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

Wii U VC

Golf – $4.99
Tennis – $4.99

3DS retail

Pokemon X – $39.99 (available Oct. 12)
Pokemon Y – $39.99 (available Oct. 12)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – $39.99

3DS download

Aqua Moto Racing 3D – $5.99
Escape from Zombie City – $3.99
Super Black Bass 3D – $19.95

DSiWare

Zombie Blaster – $4.99 / 500 points

Source: Nintendo PR

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Nintendo 3DS family is about to get a fun new addition. Launching on Oct. 12 at a suggested retail price of $129.99, the Nintendo 2DS system is designed specifically as an accessible entry point into the exciting world of Nintendo hand-held video games. The Nintendo 2DS system maintains many of the same hardware features as Nintendo 3DS, like touch-screen controls, StreetPass, online multiplayer functionality and the ability to download games.

The Nintendo 2DS system is comfortable and fits easily in the hands of people of all ages. Without any hinges, the durable Nintendo 2DS is an especially perfect first-time system for kids. Available in red and blue, Nintendo 2DS plays all Nintendo 3DS games in 2D, including recent hits like Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, as well as upcoming games The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour (both launching Nov. 22). In addition, Nintendo 2DS is backward compatible and can play the huge existing library of Nintendo DS games. Two sturdy and soft carrying cases in either red or blue will also be available at launch for a suggested retail price of $12.99 each.

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Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma commented on a number of wide-ranging topics while speaking with GamesTM this month.

The visual style of Zelda games was one prominent item tackled by Aonuma. He spoke about his personal importance of creating unique-looking games:

When something unexpected happens, the first reaction people have is to be wary.

…I try to make games I work on unique. Not only in terms of gameplay, but also in terms of graphical style. I want the game to be unlike anything I’ve seen anywhere else. Changes to the graphics also help to change preconceived ideas and have a big impact on the gameplay. Because the graphical style can lead to uniqueness like that, I think it really can’t be ignored.

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Chocobo Racing 3D was one of the first games announced for the 3DS. It was revealed at E3 2010 and shown briefly later on, but then kind of just disappeared.

It should come as no surprise that Chocobo Racing 3D has been cancelled. Although that had been widely assumed, Square Enix’s Takashi Tokita – creator of the original Chocobo Racing – officially confirmed to Siliconera that the game is no more.

“The original Chocobo Racing was made by me. But the one for the 3DS was a project being handled by someone else, and as far as I know, it has been closed. Now, if I had made it, I would have made sure that it came out. Unfortunately I was not!”

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Get the party started as Nintendo announce 3 new Wii U hardware bundles

launching in time for the festive season

10th October 2013 – The lead up to Christmas is set to be an exciting time for fans looking for value and variety in their gaming, with the announcement of three new Wii U hardware bundle releases coming this November. Perfect for festive celebrations, the new bundles incorporate games to really get the party started such as Wii Party U and Just Dance 2014, as well as a bundle combining both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U in a special one game disc offering.

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For a few months now, retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop have listed pricing for Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut at $49.99 on Wii U and $29.99 on the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360. As it turns out, this is final.

Square Enix had been previously hesitant to officially reveal the game’s cost, but nothing has changed since retailers put up their original listings. We’ve confirmed with the publisher that the Wii U version will indeed set you back $50, but only $30 on other consoles.

Why the difference in pricing? Other than the fact that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has landed on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 previously, I can’t really think of anything. The experience will be more or less the same across all platforms.

Nintendo has published the next entry in the Iwata Asks series. The interview, dubbed “Iwata Asks in Motion: Pokémon X & Pokémon Y” incorporates video segments in addition to a written piece.

You can check out the entire discussion here. We’ve also compiled the different segments into the video above.