Game Informer subscribers will find a small goodie inside the April 2012 edition of the magazine. A two-page ad for the Kid Icarus: Uprising along with the “Power of Flight” card insert are included in the magazine.

Photos of the card can be found above.

Thanks to Lars H for the tip!

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Konno on Mario Kart character and track selection, Retro’s support, innovation leading to change

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Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno was recently asked a series of questions about the franchise in an interview with IGN. Konno discussed how the roster and tracks are considered, making sure its still accessible when adding in new features, how and why Retro was brought in for Mario Kart 7’s development (though this was previously discussed in Iwata Asks), and more.

In terms of specific, interesting content divulged by Mario Kart’s head honcho, Konno stated that the team thought about adding in Wiggler for Mario Kart Wii, expressed uncertainty about the return of character specific abilities from Mario Kart: Double Dash, and how “the need to significantly change the Mario Kart series will arise if an innovation is developed that will enable more people to enjoy Mario Kart.”

All of Konno’s remarks can be found after the break.

3DS eShop charts (3/5/12)

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Software

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Dillon’s Rolling Western
3. Pushmo
4. Mario’s Picross
5. Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
6. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
7. Photo Dojo
8. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
9. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
10. GO Series Undead Storm
11. Cut The Rope
12. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. GO Series 10 Second Run
15. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
16. Super Mario Land
17. Bloons TD
18. Mario Clock
19. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss –
20. Radar Mission

Videos

1. Mario Tennis Open Video
2. Nintendo Direct: February 22, 2012
3. Dillon’s Rolling Western Launch Trailer
4. Nintendo Show 3D: February 23, 2012
5. Super Mario Bros. Video
6. Dillon’s Rolling Western Walkthrough
7. Kid Icarus: Uprising Multiplayer Video
8. Kid Icarus: Uprising Game Overview Video
9. Kid Icarus: Uprising Weapons Video
10. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus Video
11. Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Video
12. nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever Video
13. Mario & Sonic: London 202 Olympic Games Video
14. Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D Video
15. Mario Party 9 Video
16. Metroid Video
17. Tekken 3D Prime Edition Video
18. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure Video
19. PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond Video
20. Sonic Generations Video

Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer tournament locations

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Nintendo has provided new details about the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising tournaments at various GameStop locations across the U.S. The event begins this Thursday in San Francisco and concludes on March 22 in New York, where the finals and launch event for the game will take place.

Head past the break for the full listing of locations.

Next Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC detailed

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The following songs will be available as DLC in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy starting on March 8:

Matoya no Doukutsu (FF, field stage)
Battle 1 (FFIII, battle stage)
Archylte Steppe (FFXIII, field stage)
Warera Kitareri (Final Fantasy Type-0, battle stage)

“Warera Kitareri” will be the first song in the game that doesn’t come from a numbered Final Fantasy title.

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Japanese Cobalt Blue 3DS packaging

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First 3D Shaun the Sheep episode coming to 3DS (Europe)

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The first episode from the exclusive partnership between Aardman Animations and Nintendo set to launch on 7th March
5th March 2012 – The first exclusive 3D episode of Shaun the Sheep will be available this coming Wednesday, 7th March, and only Nintendo 3DS owners can receive the episodes via Nintendo Video. As part of a partnership between Nintendo and the multi-award winning Aardman Animations, the creators of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, Nintendo 3DS owners will receive the brand new 3D SpotPass content for free.
Nintendo and Aardman will be releasing 15 clips featuring Shaun and his flock embarking on brand new adventures, available in 3D for the first time. All of your farmyard favourites are featured in the series including Shaun, Timmy, Bitzer, the Farmer and the flock and each week you will be able to watch them like never before via Nintendo 3DS.

UK software sales (Week ending 3/1)

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Individual formats

– 1 SSX XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 SSX PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 MARIO PARTY 9 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 4 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2 5 FIFA FOOTBALL VITA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 6 FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 7 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7 8 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
3 9 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 XB360 THQ THQ
20 10 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
13 11 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 12 FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 13 JUST DANCE 3 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 14 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
8 15 SYNDICATE XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 16 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
12 17 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 18 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 PS3 THQ THQ
28 19 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
– 20 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
36 21 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD XB360 THQ THQ
30 22 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 23 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
15 24 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11 25 BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 26 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 27 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 28 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 29 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 31 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 32 RAYMAN ORIGINS VITA UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 33 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
32 34 BATTLEFIELD 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 35 RAGE XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
– 36 ZUMBA FITNESS RUSH XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
– 37 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
18 38 THE JAK AND DAXTER TRILOGY PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 39 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
– 40 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT

All formats

– 1 SSX EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 2 FIFA 12 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 3 MARIO PARTY 9 ND CUBE NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 4 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS SCEA BEND SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6 5 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
3 6 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 YUKE’S THQ THQ
8 7 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 8 FIFA FOOTBALL EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
31 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 10 BATTLEFIELD 3 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 11 SYNDICATE STARBREEZE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
29 12 BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12 13 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16 14 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
10 15 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 16 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT (CASABLANCA) UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 17 JUST DANCE 3 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
20 18 SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD VOLITION THQ THQ
24 19 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE’S DECEPTION NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 20 RAGE ID SOFTWARE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13 21 SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 22 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING 38 STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 23 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 24 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
23 25 METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES KONAMI KONAMI
34 26 ZUMBA FITNESS 2 ZOË MODE 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
17 27 FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS ULTIMATE EDITION OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
22 28 F1 2011 SUMO DIGITAL CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
37 29 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
38 30 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
40 31 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 32 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
18 33 THE DARKNESS II DIGITAL EXTREMES 2K GAMES TAKE 2
– 34 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA
– 35 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 36 SKATE 3 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 37 THE SIMS 3: PETS THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 DEAD ISLAND TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
35 39 BINARY DOMAIN SEGA SEGA SEGA
– 40 CARS 2 AVALANCHE SOFTWARE DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

Etrian Odyssey IV trailer

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Square Enix details GDC 2012 participation

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IO Interactive To Showcase Hitman: Absolution Crowd Technology
Eidos-Montréal Contends for Leading Accolades at Annual Developer Gathering
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 29, 2012) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today detailed the company’s planned presence at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), to be held in San Francisco March 5 – 9. Square Enix participation will include several new hands-on media demos for the company’s upcoming titles, participation in development panels, as well as major nominations for last year’s smash, DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION®, at the annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Hit Square Enix games, including DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, Hitman: Absolution™ and SPACE INVADERS INFINITY GENE®, will be presented as part of insightful development panels during the Game Developers Conference. Details on each of these panels include: