Nintendo promises to ‘discuss’ new Smash Bros., 3D Mario, and Mario Kart before E3

The Japanese publisher is preparing to rely on its core titles to prop up the struggling Wii U.

Nintendo held ‘deep discussions’ before allowing Mario to punch people in Smash Bros.

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto talks violence in video games.

New 3D Mario, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart will be at E3

Nintendo president Iwata announces that new installments for some of the company's biggest series will be at E3.

Incredible Nintendo-themed Risk and why you’ll probably never play it

This fan-made Nintendo Risk includes conquerable worlds from Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon.

Halo, Red Dead Redemption, and other modern games given a retro makeover (gallery)

Halo, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Final Fantasy XIII, and more are given the retro treatment in this gallery.

Left out? Sony franchises we may miss in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

PlayStation All-Stars celebrates popular Sony franchises like God of War and Uncharted, but obscure properties like Jumping Flash and Blasto may be left out in the cold.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Tekken development team to make next Super Smash Bros.

A "special team" of Namco Bandai developers will take the reins on the next Super Smash Bros. game for Nintendo.

PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale is not a Smash Bros. clone (hands-on preview)

It's hard not to compare Sony's PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series when you just look at them, but they're not as similar as you may think.

Nintendo: No Smash Bros. for Wii U any time soon

A sequel to Nintendo’s hit fighting game, Super Smash Bros., won’t come out on its next console any time soon, according to a column written in Famitsu by the game’s creative lead Masahiro Sakurai.

That could end up being a …