Free 3DS download Pokédex 3D is one of the more compelling reasons to use SpotPass: new monsters are sent to your console every day, and all you have to do is switch on and collect them. The more monsters you collect, the more you can do with them, with some features locked away until you collect a certain number of character stickers. Now there's a new update for the game that means you don't have to scan stickers compulsively to access certain features.

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Free 3DS download Pokédex 3D is one of the more compelling reasons to use SpotPass: new monsters are sent to your console every day, and all you have to do is switch on and collect them. The more monsters you collect, the more you can do with them, with some features locked away until you collect a certain number of character stickers. Now there's a new update for the game that means you don't have to scan stickers compulsively to access certain features.

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The DS has had more games about cleaning dinosaur fossils than we ever imagined: Dinosaur King, Fossil Fighters and the upcoming Fossil Fighters: Champions to name three. Now, to get you really excited, Nintendo has released a video showing exactly how to clean fossils in its upcoming DS adventure.

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Some good, some bad

Sonic Generations — the ultimate celebration of everything fans love about SEGA's iconic hero — just veered dangerously into "uh-oh" territory.

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Puts Kinect at the front

This year's E3 presentation from Microsoft put Kinect right at the centre of the Xbox experience, and now according to the latest rumour we'll be able to try it out for ourselves on 15th November when the update rolls out around the world.

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Three to go

There's new content on 3DS Virtual Console, WiiWare and DSiWare this week, so let's get to it and see what's on the way.

3DS Virtual Console

Catrap (Game Boy, ASK, £2.60/€3) — You must restore Catboy and Catgirl to their normal forms — whatever that may be — by heading through a series of mind-bending puzzles. Not the most widely remembered Game Boy release, but then Virtual Console is all about discovering forgotten titles too. We'll have a review soon.

DSiWare

Extreme Hangman 2 (Gamelion Studios, 200pts) — The sequel to a sleeper hit, Extreme Hangman 2 includes more words, more modes and more stick figures meeting a sticky end. You can read our Extreme Hangman 2 review to fill in the gaps.

WiiWare

Trenches Generals (Fishing Cactus, 700pts) — A Wii-specific version of a popular iOS game, Trenches Generals blends real-time action with strategy elements and isn't a bad little game all in all, as our Trenches Generals review explains.

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Wii MotionPlus at work

The deluge of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword videos continues, with the new footage below showing just how accurate the new MotionPlus-powered swordfighting is.

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He was a ruffian from the wrong side of the tracks: she was a Princess who longed to explore the world. Their romance flourished, with the help of a talkative genie and a magic carpet. Hold on... we've got something mixed up along the way.

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He was a ruffian from the wrong side of the tracks: she was a Princess who longed to explore the world. Their romance flourished, with the help of a talkative genie and a magic carpet. Hold on... we've got something mixed up along the way.

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We have screens and everything

Gamelion's busy on DSiWare these days, recently announcing a release date for Furry Legends as well as the next game in its Academy series, Academy: Checkers. The studio made its name on DSiWare with Extreme Hangman, but on other formats its biggest hit is Doodle Fit. Guess what? That's coming to DSiWare too.

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