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This is one of many demos up on the Japanese eShop. It’d be nice if some of these demos arrived on the North American/European stores!

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European 3DS owners will finally have a chance to download the system’s new messaging application. It should be out this Thursday (or next week) in North America as well.

3DS Download

Mighty Switch Force! – £5.40
Nintendo Letter Box – Free

3DS VC

Tetris – £3.60

DSiWare

Castle Conqueror Heroes – 500 Points/£4.50
Commando: Steel Disaster – 800 Points/£7.20

WiiWare

Football Up! – 500 Points
MotoHeroz Demo – Free’

Source: Nintendo PR

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Dragon Quest X’s final boxart will contain art from character designer Akira Toriyama.

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Usually we don’t see comparisons like this. It’s an odd, yet interesting way to compare the two games…

Thanks to Jeffrey H for the tip!

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Shonen Jump has provided a first look at Dragon Quest X’s story mode. You can find the information below, and you can also view a scan from the magazine here that contains new screenshots.

– Game starts off in a small village named Etene
– A pair of siblings have lost their parents when they were young
– The two are trouble makers, but they live a quiet life in the village
– They’re both separated from the rest of the world
– Play as one of the two siblings
– You make yourself and your sibling during the character creation process
– Choose your gender; can have a pair of brothers, a pair or sisters, or mixed
– Have the human form just at the start of the game
– Unclear what makes you transform into one of the five non-human races
– Experience combat early on in the story
– Akira Toriyama designed a few key residents
– Aba: Maiden at the shrine; has a bad mouth; villagers trust her greatly
– Shini: Aba’s grandson; looks after Aba; usually calm and relaxed; can be relied upon when there’s a situation

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Despite the fact that we just received the first screenshots of 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, it’s already available for download in Japan. Those who participate in the “Chotto Mario na Nintendo 3DS Present Campaign” (A Little Mario-like Nintendo 3DS Present Campaign) can receive the title for free. Simply register a couple of games at Club Nintendo to obtain Kid Icarus. You’ll also be entered in a drawing to win one of three special Mario-themed 3DS systems.

Nintendo is running a similar event in Europe. You can find more information about that here.

3D Classics: Kid Icarus will go live for everyone on January 18. 3DS owners who aren’t interested in joining the campaign can purchase it for 600 yen.

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Nintendo is now taking pre-orders for Xenoblade Chronicles on their official website. The game will be sold only through Nintendo and GameStop.

We’ve got a ways to go before Xenoblade is ready, but you might as well put down some money for the game if you have even a tiny bit of interest in it. Believe me, it’s absolutely fantastic.

You can pre-order Xenoblade Chronicles here.

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As expected, Nintendo won’t have anything new to show for Wii U at CES 2012. As was the case with the 3DS earlier this year, the system will be shown behind closed doors to media members who missed out on experiencing the console at E3. The company will not have a booth at CES.

Nintendo said in a statement:

“Nintendo of America, working with the 2012 International CES management, will offer demos of the upcoming Wii U console to members of the media who did not see the system at the 2011 E3 Expo. However, Nintendo will not have a booth at CES, nor does it plan to include any games, experiences or information beyond what was available at the 2011 E3 Expo. Production and development efforts remain on track for the Wii U launch, which will take place between the start of the 2012 E3 Expo in June, and the end of 2012.”

We’ve known for some time that Wii U will see a proper information blowout at E3 2012. Maybe we’ll get a nugget or two during GDC, but there’s a good chance that Nintendo will remain quiet until June.

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