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Sharing handheld stickers

Just a reminder that you can get matching Tiny stickers for your portable game system of choice! And in case you were wondering, this cute scene comes from the Nokémon episode of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

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Handhelds in Havana, Cuba

Cuba lifted its ban on consumer electronic sales in 2008, when Raul Castro took over as president in place of his ailing brother Fidel. Kids there can now play GBA SPs and other gaming handhelds (though, on an unrelated but odd note, they can’t listen to Reggaeton on the radio — the country recently banned Reggaeton music from its airwaves due to the genre’s often sexually aggressive themes).

SEE ALSO More handholding posts (our handheld gamer photo series)

“The ‘Mother republication’ thing I mentioned briefly before is making progress.

It’s not Mother 4, though! This has to do with making Mother playable. I can’t give out any details just yet, but I do at least need to say that it isn’t 4.”

Cryptic tweets from Mother/Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi about a new project he’s working on for the series. Earthbound Central, which translated and posted the tweets, warns fans not to get too hopeful, but I think it’s pretty clear that an enhanced port of Mother 3 is finally releasing in the West through the eShop.

There’s also an update for the fanmade Mother 3 GBA English patch on the way, though it may see a delay depending on whatever Itoi’s working on (Mother 3 on U.S. eShop).

BUY Mother 3, Earthbound

Raised by Nintendo handhelds. This is what we’re about. Credit to illustrator/comic maker Afonso Ferreira for capturing the portable gamer’s life growing up (and Mario’s increasing annoyance as the years go by).

BUY Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL consoles, Upcoming game release dates

Every Japanese GBA game

Here’s what a complete Japanese GBA collection looks like, all 795 cartridges lined up and put up for auction. You could own this divine set for just $5,800!

Buy: GBA games and stuff
See also: More Game Boy Advance posts
[Via @Analogueint]

More GBA titles coming to 3DS Virtual Console? That’s what Nintendo of Australia site appears to suggest, showing GBA as a supported platform on its Virtual Console page, along with a priced listing for Dr. Mario. Given the effort needed to put together the pages, this doesn’t look like a slip-up.

So far, the only 3DS owners who’ve been able to play GBA titles are us Ambassador Certificate holders. But we’ve only had access to a limited set of games, so it will be nice to get more releases of GBA classics (e.g. Advance Wars).

Oh, and more eShop news out of Australia: Liberation Maiden, the Guild01 action game designed by Goichi Suda, has been rated by the country’s classification board, suggesting that it will see a standalone digital release, instead of shipping in a retail collection.

Buy: Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL consoles
See also: More eShop news and media
[Via GoNintendo]

Isaac’s plans for Labor Day — what are yours? Assigning immature names for game characters never gets old…

Buy: Earthbound
See also: More Mother/Earthbound posts
[Via xx]

“[laughs] Thank you. Great to see you!”

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, after he was asked about Mother 3’s chances of coming to the West.

Buy: Earthbound
See also: More Mother/Earthbound posts

The Last Promise (previously known as Tactics Universe), a Fire Emblem hack released last week. Since Fire Emblem: Awakening isn’t due to release for 3DS in the West until next year, why not play this fan-made GBA hack of Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Sword in the meantime?

I can’t vouch for the quality of its plot or the project itself, but project head Blazer has worked on this for more than four years, dropping in a completely new storyline, new characters, new graphics, new music, etc. Learn more about The Last Promise and download the hack here.

Import: Fire Emblem: Awakening
See also: More Fire Emblem news, media
[Via Romhacking.net]

That’s a lot of limited edition/kinda obscure handhelds! Wow, is that a Magic Knight Rayearth Game Gear?

See also: It's a tiny cartridge reunion
[Via MagixButtons]

It’s a tiny cartridge reunion! Not everyone could make it, but almost everyone from the Nintendo side of the family is here — Game Boy, GBA, DS, and 3DS. There’s Sega’s Game Gear sandwiched between, wait, who are those guys? Oh, a couple relatives from overseas, Gunpei Yokoi’s kids, WonderSwan and WS Color, showed up!

Just a reminder that portable games are the best.

Buy: Tiny Cartridge stickers for your DS/3DS cartridges
See also: “Collection” by Terry Mack
[Via The Gay Gamer]

My Neighbor Totoro’s GBA SP by BleedingViolin (click for a larger image). Such a wicked custom job.

Have any of you caught The Secret World of Arrietty in theaters yet? It’s not the best Ghibli film, but it’s a very enjoyable one, and I always get a kick out of seeing tiny people making tools out of our household items.

Buy: My Neighbor Totoro
Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more
See also: Super Totoro Bros.
[Via BleedingViolin]