Earlier today, Telegraph published an interview with Nintendo’s legendary video game creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Much of what Miyamoto had to say focused on the Pikmin Short Movies, but there was time for a few other topics as well.

First, when it comes to what other companies are doing, Miyamoto remarked:

“What the other companies are doing makes business sense. But it’s boring. The same games appear on every system. At Nintendo we want an environment where game creators can collaborate and think of ideas for games that could have never happened before.”

And when asked about virtual reality, Miyamoto stated:

“I have nothing to tell you about Nintendo’s involvement in virtual reality. We have nothing to announce yet.”

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The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
4. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
5. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive
6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
8. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
9. Skylanders Trap Team – Activision
10. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft

3DS

1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
7. Fantasy Life – Nintendo
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
9. Pokemon X – Nintendo
10. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – GSP/Avanquest

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

All formats

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Nintendo has teamed up with Loot Crate for a limited-time amiibo distribution. Those who sign up for an “amiibo Subscription Service” will receive 10 pre-selected amiibo separated into three special Loot Crate shipments throughout the holiday season.

Mario, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Fox and Yoshi are included in the shipments. The other five figures will be revealed through Loot Crate soon.

Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s news:

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Nintendo has long said that Art Academy Wii U (full version, not SketchPad) would be coming this year. Sadly, it looks like this is no longer the case.

A listing on Nintendo’s North American website now lists a vague “2015” release date. You may also recall that the title was also absent from the most recent Nintendo Direct.

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All footage can be found after the break.

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Gamasutra has published a huge interview with Damon Baker and David Warden from Nintendo to talk about the company’s indie program. We’ve pulled out some of the responses below. For the full discussion, check out the full interview here.

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Activision and developer Heavy Iron Studios were once working on Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse for both Wii and 3DS. These two versions would have been very different, as they would have featured an isometric perspective.

Unseen 64 shares the following information:

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SmileBasic, which sometimes goes by the name Petit Computer 3, has finally been dated for Japan. The programming application will be available on November 19 for 1,000 yen. New screenshots can be found above.

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