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GameStop conducted a survey with members of its PowerUp Rewards loyalty program to find out which retro consoles they are most interested in. The top choice was the Nintendo 64, but the NES, SNES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance also made the list.

The top 10 most-wanted retro consoles are as follows:

Nintendo 64
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super NES
PlayStation
Sega Genesis
Xbox
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Saturn
Game Boy
Game Boy Advance

So… when will we be getting the N64 Classic Edition, Nintendo?

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On Wednesday, Nintendo held a special event during Southwest’s flight #2482. All passengers were given a free New 3DS XL plus a voucher to download Super Mario Maker for 3DS game for free on the eShop. Nintendo reps were on hand to help passengers play and create Mario levels, including fan and YouTube celebrity iJustine. Mario was waiting to welcome everyone at the gate as well once the flight ended.

Nintendo says that Wednesday’s flight “was the first leg of a Say Yes to Nintendo 3DS promotion with Southwest Airlines that runs from Dec. 16 through Jan. 14, and is open to U.S. residents who are at least 14 years old.” Prizes will include 3DS hardware and games. There will be “dozens” of people who will receive prizes, but “one lucky Grand Prize winner will be awarded a trip to New York for up to four people, roundtrip air travel on Southwest for four, a four-night hotel stay, plus a personal shopping spree at the Nintendo NY store.” You can visit this page during the promotion period to submit the registration form.

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Empoleon has arrived in the arcade version of Pokken Tournament, and footage of the new character is here. Get a look at some gameplay below.

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Lots of game series are celebrating notable anniversaries this year, including Ace Attorney. Capcom’s franchise turned 15 in October.

To celebrate, new images from some of the Ace Attorney artists have been created, which we have below. The lineup is as follows from left to right: Tatsurou Iwamoto, Takuro Fuse, Tatsurou Iwamoto, Kazuya Nuri.

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We’ve previously seen Mario toys included in McDonald’s Happy Meals, and now it’s Yo-kai Watch’s turn. Eight different toys from Level-5’s franchise are available in Japan. Continue on below for a video look at the different offerings.

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This month’s NPD report is in, and it brings along some impressive news for the NES Classic Edition. In the United States last month, the hardware sold 196,000 units.

The NES Classic Edition would have undoubtedly sold more had more stock been put on store shelves. Nintendo has had a difficult time keeping up with demand, but has promised to ship more units leading into 2017.

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Another video from Nintendo is here to highlight Super Mario Run’s debut on iOS. The promo, posted below, shows how the feeling of playing Mario never changes, and you can now experience the series one-handed.

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Today, Wired put up a new interview of its own with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto talked Super Mario Run, including how he hasn’t been involved with a project like this since 2007. He also commented on the audience for Switch and why we won’t be seeing the original Super Mario Bros. on phones.

Continue on below for some excerpts from the interview. You can read Wired’s full piece here.

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Nintendo has scheduled a date for its upcoming earnings release. The report will be published on January 31, and will look back on data during the nine month period ended December 31. Of course, you can expect the usual financial results briefing with investors as well.

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Nintendo opened an official website today to wish its fans a happy holiday. You can find it right here.

Although there isn’t much to see on the site, the lone video there is noteworthy. We’re able to see a few more seconds of Link snowboarding on his shield in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If you’d prefer a YouTube version, we have it below.