Nintendo’s Super NES Classic Edition has received two new trailers, the second showcasing the console’s new Rewind feature. It is what it sounds like – if you mess up on a particular section, simply hit Rewind and try again. The company also announced that there would be a New Nintendo 3DS XL whose colour scheme is based on the European SNES design (which will be exclusive to Europe only). You can check it out below.

The Super NES Classic Edition will include 21 classic titles. They include Contra 3: The Alien Wars, Donkey Kong Country, EarthBound, Super Castlevania 4, Mega Man X, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Secret of Mana, F-Zero, Final Fantasy 3, Kirby Super Star and so on.

Perhaps the coolest edition is Star Fox 2, which was in development years ago for the original SNES and is now finally being released. The Super NES Classic Edition will be releasing on September 29th worldwide.

This week’s Media Create sales charts are in, covering sales for software and hardware in Japan during Golden Week, and GungHo Online Entertainment’s Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition is still the number one selling title. It sold 38,914 units this past week with 218,839 units sold since the game’s release two weeks ago.

This is followed by Nintendo’s Girls Mode 3: Kirakira Code on the 3DS which sold 21,784 units (lifetime sales at 120,791) with Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition selling 18,025 units with its lifetime sales at 143,976 units.

Interestingly enough, Monolith Soft’s Xenoblade Chronicles X – which has been hyped significantly in the past few months – has sold 11,689 units this past week. Lifetime sales are currently at 97,275 units. It’s not awful but this epic JPRG still has a ways to go. There were no new entrants for the past week, and the top ten was dominated primarily by 3DS and Wii U titles.

Meanwhile, the New Nintendo 3DS XL sold 17,875 units this week compared to the PlayStation Vita which sold 17,273 units. The New 3DS XL is significantly higher on the totem pole this week, considering the PS Vita outsold it last week.

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Setting this gorgeous statue to the side, I moved onto the main event. The New 3DS: Majora’s Mask Edition. A beautifully realised piece of collectors memorabilia that just so happens to be the latest and greatest iteration of Nintendo’s beloved handheld.

Straight off the bat, I regretted touching it. The highly stylised, gold on black glossy finish is a magnet for fingerprints. If you so much as brush your fingertips against it, there will be a horrible big streak down our system. Now this can, of course, be easily cleaned. But who wants to do that? I have countless little screen wipes scattered around my desk, but I would rather not need them. The high gloss finish really is a thing of beauty, but a matte finish would have been preferable, though we would have lost that incredible sheen that makes the system shine.

"I've tested the C-stick in Majora's Mask, Monster Hunter 3U & 4U as well as Super Smash Bros and Resident Evil Revelations. I've found that it was perfectly suited to camera controls in the first 3 games and that it was handy for quick firing Smash Attacks, but in Resident Evil Revelations, I found traditional aiming preferable to the somewhat imprecise C-stick."

Flipping it open and going through the usual process of a system transfer, I got to grips with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D in earnest. But alas, we’re not here to talk about the game, we’re discussing the unit itself! You can come back and read the review, very soon.

The first thing I want to address is the newly added C-stick, which has been a point of many heated conversations recently. There seems to be a great deal of confusion regarding the C-sticks functionality because people are referring to it as a second analogue stick. I personally see that as a bit of a misnomer, the C-stick reacts more to pressure than it does movement. Countless forum users are reporting “broken” C-sticks because they are expecting something more akin to the circle pad.

I’ve tested the C-stick in Majora’s Mask, Monster Hunter 3U & 4U as well as Super Smash Bros and Resident Evil Revelations. I’ve found that it was perfectly suited to camera controls in the first 3 games and that it was handy for quick firing Smash Attacks, but in Resident Evil Revelations, I found traditional aiming preferable to the somewhat imprecise C-stick. It does an admirable job of trying to line up headshots, but it lacked the total precision I was hoping for.

I have rather small hands and so I found it exceptionally comfortable to use, but I worry that users with larger hands may struggle a bit with its size.

"You'll probably be a little disappointed to learn that little, if not nothing, has been changed with the directional pad. The Dpad on my unit is a little stiff, but that's to be expected given that it's freshly out of the box."

The face buttons, coloured text on a black base, are perfectly spaced and require just the right amount of pressure to fully depress. They also have a satisfying “click” to them, though it’s not loud or squeaky, just barely noticeable in fact, but it’s enough to register as a definite button press. It’s the little things in life, like this, that make gameplay feel nice.

The “Start” and “Select” buttons are definite weak points in the overall design of the new handheld. While they feel similar to the other face buttons, their location on the inner lower right portion of the handheld make them particularly uncomfortable to reach if you’re frequently cycling back and forth.

You’ll probably be a little disappointed to learn that little, if not nothing, has been changed with the directional pad. The Dpad on my unit is a little stiff, but that’s to be expected given that it’s freshly out of the box.

