West Coast Customs Builds Karts Based on Classic Video Game Franchise
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ever wanted to see a real-life kart from Nintendo’s hit Mario Kart™ series outside of the Mushroom Kingdom? Nintendo has teamed up with West Coast Customs to create life-size models of two karts – one for Mario™ and one for Luigi™ – from the upcoming Mario Kart 7 video game for the portable Nintendo 3DS™ system. These unique electric vehicles were unveiled today at the LA Auto Show, where they will be on display Nov. 18-27 in the lobby of the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Visitors attending the show will be able to take photos of the karts, sample the Mario Kart 7 game before its Dec. 4 launch and participate in multiplayer game play.
Additionally, members of the GameStop® PowerUp Rewards™ program will have the opportunity to claim the Mario Kart as his or her own as part of the monthly Epic Reward Giveaway™ program. To be eligible for an Epic Reward Giveaway entry, members must make a purchase or trade at their local GameStop or on GameStop.com during the month of December. PowerUp Rewards Pro™ Members automatically get two entries with purchase. The lucky winner will be announced in February; for more information, visit http://www.poweruprewards.com.

Nintendo Show 3D (11/17)

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On this week’s episode: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Black Friday Holiday Wish List, Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!, Sonic Generations, and a special message from Eiji Aonuma.

Get ready to return to the Mushroom Kingdom in Super Mario 3D Land (Europe)

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I almost forgot that Super Mario 3D Land hasn’t been released in Europe yet… that’s pretty neat. It isn’t often that a brand new Mario game and a new Zelda title launch on the same day!

Critics are already excited about the impending launch of SUPER MARIO 3D LAND
17th November, 2011 – SUPER MARIO 3D LAND™ launches across Europe on 18th November only for Nintendo 3DS ™ and both fans and critics are already excited. The latest instalment in the Super Mario™ series has also sold well in Japan after launching earlier this month. After being on sale for only four days, 343,492 units* of the game were sold making it the number 1 game in the country. In addition, sales of the Nintendo 3DS console more than doubled in Japan from 65,041 last week to 145,271** more than every other console combined.
SUPER MARIO 3D LAND marks the return of the timeless platforming fun of the Super Mario series and mixes classic 2D Mario action with the newer 3D style that fans of the Super Mario series will be sure to enjoy. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND has been made exclusively for Nintendo 3DS and fans can expect familiar yet challenging platforming action when the game launches across Europe later this week. The anticipation has been high and leading video games media and critics have already been enjoying the new Courses and features:

Off-screen F1 2011 3DS videos

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Kojima tweets Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D digital manual image

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Hideo Kojima is up to his usual tweeting antics. Recently, he shared a photo of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D’s digital instruction manual. Hopefully this means we can expect the game soon!

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