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The Nintendo UK store has opened up pre-orders for the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo. There are three different options to check out here. There’s the standalone version (£34.99), plus two different bundles at £74.99 and £116.99 which feature items like Yoshi’s Woolly World, other Yoshi amiibo, and a mini bag.

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Guitar Hero Live has added new songs from Rival Sons, a rising rock band from Southern California. Those tracks are as follows:

Keep On Swinging (Live)
Pressure and Time (Live)
Electric Man (Live)

Along with songs from Rival Sons, other new music videos are now playable in GHTV today, including new tracks from System of a Down, Judas Priest and more, via the Lords of Metal and Pop Punk Perfection premium shows. They are:

Lords of Metal

System of a Down – Toxicity
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Bullet For My Valentine – Tears Don’t Fall

Pop Punk Perfection

Sum 41 – Fatlip
Four Year Strong – Just Drive
Tonight Alive – Lonely Girl

Finally, before 2015 ends, Activision will introduce more playable live footage from the Guitar Hero Live launch party, including tracks from Weezer and Grizfolk.

Source: Activision PR

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Wii U’s third birthday is today. The console debuted in North America on November 18, 2012. The console may have had its struggles, but it’s still delivered some fantastic games like Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario 3D World, Bayonetta 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, and plenty more.

I’ll also throw out a mention for the GameCube as well, which is sort of celebrating a birthday as well. That system came out in the United States 14 years ago.

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Reviews of Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash are now starting to make their way online. We’re rounding up some of the initial verdicts below.

Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Down
IGN – 4.8 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
Shacknews – 6 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 3.5 / 10
Game Informer – 6.75 / 10
Destructoid – 5.5 / 10
GamesRadar – 3 / 5
GameTrailers – 5.7 / 10
GamesBeat – 64 / 100

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Genei Ibun Roku #FE, Hyrule Warriors Legends, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Monster Hunter X, Monster Strike, Puzzle & Dragons X, and Shin Megami Tensei IV Final. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 27,311
New 3DS LL – 21,800
Wii U – 17,921
Vita – 11,821
New 3DS – 5,264
PS3 – 1,751
3DS – 968
Vita TV – 680
3DS LL – 561
Xbox One – 524

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 33,442
New 3DS LL – 18,496
Vita – 13,085
New 3DS – 10,448
Wii U – 9,935
PS3 – 1,716
3DS – 965
Xbox One – 825
Vita TV – 723
3DS LL – 474

And here are the software charts:

1. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 43,629 / 187,446
2. [3DS] Project X Zone 2 – 40,945 / NEW
3. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – 32,078 / NEW
4. [WIU] Splatoon – 21,098 / 784,436
5. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 19,605 / 93,429
6. [PS4] Need for Speed – 18,598 / NEW
7. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 15,580 / 1,729,740
8. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 12,442 / 378,609
9. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III – 11,123 / 32,022
10. [PSV] God Eater Resurrection – 8,752 / 155,440
11. [3DS] Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – 7,670 / 94,136
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 6,880 / 397,146
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 5,645 / 1,120,354
14. Pro Yakyuu Famista Returns – 4,618 / 51,863
15. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – 3,960 / 257,263
16. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 – 3,482 / 72,643
17. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2016 – 3,093 / 94,614
18. [PS4] Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force – 3,057 / 17,449
19. [PS4] God Eater Resurrection – 2,907 / 35,068
20. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol * Grand Prix No.1! – 2,819 / 47,632

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Level-5 has sent out an updated version of its Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version trailer. You can view it below.

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Splatoon’s latest weapon is now available. Starting now, players can begin using the Bamboozler 14 MK II.

Nintendo has been coming out with Splatoon content regularly. Just last week, the game introduced a ton of new gear as well as the Museum d’Alfonsino map.

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Another two Japanese commercials for Nintendo games have come online. We’ve included promos for Splatoon and Super Mario Maker below.

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Game Informer has published a new interview with Yoshi’s Woolly World designer Emi Watanabe and producer Takashi Tezuka. During the discussion, the two touched on the different Yoshi designs (and how the Pokemon amiibo unlock a generic skin), the lack of Baby Mario in the game, and more.

Read on below for some excerpts from the interview. You can read the full Q&A here.

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