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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai recently spoke about the inclusion of the Wii Fit Trainer in the new Wii U and 3DS entries.

Sakurai’s words come from the latest issue of Japanese issue Nintendo Dream. You’ll find our translation of the excerpt below.

ND: Not only guest characters were shocking, but Wii Fit Trainer as well. It was a character no one saw coming, right?

MS: Yes, that’s right. Zero, none… (laughs)

(everyone laughs)

Plenty of gaming companies rang in the New Year with well wishes. We’ve rounded up some of the content that came in throughout the day below. You’ll find various messages from Nintendo and plenty more!


Read on below for details concerning Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s latest DLC quest in Japan. You’ll also find some screenshots above.

– Features the village chief from Monster Hunter 2 Dos’ Jumbo Village
– No longer a chief in this quest
– Currently an adventurer
– Something recently caught his attention, and he’ll need help from a Hunter
– A bunch of Remobras have been going wild, and they’ve been getting in the way of the former chief’s investigation
– Defeat them to help him out
– Players will face an Elder Dragon that suddenly appeared in Dondruma
– You’ll need to be of G 1-star rank to take on the episode quest

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Club Nintendo Europe is back up and running following yesterday’s issues. Note that if you’re missing stars, they haven’t gone anywhere. Nintendo is in the process of restoring proper point values.


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The well-known Dolphin emulator now features functionality for Wii U’s GameCube Controller Adapter. There’s native support, meaning Dolphin will auto-detect the accessory once users set everything up.

Arguably the best aspect of today’s news is that the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U allows for 1:1 joystick input. Players no longer need to deal with strange deadzones or messed up L/R triggers.

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The latest translations from Nintendo Dream’s interview with Masahiro Sakurai cover the inclusion of three characters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS. We get to hear more about why Sakurai wanted to feature Duck Hunt in the game, as well as the Mii Fighter and the return of Dr. Mario.

The translation in full:

Aside from an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream also features an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto answered several yes/no questions covering his personal life and more. What’s interesting is that these questions were asked before, and Nintendo Dream shares how his answers stack up to the past.

Here’s a translation of what was included in the magazine:

Three more themes are now available for purchase in North America. They are as follows:

Tomodachi Life: Speech Balloon
Animal Crossing: New Leaf: K.K. Slider at Club LOL
Pokemon: Slowpoke

Each of these themes are priced at $1.99.

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Comcept provided a brief look at a new level from Mighty No. 9 today. View it in the video above. You’ll also find a New Year’s greeting from Keiji Inafune!


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