During an appearance on the Japanese multi-media internet talk show Kurokawa Juku, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida shared more kind words for Wii U as well as Super Mario 3D World.

Yoshida first told the audience that he owns two Wii U consoles. He then had some kind words for Mario 3D World, stating:

“The latest Mario game is really good, too. I think the Wii U is just getting started.”

Yoshida ended with the following:

“People can get together and enjoy [the Wii U], it’s got plenty of wonderful games. Nintendo helps raise and teaches the fun of games to people just starting out. I think that’s a very important thing in this industry.”

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Knytt Underground

Wii U Demo

Nano Assault Neo

Wii U VC

Castlevania – $4.99

3DS Download

3D Shinobi III – $5.99
3D Streets of Rage – $5.99
Banana Bliss: Jungle Puzzles
Winter Sports – Feel the Spirit

3DS VC

Crash ‘n the Boys Street Challenge – $4.99

3DS Demos

Brunch Panic
World Conqueror 3D

eShop sale

Little Inferno – 50 percent off until 9 a.m. PT on Jan. 2.

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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:

Rosalina and Luma can be right by each other or set farther apart. They’re both controlled by the player, so a smash attack can be done from far off. Remote control all the way!

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According to an MCV report, 3DS sales have reached 2 million in the UK. The 3DS, 3DS XL, and 3DS are all included in that figure. It’s not quite as high as the DS’ total at this point in its lifecycle, though 2 million is nothing to snuff at.

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Renegade Kid is kicking off a “huge” sale on the eShop tomorrow, according to studio co-founder Jools Watsham.

Watsham tweeted a few minutes ago:

I’m sure we’ll be seeing Mutant Mudds on sale. Probably other titles such as ATV Wild Ride and Bomb Monkey as well!

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What would EarthBound look like with 3D visuals? Designer Christopher Behr has come up with an answer of his own. Check out Behr’s work above – it’s quite impressive.

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Puzzle & Dragons Z is off to a monstrous start in Japan. In its first week, the game sold well over 500,000 copies.

Puzzle & Dragons Z may have moved even more had GungHo Online Entertainment shipped additional product. Analyst David Gibson says that the title sold through 78% percent of its debut shipment – a very high figure.

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Update: Deal is dead on Amazon, but can be found for the same price on GameStop.

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been seeing sales on Wii U as of late, but there haven’t been too many discounts for the 3DS version. That’s no longer the case! Amazon is selling Ultimate for $20 on 3DS. It’s currently back-ordered, but you can still place an order.

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