Nintendo Announces Wii Mini For Canada

The Wii has a new look as Nintendo has announced today that they will be releasing a new Wii model that is smaller in size and smaller in price.

The Wii Mini will only be released in Canada with no sight of releasing it in other countries in the future. The newly designed console is red and black and comes with a red Wii-mote and Nunchuck.

Nintendo will be releasing the Wii Mini just in time for the holidays as it will be out on December 7 for $99.99.

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Good-Bye Friend Codes

You know those pesky Friend Codes that Nintendo had? Well sometime in the near future no one will remember them anymore as Nintendo has confirmed that they will be replacing the current system with a "more user-friendly Account ID system" for the Wii U.  This Account ID system will be linked with your Nintendo Network ID.

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Even More New Animal Crossing 3ds Info

More Info for Animal Crossing 3ds was released today on Nintendo Direct. The video show cases tons of new details that are installed in this new game.

Basic/Mayor Info:

- Flowers will sparkle depending off if they’ve been watered.
- Can design roads - they added the character for ‘road’. There’s a camping ground, sometimes there’ll be campers - villagers who don’t live in your village.
- help out your in-game friends with purchasing decisions
- When you sit in the mayor’s seat, Shizue will come up and talk to you.
- Once you’ve decided what to build, go with Shizue to decide where. Then they’ll show you what it will look like. Donations from villagers begin.
- Don’t have to go back to mayor’s office once building is placed.
- Donations can be made by you, visitors, and villagers.

New Item/Shops:

- New item: megaphone. Can say a villagers names to get their attention by speaking their name into the 3DS microphone.
- The tanooki brothers will take turns each day to service the shop.
- Halloween goods sold because it’s October.
- shoe store offers up boots/shoes for sale.
- 2nd floor is the museum shop. The four doors lead to special exhibitions. You can set the special exhibitions yourself. Hawaiian Expo, Sushi expo.
- Tanooki Housing Real Estate. Buy parts for your houses outside.
- Can decide if you want to increase room numbers and where (1st flow left, right, 2nd floor etc)
- Dr. Shrunk started a comedy club, Club 444. Can watch his comedy shows. He has spoken dialogue during this. Can decide your reaction.
- Take photos of your expression with good timing for best result in the photo booth. Many reactions/emotions to collect.

Designs/Customization:

- design/sell your own items, which can eventually change during the process
- much larger selection of colors this time around when designing
- Can turn designs into QR codes.
- Model Homes now. People met through Street pass. These are the people she’s street passed with. Sometimes they will give you things, like ice-creams, balloons, and pin wheels.
- Up to 48 houses in three block, 16 homes per block.
- Can see with the map where the houses are using people’s names.
- take picture via photobooth, bottom screen displays the picture you’ll take.
- visit a massage parlor that helps to relax you and put you into a dream stage
- Allows you to see how other people have set up their towns. When you have an internet connection, if someone you’ve street passed with has a Village number, (can search by name too) you can go into a new shop and visit their village. You can do stuff like cut trees and get fruit, but it doesn’t affect their village.
- You can alter the look of City Hall, too.

Music/Sound:

- early morning music is calm, dawn the music is more upbeat, afternoon is more pleasant-sounding music, nighttime the music has more base, late night music gets mysterious
- K. K. Slider, Saturday night live performances at the new Shisho’s Club 444. Now for a new song. Dr. Shrunk is dancing to the beat!
- DJ K.K. (K.K. Slider under a different name) performs on nights other than Saturday at the comedy club. ‘House Nights’ Includes NES Nights. ‘Famicon Nights’.
- Can listen to the music on audio players in your house, and there are many new KK songs.

Wireless Interactions:

- explore a town alongside other people
- travel via boat to an island and enjoy a song at the same time
- First time you’re at the island, you recieve swimming gear. While wearing it, you can dive/swim.
- grab items from the bottom of the sea
- collect rare bugs as well
 Can trade medals got in mini games on the island to trade for the goods in the souvenir shop.
- Games are focused on Co-op.
- Tortimer appears as the Tour Guide, explains the games
- Each person has to search for their own type of fruits; mangoes, persimmons, etc.
- The faster you are the more medals you get.
- Can pick up fruits and drop them for other players in easier locations.
- There is a ‘Hammer’ game, where you hit the tiny electric car.
The official Animal Crossing twitter can be found here, it will announce new info and characters. I will do my best to share this info as I translate it.

