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Mario dons the stars and stripes for Smash Bros. alternate
Though Mario now spends his days jumping on turtles and racing go-karts throughout the Mushroom Kingdom, he's a boy from Brooklyn, and this latest Super Smash Bros. costume demonstrates his patriotic spirit. Unveiled by the Japanese Super Smash Bros. Twitter account, the above costume is a Yankee Doodle homage to the duds Mario is seen wearing on the cover of classic 8-bit golf game NES Open Tournament Golf. Though that is a wildly esoteric reference, it provides a nice contrast to Mario's staid red and blue overalls. Why this image is appearing now and not, say, six days ago is a mystery. [Image: Nintendo]
New Nintendo eShop releases: Blok Drop U, NES Open Tournament Golf
This week's round of eShop releases is more for the retro-heads among you. For starters NES nostalgics can to take to different kinds of green in Adventure Island 2 (3DS) and NES Open Tournament Golf (Wii U), while fans of 1980s anime Mysterious Cities of Gold may be tempted by 3DS puzzle-adventure Secret Paths. On the new releases side, puzzler Blok Drop U has one of the cheapest launch prices (if not the cheapest) you'll find on Wii U, or any console for that matter. It's also one of the first HTML5 games on the system, so we may see others pitched at similar prices. Talking of low prices and retro, Runner2 is getting a sale starting next week on March 10: The rhythmic auto-runner slides from $15 to $5 until 9AM PT/midday ET on March 17.
VC Friday: Ninja Golf
This week, European gamers get a little variety with their Virtual Console releases. Whether you prefer a nice game of golf, or kicking ass in a dark forest, the VC has you covered. And all with only two games! The best part? Neither of them is particularly expensive.Today on the Virtual Console: NES Open Tournament Golf - NES - 500 points Ninja Spirit - TurboGrafx - 600 points
