Gaijin’s Mike Roush revealed to the Official Nintendo Magazine that players will be able to collect Famicom cartridges in the game. By doing so, they’ll unlock Retro Game Challenges.

According to Gaijin’s Mike Roush:

“You will be able to play the Retro Challenges on the Wii U Pad after collecting Famicom cartridges. We have a whole Famicom theme around the Wii Pad, and Disasterpeace made the most amazing music with FamiTracker so it’s sounds just like a Famicom game!”

One more piece of news: when you “boot up” the mini-games, they’ll play out as if Runner2 were a NES game.

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Assassin’s Creed III commercial

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Injustice: Gods Among Us boxart

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Danica Patrick trailer

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Nintendo: Wii U production unaffected by factory fire

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Earlier today, analyst Daniel Gibson at Macquarie Capital Securities Limited tweeted that a fire broke out at a Wii U assembly factory in Japan. Gibson mentioned that Nintendo would revise its shipping forecast as a result.

Nintendo has now officially responded to the situation, and it looks like the fire won’t have a major effect on production. The company said, “As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme”.

CVG reports that supply constraints have been an issue for the Big N thus far. Due to strong demand, many retailers already sold out of allocated stock.

Fortunately, it seems as though this latest development won’t negatively impact the Wii U production line.

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Nintendo’s NYCC 2012 lineup

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Nintendo will be on hand for this year’s New York Comic Com 2012 expo with lots of content for its two main systems.

The Wii U will be playable, and there will be a bunch of games to try out. New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, and ZombiU are just a few of the titles expected at the show.

On the 3DS, attendees can get their hands on software such as Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Adventure Time, and Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. The upcoming eShop game Crashmo will also be playable.

Head past the break for Nintendo’s full lineup and information about activities.

Reggie talks a bunch about Nintendo TVii and a few other things

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The Seattle Times recently sat down with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime for a lengthy chat.

For this particular interview, the main point of discussion centered around Nintendo TVii. Reggie fielded questions regarding the possibility of bringing the service to the 3DS, monetization, working with other companies, and more.

Read the full Q&A below.