Nintendo 3DS News

• YouTube will be launching this month for Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo 3DS owners with a broadband Internet connection will be able to watch all their favorite YouTube content on the go, browsing on the bottom screen while viewing on the top screen.
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
  • Today, Nintendo showed a new trailer for the game, and the first of four 15-second mini-trailers for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds debuted on Nintendo’s Instagram page.
  • Nintendo detailed a number of characters, including Irene and her magic broom; Seres, who is trapped in a painting; and Gramps, who can help facilitate battles with other players encountered via StreetPass. Also: Milk Bar confirmed!
  • On Nov. 22, a new Nintendo 3DS XL bundle will launch at a suggested retail price of $219.99 that includes Nintendo 3DS XL hardware with gorgeous gold-and-black coloring and the iconic Triforce on the exterior, as well as a download code for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
  • The game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 22 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
• Exclusive SpotPass Content at Nintendo Zone Locations: Anyone with a Nintendo 3DS who visits a Nintendo Zone location can receive StreetPass Mii Plaza data from the last six players to visit that location. Exclusive SpotPass content will be available at Nintendo Zone locations in November for Nintendo 3DS owners who also own the following games, including: Mario Party: Island Tour: The game offers seven new game boards and 80 new mini-games, including some that use the motion controls of Nintendo 3DS, and the ability for four Nintendo 3DS owners to play all multiplayer game content with only one copy of the game via Download Play. The single player Bowser’s Tower has players playing through 30 floors of mini-games, with a boss battle every fifth floor. Additionally, players also can engage with other players who also have the game in StreetPass mini-game competitions. The game launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Nov. 22 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
  • An Animal Crossing: New Leaf raccoon wall clock is available until Nov. 14.
  • An Animal Crossing: New Leaf cat tower available Nov. 15-28.
  • An Animal Crossing: New Leaf rolling suitcase available Nov. 29-Dec. 12.
  • A Super Mario 3D Land Mystery Box starting Nov. 22.
• The new Kirby game for Nintendo 3DS has a name: Kirby: Triple Deluxe. More information about the game will be announced in the future.
• Bravely Default: A Collector’s Edition of the game will be available exclusively at select retailers. The bundle includes the game, an art book, a soundtrack CD and 34 augmented-reality cards. The Collector’s Edition and standard version of the game both launch on Feb. 7.
• Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: The final game in the second Professor Layton trilogy launches in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Feb. 28.

Wii U News

• Super Mario 3D World: Nintendo announced new information about Super Mario 3D World, including the ability to play as Rosalina from Super Mario Galaxy, a Luigi Bros.bonus game that is more easily accessed for players who have New Super Luigi U save data on their systems and Captain Toad levels, which challenge players to collect five stars without jumping.
• Pikmin 3 Downloadable Content: On Dec. 2, a third round of new Mission Mode stages is on the way that challenges players to lead their Pikmin efficiently to complete as many tasks as possible within the time limit. The eight new stages that will be available for purchase include four “Collect Treasure” stages and four “Battle Enemies” stages with locations as varied as beaches, the inside of someone’s house during a party, a construction site and a mysterious factory. In one stage players can control Captain Olimar, the main character from Pikmin and Pikmin 2. Louie even makes an appearance. The third round of Pikmin 3 Mission Mode downloadable stages will be available in the Nintendo eShop for $4.99. A software update is required to play the new stages. People who update their software will receive one “Collect Treasures” stage and one “Battle Enemies” stage for free.
• Animal Crossing Plaza: The Wii U gathering place for Animal Crossing fans is being upgraded with two new features:
• After users perform a software update, they can customize their Miiverse posts using 50 different Animal Crossing stamps.
• Users can combine multiple stamps or add hand-drawn messages to decorate posts they have already stamped. They can even partially erase a stamp and redraw it any way they like.
• Nintendo is also adding a ranking feature to display the results of monthly polls. November’s question is “Who would make the best secretary?” and December’s theme will be “Who is the neighbor of the year?”
• Additional features, including the ability to register and interact with your town residents, are also being added.
• YouTube Application Update: After users perform a software update, they will be able to use the YouTube application to watch videos on the GamePad controller or search for YouTube content while another video is playing on the TV.
• Wii Fit U: A free trial of the game is available in the Nintendo eShop now through Jan. 31. Wii U owners with a Wii Balance Board accessory and a broadband Internet connection can download the trial and play it for free for 31 days. Users can make the trial permanent by buying and syncing a Fit Meter to the software. Fit Meter accessories are available.

I love Rosalina! Instant buy for me when I get a WiiU

Just watched Nintendo Direct, and I'm pretty impressed.

-Bravely Default looks awesome, I might get the collectors edition.
-Mario Party Island Tour looks awesome too, I might pick this up just the beat Bowsers Tower. I largely prefer MP on consoles, but this looks so damn good. Why can't Console MP games be this awesome? ;-(
-Zelda looks lame, and I still haven't beaten my Zelda's for DS, so I'm probably going to pass on this one
-Super Mario 3D World on the other hand looks cool.

I don't know how the Nintendo Network ID works, but does this mean we are finally getting an unified account system?

Thanks, added the second wall of text from NoA into the OP.

...Nice!

i know... this has been in my wish list since the 3ds launch!.... now we need the 3d movies! :)

Finally there updating the YouTube app, that's the only reason why I never used it.

Zelda...I don't know what else to say but "wow". Same with Mario, and whoever smuggled in Rosalina deserves a medal.

Never really use the YouTube app. Just go to youtube over the internet app which is excellent.

Uncertain, although having this in place certainly means that a lot of the back-end work required to make that possible would already be done, and would get the benefits that people really want out of it (combined shop balances and the ability for the NNID to run across multiple consoles if necessary, meaning that the ID is your primary identity as the network sees it and not the machine itself). Clearly now we are able to run the ID from multiple machines, then it becomes a separate entity and the rest of the matter is working on the back-end to eventually move the 3DS away from friend codes and onto the NNID system, running a merger soon after.