Nintendo Everything

This is the perfect sort of thing for the weekend! I don’t know how anyone would have the patience for it, but one fan has recreated the Super Mario Bros. title screen with 14,000 toothpicks. You can get a look at the results below.

Thanks to kurocchi0509 for the tip.

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Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Rodea: The Sky Solider – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Legend of Kay HD – Amazon
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon, Best Buy
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon, Best Buy
Yoshi’s Woolly World – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Splatoon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil’s Third – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

New 3DS games

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

3DS

Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Amazon, GameStop
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight – Amazon, Best Buy (new) GameStop
Rodea: The Sky Solider – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven – Amazon, GameStop
Fire Emblem – Best Buy
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
LEGO Jurassic World – Amazon, GameStop
Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Etrian Mystery Dungeon – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop

The two new 3DS themes for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D are releasing in North America this coming Thursday. In the latest game trailer uploaded by Nintendo, there’s a brief mention at the very end confirming that they’re slated for April 9. Both will likely be priced at $1.99 each.

There are a few notable deals running between Amazon and Best Buy. First, you can save $15 on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by ordering from Amazon. The retailer also has The LEGO Movie Videogame (Wii U) for $14. Meanwhile, over on Best Buy, you can grab the 3DS version of LEGO Batman 3 for only $10.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Bloodborne # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 152.567 / NEW
02./00. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.664) – 139.298 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 97.362 / NEW
04./00. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix) {2015.03.26} (¥6.264) – 76.858 / NEW
05./00. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥8.208) – 62.197 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.690) – 55.090 / NEW
07./00. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344) – 54.308 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 46.693 / NEW
09./00. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 46.326 / NEW
10./00. [PSV] Senran Kagura Estival Versus # (Marvelous) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 44.548 / NEW
11./00. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.145) – 35.415 / NEW
12./00. [PS4] Senran Kagura Estival Versus # (Marvelous) {2015.03.26} (¥8.618) – 30.247 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2015.03.26} (¥7.776) – 22.725 / NEW
14./05. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 21.069 / 57.220 (-42%)
15./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389) – 19.692 / 93.065 (-73%)
16./09. [WIU] Mario Party 10 # (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5.616) – 17.433 / 89.078 (-19%)
17./06. [PS3] Yakuza 0 (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 13.813 / 189.203 (-53%)
18./11. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥7.171) – 13.365 / 110.291 (-34%)
19./14. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 12.240 / 2.563.478 (+8%)
20./03. [PS4] Battlefield: Hardline (Electronic Arts) {2015.03.19} (¥7.884) – 12.149 / 80.971 (-82%)

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Nintendo had a heavy presence at The Game Awards last year. New trailers debuted for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. and Mario Maker. Additionally, Nintendo showed the first gameplay footage of Zelda Wii U, which certainly came as a surprise.

You may be interested to hear about how Zelda Wii U’s appearance at The Game Awards came together at the last minute. Geoff Keighley, who led the way on last year’s show, spoke about this during the latest episode of GT Live.

His comments in full are as follows:

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