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Metroid Prime: Blast Ball made its way to the 3DS eShop earlier today. Check out 23 minutes of footage from the download below.

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IGN has another look at the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition. See the system up close via the video below.

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A few hours ago, Nintendo shared a new Metroid Prime: Federation Force video. It contained commentary from Kensuke Tanabe, the game’s producer.

Kotaku picked out one excerpt from the interview which is particularly interesting. At one point, Tanabe explained why Federation Force’s art style was chosen.

Tanabe spoke about how Next Level Games wanted “to make a multiplayer gameplay experience great on a handheld system” following Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon. Technical hurdles were in the way, however. Another issue was that players would be shooting objects that look tiny on a small handheld screen. That eventually led to the “more rounded art style for the characters”.

Here’s Tanabe’s full explanation:

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San Diego Comic-Con 2016 has begun. Nintendo is at the show, but also has a special setup at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina. View some photos of the area below, courtesy of Nintendo Life.

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Update: Here’s another video:

GameXplain recently got their hands on a preview build of Paper Mario: Color Splash. Take a look at some footage from their preview session below.

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Nintendo just sent out a new (and great) trailer for the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition. You can watch it below.

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Various Sonic games are now on sale through the North American Wii U and 3DS eShops. You can save on 3D Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Sonic Lost World, and more.

The full lineup is as follows:

3DS

3D Sonic the Hedgehog – $2.99 (was $5.99)
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $4.19 (was $5.99)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – $11.99 (was $29.99)
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal – $14.99 (was $39.99)
Sonic Generations – $11.99 (was $29.99)
Sonic Lost World – $14.99 (was $29.95)
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble – $2.49 (was $4.99)

Wii U

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – $11.99 (was $29.95)
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – $14.99 (was $29.99)
Sonic Lost World – $14.99 (was $29.95)

These deals are valid until 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET on July 28.

Source: Wii U / 3DS eShops

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The Nintendo UK is now accepting pre-orders for the Nintendo Classic Mini. Reserve the hardware here. Different options are on the store, including ones that are bundled with a keychain, Mario soft toy, and messenger bag.

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A new Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE video has come in to highlight the DLC being sold for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. See it below.

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In the UK, Pokemon is getting a huge sales boost on 3DS thanks to Pokemon GO. GfK numbers from last week show a 145 percent increase in combined sales of previous Pokemon titles on Nintendo’s handheld.

MCV shares the following data about the Pokemon boost:

Top selling Pokemon games for week ending July 16 (sales increase %)

1. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire – 148%
2. Pokémon Omega Ruby – 148%
3. Pokémon X – 238%
4. Pokémon Y – 188%
5. Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon – 65%

These five games in total –148%
Pokémon Total – 145%

MCV also heard from licensing sources that Nintendo has raised projections for Sun and Moon. Speaking of those two games, both are among the top ten most pre-ordered games on Amazon.

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