Super Mario 3D World’s multiplayer looks like a bunch of fun. It’s great and all that you can play locally with three other friends, but wouldn’t it have been nice to tackle the game online with others as well?

Kotaku recently decided to ask Shigeru Miyamoto about the lack of online play in Super Mario 3D World, to which he said the functionality “simply wasn’t the focus for us this time around.” Miyamoto explained that Nintendo was interested in making “something that people could experience fully while playing comfortably with others who were nearby them”.

He said:

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag weapons video

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New songs added to the European Wii Karaoku U database

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Over 50 new songs have been added to the European Wii Karaoke U database today. Here’s the full lineup:

Alejandro – Lady Gaga
American Pie – Madonna
The Ballad of Mona Lisa – Panic! At the Disco
Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
Believe – Elton John
Better Than This – Keane
Borderline – Madonna
Christmas Lights – Coldplay
Clocks – Coldplay
Cry Me Out – Pixie Lott
The Dark End of the Street – Andrew Strong
Deeper Underground – Jamiroquai
Disconnected – Keane
Do It Like We Used to Do – Jamiroquai
Don’t Let Me Down – The Beatles
Do You Want to Know a Secret – The Beatles
Fading – Rihanna
Fashion – Lady Gaga
Feels Just Like It Should – Jamiroquai
Fight for Your Right – Beastie Boys
The Hardest Part – Coldplay
I’m Still Standing – Elton John
In My Place – Coldplay
Is It Any Wonder? – Keane
I’ve Been Losing You – a-ha
Just Dance – Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis
Just Like a Pill – P!nk
Kiss the Stars – Pixie Lott
Loretta – Norah Jones
Nine in the Afternoon – Panic! At the Disco
Nothing Can Come Between Us – Sade
Please – Elton John
Re-Align – Godsmack
Recover Your Soul – Elton John
The Scientist – Coldplay
Selling the Drama – Live
Side – Travis
Silenced By the Night – Keane
Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
Sovereign Light Café – Keane
Speed of Sound – Coldplay
Spiralling – Keane
Umbrella Beach – Owl City
Vanilla Twilight – Owl City
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Yellow – Coldplay
You And I – Lady Gaga & Brian May
You Give Me Something – Jamiroquai
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away – The Beatles

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Nintendo UK store deal: Luigi 3DS XL and Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99

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Nintendo has been cranking out deals on its new UK web store on a regular basis. The latest has consumers pre-ordering the 3DS XL Luigi Special Edition with Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99, resulting in £20 savings. You can check out the offer right here.

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Video compares 2DS to other 3DS systems

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Mojo Bones has some interest in Wii U

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Mojo Bones, developer of the upcoming 3DS eShop title Siesta Fiesta, has some interest in Nintendo’s latest home console.

Designer Stuart Ryall told Nintendo Life that that the studio is focusing on handhelds for the time being, “but Wii U is something we’d be open to exploring in future.” Siesta Fiesta “would translate well” to the system, he said. Still, Mojo Bones doesn’t have any immediate plans for Wii U.

Ryall said:

“We’re focusing strictly on handheld at the moment, but Wii U is something we’d be open to exploring in future. Siesta Fiesta’s mechanics would translate well to the Wii U so it would be something worth looking at if the 3DS version does well. No current plans though.”

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