We heard more about the NES Classic Edition towards the end week through a new announcement from Nintendo. In the meantime, various outlets have also been sharing some hands-on impressions with some additional details.

Here’s a roundup of information from various outlets:

– Each game keeps its original presentation quirks (Ex: blank line on the left of screen in Mario Bros. 3)
– Press the reset button to visit the Home Menu
– Option to reduce screen burn-in
– Auto-shudown setting
– 8 languages
– English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Netherlands, Portuguese, and Russian
– Demo screensaver mode that shows a tug of war between Mario and Luigi if you leave it idle
– You’ll also see big pixel-art versions of characters
– Games run both brighter and sharper than on the Wii U Virtual Console
– No option to stretch games to fill a widescreen
– Option dims the screen after a certain amount of idle time
– Legal notices included
– Legal notices mentions an open-source license
– Nintendo didn’t say what’s in the machine, what emulator it’s running
– A little “lock” icon is on the four save slots
– This lets you lock the saved game in place so someone else can’t save their game on top of it

Lastly, we’ve attached some images comparing the NES Classic Edition to the Wii U Virtual Console below.

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Another round of Paper Mario: Color Splash concept art – characters, locations, more

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Following the initial batch of Paper Mario: Color Splash concept art that surfaced yesterday, we have more images, and significantly more this time around. The latest art shows a few more characters, but also locations and even elements like art style concepts. It’s all incredibly interesting to say the least.

Just like last time, we’re posting the gallery past the break. Some may consider some of the images to be spoilerish in nature.

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Full North American Paper Mario: Color Splash site open

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The North American Paper Mario: Color Splash website was previously in a teaser state, but it’s now open in full. Head on over here to access it. Footage, screenshots, and game details are all present.

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Photos of the Disney Magical World 2 event at Nintendo NY

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Disney Magical World 2 is a couple of weeks from gracing the west, so an event was held at Nintendo NY earlier today to celebrate. Hollywood Records recording artist Olivia Holt was in attendance.

Nintendo passed along some photos from the event, which we have below. Descriptions of the different images are included after the break.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Hollywood Records recording artist Olivia Holt explores the Kingdom of Arendelle in the upcoming Disney Magical World 2 game, launching exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Oct. 14. In the game, players can immerse themselves in the magic of six Disney-themed worlds.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Hollywood Records recording artist Olivia Holt helps a young fan get dressed up as their favorite Disney character at the Enchanted Ball Event for the Disney Magical World 2 game on Oct. 1 at Nintendo NY. The magical event celebrated the upcoming launch of the game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Oct. 14.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Oliva Holt has a first dance with young fans at the Enchanted Ball Event at Nintendo NY to celebrate the upcoming launch of the Disney Magical World 2 game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Oct. 14.

In this photo released by Nintendo of America, guests are treated to a special preview event of the Disney Magical World 2 video game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems ahead of its release on Oct. 14. Hosted by Hollywood Records recording artist Olivia Holt, players explored Castleton, a world full of Disney characters.

In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Oliva Holt meets with young fans at the Enchanted Ball Event at Nintendo NY to celebrate the upcoming launch of the game Disney Magical World 2 for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on Oct. 14.

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October 2016 My Nintendo rewards now live

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Update: Bumped to the top. There’s now one new reward in North America: Ultimate NES Remix at 30 percent off for 900 Platinum Points.

September has passed, and we’ve now entered a new month. Since October is here, My Nintendo has updated. New rewards are now available in Europe. As for North America, there aren’t really any updates yet (as of this post’s publishing), but the Mario and Donkey Kong 3DS themes have returned.

In any case, here’s what’s new in Europe:

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Paper Mario: Color Splash – Super Mario Bros. 3 stage footage

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In one of its recent trailers, Nintendo showed that Paper Mario: Color Splash has a stage that’s practically straight out of Super Mario Bros. 3. View some footage of the level below.

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More NES Classic Edition footage

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Another video has popped up with footage of the NES Classic Edition. Get a look at the menus, Bubble Bobble, Kirby’s Adventure, Super Contra, and Super Mario Bros. 3 below.

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Circle Entertainment localizing Mercenaries Saga 3, publishing other games this month

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This past week we found out about Mercenaries Saga 3, which lands on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. Unsurprisingly, Circle Entertainment is localizing the game, and we might be seeing it very soon. The English version is almost ready to be submitted to Nintendo in both North America and Europe.

Aside from Mercenaries Saga 3, other Circle-published games are on the way. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (Wii U) and Fairune 2 (3DS) should be out next month as well as ASH (3DS) for Europe.

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Monster Hunter Stories – commercial with Daigo, making of video

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Capcom has uploaded a new Monster Hunter Stories commercial featuring Daigo, a musician/actor in Japan. View it below, along with a making of video for the advertisement.

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Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom – photos, website, specs, My Nintendo ticket

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There’s been a lot of news about the NES Mini over the past day or so. The western version received a proper blowout after members of the media had some hands-on time, and a Famicom equivalent was announced for Japan. Speaking of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom version, we actually have more news on that front.

First, here are some additional photos:

The Japanese Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom website is located here. On it, Nintendo posted various specs of the hardware. We’ve translated it all below.