A new Final Fantasy Explorers uploaded today shows off the game’s multiplayer offerings. We’ve posted it below.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Island Flight Simulator – $7.99
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – $29.99
Temple of Yog – $5.99

Wii U Virtual Console

Mega Man Zero 4 – $7.99
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel – $6.99
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team ProtoMan – $6.99

3DS Download

The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and His Square Mind – $12.99
The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – $6.99

3DS Themes

The Legend of Dark Witch – Blad Theme
The Legend of Dark Witch – Klinsy Theme
The Legend of Dark Witch – Sola Theme
SEGA Hi-Tech Theme

Wii U/3DS DLC

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS DLC – Cloud makes his Super Smash Bros. debut and brings the Midgar stage with him, complete with Summons! Cloud + Midgar stage is now available as a download in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U for $5.99 each, or for both game versions together for $6.99.

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Turtle Tale (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– 3D Game Collection, Suspension Railroad Simulator and more games from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 22 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 4.
– Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 26.
– Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Mighty Switch Force! and more games from Wayforward are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 6.

Wii U

– Costume Quest 2 is 65 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $4.99) starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 21 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 28.
– Star Sky is 50 percent off (reduced from $4 to $2) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Momonga Pinball Adventures is 50 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Tengami is 50 percent off (reduced from $9.99 to $4.99) starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 23 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 11.
– Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is 50 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $2.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 6.
– Arrow Time U is 50 percent off (reduced from $1.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Swords & Soldiers II is 30 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $13.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut, OlliOlli and more games from Curve Digital are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Journey of a Special Average Balloon and Maze are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 2.
– Art of Balance is 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Canvaleon is 30 percent off (reduced from $9.95 to $6.95) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Dec. 31.
– Armillo is 35 percent off (reduced from $7.99 to $4.99) starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 18 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 1.

3DS

– Fractured Soul is 80 percent off (reduced from $11.99 to $2.39) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Gunslugs 2, Sumico and more games from Engine Software are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 4.
– Karous -The Beast of Re:Eden-, Mercenaries Saga 2 and more games from CIRCLE Ent. are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 7.
– Etrian Mystery Dungeon and Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan are on sale starting 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 21 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 4.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Update: To clarify, the update will be up during the evening of December 21 in North America. Europe will have it in the very early morning on December 22. Also added in the official announcement below.

Nintendo has pulled back the curtain on a new Super Mario Maker update coming on December 21 which adds a number of new features.

Those are as follows:

– bumpers (create one by shaking a grinder)
– P Warp Door (create one by shaking a Warp Door)
– Fire Koopa Clown Car (create one by shaking a Koopa Clown Car)

Aside from these new elements, you’ll now be able to see the world record time for each course in addition to the person who completed it first.

Here’s a look at the upcoming update:

The Bookmark web portal, which was announced during last month’s Nintendo Direct, is also releasing on December 21:

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A trailer for Pokemon the Movie XY & Z 2016 was shown on Japanese variety show Oha Suta yesterday. We now have the video, which you can watch below.

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Mixi has another commercial up for its Japanese 3DS game Monster Strike. Check it out below.

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Update: It took a few hours, but everything is now back up and running!

It seems like some of Nintendo’s online services are experiencing difficulties right now. Specifically, logging into games with your Nintendo Network ID doesn’t seem to work at the moment. Unfortunately, this means that games that require you to do that, such as Nintendo Badge Arcade, can’t be played at all at the moment.

Nintendo has acknowledged the problem on both their European and Japanese Twitter accounts, so it seems to be a global problem. They are hoping to resolve the issues as soon as possible.

FuRyu is working on another Japanese Doraemon game for 3DS. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan, based on the upcoming movie of the same name, is slated for March 3.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan is a “Primeval Life Adventure”. The single-player game lets players take control of five characters: Doraemon, Nobita, Gian, Suneo, and Shizuka. Adventuring in the world of 7,0000 years ago, using Doraemon’s secret tools, you can fight against enemies and wild beasts, cook, and decorate your room. Appearances of the antagonist “Immortal Spirit King” Gigazombie, as well as the “Great Spirit King” Dorazombie are also confirmed.

Check out some screenshots from Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan below. A teaser site is located here.

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Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s arrival on the eShop is imminent. For those curious about the game’s size, the download is 591MB. It’s then dropped to 468MB once installed.

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The Zero Suit Samus amiibo is currently on sale over on Amazon. Like all of the Smash Bros. figures, the original asking price was $13. It can now be yours for only $10.

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A few hours ago, Game Informer published a new interview with Splatoon co-director Yusuke Amano and producer Hisashi Nogami. The developers talked about things like the single-player campaign, why it wouldn’t work well on 3DS, and no plans for voice chat or paid DLC.

A good amount of Amano and Nogami’s can be found below. You can read the full interview over on Game Informer.

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