Nintendo of America Reveals Holiday Line-Up

While Kyoto was confirming Shulk as a playable character in Smash as well as Xenoblade Chronicles for the New 3DS, NOA was busy revealing its hand for the next 6 months. News about updates, release dates, pre-orders and even special bundles were revealed. We’ll get to the game line-up in a bit, but let’s talk about the other stuff first.

First things first, the amiibo interactive figures are available for pre-order at select retailers. The first 12 figures will be coming alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. In addition to being used for that game, other known compatible titles are Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10, and Yoshi’s Woolly World. More titles are expected to be compatible with these figures.

Next, an update is coming to the 3DS in October. This update will be introducing menu themes for the 3DS Home Menu. These will change things like the background, icons, folders, music and sound effects. These themes will be available for purchase in a new Theme Shop that will be added to the Home Menu.

New bundles will be made available starting next month. We start with a Super Mario 3D World Deluxe Set, which will include physical copies of Super Mario 3D World and Nintendo Land along with the console at a suggested price of $299.99 USD. Also coming is a special Walmart Exclusive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set. This bundle will include physical copies of Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo Land along with the console for $299.99. Finally, three Nintendo 2DS bundles will be made available. The 2DS systems will come in three different colors: Electric Blue, Crimson Red, and Sea Green. In addition, they will come with a download code for Mario Kart 7. These bundles will retail for $129.99.

And now, here are the games you can expect to see in the next 6 months. We’ll start will those being published by Nintendo themselves.

Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo 3DS

1. The retail version of Bayonetta 2 will come with a copy of the first game. The eShop versions of both games will have discounts for the other title.
2. Buyers will get access to a free download code that adds a new mode, new weapon, and an option to select music to add to the experience.
3. Those that register both the 3DS and Wii U versions will receive the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U: Premium Sound Selection soundtrack CD.
4. A DLC pack called Origin Island will also be available at release.

And here’s what you can expect from the third party publishers. (* Denotes Digital Only)

Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo 3DS

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SOURCE: Press Release