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Update: Sadly, Kotaku’s report was inaccurate. Nintendo has confirmed that the release date will not be announced, but we can look forward to more information about the game.


During today’s GameStop conference, a Nintendo representative confirmed that a release date for Smash Bros. Wii U will be announced this Friday. You can expect the news to drop sometime during the Treehouse stream. As a reminder, the event will kick off at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.

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GameStop will be selling an exclusive NES-styled 3DS XL in North America next month. It comes out on October 10 and is an exclusive for the retailer.

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Announced at today’s GameStop conference is the Persona Q 3DS XL bundle for North America. It will be available starting November 25.

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Ubisoft has officially announced that Watch Dogs will be coming to Wii U on November 18 in North America. The European version is set for November 20.

In the Wii U version, a detailed and interactive map of Chicago will be displayed on the GamePad. Off-TV play is also supported.

Ubisoft Bucharest has been working on the Wii U version of Watch Dogs in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal.

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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 63,401 / 2,422,146
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest X – 52,375 / NEW
3. [PSV] Toukiden Extreme – 26,599 / 105,983
4. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise – 12,856 / 72,566
5. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – 12,004 / 101,472
6. [PS4] Sengoku Musou 4 – 11,757 / NEW
7. [XBO] Titanfall – 8,961 / NEW
8. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 8,221 / 659,079
9. [3DS] Medabots 8 – 8,214 / 41,450
10. [XBO] Dead Rising 3 – 7,786 / NEW
11. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 6,919 / 173,980
12. [XBO] Forza Motorsport 5 – 5,948 / NEW
13. [PSP] Toukiden Extreme – 5,802 / 16,828
14. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 5,700 / 1,264,844
15. [PS3] Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 – 5,222 / NEW
16. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 – 5,009 / 133,059
17. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors – 4,933 / 96,812
18. [PS4] The Last of Us: Remastered – 4,898 / 44,266
19. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken – 4,749 / 157,369
20. [PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga Masou Kishin F Coffin of the End – 4,437 / 33,245

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Xbox One – 25,674
3DS LL – 23,624
Vita – 14,441
Wii U – 7,349
PS4 – 7,299
PS3 – 6,139
3DS – 5,931
Vita TV – 910
PSP – 288
Xbox 360 – 126

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

3DS LL – 30,111
Vita – 19,578
Wii U – 8,584
PS3 – 7,895
3DS – 7,404
PS4 – 6,502
Vita TV – 1,156
PSP – 187
Xbox 360 – 86

Now today’s screenshot is a tease and a half! Sakurai talks about the demo on the Japanese eShop perhaps coming outside of the region?


and that’s not all:

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The only mode available on the demo version is Smash, but I also left open a feature called Tips. Just remember to tap that button. You’ll figure the rest out once you do.

 

With the demo now officially live in Japan, the internet has tonnes of gameplay footage for us to feast our eyes on. We’ll post everything we find after the jump so it’s all in one spot (be warned though, a few more embedded links than usual!)

A demo for Super Smash Bros. 3DS has now arrived on the Japanese 3DS eShop. It takes up 1016 blocks of space.

If the demo is made available in the west, we’ll be sure to let you know.

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