the Nintendo 3DS reveals a not-so-known fact about Robin Williams: he's got an awesome beard. Also, he named his daughter Zelda. Now that's hardcore.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show to showcase some of Nintendo's upcoming games and technology. First up is Kid Icarus for the 3DS and its augmented reality card game feature wherein players can battle real cards with the use of their Nintendo 3DS.

Two (we're assuming) Kid Icarus playing cards we're laid on the table. Reggie then focused on them using the 3DS camera and lo and behold the characters on the card came to life! He then placed them facing each other then a battle ensued.

Aside from the Kid Icarus demo Mr. Fils-Aime also showed Fallon the upcoming Wii game Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword and of course, the much talked about Wii U. But that's not all. As the segment was ending Reggie announced that each audience member will receive a copy of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS title Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS. Lucky bastards.

This new video trailer for Resident Evil: The Mercenaries for the Nintendo 3DS introduces us to the its characters and then some. Check out Barry and his headbutts!

The latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from the Japanese Nintendo Channel got us all feeling like a kid again. It does bring back memories ;)

Masahiro Sakurai, producer of Kid Icarus: Uprising, recently unveiled a 6-minute gameplay footage of the much awaited Nintendo 3DS title. Mr. Sakurai demonstarted the game himself live on stage during the Nintendo World 2011 event.

The Kid Icarus: Uprising gameplay video posted below shows our hero battling all kinds of monster both in aerial and ground. Watch a bit more and you'll see some boss types combat as well.

Funny we were just thinking there's not enough monkeys and bananas in the Nintendo 3DS' curent roster of games. Then Super Monkey Ball 3DS came along and made our day :)

If you're not familiar Monkey Ball games, the concept is pretty simple: you play as a monkey inside a ball and it is your task to roll around collecting bananas. For what purpose, you ask? Who cares! It's fun and there are monkeys that's enough for us :) Super Monkey Ball 3DS will probably released spring 2011.

Here's the trailer for Super Monkey Ball 3DS.

The upcoming Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition for the Nintendo 3DS is taking "Street Fighter" quite literally with its new exclusive features. This latest video trailer shows how it works.



"Figure Collecting" mode allows players to automatically battle nearby 3DS owners using collected figurines. Winner of the match will get the opponent's figurine and add it to their own collection. "Arcade Standby" mode allows other players to challenge you to a battle while you're playing, and vice versa. So with these two new features expect a lot of street brawling (figuratively speaking of course) once SSF IV 3D finally comes out.

There's nothing like reliving the past, especially in the gaming world. Who wouldn't want to have another go at the classics? That's probably why Nintendo decided to equip the 3DS with a virtual console, allowing us to play Game Boy and Game Boy Color games! In addition, some games will be available in 3DS such as Xevious.

Speaking of classics, here's a couple of old commercials for the Game Boy, back when commercials were cool.

Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata gave investors a first look at the 3DS Shopping Channel in a recent investors briefing. Games will be offered in said channel and would even include GameBoy titles! Video clips, 3DS game demos, and player ratings can be accessed as well via the 3DS Shopping Channel.

Here's the official trailer of the Nintendo 3DS Shopping Channel.

Ubisoft recently revealed that one of their first games for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS will be Driver 3D. For those of you too young to know, or remember, Driver is a classic action-driving game for the Playstation that features awesome car chases and the likes.

For a trip down memory lane, here's the intro to the original Driver.



Also, coming soon from Ubisoft are Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike, Ghost Recon Tactics and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 3D.

Professor Layton and his trusty sidekick Luke is moving to greener fields with Mask of Miracle for the Nintendo 3DS. Aside from their usual brain-racking puzzles and awesome story, daily downloadable puzzles will be available for a full year! That's a huge step up from previous Professor Layton games that only features weekly bonus puzzles available via Ninetndo Wi-Fi Connection.

Not much is know about Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle 3DS, but expect puzzles, lots of them. And also, we'll be able to see Professor Layton during his early years. Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino stated that the game started out as a Nintendo DS game but later redid it from scratch to accomodate 3DS features.

Here's the Japanese trailer for Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle 3DS.

Fighting fans has another reason to be excited about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS: Dead or Alive Dimensions! Being developed by Team Ninja, DOA Dimensions is said to feature counters and body physics that the series is known for.

The trailer above features some of the characters that would be making an appearance, and a fight sequence involving Ayane and Raidou, Dead or Alive 1's big boss.

One of the most anticipated games for the Nintendo 3DS since its launch is the remake of the classic Star Fox. Originally from the N64 gaming console, Star Fox 64 3D will feature the same shoot-em-up gameplay that won the hearts of fans years ago. There was actually a short playable demo of the game during E3 2010.

The top screen of the Nintendo 3DS will act as main display of Star Fox 64 3D while the bottom will serve as controls. Expect to use the analog nub, the D-pad, and the shoulder buttons as well for this game.



Witnesses of the demo can attest the Star Fox 64 is surely one of the games to look out for when the 3DS is released.

Survival horror fans are in for a treat when the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming console finally comes. Along with the announcement, Capcom revealed their shot at the 3DS with Resident Evil: Revelations.

Revelations uses the same engine that powers other games such as Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil 5. Simply put, this makes Revelations "graphical quality comparable to consoles." The trailer below is a good sample, but since it's not known if the secenes are in-engine or pre-rendered, we should all hold our horses.

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is one of the most surprising announcement on the recently concluded E3 2010. The project is so secret that some of the Kojima Productions staff didn't even know it was being developed.



The Snake Eater 3D demo video above is non-playable but its shows some gameplay and cinematics on the Nintendo 3DS. As far as we know, Snake Eater 3D will be some sort of a remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 with added elements such as co-op and of course, 3D. Also, Hideo Kojima hinted that the final game may look better than the demo itself.

One of the most talked about upcoming game for the new Nintendo 3DS is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Not much is known yet regarding the game's development, but we're hoping that it would be a straight port of the classic Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. If you've played it before then you certainly know why. As much as we love Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, Ocarina of Time has a better story and gameplay.

Here's a video featuring screenshots of what is believed to be The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

Looks like we Nintendo fanboys have to hold off our dreams of owning a Nintendo 3DS for a while more. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's President, recently appeared on a episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where he said the 3DS would be coming out "next year."

Also, on a recent interview by IndustryGamers, Reggie assured us that the 3DS will "launch in all of our major markets by March 31, 2011."

In the video below, Reggie and Fallon plays Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. Just about 2 minutes in Reggie pulls out a 3DS and showed Fallon a demo of Kid Icarus.

After weeks of rumors and speculations, Nintendo finally revealed the next iteration of the Nintendo DS --- the Nintendo 3DS! The wait is over and not surprisingly, well worth it.

Please note that the final design is TBA as of the moment, but this one is looking pretty darn good. Some key changes or upgrades from the DSi/DSi XL are:

• There are now three cameras; one on the inside and two outside.
• Uses Nintendo 3DS Game Card
• "Slide Pad" which acts as analog input.
• Uses motion sensor and gyro sensor.
• 3D Depth Slider to control 3D effect.
• Home, Power, and Wireless buttons.

A huge lineup of 3DS games were also revealed, which will be discussed in detail on future posts. For now, below is the trailer for one of the featured games, Kid Icarus: Uprising.



Also, video below shows Nintendo 3DS hands-on on E3 2010.