Launch week sales in Japan for the 3DS version are currently at around 1 million copies sold.
http://www.destructoid.com/after-les...n-281225.phtml
Sakurai states the "Pic of the Day" hype feature will continue until the release of the Wii U version although from now on, nothing big or spoiler worthy will be revealed unlike during the lead up to the 3DS version. Similar to Brawl, the daily pic hype was never meant to last more than a few weeks but ended up lasting right until the game was released.
http://www.destructoid.com/sakurai-c...e-281227.phtml
Nintendo states the patch to fix the auto-banning Peach glitch should arrive by next week.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...m-281231.phtml