Another event and costume has been added to Super Mario Maker. By playing the Dr Kawashima’s Athletic Training course, players can unlock a Mystery Mushroom costume based on Dr. Kawashima from the Brain Age series. Gamexplain also has footage of the course, which you can watch below:
Famitsu’s review scores for the week have appeared online. There is one 3DS game in the mix, and all the scores are as follows:
Way back in 1992, Japanese magazine Famicon Tsuushin published an interview all about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with Shigeru Miyamoto. Shmuplations has now gone to the trouble of translating it in full. There are notable topics here, such as how Nintendo approached the name, Miyamoto’s interest in making an open-ended Zelda (which he’s finally realizing with Breath of the Wild), and scrapped ideas due to hardware limitations.
We’ve posted a few of the excerpts below. For the full interview, head on over to Shmuplations.
Tank Troopers arrived on the Japanese 3DS eShop today, and now we have some footage to go along with its release. 14 minutes of gameplay can be seen below.
Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “Let’s celebrate! Festive Holiday Fun #3”.
Available items include:
– Toy soldier hat
– Toy soldier uniform
– Party hat
– Holiday party gown
Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.
Originally, the Azure Striker Gunvolt anime OVA was planned for Winter 2016. That target won’t be met, but not by much. The team now hopes to have the anime ready in January.
When it’s ready, the Azure Striker Gunvolt anime OVA will be placed on the 3DS eShop. It will be distributed in North America, Europe, and Japan.
We’ll bring you the final release date as soon as we have it.
My Nintendo is giving users another opportunity to earn easy points.
A new page has opened up on Nintendo’s website here. Basically, it allows users to send an invitation to friends to check out the 3DS. Filling out the form will provide you with 20 Platinum Points.
Note that Nintendo is only handing out Platinum Points once. Even if you fill out the form a second time inviting another friend, you won’t be given any extra points.
Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Kunio-kun – 100 yen
Korilakkuma’s Cute Fluffy Dream – 200 yen
Gurumin 3D – 200 yen
Bonobono – 200 yen
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
Nintendo released an official video for Battle Lode Runner on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch it below.
