Update: Bumped to the top. There’s now one new reward in North America: Ultimate NES Remix at 30 percent off for 900 Platinum Points.
September has passed, and we’ve now entered a new month. Since October is here, My Nintendo has updated. New rewards are now available in Europe. As for North America, there aren’t really any updates yet (as of this post’s publishing), but the Mario and Donkey Kong 3DS themes have returned.
In any case, here’s what’s new in Europe:
In one of its recent trailers, Nintendo showed that Paper Mario: Color Splash has a stage that’s practically straight out of Super Mario Bros. 3. View some footage of the level below.
Another video has popped up with footage of the NES Classic Edition. Get a look at the menus, Bubble Bobble, Kirby’s Adventure, Super Contra, and Super Mario Bros. 3 below.
This past week we found out about Mercenaries Saga 3, which lands on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. Unsurprisingly, Circle Entertainment is localizing the game, and we might be seeing it very soon. The English version is almost ready to be submitted to Nintendo in both North America and Europe.
Aside from Mercenaries Saga 3, other Circle-published games are on the way. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (Wii U) and Fairune 2 (3DS) should be out next month as well as ASH (3DS) for Europe.
Capcom has uploaded a new Monster Hunter Stories commercial featuring Daigo, a musician/actor in Japan. View it below, along with a making of video for the advertisement.
There’s been a lot of news about the NES Mini over the past day or so. The western version received a proper blowout after members of the media had some hands-on time, and a Famicom equivalent was announced for Japan. Speaking of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom version, we actually have more news on that front.
First, here are some additional photos:
The Japanese Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom website is located here. On it, Nintendo posted various specs of the hardware. We’ve translated it all below.
It’s easy to forget that Nintendo wasn’t in the best position following the GameCube. It wasn’t one of the company’s better-performing systems, so all eyes were on the big N to see what they’d come up with next.
Nintendo promised a revolution with the Wii, and that’s arguably what we got. That turned out to be its best-selling console, and one of its best-selling gaming platforms as a whole. With the initial hysteria surrounding Wii, it was incredibly tough to find for a long time. Nintendo was also successful with its mission of connecting with casual gamers.
In retrospect, not many could have anticipated the Wii’s success. Former Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Jack Tretton “certainly didn’t.”
Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. The First Skunk Bundle
2. Zelda: Skyward Sword
3. Super Mario RPG
4. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
5. Super Mario 3D World
6. Super Mario 64
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Severed
10. Super Mario World
11. Super Mario 64 DS
12. Explody Bomb
13. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14. Super Mario Maker
15. Paper Mario
16. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
17. Mario Party 10
18. Super Mario Bros.
19. EarthBound
20. Zelda: A Link to the Past
Videos
1. Lost Reavers Video
2. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
5. Severed E3 2016 Trailer
6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
7. Noitu Love: Devolution Trailer
8. Zelda: Skyward Sword Trailer
9. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
10. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
11. Donkey Kong Country Returns Trailer
12. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Heroes Showdown Trailer
13. Paper Mario: Color Splash E3 2016 Trailer
14. Super Mario Maker Key Update Video
15. Mario Strikers Charged Trailer
16. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
17. Severed Tips & Tricks
18. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
19. WarioWare: Smooth Moves Trailer
20. Jotun Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
National StreetPass Weekend: Yo-kai Watch Edition is currently underway in North America. To celebrate, a new Mii is going out to 3DS owners.
If you have SpotPass enabled, you should be seeing Akihiro Hino’s Mii showing up shortly. Hino is the CEO of Level-5 and the creator of Yo-kai Watch.
Thanks to Jason K and Anthony for the tip.
