Looks like Europe and Australia are getting another 3DS eShop Picross game. The OFLC rated Picross e2 a few days back, meaning it should be available sometime soon.

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for Jupiter’s first Picross 3DS eShop game here in North America. Fix that, Jupiter!

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New Super Mario Bros. 2 Owners Get Free Downloadable Coin Rush Course Pack Based on Classic Games

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo fans worldwide have amassed a mountain of more than 300 billion gold coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS system, and the tally continues to climb. To reward players for hitting this massive milestone, Nintendo is offering a free pack of Coin Rush courses that game owners can download wirelessly within the game at no extra charge (broadband Internet access is required).

The free Gold Classics Pack was inspired by games like Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and includes three new courses that can be played in Coin Rush mode. Players can test their skills, then share and challenge other players’ records through the StreetPass feature. The Gold Classics Pack is now available and will be free for a limited time to New Super Mario Bros. 2 owners. Starting Feb. 1, 2013, the pack will be available to purchase for $2.50 in the United States. A variety of other downloadable Coin Rush course packs are available for purchase through the New Super Mario Bros. 2 game.

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Dark Horse has officially confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Collector’s Edition (or limited edition – a couple of names are being thrown around) yesterday. It will be a truly limited item, as only 4,000 copies will be produced.

As we mentioned a couple of days ago, it includes a special faux-leather hardcover and gold gilded pages.

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Collector’s Edition will officially ship on February 12. Most retailers will be selling the art book for $69.99.

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Wii Mini really is a thing. But it’s a weird thing.

You see, this appears to be a Canadian-exclusive release. Nintendo says that it doesn’t have any details about a potential release in other territories.

That’s not the only odd aspect about Wii Mini. It has absolutely no Internet functionality, and unsurprisingly, it can’t play GameCube games.

The package itself comes with the Wii Mini console, a red Wii Remote Plus, and a red nunchuck. Wii Mini features a matte black design with a red border.

Canadian consumers can purchase Wii Mini starting on December 7 for $99.99.

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The removal of the Donkey Kong Country games from Wii’s Virtual Console is now a worldwide affair.

First a notice was discovered on the European store about their impending disappearance. In North America, they were randomly taken down, seemingly without any notice. Now we’re hearing that the games will be taken down in Japan as well.

On December 8, all three Donkey Kong Country games will be removed from the Japanese Wii Shop Channel.

Why are you doing this, Nintendo?!

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Earlier this week we reported on rumours that a new “mini” version of the Wii was in production. Now, if Best Buy’s website is anything to go by, this redesigned Wii model should be on store shelves before Christmas. And if the picture on the console’s box is to scale, it looks like it actually is pretty tiny (with a stylish red finish to boot). I’m not entirely sure who this outdated hardware is aimed at, but it should be available in the US on December 7th. The listing has since been removed, but one Neogaf poster took a screenshot of the console on Best Buy’s front page, which you can view over the break.

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The latest additions to the 3DS eShop are as follows:

Nintendo Show 3D: November 22, 2012
Wario Land 2 Video
Zelda II – The Adventure of Link Video
Crashmo Video
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Video
American Mensa Academy
Jump Trials Video
Working Dawgs: A-Mazing Pipes Video

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Nintendo TVii will be ready for the Japanese launch of Wii U next month.

Starting on December 8, the app will be available to all consumers in the country. Nintendo has teamed up with Syndicated G Guide for the service.

We’re waiting on concrete details as to how Nintendo TVii will work in Japan, but it sounds like it’ll be much different than the North American version. It seems as though the app mainly functions as a source of information. You can view downloaded details about TV programs to your Wii U and view that on the GamePad. Actual television watching is done on the television.

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One of my favorite things about the Wii U is that– relatively speaking of course– it’s pretty portable. Without having to unplug everything and re-plug it all later, I could just take the console, the power cord, and the controller and be set to go without a TV or any other cables. One Wii U importer in Japan has put this functionality to good use by playing his console on the train to test the limits of its portability.

Needless to say, he was pretty impressed! Take a look at some images below:

Looks like he even used his phone to connect to the internet and hop on Miiverse!

Via Kotaku