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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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Test Your Mind was one of the new games on the Wii U eShop this week. Take a look at some footage from the release below.

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We’ve already heard about some of Nintendo’s Black Friday 2015 offers and deals, including the new Wii U bundle. This will feature pre-installed copies of Splatoon and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It’ll be sold for $280, but some retailers will be offering it for $250.

Nintendo is also teasing its own set of deals on the eShop. Plenty of discounts are planned “on dozens of the best-reviewed games.”

Head past the break for today’s full announcement about Nintendo’s Black Friday deals.

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Typoman is due out on the Wii U eShop next week, and the game’s launch trailer has come in. We’ve posted it below.

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Back in 2013, 5Ants and Angry Birds developer Rovio worked together to release the point and click adventure game Tiny Thief. Over two years later, it’s out on Wii U.

Those who are located in Japan can pick up this title from the eShop for 800 yen. For now, it’s unclear if/when the game will be available in the west. You can see Tiny Thief in action below.

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks launched on the European Wii U Virtual Console today. Watch their trailers below.

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As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Mother 3 will be joining the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan next month. The game is slated for December 17.

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Two DS Zelda games have arrived on the European Wii U Virtual Console. Starting now, fans can pick up Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks.

Each title is priced at €9.99 / £8.99. However, if you pick up one now, you can grab the other for €4.99 / £4.49 until November 19.

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IGN has posted a soundtrack sample from Yooka-Laylee, which you can listen to below. The music is from World 1.

Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Yooka-Laylee, also shared the following words:

“Erm…it’s only the first bit that sounds that way maybe, the rest of the music is skewed towards each area that it fades to like in the original Banjo-Kazooie, and I think that Caribbean feel that you’re hearing might be because I’m using the marimba for the main melody at the start. I used the marimba because it features so heavily in both the BK games.”

“Honestly I don’t mind what people hear when they listen as long as they like it! I think once people know what the different variations of the music were written for it’ll all fall into place (at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!).”

“I asked Gavin (Price) for a brief description of the different areas that I needed to write the variations for, but that was about it. Obviously Steve Mayles complains most of the time when it comes to the music – some things never change even after 17 years, I’m used to it by now.”

“I think any composer worth their salt can get a pretty good idea in their head before they even start writing music when they get a description of the thing they’re writing for. For example if someone says it’s a frozen ice mountain I’d be thinking about pizzicato strings, celeste and glockenspiel before I’d even written a note. Or if it was a lush green forest I’d be thinking about using nice warm winds like bassoons and clarinets. Writing music is all about using your imagination, the images tell the story but it’s the music that lets you know how to feel.”

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