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A few months ago, there were reports that Renesas Electronics would be shutting down its plants, including one that handles Wii U’s embedded DRAM. However, a few Japanese sources such as Nihon Keizai Shimbu, Toyo Keizai, Nikkei, Reuters, Sankei Digital, Mainichi and Asahi Digital say Sony could end up acquiring the Tsuruoka plant. Indeed: that’s where Wii U’s eDRAM is produced.

Japanese outlets claim that the acquisition could begin as early as next week. Sony appears to be interested in Renesas Electronics so that it can enhance production of its CMOS sensors for smartphones.

When news first emerged of Renesas’ potential closure, Nintendo said at the time that Wii U production would not be affected.

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Siliconera has put up a noteworthy interview with Reggie Fils-Aime. The Nintendo of America president commented on the company’s developers in the west, how Monolith Soft has been appearing in credits of many Nintendo titles as of late, and how fans influence Nintendo’s decisions (sadly, they don’t).

You can find the Q&A rundown below. Siliconera’s piece is located here.

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UK consumers can purchase the Mario Mega Bundle from Nintendo’s online store here.

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Following a week of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, things are starting to calm down at GameStop. There are a few notable offers this week, however, such as Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Wii U for $20.

You’ll find GameStop’s full ad for the week of December 4 below.

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Best Buy will be running several notable Nintendo deals starting on Sunday.

First, a number of Nintendo titles will be included in a “buy 1, get 1 50% off” sale. Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Mario Party: Island Tour, and Pokemon X/Y are listed in this week’s circular. Additional titles will be a part of the sale as well.

Also at Best Buy, consumers can save 20 percent on all eShop cards, receive a $25 gift card with the purchase of the Mario & Luigi Wii U bundle, and save $20 on all 3DS XL handhelds.

These offers will last through December 14.

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Excuse me, sir–a little help with the ball? There was once a game called Mega Man Soccer, by the way.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

01. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 88,708 / NEW
02. [3DS] Pokemon X/Y – 86,391 / 3,089,129
03. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – 60,073 / 337,155
04. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 39,812 / 139,400
05. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends – 35,472 / NEW
06. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 35,348 / NEW
07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 – 25,166 / 212,844
08. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – 24,623 / 108,228
09. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Infinite Battle – 22,833 / NEW
10. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 21,969 / 2,981,758
11. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – 21,217 / 241,100
12. [PSV] God Eater 2 – 20,556 / 325,933
13. [PSP] God Eater 2 – 18,071 / 150,602
14. [PSV] Criminal Girls Invitation – 16,415 / NEW
15. [3DS] Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live Kirakira My Design – 15,882 / NEW
16. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 15,094 / NEW
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! Both of my princess – 14,436 / 86,524
18. [3DS] Travelers Rider Senki – 12,031 / NEW
19. [PSV] Dynasty Warriors 8 incl. Xtreme Legends – 11,870 / NEW
20. [PS3] GTA V – 11,676 / 605,046

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

3DS LL – 82,409
Wii U – 28,518
3DS – 25,964
Vita – 20,202
PS3 – 13,311
Vita TV – 5,391
PSP – 4,232
Wii – 588
Xbox 360 – 309

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

3DS LL – 63,709
Vita – 21,044
Wii U – 21,002
3DS – 20,797
PS3 – 12,436
Vita TV – 7,868
PSP – 3,546
Wii – 457
Xbox 360 – 342

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