Yet another round of New Super Mario Bros. 2 DLC has launched in Japan. Two packs are out now, each costing 200 yen.

“C pack” is a three-star DLC download with three different courses. And the tentatively-translated “Push forward on precarious footing pack” is another three level download with a four-star rating.

Expect North American/European news in the morning.

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Square Enix has a new Dragon Quest X tie-in project in the works for the 3DS eShop. The title, called “Dragon Quest X: Odekake Moshasu de Battle”, is a card battle game.

Dragon Quest X: Odekake Moshasu de Battle takes advantage of the 3DS camera so that people’s faces can be transformed into monster cards. Players use cards at their disposal to take on monsters found in Dragon Quest X. Over 300 monsters are included in the game.

Another gameplay tidbit concerns “lucky tidbits”. Users can earn these tokens throughout the experience and, in turn, can change into various “prize items” in Dragon Quest X.

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A FIFA 13 demo is now live on the North American Wii U eShop. The download previously hit the European store this past Friday.

FIFA 13’s Wii U demo comes in at 1263MB, for those wondering.

After installing the newest Wii U update, some folks are saying that the console is faster. Miiverse specifically boots up much quicker.

Have any of you completed the download/installation yet? If so, do load times seem better?

3DS owners can now update their systems to version 4.5.0-10. Fortunately, the download doesn’t take nearly as long as the Wii U’s new firmware.

The update is fairly minor. As with Wii U, the upgraded 3DS firmware offers improved system stability. There are also minor adjustments that improve the user experience.

Nintendo has released the first firmware update for Wii U following launch, and it comes in at nearly 600MB. The download makes additional improvements to the overall stability of the console, and other minor adjustments have been implemented. Once applied, the system will be upgraded to version 2.1.0.

The strange this is, despite how minor the update seems, users are reporting that the download is taking an incredibly long time to finish up and install.

The graphic pictured above is the entire release schedule for Japanese Nintendo games in January. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is the only title confirmed for release next month. And that’s across all of Nintendo’s platforms – Wii U, 3DS, DS, and Wii.

That’s kind of crazy knowing that the schedule includes first and third-party releases. Where are the games, Nintendo?! Maybe we’ll see some release date announcements tomorrow through Nintendo Direct?

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And there’s the Japanese Nintendo Direct we’ve been waiting for! NCL has confirmed that a presentation will be shown at 6 AM EST / 3 AM PST tomorrow.

Japan’s broadcast joins the previously-announced North American and European presentations. The latter two streams will be held at 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST.

You’ll be able to watch the Japanese event directly on Nintendo Everything. Alternatively, you can visit the official page. Japan’s broadcast will cover the upcoming Wii U launch, and presumably games that are on the horizon.

Nintendo’s different online shops are experiencing maintenance today. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shop Channel, and DSi shop are all seeing downtime. Maintenance will be completed by 7 PM PST / 10 PM EST.

Could this be related to tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct? Or is this just routine stuff?

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