Here is this week’s top Nintendo news items from us here at On Request Magazine!

1) Two of Nintendo’s most intellectual characters are coming together for the first time when archeologist Professor Layton teams up with bumbling defense attorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for a grand adventure in the Nintendo 3DS game Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. They team up to tackle a mystery too big for either of them to handle alone, and combines the puzzle adventure  aspect of Professor Layton with the courtroom drama aspect of Phoenix Wright. The game launched on August 29th, 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS.

2) New lineup for Nintendo 2014 holiday season has been announced. Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS will launch on October 3rd, with the Wii U version set to follow in the holiday season. Fans who register for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS versions of the game with Club Nintendo will receive the Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS & Wii U: Premium Sound Selection. It was also announced that Shulk from the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise would be a playable character in both games. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire for Nintendo 3DS will hit stores and the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS on November 21st, 2014. Bayonetta 2 will hit stores on October 24th, 2014, and starting mid-September, the new Super Mario 3D Wii U Deluxe Set will include the Wii U console, and physical Super Mario 3D World and Nintendo Land games at a retail price of $299.99. Also in September, a Walmart exclusive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set will be released for the same price, and will include Mario Kart 8, the console, and Nintendo Land games. Finally, in October, three new Nintendo 2DS Bundles will hit stores, with bundles including Electric Blue, Crimson Red or Sea Green Nintendo 2DS systems along with a code to download Mario Kart 7 from the Nintendo eShop. They will be available for $129.99 each.