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Pre-orders for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. have exceeded those of Mario Kart 8, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed. Reservations thus far have managed to set a record for Wii U.

Fils-Aime told Bloomberg News:

“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year. Presales for Smash are stronger than the presales for Kart. So our expectation is that the sell-through for Smash is going to be very strong, certainly on par with what we saw with Mario Kart 8. We think the impact on hardware will be similarly dramatic.”

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U launches on November 21 in North America.

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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be taking to the company’s Twitter account tomorrow to answer fan questions. Reggie will be fielding topics about upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. You should see some tweets appearing at around 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT.

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Nintendo stated in a new video today that some amiibo figures in North America will be retailer-exclusive. It looks like we have our first example of that.

GameStop has now opened pre-orders for the Shulk amiibo, and the listing indicates that it’s exclusive. In other words, you won’t find this figure at other retailers. If you want Shulk, you’ll need to buy the figure at GameStop!

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A new drum controller is coming to Japan, just in time for the launch of Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori. The Taiko no Tatsujin Dedicated Controller Pro weighs 5.5 pounds and measures 14.1 inches by 11.8 inches by 4.7 inches.

The pricey controller above will set consumers back 29,800 yen ($258). It goes on sale on December 4 in Japan.

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Best Buy has come forward with its lineup of deals for Black Friday 2014. You can get a look at the Nintendo-related offers below.

Special Offers:

B2G1F ON ALL PRE-OWNED GAMES
3 For $33 On All Disney Infinity Single Figures
Save 15% On Nintendo eShop Cards

Consoles:

$359.97 – Wii U 32GB Console Super Mario 3D World and NintendoLand Bundle (Includes Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Super Smash Bros.)
$174.99 – 3DS XL with Mario Party: Island Tour Blue/Black

Games:

$49.99

Wii U/Wii – Skylanders Trap Team Starter Pack (Free Volcanic Eruptor With Purchase)

$39.99

Wii U – Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) Starter Pack
Wii U – Disney Infinity: Toy Box Starter Pack (2.0 Edition)

All of these prices are officially from Best Buy. It seems this is a preview, so we may not know of all sales at the moment.

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According to an IGN report, amiibo figures are not region locked. The site was able to register an American figure with a Japanese profile following yesterday’s Wii U firmware update. That’s certainly good news!

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