Japanese 3DS owners are never short of options with 3DS HOME menus, and this week's new arrivals are typically diverse and large in number. A few of the fresh options certainly caught our eye, either because of the brand involved or simply because they look neat.

First of all we have Nikki's ongoing survival as a mascot, of sorts. Nintendo Letter Box / Swapnote may be largely ignored now since it became a StreetPass-only tool, and following the arrival of Miiverse on the 3DS, but its host is still popular with some. Nintendo Japan picked out a theme featuring the app and Nikki for its weekly video, below.

There are plenty of other new themes listed for this week in Japan, though we've picked out a few favourites. Two new themes for shoot 'em up remaster Steel Empire are among them, in addition to Doraemon and Sesame Street(!) themes.

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Steel Empire2
Doraemon
Sesame Street

We'll see how many of these make it to the West in the coming weeks and months - which do you want to pick up?