We've often shared updates on pre-orders and stock from the Nintendo UK Official Store, a rather decent resource for picking up games, New 3DS cover plates, amiibo and other merchandise. It sometimes has limited editions or other stock not available elsewhere, and occasionally its pre-order bundles (often with T-Shirts and other extras) offer better value than elsewhere.

Nintendo of Europe is now rolling out the idea to other countries, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Portugal. The tweet below announced as much, with the link taking you to an area where you choose a country.

It's not quite as universal or substantial as we might expect, however. This isn't an eShop packed with download games, for example, so picking up a download on your computer or smart device still necessitates finding the applicable game page on the official Nintendo websites while logged into My Nintendo. Nor are all the stores the same across all countries.

The UK store is completely unchanged and remains far more substantial than the others, as a result offering quite a broad variety of options. The European continent options seem far more limited in stock, focusing on merchandise like clothing, bags and plushes, and not many at that.

Some early replies to the above tweet are expressing disappointment, though there's plenty of time for these stores to expand and improve. Check your local store out and let us know what you think.