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by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Nov 28, 2011 8:00AM PST

A new "pearl pink" Nintendo 3DS model will launch on December 4 in a bundle with nintendogs + cats, just in time to be a Christmas gift for girly ladies or gentlemen unfazed by oppressive gender stereotypes Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Nov 23, 2011 12:30PM PST

We get a look at the 3DS "Join Game" feature through the first game to use it, Mario Kart 7. Read more

Mario Kart 7 isn't changing up the series formula in any drastic ways, and that's intentional. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says the series is "pretty stable" and doesn't need large evolutionary leaps. Read more

by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Nov 18, 2011 2:45PM PST

A trailer for the European version of Professor Layton and the Last Specter teases a 3DS Layton game to hit next year. Since Layton games tend to come to North America before Europe, this probably means we'll get Mask of Miracle sometime in 2012. Read more

"When we sell a game, we want the consumer to feel that they've had a complete experience," Nintendo's Fils-Aime said, before confirming plans to offer DLC for its upcoming games. Read more

Resident Evil: Revelations supports a co-op "Raid Mode," but that will be locked away until you finish the 10 hour campaign according to producer Masachika Kawata. Read more

A leaked GameStop circular seems to indicate that the Zelda 3DS Bundle will come to North America. So far, the system has only officially been announced for Europe. Read more

by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, Nov 11, 2011 5:45PM PST

As part of Sega's ongoing celebration of the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, the company is making a documentary chronicling the history of Sonic. The first part, released today, shows how the the hedgehog was created. Read more

Nintendo has announced that the 3DS has reached 1.65 million units sold in the US, and is "posed to surpass first-year sales" of the original DS. Read more

The recent 3DS re-release of Ocarina of Time has many expecting a Majora's Mask follow-up, but Nintendo may have other plans in mind. Read more