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Square Enix is bringing a pair of 3DS RPGs to North America. Amazon has put up listings for Dragon Quest VIII and Dragon Quest VII.

Nintendo has finally made The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD official. The game was formally revealed during the new Nintendo Direct presentation today. We’ll be seeing it next year.

Here are some details:

– Improved visuals
– Tantalus helping out
– New amiibo figure: wolf Link
– Out March 4
– Soundtrack is a pre-order bonus
– Bundle with wolf Link amiibo will be available
– Some data saved to the wolf Link amiibo will carry over to Zelda Wii U

It feels good to be putting up one of these posts again! Nintendo Direct is finally back, and we have three different streams to look forward to.

Today’s Nintendo Direct will begin at the following times:

– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe
– 9 AM in Australia (AEDT)

We’re embedding the North American, European, and Japanese broadcasts below. A live blog, mainly based on the U.S. version, will also be below. New posts will take precedence, but I’ll try keeping the blog as updated as possible.

The North American Nintendo Direct will be 45 minutes. Japanese Nintendo Direct will be 46 minutes long. Live blog below!

Live blog

– Reggie shows up for the Nintendo Direct presentation
– Brief mention of Iwata’s passing

Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

– Improved visuals
– Tantalus helping out
– New amiibo figure: wolf Link
– Out March 4
– Soundtrack is a pre-order bonus
– Bundle with wolf Link amiibo will be available
– Some data saved to the wolf Link amiibo will carry over to Zelda Wii U

Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

– New DLC coming next month

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

– Rehash of information

Splatoon

Super Mario Maker

– In December, a new website will let you browse levels by new filters
– More than 3.3 million user-created levels are available globally

Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis

– Rehash of previously-known info

Xenoblade Chronicles X

– Download install packs from the eShop starting today
– These are built into the digital version
– Pre-load today

Pokemon Picross

– Free-to-start
– Out early December

Indies

– Download SteamWorld Heist when it launches this holiday season and receive an exclusive 3DS HOME Menu theme
– FAST Racing Neo out in early December
– Typoman out November 19

– Smash Bros/Splatoon Wii U bundle officially announced

amiibo

Check out the next batch of #amiibo coming on January 22! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/nakRTb16kA

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

Pokken Tournament

– Spring 2016 in North America

Star Fox Zero

– Out April 22

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

– Out January 22

Final Fantasy Explorers

– Collector’s edition officially revealed

Fire Emblem Fates

– Out February 19

Mega Man Legacy Collection

Pew! Pew! Pew! Mega Man Legacy Collection, featuring @MegaMan 1-6, is coming to #3DS! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/wpOF5EyMl8

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

Use the @MegaMan #amiibo in Mega Man Legacy Collection to unlock bonus challenges! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/34p136BhW7

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

A special gold-colored @MegaMan #amiibo will come with the Collector’s Edition of Mega Man Legacy Collection. pic.twitter.com/M3djA6mVOz

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow

– Coming to the 3DS VC
– February 27

Hyrule Warriors Legends

#HyruleWarriors Legends for #3DS lets you play as Tetra, Toon Link and the King of Hyrule from The Wind Waker! pic.twitter.com/GIhHAOd96Q

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

A new playable female character named Linkle enters the Zelda universe in #HyruleWarriors Legends. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/UsQPJILMRu

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

#HyruleWarriors Legends launches for #3DS on 3/25. For a limited time, buy the game and get a free HOME Menu theme! #NintendoDirect

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

Dragon Quest

Love Dragon Quest? We have a treat for you! DQVII is coming to #3DS in 2016. #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/8awF6M4YaX

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

…Oh, and so is DQVIII! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/DIFZ8hSXiJ

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 12, 2015

Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS

– Adding Cloud from Final Fantasy VII
– Special broadcast next month

This year’s Black Friday 2015 deals at Toys “R” Us have leaked early, just as expected. You can get a look at the gaming sales below.

Toys “R” Us’ deals aren’t quite as good as the competition. Still, there are notable deals like $20 off Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Party 10, and the new Peanuts game.

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Amazon has discounted a pair of notable games by $15. On Wii U, Mario Kart 8 can be had for only $45. The price of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker has also been reduced, as it now only costs $35.

IGN has posted a soundtrack sample from Yooka-Laylee, which you can listen to below. The music is from World 1.

Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Yooka-Laylee, also shared the following words:

“Erm…it’s only the first bit that sounds that way maybe, the rest of the music is skewed towards each area that it fades to like in the original Banjo-Kazooie, and I think that Caribbean feel that you’re hearing might be because I’m using the marimba for the main melody at the start. I used the marimba because it features so heavily in both the BK games.”

“Honestly I don’t mind what people hear when they listen as long as they like it! I think once people know what the different variations of the music were written for it’ll all fall into place (at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!).”

“I asked Gavin (Price) for a brief description of the different areas that I needed to write the variations for, but that was about it. Obviously Steve Mayles complains most of the time when it comes to the music – some things never change even after 17 years, I’m used to it by now.”

“I think any composer worth their salt can get a pretty good idea in their head before they even start writing music when they get a description of the thing they’re writing for. For example if someone says it’s a frozen ice mountain I’d be thinking about pizzicato strings, celeste and glockenspiel before I’d even written a note. Or if it was a lush green forest I’d be thinking about using nice warm winds like bassoons and clarinets. Writing music is all about using your imagination, the images tell the story but it’s the music that lets you know how to feel.”

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News regarding a new Splatoon map has leaked through the official SplatNet website. Later today, “Museum d’alfonsino” will be added. You’ll notice that on SplatNet, the map is listed for Regular Battle/Ranked Battle on the schedule page.

Chances are that Nintendo will be unveiling this map – as well as other Splatoon content – later today. We’ll keep you posted about any announcements.

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We have a couple of new Nintendo Direct-related updates to share. First, following today’s presentation, a new Nintendo Minute will air. And for those close to New York City, a live stream of the broadcast can be watched at Nintendo World.

Here are the relevant messages from Twitter:

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Late last month, Nintendo UK brought out the “Super Mario Box” – a limited edition package made up of various Mario goodies. You can get a closer look at it in the video below.