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Another charming Super Mario 3D Land commercial starring Haruka Ayase. I’ve been wondering why I like these so much — I mean, they’re just advertisements, and it’s not like they demonstrate anything new or interesting about the game — and I think I’ve figured it out.

They’re like video versions of my DS Life/handholding posts, moments captured from a portable gamer’s life. I’ve been slacking off on sharing those lately, so I need to post more of them. That and chiptune tracks.

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More Creepy Black cartridges in real life (plus Tiny!), by StreetPass Nashville, Todd Pine, and Michael Pang. Todd put these stickers on Pokemon Black and Retro Game Challenge carts, which is … so beautiful.

In case you really haven’t been paying attention to us, our Tiny Cartridge x Maré Odomo sticker packs are available now at Fangamer for just $5 (before s/h). I freak out every single time I see one of these in use!

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Alternate Chotto Mario 3DSes for Luigi, Princess Daisy, and a Poison mushroom — all mock-ups, yes, but it’s not like we’re getting the real ones in the U.S. anyway.

Nope, not gonna let it go. Crossing my arms and pouting right now. I don’t care if big boys don’t pout. I really don’t.

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[Via 2ch]

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Quarth hits Japanese eShop February 22 →

Party on, Quarth! The Game Boy version of Konami’s super rad shooter-puzzle thing will be released this Thursday in Japan (alongside the visual novel True Remembrance), for 400 yen ($5ish). Soooooort of reminiscent of Art Style: Pictobits, Quarth is a game about shooting blocks into falling structures to make rectangles, which then clear from the screen.

Best of all, the Game Boy version actually came out in North America in 1990, so there’s really nothing keeping Konami from releasing the Virtual Console version here.

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“Three Sacred Treasures” trailer for Kid Icarus: Uprising, the free game that Nintendo’s packed with preorders for 3D Classics: Kid Icarus in North America.

I’m kidding, of course! Just having some fun at the expense of those readers who think we’ve become too snarky. I’m actually pretty pumped about the potential for a boss fight with that huge Medusa in Uprising.

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[Thanks, Robert!]

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Special “Chotto Mario” 3DSes (click for larger images), sent to Japan’s Club Nintendo members this week who registered two 3DS games over the holiday and had their names pulled from a raffle. Nintendo made only 1,000 systems for each of the three designs.

As our commentors note, Europe and Australia have a similar lottery set up, where you need to register two select games to enter. And North America gets… nothing.

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[Images via Zomesukebon, Neku, tendoast]

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Indies Zero head Masanobu Suzui crying at Yodobashi Camera because he can’t find a copy of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, which his studio developed for Square Enix.

The Final Fantasy rhythm game for 3DS released in Japan this week, and apparently it’s selling quite well — some even report that a few stores have sold out of their copies! That might be due to a low initial shipment, but still, I figured a lot of people would ignore this and wait for the much cheaper iOS version that seems inevitable.

[Update: In case it’s not obvious, I’m glad that wasn’t the case, and that people are supporting Indies Zero!]

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[Via @suzui_idz]

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Super Mario Bros. (VC) ambassador update

Nintendo has put out some weird updates for eShop titles lately, and many have had trouble identifying what they add to their respective games. That’s not the case with the Super Mario Bros. update for those who downloaded the NES game as part of the 3DS Ambassador program.

The obvious change, as you can see in the image above, is the new menu icon, which replaces the generic box with an NES, a TV, and a shot of the screen. It also adds save states (tap screen) and a digital manual for the game.

Nintendo hasn’t announced this week’s downloadable games yet, but early reports indicate that they will be iSpot Japan on DSiWare (200 Points), Strider on Wii Virtual Console (Genesis, 800 Points), and the Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D demo on eShop (Free).

It’s also likely that Super Mario Bros. will be made available to non-Ambassadors now, making it the first NES game offered for sale on the 3DS Virtual Console in the States. There are reports, too, that Dillon’s Rolling Western releases next week in Europe — maybe we’ll get it in North America at the same time!

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[Via Pocket Gamer; Image via KingDarian]

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Bowser Jr. composing a sweet Swapnote for his pops, illustrated by Masa (click for a larger image).

When Bowser wakes up, he’ll not only have a StreetPass hit, he’ll receive a new message on his 3DS. According to Masa, the letter says, “Read this note when you get up. Be careful not to catch a cold. Take it easy!”

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Screenshots for Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D (click for larger images), the upcoming 3DS remake of Game Boy’s Dragon Quest Monsters.

Some of these environments look wayyyy bland. Come on, TOSE (assuming they’re the developer), you can do better than this. At least the blue hedgehog/mole guys are cute.

More screens and details (in Japanese) at 4Gamer.

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Trailer for the first Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy downloadable content. These eight songs will be available on the eShop in Japan this week for 150 yen ($1.90) each. Square Enix plans to support the game with DLC releases every 2-3 weeks. In Japan, that is. Here, Square Enix plans to _______ (they haven’t said anything).

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[Via Nintendaan, Andriasang]

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An early draft for Kissing Party, one of four designs from our Tiny Cartridge x Mare Odomo sticker pack. If you don’t get one of these to stick on a DS or 3DS cartridge, you’ll have to settle for playing Kissing Party with your dog. Or pillow. Or a hand with lipstick on it.

Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope you a romantic time with your spouse/Love Plus girlfriend/hand with lipstick.

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[Via @mareodomo]

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