Nintendo has released two new 3DS commercials for the Japanese market. New adverts for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Rhythm Heaven: The Best Plus are posted below.

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Nintendo released official videos for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All (GBA) and Treasure of the Rudras on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Did you know that the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics? That’s actually something that was made public many, many years ago, but it’s not widely talked about today.

The lyrics were originally submitted by fans to a Japanese radio station. Nintendo eventually made them official, and a recorded version of the song was released on vinyl. Listen to it below.

Since the lyrics are in Japanese, you might have some trouble understanding what they are in English. But luckily, a translation can be found after the break!

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Pokemon Picross’ developer has now been confirmed. The game comes from Jupiter, who certainly has extensive experience with the puzzle genre.

Jupiter has been responsible for all of the Picross e titles on the eShop. The studio also made Mario’s Picross, Picross DS, and more. In terms of Pokemon games, Jupiter created Pokemon Pinball and was involved with many games for the Pokemon Mini device.

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FreezeME is heading to Steam next week, so a new trailer for the 3D platformer is now available. Check it out below.

FreezeME is also very close to launching on Wii U. When we receive a final date, we’ll let you know.

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This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
5. Skylanders SuperChargers – Activision
6. Disney Infinity 3.0 – Disney Interactive
7. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
8. LEGO Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
10. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo

3DS

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
7. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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InfoScout is at it again with Black Friday 2015 sales. Based on data collected from the research firm, Wii U took home 17 percent of the console share during the big shopping day.

We also posted a breakdown of the top 20 best-selling games during Black Friday yesterday. If you missed it, check it out here.

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Little Orbit has gone live with the launch trailer for Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends. You can give it a watch below.

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In Japan, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer has been updated with several new Nintendo items. Get a look at them below.

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