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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual Formats

All Formats

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The latest Wii U/3DS specific UK software sales are in:

Wii U

1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Retro Studios
5. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Fifa 13 – EA Canada
8. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft (France)
9. Mass Effect 3 – Straight Right
10. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed – Sumo Digital

3DS

1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokemon X – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
7. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
8. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
9. Yoshi’s New Island – Arzest
10. Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Hal Laboratory Inc.

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U

Cubemen 2 – €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF10.99

Wii U VC

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness – €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00

3DS

European Conqueror 3D – €3.99 / £2.99 / CHF4.80

3DS VC

Mega Man Xtreme – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF7.00

3DS Demo

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

DSiWare

Rytmik World Music – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80

Special Offers

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – €39.99 / £32.99 / CHF51.90 until 11/09/14 22:59 UTC. Regular price is €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF77.90
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – €29.99 / £25.99 / CHF38.70 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €44.99 / £39.99 / CHF57.90
The Legend of Zelda (Wii U and 3DS) – €3.49 / £2.44 / CHF4.90 until 11/09/14 22:59 UTC. Regular price is €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Wii U and 3DS) – €3.49 / £2.44 / CHF4.90 until 11/09/14 22:59 UTC. Regular price is €4.99 / £3.49 / CHF7.00

Ahead of the launch of Hyrule Warriors for Wii U on 19th September, Nintendo eShop is celebrating the Zelda series with discounts on a selection of The Legend of Zelda games every week between 4th and 26th September 2014.

Fans of The Legend of Zelda series can also look forward to a 10% fan discount on Hyrule Warriors from the game’s release on 19th September 2014 until 26th September 2014. If a title from The Legend of Zelda series for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS has been downloaded before, Hyrule Warriors can be purchased on Nintendo eShop for just €44.99 / £35.99 / CHF58.40 instead of the regular price of €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF64.90.*

Football Up 3D – €1.74 / £1.49 / CHF1.99 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF7.99
Code of Princess – €20.99 / £17.00 / CHF27.00 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF38.90
Sayonara UmiharaKawase – €12.00 / £9.99 / CHF15.00 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF31.90
Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo – €2.49 / £2.49 / CHF3.50 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF7.00
WAKEDAS – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €2.99 / £2.50 / CHF3.70
Witch & Hero – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF2.80 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €4.00 / £3.60 / CHF5.60
World Conqueror 3D – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF5.60 until 11/09/14 23:59 local time. Regular price is €4.99 / £4.29 / CHF7.00

Source: Nintendo PR

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Masahiro Sakurai has posted the latest Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot, showing Riki from Xenoblade as an Assist Trophy. You can find the image below.

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Update: Bumped to the top. Systems are back in stock… for now.

It’s looking like the New 3DS won’t be heading west for awhile. While the system is heading to Japan on October 11 – less than two months – North America and Europe won’t be seeing it until 2015.

Thankfully, there are ways to purchase the New 3DS even if you’re not in Japan. Playasia has now opened pre-orders at the following links:

New 3DS LL Blue
New 3DS XL Black
New 3DS Black
New 3DS White

Of course, since these are Japanese systems, they will only play Japanese games. But if you’re like me, you might be pretty tempted to pick up a New 3DS at launch…

Via

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Mario Maker is unique in that it will allow players to create their own Mario levels for the first time. This led EDGE to ask Nintendo producer Takashi Tezuka in its latest issue if he believes the Wii U game could harm sales of future Mario titles.

Tezuka said in response:

“I think part of the fun of Mario is how you play and experience a series of courses, with boss battles, too, all of which get progressively harder. Mario developers build up the whole world, making sure the different courses all fit well together. I don’t think the overall fun you can have with an entire Mario game is the same as playing a single course made in Mario Maker, and of course future Mario games will include lots of new features… so I don’t think the two will ever be in competition.”

Mario Maker will be coming to Wii U in the first half of 2015. Players will be able to use assets based on the original Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros., though other classic Mario titles will likely be featured as well.

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