Well, this is quite interesting. Nintendo UK have uploaded a subtitled version of a Japanese TV ad for Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. to their Youtube channel. Check it out below:

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This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Super Mario 3D Land
2. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
3. Mario Kart 7
4. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog
5. Rune Factory 4
6. BoxBoy!
7. Super Mario Bros. 3
8. Metroid
9. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
10. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
11. Azure Striker Gunvolt
12. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
13. Fire Emblem Awakening
14. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
15. Smash Controller
16. SteamWorld Dig
17. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
18. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
19. Super Mario Bros.
20. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

Videos

1. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
2. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
3. Super Smash Bros. Cloud Storms Into Battle
4. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
5. Stella Glow Trailer
6. Terraria Trailer
7. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
8. Mario Kart 7 Video
9. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Trailer
10. Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Launch Trailer
11. Dementium Remastered Trailer
12. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
13. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
14. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam E3 2015 Trailer
15. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer
16. IronFall Trailer
17. Rune Factory 4 Trailer
18. Nintendo Direct 11/12/15
19. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Trailer
20. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate November DLC Pack Trailer

Source: 3DS eShop

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A few hours ago, Nintendo posted comments from Monolith Soft about the armor in Xenoblade Chronicles X. The team took some inspiration from samurai in creating the designs. Read up on the full developer comments above.

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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam may have come out in Europe last week, but it won’t be arriving in North America until January. That means Nintendo is still promoting the game with various assets. Take a look at the latest trailer below titled “Just the Fax”.

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Kemco is bringing Alphadia to the 3DS eShop in Japan this week. For a look at the game in action, watch the trailer below.

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Two more games are on sale over at Amazon. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS is $10 off (down to $30) while Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – The Wild Cards Premium Edition can be had for just $34. I’m not sure how long these prices will last unfortunately!

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Details continue to trickle out about Minecraft: Wii U Edition. This time information, we have some extra information about how multiplayer will be handled.

Here’s some information straight from a Microsoft Studios blog post:

“Minecraft: Wii U Edition will have full play on the GamePad controller’s screen and split-screen play. As with the rest of the versions in Minecraft: Console Edition, it will support four players locally and up to eight players online.”

It’s definitely good to see that Minecraft’s Wii U version will be keeping in line with other platforms. No compromises!

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Gone Home was re-announced for consoles a few hours ago, with the game receiving a January launch on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. But conspicuously missing was any mention of a Wii U version.

You may remember that we heard about an eShop edition in August of last year. However, although the console version is happening once again, it appears that there are no plans to resume work on the Wii U release – for now anyway.

Fullbright developer Steve Gaynor passed along the news on Twitter:

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Niantic, developer of the mobile game Pokemon Go, has opened up an office in Japan. This will be the company’s first subsidiary overall.

The office was created on December 3 in Tokyo’s Minato ward. It’ll be used to develop top-level real-world games as well as a platform using AR and mapping. Industry insider Dr. Serkan Toto also offers up the following speculation:

“Generally speaking, Japanese gaming companies (I mean Nintendo in this specific case) love going vertical by becoming platforms if any opportunity to do so opens up: so it might very well be that Pokemon is not the only Nintendo mobile game that will make use of AR and GPS going forward.”

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During the Nindies@Night event a few months back, amiibo support was announced for the indie game Hive Jump. Developer Graphite Lab has since shared a little bit of additional information about what we should expect from the functionality.

In a recent interview, it was stated that you can use amiibo to unlock “custom challenges and unique treasures”. It’s a work-in-progress though, so Graphite Lab can’t share any other information just yet.

Here’s the full quote:

“Let me start by saying we would LOVE to have Samus in the game, but I don’t know if that is on the table. There are a lot of very good reasons why a cameo might not make sense for our game right now. We are planning on including custom challenges and unique treasures which could only be unlocked with amiibo. This feature is still in development so we’re not at a point where we can share more just yet.”

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