Game features:
Local and Wifi Play for 2 to 4 players, Features 1 save file utilizes StreetPass and SpotPass.

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Animal Crossing 3ds Info

New animal crossing pictures have surfaced, showing some new things, and some old. Nintendo has been doing a good job of exciting it's fans by releasing info about the game just about every month. So far there is a lot of info out for the game, but the more we know the better. Someone over at The Bit Block did a great video analysis that is posted below.

In the video you will see new things such as;

• New hair style(s)
  
• New Design for Cherry Blossom Tree's
  
• New Hamster Character
  
• Clothes customization

• Can place a Reset Management Center. Mr. Resetti will appear after you have placed this on the map.
• Return of Don Resetti. 
• Brewster’s Coffee Shop is separate and you can build it. If you go there a lot you can begin a ‘part-time job’. 
• Can drink coffee outside. 
• Can build two types of Police Stations. The police officer will vary by the type you choose.
• New Villager: Hamsuke, a hamster, born May 30th. Brisk personality. 
• New Villager: Brittany, a pig, born November 14th. Mature personality. 
• New Villager: Anthony, a horse, born May 22. Smug Personality.
• New Personality: Smug； talks indirectly but acts like a gentleman. Pure, so you can’t hate them. 
• New Villager: Takoya, an octopus, born March 8th. Shaped like takoyaki. Carefree personality. 
• New Villager: Frappe, a penguin, born February 22nd, lively personality. 
• Lyle now works for the Happy Home Academy. 
• Picnics available (blanket, chairs, picnic basket)
• New flowers.
• Return of cherry blossoms. 
• Can eat ice-cream cones.
• Seen planting the tree seen on the box art. This is your first act as Mayor. It will grow as your city does. 
• Can build camping grounds, bridges, wells, jungle gyms, benches, and those face-hole photograph things.
• Receive donations from villagers and even other players to fund the building. 
• Clothing types: Tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes, socks, hats, accessories.

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Wii U Will Be Out In America Before Japan

Yesterday, tons of information has been released for the Wii U, such as the price, release date, and what will be included in the box.

The Wii U will be hitting shelves in the US on November 18 whereas Europe and Australia will be getting it on November 30. Japan though will be seeing the Wii U in stores a little later as it will be coming out there on December 8.

The basic Wii U, which is white, will cost you $299 and will include the console, the GamePad, 8GB of memory, AC adapters, a sensor bar and an HDMI cable. The Deluxe Set will come with a black Wii U console and a black GamePad with an AC adapter, HDMI cable, 32 GB memory, GamePad Charging Cradle, Stands for GamePad and Console and Nintendo Land; this will all cost you $349.

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New Super Smash Bros. To Have New Character

Earlier this week at a developers conference in Japan, Masahiro Sakurai, Super Smash Bros. creator, confirmed that new characters will be new characters in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game.

Originally saying that there was a good chance that there would not be new characters, Sakurai is now saying that "it’s fun making new skills for new characters.”

It is not sure how many new characters will be released, but old characters will also have new fighting skills.

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3DS XL On Sale At Frys

Now is the time to get your hands on a 3DS XL as Frys is having a sale on them for $20 cheaper than its original price. At other places, the 3DS XL will cost you $199.99, but at Frys it is $179.99. It isn't a big difference but it is still a good enough deal for those who are tight on money. Frys has made sure that not one person can horde so many of the handhelds as there is a 1 per household limit.

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New Animal Crossing 3ds Info

Another long awaited, and much needed, Animal Crossing 3ds info came out today. Showing us some new details about the game, and some old news as well.

New character(s)

The infamous new dear character.

Look at a new store..

Exterior design store, showcasing door models and mailbox models. Another reminder of the new house customizing options.

A sloth helping the player with some gardening purchases.


Not too much is known about the game, but the game has been long awaited and Animal Crossing fans are getting pretty antsy. Winter couldn't come sooner!

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Get Your Gold Nunchuk From Club Nintendo

If you are in need of a golden Nunchuk to go with your special gold Wiimote from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Special Edition, then Nintendo is finally throwing you a bone.

Today Nintendo has announced that they will be releasing a gold Nunchuk for Club Nintendo members. You will have to save all your coins for this nifty prize as it will cost you 9000 coins. If you have the 9000 coins then do it now as this gold Nunchuk is limited.

