Bandai Namco has reduced the cost of several Wii U and 3DS games on the eShop over in North America. You can get your hands on Tekken Tag Tournament 2, One Piece games, and more at a lower price.

Here’s the full lineup:

Wii U

One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $19.99
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – $19.99
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition – $19.99

3DS

One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $19.99 (was $29.99)
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ – $19.99 (was $39.99)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – $19.99 (was $29.95)
One Piece: Romance Dawn – $29.99 (was $39.99)
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle – $19.99 (was $29.99)

Keep in mind that these prices won’t expire, as they’re permanent drops.

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Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo unboxing

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The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo began to hit stores in Canada yesterday. In the video below, you can see the plushie being unboxed.

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NES designer explains the front-loading slot, why the Zapper was bundled in

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Masayuki Uemura, a lead designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, held a presentation at New York University’s Game Center last night. Uemura shared a couple of interesting insights that I wanted to relay here.

First, the front-loading slot was implemented since VHS systems were popular in the mid-190s. The team wanted to make the NES to take on a somewhat similar appearance. Uemura also commented on why the Zapper was bundled in: because Americans loved guns, apparently!

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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (10/15/15, North America)

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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Splatoon – Rapid Blaster Pro weapon now live

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As was promised last night, Splatoon has been updated with another new weapon. Players can now begin using the Rapid Blaster Pro.

A sizable update will be coming to Splatoon next week, which makes a slew of adjustments to the game. This will be going live on Tuesday evening in North America and early Wednesday morning in Europe.