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Nintendo is planning the digital distribution of their retail titles this fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2013. This news comes from Nintendo’s recent financial statements. Here is the quote:

“Forecasted sales units of Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software… include the quantity of the packaged software by means of digital distribution.” Nintendo has not traditionally included digital sales in their software sales numbers but is now making an exception for downloads that have a corresponding packaged version.

It is nice to see Nintendo FINALLY embracing “current technology”. In my opinion, I think that the majority of gamers will still prefer physical copies of titles but this is a major draw for publishers.

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Here is the Mario Tennis Open trailer for Nintendo 3DS. The game features customizable Mii characters along with 200 special items for players to toy around with. The game ships next month and looks to be very fun.

Who else plans on getting this one when it’s released?

Here is the Project Zero 2 English teaser trailer for your viewing pleasure. The trailer gets VERY creepy towards the end so make sure you check out the whole thing.

Enjoy.

Amazon has started reselling the Nintendo 3DS. You may remember that the online retailer stopped stocking Nintendo’s handheld, but didn’t reveal precisely why they had done so. But alas, now you can finally purchase the Nintendo 3DS direct from Amazon.

Cheers.

A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to Eurogamer that the big N will be showing off an all new Super Mario game for Nintendo Wii U at this years E3. The news was originally announced earlier today by Shigeru Miyamoto in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Here is the quote:

“In a recent interview, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that a new Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii U system will be shown at this year’s E3 Expo. We’ll have more to announce about our plans for the E3 Expo at a later date.”

- Nintendo spokesperson

I wonder if this will be the New Super Mario Bros. Mii that they showed last year or something totally new. I am hoping for the latter but it is nice to hear that Mario will be making an appearance at or near the Wii U launch.

More as it develops.

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