We have a new Super Mario Maker infographic straight from Nintendo that gives more insight into how many power-ups and items players have used. The full image is attached above.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Telltale Games has prepared a new trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode’s fourth episode. View it below.

A few months ago, we told you about Noowanda’s plans to bring Discovery to the Wii U eShop. The game now has a release date in North America, where it will be getting an eShop release on January 7. Pricing is set at $6.99.

In Discovery, players can use blocks to build and modify big worlds. There are over 140 materials to mess around with and electric circuits with light sensors, switches, wires and light bulbs. On Wii U, a 2-player cooperative mode is included which has one player using the GamePad while the other looks on the television screen and uses a Pro Controller, Wii Remote (Plus), or Classic Controller (Pro).

Here’s a trailer for Discovery:

Source: Noowanda PR

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Nintendo sees potential in amiibo. So says president Tatsumi Kimishima, who told Japanese outlet Sankei the following:

“There is still potential in amiibo. We want to make ‘the expansion of function to play with the game as a single entity’ one of the big pillars.”

Kimishima echoed something similar in an interview with TIME earlier this month. He said that Nintendo hasn’t yet established amiibo “as an enhancement for all of our software at this point.” Rather than using them in games, amiibo have instead been used “more as a collection item”.

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As confirmed through a listing on the eShop, New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be available for purchase on European Wii U systems starting on January 7. The game will cost €19.99. Nintendo hasn’t said when New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be out in North America, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything on that front.

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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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