There’s no doubt that FAST Racing NEO is one of the most anticipated Indie titles coming out on the Wii U, not to mention one of the best looking, but one particular thing people keep bringing up since we first got a chance to properly see it a E3 this year is its similarity to F-Zero.

Art Director of FAST Racing NEO, Martin Sauter, is very much well aware of this, and recently revealed a brand new Hero Mode specifically designed for those that love a challenge and are fans of F-Zero.

In FAST Racing NEO, normally when you go through the shiny strips on the sides, they serve as giving you a replenishment of your boost gauge, but in Hero Mode, the gauge will now serve as the racer’s shield. Hero Mode is specifically designed to be a challenge for the more experienced players, and you must finish in 1st place in order to progress to the next race.

Martin Sauter told Nintendo Life that Hero Mode and the difficulty associated with it should quench the thirst for “F-Zero starved players”.

As a fan of F-Zero and racing games in general, I am excited beyond belief for FAST Racing NEO, and it seems that a good amount of the Nintendo community is as well. What do you guys think about this new mode? Any F-Zero fans out there that can’t wait to get their hands on this? Let us know in the comments below!

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Update: Bumped to the top. The page is now live, and there are currently ten that can be purchased (thanks CrossForte).

The standard New 3DS finally launched in North America today, but if you’re looking for cover plates, the only option thus far has been importing. That could be changing very soon, however.

An image has appeared on the Nintendo online store showing that New 3DS cover plates will be sold to U.S. and Canadian customers. You can check out the page here, though it’s currently blank. We do at least know that cover plates like the one pictured above should be going on sale soon!

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Some may be interested to know that the newly-launched 3DS NFC reader/writer accessory runs on two AA batteries. In the actual package, Nintendo has included these so you can begin using the peripheral right away. The 3DS NFC adapter doesn’t require a ton of power, so I imagine you won’t need to swap batteries too often!

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Next week, select GameStop locations will be holding a Yoshi’s Woolly World demo event. This will be taking place on October 3 from 1 PM to 4 PM local time. The full listing of participating stores are in the source link below.

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LEGO Dimensions will be getting long term support from Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games. Speaking with Eurogamer, associate producer Mark Warburton stated that there are plans to support the game with new add-ons until at least 2018.

He said:

“We have a three year plan at the moment and we’ve got no intention of stopping there. We’ve created the technology to the degree that we’re happy it meets our needs for the future. We’ve created the toy pad so that it shouldn’t need to be updated. And we can just create new level and character packs to keep expanding that.”

Warburton also commented on a couple of other topics. He spoke about the value of the Starter Pack as well as the Portal tie-in.

“You can 100 per cent the game and get the Platinum trophy just from the base set. People have been playing Lego games for 10 years now, and we shouldn’t be offering anything less than that.”

“You get the game, you get the toy pad, you get 200+ odd level bricks. We think we’re offering a lot of value with that and there’s a lot of gameplay there. There’s also a huge offering [of extra content] if you’re a fan and want to get into that we support that. But if you’re only a fan of particular thing you can only get that.”

“Jon [Burton, TT Games boss] is the biggest Portal fan you could imagine. We knew we wanted a huge cross-section of pop culture and we wanted something huge from the gaming industry too. And Valve are masters of storytelling. We managed to get Stephen Merchant back in to record his lines and JK Simmons fresh from his Oscar win.”

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Nintendo recently held a community event in London, and gave three UK StreetPass community leaders 30 minutes to create a Super Mario Maker course to play live on stage. An official wrap up video is below.

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Ubisoft has confirmed the full tracklist for Just Dance 2016.

In terms of new tracks, here’s what the publisher shared today:

• “Heartbeat Song” by Kelly Clarkson
• “Teacher” by Nick Jonas
• “Chiwawa” by Wanko Ni Mero Mero
• “Copacabana” by Frankie Bostello
• “This Is How We Do” by Katy Perry
• “Drop The Mambo” by Diva Carmina
• “Hit The Road Jack” by Charles Percy
• “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” by The Girly Team
• “Irish Meadow Dance” by O’Callaghan’s Orchestra
• “Junto a Ti” From Disney’s “Violetta”
• “Kaboom Pow” by Nikki Yanofsky
• “Kool Kontact” by Glorious Black Belts
• “You’re The One That I Want” From The Movie Grease
• “The Choice Is Yours” by Darius Dante Van Dijk
• “Under the Sea” From Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”
• “When The Rain Begins To Fall” by Sky Trucking
• “You Never Can Tell” by A. Caveman & The Backseats

And below are songs previously announced for the game:

• “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars
• “All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
• “Animals” by Martin Garrix
• “Hey Mama” by David Guetta Ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
• “Blame” by Calvin Harris Ft. John Newman
• “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
• “Want To Want Me” by Jason Derulo
• “Gibberish” by MAX
• “Hangover (BaBaBa)” by Buraka Som Sistema
• “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas
• “Ievan Polkka” by Hatsune Miku
• “Let’s Groove” by Equinox Stars
• “William Tell Overture” by Rossini
• “Balkan Blast Remix” by Angry Birds
• “Rabiosa” by Shakira Ft. El Cata
• “Stuck On A Feeling” by Prince Royce
• “Boys (Summertime Love)” by The Lemon Cubes
• “Fun” by Pitbull Ft. Chris Brown
• “Circus” by Britney Spears
• “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli XCX
• “Same Old Love” by Selena Gomez
• “Cool For The Summer” by Demi Lovato
• “Lights” by Ellie Goulding
• “No Control” by One Direction
• “I’m An Albatraoz” by AronChupa

Just Dance 2016 will arrive on October 20 in the U.S., October 22 in EMEA, and October 23 in the UK.

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Nintendo has published a launch trailer for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. The title is out now in North America, and is coming to Europe next week. Take a look at the video below.

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In North America, GameStop began selling the amiibo Retro 3-Pack today. Take a look at an unboxing video for the three figures below.

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The latest Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer trailer from Nintendo UK introduces us to the character Roald. Watch the new video below.

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