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At the end of next week, Prima will be bringing out Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics. It’s a special commemorative book featuring a commemoration of 17 NES Classics, commentary from “Nintendo visionaries”, Nintendo Power excerpts, and more.

Prima has now shared a few preview images from Playing With Power. Find them in the gallery below.

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Nintendo has penciled in maintenance for 3DS in about a week’s time. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted.

The schedule for maintenance is as follows:

– 4:50 PM PT (November 8) – 6:30 PM PT (November 8)
– 7:50 PM ET (November 8) – 9:30 PM ET (November 8)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (November 9) – 2:30 AM in the UK (November 9)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (November 9) – 3:30 AM in Europe (November 9)

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Thanks to MyGamingBoulevard, we have another couple of off-screen NES Classic Edition videos. See some footage of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. below.

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A new trailer is now online for TorqueL, which is coming to the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Get a look at the video below.

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Yesterday, Eurogamer wrote up a report stating that Wii U production will be wrapping up by the end of the week. Now, however, Nintendo has come out stating that there are no such plans.

“There is no change to our continuing [Wii U] production,” a spokesperson told Japanese outlet IT Media. While the representative started out by saying he/she was unaware of the article’s specifics, speculation about Wii U production ending “was not true.”

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Mario Kart 7
2. Pokemon Yellow
3. Pokemon Red
4. Super Mario World
5. Super Mario Bros. 3
6. Pokemon Blue
7. Breath of Fire
8. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
9. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
11. Pokemon Moon
12. Pokemon Sun
13. Zelda: A Link to the Past
14. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
15. Resident Evil Revelations
16. EarthBound
17. Severed
18. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
19. Super Mario Bros.
20. Pokemon Omega Ruby

Videos

1. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
2. First look at Nintendo’s new home gaming system
3. Evolved Forms Starter Pokemon – Pokemon Sun/Moon
4. More Ultra Beasts Debut – Pokemon Sun/Moon
5. Version-exclusive Pokemon – Pokemon Sun/Moon
6. Severed E3 2016 Trailer
7. Get a Special Munchlax – Pokemon Sun/Moon
8. Disney Magical World 2 Launch Trailer
9. Ultra Beasts & Aether Foundation – Pokemon Sun/Moon
10. Yo-kai Watch 2 TV Spot
11. Yo-kai Watch 2 Overview Trailer
12. More Pokemon Revealed for Pokemon Sun/Moon
13. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
14. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
15. Mario Party: Star Rush E3 2016 Trailer
16. Yo-kai Watch 2 E3 2016 Trailer
17. Super Mario World Trailer
18. New Pokemon Ready for Adventure – Pokemon Sun/Moon
19. Alola Forms & Z-Moves Revealed – Pokemon Sun/Moon
20. More Pokemon & Meet Team Skull – Pokemon Sun/Moon

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Yesterday the new Hyrule Warriors / Legends DLC went live, and we posted some footage from the Wii U version. Now we have a video showing gameplay from the 3DS release. View the video below for a look at the final DLC pack based on A Link Between Worlds.

A couple of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

Panda no Taputapu – 200 yen
The Cat (x2) – 200 yen each
Keroro – 200 yen

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A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on November 9. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Ninja Pizza Girl – 1,080 yen
TorqueL – 1,000 yen

3DS Download

Shephy – 500 yen

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Nintendo released an official video for F-Zero X on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch it below.


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