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For its first major 3D Mario game for Wii U, Nintendo turned its attention to Super Mario 3D World in order to make good on the dream of bringing multiplayer to the former 3DS exclusive series.

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Nintendo Australia has announced two new 3DS XL bundles for the holiday season. Both feature a limited edition Ice White console preloaded with a game, so the choice comes down to Mario Kart 7 versus Super Mario 3D Land. Both packs will be available from December 6.

Nintendo is approaching an important milestone in the US, and this new Super Mario 3D Land pack will probably push it past the post.

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Best Buy has revealed its Black Friday deals – yes, it’s that time of year already. Customers can pick up the the 250GB Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle, which includes Skyrim and Forza 4 Essentials Edition and one month of Xbox LIVE Gold for $200 – which is a $100 discount. There’s also a Black Ops: Declassified Vita Bundle for $200, and a Super Mario 3D Land 3DS bundle for $150. There’s more though, so head on through the link to start planning your shopping spree. Thanks, Kotaku.

Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and more are now available for download through the Nintendo eShop in the US.

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Nintendo 3DS owners in the US will be getting sequels to fan-favorite Pushmo, classics like Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania: The Adventure, plus a series of three original games developed by Level-5 and several well-known Japanese collaborators such as Suda 51 from today through the end of the year.

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Nintendo is ramping up its digital download offerings on the Japanese 3DS eShop, with more full games available for download. Get the full list below, then cross your fingers that they come out in the West soon.

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3DS’s miniature form factor crippled Nintendo’s latest handheld, but XL, the machine’s first major revision, finally makes good on the excitement we all felt at E3 2010. Patrick Garratt tries it out and comes up grinning.

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Nintendo will launch 3DS in South Korea on April 28 for 220,000 won ($193), its been announced. The console will launch in the country in three colours: Cosmo Black, Cobalt Blue, and Misty Pink, while the launch line-up consists of Korean editions of Super Mario 3D Land, Nicola Magazine Model Stylish Audition 2 and Tekken 3D Prime Edition. Local launches of Mario Kart 7, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Star Fox 64 3D, nintendogs+cats and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will happen later in the year.

Via Siliconera.

Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida has said hardware-driven innovation keeps the Mario franchise fesh, and that it doesn’t need creator Shigeru Miyamoto to progress.

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GDC organizers have announced Super Mario 3D Land and Resident Evil: Revelations postmortems from Nintendo and Capcom.

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Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has said 3DS software topped the hardware monthly totals for last month in Japan.

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Nintendo has announced that it sold 12 million total hardware units in the US during 2011, marking the fifth year in a row it has accomplished such a feat. This includes more than 4.5 million units of Wii, more than 4 million 3DS systems, and over 3.4 million units of NDS systems.

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Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida has said Nintendo tested the possibility of bringing Super Mario Galaxy 2 to 3DS, but Mario’s size and the game’s general mechanics proved prohibitive.

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“When we created Super Mario Galaxy, we were trying to create the types of surprises and fresh experiences that you would have on a vacation. For Super Mario 3D Land, which is a portable game that people can play away from home, we added features like the ability to complete a stage in two to three minutes. The portable and console Mario games share the same core, namely, the fun of freely controlling and becoming Mario, and in that regard, there is no distinction between the two types of games.”

– Yoshiaki Koizumi, speaking to Kotaku about the newly-released Super Mario 3D Land.

“When we show a power-up to Mr. Miyamoto, we get a bit nervous, but he usually understands our ideas.”

“Mr. Miyamoto had an inscrutable expression when we showed him the designs [for the Bee Suit and Boo Suit]; he isn’t a big fan of making Mario cute.”

Nintendo staffers Koichi Hayashida and Yoshiaki Koizumi recall their feelings on working on Mario power-ups under the guidance of creator Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking with Kotaku.

Nintendo of America has announced two limited-edition 3DS bundles will hit US retailers on November 24, both priced at $200.

The Super Mario 3D Land bundle sports a flame red 3DS, but the console in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS bundle is that special black-and gold dealio.

Nintendo is running a number of hands-on promotions for the games between November 21 and December 18, in shopping malls across the nation.

Some lucky gamers have apparently managed to snaffle Super Mario 3D land before official release.

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The Japanese release of Super Mario 3D Land comes with a sneaky firmware update for your 3DS.

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