As it turns out, Nintendo and The King of Games won’t be releasing those Zelda t-shirts only in Japan. Consumers in other territories can get in on the offer, too.
The site states:
“In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Legend of Zelda’, The King of Games is excited to introduce a very special edition t-shirt to mark the occassion. This gorgeous commemorative design will be available for worldwide simultaneous pre-order and will printed ONE TIME ONLY. No reprints, ever!”
You can pre-order one of two limited t-shirts starting on Saturday. Pre-orders will be accepted until February 20, 2012. As is the case in Japan, the merchanise won’t ship until early May.
Pre-order the t-shirt(s) here.
If you visit the 3DS eShop, you’ll be greeted with a message stating that a new system update is available. This firmware is different than the upgrade that has been offered since early December.
It doesn’t appear to include anything of great importance. Nintendo’s official description of the update is as follows:
“System stability improvements and other adjustments
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.”
Note that you must download the new firmware in order to access the eShop. The store will ask you to “Come back after you’ve updated”.
Yes, this real. It’s not a joke! President Obama visited Best Buy today so that he could purchase Just Dance 3 as a holiday gift for his two daughters.
Last minute holiday shoppers are scrambling to find the perfect gifts and President Obama is no exception. Obama headed out to his local Best Buy today and picked up a copy of Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 for his daughters, Malia and Sasha. Obama held up the game to onlookers and said:
“In case you all are wondering, Just Dance for the Wii. The girls beat me every time on these various dance games. And you’ll never get a picture of me [playing] because I get graded F every time.”
The second video introduces another batch of impressive 1-up tricks, speedruns, secrets, and more. You can find the first video here.
Two partnership deals for Nintendo of Europe/Namco Bandai Europe in one day…
21st December, 2011 – The Straw-Hat Pirates from the popular manga series One Piece are setting sail for Europe in 2012. Nintendo and NAMCO BANDAI today confirmed they have entered into a distribution agreement for the forthcoming game One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special, exclusive to Nintendo 3DS. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the game throughout European territories with NAMCO BANDAI remaining as publisher. One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special is scheduled for release across Europe on 10th February 2012.
One Piece Unlimited Cruise Special is a remake of the classic Wii game, One Piece Unlimited Cruise Part 1: Adventure Beneath the Waves. Enjoy the game and brand-new bonus material, including the new Marineford Mode, on your Nintendo 3DS for the first time.
3DS Downloadable Software
Itsu no Ma ni K?kan Nikki (Swapnote/Nintendo Letter Box) – FREE
3D Classics Parutena no Kagami (3D Classics Kid Icarus) – FREE (after registering two games on Club Nintendo)
Video Content
New Super Mario 3D Land Tokoton Asobu! Challenge! video
Earlier this month, global Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shared expectations that the 3DS would likely hit the four million units sold mark in Japan before the end of February 2012. He would be pleased to hear that the system will reach this goal well ahead of schedule.
According to Nikkei, it could happen as soon as next week. Thus far, the 3DS has moved 3.6 million units based on Enterbrain data. Nintendo will, at the latest, sell four million 3DS units in total before the end of the year.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
