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The Pikachu Edition New 3DS XL was originally announced for Japan. However, Play-Asia now has it up for pre-order, and the unit the retailer is selling is U.S. compatible. That means it’s essentially like making a purchase at GameStop or Best Buy.

If you’re unsure about what’s happening here as Nintendo never “announced” the Pikachu Edition New 3DS XL for North America, there’s a simple explanation. The system will be sold in Singapore, and uses the U.S. unit as its base.

You can order the Pikachu Edition New 3DS XL on Play-Asia here if interested.

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Japanese TV show Game Center CX has continued its playthrough of the original Pokemon games, which originally began in May. You can watch the fifth episode from Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page below.

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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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How does the emulation of Super Mario Bros. 3 in the NES Classic Edition stack up to the original game on the NES itself? GameXplain explores that question in the video below.

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The NES Classic Edition doesn’t allow for native support with original NES controllers. However, Hyperkin is looking to solve that with a new accessory. Later this month, players will be able to use the NES controllers as well as joysticks with a 6-inch adapter. You’ll also be able to connect it to a Wii U or Wii.

The adapter doesn’t seem to have an exact release date yet. We do know though that it will be priced at $10.

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For those still looking to obtain the Pokemon Z-Ring, you may want to give Amazon a visit. It’s back in stock at the retailer as of this moment.

Remember: the Z-Ring is compatible with Pokemon Sun/Moon. When using a Z-Move, the Z-Ring lights up, vibrates, and emits sounds to go along with what’s happening in-game.

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The NES Classic Edition has been shown pretty extensively, but now we have a good look at the Japanese equivalent, the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom. Check out some photos from Famitsu below.

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My Nintendo added in a new set of discount rewards this past week. Strangely, a couple have now been “reduced in price” on the North American website.

Previously, the 30 percent discount on EarthBound for both Wii U and 3DS required 40 Gold Points. Now though, both are down to 30 Gold Points. Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii U has also dropped from 70 to 50 Gold Points.

If you ordered these discounts before they were reduced, you might be out of luck. There’s no way to regain points on the website itself. The only advice we can offer is calling Nintendo’s customer support line – maybe they can provide some assistance.

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In its latest issue, GamesMaster published an interview with two of Game Freak’s developers working on Pokemon Sun/Moon. Director Shigeru Ohmori and Junichi Masuda were both interviewed. Ohmori’s comments mainly reiterated what we heard in previous interviews, but many of Masuda’s comments were very interesting.

The Masuda interview was more about Pokemon in general. He talked about fan feedback, the process of making new creatures, plus voice acting and Pokemon cries. If that wasn’t enough, Masuda also dished on a couple of new online features being included in Sun/Moon.

Head past the break for a rundown of some of Masuda’s top comments.

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Over the past couple of weeks, Nintendo has been publishing new interviews about some of its classic games in celebration of the NES Classic Edition. A couple of these have started to receive official English translations, but one is still untouched: Super Mario Bros. 3. Since it was incredibly fascinating and arguably the most interesting interview out of the bunch thus far, we went ahead and produced our own translation.

Directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka participated in the interview, along with composer Koji Kondo. During the conversation, they opened up about how the game was originally planned with an overhead perspective, spoke about the different power-ups including Tanooki Suit’s origins, and touched on the music. Miyamoto also cleared up where the idea for Small Mario came from in the first Super Mario Bros.

Continue on below to read our translation in full.

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