Nintendo has opened the official Japanese website for Mario Tennis Open. You can access the page here.

The site has brought along a slew of new details, which you can find below.

– Tournament, Free Competition and Special Game modes
– Tournament: eight cups, singles and doubles
– Free Competition: choose your opponent, court, set count, etc.
– Special Games: different play types such as Super Mario Tennis, as shown in a trailer/footage previously
– Other special games: Ring Shot (hit the ball through rings), Galaxy Shot (avoid holes in the court)
– Both of these games have also been shown previously
– Customize Mii with special rackets, clothes, wrist bands, shoes and more
– Over 200 items for customization
– Unlock items as you play matches
– Local and Internet play
– StreetPass supported
– Exchange Miis through StreetPass

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Nintendo has sent out a SpotPass message regarding new content for the Puzzle Swap activity in the 3DS’ StreetPass Mii Plaza. Two panels have been added in.

When you boot up StreetPass Mii Plaza, you’ll be given a puzzle piece for a Mario Tennis Open photo.

According to the SpotPass message:

“New panels are now available for Puzzle Swap in the Play area of StreetPass Mii Plaza!

“What’s more, the next time you play Puzzle Swap, you’ll get a piece from one of the new panels as a gift to get you started on the new set!

“Whether you’ve collected all the original pieces already or you’re still collecting them now, try meeting lots of Mii characters and collecting pieces of the new panels!”

3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure – April 25
Pokemon AR Searcher – June 23
Pokemon Zenkoku Zukan Pro – July 14
Mario Tennis Open – May 24
Guild 01 – May 31
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D – May 31
Culdcept 3DS – June 28
Little Battler eXperience Explosive Boost – July 5
Etrian Odyssey IV – July 5
Taiko Drum Master: Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb – July 12
Pocket Soccer League Culchobit – July 12
Rune Factory 4 – July 19
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – August
Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori or Leap Out Animal Crossing – Fall 2012
Project X Zone – 2012

There’s roughly 12 minutes of Mario Tennis Open footage between the two videos above.

Satoru Iwata briefly mentioned Animal Crossing 3DS during tonight’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. In Japan, it will be titled “Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori or Leap Out Animal Crossing”. More importantly, it’s hitting store shelves this fall.

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Wednesday’s 3DS firmware update isn’t all about folders. Nintendo will also be including patch functionality, which will affect titles such as Mario Kart 7. The game’s update will correct unauthorized shortcuts that have been discovered in the game.