The circle pad too seems largely unchanged, which isn’t really a bad thing, were you to ask me. I’m quite a fan of it in fact. I will say this though, I do think it needs a redesign. Games like Super Smash Bros are the perfect example of the hardware not holding up under extreme use.

Now let’s talk about that Super Stable 3D.

"On the base of the unit, you'll find the recently relocated Game Card Slot, Power Switch and Stylus housing. The stylus is sturdy and thicker than before, and unlike it's skinny predecessor, I like it."

This Super Stable 3D stuff…it’s nothing but witchcraft and skulduggery. For the life of me, I just don’t understand how this works as well as it does. This stuff is incredible. On my original 3DS, I used 3D less than a quarter of the time because I like to move about. But I’ve been playing the Super Stable 3D turned on constantly and, thus far, I haven’t turned that slider down once. Playing a game is one thing, playing it in 3D is another. But playing it in 3D that doesn’t break and that actually works? Well for that, you’ll need to experience it yourself.

It’s a thing of beauty and it has to be seen to be believed.

On the top end of the unit, you’ll find the newly centre aligned charger connection, don’t forget that there’s no charger included upon purchase, make sure you have one. You will also find your usual L & R shoulder buttons, but next to them you’ll find another new addition to the button family. Here we have the ZL & ZR buttons that add some extra functionality to some games. If, for example, you’re playing Monster Hunter, the ZL & ZR buttons will rotate the camera quickly left and right respectively.

These buttons have that nice soft clicky feeling that their bigger shoulder mounted counterparts have. They feel good to press, they aren’t stiff and they will most certainly be put to good use in the coming months.

On the top end, you will also find a lanyard loop, in case that’s your thing.

On the base of the unit, you’ll find the recently relocated Game Card Slot, Power Switch and Stylus housing. The stylus is sturdy and thicker than before, and unlike it’s skinny predecessor, I like it. The card slot is recessed and easy to reach without closing the unit, it’s such a strange thing to consider, but it’s just extremely handy to just slide cards in and out with little effort. You see, I’m a retail gamer and I don’t much care for digital downloads, so this almost feels like it was a tweak made for people like me.

"This is, without any doubt whatsoever, the best build of the Nintendo 3DS to date and I can't strongly enough recommend that you buy one if gaming on the go is your jam."

The earphone socket is bearable, I would rather it was behind the screen or coming out the side, but that’s a personal want. The power switch is…well, it’s a little bothersome really. It hasn’t happened yet, but I’m absolutely certain that I will accidently turn the system off at one point. There’s little to no feedback on the button, so if you press it and you didn’t mean it, then it’s already too late.

Last, but by no means least, is the redone home button. Tied into the game’s faster processor which allows for snappy menu navigation, is the new home button. It’s smoother, far easier to press, and it doesn’t have that weird rubber-ish cover on it that makes it hard to tell if you’re even pressing the button. What’s better though, is that the reaction is instantaneous. Press the button and snap. You’re back at the home screen.

This is, without any doubt whatsoever, the best build of the Nintendo 3DS till date and I can’t strongly enough recommend that you buy one if gaming on the go is your jam. With the already potent 3DS library of games growing ever larger, there has never been a better time to get in on the action.

Nintendo had a bumper Holiday season in Japan with the New 3DS XL. This carried over into the first week of the New Year but some of that momentum seems to have died down according to the latest Media Create sales charts.

From January 5th to 11th, the New 3DS XL sold 30,455 units. Compare this to the prior week when the handheld sold 76,439 units. That’s a more than 50 percent drop off in sales but it still reigned supreme in platform sales. The New 3DS did relatively less well with 14,226 units sold compared to the prior week’s 40,338 units. Altogether, it seems that the market is quickly adopting the new handheld in a hurry.

The PS Vita wasn’t too far behind – it sold 21,536 units compared to 56,700 units the week prior. This was followed by the PS4 which sold 19,118 units. It’s a large drop-off from the prior week’s 42,216 units.

What are your thoughts on hardware sales in Japan? Let us know in the comments.

It’s not just software sales that are up in Japan – according to Media Create, hardware sales for the week of December 15th to 21st were up as well.

The Nintendo New 3DS XL is up significantly. It sold 108,235 units compared to two weeks ago when it sold 83,041 units. That’s a good 25K units more which shows that people are willing to adapt the new hardware. This was followed by the New 3DS which sold 46,815 units compared to 34,676 the week prior.

The Wii U is also seeing excellent sales with 38,314 units for this week (up from 27,334 units). The PlayStation Vita will never overtake the 3DS XL again it seems but it managed to sell 32,834 units, up from 24,039 units. Sony’s PS4 also saw significantly good sales with 30,951 units helping it inch ever close to selling 1 million units in Japan.

What are your thoughts on console sales in Japan? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.