Sleeping Dogs and New Super Mario Bros. 2 were both released on the same day in Europe—August 17th. The former topped the software chart for the week.

Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, has shared a few hints regarding how download sales of New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Demon Training have been going.

Game to be available for download on August 19th, alongside its retail counterpart.

A a title published by Namco Bandai, called Run for Money Tousouchuu, has shown a surprising resilience on the software sales chart.

You can rescue Princess Peach is one afternoon. This unlocks additional challenges, but the true challenge is earning 1,000,000 coins. I think Mario has been hanging out with Wario too much…

Starting August 17th, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Art Academy, and Freakyforms Deluxe Your Creations, Alive! will be downloadable via Nintendo eShop in Europe.

Last week’s biggest release in Japan was, of course, Dragon Quest X for the Wii.

We were curious to see how long it would take to download New Super Mario Bros. 2 from the eShop. So we timed the file transfer with a stopwatch and it took 46 minutes and 23 seconds to get New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Nintendo prepare for New Super Mario Bros. 2 demand, while Atlus try to keep up with ongoing Persona 4: Arena demand.

Last week saw the release of New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Persona 4: Arena in Japan.

In its first two days on shelves, the 3DS XL sold 193,441 units, according to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. The system launched alongside New Super Mario Bros. 2.

Nintendo weren’t sure they’d be able to deliver on a classic Mario game that could outdo Super Mario 3D Land.

What happens when Nintendo need to develop two 2D Mario games at once?

To celebrate the launch of New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo of America are discounting four other Mario titles on the Nintendo eShop.