Nintendo added six Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and three Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, Word Puzzles by POWGI, Cutie Clash, Cutie Pets Go Fishing, Vector Assault (demo), Outside the Realm (Wii/WiiU), Petit Novel series - Harvest December (demo), Word Puzzles by POWGI (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Big Brain Academy, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Polarium Advance (VC).

Nintendo added five Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Shutshimi, Super Smash Bros. DLC, FreezeME, Typoman (demo), Peg Solitaire (Wii/WiiU), Super Smash Bros. DLC, Alphadia  (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (VC).

Nintendo added five Wii/Wii U, six 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: LEGO Marvel's Avengers, Shadow Puppeteer, Joe's Diner, Level 22, Mini-Games Madness Volume #1 - Hello World (Wii/WiiU), Final Fantasy Explorers, LEGO Marvel's Avengers, Hello Kitty's Magic Apron, The Magic Hammer (demo), RV-7 My Drone, Crazy Train  (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (VC).

The Nintendo games launching in the first part of the year, such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U) or Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS), are going to include some fun amiibo functionality and use a wide variety of different compatible amiibo figures.

Nintendo added four Wii/Wii U, three 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Near Earth Objects, Space Hulk,The Perplexing Orb, Wicked Monsters BLAST! HD+ (Wii/WiiU), Lionel City Builder 3D: Rise of the Rails, The Keep (demo),Slice It! (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Metroid: Zero Mission (VC).

Nintendo added five Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and three Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Discovery, SDK Spriter (demo), Bigley's Revenge, Avoider, Tabletop Gallery (Wii/WiiU), Ocean Runner, My Pets (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Hogan's Alley, The Adventures of Bayoo Billy, Wild Gunman (VC).

Nintendo has prevailed in a patent case in Seattle federal court concerning the company’s Mii characters. Judge Richard A. Jones found that U.S. Patent No. 8,005,303, which relates to ways of storing police sketch-artist data, was invalid.

Nintendo added two Wii/Wii U, five 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (Wii/WiiU), Pokémon Picross, Fantasy Pirates (demo), Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends, Dementium Remastered, The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Trauma Team (VC).

Nintendo added four Wii/Wii U, five 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Typoman, ZaciSa's Last Stand (demo), Lucentek - Activate, Totem Topple (Wii/WiiU), Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Family Fishing, I Love My Pony (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (VC).

Nintendo won a patent case in California federal court, marking the second time it has prevailed against Technology Properties Limited LLC, Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC and Patriot Scientific Corporation, all of which are patent-licensing companies.

Nintendo added four Wii/Wii U, five 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Rodea the Sky Soldier, Christmas Adventure of Rocket Penguin, Electronic Super Joy (Wii/WiiU), Yo-kai Watch, Rodea the Sky Soldier, Battleminer (demo), The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure, Toki Tori 3D (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Stinger (VC).

Nintendo added four Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Human Resource Machine, PictoParty, Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue (Wii/WiiU), The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Demo, Barbie and Her Sisters Puppy Rescue (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (VC).

Nintendo added two Wii/Wii U, six 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Just Dance 2016 (Wii/WiiU), The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, DBZ: Extreme Butoden, Yo-Kai Watch, Gunslugs 2, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Super Ghouls'n Ghosts (VC).

Nintendo added six Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Yoshi's Woolly World, New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Bundle, Crunchyroll, Momonga Pinball Adventures, Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash, Rakoo & Friends (Wii/WiiU), SmileBASIC, The Magic Hammer (NDSi/3DS/eShop),  and Final Fight One (VC).

Nintendo added seven Wii/Wii U, two 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Super Smash Bros. DLC, The Rivers of Alice : Extended Version, Freedom Planet, Toto Temple Deluxe, Gemology, VoxelMaker, Pumped BMX + (Wii/WiiU), Super Smash Bros. DLC, Chronus Arc (NDSi/3DS/eShop),  and River City Ransom (VC).

Project X Zone 2 is an action title that brings together the fiercest and most popular legacy characters from Namco Bandai, SEGA, and Capcom’s most beloved franchises to create the ultimate Strategy-RPG cross-over experience.

Nintendo added six Wii/Wii U, one 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Super Mario Maker, Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut, Star Sky, The Swindle, Explody Bomb, Funky Physics (Wii/WiiU), Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (NDSi/3DS/eShop),  and Tecmo Bowl (VC).

Nintendo added one Wii/Wii U, six 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Gunman Clive HD Collection (Wii/WiiU), Proun+ (demo), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (NDSi/3DS/eShop), VS. Excitebike, and Mario Golf (VC).

Nintendo's New Nintendo 3DS will launch in North America as part of a special bundle ($219.99) on Sept. 25, which includes the new hand-held system, the upcoming Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer game, two cover plates and one amiibo card.

Nintendo added five Wii/Wii U, six 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: The Bridge, Splatoon Testfire, Crab Cakes Rescue, Factotum, Mortar Melon, Woah Dave! (Wii/WiiU), Little Battlers eXperience, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (demo), I Love My Cats (demo), 3D Gunstar Heroes (NDSi/3DS/eShop), Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf, and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (VC).

On Aug. 30, the suggested retail price of the portable Nintendo 2DS system drops to $99.99, down from the current suggested retail price of $129.99.

Nintendo added five Wii/Wii U, six 3DS/NDSi/eShop, and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Legend of Kay Anniversary, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, The Quiet Collection, Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria, Canvaleon (Wii/WiiU), The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, 3D Streets of Rage 2, Epic Word Search Collection, Dragon Fantasy: The Volumes of Westeria, Fantasy Pirates, I Love My Cats (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and DK Jungle Climber (VC).

Nintendo won a patent case in federal court in Oakland, California where Judge Saundra Armstrong found that eight of Nintendo’s hand-held systems, including the 3DS, DSi, DS and GBA systems, do not infringe a patent asserted against those products by Quintal Research Group, Inc.

Nintendo deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth (a rare type of cancer).

Nintendo added seven Wii/Wii U,and one Virtual console title to the Shop Channels Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Asteroid Quarry, Dare Up Adrenaline, Don't Crash, KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker, Land it Rocket, Neon Battle, Santa Factory (Wii/WiiU), and Mario Tennis (VC).