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The green flag has dropped on the second Mario Kart 8 DLC pack.

An update to version 4.0 is available in all territories that is required to download the pack. The DLC includes three new racers (Villager, Isabelle, Dry Bowser), two new cups worth of tracks and other bonuses such as support for more Mii suits by Amiibo and new Miiverse stamps.

New console boxes, new firmware and new release dates in today’s Nintendo news.

A lot of news in the last few days is headlined by a new Wii U bundle.

Nintendo has announced hardware bundles for both North America and Europe that will include Splatoon. The NA bundle will be $299.99/$329.99 MSRP and will include a Deluxe Wii U, a download code for Splatoon and a preinstalled copy of NintendoLand. In the US, the bundle will be a Best Buy exclusive.

Mewtwo caused some issues, and we know how to keep your drive spinning.

Today in Nintendo news, we’ve got March sales figures for the US, and some Wii U technical news.

NPD released the US retail sales for March, and in a down month for hardware compared to 2014 both the 3DS and Wii U showed gains.

The original bafmodad collector itself comes around for one more spin.

So it's finally here / Downloading for you

If you got 10 bucks / You can grab it too

But when you start to play / You'll really want to snap

As you find fifty million / Pieces of crap

DK / Donkey Kong

DK / 64 is here

...yes, the long-awaited (for some reason) Donkey Kong 64 headlines the week in downloads for North America, while 3DS owners get to go fishing, beat up zombies with Wii Remotes, and... make note of birthdays.

And YOU get to decide which Mega GBA game leads off.

After the success of last year’s Mega May promotion on the 3DS, Capcom is bringing it back around with four GBA games up for the Wii U Virtual Console.

A poll is open at Capcom Unity to determine which of the following games will release on May 7:

The other three games will release each Thursday in May.

"We have failed to curb its violent tendencies..."

Updates for both versions of Smash Bros are now live.

The update, which brings both the 3DS and Wii U versions to version 1.0.6, adds sharing of Mii fighters, stages and snapshots, nebulous balance changes, and support for downloadable content. Mewtwo codes have been distributed in most regions... Read more...

From the majesty of Big Blue to the terror of Baby Park, it's all right here!

Nintendo has posted videos to their Japanese Youtube account showing the full content of the DLC releasing on April 23.

In addition to the previously known three characters, the trailer shows the two new cart and bike designs, as well as the eight courses that will be available.

The new courses are:

In a big Nintendo Newsletter, you might see the misadventures of Butt Butt at your local retailer.

We’ve already had major Wii U and 3DS announcements today, but there’s still more news to come in today's Nintendo Newsletter.

Best Buy has added listings for a 3DS retail release for Shovel Knight.

The site lists September 15 as the release date... Read more...

Sega is bringing a slew of Sega Genesis classics to the Nintendo 3DS later this Summer.

Sega will continue it’s line of 3D Classics this Summer with three Sega Genesis favorites, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, and Gunstar Heroes.

In addition to stereoscopic graphics, Sega promises each of the games will include new modes and features. In the first wave of 3D Classics, new features included the ability to spin dash in the original Sonic the Hedgehog and a Super Dolphin Mode in Ecco the Dolphin.

Bring on the groupies and prepare to rock the night away once more.

After a five-year hiatus, Guitar Hero will make its return this fall and the Wii U will get to jam along.

Guitar Hero Live will launch this fall for $99.99 with a new guitar that has two rows of buttons in black and white instead of the traditional five-button setup. Unfortunately, this new controller... Read more...

Plus a couple of RPG announcements and some unexpected sales figures.

Today in the Nintendo news, the New 3DS could have a lot of exclusives headed its way.

At an indie game conference in Japan, the Unity game development engine announced support for the New Nintendo 3DS and 3DSXL.

The engine, already in use on the Wii U,... Read more...

Plus some on sale information and an update that at the very least helps a launch game.

More Xenoblade Chronicles X details and some 3rd party Wii U news in the last Nintendo Newsletter of the working week. Are YOU feeling it?

With just a few weeks to go before the game’s Japanese launch, a video was shown earlier today showing off the game’s Doll designs and the ability to have clans of up to 32 people.

Pikmin 3, Kirby and Tomadachi Life headline a large game sale

Nintendo has revealed the list of games that will be 30% off on the North American eShop from April 9 through the 20th.

The games are:

Wii U

Some assembly required for your third portal.

WB Games has announced their entry into the toys-to-life genre with LEGO Dimensions.

Releasing on Wii U on September 27 for the US and 29th for Europe, the game will use characters from The LEGO Movie, Batman, Lord of the Rings and even The Wizard of Oz in an open world adventure title. The starter... Read more...

Space. Space. Space. Gotta go to space. Please, space.

There's a couple of giant games coming to the various eShops this week for North America. On the 3DS side, New 3DSXL owners will get the first New 3DS-only game, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D - and given the delay North Americans had to endure for Xenoblade on Wii, eight days seems almost instantaneous. Just have that extra-capacity memory card handy, because 3.7GB/28,000+ blocks won't fit on the default memory card.

Complete global Satoruation couldn’t come at a better time for StreetPass game owners.

To commemorate the launch of the new StreetPass games, Europe is having a giant StreetPass party.

From 16 April – 27 April, every Nintendo Zone in Europe will be scrambled to produce Miis from all over the world, and StreetPass communities in Europe will be holding special events to coincide with the launch of StreetPass Zombies, StreetPass Fishing and the VIP room.

Now you can get cheesed by the moving birds at LUDICROUS SPEED!

Code Name S.T.E.A.M has been updated to version 1.1 through a patch on the eShop, which includes the faster enemy turns promised in last week’s Nintendo Direct.

The patch, which weighs in at a svelte 27 blocks (432KB), adds a fast-forward button to the screen during enemy turns that will see the speed move at 2x on an original 3DS/XL/2DS, and 3x on the New 3DS.

Sweet Zelda swag and updates from Europe on eShop games in the return of the Nintendo Newsletter!

Today in Nintendo news, we have a new source of Zelda merch and a new game reveal thanks to an efficient German ratings board.

Some of the merchandise from the Zelda Symphony of the Goddess Tour has gone up for sale to the general public.

The... Read more...

Apparently looking to corner the market on monster collecting games that sell like chocolate-covered crack in Japan.

Nintendo is bringing Level 5's massively popular ghost-chasing series to North America, Europe and Australia as "Yo-Kai Watch".

Level 5 announced the deal at their annual Level-5 Vision conference in Japan, along with deals for Hasbro to handle distribution of the toys associated with the series. The toys will begin releasing in the fall, but there is no timeframe for a release of the games as of yet.

North Americans are going to have to act quickly.

Three different Amiibo from the fourth wave of Super Smash Bros. figures have been confirmed to be retailer exclusive in North America. Jigglypuff will be sold only at Target, Greninja at Toys"R"Us, and Ness at GameStop.

Jigglypuff went live on Target's website earlier today and sold out in approximately... Read more...