This week in Nintendo News

This week in Nintendo News

Nintendo has announced two new Wii Remote Pluses, which were shown off during Nintendo Direct this morning. The new remotes are branded and designed as Mario and Luigi and will be available in North America on November 1, 2013. Europe will be getting the remotes on November 8, 2013. The remotes will retail for $39.99.

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Nintendo has announced during their Nintendo Direct presentation that Sonic will be making his way back to the Super Smash Bros. franchise with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Other new comers to the series will be the Animal Crossing Villager, the Wii Fit trainer, and Mega Man. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS is set to release sometime in 2014

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Nintendo has announced new Pikmin 3 Mission Mode stages are coming as paid DLC. The Collect Treasure Pack, which consists of four stages, will be released later today in the eShop and another yet to be named pack will be released at a later date. The Mission Packs will retail for $1.99. A new update for the game also brings new rankings and a free Mission Mode stage add-on. 

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Nintendo also announced that Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has been delayed to February 2014 due to further need of development. It was supposed to release in Europe on December 6, 2013.

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Nintendo has announced that a new Kirby title is heading to the 3DS next year, which was also accompanied by a game play trailer. Although the new Kirby title has yet to receive an official name, the game will allow Kirby to move between the foreground and background as well as having the ability to inhale everything resulting in Kirby clearing everything on the screen during certain parts of the game. 

Kirby 3DS Gameplay Teaser Reveal Announcement Nintendo 3DS

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Nintendo also announced that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds will launch for the 3DS on November 22, 2013 for both Europe and North America.