Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (12/2/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Turnips are used in the Villager’s up-air and down-air attacks. Perhaps because the turnip prices fluctuate depending on the day’s market, the number of turnips that appear changes every time. How cute.
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Nintendo confirms 3DS XL Silver Mario & Luigi Edition, out today
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Nintendo has finally confirmed the limited edition, silver-colored 3DS XL system featuring Mario and Luigi. It’s available for purchase starting today. The MSRP is $199.99, though retailers like Best Buy have it available for $180.
You can find Nintendo’s official announcement below.

Amazon has a few Wii U/3DS games on sale
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Amazon has a new Wii U and 3DS titles on sale at the moment. You can find a roundup of discounted prices elow.
Wii U
Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – $8.50 (will ship when stock is available)
Assassin’s Creed III – $15
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013 – $15
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – $15
Just Dance 4 – $15
Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth – $15
3DS
Crosswords Plus – $6.82
Cubic Ninja – $7.46
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir – $9
Bit.Trip Saga – $10
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – $10
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights – $13
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Mirror Fate – $15.40
Bonus
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia – $12.24 with code “bookdeal” at checkout
Naughty Dog co-founder and former THQ president says “Nintendo is irrelevant as a hardware manufacturer”
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Jason Rubin, co-founder of Naughty Dog and former THQ president, closed out GameTrailers’ Bonus Round with a few somewhat harsh words about Nintendo. Rubin remarked, “Nintendo is irrelevant as a hardware manufacturer in the console business.”
Rubin did praise the company as a whole, however. Nintendo is a “worldwide treasure,” he said, while also noting how “it is a crime that we do not play those games on the systems that we have.”
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Black Friday 2013: InfoScout data ranks console sales, top-selling games
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Data collected by shopping market research firm InfoScout indicates that the Xbox One was the most popular gaming console during Black Friday 2013, thanks to a 31 percent market share. Xbox 360 followed with a 30 percent share. The PlayStation 4 and PS3 were next with 15 percent each. Nintendo closed things out with a 6 percent share for Wii U and 1 percent share for Wii.
InfoScout also reveals the top-selling games for the Black Friday period. Call of Duty: Ghosts came out top, with Disney Infinity, Skylanders Swap Force, Grand Theft Auto V, and Madden NFL 25 rounding out the top five.
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Random video: Mario Party: Island Tour – Luigi wins by doing absolutely nothing
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Mansion Lord has a chance of coming to Wii U
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Mansion Lord, Golgom Games’ “RPG/business sim” with a murder mystery twist, could find its way to Wii U.
The team is currently seeking $28,000 in funding to make Mansion Lord a reality. If donations exceed $85,000, we’ll be seeing the game on Wii U. This would need to happen by December 19.
You can find the official Kickstarter page here.
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Video: “Play With Your Food: Zelda Edition – Episode Two: Transformations”
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Chevrolet Camaro Wild Ride footage
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Media Create software sales (11/18 – 11/24) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
02./00. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red #
04./05. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
05./00. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess
06./01. [PSV] God Eater 2 #
07./03. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
08./02. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition
09./07. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
10./00. [PSP] God Eater 2 #
11./00. [PS3] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner’s Package
12./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! #
13./00. [PSV] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari – The Alchemist of Arland #
14./00. [PS3] New Atelier Rorona: Hajimari no Monogatari – The Alchemist of Arland #
15./09. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
16./06. [3DS] Daigasso! Band Brothers P
17./12. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013
18./10. [PS3] Battlefield 4
19./11. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
20./16. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!