
These remotes will be patterned after Bowser, Toad & Yoshi, and join the already-available Mario (red), Luigi (green) & Peach (pink) controllers. In addition to the above news, three new Wii Remote Plus controllers in new Mario universe designs will be hitting GameStop stores soon. Two cover plates inspired by Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer are included in that system bundle. The compact system also features interchangeable cover plates that can be easily swapped out to change the look of the device.

“New Nintendo 3DS” systems incorporate all the same enhanced features as the “New Nintendo 3DS XL” systems, including a wider range of controls, face-tracking 3D, an all-new C-Stick & two-new shoulder buttons, head-tracking and built-in NFC functionality that allows for communication with amiibo figures. “These new models offer additional fun ways to experience some of the great upcoming Nintendo 3DS games launching in the next few months.”Ĭheck out this trailer for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for 3DS. alone,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “More than 15 million systems in the Nintendo 3DS family have been sold in the U.S. You will have to buy it separately when it launches on October 23rd (in both physical & digital form via the 3DS eShop), a week before the gold & black 3DS XL System Bundle hits stores. So better get your pre-order in fast!Īs mentioned, the Hylian Edition 3DS XL does NOT include the upcoming “The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes”, the new Zelda multiplayer game. Finally, the Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 3DS XL System Bundle (officially called the “Hylian Edition”) is exclusive to GameStop stores.

Also, the latter system bundle does NOT include the Tri Force Heroes game, you’ll have to buy it separately for $40 (D’oh!).

Remember that “New 3DS” systems do not include a battery charger (it is sold separately for $10). The former will include a normal-sized “New 3DS”, a first for America (a system that features swappable faceplates, which up to now were not available in the US), whereas the latter is a 3DS-XL with a black & gold color-scheme, with a large golden Triforce logo (actually it’s the Hylian Crest) on the front. Priced at $220 & $200 respectively, North America will be getting two all-new “ New 3DS” system bundles for “ Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer” (Release Date: September 25th, 2015) which finally includes Faceplates in the USA & “ The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes” (Release Date: October 30th, 2015).