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Super Smash Bros. Game System Complete

Today, the producer of the newest and unreleased Super Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai, has given some new information about the game, such as the that the game system for the game is finished.

“The game system itself is complete, so we don’t want to make it 3D or introduce complicated controls just for the sake of it," says Sakurai However. "I am thinking of ways we can introduce a slightly different, fun experience all the while keeping the usual frantic game play.”

Sakurai also hints at the possibility that there will be a short list or no list of non-Nintendo characters in the new Super Smash Bros.

"I think Snake and Sonic joining were fantastic. It made many fans happy, and it broadened the Smash Bros arena," he said. "However, introducing more non-Nintendo characters willy-nilly will lose the focus of the game, so I also recognise the need to narrow it down."

The new Super Smash Bros. game will be out on the Wii U and 3DS at an unknown time.

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Pokemon Black2/White2 English Promo Trailer

Just an hour ago, the English version of the very popular promo for Black 2 and White 2 hit public.

Snazzy as always!

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$15 For Skyward Sword? Yes please!

If you get your hands on a free Best Buy Reward Zone card, you can get The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the awesome price of $14.99!!! The offer is only avaiable if you purchase it at your local store. This is a great deal since most people buy their video games at stores such as Game Stop, and Game Stop's Skyward Sword runs from $40-$50, even if used. Jump on it folks.

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Hideki Kamiya Thoughts on Play Station All-Stars Battle Royale

Laying down the law!

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Pokémon Black And White 2 Release Date

A release date has been announced for Pokémon Black and White 2 for North America. Both versions will be out on October 7 for the DS.

Along with Pokémon Black and White 2, Pokémon Dream Radar will also be released on October 7. Pokémon Dream Radar allows players to use the 3DS' augmented reality in order to capture Pokémon and transfer them into Pokémon Black and White 2.

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New Animal Crossing 3DS Trailer

A new trailer for Animal Crossing 3DS has been released yesterday along with new information for the game, such as Tortimer will no longer be the mayor, instead you will be the mayor and direct town activities.

The game will also include new villagers, like a deer, and old ones will be returning with more and new personalities. All shops will also be at the mall that is outside of your main town.

Animal Crossing 3DS will be out this Fall in Japan and early 2013 in Europe. A North American release date has not been given yet.

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Nintendo Announces Developers For New Super Smash Bros.

Today Nintendo has announced some special news for the new Super Smash Bros. game. Nintendo will not be the lead developer for the the game, instead developers Namco Bandai Games and Namco Bandai Studio will be behind it along with Mashiro Sakurai, creator of Super Smash Bros., and his studio, Sora Ltd.

Nintendo is going in the same direction as they did with Super Smash Bros. Brawl where multiple developers  had a part in the game. For Brawl, Nintendo had Monolith Soft, Paon and Game Arts develop the game.

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Kirby's 20th Anniversary Game Collection's Release Date

Last week Nintendo announced the games that will be included in Kirby's 20th anniversary game - Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition. Now today, Nintendo has announced when the special edition will be out.

Including Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition will be coming out on September 16 in North America for the Wii.

The special edition will also include a timeline, a soundtrack and collectible book.

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star Announced (Video)

Mario RPG fans will be glad to hear that Mario is coming back in paper form in Paper Mario: Sticker Star on the 3DS.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star will have the same shoebox diorama-style feel of Paper Mario but it will have a bit of a 3D twist to it. Players will have to collect stickers throughout the world that grants him different abilities to use in battle.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star will be out this holiday season on the 3DS

[A video will be posted once it is online.]

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New Ghosts To Appear In Luigi's Mansion 2 (Video)

Some new information and footage for Luigi's Mansion 2 has been announced today. There will be new ghosts for Luigi to vacuum up. Nintendo did not go into depth into Luigi's Mansion 2, but more information will be out tomorrow during Nintendo's 3DS Press Conference at 6 pm PST at E3.nintendo.com.

[A video will be posted once it is online.]

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New ZombiU Footage And Features

Yesterday ZombiU was announced for the Wii U, we only got a small trailer for the game, but now today we got some gameplay footage of the game and how the Wii U tablet controller will work with it.

With the tablet, you will be able to view your inventory, shake some zombies off you, scan for items, or snipe zombies from afar.

[A video will be posted once it is uploaded.]

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