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?!
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 I’m not entirely sure who this outdated hardware is aimed at, but it should be available in the US on December 7th.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.
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
Source: 3DS eShop
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.
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!
The screenshots look a bit compressed, so don’t worry about the graphical quality too much. You can see the game in motion for a few seconds here.
An unexpected Nintendo Direct mini was published by Nintendo’s Japanese division just a short while ago. The video reveals that, at least in Japan, a new “Golden Classic Course Pack” for New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be free for a limited time. The Big N is making this offer available to celebrate the news of 300 billion coins collected in the game worldwide.
Each of the DLC’s levels are based on ones found in Mario titles of old. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that questionnaire feedback helped the team in determining which courses would be included.
Remade levels from Super Mario Bros. include 1-1, 1-2, and 1-4. Super Mario Bros. 3’s 1-1 and 1-5 will be represented, too. Courses feature hidden routes, and if you come across them, you’ll wind up in other classic areas.
Players can download the Golden Classic Course Pack for free between November 27 and January 1. From then on, it’ll cost 200 yen.
