Get Yourself A Yoshi Costume Now!

In Mario Tennis Open, Club Nintendo members now have unique early access to this promotional content.  Early this week on Club Nintendo, users we greeted by a banner that lets players get access to this free content.  This content will come to everyone soon enough but why not sign up for Club Nintendo and get some cool stuff? This content is easy to get and is really a nice vanity item for your game.

You can get this content in four easy steps: Firstly, log in to your Club Nintendo account, then turn on your 3DS with the game in. When you get to the file select screen press up on the d-pad and start to enter camera mode, and finally get your costume.  Also, because we are nice guys, here is the QR code you need to scan. Just click to enlarge if you have to and enjoy your new outfit.  I haven't tried out this costume for its stats but they look decent enough so far. The Nintendo site seems to show two other releases, so that is something to look forward to in the future.

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Pikmin 2 and Mario Power Tennis Joining Nintendo Selects

Some news from Nintendo today shows off some of the company's plans for the Wii console. The big N has announced that on June 10th North American customers will be able to purchase the previously available Pikmin 2 and Mario Power Tennis Wii games at the price of $19.99. All this is is a re-packaging in a new box with "Nintendo Selects" branding, but if you have not played these games yet it would be a good time to add them to your collection.

In other Nintendo news the company has also announced that they will be slashing the prices of best sellers, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Donkey Kong Country Returns. These games will be available for a modest price of $29.99. Again if you have not picked up these games in particular then it would be wise to take advantage of this price change. Don't complain about there not being any good Wii games!

Some other games already in the Nintendo Selects line up include Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch-Out!! and Super Paper Mario along with other quality first-party games. Jake on the site has previously got some of these Nintendo Selects games through a Wal-Mart Canada sale. This sale will last until the 30th of May and you can pick up these games for only $14.83 each! Hopefully all these games will last us until the launch of the Wii U.

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Mario Tennis Open Pics & Features

The upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Mario Tennis Open had some new pictures released today as you can see down below. They also announced the features of the game these are on the official website. While this game may look like some of the older Mario Tennis games this is the first to have an online mode which will make the playing of this game much more fun when I play with other AnythingGeek Writers.

Features:

Online Play: Mario Tennis Open players can compete and cooperate in local wireless matches with other opponents and play exhilarating games. Players can also build up their Open Match standings, check the monthly leaderboard and win Victory Medals from every challenger they defeat.

Ink Showdown: In this fast-paced competition, Piranha Plants spit ink balls from the back edge of the court. Players must destroy the ink balls before they splatter, while hitting tennis balls away from an opponent.

StreetPass Features: Players can inspire friendly competition by using the Nintendo 3DS system's StreetPass feature. They can engage in competitive StreetPass Matches or cooperative Ring Shot challenges with computer-controlled versions of people they encounter and share their StreetPass winning streak. StreetPass can also be used to show off players' Mii characters, which can be customized with new outfits and accessories that can improve their on-court performance. As users play, new items for their Mii will be unlocked in the Item Shop.

Unlockable Characters: New and familiar Nintendo characters can be unlocked – some through game play, others via special QR Codes. Unlockable characters include Luma, Baby Mario and Dry Bowser.

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