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Nintendo has revealed some strong stats for the 3DS in 2013, highlighted by the platform’s sales that have surpassed 11.5 million units in the US.

The company also revealed today that over 16 million packaged and digital 3DS games were sold last year. That’s a rise of more than 45 percent compared to the 3DS’ game sales in 2012.

In other news, Nintendo has confirmed several release dates for upcoming titles. Yoshi’s New Island will release on March 14, followed by Disney Magical World (the Japanese title now heading west) on April 11.  Also remember Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, which launches on February 28.

You can find Nintendo’s full announcement below.

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The preceding image and message were passed along by Sakurai in the Super Smash Bros. series director’s room on Miiverse.

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Famitsu has got its hands on new details for Dragon Quest Monsters 2’s Magic Keys. You can find the latest batch of information below.

– Unlock Malta castle’s key shop by clearing the game
– You’ll then be able to access a ton of Magical Keys
– Add your own “words” to the keys
– Depending on the material and word combination used to make the keys, the resulting world you’ll get will differ
– Quests they’ll offer differ as well
– This makes it easier to remember what combinations you can use to make the worlds you want
– Make a key and you’ll then be allowed to check out what kind of quests and monsters will appear int he world it can unlock
– Keys you make can be shared with others through StreetPass
– This is the best way to power up your post-game monsters
– There will be a “little more” to it than new grinding areas

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It’s been a long wait, but it appears that F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition will finally be reaching North America next week. Nintendo has the game listed for release on January 16 for the Wii U eShop. F1 Race Stars: Powered Up Edition was originally slated for December, but was pushed back for unspecified reasons.

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SEGA has shared a couple of more details about the upcoming beta for Initial D Perfect Shift Online, which has been extended to January 14 in Japan.

Players will be able to customize their car with different decal stickers from the series’ various groups. For beta testers, they’ll have access to Akina Speed Stars, Red Suns and Night Kids decals. Those who sign up will also receive the Toyota AE86 as a free car.

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Earlier today, Nico Nico held an announcement broadcast for its annual “Nico Nico Chokaigi” convention. The show was highlighted by an appearance from none other than Shigeru Miyamoto.

Miyamoto announced that Nintendo intends to act as the “Super Special Sponsor” this year. It’s a bit unclear as to what this entails – though perhaps it’s a sign that Nintendo has something special in store for fans.

Nico Nico Chokaigi will take place on April 27 and April 28.

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