NEWS: 3DS Reaches 2 Million Sales In UK

Nintendo's 3D handheld has surpassed the 2 million unit mark in a recent report.

MCV UK has revealed through a combination of total sales through the 3DS, 3DS XL, and the recently released 2DS - Nintendo have hit a new milestone in the UK in terms of the systems sales. 

The 2 million mark was reached much slower than its predecessor; the DS, which seemed to do much better during its lifespan compared to the 3DS, although this "is still an impressive figure."

Games responsible for the systems success according to the MCV website include Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Pokemon X/Y.

PREVIEW: Mario Party: Island Tour - New Mini Games

Nintendo has revealed some of the mini-games players can expect to play in the 3DS handheld; Mario Party: Island Tour.

If you're familiar with the Mario Party series, you'll know the concept - roll the dice and reach the end of the board, whilst taking part in often hectic mini-games in between, resulting in either further progression or the opposite.

The new teaser trailer shows that the game will have a total of 7 boards, each with their own set of rules, unique to that particular board. There will be 80 mini-games, including racing on both ground and underwater, a battle tank-style game, navigating a line of Koopa's through various obstacles, and so on.

Satoru Iwota describes the mini games as a test of "Speed, concentration and luck", the game is to be released on the 2DS and 3DS November 22 in the US, whilst recent news shows the European version will be delayed until early 2014.

NEWS: Luigi-Themed 2DS Becomes Highly Possible

1-UP for Luigi? After images were sent to Kotaku, the chances of a Luigi-themed 2DS bundle becomes very likely.

With the recently announced Luigi-themed 3DS XL, it wouldn't be too surprising to see a 2DS counterpart - especially since its the year of Luigi, marking 30 years since his first appearance in Mario Bros.

Someone sent in images revealing what the handheld will look like - a white and green coloured 2DS with a silhouette of Luigi himself on the back. Said images can be seen below.

Front of the box displays "The Year of Luigi" slogan as well as the actual 2DS.

Inside the package - the 2DS with the Luigi silhouette engraved on the back.



The 2DS turned on, showcasing various applications.

Back of the box, showing a description of the handheld, amongst other information.

Nintendo have not confirmed if this is true or not, but with images like these, it's difficult to not to believe.