Nintendo Everything

Xenoblade Chronicles X now has a Japanese release date. During today’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that the game will ship on April 29. It remains on track for 2015 in the west.

Next Smash Bros. amiibo

– Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, Ness, Charizard
– These are out on Spring

Super Mario amiibo series

– Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad
– Launches alongside Mario Party 10
– Out March 20 (new amiibo and Mario Party)
– Mario Party 10 works with 9 amiibo
– Special Mario Party 10 bundle with Super Mario amiibo
– In Mario Party 10, use amiibo to unlock themed game pieces and game boards

– Games supporting the Classic Controller can also be played using the GamePad controller
– Mario Galaxy 2 available today
– Punch-Out!! on January 29
– Metroid Prime Trilogy on January 29
– Will be available for half price for one week after their release dates
– More Wii titles coming to the eShop

Nintendo has announced a new Pokemon game for the 3DS eShop, Pokemon Shuffle. Here’s what we know:

– Puzzle game
– Limit on how many moves you can make for each battle
– Free to play
– Out in February