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Nintendo Account is, as the name implies, Nintendo’s new, unified account system. Announced for early this year in the West, the program had somewhat of a surprise launch in Japan in December. Personalized discounts were one of Nintendo Account’s announced features – however, so far users with Japanese accounts were only able to take advantage of global discounts, not much different to sales on the eShop.

However, that is changing with a new feature coming this month. Users who link their Nintendo Network ID to their Nintendo Account before the 24th of their respective birthday month and opt in to receive promotional e-mails from Nintendo will receive special discounts on the 24th of their birthday month. This means that we should learn what this month’s discounts are on January 24th.

Right now we don’t know if birthday month discounts will also be available to European and North American users once Nintendo Account launches there. Nintendo is likely to share more details on the system’s Western launch in the coming weeks.

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Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages is coming to 3DS, Famitsu has revealed. Lulucoco Town, Tsuyukusa Village, and Wes Town will be featured in the game. Each one will have its own culture, bride and groom candidate characters, new systems, and more.

There’s no word on a release date at this time. Expect more news to leak out soon.

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Pokemon Rumble World’s retail release in Europe is just around the corner – the game, which is also available on the 3DS eShop as a free-to-play title, will be available in stores across Europe on January 22nd. Today, Nintendo published a new trailer for the game – check it out below:

It’s Tuesday, which means Pokemon Shuffle gets a new update today. First of all, the Mega Swampert competition ended last night, so make sure to check in to claim your prizes.

Infernape got added as a new special stage and will be available until January 26th.

Also, two Pokemon are getting repeat runs – Dusknoir will be available until January 19th and Arceus will be available until January 26th.

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

Software

1. Mario Kart 7
2. Super Mario 3D Land
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Terraria
5. Shovel Knight
6. Smash Controller
7. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
10. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
11. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
13. The Legend of Zelda
14. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
15. Persona Q
16. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
17. Yo-kai Watch
18. SteamWorld Heist
19. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
20. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse

Videos

1. Nintendo Badge Arcade Trailer
2. Yo-kai Watch Launch Trailer
3. Yo-kai Watch Episode 1
4. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
5. Mario Kart 7 Video
6. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles Into Portraits
7. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam TV Spot
8. Terraria Announcement Trailer
9. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Just the Fax Trailer
10. Yo-kai Watch Panic Commercial
11. Super Smash Bros. – Bayonetta Gets Wicked
12. Yo-kai Watch General Gameplay Trailer
13. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam E3 2015 Trailer
14. Stella Glow Trailer
15. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Full Trailer
16. Photos with Mario Trailer
17. Yo-kai Watch E3 2015 Trailer
18. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
19. Super Smash Bros. – Corrin Chooses to Smash
20. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer

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Following last week’s reveal in Famitsu, Rocket Company has published an official announcement for Medabots Girl Mission. Find the newest screenshots below. You can also access the site that just opened here.

Midora has gone through its fair share of financial issues since it achieved funding on Kickstarter back in July 2014. That’s all culminated with Epic Minds essentially cancelling the project for the time being and offering refunds to those who pledged to the original campaign. The developer felt this would be the best way to go about the situation after being unable to strike a deal with investors or publishers last month.

Epic Minds wrote in a Kickstarter update:

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Nintendo has come out with a new firmware update for Wii U. As of now, version 5.5.1 is available worldwide. No new features have been introduced, but Nintendo says today’s update makes improvements to overall system stability. Other minor adjustments have also been made to improve the user experience.

There are a couple of ways to grab today’s update. You can head to system settings or wait until your console downloads it automatically. Note that 47MB of free space is required.

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A new advert for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th anniversary has been spotted in the latest issue of ToyWorld Magazine, which is posted above. Information about SEGA’s plans is also included. It doesn’t reveal too much, but there are a few interesting takeaways.

Here’s the main highlight:

“2016 will be a a celebration of Sonic’s 25th birthday throughout the year. New Style Guides and new collaborations across toy, gift apparel, branded events and bespoke retail events initiatives will be on offer throughout the year.”

In other Sonic news, the previously-announced movie is still happening. That information comes from writer Van Robichaux, who told one fan the following on Twitter:

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Nintendo has joined plenty of social media sites over the years, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. The Big N is now on Tumblr as well. If you’d like to keep up with their posts, visit Nintendo’s page here.