The North American reviews embargo on Fire Emblem Fates has lifted. How is the game fairing with critics thus far? You can get an idea with our roundup below.

Nintendo Everything – Thumbs Up
GamesBeat – 90 / 100
GameSpot – Birthright: 8, Conquest: 7, Revelation: 9
Nintendo Life – 9 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 9.5 / 10
IGN – Birthright: 9.4 / 10, Conquest: 9.5 / 10
Destructoid – Birthright: 8.5, Conquest: 9.5
Shacknews – 9 / 10
Game Informer – Birthright: 9.25 / 10, Conquest: 9.25 / 10
GameXplain – Conquest: Loved
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
Polygon – 8.5 / 10

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The North American Zelda: Twilight Princess website is now up and running. Access it here. The page has trailers, game information, and plenty more.

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Nintendo of Europe has sent out an announcement recapping the features Pokken Tournament has to offer on Wii U. It highlights various modes and such, and finalizes some English names.

Read up on the full press release below. We also have some screenshots in the attached gallery.

Take on all challengers, experience single-player and multiplayer battles and unlock the mysteries of Shadow Mewtwo when Pokkén Tournament launches for Wii U on 18th March

17th February, 2016 – Pokémon fans wanting to be the very best will need to conquer the new region of Ferrum, take on all-comers in a variety of game modes including single-player and multiplayer battles, and defeat powerful Pokémon such as Shadow Mewtwo when Pokkén Tournament launches for Wii U on 18th March.

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Square Enix didn’t send out any Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 assets last week, but the publisher does have new content today. The latest update concerns local multiplayer, along with StreetPass and SpotPass support. All of the details and screenshots for the game are below.

Local Multiplayer

– Battle and trade monsters with nearby rivals
– 1-on-1 battles
– Eight team maximum “Grand Prix Battles”

Local Battles

– Battle against rivals and compete for the title of ultimate monster master
– Deciding whether to ride any monsters in “Team Organization” is an important element
– “Judge Points” are displayed at the bottom of the screen and are the key to victory
– Attack, use special skills/effects, and defeat enemy monsters to increase your Judge Points

Trading Monsters

– Trade monsters with other players
– Can give a monster to a friend without receiving one in return

StreetPass Battles

– Fight other players’ teams that you pass in the streets
– Test your skills and collect Communication Coins
– Can scout rival teams’ monsters throughout the whole town
– Can set a team of monsters to be passed along via StreetPass from the menu
– When you’re set to ride a monster in battle, your character will appear riding that monster
– Your customizations and such will be reflected
– Scout a single monster up to Rank A in battle
– When you come across a monster on a rival team that you want, attack it boldly

SpotPass

– Receive valuable items, treasure chests, and other good things if SpotPass is enabled
– Sometimes a Stealth Box will appear in the Internet Multiplayer Plaza
– Special battles with special teams including rare monsters may also be triggered

Great Riders Cup

– Another local play element
– More details on this later

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Most 3DS games support stereoscopic 3D, but there are some that don’t. In the case of Mega Man Legacy Collection, there is some 3D functionality… just not much.

Dennis is currently playing through Mega Man Legacy Collection for review. He tells me that the menus are in 3D, but the games themselves aren’t. You can turn the slider on and see that the background becomes 3D, but it doesn’t do much since it’s just a basic black background, and for whatever reason there’s a flicker on the sides when you turn it on. It’s not like the 3D Classics or SEGA ports on the eShop.

As for Challenge Mode, these bite-sized gameplay segments are just like the main games where the background will have depth but the game is still flat. Museum Mode has depth while you’re scrolling through, but once you select what you want to look at it, the picture becomes flat again.

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Last week, Runbow received a new 1.1.0 patch. The update mainly fixes issues with online gameplay and external hard drives, but “a little secret” has also been added to the game mode selection screen. It sounds like the game could be getting more content based on 13AM Games’ tease.

Head past the break for the full breakdown and patch notes.

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Pokken Tournament is heading to Wii U, but it won’t be on 3DS. Although a portable version is something that most fans weren’t expecting to happen, Bandai Namco has commented on why the game probably won’t be gracing Nintendo’s handheld.

Speaking with GameSpot, developer Masaaki Hoshino mentioned that it “would be a challenge” to replicate Pokken Tournament’s graphics on 3DS.

He said:

“It’s definitely a challenge to get it on the Wii U with what we’re doing right now. And it definitely would be a challenge to have the same graphical experience on the 3DS.”

As for Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada, he feels it’s more of a money issue.

“Programmer does not need technology. Programmer needs budget.”

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Nintendo of Europe has produced a new trailer for Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS Virtual Console. Take a look at the video below.

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Dragon Ball: Project Fusion, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mega Man Legacy Collection, My Hero Academia: Battle for All, River City Ransom SP, and Yo-kai Sangokushi. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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A new Pokken Tournament stage has been revealed as part of today’s new coverage of the Wii U version. In the video below, you’ll get a first look at Diggersby Land.

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